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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1932
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle publishes local notices and boilerplate information with subscriptions and staff credits. The page includes rates for carrier and mail delivery, advertising and business office details, and a quotation attributed to Thomas Jefferson, along with a note on misstatements and grievance investigations.
The Montgomery Advertiser runs an optimistic note on amendments with a hopeful tone. The brief item hints at forthcoming civic changes while signaling cautious expectation.
An editorial reflects on tariff policy as a consumer and farmer issue. It recalls a postwar influx of Chinese peanuts, Alabama farmers protests, and remarks by Senators Hei An Underwood. It argues for a tariff reform that treats agriculture equally with other industries and cautions against revenue-only tariffs.
In a tone praising unseen labor, the piece contrasts celebrated football backs with the unseen line players who clear paths. It cites Notre Dame’s Four Horsemen and Seven Mules, then argues real heroes are ordinary people who toil and educate others, rarely in headlines until death.
Geneva AK October 19 1932 editor The Eagle commends editorials on Alabama state affairs urging tax payer funds spent for legitimate purposes. Letter from C D Chapman Co cites wasteful payrolls 295 256 secretaries door keepers paging and calls for reductions and reform to stop tax burdens on citizens.
A terse era column offers quips on marriage and divorce, the surgeon’s fame chase, taxation and public spending, dental woes from chewing, and betting folly. It blends wry maxims about fate and human folly from a columnist perspective.
A smudged 20 year old column mentions residents visiting Dothan from Hartford Panama City and Troy along with scattered social notes. The text references cane grinding season and political commentary about Roosevelt and Cannon, plus garbled names and places, ending with a jumble of phrases and unclear events.
Well Informed People says Tammany has selected a candidate for New York’s governorship amid deplorable city finances. The piece notes rising government costs and public concern over schooling and spending, with commentary on future leadership and party plans.
Francis Ouimet defeats Gravos Vorgt by shooting 39 and pairing with a partner to win the amateur golf championship. The event notes Ouimet’s victory as a superior performance under par in Arkioh.
Louisville report of the 1930 census shows foreign born at 13,366,407 with 11,741,599 Europeans and a native white population of 94,775,374. Immigrant influx has slowed, aided by Canada and Mexico entries, while eighty-eight percent of natives are native born and most long-settled immigrants would feel like aliens today.
Washington letters discuss after Linthicum of Maryland dies the likely successor to lead the anti-prohibition bloc in the House. O Connor of New York is seen as the probable choice, with Beck of Pennsylvania and LaGuardia of New York as alternatives. O Connor’s aggressive style would mark a shift from Linthicum’s measured approach.
An elderly Staten Island couple skip a foreign trip to explore Manhattan for weeks, staying in a French hotel on lower Fifth Avenue and visiting museums, art galleries, and historic sites. The column also profiles Frances Maddux rising from $7 to $200 fees after meeting top social figures, and recounts Sam Shipman crashing Producer Al Woods’s office to push a script, illustrating postwar amateurism in sports and entertainment.
A child asks her father about going abroad and ships and whales. The mother explains a jelly omelet motivates the question. Immaturity fuels immediate wishes, while years later a child grows into a loyal, tender person who can endure separation.
A medical discussion on eczema stresses that treatment targets both irritants and skin inflammation. Diagnosis is difficult and requires thorough patient history, daily habits, diet, and exposure assessment to identify underlying constitutional factors.
Mrs E V Burkett and others hosted guests of Mr and Mrs R A Sellars of cottonnets. Kathryn Morgan spent the weekend with Bits. Lem Collie and Mrs Toll Vickers near Piet ant Hill. Jessie Watson recovering from malaria. Verna Tolar visited Miss Thilene Smith in Webb. Jessie McMath spent weekend with Tim here. Mr and Mrs C B Burkett and children were guests of Mr and Mrs Wess Croom Saturday night. Ina Croom and Nellie Burkett Gordon were here Saturday. W F Sims laid home with malaria. Hattie Strother sout aer and Cora Hill visiting Mr and Mrs Jack Parrish. L T Buntin recovering from fever. Mrs Guscle Bae Miller visited Dothan Saturday. Green Tolar spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Heery Lara. Jessie Sims and Foy Ge day evening visited Mrs L M Culpepper, Marline and Carolyn were visitors in Dothan Saturday. C B Burkett met S Dothan Monday. Mrs J W Culbrett’s 34 ter, Miss Jessie Beater, Sunday from Macon and nearby towns. Roy in Pleasant Hill visited Mrs BRP Morgan Mornd27 sae Me and Mrs Wit Glass at 5% Bunion. WE Mrs Calven Gliss and Isham Tolst visited Saturday afternoon Abbie Watson. Otho Etheredge and Nt than were guests of RO, 3 Akin Etheredge. Mrs Burten Seare visited ri a.
A fragment from Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley notes a counterclaim about an Economy League mass meeting not failing in purpose. N Frat Pridgen, attorney and columnist, and Will Jeffries are referenced with brief comments on writing a novel and upcoming tasks.
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