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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1932
Page
3
New York and New Orleans cotton prices including Jan May July and Dec futures with open high low and close figures. Trade shows appears to include US futures across multiple months and markets with price ranges and settlements.
Boston July 22 AP Charges were preferred today against the masters of the coastwise steamers City of Chattanooga and Grecian after a May 27 collision off Block Island that cost four lives. Capt. L. P. Borum and Capt. Edward E. Callis were notified they must answer charges of reckless navigation for driving at excessive speed in fog. No hearing date is set.
John Coolidge, son of Calvin Coolidge, and his wife arrived at the family homestead in Plymouth Vermont to find no bed to sleep on. He improvised with two saw horses, boards, a spring mattress and sheets to make a bed and rest.
The New York AP report notes Babe Ruth, age 38, showing slowed sprinting and endurance while homers remain strong. With speculation of a managerial berth next year, Ruth hints at retirement after a few more seasons, leaving a lasting mark on baseball and a record of 4387 career home runs.
Golf alibis suggest most kinks in back neck or shoulders come from damp clothing after a round. Swayed by perspiration, moist fabric against warm skin inflames muscles. Shower immediately after play, finish with cold water, then change into fresh dry clothing to avoid trouble.
In Biarritz France members of the Biarritz Golf club say the course is too easy and plan to add several bunkers to increase difficulty. The move reflects a desire to restore challenge and maintain competitive balance for players at the seaside club.
The Saturday Senate session on repealing the eighteenth amendment showed lawmakers at odds over the exact wording. The chance of a quick or easy repeal is doubtful as two thirds of both chambers must agree on both change and form, highlighting constitutional hurdles.
The piece discusses the clash of proposals in campaigns, from party planks to liquor questions and amendments. It notes 435 House and 30 Senate seats will vote, each candidate claiming a mandate, and questions how diverse pledges translate into a single federal policy.
A fragment notes that the fate of the eighteenth amendment hinges on state action. It mentions required majorities and conventions, suggesting the drive to remove prohibition from the constitution is in its infancy and awaiting broader approval before any change can occur.
Baltimore report states Bateman plans retirement within days as the last lamp lights mark the end of an era. His dog accompanies him during the ceremonial countdown before clocks signal the remaining Sas lamps lit.
A 60-year-old Washington police veteran singlehandedly halted an attempted march on the White House by radical Bonus Army members encamped in the capital. Inspector Albert Hadley blocked John Pace, turning him back as Walter Waters led the marchers elsewhere for food while Waters was in New York.
Women from the Ladies Auxiliary will share the spotlight at the American Legion convention in Gadsden Alabama next week. The tenth auxiliary convention will be led by Mrs James T Rowell and feature speeches by Senator Hugo L Black Congressman Lister Hill and Lamar Jeffers. 21 standing committees report on rehabilitation community service Americanism Fidac and other activities while a busy schedule of teas dances dinners and receptions keeps visitors busy. Mrs W R Waldrop will be guest of honor at the Tuesday dinner.
At the University of Minnesota farm school baby chicks aid science by testing cod liver oil potency. Chemists Halvorsen and Lachat measure vitamin D by analyzing the ash content of crushed tibiae after feeding diets with cod liver oil. Higher ash indicates more calcium and stronger vitamin D.
HUNTSVILLE AL July 22 AP Towering Monte Sano a beauty spot in the Tennessee Valley has become the happy hunting ground for snail collecting W J Clench lecturer on zoology at Harvard declared the ledges of the mountain offered the finest specimens in the world for snail collectors Clench is making a detailed study of the life habits and customs of snails and has collected his nineteenth specimen from the slopes of Monte Sano
Citizens laughed as a collegiate car rolled through downtown with a tire cover inscription reading Come back prosperity all is for Biven. The odd message drew curious onlookers while police assisted with traffic and cleared the scene.
Dr T V Neal new president of Howard College will speak at First Baptist church Sunday night at 8 oclock. Native of Georgia he studied at Howard College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Ky. He holds honorary degrees from Baylor University and Howard Payne College. Neal spent 25 years in the pastorate in San Antonio San Marcos and El Paso where 2400 members joined El Paso church and a $250000 building was erected. He has served on denominational and educational commissions shaping higher education.
Einar Storm Trosdal, internationally known shipping magnate linked with South Atlantic and Gulf port to Europe routes, died from carbon monoxide poisoning. He was found in his Savannah home garage seated in a sedan with a hose from the exhaust.
In Kansas City H L McJunkin a Republican owner of a drug store was punched after a customer warned of a Democratic landslide. The blow fractured his jaw and he was rushed to a hospital.
In Peoria, Kansas, Dr. J.A. Steinmeyer, a dentist, attempted to use a new painless device on a patient. The machine misbehaved and grabbed the dentist by the necktie, tightening the fabric to the point of near strangulation before he could shut it off.
My beauty hint is a little honey lemon drink and a tab of honey to aid in reducing the and assist one in keeping to ure. Every woman wants to hair fluffy and beautiful. My hairdresser said not to wash too often. I dip my hair in cleaning every other day. It works fine and dries quickly.
Birmingham July 21 Jefferson county board viewed school text books as part of a ruling affecting a $240,000 increased assessment. Tax Assessor L A Loveman Loeb and associates, school book distributors, were involved in the case regarding books sold in Jefferson.
Four men robbed the local bank in Pickens South Carolina afternoon and escaped with about $20000 in currency. Police pursue suspects as details remain unclear. The heist rattled residents and disrupted business hours while authorities investigate the bold crime.
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