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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1932
Page
4
Cotton market report notes opening price high and low for the day with closing value and price per hundredweight. Pairs of figures indicate market movement as buyers and sellers assess demand. Strong entities not present in readable text.
Daily Cotton Letter reports New York cotton opening 8 to 33 points higher amid heavy buying and profit taking. December hit a high near 9.65 but sold off to 9.39 as offerings reappeared. Private crop notes are bullish, with a south tripper calling the crop a disaster and Clement Curtis placing the crop at 11,990,000 bales. Weather was generally favorable with light showers in Texas. Traders await the Bennett government estimate. George Simpson, the Buckeye Bullet, is noted for Olympic speed and coaching interest.
My Beauty Hint urges 60 year olds to accept mellow age and natural beauty. It critiques heavy makeup and surgical refinements, suggesting relaxation and simple grooming with soap water and light powder. The author promotes inner confidence and timeless simplicity over youth-obsessed efforts.
Furman University announces a new athletic plan, stressing diversification beyond football, basketball, and track. Every student will learn to play and exercise well, with golf, swimming, baseball, tennis, and inter-class competition included to promote lasting recreation and fitness.
Connecticut officials plan a Side 2 trout stream for fisher women to fish without male competition. A game warden will be employed to oversee the new setup in Hartford area waters.
In Moptle Aug 9 the brothers Ray Mondo and Sam were charged following a preliminary hearing. Harry Rotter Jr. and another suspect faced joint charges. The cases were bound over for grand jury consideration.
Auburn August weather and boll weevil damage pull cotton prospects down while prices rise. County agents report a crop decline to about 33 1 3 percent under 1931 levels, with estimates showing one of the lowest recent years. Corn and hay improve. pasture and gardens flourish under rains. Farmers plan winter legumes and small grains to enrich land. the livestock outlook improves.
Columbia Mr and Mrs R L Dowling and Mr and Mrs H A Whitten of Bonifay Fla spent Sunday with the Elliott family here. L H Hall of Panama City visited his wife who summered with her sisters Willie and Mae Elliott. Mr and Mrs B Carter and children shared Sunday with relatives in Eufaula. Mrs Y W Smith visiting her sister there returned home and stayed briefly. Mr and Mrs Fitzhugh Cox announce the birth of a son Aug 24 named Fitzhugh Hamilton Jr.
Extensive repairs are under way at Mrs. S Y Palmer's home. Earl Earl Oakley returns from summer study at the University of Alabama. Miss Mary Conner Atkeson is home after Auburn summer school. B Q Scruggs travels to Marion Junction Ala for a Thursday wedding with Miss Margaret Alexander. Mrs W L Lee and son Alto visit Cincinnati. W L Lee and Alex Wood travel to Montgomery and Mobile. Mr and Mrs Tom Elliott, guests here, leave for Atlanta before returning to Ft Pierce Fla. Mr and Mrs W B Clemmons of Geneva spend time here. Clemmons preaches at the Presbyterian church. Mrs H P Alford and children visit relatives in Brewton.
Mrs J E McNair and Mrs Earl Hammond visited friends in Marianna last Sunday. Visitors include Eiva Pearl Granberry of Dothan, J A Ells and baby returning to Mrs J F Chambers home. Johnston Daffin Yarbrough from Montgomery stayed with grandmother N J Oakley. Charlotte Bowden returned from Brundidge. Elizabeth Thompson visits Carrie Bell Weston in Louisville. Mrs R H Duke of Arlington Ga plans visit to L E Duke. Elizabeth Simmons of Arlington Ga visited Miss Elizabeth Hann. Mrs A J Jones hosted three tables of bridge for Eva Eula Kaigler of Eufaula. Frozen salad served to guests.
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