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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1934
Page
1
Sub reporters develop slowly with guidance from editors and occasional sharp comments. The piece contrasts newsroom mentorship with the grand scale of world creation described in a half column, noting how praise arrives when peers help a reporter along.
An Georgia editor argues radio cannot replace newspapers, citing practical coverage gaps like pantry shelves and line items. Liston Elkins of The Waycross Journal-Herald notes delayed subscriptions and covert complaints to circulation managers amid cuts. Walter Winchell mocks Bennie over a scientist revival joke. Al posta quips about Lanter and the ball club.
Fragmentary local item features humorous quips about Batchelor and his buttons and a satirical line about rain and football stands. The readable text cites popular culture jokes and odd reflections, ending with an aphoristic line on the truest end of life.
The piece argues that Will and Marie fit their roles through innate traits while many people are shy and cannot easily change. It notes efforts to appear less shy risk creating an artificial persona and that others born talkative may learn to be reticent, producing an inauthentic personality.
A roundup of curious notices and quips from various papers. A Texas minister identifies a codfish ring lost 28 years ago, sparking debates on codfish ages. A watch found after 30 years, a bank safe money recovered after 60 years, and a turtle bearing initials carved sixty nine years before. Mentions of Huey Long, Baby Face Nelson, and editorial quips close the item.
In this column from New York dated November 2 1933 O and O McIntyre profiles figures from theater and publishing including Conde Nast Guy Robertson Irene Bordoni John Mason Brown Harold Ross and H L Mencken. It also notes vaudeville writer Edgar Allan Woolf Shubert brothers and plans for NRA policy shifts and consumer issues with potential new legislation and public sentiment.
Twenty years ago in Dothan the chamber of commerce formed a plan to obtain better freight rates for the city. Local residents include L. E. Morgan returning from Shorter where he attended the Presbytery and J. B. Daughtry of Hartford visiting the chamber offices with a sewing machine rep. The Palace Theater showed The Making of A Boy Scout and plans for Children’s Day began as Superintendent J. W. Brown laid them out. Mrs. Frank Murphree left for Montgomery for medical treatment while Mrs. J. M. Cartwright toured points in Georgia. A Sunday School meeting at Mrs. Wilson’s home was postponed due to bad weather. Headline in the Eagle noted Allies lose 100,000 in one battle.
Fayetteville Observer reports A R P leaders urging members to avoid rum and related liquors amid a broader liquor discussion. The note lists possible alternatives such as whisky brandy cordials wine beer gin absinthe and other beverages and items.
Paul Mallon notes the White House frames reshaping the Blue Eagle as evolutionary while insiders claim the old symbol may be dead. The reorganizers reportedly know their goal but hesitate on the exact method, hoping public memory delays scrutiny.
A medical student at the University of Missouri defines a skeleton as a stack of bones with all the people scraped off, quoted from the Ann Arbor Michigan Daily.
In Texas the Cleveland Press reports John Chevon, taxpayer Gost raisera urging the U S Government to label goat meat as chevon. The notion is presented as a straightforward naming change for product labeling.
W O Mulkey of Geneva remembers Judge Pearce noting his honesty integrity and fair judgment. Pearce served 28 years as Geneva county judge and impressed peers with sympathy for prisoners and devotion to the Constitution amidst changing times. The piece recalls a public tribute at his last court and Geneva’s silent funeral observance.
Notes discuss small denomination government obligations and possible recovery bonds to finance relief. Ickes leads spending, with Wallace and Hopkins totals cited. Mention Brigadier General Porter and Mosaic compass misalignment in a new Post Office floor, plus a Ferley letter with Harding stamp.
A private fire at Maurice Kelly's home in Eaton draws attention as Kelly is a fire department driver and the house is owned by fire chief George Shaver. In Seattle, Mayor Smith instructs University of Washington officers to protect the public and regulate traffic rather than merely watching the game. In St Louis, supporters of Police Judge Finnegan seek votes from 4000 people who have appeared before him as defendants. In Cleveland, three monkeys at the zoo will receive FERA funding for an island and moat project estimated at $25,269.
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