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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1935
Page
2
A long underground style monologue urges tighter rules for pilots with mandatory medicals and examinations, strict flight tests, and penalties for violations. It argues autos lack such oversight, claiming higher safety gains from aviation regulations and calling for similar highway controls.
Harry Evans of New York rails against Christmas cards and nationalists in a fiery, provocative broadside about greetings, xenophobia, and the politics of the New Year. He denounces opponents and stirs a charged public mood with sweeping language and calls for drastic action.
W Mudd of Old Boat Rocker fame writes that the 1835 crop total in Alabama equals the total taxes to support government. He asks what to do and replies plans to collect more taxes, noted in the Selma Times Journal.
The reassembled Congress shows a new mood with Roosevelt leading in public and private support. Democrats drift from Old Deal zeal as election proximity grows, while conservative leaders push budget cuts and relief limits. Washington insiders note plans to push New Deal measures with pro Roosevelt backing, despite opposition.
A Birmingham letter argues Alabama lawmakers’ daily pay shifted with governors from $4 to $8 and back, citing 19th century court rulings. The writer, Horace Wickerson, asserts the state constitution’s meaning has changed with each governor’s era and predicts future shifts if Miller is elected again.
New York correspondent James Thurber emerges as a literary surprise with two best selling slim sketches, drawing sharp critical wit. The piece recalls Breckenridge Ellis and Robart Louis Stevenson, reviews, and Thurber’s knack for boyhood recollections, plus scenes from a bustling New York literary scene and a memory of Gene Buck’s influence on Broadway era entertainment.
A Globe report quotes Howarth arguing regular cinema attendance aids understanding his children. He counters that the habit is not about frequency but effective listening.
The judge and a tailor spar over unpaid debts in a case where the tailor admits many debtors blur faces. The exchange includes a quip about recognition and memory, reflecting tensions in a financial dispute.
As you approach Pendiston Oregon from the air you see glossy flooring like yellow beige patches against brownish black soil. The yellow stubble is harvested wheat fields this year and the brown loam is prepared for next year. The brown red black fabric resembles pin striped rows made by sowers always planting and looking ahead to another year.
A comic scene features Willy Noly and animal friends awaiting supper as Mrs Quacko returns home. Mrs Quack, proud of her duck disposition, chats with characters including Christopher Columbus Craw and Rip the dog while discussing supper, weather, and plans.
A discussion by Byra, Brooks Peters Church argues children learn to talk through incentive and independence. Overprotective care delays development, while withholding attention prompts self-expression and word use. The piece cites examples from film and a UC letter praising early roles to illustrate timely motivation and growth.
A report from the Fourth conference on rheumatic diseases in Atlantic City notes chronic arthritis is a body wide disease, not just joints. It rejects old age arthritis as a separate type, urges removing infection foci, suggests protein rich diets may help, and finds vitamin deficiency not a major factor. Physical therapy and cautious exercise help, but patients stray toward unproven fad treatments.
In Hollywood December 30 Eric Linden a former New York stage star turned film actor explains his disappearance from Hollywood at 18 to Europe. Now 24 he says he left to escape how Hollywood treated him and to write his first book though the 24 chapters were later abandoned amid unsafe expensive physical therapy devices.
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