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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1932
Page
1
Excerpt from The Dothan Eagle shows historic publication details. It lists subscription rates, department contacts, and policy notes including Associated Press affiliation and corrections process. The fragment references misstatements policy and reader grievances.
A Jefferson quotation proclaims eternal hostility to tyranny over the mind of man, asserting unwavering commitment to liberty and individual thought across political regimes and eras. The phrase emphasizes the enduring defense of free inquiry and personal conscience against despotic power.
A Alabama born man declares himself a Republican praising protective tariffs and a strong central government. He supports the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and laments their nullification by Southern states.
State and federal highway officials urged a $5 million road program boost while Education Superintendent Harman pressed for about $4.5 million to keep common schools open. Lawmakers face a $15–20 million deficit as experts warn against deep cuts, arguing taxes may be needed to fund schools and highways. Local papers echo concern about balancing the budget without crippling essential services.
A Alabama House committee grilling Sidney W. Smyer of the Jefferson County Economy League over a 3 cent gas tax proposal. Members questioned organization origins and pledges, with Davis insisting voters want road funding without increased costs. Smyer defended the League as aiming to cut government costs, not approve a tax rise.
In Dothan 20 years ago L E Gelleratedt of Troy, O M Steagall of Abbeville, M L Hanahan a business visitor from Ozark, and Dc C Taller of Montgomery were here on business. G A Caldwell of Montgomery visited. Wes Baker announced the birth of a son. J C Helms of Samson was a business visitor to Dothan. Kathleen Rollins of Dothan visited Florala. Murphy returned from Detroit and Canada. Judge H A Pearce returned from Geneva where he held court. J E Spann and Miss Eula Blanchard of Newton were married here. Mr and Mrs W H Cooper of Moultrie visited.
The passage argues that maintaining state school outlays requires more from impoverished citizens including small farmers and merchants. It warns against cutting school budgets or terms, urging support for taxpayers already in distress and opposing further despoiling of meagre earnings. It frames education as a victim of a dire economic mood.
The Literary Digest presidential poll shows a major shift of Republican votes to the Democratic candidate. Hoover gains 6,948 votes and Roosevelt 40,053, though the digest cautions the poll remains embryonic and not an oracle.
The narrator recalls earlier Alabama Legislature days when figures like Capt. Jeff Falkner and a man named Lewis influenced state politics, with tales of peanut gifts and liquor stored at the Exchange hotel. The piece notes a consistent decline over the years and mentions a routine quorum at the Exchange in the afternoons.
The excerpt recalls legislators who feign conservatism while being bribed by perks and indulgences. It notes peanut munching and cheap liquor as signs of corruption, including trips to Mobile Mardi Gras and a free Washington excursion to witness a presidential inauguration, illustrating lobby influence on state finances.
The writer notes Lee Long’s death and Alf Tunstall’s enduring control of the legislature. For 16 years few bills passed without his approval, while the Volstead Act toppled Lewis and liquor interests, severing the leaders’ corporate alliance and forcing a reaction.
The speaker accuses Alf of multi level manipulation through payroll favoritism and chairmanship trades to advance corporate interests. Legislators are blamed for lack of leadership and aimless adjournment plans while urging passage of the income tax amendment to end the stalemate.
The passage argues Graves expanded state jobs during his term to reward soldiers, creating burdens for the current session and governor. It criticizes the effort as causing disorder and failing to clean house effectively.
A Savannah Morning News piece recalls air mail's 1911 start at Long Island and Airplane Station No 1, noting the evolution from 649 letters to nationwide routes, lower costs, and public use. It highlights air mail as a training field for aviators and a peace service with wartime value.
Short shavings note the athletic club, a marathon dance in Montgomery, and a Detroit preacher who uses a pulpit wrapped in a night club jazz show to draw churchgoers. A reformer misfires calling a philanthropist “the great philanderer” and readers recall past times with a quip about bears and Houston county.
A lighthearted note describes the laziest man as someone who would almost freeze rather than rise at night for more cover, illustrating a humorous extreme of sloth.
A cheeky column recaps a special legislative session with praise for eloquence and critique of payroll cuts and reforms. It lampoons clerks and wardens, jokes about the Spring Fiesta, highlights Senator Craft of Mobile, and riffs on Near Beer, taxes, and sectional finance, ending with a sharp quip about the Reconstruction Finance Corporation easing the South’s burden.
A reproduced court opinion from Judge B M Miller of the Alabama circuit court criticizes the 1919 income tax as overburdening taxpayers. It asserts the legislature should cut other offices to balance the state budget and warns the governor against placing tax on rents wages salaries and dividends. The text notes a possible shift in the governor’s stance since 1920.
A warning to parents about vanity in childrearing. It argues that insisting on politeness and perfect cleanliness can reflect parents’ pride and past disappointments. It notes mothers in unhappy marriages may seek compensation from their children or project failures onto them.
Dr Sage Goldeten explains shock as a global failure of life systems after injury or surgery. Key signs include delayed blood pressure drop, low temperature, weak irregular pulse, cold clammy skin, sunken eyes, and expressionless face. collapse can follow violent injury or emotions.
A dated home menu lists Eggs Chinese for dinner with buttered spinach bread gooseberry jam lettuce and Russian dressing. It provides a detailed recipe for Eggs Chinese with butter, flour, tomatoes, onions, peppers, parsley, cheese, and rice, plus a yellow cake with raisin filling and a raisin filling, including steps, baking times, and serving notes. The text preserves recipe steps and measurements, reflecting a mid century family cookbook style.
A socialist market gardener near Hamburg found his pumpkins branded with swastikas by Nazis. The marks started small, grew as the gourds swelled, and left him unable to sell the crop for fear of triggering a riot.
An iron spike three inches long was found in the heart of an ox slaughtered in Sassari Sardinia. The animal showed no signs of distress, and the spike appears to have been there for some time according to AP dispatches.
The passage prescribes placing the person on his back with hot blankets and hot water bottles or bricks, ensuring they do not burn. If vomiting does not occur, hot coffee may be given by drinking or as an enema. Stimulants are regarded as of little value.
F H Perry laments unreadable audit figures while defending the city books, noting a $750,000 Chalkers Bluff issue. Betts Slingluff compares city hall bustle to Tammany Hall as concerns rise. M E Cath, state councilor, says Alabama DeMolay convention seeks Dothan as host, seconded by Montgomery and Birmingham supporters.
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