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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1932
Page
2
A poet framed lines about a mother’s love for her child followed by a flurry of community notices. Activities include senior B Y P U gathering, a bridge party honoring the Spanns, Dothan Study Club meeting, a Harriett Boyd card club event, an engagement announcement, a Miami trip for a funeral, and a Highland School PTA meeting.
Women’s social and civic groups compliment Dr A F Harman state superintendent for education on nepotism policy and for the department’s practice of not using state autos for field work. The board adopts resolutions on discounting state warrants and on contracts tied to final year appropriations, with budget cuts mostly hitting salaries.
The Mothers Round Table held a daylong gathering at Mrs. Will Roberts's West Main street home with en suite rooms and fall flowers. Prizes went to Mrs. Cora Saunders, Mrs. William Baxter, and Mrs. John Ayres in singing, flower guessing, and kitchen contests, followed by bridge and dominoes. A business meeting featured talks on children, discipline, youth and age, plus a program by members. Visitors included numerous local women. some attendees returned from Florida after a funeral. A Baptist prayer service preceding a teachers meeting is planned.
Ten Alabama Agricultural Schools faced salary cuts as heads and staff were told of reductions in the consolidation process. The Daphne Normal heads drop from 5000 to 4250, the Gadsden School of Trades from 4500 to 3825, the Montgom ery Negro Normal from 3000 to 2700, the Huntsville Negro A and M from 2700 to 2400, and other adjustments followed across the institutions.
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