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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1935
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment lists stray monetary figures and letters, offering no clear event or names. The readable parts include amounts like five dollars and thirty three dollars, with scattered abbreviations and incomplete context. No discernible person, organization, place, or date is extractable for a factual card.
In this observant piece the South’s blend of fundamentalism and prohibition is weighed against outside critics. The author argues Southerners tolerate illegal drink while opposing legality, dismiss lynching worries with indifference, and view outsiders’ judgments as misdirected. The piece cites the Scopes era as fueling worry over fundamentalism and notes Southerners’ passive stance toward criticism.
Washington’s Paul Mallon reports President Roosevelt privately consolidates party discontent. McAdoo and Farley receive White House attention as plans for 1936 take shape. Indictments and graft touch Ohio Iowa and Louisiana. strategy centers on southern coast trip and publicity for Robinson and the Roosevelt Garner ticket. Doughnut coin proposal stalls over mechanical and banking concerns.
Gelott Burgess returns from Paris after nine years as he recalls his literary circles in New York and Europe. William MacHarg and Ralph Hertz are profiled with golf, theater memories, and links to Hollywood writer Peter Kyne. Greenwich Village cafe life and a sharpened pencil anecdote from Ambrose Bierce add to the city scene. London Sketch notes a humorous cricket moment by the Prince of Wales.
A collage of satirical quips and observations on politics society and reform from W C Batchelor. The snippets reference Huey Long Hoover Bishop Cannon and general adult life reflections with humor and social critique.
In the Mississippi gubernatorial race the two leaders Paul B. Johnson and Hugh L. White hold strong positions while third candidate Dennie Murphree is favored to influence the outcome with over 9 000 votes. The ensuing run off may hinge on Murphree’s followers as candidates vie to attract that bloc and angle the final result away from a mere plurality. The campaign centers on Senator Long though its relevance to Mississippi politics remains questionable.
Selections note Miss Frances Whigham visiting Miss Modelle Merritt and Julius Merritt’s family vacationing at Tybee Beach. Bank of England sent 52 million to J P Morgan in secrecy landed at Halifax. Editorial jokes about Ford and new car. Tax figures for Houston County in 1914 set at 63,74214. Submarine warfare memory from World War I era. Batchelor's Button and surprise party anecdotes among youth with names Alex Cureton and Ray Strickland.
Patron recounts his naming by two ministers who stuttered. The fragmentary exchange suggests a humorous origin for the name J. John 8 as shared by a hotel clerk.
The recluse Labor Secretary Perkins shuns publicity as three Democratic committee attempts to probe her home and life are refused. The national committee women’s division ranked her the cabinet’s worst public image and sought quiet support. This extreme political shyness sets a new record.
President Roosevelt’s oil policy message invites states to draft production limits via compacts. The New Deal oil bloc shows reluctance toward compacts, contributing to a notably brief message. Skepticism centers on the “gentlemen’s agreements” and doubt about all industry players being gentlemen.
A housewife serves a chicken sandwich to a wandering hobo who laments his past as he recalls a wife and family. The exchange highlights fleeting contentment and regret as the man confesses his restlessness and departure from home.
A Montgomery Advertiser quotation likens rising business charts to the Huey Long tide receding toward Louisiana swamps. It warns that genuine recovery may leave only a small bullfrog in the mud, from a once ambitious speaker.
A Boston Transcript letter challenges Washington lawmakers and the public to recall true colonial concerns. It argues that some believe American forefathers demanded "No taxation without confiscation" rather than the real grievance of taxation without representation.
The Birmingham News notes that if modern Spartans retain ancestral courage, it will aid them amid the fire-destruction of their city built on relics of ancient Sparta and classical Greece.
A cryptic exchange asks how George broke his leg with a line about steps. The dialogue hints at an accident or misstep but provides no clear cause or outcome. The fragment suggests a humorous or cautionary tone from Strey Stories.
At an Irvington House conference Dr Alfred E Cohn of Rockefeller Hospital discussed rheumatic fever in New York City. He warned about 2 percent of schoolchildren having contracted it, with about 50 percent suffering heart damage, meaning one in every hundred public school children could die within fifteen years from heart weakness. He noted the fever is infectious, typically strikes around age twelve, and lacks a specific cure or clear early symptoms. The situation mirrors tuberculosis half a century ago, lacking a targeted cure despite knowledge of the cause.
Hollywood talk reports a rehearsal for the Peter Ibbetson dream sequence. Gary Cooper and Ann Harding standins, black set, dream ballroom, pendants reflect on floor. Dancers swirl in period costumes as squeaking shoes echo while playback music plays under director LeRoy Prinz and Henry Hathaway guiding the ensemble.
PRACTICAL JOKE A loud explosion from under his car caused Mr Brown to jam brakes. Cars behind nearly collided. no damage to Brown. Two boys, curious and well meaning, caused the hold up. Parents must teach children the dangers of distracting drivers both in cars and on the road.
Senate takes up liquor legislation while a lobby committee questions lawyers paid for work on the holding company bill. House votes on AAA conference report as proceedings move ahead.
Redwood City's fire department rushed to a grass fire near the city outskirts after a call from a woman. They found their own crew burning weeds on a vacant lot, causing embarrassment to the firefighting team.
A fragment from Sundown SI presents quirky dialogue among Willy Nilly Mia Christopher and Mrs Quacko Duck as they discuss ears and a mirror scene. Shaky narration hints at a magician or transformative moment with playful, muddled exchanges.
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