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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1935
Page
1
A damaged OCR page from The Dothan Eagle lists notices of obituary credits and publishing department details. It references Lord Hemhen Association Press and official publication rights, with scattered names and phrases indicating legal and editorial notes.
The February 26 referendum in Alabama produced a razor thin result with prohibition still in doubt. Voters previously supported regulatory control of liquor, while the 1914 legislature raised strict prohibitions. Repeal support appears light, indicating many citizens feel unsettled by prohibition policy.
The nation bristles at a federal child labor proposal as three-fourths of states would be needed for ratification yet many legislatures reject it this year. Alabama Wyoming and Massachusetts show hesitancy while Texas and New York push back. The piece notes broad public sentiment against expanding federal control and recalls NRA provisions amid ongoing debates in Birmingham News.
A fond father asks the college principal about his son’s progress. The principal remarks the son may fail in history but might excel in geography and other subjects, prompting the father to wonder about the mood of the hour.
Louis Broméleid arrives from France as three of his plays go into production. He revises a finished novel and completes a travel book of India while mingling with editors at the Algonquin and Paris writers. He sits among Lindy’s regulars and Broadway columnists, observing the city’s literary and cafe culture.
Washington dispatch analyzes Roosevelt relief bill politics and Senate tactics. It notes bluffing, party splits, and the gamble of returning the bill to committee. It discusses labor relations, wage debates, and concerns over inflation and public costs. It highlights figures Huey Long and HOLC policy pressures.
Officials planned a big 4th of July stay in Dotham with an aeroplane Night and entertainment. Visitors included Starling of Brown's Crocx Roade and J T Jackson of Halaburg. Mrs Spann hosted the Inter Club with numerous guests noted. Women wore ankle-length dresses and high-topped shoes.
The piece argues Benjamin Franklin doubted that civilization ensures happiness. It cites marginal notes from a 1770 book showing he preferred a simpler, pastoral life and warned about artificial wants, luxury, and law’s restraints. It contrasts savage life’s purported ease with modern excess and suggests civilization is a beginning, not an end.
A Rocky Mountain state school superintendent urges Townsend old age pension legislation during a town visit. He claims support from his mobdom board and cites the plan’s viability despite the senator’s warning that it may be unworkable.
A short comic exchange contrasts old fashioned courtship with modern dating. Grandpa asks what younger women are taught about romance, and Modern Miss playfully explains the new norms with a wink.
Hollywood reports on the Richelieu mansion location for a George Ariss vehicle. The cast and crew staged the courtyard draped with plumed courtiers while wind and fans simulated a royal breeze on set. Mickey Rooney and gang provided improvised locomotive action, as Clark Gable and Oscar Oakle ski on location. Frank Morgan shifts from sea craft to home ownership amid Hollywood’s bustle.
Senate recess continues as appropriations panels debate war department funding and munitions policy. Interstate commerce subcommittee probes Bethlehem Shipbuilding and federal road traffic rules. House interior department, agriculture and labor panels weigh funding and code authority issues. Ways and Means studies economic security bill.
The piece argues that children vary in reading tastes and that parents and teachers should select books suited to each child. It compares reading to nutrition, noting Susy, Tommy, and John prefer different genres, from horror to Dickens to poetry, and stresses balanced, nourishing literary diets over uniform choices.
A historical column outlines heart function and disease progress in cardiology. It covers physiology origins, defines angina pectoris and myocardial infarction, and notes causes such as narrowed coronary arteries and oxygen deficiency. The piece cites Harvey as early physiologist and discusses diagnosis and treatment evolution.
Two Plymouth Rock chicks hatched in Siamese twin fashion at Walt poultry farm Oshkosh Wisconsin February. Both chicks are small and healthy otherwise.
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