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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1932
Page
1
National wealth and income decline in 1930 report
A historical record from the National Industrial Conference Board estimates 1930 US national wealth at 329.7 billions and income at 71 billions, with per capita wealth about 2,677 and income 578. It notes large declines since 1929, a drop in wealth of 32.1 billions and income of 14 billions, and cites census and 1922 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Sailor’s joke prompts laughter over two wives claim
In Colorado Lookout humor column a sailor’s quip about having two wives in every port is treated as a playful notion. Readers are invited to consider the joke’s logic and travel savings in a lighthearted way.
Dothan Daily Roundup of 20 Years Ago
The As-You-Like-It club planned a meeting at Mrs. Jim Grant's home. Fireman John Harold on the Bay Line lost an arm after a train incident near Compass Lake. Federal court adjourned to spring term. Funeral held for Miss Nepplc Lennan. W. Poyner Jr. of Kenton and W. L. Lee of Columbia visited Dothan. Captain M. W. White returned from Clark County. Walter Welch of Atlanta named agent for American Railway Express in Dothan. J. G. Hinney of Midland City Enterprise was in town. Maggie Nantz of Hartford visited. Out-of-town visitors listed. Mrs. C. T. Talley left for Ft. Gaines, Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Federal Treasury
van Winkle
France
Lee
Jackson
Alamo
Bparians
Catacombs
St. Peter
St. Paul
Denmark
al Capone
Tax-Spenders League
Charles
Charles G. Dawes
W. E. Glover
Jim Grant
John Harold
Bay Line
Compass Lake
Planned Agriculture Necessary for Modern Farming
The Florida Times-Union argues for urgent careful planning across all farm sectors from seed to market. It cites Secretary Hyde urging national and cooperative strategies, urges individual study and practical, intelligent farming as essential to prevent overproduction and revive agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Times-Union
New York State Agricultural Society
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Reconstruction Finance Corporation viewed as key to policy
The article reviews Congress action on the Administration's Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill, its structure with government and private appointees, and risky features like unguaranteed markets. It traces historical context from the 1918 War Finance Corporation and cites past effects on banks and borrowers during postwar period. It also notes incidental local items about fisheries and mullet seasons in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New You Times
Congress
Reconstruction ‘Finance Corporation
House
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Fara
Dawes
Secretary of Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wer Finance Corporation
War Finance Corporation
How's Your Health by Dr Lago Goldston
Dr Lago Goldston argues mental hygiene and education extend life while medicine slows civilization’s bodily drive. He explains brain control over the body via nerves and glands, endorsing radical surgery to cut communication when needed, paralleling Greek wisdom that physicians must also be philosophers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lago Goldston
Tilney
Peggy and John Try Reciting Poems Backwards
Peggy chooses Humpty Dumpty and attempts to recite it backwards while awake, pausing to correct and reassemble lines. John joins, noting they both feel capable of reversing verses, then they proceed to test their backward renditions with focus and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
John
Talks to Parents by Alice Judson Peale
A street scene shows a big boy fighting a smaller one and a woman intervening. The tale cautions adults not to interfere in children's quarrels without knowing full circumstances and warns that rough handling can teach harsh lessons. The piece ends noting Jamaican tooth cleaning with salt and chew sticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Judson Peale
Humpty Dumpty Tangled in Odd Conversation
In a puzzled moment Peggy explains she can only speak backwards while awake as John’s torn tale unfolds. The strange exchange centers on a fractured emulation of Humpty Dumpty and a waking confusion that unsettles the scene.
Menus of the Day A January Sunday
Breakfast items include sliced oranges ham omelet waffles with maple coffee. Dinner features roast beef browned bread currant tomato jelly salad cranberry pie. Supper offers popcorn bread cracked nuts apples as snacks.
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M. W. White
Clark County
Walter Welch
The
American Railway Express Co
J. G. Hinney
Midland City iEnterprise
Maggie Nantz
Hartford
Out of Town
J. C. Youngblood
J. W. Roberts
Headsland
H. T. Holman
J. W. Willoughby
Malone
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Marvin Lysle
Montgomery
Mary Bradiev
Abbeville
Frank Hutchison
Will Pettus
Enterprise
George L. Campbell
C. T. Talley
Ft. Gaines, Ga
Houston County
First National Bank OF Dothan
Dothan Bank & Trust CO
First National Bank OF Ashford
Farmers & Merchants Bank OF Ashford
Bank OF Columbia
Bank OF Cottonwood
the Reconstruction Corporation
H. L. Leyland
Cecil Lamb
New Pass
Caloosahatchee River
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Fort Myers News
State Fish Commission
Mabie
Apalachicola
Mary Graham Bonner
Onete Mac Reanvensp
Bun
Children's Fights
Jamaica
Mic Abe
Hambone
P. Alley
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