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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1930
Page
1
A spoof review from a student paper mocks John Mack Brown in Jazz Heaven, lampoons Alabama and Auburn factions, and critiques motion pictures while joking about college spirit. It includes quips, rival jabs, and satirical asides about actors and campus life.
Yehudi Menuhin, just 18, sits front row at the Neighborhood Playhouse for a performance of A Pagan Poem by composer Loeffler. He watches the Cleveland Orchestra as his father quietly escorts him out when the program ends.
Crowds of shoppers fill Dothan streets as March 10 1930 coverage notes brisk buying. A light editorial tone mocks Yankees star and fishing charts while predicting warm weather to boost fishing plans. The piece blends local market scenes with sports salvos and humorous opinion.
In Eufaula the Tribune claims victory over The Citizen, a long established daily lacking wire service and national coverage. The Tribune, formed a year ago, began with Associated Press news and modern equipment, arguing the town needs up to date reporting.
The father of every son gleefully recalls a young associate editor’s note in Covington News about a nine pound baby. The piece riffs on pride, family likenesses, and future plans, including jokes about colleges and governors in a playful, affectionate column. The fragmented text reflects local voice and light gossip tone.
A local appeal in Luverne calls for a Sunday Talking Movie Theatre to keep residents home. Citizens advocate afternoon showings from 2 to 6 pm, arguing that people will travel elsewhere if not offered in town and that theater owners can trial a limited Sunday schedule.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe tattoo shops a hop suey place and dilapidated hotels near Pennsylvia Avenue near the Capitol. Mentions Washington landmarks and a garbled line referencing the White House.
Mary Graham Bonner's Sundown Stories follows John and Peggy with the Little Black Clock as they join the March Wind on a magical housecleaning adventure. The wind explains spring preparations, sweeping storms away and tidying the world for blossoms and bubbling brooks, with playful personifications of nature.
Talks to Parents Sr ALICE JUDSON PEASE discusses praise as a tool for shaping child conduct. It notes praise fosters happiness and repeat good actions, but emphasizes praise should guide self discovery rather than serve as the sole means of control.
A brief survey notes how figures like Pasteur Curie and Ehrlich advanced medicine without being physicians. It cites Aristotle and Roger Bacon shaping medical science, and Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer for graphic anatomy studies, then mentions a broadcast by Marry Kogen’s orchestra and featured artists on WJZ.
The passage argues praise should guide inner standards, not certify right or wrong. It warns against dependent approval and rewards, urging appreciation for genuine progress and achievement that supports self directed growth.
A fragmented radio schedule from multiple NBC chain stations lists programs by time and call letters with numerous cross references. The page names shows orchestras bands and artists such as Army Band Pat Barnes Amos Andy and JZ programs across New York Chicago Cincinnati and other cities with varied time slots and affiliates.
Dothan police reports show sixteen people arrested over the weekend with nine for gambling and the rest for drunkenness. Mayor Clem Ezell will confront a large city court docket at the afternoon session.
Italy plans an aviation budget of 37.73 million dollars for 1990 31 with about six and a half million for air aviation and the rest for defense and military pay. The draft mentions Montreal and Quebec regions in relation to the vote and related dispatches.
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