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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1935
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows postal rates and advertising terms from a Dothan Alabama paper page. It includes two cent obituary line charges and references to Associated Press news usage. The piece quotes a Jefferson pledge, indicating a ceremonial or editorial context.
The writer laments audience disturbances in theaters noting phonographic chatter and audience readers. He singles out tobacco chewers who spit on floors as a nuisance and argues people should abandon such habits in public venues. He recalls silent film days where audience conversations were even more disruptive.
Washington Letter by Paul Mallon reports House Ways and Means resistance to the social security bill. Democratic leaders seek a late passage plan while Roosevelt presses for immediate action. Republicans wary of blocking the party line, while critics warn of a $32 billion funding burden and payroll tax effects.
The New York stage leaned British last season with stars like Leslie Howard and Dame Sybil Thorndike returning in prestige roles while American talents such as Blanche Sweet found renewed success on tour. The piece notes a shift in theater culture, lingering pay contrasts, and social habits, including a growing Saturday night theater trend and anecdotes from photographer Leander Richardson and others.
The Greenville Advocate notes that advertising volume reflects business conditions. When times are bad ad space shrinks and papers tighten, while better times bring larger ads and bigger papers. The Eagle confirms improved business, tied to merchants' success, and the paper’s own advertising reflects local prosperity.
An old Eagle file recalls Kick Kolumn’s start with lighthearted prompts asking readers if they are a kicker or have a pet found. It invites constructive, good natured views to improve town life without abusive language. Movie Joe later contributed on tongue waggers and spitters in moving picture shows.
The Emporia Gazette editorial by W. L. White challenges southern jury bias in Scottsboro cases and mocks a Kansas native’s views on Negro rights. It denounces southern conditions, urges firsthand Southern observation, and condemns the writer’s opinions as stinking and revolting.
A fragmented satirical item titled Batchelor's Buttons Grown by W C Batchelor parodies urban vanity and social pretensions. It weaves quips on kindness, honesty, fame, money, law, and marriage into a murky humorous column fragment from an old newspaper page.
The At lantic Coast Line Superintendent E B Bennett died in Montgomery after a long illness, J A Bowdoin promoted to superintendent. Dothan Harmony Club year end meeting elected officers led by Mrs J G Baker. Former Governor William D Tetka, then President of Protective Life, was struck by a car in Dallas and hospitalized. M L Hussey becomes manager of Sher-a-Cola bottling plant. Florida senate defeated a prohibition referendum submission. General Frederick Faustinn arrived at Brownsville, Texas amid Villa troubles.
A lighthearted note from Maryland Catapult recalls a husband who vowed to be master of his home before marriage and discovers the reason after marriage, delivering a rueful punchline about domestic life.
A Buffalo News remark decries tenderness that spares wrongdoing, arguing a too-tender stance harms the innocent and weakens justice within a Christian land.
Norfolk Virginian Pilot quotes a reader comparing modern views to an old line about children, noting that the Isle of Capri remarks should be seen and not heard in public discourse.
A Lorain Ohio Journal snippet features a quip about a diner waiter who jokes that he is no veterinarian after a customer complains about hot dogs. The brief exchange highlights local humor and casual daily life.
Dr Tago Goldstein reports in JAMA on staphylococcus toxoid a modified toxin used to prevent and treat recurrent staph infections including boils furnuncles and acne The toxoid stimulates antitoxin production and contrasts vaccines which use killed or weakened germs The number of injections ranges from six to twenty depending on condition
In Hollywood notes the film adapts Norman Krasna play into a one-setting thriller. The lounge of a New York theater becomes the battleground for three intertwined plots as a convict seeks revenge, a love triangle forms, and a neglected wife considers divorce. Director Mitchell Leisen frames the action with no stage musical interludes, while cast members Roscoe Karns and Barthelmess deliver strong support amid suspense and cross-cutting scenes.
The article argues some children avoid team sports like baseball or football due to heredity, physical traits, or personal limits such as weariness, glare, deafness, or vision issues. It urges supporting each child’s chosen path, fostering individual excellence, and eventual achievement in original fields via self-set high standards.
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