The vainest man toys with idea of public office
A quip contrasts vanity with ambition as the average man contemplates earning money, while others toy with notions of public service and wealth.
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1932
Page
1
Blumberg & Co Clerks Pledge for Relief Effort
A 30 006 clerks of Blumberg & Co pledge 2 percent of their weekly salary to the Unemployment Relief Association to fund groceries for jobless workers doing temporary work at 5 cents an hour. The editorial urges all citizens with steady incomes to contribute, asserting Dothan should prevent starvation and viewing giving as both privilege and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blumberg & Co
Dothan
Why Bill Should Run
Oklahoma Governor Murray says the presidency could shorten his life but he is willing to take the risk. The Albany Herald notes he would be too revs aligned and seems to mock Alfalfa Bill. The piece urges Bill to run, predicting a nationwide belittling laugh at his expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Murray
Oklahoma
Albany Herald
Birmingham bans card playing at city centers
The Birmingham Park and Recreation Board banned card games at recreation centers after a letter from evangelist Rev Al Jen W Moore, written from Huntsville, urged not to hold Sunday school socials where cards are played. He cited a state law banning public card playing and urged keeping Avondale Park pavilion a bridge center. The dispute mirrors broader city restrictions on dining and Sunday movie attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Als
City Recreation
Park and Recreation Board
al Jen W. Moore
Avondale Park Pavilion
Huntsville
Dothan News Addenda From A 20 Year Past
20 years ago in Dothan H W Miller returned from a visit in Enterprise. The Republicans of this congressional district held their convention in Dothan. Class 38 of the Foster Street Methodist church appointed a committee to plan for a Y M C A here. Mrs Roy Hammond and daughter Imogene of Montgomery were visiting relatives. Miss Zeig Mound of Columbia was visiting her sister Miss Annie Maud in Dothan. W C McElachern of Troy was in Dothan yesterday. Andrew Colvin of Abbeville was in Dothan. A B Lambert of Mobile and formerly of Dothan was visiting here. B F Deal and Win Lee of Columbia were in Dothan. E H Hill returned from Ozark where he was attending court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Street
Methodist
Ehurch
Roy Hammond
Imogene
Montgomery
Zeig Mound of
Columbia
Annie Maud
Dothan
Woman’s second trial doubles sentence for murder in Alabama
In Birmingham on February 24, Mrs. Lile Turner was retried for the slaying of Oliver Glenn after an appeals victory. She previously faced a manslaughter conviction. At the second trial she was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 20 years. The case notes criticism of a prosecuting attorney’s remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Als
Lile Turner
Oliver Glenn
NOT OUR AFFAIR Japan begins its attack on Chinese forces at Chapel
The piece argues Japan has launched a murderous offensive against the Chinese army at Chapel and that the scale of slaughter will be known soon. It notes Japan's equipment advantage and that China can only slow the advance, while lamenting international inaction and questioning involvement. It recalls veterans of France hoping the U.S. stays out of foreign wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Chapel
Andalusia Star
Statue for Washington questioned by Dothan Eagle
The Dothan Eagle questions raising 5000 for a Washington statue at Montgomery Capitol, urging that funds aid hunger instead. It cites local unemployment, with 200 people in Dothan seeking work since January, willing to work for groceries at five cents an hour, arguing funds are better spent feeding the needy than honoring a statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
George Washington
Capitol
Montgomery Ts
America
Decatur Daily
Smoot’s Law Recalled by Baltimore Evening Sun
The Baltimore Evening Sun recalls Senator Smoot seven years after his frank remark that government costs rise each year regardless of party. The piece notes Smoot’s law held through the boom and remained influential in political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Evening Sun
Smoot
Scissored Alabama Murder Story in Magazine
Robert D. Burgess, advertising manager of The Andalusia Star, wrote the Tillman Davis murder trial story and sold it to True Detective magazine. Burgess received a check, and locals will read the piece when the magazine is out, noting it follows the trial reported in daily papers. Greenville Advocate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Robert D. Burgess
Andalusia Star
Tillman Davis
True Detective
Burgess
The
Advocate
Bob Burgess
Greenville
Economy Talk and Smoots Law Forecast in Depression Era Debate
The article notes ongoing battles in Congress over reducing government costs while praising past but uneven savings. It cites allocations to veterans farmers bankers and industrialists totaling hundreds of millions, highlights savings and the lingering large holdbacks, and predicts Smoots Law will remain operative despite current discord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Smoot
Democrats Show Ability When Given Opportunity
Democrats push an economy program to reorganize the federal government and abolish useless agencies. Speaker Garner says a businesslike job will be done and cuts to four 1933 supply bills total 36 million. Burns leads House panel pushing strict salary and vacancy controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Joint Policy Committee
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Democrats
Joseph W. Burns
Tenn
House Economy Committee
Democratic Party
John N. Garner
Garner
House of Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
State Department
Labor Department
Justice Department
Agricultural and Interior Department
Burns
Federal Department
Batchelor's Buttons Grown By W C Batchelor
A collection of satirical musings and poems by Edgar A Guest and others, referencing law, poverty, economy, matrimony, and social vices. The piece interleaves quips about habits, the law, and a Pharaoh story linking famine to plenty, with light moral commentary on modern behavior.
National aunt proposal to modernize Uncle Sam symbol
The Panama City Herald notes a proposal to name a national aunt figure such as Aunt Samantha, arguing women’s growing prominence deserves representation in the national emblem. It mentions January 78 ship traffic and seven steamers entering Port Panama City with over three tons of kraft paper, signaling Port Panama City’s rising status on Florida’s northwest coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Sam
Samantha
Panama City
Florida
Panama City Herald
Thelieve by N Freak Pridges
A satirical piece with short quips on politics, railroads, war debts, and social foibles. It weaves humor about Hoover, Congress, aging, and marriage with brisk barbs and light anecdotes, reflecting 1920s style commentary.
How's YOUR HEALTH By Dr. Lago Gol
Dr Lago Gol discusses self destruction as a diseased mind idea but notes most cases stem from life disquiets and coping failure. He warns against sensationalism and urges psychiatric-led prevention through isolation, testing, and rehabilitation, stressing conversations about suicide should avoid youth exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lago Gol
Puff and Run on Cold Hill Run
They dash across the hills of snow and down the dales if ice. They think their ears are frozen once, they think they're frozen twice. They clap their hands, puff and run to warm up and then both say when I say it is cold they slap their hands again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
United States
Europe
Egein
Hoover
Washington
Los Angeles
Congress
Quick
Jason
The
Kodak
Abbeville
Warhog profile seals wild swine lesson in SUNDOWN STORIES
In a roaming Africa travel vignette, Mary Graham Bonner’s Sundown Stories describe a warthog meeting the travelers. The proud, comic pig asserts kinship to the wild swine family, contrasting life outside a barnyard with distant deserts jungles mountains and plains. The warthog's quirky tail and tusks spark lasting admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Warthog
Talks to Parents by Alice Judson Pesle
Advice on handling thumb sucking without harsh restraints. Recommend toys and position changes to urge self control while avoiding punishment. Emphasizes parental cooperation, kinder methods, and waiting to outgrow the habit unless a physician insists on a temporary aid. Also includes a recipe section for parsnips and a vegetable salad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Judson Pesle
Unileas
Menus of the Day A February Sunday
Lunch menu items include tomato juice cocktail roast beef with browned pepper gravy, browned potatoes, bread pudding, vegetable jelly salad, graham cracker, coffee.
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