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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1934
Page
1
Rates show options for one year six months and three months with prices listed as four dollars ninety two dollars and one dollar respectively. The text is garbled but indicates a periodical price outline likely from a newspaper or catalog.
In a Tuscaloosa News reflection the Little Colonel vows he has never promised a political job in this or any campaign. The piece recalls 1926 pledges by Bibb Graves to reapportion the Legislature per the Constitution. It questions if Graves latest oaths are related to past promises.
The Greensboro Watchman counterpoints the short ballot amid a Hale county debate on reapportionment and governance. It cites Dunn's civic text on ballot complexity, argues the short ballot increases accountability, and contrasts Graves and Dixon hopes ahead of the June 12 election.
In a Greenville Advocate letter Calvin Poole recalls 1932 Butler County indignant meetings demanding cost cuts in state government. He condemns Graves administration spending, notes 180 million spent in four years, state debt of 16 million, and daily interest over 2000 dollars. Poole supports Frank M. Dixon for governor, urging taxpayers to choose economy over extravagance.
A short piece noting Batchelor's Buttons grown by W. C. Batchelor and offering maxims about learning education growth and courage. It includes aphorisms on fear of death, self control, happiness, and living by wit with a concluding reflection on the shortest people.
A sequence of homiletic vignettes urging weekly church engagement at eleven, family cleansing by faith, and resisting new fads. An aged gambler clings to his vow with gloves as a guard against temptation, a bird learns to sing in darkness, and caution is given against greed and trivial bids. The piece urged steadfast virtue, spiritual audacity, and prudent living.
In a column from Chapel Hill North Carolina the Federal Belief Board approves a 45000 appropriation to fund the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra for 34 weeks. Uncle Sam underwrites a band, defends future funding, and dismisses doubts about payments while warning of critics during a time of fiscal strain.
New York Day By Day reports a Los Angeles gathering for Ed Huttons and guests at Baet-Air club. Guards rough up attendees, stamp them in, and feed in a bare dining room. Ed Hutton tears steak with fingers as a rasping orchestra plays. Mirthful chaos contrasts with Hawaiian theme and celebrity sightings at a later California club dinner.
Virginia today sold 81,000,000 of State certificates of indebtedness at 212, a premium of 3,270, the lowest rate for a Commonwealth bond issue in its history. The winning bid came from a syndicate represented in Richmond by Standard Securities Company. Alabama’s issues are trading below par as the Byrd New Deal faces questions. Dixon’s plan is questioned despite no alarm from the judiciary as in Virginia.
A playful quip from Sara toga Plain Talk compares a woman to a battleship, noting both need a good coat of paint to cover bad spots. The exchange showcases light, satirical humor and character dialogue from the column.
Alfred Florela’s monkey is kept in detention for five days after the organ grinder’s refusal to remove the animal’s jacket on a hot day. An agent for the SPCA testified the case centers on animal cruelty and the monkey’s attire amid heat. The piece moves to a separate ruling about an antique status for a wife’s cherished old article reclaimed by her husband. In Chicago, anti superstition group members plan to wear light clothes, aiming to end collars coats and vests and favor shorts or air conditioned pajamas.
Chiggers have belatedly appeared at Swope Park picnic grounds. Walter Lister, park superintendent, says mosquitoes are plentiful in case anyone misses the chigres.
Perry Ark. Farmer John Ashley trains two simerns by voice commands using gee haw to work the fields on weekdays. On Sundays he drives the steers to church, and his farm is regarded as one of the best cultivated in the county.
In Oklahoma City W Johnson described a bizarre theft claiming a young city woman stole his false teeth and gold rimmed spectacles along with 45 dollars. Police recorded his troubled speech and poor vision as he recounted the incident.
A.D. Johnson sues for divorce claiming his wife is extravagant citing 20 pairs of shoes. Mrs. Johnson counters she must work for a chiropodist and rub others feet for a living.
A government plan imposes a high license to tax liquor sales and fund revenue agents tasked with catching those who sell liquor cheaply to evade the license. The initiative targets individuals circumventing the system by underpricing to profit.
Census figures place Texas illiterates at 8 121, roughly split between men and women, composing about 4.8 percent of the state population.
An overview of gallbladder disease questions and answers. It covers whether inflammatory gallbladder disease clears with medicine, the progression to gallstones, the ineffectiveness of drugs or diets to dissolve stones, occasional oil-assisted stone passage, and the variable surgical risks depending on disease stage and patient strength.
The piece argues modern psychology labels child roles by birth order but each child is an individual. It discusses oldest youngest and middle children, the temptations to pigeonhole, and how families adapt with siblings guiding or befriending each other to balance perceived parental indifference.
Banking committees held hearings on housing and stock market measures. A conference report on the Stock Market bill was adopted and sent to the White House. Committees also addressed Communications and Oil Production Control measures and approved a procedure rule. A Senate vote was scheduled for Monday on the reciprocal tariff bill, with continuance sought for the stock market inquiry during summer recess.
Concordia residents react to current 24 to 88 hour mail delivery time to Halina 60 miles away. A movement has begun to establish a star route postal link between the towns to speed service.
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