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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1932
Page
1
A collage of quotations and notices mentions Jeffersonian creed, tariff critique, and a Florida centenarian widow who never sought a pension. Includes a ruling on Pullman berth charges and a tongue in cheek comparison to landlady charges, with delegates urged to go uninstructed to the Democratic convention.
The House vote split along party lines with 114 Democrats and 112 Republicans dry and 97 Republicans and 90 Democrats wet. The Eagle supports a nationwide referendum to settle Prohibition, noting ten years of debate since adoption. Will Rogers cites timing for a possible shift if delayed.
Master Mechanic Miles Miller was to head the new Bay Line railway shops planned in Dothan. Local social news notes include Patti Granberry hosting the Tuesday Bridge club, Mae Williams visiting sister S O Williams, Annie Howell entertaining Hit Kat club, and H H Martin with Herbert McClintock forming a law partnership. Donna Sterling and Minnie Conrai of Pansey obtained a marriage license locally. Two people refused to sign the white way contract. Dothan High School baseball beat Campbell Institute.
The Eagle recalls Senator Black’s 1928 silence as the Democratic Party seeks a strong leader. He faces a reelection bid amid public doubt and party pressure, with voters and editors skeptical of his readiness to lead again.
The Houston County Medical Society appeals to Dothan civic groups and the public to support the Health Unit. It notes county residents pay only 8 to 12 cents per capita for its maintenance and argues there are better ways to cut costs than to remove the unit. The Eagle joins in urging commissioners to preserve the Health Unit.
A reader message argues Japan needs more room and China is overpopulated. It calls for both nations to practice birth control as common sense to ease crowding and tensions between the two countries.
The Baltimore Evening Sun notes an alternative to the manufacturers tax: raise tobacco taxes, tax autos and gasoline, raise postal rates, tax radios, and charge admission. It also quotes a local editor urging citizens to keep money in circulation through government bonds and public cooperation to lift hard times.
The Houston County Health Department has strengthened living conditions and reduced disease deaths as It receives substantial state aid beyond county funding. The Houston County Medical Society urges continued support, noting salaries mainly for essential staff and ongoing public health protection benefiting schools and rural areas. Dr John T. Ellis signs as president.
A column of bon mots and slang definitions reflects a lively past, with jokes about politicians, actors, fools, and dames. It features pithy lines on news, culture, and daily life, including quips about Lindbergh, Hoover era terms, and social norms, all narrated in a wry, public voice.
The world's largest gas bag the Akron broke a rudder in the presence of a committee of Congressmen. The incident is used to illustrate the supposed superiority of Congressmen under equal conditions.
Wart treatment and types are outlined, including common sites such as backs of fingers and plantar feet. Methods cover caustics with careful skin protection, electric cautery, X-ray or UV light, and cautions about face use and professional supervision.
Whiz and Bun near the Spanish border encounter a man with brass buttons and a gun. They ask who he is and Puff explains he is an old Spanish customs man, prompting a lighthearted reaction.
A case study of Joseph adopted by two educated women shows how his lifelong passion for horses and driving shaped his behavior. Despite supportive upbringing, he imitated a teamster culture, craving male role models and rough language, revealing the need for a father substitute in early development.
In SUNDOWN STORIES, a narrator uses magic to travel back over a thousand years to Iceland's first discovery by Vikings. The land might be called Snowland before Iceland, and future settlers would found and colonize it. The tale blends exploration with playful time travel and ends with plans for a party.
Menu items include breakfast with orange juice egg omelet and coffee cake, dinner featuring roast veal with browned mushrooms and gravy, lettuce and Russian dressing, and a coconut cream pie. Supper offers cheese sandwiches tea nut cookies peach saveé and coffee cake. Also provides detailed measurements and method for making batter, mushroom sauce, and veal gravy with instruction to bake and serve.
A rough recipe fragment lists ingredients for an orange loaf cake including cake flour sugar milk baking powder orange juice and one orange as core components. The text combines several miswritten quantities suggesting a baking note rather than a finished recipe.
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