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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1932
Page
1
Historical notes from The Dothan Eagle include dates, editors, staff roles, and subscription rates. A rights statement and Jefferson quotation appear, asserting accuracy and a readiness to investigate grievances, reflecting early 20th century newspaper practice in Dothan Alabama.
The piece questions figures on tax burden, warns the Goode Bill grants unlimited taxing power and could empower a political majority to tax arbitrarily. It cites prior license hikes in 1927 as proof of governmental overreach and urges voters to reject the amendment without protections.
The American College of Surgeons lists 2 204 approved hospitals across the United States and Canada, including two in Dothan. About 19 223 eminent surgeons have funded improved hospital care, cutting surgical death rates from 18–20 percent to about 3 percent and shortening hospital stays from 22 to 12 days. Since 1915, validation has grown to over 25 times as many approved hospitals, signaling prestige, ethical practice, and safer, swifter patient care.
A jumble of names shows residents visiting Dothan and nearby towns including O H Vaughn from Troy, George Kelly in Headland, T J Harris from Route two, Wil Roberts in Headland, J C Chancery from Hartford, B Farmer to Ashford, and Dr C W Hillard in Martfere. Mentions of weddings, a surplus, and a planned municipal building and opera hours round out the reminiscence, with an election proposed for future approval of construction on the power plant site.
The passage condemns proposals to grant the Legislature power to levy incomes taxes, warning it could enable excessive levies, favoritism, and a powerful political machine at the state capital, jeopardizing citizens and industries. The text urges the people not to approve unlimited taxing power.
In Jackson Mississippi a comic strip humorously riffs on a rolling pin as a possible tool beyond cooking. The piece notes the strips amuse the younger readers while inviting curiosity about other uses of common kitchen objects.
In a playful column a town crab comments on the crowded ballot, noting a surprising turnout as he quips about voting against a large number of people. The piece captures civic mood and local humor under Detroit News coverage.
Fragmented text discusses Atlanta records showing two crime conditions drunkenness and vice as never before in the capital's history. The garbled OCR mentions Tifton and references to court or police actions, but details are unclear. The piece hints at prohibition-era enforcement and social impact, with damaged phrasing obscuring specifics.
Rambling Reuben urges wide discussion before the two constitutional measures come to voters. He notes distrust of the bond issue and argues the income tax is a fairer way to balance tax burdens, citing Alabama wealth distributions to illustrate inequities.
The column critiques Alabama wealth disparities and supports an income tax, mocking Representative Bish’s stance while praising tax reform. It argues current tax fairness harms farmers, laborers, and merchants, noting wealth concentrates in a few and tax-free natural resource income.
The Teineis waterway completion raises total costs to 197.60 while railroads prepare against continued government operation of barge-line services. Chicago and New Orleans routes may shift to cheaper flow routes as freight business debates future policy and maintenance costs.
Washington Letter notes a House seat will open when Underhill retires. The new member only needs nerve and a loud objection to gain limelight as the speaker changes at noon. The period yields extra material placed in the Appendix of the Congressional Record described as the burial ground for speeches, filling about 23 percent of the Record.
Underhill fought to curb the Record as a Congress catchall. He urged debunking and studied multiple Congressional Records, claiming costs of 13769.85 for extended remarks. He argued some members farm out vanity pieces and district news, with pre election big prints provoking harsh reactions from colleagues. He notes editors broadcast self-praises and long reports, while colleagues often slip in speeches when he is not present.
New York letter details E Ellsworth Woods portraying George Washington during bicentennial observances. A horse from Virginia Military Institute repeatedly threw him, injuring his right arm. Woods, a long time Washington actor, resembles the founding father in build and lineage. The piece notes show salaries, stage hands, and projected weekly business, while also touching on Christmas toy demand and city life realities.
Dr. Lago Goldston discusses how internal body functions are automatically regulated by the sympathetic nervous system. The piece notes disorders such as asthma and angina linked to sympathetic misfiring, the therapeutic potential of cutting nerves, and questions why the system can run amuck in a changing modern world.
Willy Nilly rides with Mrs Quacko to Old Toads birthday party in Toadtown. Ducks, a Rooster named Top Notch, and Rip the dog join the parade as guests arrive under a toadstool where Old Toad welcomes them with a pleased croak. Young Tootles prepares a green grass tied speech.
A playful scene features toads eager to celebrate with booming cries and mock cheers. Toodles signals the start of a festive event as they burst with pride and delight in a whimsical communal moment.
Byron Price surveys third party movements in the 1932 campaign noting wide voter discontent and the dominance of Democrats and Republicans. He discusses socialist Norman Thomas gaining attention, potential impacts on Hoover Roosevelt races, and the paradox of the Prohibition Party amid shifting political tides.
United States court activity grows in the Middle District of Alabama as Judge Kennamer's secretary J N Bass notes defendants pleaded guilty from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. attorney C Lewis commented to U S court clerk Charlie Fitmer about federal bankrupt business potential as verdicts arrive amid broader political shifts and a remote mineral discovery in Sweden with gold and copper traces.
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