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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1935
Page
2
A damaged newspaper page fragment from The Dothan Eagle includes ad lines for subscription rates, a notice on Associated Press use, and a Jefferson quotation. It lists departments such as advertising and circulation and mentions publication context and dates around October 25 19.
Frank Kay Anderson reports in the New York Herald Tribune that a proposed ship canal across central Florida threatens fresh water supplies and could create a political rift between North and South Florida. Officials defend the project while activists push petitions and talk of a possible new state.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes that Alabama watches the expanding Florida divide. The clash over coastline expansion portends major political difficulties as regional interests diverge.
The Birmingham Age-Herald reviews Sinclair Lewis new novel It Can't Happen Here. The piece warns the book could influence real political thought, suggesting its portrayal of dictatorship parallels American history and may affect voters and party strategies nationwide.
A derisive quote from The Tiacamnve News’s president mocks New Deal spending. He imagines a $200 000 000 bond issue for Alabama, then a vote to repudiate after spending, arguing Americans favor repudiation over debt. He cites relief politics and wartime sentiment as context for the era’s fiscal ire.
In a chaotic Friday session a Prohibition Court case failed to prove ownership of beer bottles leading to direct verdict of acquittal. The sheriff's deputy admitted misreporting seizures, complicating evidence and underscoring the new search and seizure fee provision. The sheriff, efficient at collecting fees, struggles with formal proceedings.
Paul Mallon discusses where New Deal policy might head after the breathing spell. He notes no consensus exists on reforms beyond current measures and surveys ideas on monetary reform, Federal Reserve changes, social security expansion, farm policy, and possible tax shifts, all deemed unlikely in the immediate future.
The column blends diary-like notes from New York society with clips on theater, film, and politics. It mentions Ning Ayres and Pauline Taylor, Irene Hayes, Ewing Galloway, and George Gershwin, plus Roosevelt era notes, libel debates, and a parade of entertainers and public figures.
A Mobile Register tale notes a deputy's field visit returns with a cloth of beer, questioning why sheriffs find beer bottles in many fields. The piece satirizes prohibition enforcement as a farce, reflecting public skepticism about the policy.
The Advertiser recounts the Sunbeam Society organized yesterday with charter member Mr. Pie Smelter at the cafeteria pie rack. He sniffs each slice and identifies flavors pineapple lemon chocolate while missing a potato pie hidden behind a post, prompting a humorous exchange.
Marle and Fathfindar exchange playful exchanges about a ball game and a cousin's dress, highlighting their rapport as she describes the event and he pays attention to her tale.
A fragmented caption from a Boston transcript notes a joking inquiry about which car part triggers meat accidents. The lines mix garbled phrases focusing on wheels and a host of unclear terms.
Dr Ingo Goldstein explains vitamin B history from McCollum and Eijkman, origins of the anti neuritic label, and how beriberi and pellagra relate to vitamin B1 and B2. He notes that beriberi links to polished rice diets and that yeast can supply antineuritic vitamin for treatment, while the American diet generally isn’t deficient.
Mary Graham Boaner presents a whimsical tale where Willy Nilly and Rip the dog notice hush in the animal realm. Rip darts to a cave with Sweet Face the lamb as Willy worries about noise and birthdays. Christopher warns retreat as plans form for a festive gathering.
A column explores whether brains or hands drive success in education and work. It argues talent varies, stresses allowing children to pursue their best fit, and cites Mary who failed at college yet thrived in manual design, advocating balanced training and avoiding second-rate outcomes.
Hollywood mourns Sam Hardy, six foot four comedian whose bold ads and loud wardrobe made him instantly recognizable. He worked the vaudeville and screen circuits with a trademark D symbol on his name, enjoyed autograph pages, and favored eye catching outfits from striped sweatshirts to rainbow blazers, embodying a vivid showmanship now gone from the stage.
Auburn officials report that dusting sodium fluoride in roach-visited spots can kill roaches as they walk through treated areas. Professor J M Robings says repeating dusting every few weeks will reduce hatchlings until infestations disappear, noting hidden nests may require broader dust coverage.
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