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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1931
Page
1
A fragment from the August 15, 1931 issue references obituaries and resolutions, stray editorials, and partial notices. It includes political commentary on candidates such as Roosevelt and Young, taxation, prohibition, and whether home steps will curb disorganized liquor distribution.
A columnist derides Bishop Canton for Wall Street bets and campaign pursuits while noting disputes within his Methodist church. The piece cites a $65,000 campaign payment, newspaper charges, and Southern Dry faction politics influencing 1928 dynamics versus Roosevelt. It argues Canton's influence clashes with party regularity and religious divisions.
Fragmented item notes Batchelor and Button motifs tied to local history, with garbled references to figures such as Ben Gaynor and W J Colina. Mentions a marriage license for John Milson and Write Newton near Dow, plus Confederate veteran and Panama City notes.
A Tuesday afternoon column laments the perils of a brilliant mind when unchecked by spiritual guidance. It warns that greed and lust corrupt virtue, leading to poverty and isolation, and cites biblical judgment that wealth cannot redeem a soul.
A note describes a poorly dressed man selling his mother's birthday pen for $1.50 to survive. He repeats the scheme with a dozen similar pens the next day, showing gullibility and selling for quick cash. The piece comments on lingering sympathy and the presence of a few eager dollars in Dothan citizens.
The Birmingham Post mocks calls to curb Communism as fear of Bolshevism grows. It targets Hon. Hamilton Fish and ultra-conservatives while arguing against suppression by police or legislation. Dartmouth President Hopkins and other voices dismiss the idea that truth needs protection by persecution.
Early in June the British submarine Poseidon collided with a Japanese merchant vessel in Chinese waters near Welhalwel and sank. Of twenty four who went down with the boat, five survived after centering on a hatch escape that tested unselfish courage and self control, as told to the British House of Commons.
A period piece urges parents to provide a wide range of tools for toddlers to foster hand skill, cause and effect understanding, and self confidence. It contrasts kitchen implements and real tools used by a four year old in playful learning. Local social notes follow including theater, visits, and school openings.
Heart disease causes over 475000 deaths annually in the United States, more than tuberculosis pneumonia or cancer. It accounts for about one in seven deaths and rising. It also causes disability with an estimated two percent of men examined having some heart condition.
In Sundown Stories two youths listen as a Little Black Clock explains the trade winds. They recount how warm air rises near the equator and cool air moves in from north and south, driving winds named by seafarers. The discussion notes modern ships rely less on such winds yet acknowledge their historical aid to sailing and trade.
Mrs G. Spivey returns home after visiting her niece while Mrs A D Wilkerson Miss Frances O Neal recover from visits to relatives. Mrs Britt Deal of Clanton Alabama travels home with Miss Wondel White Jack Jones and Frank Green from Clapton. Several locals visit relatives in Hertford Opp Ann and Kentucky and Baptist meeting attendees are listed with multiple names.
Herbert Plummer writes from Washington about Louisiana figures Huey Long and Broussard risking charges of holding dual posts. Overton’s ascent and Rob La Follette’s era cited as context. The piece analyzes political maneuvering, patronage, and potential impeachments as Louisiana politics heads for re election battles.
A New York letter details informal raids by racket groups and price slashing at a shop, noting unauthorised teachers cutting prices amid lax enforcement. It also profiles social figures including Maury Romanos, Mrs. Hunter Tilletn, and Eugenie era influences, with mentions of Henry and Polly, and comments on public interest in biographies and fashion figures of the period.
A fragmentary market note offers hopeful lines about staying positive through downturns and dawn after darkness. It mentions prices at 84 for 1.00 and notes small producer margins, though the text is garbled and many names and details are unreadable.
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