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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1930
Page
2
A fragmented OCR passage blends misstatements, oblique references to The Associated Press and The Eagle, plus stray aphorisms. It mentions an aviator caught with liquor valued at $15,000 and muses on etiquette and drinking water in cities, with stray quotes from the Christian Science Monitor.
Decatur Daily telegram to Senator Nye urges Senate Elections Committee to probe Heflin charges of fraud and corruption from the November 4 election. The piece notes Heflin’s predicted landslide failed by over 52,000 votes, Houston County also voting against him, and Independents’ leader Brown praising a fair count and cleaner elections.
A Greenville Advocate item recalls two men driving slowly on the Montgomery Greenville highway hindering a party of women aiming for Montgomery for an important engagement. The piece questions why some men act as gentlemen in other settings but refuse to let others pass on the road.
The Albany Herald recalls the 60th anniversary of Laveran’s malaria parasite discovery and Nobel Prize. Houston County leads Alabama in malaria deaths at 44 per 100,000, prompting calls for aggressive drainage, larval destruction, screened homes, and indoor protection, with health department support and local owner cooperation. Citizens urged to aid malaria control and transfer the burden away from their county.
In Philadelphia we visited the Curtis Building famed for The Dream Garden mosaic by Tiffany Studios from a Maxfield Parrish painting. We toured with Wesley Stout of The Saturday Evening Post who spoke on fiction writing, editors, and the value of a good story. He emphasized fresh talent, the craft of writing, and the editor’s role in guiding narratives.
In a November 11 1980 letter from J.8.R. the Eagle editor notes Mrs Frasier offers a five dollar reward for why a poor man gets drunk and why a rich man gets inebriated. The piece contrasts alcohol access and legal risk between classes with references to brands and jail.
The Selma Times Journal quotes Senator Bingham from Samoa claiming no poverty and stock scenery there while contrasting American issues. The piece notes dreary rain but a well attended Howard Miami University football game at Memorial Stadium, predicting better attendance if a Dothan college game is hosted.
Dothan memorial notes report Dr W S Johnson dying from ptomaine poisoning after oyster meal with his young son ill weeks earlier. Mina Strickland returns from Ashford visit. Montgomery mail clerk R E Boreland visits relatives. T L Nabros buys A J Hall farm near Piney Grove for 2500 via Dothan Land and Development Co. Frances Strother opens art studio on Foster and Troy. Foster Andrews Oates and Main street sidewalks nearly finished. Warsaw Carisie leaves for Brundidge to marry Lula Bell Bryant. Mr Carlisle with Paragon Drug Company noted in city. Bragdon plumbing shop moved to North Alice street.
Andalusia Star notes doubt has never built a cathedral won a battle or elected a president and suggests limits to ambition in a reflective editorial voice. The piece riffs on achievements and fame, framing doubt as a quiet factor in success and legacy.
A compilation of editorial snippets and opinion lines criticizing society and modern living. The notes touch on weather, crime, religion, economic hardship, car reliance, and social values. They reflect a skeptical, reformist voice about depression, consumption, and work.
Editors of business publications closed a three day conference in New York outlining revival bases. They foresee mercury boilers boosting coal to horsepower, a 30 to 40 percent power cost drop in a decade, proto electric cells revolutionizing energy transmission, cheaper long distance natural gas piping, ongoing auto production cost cuts, more large scale building, integrated transport delivery, fewer in store selling staff, marketing changes for perishables, and storage methods to preserve perishables in off production times.
A village school teaches a new memory system and the teacher grows enthusiastic. He uses vivid imagery, pairing names with unusual scenes. A pupil asks about potential mix ups between poets Robert Burns and Robert Browning, illustrating humorous memory quirks.
On Sunday two thousand attended the Alabama Society of Fine Arts opening in Montgomery while seven thousand visited the morgue to view the dead burglar shot by a householder, reflecting mixed public interest in culture and crime.
New York dispatch profiles Jane Cowl in Great Neck, noting her bicycle rides, forthcoming stage roles in Twelfth Night, and interest in new plays such as Lilac Time and Smilin Through. It covers her birth date dispute, writing career, music talent, and stance against talkies, plus her fanbase and dramatic praise. Also preview of London Terrace replacement in 2013 and reflections on New York's ever-changing skyline.
In Rome traffic regulation is entrusted to a corps of 2000 officers with military organization and schooled with special education. John Henry Luther, Alabama's flying Dutchman, carried the bell 18 times from scrimmage formation against Vanderbilt.
Dr Lago Goldston reviews health claims about aluminum cookware and reports on historical tests. Early work from 1893 and a 1913 Lancet study found no evidence that cooking in aluminum vessels transfers harmful quantities of aluminum to foods, even with acids present.
The article emphasizes selecting child friendly books with large readable type and short lines to prevent eye strain. It advocates simple illustrated stories like animal tales and Mother Goose for preschool readers, advising parents to tailor choices to each child to avoid overly strong emotional reactions.
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