Dothan Reader Attacks School Fundraising Practices
A Dothan citizen letters in The Eagle criticizing intrusive school fundraisers mirroring Chicago practices. He cites classroom events, candy and cookie sales, movie ticket raffles, and parent pressure, arguing such activities burden children and exploit education time. He urges removal of these fundraisers as they cause embarrassment and stress for students.
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Socialism in schools sparks reader letter debate
A subscriber warns Alabama high schools may be teaching communism through Tugwell and Hill's Our Economic Society and Its Problems. The letter cites Superintendent Ketter, editorials from Hale County News and The Selma Times Journal, and references to public concern, framing it as a threat to American economic liberty and youth education.
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Washington dispatch notes brokers circling for a New York card market bulletin from August 8 1928 outlines extravagant profits for Consolidated Automatic Merchandising Corporation and speculates Roosevelt link. It recounts a 1934 bankruptcy relief for subsidiaries and critiques Federal Reserve policy while detailing a Washington society commission encounter and delayed hostess.
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New York Letter Delirious Gossip On Broadway Figures
The New York letter sketches Broadway life and gossip, noting stocky youths behind jewelers and shops who commit bold stickups, flaring bravado while masked by innocent looks. It also weaves in celebrity notes from Ginger Rogers to Fanny Brice, and ends with a quirky street exchange about chocolate similars and a blade in 39th Street.
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Lawrence county seeks vote on new courthouse amendment
The Selma Times Journal reports Lawrence County plans to seek voter approval on Amendment 5 allowing a new courthouse. The current 1858 courthouse is unsafe and offices are in rented buildings. The paper urges Alabama voters to back Amendment 6, criticizing the requirement to vote on matters of little concern to residents.
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Semicentennial note from Atlantic Coast Line director
Robert B. Scott, director of Insurance and Safety at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, applauds The Eagle for its semi centennial coverage. He notes the November 26 edition’s front page photos showing progress over forty five years and offers best wishes for Dothan’s continued advancement and the paper’s success.
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Seltor and Officer Query About Shopping Liberty
A fragmented dialogue at Fleet Air Base Mokulela shows Seltor requesting special liberty to shop with his wife and an officer denying the request. Safform thanks U on record. The stray words imply a military setting and a formal refusal.
Questioning sterilization as remedy for mental disease
A discussion by the American Neurological Association and a Carnegie Foundation study questions whether mental disease and defects are rising and whether sterilization is an appropriate remedy. The committee finds no solid evidence of increasing mental illness, warns against voluntary or compulsory sterilization without clearer hereditary proof, and urges regulation over coercive action.
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Willy Nilly's Santa Sleigh Ride Adventure
Willy Nilly faces a lively line of friends eager for a Christmas ride with Santa Claus. Puddle Muddlers push to select Willy for the sleigh while Santa jokes and the group waits, with bears asleep and preparations underway.
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Tales to Parents by Mre Brooks Peters Church
An anecdotal lesson on elder sister Mary and her 12 year old rival Ellen amid constant friction. Parents use praise and involvement to ease jealousy by making Ellen feel valued and part of the family, encouraging cooperation rather than conflict.
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Nick Long Jr a Flying Chorus Specialist in Musical Comedy
In Hollywood a 28 year old dancer Nick Long Jr explains he idolized Douglas Fairbanks and performed stunts like leaping over six people without touching heads. He trained from age 16 in musical comedy and notes Fairbanks inspired his stunt style, with Broadway Melody as his film credit and theatre work shaping his screen persona.
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The Changing Standards of Female Beauty Across Generations
A speaker discusses shifting beauty ideals in Hollywood and beyond, noting cycles roughly every 15 years. He argues that evolving feminine standards keep beauty dynamic, preventing uniformity and stagnation while praising gradual cultural evolution.
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Prank Claims On Gertrude Stein Play by Critics
Dee 11 AP reports Ant jeans who puzzled over the reptile Gertrude Stein play Four Sab in Three Acts were the subject of a writer’s prank. Fas! seal Voorhies, publishing age, said he and Bot Fay, French critic, cooked the idea to taunt American critics. An off Pnated Stem line. A oss lel Rose Ja A Rose.
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