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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1934
Page
2
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funds a DC self-help jobless program, echoing 1932 wave of barter exchanges and self-help leagues. Many schemes failed due to inept organizers or opposition, with only a few succeeding. critics say the New Deal’s recovery renders such ventures unnecessary, yet relief funds revive interest in barter as a partial fix.
A Detroit address urged teaching the horrors of war to curb the war spirit. Harry F. Mead argued glorifying war fuels youth enlistment and armaments. He called for revising school curricula to emphasize the grim outcomes of conflict and end the celebration of combat.
Alabama receives 3.10809 percent of a $39.3 million first installment from federal cotton aid under acreage reduction. Total allocations exceed $106 million. second installment to be paid after acreage checks in December. Funds aim to stabilize prices, boost southern business, and support cotton growers amid a dull season. Mobile Register.
Fragmented OCR from the Tuscarora News notes Ratchelor's Buttons grown by WC Batchelog. The text contains garbled phrases about war, fortune, and color imagery, with scattered names and incomplete sentences, yielding no clear event or outcome.
The Seattle general strike of 1919 lasted officially six days, but its force faded by day three when Mayor Ole Hanson warned that attempts to take over municipal functions would be shot on sight. He mobilized police and federal troops while maintaining that the seat of government was City Hall, leading to orderly but fragile conditions. The San Francisco unions face a similar dilemma: unless they ration the city and maintain services, the strike will collapse while risking bloodshed or upheaval. The only viable exit is a return to order with limited exemptions.
A garbled OCR passage references a recent convention and changes in New York law. It mentions professors and committees debating reform, system overhauls, and potential savings. Specific names and places are fragmented, with no clear event dates or outcomes readable.
After 1928 budget cuts Alabama counties reduced health services including health officers and visiting nurses. Some counties later restore county health service and appoint a health officer and resume visiting nurse work. Alabama Journal reports Coffee County plans to reinstate these essential services to protect public health.
An old Washington gossip voice recounts Samuel Pepys and a family finances tale. Pepys hides money after a scare, his wife travels to the country, neighbors whisper, and he later recovers twenty coins from a lantern light search. The piece notes thrift over lavish spending and quotes a Cleveland Trust margin note about money management.
A drift of observations from New York July 20 chronicles social scenes in theatre, journalism, and street life. Mentions La Guardia, Carroll, Frank Case, Blanche Ring, George Lorimer, and Moe on a Forest Hills curb, plus Carnera Baer fight notes and Huston’s box office wobble. end with seismic street joke about trap doors and Los Angeles.
The American Bar Association calls for reform in judicial selections, advocating a qualified list approved by the bar and elimination of criminals from legal ranks. The piece argues court delays harm convictions but stresses integrity of lawyers and judges as foundational to justice, urging bars nationwide to act.
The article discusses common fears of surgery rooted in fear of anesthesia and awareness during operations. Modern anesthesia options have reduced distress, with preoperative sedation and diverse drugs, plus spinal and inhalation methods expanding safety and comfort for patients.
Lupe Velez withdraws her divorce filing and resumes marriage to Johnny Weissmuller after a series of reconciliations. Attorney Neil S. McCarty said he would seek to have the complaint stricken from the calendar in Superior Court.
Funeral for Goldie Chambers, 46, of Edwards Street Enterprise Ala, was held from the First Methodist church. The Rev Bickerstaff, pastor, officiated. Chambers was born in Barbour County, moved to Enterprise in childhood, and spent much of his life in Enterprise and Columbus Georgia.
Mrs Margaret Jirato testified that her husband John struck her every night for two years. The court heard her claim with the judge pressing for details and she secured a divorce based on the evidence presented.
A child’s constant chatter signals insecurity and need for attention. The article notes Susan’s excessive self-focused talk began after social shifts at school and family dynamics. It suggests uncovering root causes, giving her responsibilities, and guiding her toward broader topics to build confidence.
In Arizona Jim Farley faces hat refusals and headaches as a motherly passerby pleads for headwear. In Chicago a crackdown on hobos sees fifty thousand old freight cars sold and new cars built for rail travel. In Roanoke Island a family rescues a channel bass caught by a surf, with clean nets and hands. Classified ads note results from helping pursuits.
A fragment from Will this Curious World notes a man with a long horse association calling an animal ordinary. It contrasts a creature of unusual construction and mentions no four vertebrate animal on a single toe. Next asks which fish is known as the royal fish.
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