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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1935
Page
3
A homeowner guide explains washing painted and upholstered furniture with soap flakes. It details making a soap jelly, applying with soft cloth or brush, and rinsing with lukewarm water. Advice covers upholstery, leather chairs, drying with air flow, and avoiding direct sun.
Mrs. Dixie Bibb Graves wife of Alabama’s governor will keynote the ninth annual Convocation for Women as part of the University of Alabama Homecoming celebration. The event follows a women student ROTC review and precedes a Clemson football clash and Alumni Association meeting.
The second trial of a $200,000 heart balm suit by F Brandon Smith of Charlotte against former father-in-law Joseph Canton of Concord begins December 2 in superior court. The case arises from alleged incitement of his wife Anne Cannon Smith to divorce. The May jury awarded $130,000, but Judge Harding set aside the verdict.
A compact guide to turning leftovers into tasty dishes with a citrus hard sauce. Ingredients include orange rind sugar cornstarch boiling water butter orange juice and lemon juice. The method cooks a tangy sauce to serve over beaten eggs then folds in fruit juices and cools. Also mentions lamp exhibits and painted furniture trends in a local paper segment.
Aberdeen university hires decorators to help freshmen learn more easily. Greek studies with yellow walls and green blue nails aim to boost attention. So far students avoided the proper study areas. if effective, all rooms may receive color changes to aid learning.
Raffaete Mancini arrives from Buenas Aspes to start a Beastian film venture in Brazil with a Hallan sound expert and an Argentine cameraman, aiming to produce Brazilian stories with local actors and international talent.
New Orleans residents and the Young Men's Business Club push for a citizen committee deputized to raid slot machines and seize profits for a community chest. Gus Biancand claimed a “slot machine monopoly” in the French Quarter, with hundreds of machines operating openly in saloons and shops. Police reported seizures of about 22 machines, mainly Chiefs, but no official records of wreckage inspection were given.
Paris reports France follows similar lines to the American program by limiting production. Aimed at keeping prices steady, quotas cap labeled wine per acre of Champagne production at 440 gallons. Any output beyond the quota cannot be sold as champagne. similar rules apply in Bordeaux.
The Shochiku company announces a new theatre on Ginza in Tokyo. The venue will show an hour of newsreels for six cents, expanding the all newsreel concept that began in New York a few years ago.
Maury Madison arrived in Washington on a strange quest seeking answers or aid from federal officials. The brief dispatch notes his unusual purpose and the capital setting as he pursues an unclear objective. No further details were provided in the snippet.
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