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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
1
Selma Times-Journal argues against a congressional move to ban all imports from Russia. It warns that cutting trade would harm U S jobs and provoke retaliation, noting Russia bought U S goods and that such policy devastates factories and employment while rival nations expand Russian trade.
The Sylacauga News editor Chas H Greer who experienced the devastating tornado in Sylacauga last Monday night describes the terror and destruction. He details a night of thunder lightning and wind as roofs collapsed and homes were wrecked. Rescue efforts began at once with hospitals receiving the injured and a citizens committee forming to aid the devastated area.
A compact survey of local sayings and reflections from Sylacauga and Phenix City, Alabama, weaving social observations about religion, politics, economy, and community spirit. The piece notes increased Bible sales, shifts in attitudes, and a call to collective effort to build up the area.
Mrs L W Martin and children visited her parents on E Crawford street. Mrs Eric Gellerstedt hosted a linen shower for Miss Mae Brown who would marry G M Lewis. C H Martland made a business trip to Maione. A E Killebrew of Newton and Co E Williams with T J Whatley made trips to Atlanta. Hazing Kenon moved to Los Angeles. A E Garner traveled to Cowarts. H V Maund of Mariana visited Dothan. Smith Hall elected tax collector and W R Fulford tax assessor for Houston County. Miss Stella Hollingsworth visiting Ozark. Rev J W Millard of Atlanta was guest of Mr and Mrs J R Keyton.
The piece argues panics recur every seven years, driven by the gold standard and elite interests in New York. It links deflation to bank failures in 1931, contrasts England abandoning the gold standard, and urges monetary reform to avert recurring crises and restore economic buoyancy.
Herbert Plummer notes Democrats in the House increasingly attend to appearance under Speaker Garner. He is seen in wing collars, avoiding frock coats despite talk of presidential ambitions. The piece highlights growing emphasis on dress among leadership and committees.
Rainey the floor leader and McDuffie the whip dominate the scene with striking attire. Rainey favors blue shirts with a white hair contrast while McDuffie wears green shirts. Doughton of North Carolina, a leading opponent, appears in a tailored black-gray suit as the tax dispute drags on before crowded galleries.
Democrats prize Beau Brummels who age poorly in style while Lirovich of New York stands out as a premium groomed congressman. His red boutonniere pince-nez and blue suit set him apart in a House fashion scene where Philippine delegates Guevara and Osias outshine others with their elegance.
A collage of humorous snippets and cultural references spans jokes about grammar, famous figures, and wordplay. It touches on a Chicago judge, Jack Dempsey, Battling Siki, Mike McTigue, General Pershing, and assorted proverbs, with playful asides on language and taste.
A child of divorced parents faces a painful choice when parents separate. The piece argues the burden should not fall on the child to choose and that the child should live with the parent best able to provide a stable upbringing. It urges shielding the child from negative remarks about the other parent and preserving the lost parent’s idealized image.
In this piece Dr Lago Goldston explains the heart's pace maker as the corporal of the heart, a bundle of tissue starting in the right upper chamber that coordinates contractions. When diseased, pace maker failure leads to heart block, disrupting rhythm though not always immediately fatal.
Puff asks the Lion to shed light on local economics and prospects. The Lion replies he cannot judge economics but notes that colic is on the wane, remarking on health matters rather than markets.
Mary Graham Bonner recounts a sunlit air parade honoring the young explorer whose one wish makes the parade a holiday for all children. The pilot invites children to short flights, giving each a turn, including John and Peggy, as Surprises and the Magic Maker accompany them home to the woods.
The text notes heart block is not always permanent and outcomes depend on injury to the pace maker and the disease attacking it. It adds heart block is not the only sign of a damaged pace maker, as the heart may run riot with too few or too many contractions of ventricles or auricles.
A day’s meal plan lists breakfast items including grapefruit ready cooked wheat cereal cream bran muffins butter coffee cheese sandwiches teg ginger cookies and apple sateen. Dinner features ham and eggs buttered beets bread butter cabbage salad oriental rice pudding.
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