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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1932
Page
5
A fragmented report recounts a court hearing with spectators including a Negro bellhop who discussed baseball bets on Babe Ruth and teams as the governor and other figures listened. A fireman explained Tiller left quickly after confusion between the Dodgers and the Brooklyn team led to embarrassed bets.
Special report from Ozark May 23 notes Rev John Chalker delivered the commencement sermon at the Dale County High School auditorium. Diploma awards set for Friday night by Supt W E Snuggs with music directed by Miss Mary Ruth Lewis. Graduates include Edna Wilson Johnny Mae Weeks Lola Andrews Lucile Bruce Ruby Bagwell Rachel Brown and others.
Norman Thomas was nominated Sunday for president by the National Socialist convention in Milwaukee. The New York Socialist worker’s nomination was approved unanimously by acclamation, presented by Louis Waldman of New York, who said Thomas would not cater to extremes.
Consternation grips a Black community after a shirt found in a Fate Beverett well leads residents to fear Henry Davis is dead. Beverett pulls a shirt from the rope and reports a heavy tug, prompting health officials to drain the well and state no body is found. Davis continues working on the road, unaware of the scare his shirt caused.
Australian author and lecturer Tom Skeyhill died from injuries after a forced airplane landing in Hyannis Massachusetts. He wrote the official biography of Alvin C York the famed Tennessee soldier noted for a remarkable World War I feat.
The lead names list top players from multiple teams including Manush Jolley Rogers Urbanski Foxx Ruth Terry Collins Cochrane Gehringer Averill Klein and matches their season totals across the American and National leagues. The grand total shows overall performance and standings.
Games today include Pittsburgh versus St. Louis, Brooklyn at Boston, and New York at Philadelphia. Other matchups not on the schedule. Yesterday’s results note Chattanooga 5 Nashville 6 in 10 innings and a series of listed games across leagues.
Baseball standings and schedule snippets show Philadelphia at New York 6, Cleveland at Chicago 4, Boston at Washington 2, St. Louis 7 at Detroit 6, plus ongoing matchups St. Louis at Detroit and Cleveland at Chicago. NL standings list Boston 21-11, Chicago 22-12, Cincinnati 21-17, St. Louis 16-18, New York 18-16, Brooklyn 20, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn-Boston results noted.
Universal News presents State's Attorney starring John Barrymore and Helen Twelvetrees. A second feature Woman In Room 13 stars Elissa Landi and Nel Hamilton. Fox News offers Cohen and Kellys In Hollywood with Charles Murray and George Sidney, plus Pearls and Devil Fish. Next Sunday Greeks Had A Word For Them featuring Ina Claire and Madge Evans.
This week features Jack Holt and Ralph Graves in Dirigible with Fay Wray, a comedy interlude, Helen Twelvetrees in A Woman of Experience with William Bakewell, and a star cast. Then Tom Keene in Partners plus King of the Wild chapter eight, The Black Camel with Warner Oland next Sunday, Dorothy Mackaill in Safe in Hell, a Marriage Vow comedy, Meteo News, and Walter Byron with H B Warner in The Menace.
Comedy and sport slants highlight upcoming acts with Lane Chandler in Hurricane Horseman next Friday and Joe E. Brown in Fireman Save My Child next Sunday. Homing pigeon tale recounts Au1018 returning to Toronto from 1922 race. Classified ads suggest using Dothan Eagle to reach buyers for losses.
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