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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
4
A fragmented report notes Illinois dental offices face expenses exceeding seven thousand dollars for new equipment. The piece references Chicago area suppliers and clinicians adapting to upgraded tech amid rising costs.
Headland Woman's Missionary Union met at the Baptist Church with Mrs. Leon Gamble hosting a devotional and study of The Jew and the Gentile. Circle two gathered with Mrs. Jos Knowles and continued the mission study of The Straight Road to Tomorrow. Circle three met with Mrs. Isaiah Nowell for committee reports and W M A Manual study. A large afternoon attendance and refreshments followed. A bridge party hosted by Mrs. T B Camp featured three tables and a salad course. Teachers from Henry County High and Grammar Schools planning holiday travel were listed with destinations and names. Numerous local residents were noted as visiting or returning home for holidays with several upcoming guests and host interactions.
Despite bitter weather a large audience gathered for a multi night revival at the Big Tent. Evangelist Dailey and Charlotte’s Willi Laurel Olive headlined services with living characters and an illuminated cross likely to appear tonight. Georgia and Evelyn Stevens performed “The Rose of Sharon” as five youths were to be installed and offerings recorded a notable sum.
A fragmented report notes rising violent crime in England, with heavy emphasis on flogging as a method of punishment and public fascination with sensationalized crime stories from America. The passage critiques sensationalism and public appetite for violent narratives amid domestic crime concerns.
London judges at the Old Bailey revived corporal punishment with the cat o nine tails in recent cases. Magistrates in Leeds, Liverpool and Maidstone also used whips, sentencing a man to 18 months and fifteen strokes, and another painter to hard labor with 18 lashes for assault and robbery. Flogging has not been legal for offenses since 1791.
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