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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1932
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text outlines advertising, circulation, and business notices from The Dothan Eagle. It mentions newspaper sections, names, and acknowledgments, with references to publishing and editorial processes, in a period voice.
A 1832 column mocks year end All America selections, arguing there are many top players across the United States and that assembling a single eleven is impractical. The piece questions the authority of such lists and ridicules the obsession with first-rate football honors.
The Anniston Star reports Alabama congressmen divided on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment with eight of ten voting for repeal. Huddleston opposed the bill as a protest against hurried passage, while Graves notes prohibition shaped the 1932 election beyond a single issue.
A garbled OCR fragment compiling assorted phrases about Batchelor’s Suttons, weather talk, Americanism at four-year cycles, Depression era observations, couple starting a home, and scattered references to professions and studies. Content is non-coherent with multiple named entities and partial quotations.
20 years ago in Not han J A Stephens of Midland City was in Dothan. Various farmers and residents including A M Baxter of Ashford, Mrs A T Salone, A T Moreland of Montgomery, and Miss Marion Spence of Thomasville visited or stayed in Dothan. Mrs Lawrence Forrester hosted events for Miss Sebastian of Tennessee, and Mr Herbert W Hoover toured the country on foot, spending a night in Dothan before continuing.
The report notes a discovery of a vast new supply of arene in recent tests. Officials from Fort Worth Star-Telegram confirm the finding, detailing potential water-related benefits and future exploration plans.
An editorial critiques Mr Huddleston as evasive on repeal after the Democratic convention. It accuses him of voting with the wind rather than his stated beliefs on prohibition, noting a volatile switch in Congress and calling for clear stance to avoid public distrust.
Barbara Flogers and a group of four Waycross girls win camera tests and contracts. The article lists Doothen, Walter Heirs, Monttata, Birmingham figures, Bainbridge Ga arrival Manono Ntzon, a Talladega entrant, and notes Tallulah Bankhead returning to London stage after a Hollywood chapter.
Anniston Star surveys Lady Nancy Astor’s blunt view that motherhood must earn praise, criticizing mothers who divorce, neglect children, or neglect home life. The piece argues true motherhood blends love with responsibility, opposing hagiographic tropes and urging practical devotion.
A New York representative urged abolishing postmasters to cut federal costs, citing a $510 million yearly saving. The Baltimore Evening Sun notes postmaster appointments become political jobs, with the city posting a vacant postmaster role uncovering perceived inefficiency and patronage.
The Mobile Press Register reports the withdrawal of a breach of promise suit by Alanson Malott against Mary Brown. The case sparked discussion on men’s rights and whether laws should protect men the same as women in heart balm claims.
Herbert Plummer reviews Nicaragua's political moves as Sacasa returns to power after years in exile. He notes U S recognition shifts, past interventions, and the 1925 crisis that influenced current leadership, with Moncada now president and Sacasa as minister to Washington.
Willem Gate surveys New York theater chatter where women playwrights such as Crothers Franken Ferber and Kaufman are driving top earnings while debates over women writers versus men rage at a party. He notes star names like George Glaspell Lunt Fontanne and Mackay amid industry money concerns and public appetite for drama and grand opera.
A young woman with a highly sensitive sense of privacy resists personal questions after a childhood of a controlling confession with her mother. A fear of punishment for thoughts shapes her adult behavior and provokes anger when pressured to share. The piece analyzes the psychological roots of her extreme response and its social consequences.
A farmer accuses a dog named Rip of stealing chickens and demands a fine. Willy Nitty defends the dog, plans a fair cross-town trip, and Rip is jailed for a time as they await court to settle the dispute.
A concise overview of the pituitary gland its location in the Turkish saddle the two lobes anterior and posterior and its hormonal roles in growth metabolism blood vessel tension childbirth and reproductive processes with notes on nerve and hormonal interactions including historical speculation about the pineal gland as a possible third eye.
Albany Ga December 6 AP One of the city’s most respected firemen Rowell H Clowers 39 of the chief D W Brosnan force died instantly when he fell from the rear of a fire truck responding to a call. The department had boasted an unprecedented record of no fatalities in service.
James Sher vil Griffith, once a newsmaker for The New York World, died Tuesday at his Astoria home after a week of illness. He was 34. Estimates project U.S. farm population near 30 million by year end, approaching the 32,077,000 high in 1910, with a three month gain of 283,000.
A 1933 reunion of the United Confederate Veterans was announced by Adjutant General Harry F. Lee as likely to be held in Durham, North Carolina. Petty remarks by officials in Arkansas Alabama and Oklahoma are noted in the text, reflecting local opinions about newspapers and stores.
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