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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1933
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle page shows masthead text with the 1908 publication details, mailing rates, and notices. It includes postal information, class rates, and a brief statement about accuracy and grievance handling. The Associated Press note and national reps are listed, along with a Jefferson quotation.
A Macon driver involved in the Stribling boxer's fatal crash faces new trouble after another collision and injuring a woman. Physicians found the driver nervous but not under the influence. The Albany Herald argues for licensing to test vision and mental fitness, noting prior accidents including a child being struck. The piece urges careful examination of eyes and general fitness before permitting continued driving.
T. B. Hill, a Montgomery lawyer, urged state lawmakers to simplify Alabama's criminal code and curb defense advantages such as jury secrecy and multiple strikes. He warned reform won't come from inside the legal profession alone and called out the broader rise of lawlessness alongside a harsh note on Nazi intimidation in Berlin.
A London address, attributed to Albert Einstein, laments that modern life loses value without personal and intellectual freedom. He argues economic crisis pushes people toward despotism, noting Russia Italy and Germany show freedom being discarded for ruthless rule, with fascists and communists differing only in methods.
An assortment of quips and proverbs with wry observations on debt fear gossip and luck. The piece blends humorous maxims on life love money and social behavior attributed to Batchelor and other voices. It reflects a playful editorial tone typical of a miscellany column in a late 19th or early 20th century paper.
In a discussion echoing 20th century totalitarian experiments, the author argues the United States must complete a vast recovery program to settle economic crises without despotism while balancing production, distribution, and individual liberty. The piece frames Europe’s failures and urges U S leadership to preserve freedom worldwide.
On Oct 9 1833 a reader in New York cites an Eagle issue from August 1 that questions rabies scares and the Pasteur treatment. He cites Dr Charles W Dulles and Dr W O Stillman, noting alleged failures and safety concerns and argues hydrophobia myths persist with Pasteur institutes and injections.
Twenty years ago in Dothan discussions considered a Houston County fair in the city. The Rook club planned a meeting with Miss Wil Mea Pearl Carter. Mrs. W A Brown and daughter returned from Graceville with Miss Brown bound for Birmingham to visit her daughter. Mrs. Jim Acres left for the State fair and to see her son Angus Acres. Alto Gilmore of Hodgesville visited Dothan as Mr. and Mrs. E R Malone attended the State fair in Birmingham. Foster Street Missionary Society ladies planned a social. Mrs. C C Bennett and children visited relatives in Greensboro.
Washington observers weigh Vermont politics after Senator Porter Dale's death. Ernest W. Gibson, six term House veteran, may win Dale's Senate seat though he is an independent Republican from a solidly Republican state. The piece also notes Harry Hopkins may lead relief efforts and White House aims to minimize partisanship during the recovery program.
William Gaines reflects on Ruth Plumly Thompson who ghosted L Frank Baum’s Oz for 24 years and authored 13 books using Baum’s name. He notes the public party for the 40th Oz publication anniversary and mentions sales surpassing 5,000,000 copies. The piece also recounts an East Forty-seventh Street encounter with a castanet player and a note about Eva Le Gallienne’s Paris childhood.
Dr Lago Goldston examines pregnancy and fetal development noting the placenta as the unborn child’s digestion system and lung, supplying predigested nutrients from the mother while safeguarding fetal individuality and fatherly influence in growth.
Montgomery Alabama October 13 AP three Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Maine will be transferred to Alabama for warmer weather Col Page S Bunker state forester said the camps at McElderry Talladega Co Weoguska Coosa Co near Decatur Morgan Co will hold about 175 men each to avoid winter disruptions in the coming months
B M Hampton of Newport Florida published his first book of poems and celebrated his ninety second birthday around the same time highlighting a long writing life and late in years achievement.
The record shows more than 156 million dollars invested in phosphate mining in Florida. Major spending spans exploration, extraction, processing, and related infrastructure, reflecting the sector's economic footprint and employment impact across the state.
In Puddie Muddle directed by Quacko a first swimming class draws few attendees. Rip the Dog suspects Bears and Chickens will join. Jelly and Honey Bear miss the group as darkness falls and the ducks fear danger. Top Notch the Rooster arrives with alarming news.
Alice Judson Peale argues that games teach self control and sportsmanship, but only if children play fairly and peaceably. Cheating and fighting erode the fun and purpose of play, so rules and etiquette must be learned and enforced. If children break rules, they should be barred from play to preserve respect for fair conduct. In Union County, Tennessee, six bridges costing quest ions? and eighteen schoolhouses face destruction by a flood threat.
Ada residents report paying for a subscription or access to the Eagle Clas read by local readers. The item outlines costs, methods, and eligibility for readers in Ada.
Annual figures show 749 steam and sailing ships built or masted in American yards, aggregating 193 313 tons in the year ending June 30, reflecting activity across multiple shipyards and vessel types.
Figures from the UKi States department of cuttts show the net cost per yield for raising wheat to North Kota and nearby plains areas averages 3 cents.
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