No Tax Promise Faces Alabama Budget Debate
The Dothan Eagle weighs two letters from citizens about tax policy. One proposes an income tax, the other urges cutting government expenses to balance the budget without new taxes. The piece argues state spending rose sharply since 1918 while property values climbed slowly, urging drastic cost reductions over taxation. It critiques Governor Miller and the Legislature, calling for fiscal restraint and responsible leadership.
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Alabama
Bibb Graves
Bibb
Miller
Sentinels
Graves
House
Senate
Lindsay
Montgomery
Houston
Cutzer
Poser
Carry It to the Extreme Critique of Cotton Tax Bill
The Goode bill to tax all cotton and cap production is an odious restriction on liberty. The Eagle attacks government overreach, cites Texas history, mentions Sam Houston, and argues to oppose paternalistic farming laws while condemning politicians and taxes.
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J. E. McDonald
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Eagle
McDonald
Texas
Sam Hougton
Batchelor's Buttons Grown By W C Batchelor
A quirky column on Batchelor's buttons and social observations contrasts gender roles with political quips. It notes humor about gratitude, friendship among women, and a jab at Hoover as he leaves office.
Notable visitors and residents listed in Dothan column
Twenty years ago in Dothan J A Hendley of Abbeville visited. E H W Foy of Eufaula was a visitor in Dothan. N S Fellows of Ashford was in Dothan. N B Crawford made a business trip to Ashford. Mrs Q O Green left for a visit in Valdosta Georgia. J W McDuffie and W O C Danley of Samson were in Dothan. Mrs W H King left for Troy to visit her daughter Mrs Alex Henderson.
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J. A. Hendley
Abbeville
Dothan
N.S. Fellows
Ashford
N. B. Crawford
QO. P. Green
Valdosta, Ga
J. W. McDuffie and
W. OC Danley
Samson
W. OH. King
Troy
Alex Henderson
Tax fairness debate cites income tax as unequal burden
The piece argues income tax is fair and widespread, contending it targets the wealthier hidden income group. It contrasts a lawyer earning over twenty thousand yearly with Spann Brothers farm owners bearing taxes, and recalls a bank executive’s rapid downfall and light taxes, urging broader tax reform across Alabama counties.
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Collins
Ed Jones
Ben Renfroe
Spann Brothers
Alabama politics and race in a troubled era
The column critiques Alabama governance from Reconstruction to the 1930s, attacking fiscal irresponsibility, tax spending, and white supremacy. It denounces legislators, praises reformers, and questions state leadership under Bibb Graves and Miller while urging principled stewardship and accountability.
Hoover Position Debate Summary
A fragment outlines Mr. Dheever’s prohibition views, noting his stance on the conduct of Mr. Harves at the White Frese tete, reflecting a debate over policy and leadership.
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Mr. Dheever
Harves
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Tresram
Talks to Parents By Alice Judson Peale
This piece argues that children face disillusionment when learning parents are not omnipotent. It notes that a child’s self esteem suffers when a father’s status or finances are questioned and stresses that parental poise and frank, nondefensive discussion help a child reconcile with such realities.
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Alice Judson Peale
Son of French president marries law student in town hall
Jean LeBrun, only son of the French president, wed Bernadette Mera, daughter of a former army captain, in a city ceremony at the town hall near the summer home. Premier Herriot and the president's brother Gabriel Lebrun witnessed. Parents of both families attended. a religious ceremony will follow in two days at the village church. The groom is an engineer at the public electric works in Vitry. his bride studied law and has no definite plans yet.
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Rambouillet
France
Jéan LeBrun
War-Mares
Bernadette Mera
Citi
Edouard Herriot
Hie
Gabriel Mari
Lebrun
Vitry
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