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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1932
Page
2
A historic Dothan Eagle page shows a 1900s advertising and masthead fragment, listing staff names Horace Halt and others, subscription rates, and a note about The Associated Press. It includes a Jefferson quote and a declaration on correcting grievances.
On October 13 1932 critics challenge Governor now threatening a sales tax to fund his income tax plan. Alabamians urged to ponder why government controls so much of family earnings and child welfare under political pressure.
A summary of Annis ton Star data on 1931 fire losses, noting about 19 000 lives lost with a third of child victims under ten, two thirds died at home, and a total economic loss of 464 935 255 dollars. It cites preventable fires, un rebuilt industrial fires, and lists ten prevention rules including safe handling of gas, ashes, and electric irons with a focus on public awareness and price-related restraint in commerce.
Cold air sharpens minds and ambitions as merchants forecast a busy start to a new season. The crisp weather injects optimism, highlighting Mobilé's demand for autumn essentials and the appeal of outdoor life as sales pick up.
In 1932 a generous merchant forgave about four thousand dollars in bad debts, yet none of the grateful debtors thanked him. A doctor’s prank on his daughter with a skeleton ends in the girl crying out, and political talk links whiskey to hypocrisy. The article shifts to winter fears and social responsibility, urging compassion for the needy and balance between gloom and hope.
The piece blends personal memories and anecdotes from Hartford visitor Tohn Campbell with reflections on human nature. It recalls a country store encounter over eggs, a heroic oil barge explosion rescue, a Jewish moral tale about honesty and temperance, and a political jab at contemporary leaders, all framed in a nostalgic, reflective voice.
The National Retail Dry Goods Association champions a nationwide push for quality over pure discounting amid fierce price competition. President P A O Connell argues a return to quality speeds business recovery, warning consumers against chasing lower prices shop to shop and urging clarity between price bargains and quality bargains.
President Hoover, on a Des Moines visit, relaxed long-held reticence about sharing private life. He recalled boyhood memories at West Liberty and spoke of hard times during Christmas when joys were simple, showing a more personal side during campaign-friendly recollections.
The President has long shown fondness for children and childhood issues. Intimate stories about his care include inviting Colorado schoolboy Bryan Untiecht, famed for saving a busload of kids in a blizzard, to visit the White House.
A mother recounts her two and a half year old daughter’s sudden emotional upheaval after a park visit. The child refused to walk, then demanded to be carried, cried at home, and slept exhausted. The author suggests the mother’s unspoken irritation with her husband affected the child, who sensed withdrawal of love.
A compressed excerpt features Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley and a quip about Bishop Low, ending with a boast that someone will run it. The fragment hints at dialogue on leadership and control within a community or organization.
Readable bits mention nothing coherent beyond garbled phrases and scattered letters. No clear events people or places emerge, making a concise news item unlikely from the text.
William Gaines notes Broadway’s social season launch with Pierrette Dansante club at a Park Avenue grand hotel. Governors include Jeanne Aubert, Howard Chandler Christy, Walter P. Chrysler Jr, Peggy Fears, Bert Lytell, Herbert Marshall, Lenore Ulric, and Mrs Julius Walsh. Debutantes mingle with artists and autograph seekers observe glamorous scenes on opening night.
A Hartford girl and Bryn Mawr graduate, Katherine Hepburn rose from understudy roles and failed auditions to a Broadway breakthrough in The Warrior’s Husband and a Hollywood success with John Barrymore. Producer Hermen Shumilin cites luck around the number 13 and related coincidences in his notes.
Nighttime near Flotilla Botilla's house follows Ducks and Toads and Rip as they wait by the ill patient. Willy Nijly reports the patient is awake and recovering, while Top-Notch roosters anxiously await a crowing sign of dawn and full recovery, amid quiet celebration. Tuberculosis infection studies urge parental support, noting wide spread exposure and infection even without known family cases.
A long-ago observation contrasts two brothers one pursuing art and the other business schemes. Now the artist earns about $15,000 annually while the other works as a traveling man. The piece notes no moral, only the ease of misjudging boys.
Tuberculosis prevention progress is noted yet the disease remains the main killer in ages 25 to 45. Emphasis shifts to early detection of infection, especially in children, to prevent progression to active disease and safeguard dependents.
John Whiddon county commissioner laments debt and interest as he speaks of the Dempsey Carpentier fight. Jim Roney a recruiting officer recalls a $1000 auto expense. C B Farmer a board registrar member jokes about Montgery legislature and oddities.
Mrs. Robert Morgen visited Tuesday and entertained a card club. High score went to Mr J Davidson. Mrs Morgen’s visit to Hartford is noted. Miss Josephine Mizell spent a weekend in Samson. Mrs Jere Segrest visited Columbia Monday. Willard Weatherly of Town spent days with his sister. Jo Ann Grant and Mrs P B Co to visit. Mrs Gus Bobbitt and Les Ward attended visitors in Dothes day. Miss Melba Sellers of Fila spent a weekend with Mrs Tennyson Denois’s family. Evin Haley and Janet Moreas visited Samson. several locals spent days in Hartford and Louisville venues. Miss Sara Stephens spent a weekend in Louisville. Eloise Baker visited Columbia.
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