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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
5
Old crop and new crop cotton figures show daily prices for futures and mechanics at New Orleans and Decatur markets. Futures listed include Jan May July Oct and Dec with intraday highs and lows and settlement ranges.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple companies with percentage figures, likely dividends or growth rates, including International Harvester, Tel & Tel, Johns Manville, Kennecott, Lorillard, Montgomery Ward, New York Central, Paramount Publix, Packard, Radio Corp, R J Reynolds Tobacco, Sears Roebuck, Southern Railway, Texas Corp, United Fruit, Westinghouse, Woolworth, and Western Union. Figures appear inconsistent but indicate varying percentages and share counts across a broad set of industrials and consumer brands.
MADISON Wisconsin AP Wisconsin tuberculosis clean up has driven a cattle export business over 3 million dollars in the past year. Charles L Hill chairman says the campaign returns millions to farmers as cattle ship to eastern states. New Jersey bought over 20000 head and New York over 11000.
Roy D. Chapin, new head of the commerce department, confronts the hardest test of mass distribution and trade revival. Officials foresee the chief challenge as spurring business recovery while steering the department toward practical gains in orders and cost reduction. His prior focus on mass production and the automotive industry suggests he may push mass distribution and shift from saving minded to sales minded trade approaches.
Kansans reaffirmed dryness in the recent primary as wet candidates trailed. Landon of Independence won the Republican nomination for governor, Governor Woodring was the Democratic choice, and Dr. John R. Brickley of Milford, a goat gland specialist, runs on an independent ticket.
The Grand American Handicap features a £2,000 purse with total prizes and trophies reaching about £34,84. Notables include Mose Newman from Sweetwater who won in 1929, Otto Newn from Georgetown, and Charley Young of Soaringfield. Reigning stars and seasoned shooters will challenge from yards ranging 15 to 23 as the event showcases top marksmen from various states.
The week features a slate of double bills and serials across venues including Houston Fox News with A Passport To Hell and When A Feller Needs A Friend, plus Our Gang. Alabama shows Chic Sale in The Expert and Destry Rides Again with Tom Mix, followed by Symphony of Six Million and Girls About Town with Lilyan Tashman and Kay Francis in a packed lineup.
A fragmented note discusses aggressive sales strategies and an international trade challenge. It mentions a new secretary and a philosophy linking increased buying power to higher purchases of American products. Names and exact figures are unclear in the OCR text.
Notice of appointment lists G Newton and Frank Melvin as new justices of the peace. Newton fills the Webb vacancy left by the late Kirkland and will serve Webb. Melvin will hold the Taylor office, succeeding C B Register who recently died.
The Lucille Beauty Salon will open tomorrow under the management of Tom E. Roland in the former Et Moody building on E. Troy Street Bainbridge. The formal opening will run from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. RF previously lived in Dothan and recently moved to Bainbridge.
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