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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
4
A digest of social visits and travels across Dothan Alabama and nearby towns reports Gordon and family returning from Forest City North Carolina with friends from Macon Georgia, and multiple visitors and illnesses including Kathryn Williams funeral and Luke Appling noted for a baseball streak. The community records exchanges, hospital calls, church services, and local travel through the week.
The Whitney family name, famed for racing triumphs like Twenty Grand and Equipoise, moves into politics as Sonny Whitney, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, seeks the Democratic nomination for the Long Island congressional seat. His Republican rival is friend Robert L. Bacon. Sonny, 34, heads the Whitney stable with $1,171,577 in recent winnings, inherits $2,000,000, and is tied to social and theater interests while pursuing public office.
Philadelphia AP reports University of Pennsylvania researchers developed invisible ultra violet light flares injected into the body and ignited by X rays to target diseased spots. Led by Dr. Ellice McDonald and Dr. A J Allen, the technique aims to destroy cancer cells with wavelength specific chemical flares, offering controllable surgical potential.
Mr. Olive and Mrs. Amos Gardner of Dothan spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E A Joiner. Mozel Swans was the weekend guest of Merl Snell. Mr and Mrs Jess Gillis of Hartford spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs alive. Mrs Allen Snell Mr and Mrs D F Snell and children visited relatives in Slocomb Sunday night. Mrs Mollie McDonald has returned home after a visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs J C Driggers of Malvern spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J W Snell. Nettie Lucile and Geraldine Snell Myra Faye Joiner and Ganey Driggers spent Sunday with Miss Ber-
Fragmentary OCR notes record Miss Mabel Woodham’s night call with Mrs Tonal and Z A Martin visiting Mrs EB and Mrs Joiner on Sunday moon in unclear context.
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