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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1929
Page
3
The issue presents the Dothan Eagle publication details from September 16, 1929 with staff roles, subscription rates, and Associated Press note. It includes a standard motto and Jefferson/Voltaire quotes, plus a partial dateline and a garbled section at the end.
A note from Baldwin County Times highlights the Dothan Eagle's plan to build a modern, substantial newspaper plant under Julian Hall and W. C. Batchelor. The project is described as a long term investment costing several thousand dollars, with playful asides about the source of the funds and a light jab at John Davis over two dollars.
A sequence of rival editorials from Evergreen Courant, Greenville Advocate, Tallassee Tribune and others tout Alabama cities. Opelikaliks praise and Decatur boasts of population growth, industry, schools, and river power as a regional booster contest unfolds across Dothan, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile.
Reuben Ramirez reports on Houston County crops showing a half to two thirds crop outlook. Cotton production peaked at 45 000 bales in a prior year with current yields yielding modest income. dairy, poultry, potatoes, melons, corn and pork contribute to total farm product value, averaging about 05-09 per plow.
A collection of wry aphorisms and witticisms lampooning politics and society. The pieces mix satire on honesty, weather, mobility, and figures like Hoover, with sharp quips about war and public life.
The Decatur Daily notes Rev Bob Jones claims that the majority of college students are common drunkards. Eufaula Tribune and Wiregrass Farmer challenge the assertion as exaggerated and not representative of Bob Jones College or other institutions. The debate questions whether Jones counted noses or jumped to conclusions, raising broader concerns about student drinking in higher education.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a dazed or distressed scenario involving a young boy or boys from Tver, with references to a club and a mother enraged by behavior. The full meaning is unclear due to garbled wording and missing context.
Washington reports Chief Justice Taft canceled his Murray Bay birthday party due to infantile paralysis fears. The Tafts have long vacationed at Murray Bay with his sons, daughters in law, and grandchildren gathering at the bay home for an annual summer reunion.
New York dispatch reports a winter Broadway boom with about 300 British actors joining 2 dozen imported shows. The piece notes stars like Mrs Pat Campbell missing The Matriarch, replaced by Constance Collier, while other veteran reporters and writers like P. G. Wodehouse are mentioned in the press chorus.
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