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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1932
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle lists subscription rates by carrier and mail: three months 1.50, six months 3.00, one year 7.50, with advertising and business departments and a note on obituaries charged by word. It includes a statement of editorial integrity and a Jefferson quote on tyranny.
A satirical column reflects on the November 8 disaster and the beer question. Mencken warns wets face high taxes and unreliable compromise as Congress may tax beer heavily and bootlegging could persist. He laments poor leadership and calls for competent leaders to avert a harmful post Prohibition landscape.
The Alabama Christian Advocate argues the nation is unfit for prosperity, urging humility before God and spiritual renewal. It decries materialism as hunger and unemployment rise, saying preparedness for prosperity requires a contrite heart and divine guidance.
Random thoughts and light humor from the Alabama scene mix satire on football and social trends with quips about Coach Thomas rumors and a long joke about a lawyer and a butcher. The piece preserves period voice and local flavor in a stream of dated jokes.
A collage of cheeky notes and gossip from the Dothan Eagle column touching on Red Ramsey and Dr Frasier, a young businessman, local fans and announcers, mischief around football games, and remarks about public figures including FE Porter and Clarke Gable. The item floats various anecdotes, jokes, and social observations with no single dominant event.
A Lexington Avenue Irish doorman, after seeing a passerby collapse and die, travels to the Bronx to learn the deceased’s name. He prays for the dead man and later encounters the shuffling stranger alive, realizing the coincidence. The tale reflects small-city thinking within vast New York.
The text argues Rockefeller funds will influence Congress and attack Prohibition. It criticizes lawmakers as venal and fearful of losing power, warns wets to stay vigilant, and questions Democratic platform to repeal Prohibition. It notes the Eagle doubts politicians will fulfill promises and doubts the repeal will occur.
A fragment from a humorous column notes quips about money happiness and governance. The piece mocks politics and social quirks with playful proverbs and obscure wordplay, including references to Uncle Sam and similes.
A garbled cry quotes a Chicago Cub remark about Rosies and tailors, likening them to wolves in shipboard attire. The jumbled line hints at internal tensions and colorful metaphor from a sports context.
A Los Angeles motorist arrested for speeding has carried his case to the United States Supreme Court. The Dayton News notes that the journey through the courts likely did not set any speed records.
Washington Letter notes a turning point as 101 women ran in 31 states with three for the Senate, 28 for the House, and two for governor. Alice Roosevelt Longworth campaigns energize the effort while Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to a full Senate term. Dolly Gann Ruth Bryan Owen and Nellie Tayloe Ross also play leading campaign roles.
Twenty years ago in Dothan the community saw Miss Lilly Dell depart for Birmingham while Mrs. Whit Forrester of Cowarts visited town. Miss Movie Ross Matthews toured Enterprise and Joe Baker hunted south of Dothan. C. D. Carmichael of Geneva conducted business here as Eva Hudson left a Dothan millinery job to return to Staunton Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. John Mapies of Jacksonville Florida visited relatives in Dothan. J. E. McNair of Columbia was a business visitor.
In discussing children and corporal punishment the author notes recurring student reflections that compare hitting to mistreatment of animals. Cruelty often mirrors the brutality children endure, suggesting punishment fails and sympathy emerges only in some cases. brutality begets brutality.
Sundown Stories portrays Willy Nilly urged by Mrs Quacko to make apple jelly from the town apples. Rip the dog and Flotilla Botilla express excitement as Willy weighs duties and winter plans. A chaotic insert mentions appendicitis notes and traffic talk, blending children’s tale with stray editorial fragments.
Doctor notes a connection between acute upper respiratory infections and subsequent appendicitis in youngsters. Do not treat post cold gastric upset with laxatives, as infection can spread to lymphatic tissue and trigger abdominal inflammation.
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