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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle announces subscription options from one week to one year with new rates. It lists the newspaper staff and offices, credits the Associated Press, and includes standard publisher notices and a disclaimer about misstatements.
A harsh critique of prohibition era tactics recounts fatal shootings by agents in Minnesota and widespread gunfire in other states. The piece argues enforcement brutality harms the public, corrupts officials, and erodes faith in law while urging a constitutional remedy.
Fragments reflect on forgiveness desire for equality and fortune. Quips touch on human nature, wealth, parenting, fishing, and dieting. The Anti-Saloon League is cited as failing to bend the line between two pints after a decade of effort.
George Simpson of Ohio State University ran 9 2 5 seconds for the 100 yards at Chicago, shaving a tenth of a second from the standing mark. Officials confirmed the track was correct, level, and wind-neutral, making the record likely to stand for some time.
Robert Dean Frisbie, after nine years in the South Seas with no white contact, is astonished by radio, cars, and talkies in California and plans to return to the wilds. He muses about Moses and wonders how the world would appear to him, while a local admonishes townsfolk to back development. Premier MacDonald seeks peace talks with Hoover, possibly during a U.S. visit.
A musical critic notes the peril and relief when a yodeler performs without injury. The remark captures tension in live performance and the relief after a safe ending.
The article notes a speed limit of 35 miles per hour on bridges to ensure safer traffic flow. It highlights enforcement measures and the rationale behind restricting speeds on these structures to reduce accidents.
Theodore G. Joslin reports Dr. Hubert Work plans to leave the Republican National Committee chair as he predicts President Hoover faces a political fall. Informants say Work doubts Hoover’s renomination in 1932, suggesting party leaders may replace him with Calvin Coolidge. The piece notes the author’s skepticism toward the impact of Work’s views and the politics surrounding Hoover’s future.
In Gadsden Times the seat crower questions which will reach him first the sheriff or government relief as the situation unfolds with uncertainty and public aid looming.
Hayward California fruit grower Harry W Owen uses a 125 horsepower airplane engine attached to a blower to blow off calyces from setting fruit. Mounted on a cart and pulled by a tractor the device delivers a blast of air at 20 000 cubic feet per minute at 120 mph up and down the tree to plow the fruit clean and reduce jackets rot and crop losses.
From Tokyo to Middletown Connecticut journalist notes that Count Ayskeh Kabaya of Tokyo is favored as the alumnus who traveled the furthest to attend the reunion. Possible late entries from Vladivostok or Rangoon could alter the result.
Advertisement copy for MELLO GLO Face Powder promoting skin perfection and lasting shine reduction. Claims a new French process, smoother application, a youthful bloom, and prevention of pistiness flake irritation and large pores. Ends with Retail location Cash Drug Store.
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