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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1932
Page
3
A long verse poem by Washington Van Dusen closes with praise for human striving and infinite vision. The rest records social notices from Dothan including Mrs J A Ellis hosting United Daughters of Confederacy and several local families visiting or traveling. Prominent items note Mrs Paul Sullivan’s Birmingham voice recital and visits by Miss Mary Hannsh Johnson and the Wandeck family.
In a trial among 862 children across nine schools, 429 did not follow the Vicks Colds Control Plan and lost 501 school days to colds, while 433 who followed the plan lost only 178 days. The report notes age peaks and promotes plan details on each Vicks package.
Margaret Bourke-White arrives in Soviet Russia for a third time to photograph oil fields with aims to cover hospitals and schools if time allows. She faces travel hardships and constraints such as leaving pets in New York and developing film in a hotel bathroom due to Soviet censorship rules.
Paris AP fashion notes Miranda launches a winter line for young figures. Slim athletic silhouettes with broadened shoulders and short skirts dominate coats frocks and suits for the young set. Velvet scarfs leopard furs and color contrasts heighten a youthful look for day and evening wear.
Miss Carolyn Patterson daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Patterson entertained about 75 junior high students at Mrs Bruce Page home on Dusy street with jack o lanterns witches cats pumpkins and other Halloween decor. Fortunes were told apples bobbed and parades enjoyed during the evening with seasonal refreshments between games and contests.
Miss Beula Paul Baker travels to Birmingham to visit friends for a few days. She is seen in city streets and at local gatherings during the short stay.
Mrs William Ochs of Sturgis and wife of a farmer killed her two daughters Laura Jean 15 and Alvina Yvonne 7 before shooting herself after setting fire to the northeast Michigan farm home. The husband found the bodies inside the residence.
Mrs John Morris traveled to Groveland Florida to spend the winter with her son after months in Dothan with her daughter Mrs John Goldthwaite and son A J Morris.
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