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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1932
Page
2
A Baltimore Evening Sun columnist critiques politicians, including Mills and Mellon, for overconfident forecasts during the early Depression era. The piece contrasts Mills’s optimism with Melon’s past assurances that the economy would recover, arguing that such chatter undermines credibility as events unfold.
Twenty years ago in Dothan Vandiver Brown son of Prof J W Brown died at his home following an illness of blood poisoning. The item lists visitors and travels including Mrs E F Moody in Troy and Cy Lee pursuing a thief to Graceville on a bicycle after a $126 theft from Curtis Hayes.
The Decatur Daily notes Democrats imitate the Republican dinner pail image with an empty can slogan. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi lambasts the Hoover administration in the Senate on March 4 calling the 1928 campaign whispering and the current one a whimpering and empty public trust. He faults the Smoot Hawley tariff and President Hoover for failing to spark readership in tariff matters.
The Atlanta recall election preserved Mayor James L. Key, whose stand against a costly union dominated project and refusal to approve a wage increase drew harsh criticism from dry labor factions. The Times noted Key’s honesty and fiscal prudence, with a 17 to 11 margin and nearly 6,000 votes in his favor.
Heflin's County Manager H H Brown states the Heflin Bankhead election was not fair. He cites unequal distribution of election officers, allegations of illegal voters, and political machinery influence. He criticizes State Democratic Committee and notes editorials from The Moultrie Observer and The Albany Herald.
A Houston Health Unit letter thanks the editor for a direct editorial urging commissioners to settle the health department matter. The writer stresses public interest over individual gain and notes the program returns about three times the state federal and Rockefeller Foundation funds that would otherwise be unavailable, urging continued economy and effort.
A Greensboro News dispatch argues Washington remains the model for enforcing prohibition nationwide. The piece asserts the capital’s approach should guide other states, reflecting broader debates on national policy.
A colorful Alabama column surveys the state’s political landscape. It notes irregularities in a primary and general election, forecasts about senate candidates, and previews a hot mayoral contest in Dothan with remarks on Bill Murray and local figures Ezell and Wooten.
William Gaines reports on Raymond Hood’s concept of movable, soundproofed walls to resize rooms on demand and entertain guests. The column also recalls tidbits about Gladys Rice, Jack Kuehne, Vincent Lopez, and others, with brief society notes and a Lubitsch stage project hint.
A discussion on alcohol use by expectant mothers questions the link to harm in small amounts. It notes that defining a safe threshold is difficult and cites Galton Laboratory research and Dr Ernest Schwalbe's work, stating no conclusive proof supports the common belief of harm to the unborn child.
A piece warns that harsh parental critique and excessive praise can crush a talented child. It argues criticism may push imagination inward and overpraise fosters reliance on approval, hindering genuine learning and self assessment. The text references praise and its effects on motivation and future independence. The Wonder Horse tale follows with a magical journey and a plane marked John.
The daily menu lists a meatless breakfast and a meatless dinner. Breakfast features orange juice cooked wheat cereal soft cooked eggs bran muffins coffee tea and sponge cake. Dinner includes rice Bettina Styrs baked squash bread butter cabbage salad gingerbread whipped cream coffee cocoa and sponge cake.
A parent should offer supportive yet nonauthoritative praise that guides without stifling. Gentle, nonaggressive affirmation helps a child please himself while remaining open to constructive critique from others the child can accept.
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