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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1932
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle lists publication details, pricing, and staff roles including editor Horace Mall and business manager. It notes postal matter classification, subscription rates for by carrier or mail, and a policy on misstatements and grievances. The issue references the Associated Press and quotes Thomas Jefferson on intellectual liberty.
October 31, 1932 report notes Alabama voters have a chance to push politicians to honor promises of economy by concealing a plan to raise taxes. The piece emphasizes the political leverage of a tax proposal amid public concern.
A columnist argues that sheriffs are unfairly barred from reelecting themselves while other county officials can run again. The piece urges voters to support an amendment on November 8 to permit sheriffs to seek reelection, claiming merit rewards for effective law enforcement.
The piece notes personal remarks about Montgomery reporting on Senate Clerk staff during the 1931 Alabama Legislature. It states female assistants copied journals, with one fiancés involved, earning wages including Sundays, and mentions 392 clerks in that session, with counts dropping to 270 recently and calls out alleged extravagance and tax proposals.
A report recalls an incident involving Mayor Ezell driving toward Bainbridge while attempting to drag a keg along a Georgia highway. The article outlines legal and civic questions arising from the event and its implications for state highway conduct.
A garbled list recalls visits and trips among residents: Dr E F Moody went to Columbia. N A Price stopped in Exeter. arer J OW Carpe visited Newville. T M Eepy visited Ozark on business. Ben and John Marries called Harford. 3 Whatley took a Burinese trip to Brundidge. W O Mulker of Geneva was in Dothan on business. F J White from Defuniak Springs visited. Miss Selle Barnes left for Cottonwood to open Rams school. Miss Mary Dinkinng visited Lizzie Reynolds in Abbeville. Mrs Tray Jones to entertain the D A Qs at her home.
In two recent incidents near Dothan, Mrs Ezell lost a thumb after a rollover, and Dr H Green with B G Farmer Sr. were injured when a vehicle struck a cow and overturned while returning from Dead Lakes Florida. Both groups, longtime civic figures, faced life changing injuries from animals allowed on public roads.
The Dothan Weekly editor Robert Holliday, 16, started by hand setting type and printing on an old Franklin press. He now circulates 500 copies weekly, serving as editor, ad manager, reporter, circulation and business manager while working at The Wiregrass Journal to pay for typesetting.
Fragmented report recounts a town gathering where an elder group recalls a past fire and the arrival of a nephew, with references to a place displaying a center and a march date in March and a Saturday event looming. Names and specifics are obscured by damaged OCR.
A man slips on a banana peel and falls in a crowded area. Though unharmed, his dignity is dented as a circle forms. A friend explains that bystanders include a doctor, a lawyer ready to sue, and a film producer seeking him for a comedic role.
Random thoughts from a columnist noting witty asides about legislators insurance salesmen and etiquette. Observations include Albert Logue McNamee, Betty Compson bets with Jimmy Walker, and Emily Post guidance on manners amid changing times.
A compilation of quotes from J Hubert Farmer Roy Hill Dupree Davis Rog Ramsey Joe Rollins Quinn Flowers Theodore Jackson Keener Baxley Ernest Cox Joe Miller Perry Calhoun Harvey McBride and Ye Chronicler关于 Alabama postwar concerns. The piece discusses misinformation economic strain from taxes and bond issues and questions why government cannot cut living costs to match 1929 levels.
The column parodies politics and taxes in Alabama, lampooning Roosevelt, postmasters, gas taxes, urbanity in Dothan, and war with rent. It praises the Economy Teague group for fighting taxes while mocking fashion trends and civic bravado without graphic detail.
Herbert Plame notes Senator Norris of Nebraska dislikes scripted radio remarks and often speaks extemporaneously in the senate. Reporters carefully transcribe debates, correcting grammar while preserving the speaker’s intent.
A stream of anecdotes on Rockefeller Center covering size, power needs, ventilation from Hiram Maxim, and the big escalators. It notes the 70 story main tower, steam and coal usage, and projected 30,000 employees. Includes brief biographical curios about figures like John D. Rockefeller Jr and Efrem Zimbalist.
A dialogue fragment shows Convict 1982 criticizing outdated equipment, contrasting with Convict 1932 and Pathfinder on how clocks or tasks were once done by hand, highlighting tech lag in a prison setting.
An discussion of narcolepsy and cataplexy their daytime sleep attacks and sudden muscle loss. It reviews possible causes from adrenal insufficiency to emotional stress and notes limited effective treatments. Ephedrine is highlighted as a promising recent therapy with reports of excellent results in English trials.
Alice Judson Peale discusses how children create absorption games and ritual play that adults see as meaningless. The article argues these repetitive, imaginative activities help children work through emotional conflicts and act as essential safety valves, reducing risk of later psychological complexes.
In a playful tale by Mary Graham Bonner, Flotilla Botilla proposes forming a band in Puddle Muddie with Willy Nilly as bandmaster. The group cobbles together makeshift instruments from grass and a toy drum while excitement over a new car burning in Fatima City distracts attention from their rehearsal.
The passage notes adults should not judge children's games as silly. Interference alters the game's purpose and value for the child. Mothers should recognize there is sense behind even the most senseless play to support the child's conscious and unconscious aims.
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