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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1932
Page
3
New York July 16. Strength in the cotton market today came from scattered short covering in a thin market with few contracts trading. Forecasts showery weather is unfavorable, and there is no cotton news of significance. The trade awaits further weather developments.
A comic vignette notes money lasts longer amid a low mood and a humorous jab at beach fashion. An ei-style expert remarks nothing attractive in the back less bathing suits, suggesting perhaps he visits the wrong beaches.
In 1910 Democrats in Dutchess County New York nominated Franklin D Roosevelt for state senate. John E Mack, former justice, mentored him and later placed Roosevelt in nomination before the Democratic National Convention. Roosevelt thanked Mack saying they would continue together regardless of today’s result.
Alan Sould surveys the post fight landscape at Madison Square Garden where Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling's heavyweight title bout ignited debate. Promoter Jimmy Johnston shifts plans to Brooklyn as Sharkey’s future and Schmeling’s career arc loom as boxing’s pivotal questions for 1932. The Garden’s battles extend beyond the ring to power, contracts, and the sport’s next champions.
Jimmy Counts loses backers as Johnston, seeking a berth, leaves active Garden promotion duties after forming a union with the Garden. Johnston, who holds Sharkey, the champion, fears losing influence as his three year, 45000 dollar contract ends. The Garden allegedly bought off its strongest rival cheaply.
Miss Jessie Watson hosted her card club Tuesday afternoon with a few extra friends. High score prizes went to Mrs. Gus Poblett and Mrs. Gene Stutts. A salad plate and iced tea were served. Several locals and visitors were noted, including Clyde Watson of Jacksonville, Florida, and Mrs. Mon Arthur who plans a trip to Florida. Other names appear among a lengthy social roundup with visits and departures listed.
Johnny Farrell cautions golfers to avoid overdoing golf by limiting long sessions to weekend play. He notes many play 36 holes in a day and that continuous holidays encourage excessive weekend exertion, urging lighter midweek activity and brief monthly workouts for better health.
In Jefferson County Alabama the Bosworth Smith Hanna Power Co faces a long court fight over damages after a flood gate at Lock 18 failed during dam construction at Wetumpka. The case seeks up to 250000 dollars as the company claims losses from the wall breach and related destruction.
Maude Adams, famed actress in New York, is named as defendant in a suit filed by John Dawins, state director, seeking $254 009. The article notes the suit’s origin in her stage retirement last fall and mentions widespread crop movements with stock feed and seed grain shipments across 17 Montana counties amid 1931 crop shortages.
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