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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1931
Page
6
Governor proclaims January 1932 election across Alabama to vote on a constitutional amendment allowing Mobile to levy taxes up to 1.1 percent of property value for city expenses with limits tied to state taxation. Publication to occur weekly for eight weeks in Alabama newspapers. Great Seal affixed at the Capitol.
J A Roberts, assistant commissioner of education, told the Southern Education conference in Chapel Hill that Tennessee public education suffers from inadequate revenue to meet appropriations. He noted six years of steady improvement since 1873, with longer terms, higher teacher salaries by about one third, and better preparation due to the equalizing fund, but county tax needs to participate.
The state’s tax on property and per capita apportionment fail to cover minimum programs. Local funds must cover operations as delays in appropriations alarm educators. Officials expect temporary disruption, with hopes that improved economics will restore educational progress and raise Tennessee to a higher level. Read The Dothan Eagle Classifieds.
Geneva hosts Mr. and Mrs. Merk Lanier of Lockhart with other relatives. Miss Helen Carroll of Ozark visits Geneva friends. T. L. Hale weekends with wife in Dozier. GeneVan school faculty member Mica Dorothy Adams visits Headland. Rex Rowell and Miss Johnnie Rowell spend Sunday in Opp. Miss Zola Brewer at Alabama Nurses Association in DoHan. Dr. McEachern of Samson visits his mother here. Mrs. Lewin Cawthon and children of DeFuniak visit Mrs. Harrie. Floy Moses visits Auburn weekend. J. W. Draughon and Mary Draughon attend Auburn Homecoming Day. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sollie Jr. and children of Ozark spend Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Bhank of Montgomery spend weekend with J. S. Collins family.
A garbled 1941 NEA feature references rural weather forecasts, a Maryland failed romantic moment, Yorktown ancestor lore, an Italian town relaxation, Atlantic travel woes, a New York ship with cargo, and a quip about humans serving machines. Einstein is cited about a red trash light.
Special from 4SUDGE announces Judge Oscar S. Lewis of Dothan will be the principal speaker at the Armistice Day program on November 11. The event is arranged by the Cook-Clements American Legion Post and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Charlie Wood earns a Crimson freshman berth this fall as Barry Wood awaits Harvard diploma. The two brothers, linked by football hopes, anchor a growing eastern team tale starting in 1932 with Charlie's eligibility and prowess.
The message contains incoherent phrases and mixed instructions about renting and placing an ad. It mentions a phone number 111 and names Mima Ad and Toker, but lacks coherent facts or a discernible event. No clear person, place, or organization is asserted.
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