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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1932
Page
1
A fragment quotes Thomas Jefferson declaring eternal hostility to tyranny over the mind of man, framed as a civic maxim. The brief line emphasizes the defense of individual thought against oppressive rule in a historic, ambiguous context.
Wednesday April 20 1930 reports ongoing auditing of Houston County books with no complete audit yet. More than $5 000 spent on audits surpasses prior appropriations by Health Child Welfare and sheriff offices. State examiners were sent in 1980 1931 to audit Board of Revenue and Judge of Probate but halted before final report. County paid $744 66 for partial work and hired special auditors including C M Sullivan and Teal totaling about $4 000 with no completion. Officials question duplication and cost while state accounts examiners are available.
Twenty years ago in Dothan the local baseball team planned a game with Enterprise. Notable names include George R. Farnham Evergreen and Miss Florence Smith. Married couple Henry Hodge and Miss Lula Hobbs obtained licenses. Editorial criticized reckless driving and reports described youths scaring mules on roads. Visitors Alto Barnes, John A. Hays, J W Roberts, R C Clark, M J Yoman, and J M Smythe are noted with various trips and activities as Circuit Court prepared to convene.
A vivid critique denounces Congress and the executive branch for failing to cut nonessential government spending. The piece warns that the Veterans Bureau and pensions drain the Treasury, while taxes and debt swell, urging decisive budget cuts and accountability to protect taxpayers.
Herbert Plummer notes West Virginia Republican Carl Bachmann, tall and aggressive, named to succeed Albert Vestal as minority whip. Bachmann, veteran of the 68th Congress, is active on the floor, sits in on private calendar day, and helps organize the party’s private bills while Democrats hold the largest current majority. He faces a demanding role as whip in a session marked by calls for trimming government expenditures and curbing costly bureaus amid cross-party tensions.
Ned Washington, a Tin Pan Alley's new recruit from Norfolk, Va, claims to be the great great great great grandson of George Washington through Laurence Washington. He rails at foreign entanglements and criticizes federal labor policy as harassing law abiding Americans while depicting a bleak view of Washington politics and business life.
A conservation note urges multiplying trout catch estimates. The piece laments government delays in restoring prosperity, warns against reliance on presidential luck, and critiques fear-driven inaction amid a severe crisis comparing it to 1917. It argues pride, revenge, and confusion hinder progress.
A fragmented column blends satire on prohibition and optimism for recovery. It notes Bishop Cannon may allow votes on prohibition, cites Depression-era anxieties, and argues the nation will endure. References include New York cigaret consumption, Frieda Hempel concerts, and prominent figures like Lucius M. Boomer and Brice Barton, with a hopeful forecast for industry, finance, and national resilience.
A Schenectady Gazette fragment notes a sizeable crowd of citizens opposing tax-cut proposals while mocking political rhetoric about scalpings and implying broad public doubt in tax relief efforts.
In Talladega Alabama Scottie McKenzie reflects on speech honesty and deaf culture at the Deaf and Dumb Institution luncheon. Observations touch on language shifts from dumb to deaf and the idea that action shapes character through quiet growth like gardening.
A study of capricious affection and childhood attachment. Tony’s mother alternates between loving attention and neglect, provoking jealousy and temper in the child. Repeated patterns illustrate how fluctuations in parental care shape later adult relationships.
Walter Filmore aged 44 of Cleveland, former secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen local, was indicted for embezzling 1000 in Brotherhood funds. He pleaded not guilty in Police court and was released on a 3500 bond.
Dr Lago Goldston presents two vignettes. A camel story explains how humps indicate health and reserve strength and a journey motif with camels leaving. The second piece, Mother and Child, discusses how malnourished mothers bear healthier children through nature’s safeguards, detailing placental connections and barriers to toxins, yet noting risks from diseases and poisons.
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