15 Feb 1933
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1933
Page
1
Washington February 15 The senate voted 58 to 23 to take up consideration of the Blaine resolution to repeal the eighteenth amendment a bid that signals wet and dry strength in the chamber though not a pledged move toward submitting the measure itself.
Astronomers at Harvard Observatory monitor the Schwassmann Wachmann comet with telescope photo telescope and naked eye to explain a sudden 100 percent flare in brightness before returning to normal. Dr. F Z Whipple suggests a passing meteoroid dust cloud around Saturn like gas emissions may interact with the comet to cause the brief increase.
An unusual bright phenomenon in Detroit is described as a light made brighter by reflected sunlight. A Western observatory offers another theory that ultraviolet light surrounds the comet, suggesting differing explanations for the observed display.
The page shows open, high, low, and close cotton prices across futures months and New Can cans, with figures for Jan through Dec. including Meh Meh and Mech. values. Notable highs include Jan at 654 and Oct at 635, with May and July around mid 600s and several sections listing unit prices and basis points.
Daily list shows Bendix A C L Rey Anaconda Copper AT T American Can Auburn Motors Bethlehem Steel C&O Coty Commonwealth Southern Coca Cola Chrysler Curtis Wright DuPont Electric L P General Motors General Foods General Electric Goodyear Hudson Motors Internat Harvester I T T Industrial Rayon Johns Manville Kennecott Corp Lang 2344 6% 40 10% 1345 8% 27% 4h 401 84% 11%
In Auburn February 14 Special report notes mosaic disease crippling home sugarcane production in southern Alabama counties. Two cane varieties P O J and Cayanna show strong disease resistance aiding widespread seed distribution by county agents and farmers. Efforts expand in Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Choctaw, Butler, Barbour, Sumter and other counties with thousands of canes planted for home syrup. The Auburn Experiment Station continues testing mosaic resistant varieties including P O J and Cayanna as viable options alongside public outreach and 4H involvement. Farmers are urged to consult local agents to start small cane plantings and reduce costs while sustaining syrup yields.
Weekly lineup includes Lupe Velez and Spencer Tracy romances plus Ramon Navarro and Helen Hayes in Son Daughter. Irene Dunn and Charles Bickford star No Other Woman. Buck Jones stars Treason with Shirley Grey and The Lost Special serial. Next week Jack Oakie Up Town New York and The Thirteenth Guest with Ginger Rogers.
The Methodist W. M. S. Circle No. 1 held a benefit domino party Friday at Mrs. R. Bess home to raise funds for parsonage upkeep. After games, coffee and sandwiches were served. Several local families attended healings and visits noted in related community events.
The Dothan air show features a parachute jump event with local instructors John P. Chalker and Eugene Schwab and pilots from outside the city planning participation. The Women's Auxiliary of the Legion hosts an aviation dance Saturday night at the American Legion clubhouse from 8:30 to 12. Music will be provided by a Western Air Shows soundtrack. A $1 admission ride-ticket option is on sale at Cash Drug Store, Dothan Drug and Seed Co., Hilden Pharmacy, Houston Sweet Shop, and Harrison & Lisenby Drug Store.
Alabama high schools and colleges field a broad roster of spring sports led by the University of Alabama and Auburn. Basketball, spring football, track, boxing, fencing, and polo headline the lineup as golfers prepare for the Tri States Championship in Quincy Florida with defending champ Dennis B Scott. Auburn and Georgia Tech begin a week of games while fans worry over freshmen prospects and Chet Wynne’s varsity odds amid a 37 team district tournament setup at Auburn.
The Senate voted 22 million dollars to open citizens military training camps for unemployed youths 18 to 30. The plan, backed by Reed and Couzens, would allocate 5 million now with the rest next year. eligibility requires U.S. citizenship sound mind and body and six months of joblessness. The measure aims to train about 83,000 youths at 250 dollars per year per person, seeking House and presidential approval to become law.
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Pat Righter, weighing 165 pounds, is Iowa’s designated heavyweight representative for the Hawkeyes. In 1931 he earned a watch and clinched the team title against a Nebraskan much heavier, returning from two-year ineligibility. This season he steps into the heavyweight role after Wilmon Hasa did not return for the second semester. Two daughters of the ex King of Spain judged a fete at Mount Stewart, Ireland.
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