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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1932
Page
6
Panama writer Bob Sealy recalls a German-born sea captain who dueled swordfish with a sword, testing a shipboard hobby of sport and honor. The tale unfolds with a playful twist as spectators doubted the feat until the swords were shown.
Baseball standings brief notes yesterday with scores Washington 6 Chicago 5 Miladelphia 8 Cleveland 9 New York 4 Detroit 5 at St Louis 2.
Yesterday Caen versas and Sacianati led New York to a 3 2 result while Pitta rgh scored 4 3 in Philadelphia and TM$02 added a 5 Brooklyn win.
In a lopsided win, Little Rock blanked Birmingham 7 runs to none. Box scores show strong pitching and timely hitting fueling the blowout on the road.
Herbert Hoover in 1929 pledges lasting postwar prosperity despite a looming downturn. Special session assembles Congress to act on farm relief and tariff revision. The stock market crash shifts policy toward federal construction, tax cuts, and jobs programs amid a world downturn.
A fumigating plant has been erected in Shafter to accommodate a freight carload of potatoes at one time. The facility represents a significant advance for local agricultural processing and distribution, signaling efficiency in handling large shipments.
JASPER June 9 AP Com pleting one of the outstanding farm projects the state J W Sartain veteran county agent of Walker county reports the completion of 20 000 acres of terracing under his direction In addition at least one farmer in each community of the county was trained to lay off and build good terraces The Federal Land bank estimates terracing adds 5 a acre or 100 000 on the 20 000 acres terraced under Sartains direction Extension leaders praise Sartain for leading eradication of cattle ticks from Walker county and his twenty third continuous year as farm demonstrator.
AP reports Daniel Cupid registered in May with 96 marriages in Jefferson County and 34 divorces, one more divorce than in April.
An Eagle news writer chides Coun cilman W Burkett for talking little at council. Ward Four rep replies he talks only when drawn in. Other voices foresee a mistrial in a seed loan case and local talk centers on the Houston National Bank reopening and a calf incident with the city clerk offering a dark joke.
In a reflective Thursday remark Cel Tom Espy muses that a friend's generosity with words can cross into excess, warning against excessive praise or counsel. The comment hints at social dynamics and the fine line between support and overload.
Classified brief notes highlight low cost Eagle want ads promising strong results for readers seeking quick leads. Local merchants and individuals are urged to place notices to reach a broad audience efficiently.
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