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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1932
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle lists staff names Theodore Hall editor W G Baichelor business manager Horace Mali and announces postal rates for subscriptions and ad charges. It notes editorial policy, Associated Press membership, and a Jefferson quotation about tyranny over the mind of man.
Detroit November 10 K T Keller president of Dodge Brothers Corp said about 20,000 employees are back on part time work as the company prepares a new model. He added that 10,000 moves are scheduled for recall within the next two to three weeks when production opens.
A 1932 advertisement urges public support for welfare and relief mobilization. It argues hunger blocks civic virtue and calls for donations to feed the hungry relieve unemployment and fund hospitals clinics and schools. The notice promotes Red Cross membership in Dothen with a goal of 1 250.
20 years ago in Dothan notable movements include T Breck in CHO J M West of Headland in Dothan W J Bell in Columbia on business T W Harris trip to Montrom ery H A Knowles of Samson in Dothan T J Dawsey of Hartford in Dothan J D Flowers returned from Takin Ga A Y Malone on business to Montgomery E C Porter visited his former home in Abbeville
The speaker condemns an income tax as an eternal, ever-growing burden. He mocks Governor Miller’s post election rhetoric about debt and tax fairness, calling taxation a religion among politicians and arguing income taxes inevitably pass to others, harming the general populace.
A survey of quirky town names across the United States highlights how surnames and plain words populate maps. From Kentucky’s Greasy Creek Tub to Florida’s Sopchoppy and Oregon’s Wagonfire, the list spans states and includes such nouns as Dusty, Harmony, and Muddy along with many unusual pairs and phrases.
Random thoughts on Alabama politics and humor about the election results. The column lampoons the legislature, suggests harmony, and jokes about society editors and weddings while noting local officials and a weather quip.
A collage of remarks on elections and local life in Dothan. Notable lines reference postmasters, party counts, fashion, taxes, and social chatter, plus scattered notes on Hoover and Roosevelt era politics. The piece captures civic banter, humor, and guidance from local voices amid political discourse.
A collection of parables and moral reflections. The author contrasts minnows nibbling a live bait with human rebels, urges following Christ as a master, and notes the hit dog hollows. A railroad tragedy ends with a Christian engineer pausing to pray for a dying man, praised by the conductor and superintendent.
The Rev. E. T. Mangum of Moonree City Baptist church killed a wolf with his car Tuesday night while returning from Bethlehem in Ralls County. The next day he received a cash bounty and leather medal from the Ralls County Court for the feat. Paris Appeal.
A reflective column contemplates the line between food and metaphor, noting that everyday sayings shape opinion. It suggests the piece is not about nourishment but about expressing common thoughts and perceptions in words.
A girl reacts to a new baby by burying her broken doll and shunning her mother. The episode is framed as a case where play reveals primitive emotions. Toys let children express feelings safely, so play should remain free of adult criticism.
Sleep producing drugs are traced from choloral hydrate to modern barbiturates. The article notes 1869 discovery of chloral hydrate by Oscar Liebreth, its heart risks, later safer variants sulphonal and trional, and early 20th century Berlin chemist Emil Fischer's barbiturate line including veronal and luminal, which enabled deeper sleep therapies.
Local notes recount city finance changes with a refunding plan and budgets. A Secomb Observer editor Gene Stutts predicts Roosevelt Garner victory and party gains. Mentions council members and oil industry chatter at a Wednesday meeting.
Sundown Stories recounts Willy Nilly and friends led by Top Notch the Rooster planning a bonfire with ducks to celebrate autumn. They gather leaves, jump in piles, and ignite a large blaze while Willy Nilly worries about his car and stings from hornets in the cooling air.
A physician plans to soothe a suffering patient without risking addiction or harming the rest of the body. Barbiturate drugs are not used solely for sleep but also treat nervous system disorders. In epilepsy they help reduce seizure frequency and severity, though they are not a cure.
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