This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1935
Page
2
A 1935 digest condemns motorist carelessness after Morro Castle disaster. It cites William Junkin Cox on traffic deaths, urges legal punishment for hazardous driving, and quotes Traveeks Insurance Co. on 1934-35 crash tolls. It suggests public admonition may fail but calls for decisive road safety action.
Washington, May 24. A leading non partisan prognosticator predicts Roosevelts re election next year. Democrats have built strong nationwide precinct organizations via new government bodies like AAA with 300 county agents, plus a federal program expected to spend over four billion in 18 months. Republicans fear public attention shifting to anti New Deal messaging even as organization and money rise. House forecast shows 90 GOP seats unlikely, voters rally behind Roosevelt. Kennedy may leave SEC, others poised for cabinet reshuffles, Chavez oath incident and Minton letters reveal lobbying tricks, while Hueys state travelers continue story.
Collection of quirky maxims and witticisms including remarks on flappers, aging, learning, sunrise, militarists and pacifists, autos, cyclones, and a Dothan man who sleeps by work. The piece weaves humor with social observations and paradoxes.
The report recalls Austria’s air attacks on Venice and a Russian battleship sunk in the Black Sea with 1,490 lives lost. Nine Lusitania victims landed in New York, a survivor recounts the lifeboat chaos. California revival meetings, an earthquake in Foster Street, and local movements in Midland City and Talladega are noted.
A brief London Opinion note depicts a man offering ten shillings for a dog, arguing the pup belongs to another, while a spouse refuses with a humorous exchange about paying more to avoid heartbreak. The quip captures streetwise banter over ownership and money.
A vivid New York Letter surveys celebrities and society figures from Billy Rose to Vincent Astor, Gene Tunney, and Gallagher and Shean. It riffs on urban life, theater, boxing, bohemian circles, and quirky street scenes around Sixth Avenue, 42nd Street, and Bryant Park, with breezy observations on gossip, fashion, and city charm.
A Poultry Journal editor advised a reader to leave hens on eggs for three weeks for chickens and four for ducks. The reader misunderstood and kept a hen on ears for three weeks, waited for hatchlings that never came, then removed the hen and added fresh eggs. The note appeared in the Christian Advocate.
Sam questions a large tip for a girl who returned a coat. Tom replies by pointing to the coat labeled U S S Tennessee Tar, prompting humorous exchange about the gift and its origin.
A delta region has unofficially adopted the name Hueysiana, reflecting local chatter and informal usage among residents. The designation has no formal recognition yet and is used in everyday speech rather than official maps or government records.
The piece discusses mind and body unity in health and disease. It emphasizes that mental states influence bodily condition and vice versa, noting hunger, fatigue, and happiness affect the mind and body interactions. It argues medicine treats mind and body as interrelated rather than separate.
Fred Moseley, a Dothan golfer, defeated Donald Darling of Andalusia in a playoff at the Opp country club invitation championship. The event drew 57 players from the Wiregrass area. Moseley earned the cup after a birdie on the extra hole, with Jim Brennan, William Blount, and John D. Ayers in attendance.
Duckworth known as the cowboy evangelist returns to Do Than and will speak before the courthouse at 10 o clock and 2 30 o clock on Saturday. He urges mothers to bring children to the afternoon service.
Ed McKenzie a junior from Bainbridge Georgia has been named captain of Alabama Polytechnic Institute track and field team for 1935. He is one of three ace pole vaulters in the SEC and culminated the season with a career best vault of 22 feet six inches to tie for runner up at the conference meet.
Mrs Brooks Peters discusses concentration in children and the joint role of parents and teachers. She recounts Susy with heavy homework and wasted study periods, then describes a rule limiting home study to an hour and a half. Concentration requires deliberate effort and support from both home and school.
Friday in Congress the Senate opened debate on the naval appropriation bill while the House addressed consent calendar items. The Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on an NRA extension.
Palmnicken Germany May 24. German naturalists report fleas have remained unchanged for about five million years. They studied amber from East Prussia containing fleas and dated the amber at five million years. The fleas are believed to be the only creature whose form has not altered in that span.
In Trenton on May 23 AP reports New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. has acquired Richland Mutual Rural Telephone, gaining its exchange in Vineland and authorization from the public utility commission to purchase all assets including poles and crank telephones. The reported price is 211,568,440 dollars. Hawaii’s Filipino population is estimated at 60,000.
In a Sundown Stories tale by Mary Graham Bonne the Tribe of Arrowheads feigns old days to reclaim buffalo. Indian leaders rally, drum and dance as they drive back imagined enemies and celebrate a hard won buffalo seizure and communal bravery. The story ends with a dramatic shout as smoke signals rise.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.