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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1932
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle announces staff listings and office details for the daily edition. Includes editor W. G. Baicheson, business manager Horace Haul, and assistant business manager. Location is Dothan Alabama with second class mail designation.
Jeen Gade complains about constant crowds across Europe while her prose agent keeps the American public informed. The piece notes public exposure can be better than being ignored for actors and actresses.
A writer says Will Rogers embodies Americas homely horse sense yet nine times out of ten it clashes with politicians notions. The piece questions why this mismatch occurs and what it reveals about public discourse and leadership.
Read today’s column by Gerald W Johnson a veteran of the A E F and an editorial writer for The Baltimore Evening Sun praised as one of the country’s best. He weighs war debt collection and the public mood with a veteran’s insight in a sharp nonpartisan piece.
The Sylacauga Advance argues Alabama needs a business leader as governor to curb deficits and waste. It condemns politics as usual, cites high taxes, and calls for frugal state spending. Don ald Comer is nominated for the job, with praise for legislators who are capable and courageous.
The Tifton Gazette highlights an Oxford Mississippi clerk who began after the Civil War end and remained at the same store except for four years running a failed business. she says today’s girls are similar and emphasizes doing the best work with a smile. An Alabama man, General J B Stanley, founded The Greenville Advocate in 1865 and has edited it since, described as the dean of his craft and a beloved Alabama editor.
In a readerly quarrel sparked by Dr J R Hobbs of Birmingham, the piece questions what liberalism means and whether the term signals progress or threat. It cites Roosevelt, John Temple Graves II, and Walter Lippmann, noting the debate over liberal spirit as a method of holding position versus a creed.
Twenty years ago in Dothan Oscar Mulkey from Geneva visited. Local residents and visitors include H J Morris in Hartford and J E Kendrick from Greenville. Snow covered housetops marked an early season snowfall, the earliest in memory and the first in about 12 years.
The article urges sportsmen and farmers to respect land rights and crops as game belongs to the state and is funded by sportsmen. Hunters should show courtesy to farmers, as their conduct shapes the public’s view of hunters and the sportsman’s fraternity, per the Anniston Star.
One of those menus from Prof Robert Brown of Oberlin Ohio promises to feed families at three cents per meal. It lists wheat soup wheat unto meat jonf tomato gucce wheat cruete cole sinw cabbage muffins whole wheat bred roast apple and wheat coffer. The Chicago Tribune notes the menu as absurdly cheap and hints readers would rather starve.
A qualified Oregon apartment janitor joined the firefighting effort against a district forest blaze. His long experience prompted him to act quickly, aiding the emergency response alongside trained crews.
The piece argues that when creditors won't pay the war debt, settlements must be pursued on the best terms. It cites Roosevelt and Hoover, Congress, and actuaries, suggesting deducting the value of American lives from the loans. It notes Allied losses versus U.S. gains from wartime support and questions why France and Britain should not seek compensation.
In New York politics bosses Curry and McCooey never forget rivals, hearing pleas from all. The letter argues war costs extend beyond battles, projecting Veterans Bureau expenses and potential outcomes if Europe reorders payments. it notes East Side decline and uptown returners reshaping commerce, with Lausanne treaty fallout and possible further European turmoil.
Washington Letter notes Ferdinand Lammot Belin takes up the envoy post to Poland while diplomats face reshuffles. The stylish, wealthy career diplomat anticipates potential resignation by March 4 but remains confident given his long service since 1917.
Belin, a wealthy former diplomat, is appointed American ambassador to Warsaw. Though retired, he has been recalled twice for protocol roles and could leverage his expertise as the Polish Corridor issue and Polish border strategy draw U.S. attention to Soviet proximity.
A weekly class invites questions from boys and girls on topics from wind to electricity. The third hour centers on human origins and reproduction, as children seek answers beyond surface explanations.
SUNDOWN STORIES recounts Willy Nilly and Rip the Dog waking a sleeping Black Bear to share apples for Jelly Bear Works. Cast includes Flotilla 7, a girl who fits in Puddle Muddle, Duck, Top Notch the Rooster, and Esar new to the group.
Dr Lago Goldston cites European reports of a malignant diphtheria variant spreading in Berlin and France with high mortality and different membranes. Experts warn the dangerous strain may reach the United States, challenging existing antitoxin protections and prompting worry for infants and older children alike.
Cinema listings show Ciara Bow and Mikert Relend in Call Her Savage and Richard Dix with Tom Brown Rochelle Hudson in Troll's Hichney. Added: Fox News Next Sunday with Clark Gable Jean Harlow in Red Duct. Also Afraid to Talk with Eric Linder Sidney Fox and That’s My Boy with Richard Cromwell Dorothy Jordan May Meresh.
Rip scolds Jelly Bear for failing to sleep right and wakefulness, then Jelly Bear rises and heads to the apple tree to get to work, insisting he hasn’t forgotten. The scene shows Jelly Bear’s determined, rolling misadventures and a plan to start labor at the tree.
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