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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1933
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle prints an early 20th century masthead with editors William Theodore Wall Gulian Hall and F Batchelor. The issue dated Friday April 28 1933 notes subscription rates and departments and asserts the paper’s association with the Associated Press while promising redress for misstatements.
Alabama faces a regional beer spill as Tennessee and Florida move to legalize 3.2 beer. Georgia may join, Mississippi to the west stands, and Alabama eyes potential revenue of one million dollars annually. The Eagle notes Governor Mier’s shift toward tax gains over prohibition.
A Marian Eliot piece from Concordia Blade Empire argues that the Nazi policy bans Jews and others from leaving Germany, mirroring an exodus of dissidents. It contrasts old German culture with current persecution, noting the halt of one exodus but the start of another as people flee Berlin, Munich, and Dresden seeking safety and livelihood.
Montgomery Advertiser commentary notes Judge Lowell on the Federal bench blocked a Virginia murder extradition, citing prejudice against Virginia juries and claiming Congress lacks power over royalty. The piece argues his statements indicting a state and predicting Supreme Court outcomes stretch authority. It names George Crawford, a 34 year old Black man, and references Gov. Ely of Massachusetts.
Letter writer G T McElderry denounces Muscle Shoals power policy and railway rate abuses. He argues government competition is needed to curb the Alabama Power Company and bankers. He condemns lobbyists, corrupt legislators, and calls for removing “higher ups” from power in Alabama.
The Emporia Gazette laments a cultural exodus as Jews Catholics and dissenters flee Germany. It contrasts operatic icons like Wotan Freya and Nothung with the rise of bigotry, predicting an empty desolate post exile landscape where beauty is driven out and fronts remain unchallenged.
Prohibition era comments on Batchelor's Buttons and whiskey effects. A shaky text notes dry law impact, warning about dimes and dollars, and urges drinking only when sick or wanting it. contains scattered ad-like phrases and nonstandard wording from an OCR source.
A collection of brief wanderings and visits: St Perkins in Ashford, J B Dell Jr in Newton, Albert Smart on a Tampa trip, A H Strickland in Dothan on business, Mrs A E King of Demopolis visiting Mrs Watford, Mrs A L Coe returning from Slocomb relatives, and Miss Annie Searcy back to Abbeville. Also remarks on humor about doctors, Laura Daniel returning from Birmingham, a quip about sensitiveness, and notes on social chatter with Eva and antiques.
In Birmingham on April 24 1933 the Alabama Independent Merchants Association thanks the press for aiding in defeating a sales tax proposal. The group lauds Hon. Julian Hall and Jno W Risch for opposing the measure and notes citizens face financial strain while business slows. The secretary B C Apperison signs the letter on behalf of the association.
William Gaines reports on a free apartment house shuttle to Grand Central that draws models for a quick eye view and disrupts studio work. The column notes a shop sign about bargains in husbands and traces Pinky Pearl’s evolving stage name to John Pierce while he also serves as a synagogue cantor as Jacob Perelmuth.
A humorous Farm Journal quip captures Henry asking Henry about speaking before an audience. Gawge-Ah replies with Not guilty, reflecting playful wordplay and rural dialect in a light moment.
A Detroit News recollects Ohio river flooding where households drift away with the water and even the residents ride out on improvised craft. It recalls a Marietta musician once floated down the river on a bass viol, with his wife providing piano accompaniment.
In a quirky exchange a question asks who started the jig saw puzzles and a respondent hints at a doctor attempting to repair a tattooed sailor struck by a car in California. The fragment suggests a local humor item from a California Cub context.
Columbia Word reports the death of Mark Taylor of Winter Haven Florida brother of Mrs T P McGriff. He lived in the area until moving to Winter Haven with his daughters. Survived by wife and two daughters Mrs Ross Moty and Mrs Douglas Laurie of Winter Haven, two sisters Mrs Mary Scott of Montgomery and Mrs T P McGriff of Columbia. His body to be interred here Sunday.
The piece describes a groundbreaking tire that promises to reduce fatal blowouts by preventing internal heat and material separation. It warns that at high speeds rubber can blister and fail, causing dangerous loss of control and devastating crashes.
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