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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1932
Page
2
An OCR fragment blends a Florence E. Shearer style poem and a dense society page of holiday travel and family updates. The item lists numerous names and places including Florala Ponce De Leon Dothan Tulsa and Cadiz with relatives visiting, returning home after Christmas celebrations.
The Dothan Study club meeting postponed until next Friday. Guests include Dr. and Mrs. S. B. Hopkins and the Deron couple. Joe Sweat and Sam Howard of Weycross, Ga., visit Miss Elma Louise Seaborn. Returns noted: Gus Williams from Eufaula, Will Crawford from Montgomery, Miss Flora Hatcher from Avante Ga. Mr and Mrs Myer Blumberg plan extended Miami visit. Mr Blumberg to return Sunday. Mayor and Mrs I C Ezell spent time in Ozark. Fox Jordan and Tom Garner of Midland City visited Montgomery. Mrs D F Blackmon and daughter Marjorie of Nashville stay with sister Mrs Fox Jordan and relatives in the city. Pauline Stephenson visiting sister Mrs Lerold Whitley and Mr Waitley in Fayette.
A Montgomery AP report portrays Thomas E. Knight Jr., Alabama’s youthful attorney general, as a diligent golfer who applies engineering precision to his putts. He enjoys hunting and fishing but ranks golf highest, often studying greens from hands and knees and even chasing a butterfly that disrupted a putt before snatching a birdie.
The report lists various social happenings from Troy and Dothan including marriages, visits, and parties. It mentions Miss Annie Frazer and Mrs A F McArthur returning from Palatha Florida, Nell Flowers visiting Montgomery, and family ties with the Lisenby and Stough families.
An excited caller urged Portland police to hurry to a distant drugstore, claiming burglars were at work with a tapping sound like a cold chisel. Police rushed to the scene and found Dr. Robert Greene pounding at the door.
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