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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1930
Page
2
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, the American aviator who shot down 26 German planes, is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The note appears within a condensed report from the era, with standard Associated Press credits and reprints.
The Baltimore Evening Sun quotes Al Smith arguing Republicans bore no blame for the low mood under Hoover but promoted false prosperity claims. It notes GOP pretenses about Coolidge prosperity and Hoover prospects, calling lying more blameworthy than policy error. It also mentions Republican leaders blaming Democrats and a recent Democratic election rebuke.
Estimates from registration data covering 95.7 percent of the population put automobile fatalities for 1929 30 at 858 a rise of about 3,000 from 1928. The figure nears World War I losses and could be surpassed in a few years. The piece notes highway safety talks do little to curb the problem and highlights widespread ignorance.
Judd Lewis writes in the Post Dispatch praising Texas prosperity and agriculture. He compares Texas to a Republican officeholder and a Texas Democrat, expresses hope for strawberry and onion seasons next year, and prays for mercy to enjoy the state’s incomparable agricultural bounty.
Robert H. Lucas, director of the Republican National Committee, calls the election results a vindication of the national administration. He also hints that a Nobel Prize might be available for that achievement and quips the depression is only a state of mind. Selma.
The Eagle greets visitors as Howard and Miami open college football in Wiregrass Memorial Stadium. The city celebrates its 50 year growth, motto We Do Things In Dothan, and hopes the game persuades teams and fans to return.
On Armistice Day readers recall works like All Quiet on the Western Front and Journey’s End that reveal war’s raw ugliness. The British author notes films such as The Big Parade and Dawn Patrol as honest war dramas by veterans. The piece also jests about the Prince of Wales studying the banjo to play American jazz.
An 87-year-old Wisconsin brigadier who served in five wars plans another, as he announces marriage. Hawke flew 1,400 miles from New York to Havana in nine hours amid Cuba travel chatter. Local leaders in Houston County and Alabama respond to election claims with mixed congratulations and denials of voter theft.
20 years ago in Dothan Ernest Breithaupt, 35, drank carbolic acid by mistake after a night of drinking. A friend awoke to him spitting into a fireplace and Breithaupt died before aid arrived. The note suggests misidentification of the bottle and a careful reading of the files shows a fatal accident in Selma.
A Moultrie Observer report notes Americans hold more money in savings accounts than ever before. The piece argues the public, though earning, is saving and must be enticed to spend some of its accumulated wealth.
The Alabama College at Montevallo president Dr. C C Carmichael gifted the state by selecting Miss Edwards to head the home economics department. She spoke at the Federation dinner on the modern home maker as a manager and shared stories from Maude Baughman and Miss Edwards’s talk. The article emphasizes organization, balance, and teaching children to appreciate beauty while keeping harmony at home.
In Alabama the Klan suffered a primary defeat to Judge Miller and national figures show a drastic drop from 8.9 million members in 1925 to about 34 thousand. Analysts say the once powerful organization may soon join faded political fringe groups in history. The era of the Klan is suggested to have contributed up to 90 million dollars to leaders’ coffers over decades.
The New York Nation column argues that President Hoover weaponized praise for proper inquiry to shield officials and suppress harsh scrutiny. It contends that criticism is essential in a republic, warning that censorship and fear of dissent threaten American liberties.
Elsie de Wolfe, once a stage star turned interior decorator and Lady Mendl, is back in New York briefly. She unknowingly aided an exiled prince by routing a plane for a crucial mission to Romania, helping his bid for a throne. pilot Lalouette flew on short notice from European sales duties.
Berlin reports a new group the Association of Auto driving Clergymen with about 700 members. Madrid registration of passenger automobiles fell 90 percent in the first eight months of 1990 versus last year, and the new role carries only censure for him.
A concise analysis of human lifespan citing biblical expectations, average life at birth around 59 years, and rarity of genuine centenarians. It notes 1927 US mortality totals with 1201 reported over 100, yet T. E. Young’s study finds fewer than 30 real cases past 100 among nearly 1,000,000 records, with the longest just under 111 years.
Advice urges selecting pictures that engage children, featuring animals and familiar family scenes with simple lines and colors for very young kids. Change pictures often, hang at eye level, and prefer few well chosen images. French prints of joyful childhood and farming scenes are noted as satisfactory nursery decor.
Washington notes a brief early session of Congress tightens social calendars as Belin rises in prominence. Fertiniad and Belin appear in social pages with Belin taking a key role in the executive mansion circles, shaping the White House calendar and its social program.
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