Alabama Legionnaires Queen Named By Tuscaloosa Readers
A Tuscaloosa girl, Annie Pearl Murphy of Dothan, was named queen of the Alabama Legionnaires though she did not attend the convention. An installment collector in Lyons, Illinois, collected $9 on a fire truck as treasury funds ran low. The Eagle thanks contemporaries for congratulatory messages as it plans to expand and improve the paper with support from Alabama press boys and the citizens of Dothan.
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Tex Rickard Widow Says Estate Leaves Her Penniless
Mrs. Tex Rickard, widow of the famous fight promoter, laments near poverty despite her husband’s reputed million fortune. She has received less than $5,000 from the estate with little chance of more, condemning so called friends who profited from his payroll. Jack Dempsey echoes the sentiment, noting Tex trusted the wrong people.
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Batchelor's Buttons Grown By W. C. Batchelor
A column of miscellaneous maxims and social quips lampoons habits politics and flapper slang. Reflections on manners liquor work prayer and partisan shifts appear in terse aphorisms attributed to a generic voice.
Play Safe and Drink Water in Waréros Journal-Herald
A fragmented reading from Waréros Journal-Herald contrasts safety and hydration amid hot days. It wryly notes drinking water prevents a bad aftertaste and warns against overindulgence with Okefinokee julen, reflecting local humor and caution.
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Dothan Eagle Plans Modern Home and Equipment
The Eagle announces a December 1 move into a modern building with new publishing equipment, marking expansion after a long, rough path since 1902. Editors Hall and Batchelor are praised as the trio guiding the Dothan paper forward, with a note of gratitude to Decatur readers.
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Dothan Eagle to Have New Home and Press Upgrade
The Dothan Eagle announces a new steel and concrete building with two floors and a modern press lineup. A 16 page rotary press and upgraded composing equipment will position the Eagle among the Souths leading small dailies, with better service for readers and greater local support.
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Dothan Eagle Expansion Program Marks Growth Milestone
The Dothan Eagle outlines a bold expansion plan featuring a 46 page edition and a new printing plant with a 40108 rotary press. The paper seeks to lead in agricultural coverage for the region and announces a December move to a new home as part of its progress in Dothan, Dale County, and the Tennessee Valley. The Enterprise extends congratulations on the venture.
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Eagle Announces New Home Plant for Southeast Alabama
A regional firm plans a new home and plant in southeast Alabama, signaling what officials describe as the dawn of an unprecedented era of prosperity for the area extending beyond pauper concerns.
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Eagle expands with new press and AP wire service
The Dothan Eagle marks a 46 page birthday issue and announces a new home with a press and typesetting upgrades. It will inaugurate AP leased wire service bringing extensive outside news to Southeast Alabama, as Dothan becomes the paper’s hub for daily coverage.
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Special edition praised by Dothan Eagle readers
The Dothan Wiregrass Journal notes the special edition published last Thursday by The Dothan Eagle is highly commended by the community. It calls the issue meritorious, a valuable historical data volume, and credits editorial and advertising staff for its quality.
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Editor Yerrby tribute in Greensboro Watchman
The Industrial Edition of the Dothan Eagle dated August 15 honors Editor Hall and Greensboro for its fifty pages. It highlights a fine history of Dothan and Houston county and notes progress across all fields. It also congratulates Hall’s sons, heirs to the legacy of W T Hall who formerly owned and edited the Eagle.
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Dothan Eagle Advertises Its Growing Strength
The Dothan Eagle, praised as one of the state's best papers, plans a new home and plant installation. It has shown strong prosperity, carrying more advertising than any state paper relative to town size, and is noted for intelligent independent conduct.
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Meander City Onda praises A6-page Industrial Edition
The office received the A6-page Industrial Edition of Phe Dothan Bagh and offers congratulations to the creators for their fine work.
Dothan Eagle Celebrates A Town's Strong Edition
A Covington News note praises the Dothan Eagle for its forty six page issue full of local history and current events. The paper reflects lively advertising from merchants banks and business men and is described as a valued weekly publication.
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Hoover camp coffee skill cited in Virginia Daybook
Washington reporter Herbert Plummer notes President Hoover masters camp coffee with a cloth tied grounds method to keep grounds from food. The piece outlines camp meals at Rapidan, with bacon and eggs breakfast, simple lunches, and hearty dinners of steak fish and roasted potatoes. It also highlights Postmaster General Brown tending a sweet corn patch and enjoying a catboat voyage with newspapermen, nicknamed commodore and admiral aboard.
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Dothan Aims for Modern Newspaper Era Upgrade
A garbled report hints Dothan plans a modern newspaper complex with a Tetary press and Associated Press wire service, signaling a push to upgrade facilities and service delivery despite unclear details.
Arete Americanism Sparks Mirth in Neighbor Etiquette
In the San Francion Chronicle the Arete Americanism column humorously contrasts friendly neighborliness with prying. It lists petty insults felt when others meddle in one’s affairs and defends a code of mutual respect in civic life.
Neafolk Virginian-Pilot confronts Cannon rule
The Virginian-Pilot reports Teih o Cannon’s stance against anti in Virginia and ante in Wall Street, detailing a rule they say is enforced with skewed application. The piece frames tension between Virginia policy and Wall Street practice.
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Relic Moved From Shannon Dublin Quest
One of Ireland's oldest secret rains, St Lua's oratory on Friars' Island in the River Shannon, will be moved due to the Free State Shannon electricity scheme. The sixth century shrine would be submerged if left in place.
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Merceareau Granted Divorce After Silent Wife
Ron ald H Mercereau, a San Francisco bond broker, was granted a divorce from Saralee Mercereau because she refused to speak to him in private or in company. The filing notes she would not direct a word his way.
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New York Garment Trade Echoes in Syrian Hills
In a Syrian hillside town Hassam the muleteer observes a noon shadow as he returns from town with a worn coat secretly stitched with barely legible “Fifth Ave. New York” indicating distant links to American fashion. Melkon Marachanion notes vast import of second hand coats, jackets and dresses to Palestine Egypt, shaping local dress for harsh winters.
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Foreign Trade of Old Clothes Dominates New York Market
New York leads as the world’s principal market for old clothes with several large exporters and many smaller firms handling thousands of bales shipped overseas. Traders include Turks and Syrians, with Jewish dealers active in town selling bales to India. Bales fetch 4 to 35 cents, some repaired for five cents, while others are worn as garments or blankets.
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