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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1931

Page

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The Dothan Eagle advertising and notices page

The Eagle announces subscription rates and office details with misstatement policy and grievance process. It lists carriers and mail prices, staff roles including editor W C Batchelor, business manager Horace Hall, and circulation notes. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with state and national representatives.

Dothan Eagle THE Eagle Publishing Company William Theodore Wall Julian Fall W. C. Batchelor R. &. Hatfield Boi Frost, Landis & Kohn Atlanta New York Detroit St. Louis Chicago San Francisco Associated Press Associated Eagle

Borah Attacks Bureaucracy Sparks Mixed Reactions

A Cincinnati Enquirer critique portrays Senator Borah as a controversial figure who rails against government waste yet has repeatedly backed expanding bureaus. The piece notes his shifting stance on Hoover and the Prohibition Bureau, calling his antibureaucracy rhetoric hypocritical and often rhetorical.

Borah Cincinnati Enquirer Congress

Miller Cracks His Whip Who Drives Automobiles

A fragmented excerpt discusses who drives automobiles, noting that nearly everybody is a driver. The text hints at a broad domestic and social context, with emphasis on driving habits and public behavior near motor traffic.

Miller

Two Ford cars collide in front of Dothan post office

Twenty years ago in Dothan two Ford automobiles driven by G F H Malone and Hugh G Smith collided in front of the post office. Both drivers escaped injury though the front wheels and axles were damaged. Ephriam L Oates and Miss Alabama Wer Fell of Abbeville wed at the Hotel Mullen. A marriage license was issued to H A Pittman and Miss Stella Hatton. Prof J W Brown left for Jacksonville for the Southern Baptist convention. Mrs Sam Van Landingham visited Lake land Florida to see her sister. Dothan High Alumni met to plan a banquet with Fred L McDaniel elected temporary president and F H Bonham temporary secretary. A finance committee was named and arrangements committee listed several members.

Ford G. FH. Malone Hugh G. Smith Dothan High School Fred L. McDaniel F. H. Bonham McDaniel Bonham A. Logue Woodfin Parkman Clifford Faircloth Norma Fortner Joe Haghesn Willie Hatton Albert King Maude Crawford Mabel Hill

Alabama Gas Tax Drive Promises Higher Burden

The Birmingham Post reports Governor Miller pushed through a two cent increase to Alabama gasoline tax. The plan would make the tax permanent, raise costs for Birmingham auto owners to about 43.65, with portions allocated to the city, state, Jefferson County, and dozens of other counties. Critics say the governor ignores public wishes and business advice, signaling a broader tax agenda.

Alabama Birmingham Jefferson County Aalbania

Opportunity for All in Camel Wrap Contest Draws $50,000

Reynolds Tobacco’s nationwide Camel contest offered $50,000 for best article on wrapping packages in cellophane. Over a million letters arrived, winner a milk route foreman earning $25,000. second prize went to a woman for $10,000. Decatur Daily lauds democracy and opportunity, noting many nonprofessionals excel in writing.

Reynolds. Tobacco Co

Farmer, He Leads A Happy Life On $859 A Year

A Seattle Times reader argues a one family farm earning 859 dollars yearly can outvalue city income of 5000 dollars after expenses. The farm yields near self sufficiency and higher quality goods, with flexible work and personal freedom cited. The writer notes a rural migration reversal and praises farm life as America's prosperity base.

Farmer Bose America

Things Editors Do Not Know Says Greensboro Watchman

A Greensboro Watchman column lists a dozen editor mysteries from why unpaid readers harm papers to the oddity of critics who demand notices yet provide nothing. It cites editors criticized for sourcing stories, charging for obituaries, and receiving free perks while others fund publications.

Intimacies and their delicate boundaries in social life

Intimacies live in and out of each other’s homes and plans, differing from friendships by constant cultivation and high expectations. They evolve from close sharing to breaches when confidences leak, leaving parties hurt, remorseful, and wary of rekindling past intimacies.

Baltimore Evening Sun

How's Your Health Fire intro and its culinary effects

The article discusses how the discovery of fire transformed prehistoric life by enabling cooking. It highlights benefits such as tenderness, digestion, sterilization, and protection against infection, while noting vitamins and mineral losses. It emphasizes including raw fruits and vegetables to balance nutrients.

Buckhalt Back Out After Brief Illness

Pansey J W Buckhalt resumes activity after a short illness. The Purswells of Dothan and the Rosses of Pansey visited with the Hendleys. J W Buckhalt and son Henry traveled to Daleville. Doris Dupree and Agnes Knni joined a Sunday dinner with the Hendleys. A family reunion at H O Summersford's home drew many relatives for a bountiful dinner.

J. W. Buckhalt J. H. Purswell Dothan Ross Pansey Bill Hendley Henry Daleville Dupree Doris Ashford Agnes Kni W. J. Burkett H. QO. Summerford H. O. Summerford W. H. Croom Ina Bell D. M. Burkett Nellie W. E. Holland Bille Emma Jean

Grandview Baptist Church Sunday Schedule

Dr. A M Glover is pastor with Sunday School at 9 40 am and Bupt classes for all ages led by R E Kelly. No services at 11 00 am or 7 30 pm. B Y P U meets at 6 30 pm. You are welcome to worship with us and attend all church services.

A. M. Glover R. E. Kelly Bupt

First Christian Church Notices at City Auditorium

Corner Foster and Newton Streets services listed including Bible School at 9:45 a.m. supervised by Beatty Whiddon, 11:00 a.m. commencement sermon at City Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Senior Christian Endeavor, pastor to preach at 7:30 p.m. prayer meeting Wednesday. Public invited.

Foster and Newton Streets T. O. Slaughter Beatty Whiddon City Auditorium

Nativity Church Sunday School and YPSL Schedule

Episcopal Church of the Nativity on West Main Street lists Sunday School at 9 40 a m led by superintendent Sipsy Boozer. There is no morning worship and Y P S L meets at six in the evening.

Sipsy Boozer

Foster St Methodist Invites All To Attend

Foster St Methodist Church invites the city to Sunday worship at 11 a m in the City Auditorium with a commencement sermon by Dr Alston Wragg of Columbus Ga Epworth Leagues meet at 6 45 p m Evening Worship at 7 30 p m with a sermon on The Forty Days Between the Resurrection and the Ascension Midweek prayer and praise Wednesday at 7 30 p m.

Foster ST. Methodist W. R. Bickerstaff

Headland Avenue Baptist Service Schedule

J M Blankenship serves as pastor with Sunday School at 9:45 am and a commencement sermon at city auditorium at 11 am. J P Moore is general superintendent, B Y P A groups meet at 6:30 pm, evening worship at 7:30 pm, and mid week prayer is Wednesday at 7:30 pm. All are warmly welcomed to attend.

J. M. Blankenship J. P. Moore City Auditorium B. Y

Christian Science Services at Lurie Building

The Christian Science Society holds services in the Lurie Building room 25 with a 9:40 am Sunday School and 11 am lesson sermon on Mortals and Immortals. A mid week testimonial meeting at 7:30 pm Wednesday invites worship. readings include Bible verses from II Corinthians and passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

Lurie Building Room Mary Paker Foldy

No Excuses for Ignorance of Law Says Judge

A Judge notes the Seventy-first Congress enacted 1,524 new laws and cites figures on total federal state and local enactments. The piece argues an average citizen would need nearly a century to learn every law, highlighting the complexity of the legal system. It references vast counts of laws and daily learning as impractical.

S.nc

Rainy Cover Story Flashes San Diego Murders

A West Virginia Mountaineer quips that Los Angeles papers overcover the San Diego murder case to cover their own shame. The remark frames local papers shaping crime coverage amid wet weather.

Los Angeles San Diego Leo Pete West Virginia Mountaineer

Lafayette Street Methodist Church Service Schedule

Sunday School at 9 40 a m with R M Brown as superintendent at 11 a m commencement sermon Epworth Leagues meet at 6 p m and evening worship at 7 30 p m Those to be received into the church should be present Those awaiting Epworth League services begin at 7 p m Prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 Friends and visitors are welcome at any service conducted by this church

R. M. Brown City Auditorium Epworth Epworth League

First Baptist Church Sunday Services Included

Dr J W Dockery, pastor, Sunday school 9 40 a m. no morning service. B Y P U at 6 15 p m with Mrs Graves Knowles director. evening worship at 7 30 p m with E E Johnson. public invited to attend.

First Baptist Church J. W. Dockery Mc. Bennett B.Y.P.U Graves Knowles E. E. Johnson

Presbyterian Church North Oates Street Services Updated

Sunday School begins at 9 45 am with no 11 o'clock service due to a commencement sermon at City Auditorium Christian Endeavor meets at 630 pm and evening worship at 800 pm Prayer services are held Wednesday evening at the church on North Oates Street

City Auditorium Christian Endeavor

Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley baseball joke

A humorous dialect caption shows Hambone explaining Ole Tom tried to borrow two bits but he is a catcher not a pitcher. The piece preserves comic tone and rural speech with a brief sports joke framing.

Tom

Broadway Letters and Paris Folies in a Hallowe'en Night

A lively New York pageant notes patter on Broadway alleys and Sixth Street as bands and crowds gather. It covers celebrities and tastemakers, from Marie in blue to Dashiell Hammett and Edna Ferber lookalikes, plus a server of waxed models for architecture and city planning projects in pasteboard mockups.

Muelians Broadway Eighth Street Curbstone Marie Hare Connolly Phidelphia Paree Daniel Frohman Lincoln Steffens Dashiell Hammett Pinkerton Dorothy Thompson Lewis Eine Vincent Millay Amsteug Whittle Cohen Edmond Parker Europe Budapest Mercedes de Acosta Rochefdé Radio City Central Park View Prospectiey Chrysler Ness Memorial Yale Cout

Who Could Be The Second Man On The Ticket 1932

Washington letters discuss potential second Republican nominee for 1932. Names include Walter Brown, Patrick Hurley, Senator McNary, Senator Capper, Colonel John Tilson, and the fate of Curtis. The piece notes Curtis' silence and possible paths between VP renomination or reclaiming his Senate seat.

Washington Curtis Capitol Walter Fi Brown Hurley Hoover Patrick Hurley McNary Oregon Senate Senator Capper Xmsaz T.oo John Tilson House

Kansas editor seeks brighter smile for Mr none

A Kansas editor questions if Mr none should smile more, hinting at editorial standards or public image. The remark suggests a light editorial nudge about demeanor and presentation.

Kansas Mr. None Philaderpalt Quirer

Also Mentioned on This Page

God Thos Jefferson Coolidge Cracy Prohibition Bureau Domi Moder Ephriam L. Oates Miss Alabama Wer- Fell Abbeville Mullen H. A. Pittman Stella Hatton J. W. Brown Jacksonville Southern Baptist Convention Sam van Landingham Lakeland, Fla Montgomery Birmingham Post Ways and Means Committee Ben Opportunity Decatur Daily Republic Man Seattle Times Greensboro Carl Metchnikoff Grandview Baptist Church First Christian Church Episcopal Church OF the Nativity West Main Street Headland Avenue Baptist Christian Science Society Presbyterian Church North Oates Street Clement Ritter Hambone Meditations J.P. Alley iConeright Bell Syndicate Tac New York Letter By Richard Masoods Herbert Plummer Omne Hoover Organization
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