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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
2
A Baltimore Evening Sun summary notes New York Police Commissioner Valentine urged rough handling of suspects. A man brought to a precinct bore a black eye, puffed cheek, and red nose, with an officer claiming it was interrogation. Critics fear innocent people may be harmed by such methods.
The Federal Reserve Board announces a second reduction of time deposit interest to 2 1 2 percent for member banks, backed by the F D I C order to insured banks nationwide. The move, previously set at 3 percent last year, is expected to have a significant impact on banking earnings and deposits.
Health note and quirky aphorisms mix in a column of short items. A stray sentence about a nest near Butler county and several proverbs touch on faith, production, manners, and caution, with playful wordplay on Christmas and preaching appointments.
New York Day By Day observes that no place in New York feels more conspicuous to a musician than an organ console. The brief meditation notes the public gaze and the quiet challenge of performance in public spaces.
Washington observers note a transformed mood at the White Sulphur Springs gathering of industrial leaders. Leaders from the U S Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers pressed for cooperation with the New Deal while debating control of key committees. The aim is a united front to shape policy, with some sparring over influence but a shared interest in practical collaboration.
Twenty years ago Mary Stewart returns home from Woman's College in Montgomery for the holidays. Others from Florida College for Women, Gainesville, Vanderbilt, and more visit family during the season. The piece also profiles prominent interviewers Marcussen and Hunt, noting Mussolini, Hitler, and Roosevelt encounters, and discusses NRA court challenges and a Census Bureau wage survey excerpt.
Florence Times reports Dr William Mayo of Mayo Clinic believes a driver with two cocktails is a greater public danger than a dead drunk. He argues alcohol slows reaction, requiring 50 to 100 feet to respond at 40 mph versus 25 feet for sober, making cocktail drivers high risk. The Times adds a strong moral stance that every drunken driver is a potential murderer urged to be dealt with accordingly.
A terse note argues Europe faces financial strain as conflict looms, suggesting war may be more about rhetoric than immediate military action due to scarce funds. The piece hints widespread economic hardship hindering any large-scale fighting.
In Holdenville Oklahoma a pioneer contractor J. W. Schaff built a house in 1899 with a clever solution. When a lumber delivery arrived on COD and he lacked a cash or bank check he carved a two by four into a makeshift IOU scribbled the amount and handed it to the driver. The block was stamped but not punched with a bank cancellation, making a quirky relic of local business history.
In St Louis the M Hanlons abandon roast pork for Christmas as Thomas Hanlon a county farmer fires at a hog with a .22 rifle. The gun misfires and is handed to son Francis who shoots, the bullet glancing off the hog’s back and striking Thomas in the right arm.
In East Pittsburgh Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing installs loud speakers and phonographs to reduce monotony for workers, with records to be chosen by the female staff. In Baltimore a thief returns Christmas cards but not a car. police recover the auto and the mailing list remains missing. Denver judges declare a divorce moratorium from December 24 to January 2 to keep peace on earth during the holidays.
The Emergency Relief Administration announced on December 12 that FERA would play Santa Claus for poor children, handing out rag dolls and toys. Other notes reference 11,700 banks enrolled with the Housing Administration but only 3,867 making loans, a Supreme Court error in the oil code, and behind the scenes plans for a war profit scheme at Geneva, quickly suppressed by European powers.
Mrs. Brooks Peters warns parents about leaving children unattended in cars. She cites near misses like a tiny child alone in a parked vehicle and urges turning off the engine removing keys applying brakes and parking in a protected space to prevent injury or fright.
The article explores the three to five pm slump in worker productivity. It cites fatigue theories and notes alcohol briefly lifts energy while warm milk with maltose during a rest improves output and lowers fatigue in a study of envelope workers.
Dr William Henry Creek aged 88 died at his home in Bethany Coffee county after a two year illness. He was a prominent Confederate veteran and physician born August 16 1846 in Lownds county and moved to Victoria Coffee county about 188? He practiced medicine for 35 years and was a member of Ridge Methodist Church. He survived by four sons and two daughters and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren. Funeral was held at Osbeechure Be Newe with Rev B J Hughes officiating and burial at VI cemetery Lassiter BetalTM in charge.
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