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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1936
Page
4
A guide to refreshing fruit punches and decorative garnishes. Includes mint punch with white grape juice and lemonade, party punch with ginger ale and pineapple, and frost punch with tea and citrus. Provides steps for chilling, serving, and ornamenting with mint, orange rind, cherries, and ice blocks. Also notes storage tips and pricing ideas for prepared juices.
Fashion notes from New York describe Madame Dache’s windmill hat as a top fall model. Black panne velvet with four arm windmill outlines and net trim, plus other dramatic designs inspired by Seville and Moliere. Also includes dated recipe fragments for Apple Cider Punch and Cranberry Cream Punch.
In Wetumpka 1839 built state prison, 280 women prison workers knit and sew clothes for Alabama's 6,000 inmates, producing wear for all prisons and road camps including hosiery, dresses, shirts, coats, and more. They farm a 300 acre plot, while some labor supports the tubercular hospital nearby. Warden Henry Jonas leads the program with Matron John D. Stewart assisting. escapes are rare and inmate diets meet strong standards.
Hollywood reports from Aug 28 describe Mae West returning to work and negotiating with Emanuel Cohen for major productions. The feature highlights Mae in Personal Appearance alongside Gladys George and a cast including Warren William Randolph Scott Lyte Talbot Etienne Girardot and others. It notes the ensemble of women in the film and Mae’s difficulty carrying a picture solo without proper prep, amid broader studio negotiations and shifts in Paramount relations.
A dated guide lists affordable ice box desserts and methods for chilling treats. Recipes include Raspberry Ice Box Cake, Chocolate the Hox Cake, Cherry Charlotte, and Peach Tinke. Each uses cake or ladyfingers, fruit juice or puree, gelatin, whipped cream, and refrigerator chilling for several hours before serving.
Albany August 24 AP Counsel for District Attorney F J Geoghan of Kinny County asked Governor Lehetman to dismiss charges of negligence incompetence and an negligence involving notorious persons filed against the prosecutor The move follows the governor's demand for immediate motion presentation and centers on alleged conduct in 1935 The hearing opened in Itn second Mey today with Geoghan's lawyer Lloyd Paul Biryrker asserting the need to dimiss on precedent and time grounds
In Berlin at least 20 prison terms have been handed down as a government crackdown on a wave of immorality accusations. The cases span merchants, officials, industrialists, doctors, workers and clerks. Ron district court reported multiple sentences up to 18 months while Münster court sits behind closed doors with penalties from six months to three years.
A brief note announces a Friday evening meeting of the Veterans of Kor on Tuesday at the CRAM hall in Commerce. The event will feature a festive dress code and a focus on appreciation of fruit juices as part of the evening program.
Joseph W. Hardman once powerful New York financier and former president of Harriman National Bank is released from the Federal Northeastern penitentiary. He leaves with his wife nurse and chauffeur after a brief stop in Lewisburg where Mrs. Hartman kept vigil. Convicted in 1934 of banking irregularities involving more than a million dollars, he declined to answer questions as he was escorted toward New York.
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