Dothan News Notes Local Talk on Economics and Football Plans
The piece comments on Dothan area sports, noting plans for Howard College and Miami University to play at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium with 7,500 seats. It also cites Covington County’s solid finances, conservative banking, and a positive 1930 outlook from State Superintendent D. F. Green, emphasizing thrift and industry as cures for financial worries.
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Dothan
Howard College
Miami University
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Covington County
D. F. Green
Editorial on the Tenth Birthday of Prohibition
The piece notes intensified controversy as Prohibition marks its tenth year with the debate boiling over liquor control. It contrasts the public glare on temperance with economic shifts, citing ginger ale makers earning higher returns than Ford and General Motors combined.
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Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
America
Dr. Mayo
W. C. T. U. Viragos
H. I. Mencken
Herbert Hoover
Irving Fisher
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Thomas N. Carver
W. C. Durant
Charles G. Dawes
Calvin Coolidge
Charles Curtis
United States
Eslitor
Prohibition Debate Over Poisoned Bootleg Liquor
Andalusia Star condemns forcing four gallons of wood alcohol per hundred gallons of ethyl alcohol to deter bootleggers. The New York World calls it inhumane, warning it blinds drinkers who buy poisoned liquor. Prohibition zealots are faulted for turning the movement into a religious cause.
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New York
Andalusia
Dothan Banks Report Solid End Year Position
Wiregrass area banks close December 31 show resources near 6.5 million dollars with capital 910 thousand and profits totaling 401 thousand 300. City of Dothan has grown to 16 000 residents and never suffered a bank failure despite past panics and postwar shocks.
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Dothan
Prohibition Birthday Letter Prompts Debate In The Eagle
Mrs. Oscar N Bird writes a letter on the tenth birthday of the national Prohibition Amendment. She cites Canada’s control effects and urges readers to support ongoing prohibition while praising W C T U figures and notable backers. The piece weaves personal anecdotes, quotes from scientists, and calls to maintain sobriety for national progress.
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O. N.bird
the Eagle
Gibralter
Alabama
United States
Canada
Keely Institutes
Christian Science Monitor
Indiana
The Snow Man
The Little Black Clock on a snowy plain watches Winter teach Joh and Peggy to craft a fine Snow Man. Winter aims for a happy face, and the Snow Man is both well made and merry despite the cold setting.
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Winter
John
Peggy
Joh
New York Aquarium Show Draws Millions and Oddities
In New York the Aquarium hosts a two and a half million annual visitors drawn by Tommy the weight‑checking penguin and a thriving fish health program led by C M Breder Jr. After Ida Mellon’s resignation, Breder focuses on water analysis and antiseptic care as fish injuries rise. The exhibit may advance to films, while gifts include mud turtles and alligators.
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New York
Aquarium
Tommy
W. K. Vanderbilt
Ida Mellon
C. M. Breder, Jr
Charles H. Townsend
Breder
Townsend
Florida
A Washington Bystander By BERBERT PLUMMER
President Hoover nominates Fred Sackett as ambassador to Germany prompting U S Senate to gain a man bearing a striking resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. On announcement the name John Marshall Robsion of Kentucky's eleventh district surfaced in Congress.
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Sampson
Robsson
Kentucky
Will Taylor
Tennessee
Robsion
Lincoln
Rolsion
Congress
Washington
Department of Education
House Committee On Education
Pension Bureau
Hoover
Fred Sackett
Germany
Retesults
United Stats
Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Senator Sackett
John Marshall Robsion
Beatrice Returns After Late Night Out With Mother’s Grievance
In the small hours Beatrice slips in as her mother confronts her about staying out past midnight. The mother accuses loosening trust and questions who accompanied Beatrice after a night at a dance hall. Beatrice defends the evening as lasting all night.
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Beatrice
Edna
Harsh parenting overroad by roadhouse outing
A 15 year old’s late night dancing at a roadhouse spurs a tense exchange with her mother. The mother’s approach lacks a rational, humane explanation for why 16 year olds should be home by midnight, highlighting tension between propriety and detachment.
The Value of Sleep in Modern Life and Children’s Rest
Dr. Jagé Galdston asserts sleep as vital across history and species, arguing modern life lengthens days with gas lighting and machines. He prescribes eight hours per adult night, dark quiet bedrooms, airy spaces, firm mattresses, and open windows, with children needing 12 to 15 hours early, then 10 hours plus a nap, ages 1 to 12 reaching 14 years.
Sigais and ego somite in Hollywood acting
In Hollywood many actors treat screen acting as a livelihood while others pursue it as passion. The piece notes some gain fame through frequent appearances, with acting skills and image shaping their careers, and acknowledges the lure of wealth for those who succeed.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Lowe Carewell
LaRocque Embraces Talkies and Lively Set Bursts
Rod LaRocque charms on set between takes delivering lusty stories and guffaws as talkies boost his career. He once nearly quit pictures but stayed for dialogue roles under DeMille and others. He and wife Wilma Banky plan a ranch while Vilma refines English for mikes and German for Sun-Kissed. Red practices broken English for his Mexican part.
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Rod LaRocque
LaRocque
DeMille
Wilma Banky
Vilma
Hungary
Red
Miners Die After Fire Hits Carl Melton Coal Mine
Two miners Aaron Bridwell and Derris Woods died from lack of air after a fire trapped them in the Carl Melton Coal mine near Dixon Kentucky. Rescue efforts found the men in a small chamber, their bodies brought to the surface after five men with gas masks braved fumes.
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Dixon
Carl Melton
Aaron Bridwell
Derris Woods
Ote
Chik
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