07 Dec 1933
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
1
The December 7 1933 issue notes a forecast that after Christmas the Alabama Legislature will hold a fourth session and pass a 23 beer bill to appease voters, with education and prohibition groups backing it. It also mocks Huey Long for banning reporters after sensational publicity showing him hanged and burned in effigy, calling him Dennis when the publicity backfires.
The Eagle urges voters in the Third District to reelect Henry B. Steagall. It credits his leadership on banking legislation and his national prominence since becoming chair of the House Banking and Currency Committee. The paper argues Steagall has shown brains and energy to address finance and urges supportive action.
An assortment of quips and aphorisms critiques social issues. The short column notes the absurdities of flattery and visions, mocks the California lynching stance, and comments on automobiles and the NRA with satirical wit.
A harsh critique recalls Dothan's failed Chalker's Bluff hydro project of 1920s fame. It cites $2.15 million debt, high gasoline taxes, and a proposed $225,008 Public Works loan to modernize the Municipal Power Plant. The piece names council members and notes Mayor Ezell may veto.
The J A O club met with Mrs. J T Brock. Mrs A Malone entertained the Young Ladies Missionary Society. Plans made for W EF Young Amusement Company to appear with the Southeast Alabama Poultry Show. Rev E H Jennings preached against bold women’s fashion. A Winslow, tobacco expert, urged tobacco production with farmer cooperation in Houston county. Dr. W i Hurt from Opelika visiting with daughter Mrs C R Talley. Mrs Albert Pace returned from Montgomery. Master Harley Jones hosted about 35 friends for a 10th birthday. J H Reeves hosted Flora Grace’s birthday party. The Tuesday Afternoon Auction Club met with Mrs Ernest Ford.
An editor’s note introduces a two part essay arguing democracy is failing due to leadership by the mediocre, with references to Nietzsche and historical crises. The piece critiques American law enforcement, taxes, crime, and social policy, claiming democracy breeds chaos and mediocrity unless proven leaders arise.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes Montgomery authorities dismiss the Lanier Special incident as a holiday train ride. The Adver tiser counters that Lanier High School bears moral responsibility for the drunken vandalism by many travelers to Tuscaloosa. The piece questions Principal McCants role and warns of possible shifts in high school athletics and discipline.
A lighthearted Danville Pennsylvania brief notes a local quip about a kiss in a canoe. The item quotes a playful exchange about romantic mishaps and the town’s sense of humor.
An essay discusses a new measure of age based on presbyopia. It explains how eye lens elasticity and farsightedness rise with age, creating an anatomical age. People with below average presbyopia tend to have longer life expectancy than those with above average presbyopia.
Notes report friction in appointments with Farley blamed for limited bank examiner posts and Hull expected to bear Pan American Conference fallout. State insiders say the secretive Roosevelt message to Congress will be a landmark address, while clergy separation from politics draws activist moves.
Practical guidance on carving meat to reduce table temper, advising to slice roast across the grain, cut steak in full slices then portions, carve fish crosswise before portioning, and segment lamb between the ribs. For poultry, carve legs and wings first, then breast, and finally joints.
Willy Nilly and friends prepare for a long winter as Christmas nears and the cave bears reflect on friendship. Willy worries about Santa bones, guards the store, and a crow named Christopher Columbus Crow reports missing pantry keys, foreshadowing trouble for tomorrow’s tale.
Higher gold prices and a profitable strike have revived mining in surrounding mountains of Dahlonega Georgia, evoking memories of the boom era from a generation ago as operations resume and miners return to sites.
Alice Judson Peale argues adolescents need nine hours of sleep amid 12 to 16 years old life shifts. She notes boys and girls differ in impact and chores, suggests cutting housework and nonessential school activities to reduce overwork and improve sleep quality.
Theater schedule lists Richard Arlen and Chester Morris in Golden Harvest with Genevieve Tobin and Bing Crosby in Three Little Squirts on Thursday and Friday. Saturday features Chester Morris with Alice White and Helen Twelvetrees in King for a Night, Buck Jones serial, Harold Lloyd in Movie Crazy, Tom Tyler in Deadwood Pass, and Cloncy of the Mounted serial.
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