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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1934
Page
2
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The piece argues Hitler seeks to placate Europe by naming Von Papen Austrian ambassador, moving him from Berlin to pave Goering’s path to vice chancellor, while denying direct involvement in Austria's revolt. It notes Italy and Britain’s tentative stance and cites Johannes Steel predicting Hitler’s hold on power despite disavowals.
A commentary from the Birmingham Ace Herald reflects on wartime mood and diplomacy. It critiques Nazi leadership, the Austrian crisis with Starhemberg and Dollfuss, and Hitler’s attempts to normalize relations while hinting at broader German domination risks.
Twenty years ago in Dothan the Bagie front page warned of warlike mood across Europe with notes on the Atlantic Coast plan. Social items include visits, weddings in Tuscaloosa, hosting dinner parties in Newton Springs, and a note about boll weevil cotton. Local figures attend events and a new hay pony was born to the Fire Chief’s family amid celebrations from friends.
The Baltimore Evening Sun reflects on Dillinger’s crimes and death. It argues society errs toward punishment for the insane or violent criminals, while admiring durable deterrence, noting the cost of the manhunt and the open street execution as a flawed, historic practice.
A brief piece from Opelika News cites Katherine Reeves of Cornell urging ignoring childish bad words to reduce their appeal. She favors replacing harsh terms with clear, concrete language and introducing new words to describe desired actions, promoting better vocabulary and behavior.
City hospitals face record emptiness with possible closures amid high costs and a slump in demand. The piece critiques the Medical Center's impact, cites scarce internships for graduates, and includes anecdotes on Dorothy Parker and Gene Fowler. It flavors New York life with poetry, theater, and Harlem notes, ending with Dunbar memories.
A man, identified as Jimmy Walker, stands at Southampton dock as an American liner slips into mist off the coast of England. He sighs, covers his eyes with a kerchief, and pockets his hands, then slumps away in disappointment.
A fragment from a newspaper journal quotes Dant the ridie discussing uncertainty around columnists. The lines hint at pressure mounting for front-page placement and editorial concerns about public attention.
Albany Knickerbocker Press comments on professors seeking jobs with the Roosevelt administration. The writer jokes it is easier to pursue government work than explain current events to students.
The author argues that police killings of criminals and bystanders occur when courts fail. They claim fourteen deaths justify such actions, criticize legal hurdles and jury sentiment, and describe governmental pardons as limiting justice. Dillinger is labeled a dull criminal whose longevity reveals a flawed system.
Washington reports detail Senate tariff hearings on proposed presidential power to alter tariff rates and the administration of the new trade agreement act. Witnesses discuss preparation gaps and the public nature of sessions while investigators compile material for openings early next year.
Despite adjournment a sizable number of investigations remain active. Twelve Senate investigations authorized by the 73rd Congress continue into the 74th, and eleven House investigations are still alive. With five members per committee, twenty three active inquiries would need 11 legislators, though most have paused for summer. Some, like the special committee, prepare to resume in fall.
garbled OCR fragment reports a golf tee shot and a court scene. It mentions a player at Lincoln Nebraska, a claim about a ball in the cup, and a judge sentencing Walter Kelley, a Black man, to Bridewell prison for theft of a violin. The text is inconsistent and contains misspellings and obscurities.
Billy Diabo survived a fall described as three stories high with only bruises, prompting his riveter father John Diabo to call it a minor family incident rather than a rite of passage.
A shorthorn bull leaped from a Mississippi river bluff of about 200 feet, rose unharmed aside from hair loss, and drank after the fall. No humans were reported injured.
Philadelphia report states widow Louis Hartman survives and inherits her estate after a probate error. Both spouses Julius and Louis signed each other’s wills on the same day in 1931, inadvertently bequeathing all to the other. Julius died July 13 leaving the $9,000 estate to his wife via the misfiled will.
Nine children of the late Mr and Mrs Martin Reitz in Kittanning PA total 653 years and average 72 years each. The eldest son Benjamin is 83.
The accepted standard of time is the duration of one full rotation of the Earth on its axis, defining the length of a day. This period is used to coordinate civil time and astronomical observations worldwide.
The piece argues that strict eight month schooling limits youth independence and creativity. It suggests summer programs in amateur drama, arts, carpentry, sewing, tennis, and small research projects to foster self guided learning and personal growth, even if imperfect.
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