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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1933
Page
2
A fragmented Dothan Eagle page lists subscription prices and durations, details business staff and departments, and includes garbled boilerplate about advertising, obituaries, and Associated Press policy. The legible elements show monthly and yearly rates, with mentions of offices and sections.
The Headland Wiregrass Farmer editor J P Mitchell, once a stalwart of the State Democratic Executive Committee, is accused of expediency over principle. The piece argues he supports tax, a state senate nomination, and Miller's governorship while opposing the committee when convenient, exposing inconsistency in defense of majority rule.
A garbled note from the London Times mocks editorial conflicts between the Daily and the Lodden Ledger. It mentions Senator Julian Hall and a debate over integrity, with a twisted takeaway that readers should study an essay about winter and mortality.
We Kansas folks have great expectations. We are waiting for names for up and cartage to come down, says Jeweil ifan in a Republican note.
A playful take notes Wall Street’s rise in beverage stocks while questioning United States Steel amid armor plated doors. The column hints at quirky market moves and iron sector curiosity in a light New York Times style critique.
A lawyer presses a woman about her age and marriage. She answers that she was wed at the parsonage, a brief exchange reported by the Norfolk News reflecting a courtroom moment.
In London Tit-Bits a sly exchange opens with a jokey remark about a bad actor not kissing a girl and ends with a light family reply. The dialogue, attributed to a father and son, showcases humorous banter in a social gossip column.
Twenty years ago in Dothan residents and guests were listed including Leslie Smart arriving from Greenville Felix Walker on a business trip south of Dothan and Mrs Faliz Walker with daughter Elisebeth returning from Montgomery. Others visiting area included Mrs Lillian Ware of Cuthbert and Mr and Mrs M W Ward with Minnie Ward of Hartford plus Miss Voy Frasier hosting Troy guests Frankie and Mary Enger.
County Health Officer G Granger begins a series on tuberculosis in Alabama, warning the public that progress reducing mortality has bred false security. The article outlines the disease’s impact by age, mortality, infection rates, and the need for sustained public health efforts to prevent future outbreaks and deaths nationally and in Alabama.
A poetic portrait of boyhood and promise as Meridian holds the boy in its view. The piece blends humor mischief and idealism to celebrate youth as the future father of the nation and the bearer of a brighter day.
A brief item notes girls leaving to swim once greased as Mother Howard but now adopt a different style, dressing more like a wardrobe cupboard in a shift away from prior attire. Arkansas Arklite reports the cultural shift in youth dress.
A garbled street phrase appears to reference a ban on an individual named Pedro Gal. The text mentions a beauty parlor in Long Beach and a remark about delaying someone, with disjointed fragments referencing U.S. 8, Tennessee, and a person described as female. The readable fragments suggest a local public or social note rather than a formal event.
A joking exchange in a courtroom scene features a lawyer remarking that alimony seems high and asks if the husband is sure to pay, to which the client replies he should pay since she no longer supports him.
A tongue in cheek note recalls Maude and a mule named Doe on a rural scene. The speaker jokes about the mule’s kicking habit and common mishaps around the farmyard, as reported by Associated Magazine.
Hartford Times notes a front room listing suitable for two ladies or two gentlemen, with use of kitchen available.
Washington letter reports Jim Collier of Mississippi may regain the Ways and Means chair as the current term ends. Health issues and a contested redistricting fight marred his tenure. Georgia's Crap gained influence when Collier stepped aside, and the Supreme Court ruling altered his reelection prospects.
Gossip suggests a pending appointment by Roosevelt to a vacant tariff commission seat. If confirmed, the move could ease the MP’s long run of bad luck since taking over a pork-barrel post in Congress.
The piece paints a vivid, if flawed, slice of New York’s immigrant dining scenes. It mentions Mexican restaurants along Eastern avenues, Spanish signs, naively named venues, a theater on Fish Avenue, and Little Mexico expanding toward the Black Belt, noting diverse Latino influences and a mix of performers.
The performance is driven by odd acts including freaks fire eaters and sword swallowers. A new Bang exhibit draws city crowds, while basement penny peep machines a shooting gallery and chess boards offer pastime in a clubby setting.
June Knight shows a wedding ring said to come from her grandfather who acquired it in China. She also wears an anklet on her left ankle but notes the ring is the cherished gift. The grandfather did not give her the anklet.
A Louisville Courier Journal note suggests men return to pipe use as women have not yet learned to roll cigarettes from pipe tobacco. It frames the habit with humor and social observation.
A Paso World News tease reports a husband and wife sparring over memory lapses in a back-and-forth exchange. The quarrel centers on who recalls details better, hinting at domestic friction and humorous dissension.
A garbled 19th century text fragment references an aunt, a sister’s son, a speaker claiming knowledge, a letter in Greek from a Chinese laborer, and mention of a blond arm and South America. The piece hints at gossip and distant voices, ending with Troy Mesa.
In Sundown Stories the cheerful girl Flotilla visits Willy Nilly as Peppery Purr the cat appears demanding a ride home to his village. The scene blends playful animal characters with a sunny day mood and simple moral tension about getting one’s own way.
A piece on conflicts of parental ideals and child loyalty in a troubled home. A child torn between two opposing adult standards grapples with love, conscience, and the urge to run away as disharmony deepens.
The excerpt blends social chatter about Greece bread obligations and farm sizes with snippets of dialogue on debt, banking, and daily life. It includes casual remarks on mortgaged farms, closed banks, and a playful, domestic exchange between characters, ending with a pledge to take someone home.
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