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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1932
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle, established 1902, lists staff roles including editor and publishers, charges for cards of thanks obituaries and resolutions, and its Associated Press affiliation. The issue date is Saturday October 22 1932 and publication details are shown alongside postal and rate information.
Seven other candidates campaign in fringe lines including Verne Reynolds Socialist Labor William Harvey Liberty William Upshaw Prohibition Jacob Coxey Farmer Labor Father James Cox Jobless Williams Foster Communist Norman Thomas Socialist. If you reject Democrats or Republicans you can bolt in many directions.
The piece lists presidential vote tallies from 1876 to 1928 for major parties and third candidates, noting shifts in power. It oddly notes an indoor sport of calculating 1883 race results and praises the Literary Digest as a useful aid to those computations.
In Greensboro Georgia two farm owners Carey Williams and a partner challenge Henry Ford with a wager after Ford praises Hoover. Williams, general manager of The newspaper notes, complexes arise as the bet circulates.
Twenty years ago in Dothan visitors included Mrs Charles Golson in Troy and Miss Susie Koonce with Mrs Trawick. Births announced for a son. Inter Se club hosted by Mrs C E Harmon. City Improvement club planned at Mrs J L Crawford’s home. The P ike County fair drew Mr and Mrs J W Holland. Bishop C M Beckwith to visit the Episcopal church. A new juvenile music club Little Music Seven formed with several members named. Dothan High versus Coffee County High game postponed because Coffee County players were at a fair.
A playful verse mocks a sweet girl and her brave lover in Cincinnati humor. The quatrain comments on kissing, grooming, and the man’s need for a shave in a lighthearted regional display.
The Greensboro Herald-Journal reports J B Winslett druggist and partners floated a bet offering a 203 acre Greene County Georgia farm against a run model V-8 Ford if President Hoover is re-elected. They note the 1919 land value was about 10 000 with 250 000 feet pine and 50 000 feet hardwood timber. The offer, deemed idle, cites verification through local Ford dealer the Greene County Motor Company or Bank of Greensboro. Ford is described as prudent, unlikely to forfeit money.
The Selma Times-Journal notes a three way split on income tax politics with Heflin for the amendment Wilkinson against and a third group opposing any tax increases as budget balancing substitutes gain support. The Eagle aligns with limited taxation citing cost efficiency and Smith Miller style promises of economy.
A Birmingham Post editorial and the Montgomery Advertiser clash over the state income tax. The piece argues opponents fall into two camps. those fearing economic harm and those fearing personal cost. It accuses The Advertiser of shifting stance as Tom Heflin supports the tax.
A fragment notes that officials from Charleston Washington speculate on publicity obstacles tied to securing a loan from the Rural Free Delivery program. The brief hints at political or administrative friction affecting access to funding for a Charleston area project.
A proposed occupational tax that slices 19 to 60 percent from salaries of constitutional officials raises the issue of whether the legislature can lower an elected official’s compensation during a term. If enacted, courts would likely litigate its validity, potentially sending the matter to the state supreme court and prompting debates over who should hear the case. The process could force a new court appointed by the Governor, with no stake in the outcome, to decide the matter, possibly ending with the tax being nullified or void.
The piece uses locomotive imagery to urge steadfast church loyalty and zeal. It likens believers to a dual engine double header whose reserve power drives family life and gospel work, then cautions against rusted hinges and “rubbish” blocking the soul before inviting Jesus in.
Washington Letter profiles M. Paul Claudel France's poet ambassador, a philosopher by temperament who may preside as dean of the foreign envoys this winter. Though seniority governs the post, Claudel trails Ambar andor Ferrara in rank. Ferrara serves in Havana as secretary of state. The brief sketches describe Claudel’s daily routine, devout nature, and five children, noting twenty years in the Orient.
William Gaines notes Manhattan's tree count by borough president Samuel Levy and laments space for trees amid dense population. He cites 1930 census figures of 1,867,312 residents and explores October 1 lease turnovers, real estate dynamics, and shifting rents during a sluggish market.
The Chicago Tribune notes Roosevelt supporters form a Feases-it automobile club offering one dollar joiners a bronze medal to display on their radiator while Hoover supporters may follow with similar plans. Norman Thomas is not yet represented with a bronze medal as organizers consider a Norman Thomas mobile club and even paste a cat picture on a windshield.
Norman Thomas and Franklin D Roosevelt both enjoy water activities like swimming and sailing. Fred Stone was born in Lonemont Coin and moved to Wellington Kansas as home town. Martin Trahneon, a hunter, once stayed in a Chicago hotel. Harpo Marx is noted for the harp. Edwin Markham, author of The People, lacked electric lights in his Staten Island home until five years ago.
A brief Los Angeles Times note suggests a seasickness remedy including eating sparingly chewing gum sucking a lemon keeping outdoors opening windows and staying off the boat to prevent mal de mer while at sea.
A whimsical tale about animals pushing a stalled car leads into a confused medical anecdote detailing thyroid function and clinical pictures. The narrative drifts from cartoonish pushers to a stray medical excerpt describing underactive thyroid and animal thyroid-derived treatments.
An overview explains overfunction and underfunction of the thyroid. Overactivity causes rapid metabolism, tachycardia, irritability, high blood pressure, and weight loss tendencies. Underactivity leads to obesity, dullness, slow movements, coarse skin, and cretinism in the young.
Hartford residents hosted and visited relatives across Alabama and Georgia. Mrs. O R Hipp of Dethan spent weekend in Hartford with the Stewarts. Myra Watson and Rudolph Wright visited Troy with Edith Watson. Visitors came from Birmingham, Montgomery, and Pensacola for family and church events.
Columbia reports Mrs H L O Neal of Newton visiting Thursday afternoon, accompanied by Misses Ida Marie Smith, Sara Allen, and Sara Maxie Skipper who sprained her ankle Sunday. Mrs Holman Buckner of Headland stayed with her mother Mrs Pearl Carter Tuesday. Mr and Mrs G C Cox visited Mrs Chatham Woodhem of Ashford Sunday. Mrs George McKissack and Mrs Pied Hand of Halebury called Thursday.
J L Vaughn a city auditor says news of his seeking a city post is new to him while J H Newman Ashford editor notes state mood and tax reactions. Thornton Morganton newspaperman cites citizen burden. Enterprise editor in Dothan says county has cut fire insurance costs and courthouse losses may be avoided by prudent budgeting.
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