Safe farming program for South West Alabama proposed
A coordinated plan by farmers and local banks outlines next year’s acreage goals and livestock needs to restore prosperity in Houston County and southeast Alabama. It calls for one plow to 30 acres, gardens, potatoes, sugar cane or sorghum, peas or soybeans, grazing crops, cotton, peanuts, corn, and livestock targets, with emphasis on seed and stock quality. Banks backing the plan include First National Bank of Dothan, Dothan Bank & Trust Co, First National Bank of Ashford, Farmers & Merchants Bank, The Bank of Columbia, The Bank of Garden, and The Bank of Cottonwood.
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Alabama
Austin
Avery
Houston County
First National Bank of Dothan
Dothan Bank & Trust Co
First National Bank of Ashford
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Smallpox Reports and Local Notes From Dothan Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago in Dothan a surge in smallpox cases appeared while National Guard company F drew crowds for the April drill. Notable visits include H. P. Grom of Ashford and W. G. Mutkey of Geneva. J. E. Cherry, a Gordon resident, was in Dothan on business as well. Community events spanned church fundraising, library work, and school repairs, with references to local officials and residents and a theatrical note about a Labor Day play.
Revolution risk warned in Hemphill view of states rights
John Hemphill argues in the December American Mercury that revolutions arise from the clash of Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian ideas. He links nullification and centralization to Civil War precursors, cites 1833 South Carolina and 1918 centralization as warnings, and warns Prohibition zealots could push liberty to a breaking point.
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America
John Hemphill
Hemphill
Pennsylvania
Kis State
American Mercury
Jefferson
South Carolina
Hamilton
Jeffereson
Calhoun
Stephen A. Douglas
Herbert Hoover
Tauglax
Hoover
Iwa
Democratic Party
Reed
Wadsworth
New York
Morrow
New Jersey
Coolidge
Mr. Memphitsaya
Upahawa
Clarence True Wisons
Cantons
Bib Billy
Senator snipect Bankhead in Washington and local woes
The column laments Senator Bankhead’s struggles to prove a clean re-election and attacks Irregularities in the Tennessee primary. It notes city finances from Bank of Tennessee Caldwell end Company and Houston National failures, totaling about 159000 to 175000, and criticizes the current administration while calling for financial reconstruction through bond handling or asset sales.
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Reuben
Bankhead
Washington
Heflin
John
Johnnie
Johnnie Astraddie
Senate
Bank of Tennessee
Caldwell End Company
Houiston National
Hoover
Bill Vater Isa
Norris to quit senate and return home to paint
Washington hears from Mey Cook of McCook Nebraska that Old George Norris may retire from the United States Senate and return to his Main Street home to paint and rest. Yet friends say his energy remains formidable and if he returns to Washington he could outwork all.
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Washington
Mey Cook
George” Norris Ja Joath
United States Senate
Alrect
Nebraska
Norris
George W.norris
Broken Bow
Senate
Congress
McCooke
Hla
Recorder
Nortis
New York Letter on Eugene ONeill and Anecdotes
William Gaines recounts Eugene ONeill's rise with tales from Provincetown and New York. He notes a beam inscription about tears and power, ONeill rarities fetching high prices, and glimpses of Helen Morgan, Te Brown, and Sinclair Lewis in a vibrant collage of theater and literary gossip.
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New York
Eugene O'Neill
John Francis
Eugene
Provincetown
Francia
O'Neill
Sea Resort
Metropolis
Wendel
Erloneer
Mother
Helen Morgan
la! Morgan
Miss Morgan
Tew Brown
Joseph Collins
Sheehan
Syd
Mlere
Health advice on carbon monoxide dangers from Dr Golston
Dr Golston warns of CO poisoning from cars and illuminating gas and urges caution. He explains CO is colorless and odorless, notes canaries alert rescuers, and advises ventilation, avoid running engines in closed spaces, proper gas heater use, and regular ads reading in The Dothan Eagle classifieds.
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Bureau of Mines
A Frat Feud and Thiry Preston's Fate
Trueman Rock charged with danger as Texan rivalries flare around Thiry Preston in Wagon Tongue. Winter warns Rock of the Preston clan’s power, shady deals, and a looming clash. Rock wrestles with fear and loyalty while weighing trust, love, and the truth behind a possible murder claim.
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Tice
Texas
Rock
Preston
Bie
John Dabb
Abe
Ron
Mel
Flo
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Tha Joes Pews
Sterna
Thomas Jefferson
Company F
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H. P. Grom
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W. GO. Mutkey
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Ees
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W. Powell Hale
Procers
G. Mizell
Columbia
Molacar
Sarow
Philadelphia Bulletin
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Terria Bitar
Janceville Gazette
Capone
Martins Feere
the Political Panorama
Old Miller
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Georgia
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Teton
Hersert Plummer
William Gaines
Mme Var
University of Li Ba Tombas
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Lago Golnston
Dothan Eagle
Hambowe
Meditations
J.P. Abey
Beli Syndicate
Trueman Rockie
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Rack
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Tairy
Ace Winter
Ath
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Winter
Gage Preston
Las Vegas
Lan Vega
Dabb
Saang
Sol
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Alrikin
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