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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1932
Page
1
On Wednesday May 4, 1932, the press notes that more candidates faced opposition than received support while readers imagined themselves in Lieut Massie’s shoes, pondering what they might do if placed in similar circumstances.
The text describes Huey stepping into Our Tom's role, highlighting a public spectacle as a demonstration of succession and replacement. The mood emphasizes opportunity and competition in high visibility events.
A poll cited by The Literary Digest shows voters favoring a change in Prohibition law, prompting harsh reactions from hardliners who label the magazine a wet sheet.
At the Governors Conference in Richmond Ritchie of Maryland and Roosevelt of New York debated social justice. They contrasted private property with calls for public ownership, highlighting Roosevelt's support for government control of utilities versus Ritchie's preference for traditional private enterprise. The Eagle backs Ritchie for the top executive role.
Twenty years ago in Dothan the city council passed an ordinance giving the baseball park police protection against dead beats. Oscar Baker, a former Dothan pitcher, struck out 26 men in a game at Gainesville. A head on collision on West Main street injured two horses. Felix Walker made a business trip to Columbia. Albert Smart returned from trips to Louisville and Cincinnati. Winnie Davis of Hogansville and Bernice Schuessler of Atlanta visited Mrs. Gaines. The New Century Club met at Mrs. George Malone’s home.
The Charleston News and Courier laments how the public bears the cost of highways while conflicts rise between law-breakers and officers. It argues the innocent public faces danger from gunfire or accidents, highlighting the cost and risk to everyday travelers.
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, warning that poets are deceitful. He notes they often tell the truth but present it as imagination, illustrating a view of literary deceit and perception.
The Schenectady Gazette notes the most hopeful aspect of a proposed congressional pay cut is the possibility that some members may act as holdouts, signaling varied responses to the fiscal plan.
A Dayton News item reports a convention of singing teachers noting crooning strains vocal cords, yet surprisingly few performers actually croon. The piece emphasizes health over trend and cites expert opinions on throat care and vocal technique.
The record notes Huey Long reportedly confessed in the Senate last Saturday amid discouragement and a sense of being trapped in a maze, signaling a shifting, unsettling mood in the chamber.
A Tifton Gazette observation argues that true fool-proof devices, whether airplanes or automobiles, cannot exist while human nature remains unchanged. The piece notes that vehicles would be useless if they always stayed in the garage and never left ground or road.
A two column photograph shows John J Meehan, once head of Meehan Construction and builder of the New Yorker hotel, now earning $14.50 a day laying brick after his firm collapsed, a striking reversal reflecting shifting fortunes.
A columnist notes nearly four billion dollars of the coming year's federal expenditures go to Civil Government, Debt service, Navy and War, with Veterans' Administration leading the total. An accompanying Sunday school speaker links global conflict to selfishness, arguing disarmament prompts protests from vested interests and the 20 percent minority.
Governor Rolph denies Tom Mooney a pardon in a case widely debated for years. Mooney was sentenced to life for his alleged role in the July 22 1916 Proppressed Day parade bombing that killed ten and injured forty four. The piece notes extensive advocacy alleging perjured testimony but offers no firm verdict on innocence.
President Hoover vacationed at his Rapidan fishing camp and caught 20 trout described as sparkling mountain trout. Earlier, 1000 full grown trout were released into nearby waters, and aides helped herd fish toward him as he fished.
Two Cincinnati chemists Dr. T. H. Rider and E. W. Scott announce a compound called soricin extracted from castor oil that may counteract cobra venom and other poisons. They claim it can kill bacterial poisons without wiping out bacteria, suggesting potential immunizing use against certain diseases.
A brief remark notes the government must organize a campaign to dismantle consumer resistance to sales tax. The statement, attributed to a judge, frames a political strategy without detailing actions or dates. The focus remains on the tension between policy push and public response.
A playful exchange hints at a stoic athlete who dislikes loosening up. The dialogue includes quirky lines and nicknames such as Deni son Flamingo and San Diego Hoist, contributing a humorous mood amid the odd refrain of affection.
A compact historical note links war causes to winds and currents, mentioning Norfolk, Virginian-Pilot style coverage, a feature on a professor’s congratulations for a newborn boy, and a playful Absent-Minded Professor vignette with a question.
The Tampa Tribune notes concern over future unemployment for Republican voters, warning that anxiety centers on prospects rather than current conditions. The piece emphasizes potential job losses and economic uncertainty affecting party supporters.
A Valdosta Times columnist recalls dire conditions in Broadway theater from underpaid actors to short running gigs. He contrasts past woes with modern guarantees and stranded companies, noting actresses could be hired as waitresses today and wondering why performers still pursue the stage.
Demonstrations in New York featured the semagraph and teletypesetter. Buford J. Green of Charlotte helped present the semagraph adapted to typesetting while the teletypesetter, first seen in 1928 at the Rochester Times-Union, is used by Westchester papers serving eight newspapers in Yonkers Mount Vernon New Rochelle Port Chester Tarrytown Ossining White Plains and Mamaroneck.
Quote from Cleveland Pisin Dealer asserting a provocative view on taxation. The line frames a cynical stance on fairness in tax policy and echoes satirical or opinion tone. No additional context or details provided.
In a New York Letter, William Gaines recounts backstage banter from boxing circles. Ray Arce describes clever and dull fighters on a train to Akron and a dining mishap with a demi tasse. The piece later touches on Benny Leonard’s ringside quips and portraits of Ruth Etting, Miriam Hopkins, Fannie Brice, Zita Johann, Peter Arno, and George Kelly in lighter showbiz vignettes.
Washington letter notes Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee as a leading candidate for the platform committee chair at the Chicago convention. Hull a longtime economic expert, few floor appearances, and an advocate of stressing economic issues while open to a referendum on prohibition. Aiming to draft major platform elements before the convention with early retalntions committees to expedite work.
A newspaper column quotes a Ches ter Cathedral prayer for digestion and humor and shares a Birmingham News excerpt listing virtues for a genuine gentleman. It ends with a personal evening prayer asking for work health joy beauty truth kindness reason and a friend with whom to be silent.
Advice on designing a clean child friendly nursery emphasizing washable walls floors and furniture. Recommends light colors linoleum or scrubbed wood floors washable rugs and curtains easy to launder beaming with practical design for frequent stains.
In Tampa in May, U.S. Judge Akerman sentenced three of four men convicted last week on charges of fraud related to defrauding insurance companies by misusing calls to collect premiums. The three received five years each in the federal penitenary.
A talking jaguar invites John and Peggy to swim by a marshy river and shares his love of water and hunting. The jaguar boasts of relatives such as the lion and tiger and hints at a future encounter. The scene ends as dusk falls and the jaguar bids them farewell.
The fourth defendant Peter Friscias drew three years in the federal industrial school at Chillicothe Ohio. The three others received five year terms: Augustine Friccia Louis Pug Vel and Mario Perla. Each was fined 1900 dollars and allowed release on bonds of 15000 dollars.
Dr Laga Goldeter warns of radium paint hazards in a New Jersey factory where about eight hundred girls worked painting dials for years. Workers often licked brushes, swallowing radioactive paint and developing jawbone necrosis. By 1928 thirteen died.
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