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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1933
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle lists editors and managers with rates for notices and obituaries. It notes the paper published except Sunday and carries Associated Press rights and pricing for cards of thanks and obituaries.
The An niston Star argues that the Eighteenth Amendment election in Alabama is not a simple wet vs dry issue but a fight over states telling other states what to do. The piece equates this to other states dictating jury selections and urges each state to respect others tastes and constitutional rights.
Mrs Edward McLean former Washington Post publisher's ex wife plans to pawn her jewels to aid her two sons and save The Post. The Hope diamond, linked by the AP to a Hindu idol and royal possession, has a long famed history and was worn at White House events by Mrs McLean.
Senator John Craft, serving his seventh term, announces a bid for the state senate from Mobile county in 1934. Two challengers, C. M. A. Rogers and Turner Gra nade, enter a race where Craft vows to fight on. He backed income and sales taxes and once urged debate on a 3.2 beer bill for large counties, declaring he feels like a cat in Hell without claws.
The Huntsville Times Editorial endorses Senator Fletcher as a candidate for governor, praising his independence, financial ingenuity, and record in cutting state expenses. It notes his opposition to tax increases, lauds the Fletcher budget act, and questions his stance on an income tax versus a sales tax, highlighting his wealth and voting record.
A letter from a government reforestation unit in Pennsylvania describes rough camp life and humor about Roosevelt war work. The writer jokes about cutting trees, laments quiet woods, notes a dollar a day, and imagines battles with axes like Dempsey and Schmeling, while asking a friend to send liniment and offering insect-removal tips.
The item presents a fragmentary slogan and aphorisms attributed to W C Batchelor about growth and learning. It includes lines on life, stubbornness, truth, and society, ending with a vague remark about thrift and time. The readable text centers on a collection of maxims and the author’s name.
Twenty years ago in Dothan Headland resident Will Roberts was in town. Jay Dinkins of Abbeville and Jesse Pittman of Bainbridge visited. H D Byrd visited his brother M B Byrd while D H Pelham and family returned from Georgia. Adams and Byrd Kelly of Midland City were in town on business amid local chatter about spelling. Mr and Mrs M L Metcalf visited Hertford natives Mr and Mrs W M Metcalf.
The Alabama Democratic Party aims to frame repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as a central campaign issue ahead of delegates to the repeal convention on July 18. Key figures including Judge Leon McCord and Senator J Sinford Mullins spoke in Mobile and Jackson, with Edmund W. Pettus signaling active involvement. Straw polls in Calhoun Dallas and Houston counties show growing repeal support amid national party platform alignment.
A Los Angeles Times editorial notes that avoidance of embarrassment stems from never attempting to portray oneself as something they are not. The piece argues caution in self presentation can shield individuals from social missteps.
The Newark Evening News argues that the new assistant secretary of agriculture, Mr. Tugwell, is best positioned to pull farmers from their deepening economic hole through informed, decisive policy actions and support.
The Collier's story recounts Henry P Davison moving from Bridgeport to New York in 1891 to join a bank at Astor Place. After three persistent interviews with Francis Lyman Hine, Davison impressed by his insistence and people skills and was hired, beginning a long career as a New York banker.
The National Association of Credit Men reports the first 1933 quarter shows a halt to the late 1932 credit decline across Latin America. Thirteen countries show credit improvements, nine show better elections, and Porto Rico advances to fairly good. Other nations improving include Venezuela Brazil Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Dominican Republic Honduras and Mexico.
Dr Frank Horace Vizetelly edits dictionaries from his uptown home and is hailed as an authority on the American language. He works long hours, rarely vacations, and finds rest in words. The column also notes beer’s impact on dining, Arbuckle’s comeback, etcher Morgan Dennis, and Sophie Tucker’s bridge habits.
Davenport Times comments on a statesman who advocates a small currency inflation pause then stops, likening the idea to a man who goes to a corner saloon for just one drink and ends up missing home for three days.
Sir Oliver Lodge bristles at modern politics noting that some dead may not realize they are gone while others linger in public life. The Lafayette Journal and Courier reflects on posthumous influence in political discourse with sharp satire.
Mrs. Kenneth Rhyne left Monday for Orlando to spend several days with friends. Mrs. Annette Brewer departed Thursday for Greensboro to visit friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wandeck and their daughter stayed with Mrs. Wandeck’s parents in Dothan. Elizabeth Davis left recently for Mississippi points for a time. Mrs. T. C. Luster and daughter Doris of DeFuniak Springs are visiting the Luster family. Dr. Grady Page of Jacksonville was a guest of M. L. Dekle for several days last week. Mrs. J. H. Hightower and others were visitors in Dothan. Mrs. M. R. Burton and others visited in Chattahoochee. Charlie Pittman and Florence of Thamesville were guests of Jack Riley for the weekend. The group also spent Sunday in Quincy with Harry Turner. Slade Meriweather and Seelye Merriweather of Montgomery visited Jack Riley. J. T. Porter and H. M. Porter took a day trip to Betan. Evelyn McDonald of Quincy mentioned.
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