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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
9
Fragmentary report notes a game involving eight starters and a balance of fast and slow pitching. Readable portions indicate a recent matchup with varied pitching styles and efforts from multiple players. Unable to identify teams or exact outcomes from the preserved text.
Malaria chills and fever temporarily return but Fesiekens Chill Tonic claims to cure by cleansing the blood. The tonic contains quinine to fend off further attacks and reduce symptoms. Grainswide Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a cheaper alternative at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
A statistical study by Dr. Roland M Harper of the Alabama State Geologic Survey at the University of Alabama links Alabama’s comparatively low suicide rate to its large Negro population, noting segregation of rates by race and contrasting Southern values with national trends. The report covers urban and rural differences across several states, highlighting Nevada, Mississippi, and South Carolina as extremes in race-specific suicide rates and divorce patterns.
An editor notes a veteran war correspondent’s graphic account of Ethiopian combat scenes. The piece describes a mass execution setup with Ethiopian captives, flame-lit trucks, and soldiers carrying out killings, followed by chaotic scenes, wounded individuals, and reported retaliation and attrition amid the conflict.
The schedule shows Wednesday and Thursday programs in Houston featuring Bette Davis in Satan Met A Lady with Warren Milliam and others, plus Here's How with Shemp Howard. Friday and Saturday present Crash Donovan with Nan Gray and a multi-genre bill. Alabama, Alcazar, Ritz Marianna, and other theaters offer additional double features, vaudeville, newsreels, and musical acts, including Poppy, Jump Horse Jump, and Counterfeit previews, amid a mix of color classics and serials.
DeKalb County jury fixed the penalty at life imprisonment for Griffin Evans after convicting him of murder in the June 1935 shooting deaths of his wife Janie Lee Evans and her brother Jack Crane in Fort Payne Alabama.
Howard Z. Graber Jr of the Junior District Golf association reports a bizarre incident from a Caribbean cruise. On Bebame Abace Island the crew used coconuts as golf balls, with players aboard tossing them toward improvised beach greens.
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