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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
1
The 1913 Dothan Eagle column comments on local news and social topics. It notes Theodore Ball as editor with Horace Ball as assistant business manager, mentions postoffice delivery and subscription rates, and includes satirical observations on politics, crops, and events. It also references Governor Miller, extraordinary legislative session, and new auto lighting accessories in Dothan.
A collage of quippy maxims on farming, education, pride, money, and work. It treats farming as useful yet profitless, mocks heaven as mood, laments unpaid salaries, and questions motives behind labor. The piece uses humor to comment on society and work ethics.
A The Eagle news department member was stopped by two police officers for ignoring a stop sign. He supports strict traffic law enforcement and had earlier sparked interest with a story about motorists ignoring stop signs at W. Adama and N. Oates stream. He suggests court summons to curb traffic-sign blindness in Dothan. Also notes 85,000 people attended a Cleveland game at a costly modern stadium with 450 feet to home plate.
The piece denounces Hoovers pocket veto on extending feed and seed loan funding via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation while highlighting an aid expansion for veteran loan programs. It argues farmers were snubbed but veterans gains show selective public treasury support and urges collective action. It ends with a rallying note referencing Selma Times Journal.
A columnist rhapsodizes about the humble piddler as an unsung hero, jokes about newspaper carriers and their flawed aim, and laments on local civic quirks. He riffs on social roles, domestic tasks, and misprinted news, noting recurring patronage, weather, and oddities in town life with sly humor.
A collection of brief items from Dothan and nearby towns. People visiting and traveling include W. Ha Grant in Bainbridge, Smith Hall to Ashford, Mrs Eric Gellerstedt in Troy, T M Bennett from Atlanta, Mr and Mrs M J Patterson to Savannah, Miss Fannie Florence in Montgomery, Walter Watford and daughter from Troy, Tip Howell from Headland en route to Savannah, Mrs R H Folmar and children Rex and Maude to Gordon, Dr and Mrs W C Howell returning from their honeymoon visiting Mrs J R G Howell, and a Houston county school financial meeting praised as timely.
A quirky column by N Frank Pridgen weaving humor and social jabs. It rails at fruit and nut vendors, hotel etiquette, wisdom teeth, and urban folly with puns and cartoons of small town life. It riffs on public perception and everyday foibles through satirical vignettes.
Willem Gaines notes Mayor James J. Walker’s appeal to entertainment interests from 1922 onwards. Walker’s ties span Motion Picture Theater Owners of America, Fox Pictures, Madison Square Garden, and possible baseball league leadership. The piece also describes an Actors Dinner Club aiding needy performers and lists several notable personalities met in New York including Yasha Bunchuk Katharine Brush Rupert Hughes and Sidney R. Kent.
Senator Reed sparked a floor confrontation by saying the country might need a Mussolini to rally courage in office. President Hoover answered with a modest appeal to the people, while Wilson previously used nationwide tours to push wars and League of Nations. The House and Senate reacted with mixed signals as committees moved on a soldiers bonus and a tax measure.
A two year old blows at sky and lights to blow down the airplane and moon, with gleeful self importance. The piece argues primitive thinking and the belief in wishes as powerful, explaining guilt from imagined outcomes. It notes children feel responsible for evil wishes turning real and grownups seek extra good to wipe away the guilt.
Dr. Lago Goldston discusses how heredity influences cancer risk. A Norwegian Medical Society study from 1908 to 1914 examined 6000 cancer cases, finding higher cancer rates among siblings and descendants of patients, indicating hereditary predisposition while noting tracing ancestry remains challenging.
A whimsical River view News page recounts a Bet ty and Pegsy robin love story titled Dear Little Plumpie and a parlor wedding in an apple tree. The page also contains garbled notes on cancer genetics, witness certificates, and farming taxes, with mixed local chatter and imperfect OCR artifacts.
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