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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
1
A fragment from a 1930 issue highlights subscriptions, offices, and Associated Press notes. It includes quotes on liberty, tyranny, and a discussion on Prohibition with opinions from Arthur Brisbane and local police actions. The piece reflects editorial voice and social commentary of the era.
New York columnist G McIntyre defends the modern reporter, praising improved style, perspective, and factual handling. He argues journalism schools produce better educated, ambitious writers and mocks nostalgia for the old era, noting young editors shift from editorials toward fiction and plays.
A Greenville Advocate reader urges a law requiring every farmer to plant scuppernons arbors. The writer notes low cost and upkeep and suggests the arbor could shade chickens in a yard. They praise the fruit as excellent and mention jelly and other uses, calling for a large arbor to satisfy appreciation.
The Birmingham Post warns that many grab rotten reading material out of curiosity and believe it harmless. It cautions mental poison follows as surely as physical illness after consuming unsafe content.
A column extols piloting pleasure and warns readers to verify transport license and C-prefixed ship numbers before flying. The piece recounts a 30 minute flight with pilots organizing a permanent flying school in Dothan, notes modern planes are sturdy, yet cautions against illegal stunts and low altitude maneuvers witnessed in Eufaula. It emphasizes that flying is safe when practiced responsibly and accessible to any car driver.
The piece discusses charm and manners, cites Mrs. T. Carrington Semple’s New York school and her Montreal ties, quotes educators like Dr. George Denny, and praises editorial pages. It reviews editors’ roles, the value of honesty, and the human elements shaping newspaper columns and public discourse.
The 20 Years Ago feature notes Baker was elected mayor of Dothan with no opposition in the second race. It also recounts Captain Niaus Larsen's daring Niagara Falls motor-boat plunge, surfacing with minor injuries and lasting spectacle as onlookers called it miraculous. Cotton stood at 18 cents per pound as business boomed in Dothan.
A group of eight-page visitors traveled from multiple towns including Elba Ozark Panama City Hartford Graceville Malvern and Headland to Dothan. The party features Smat of Elba Carron of Ozark Resier of Panama City Campbell of Hartford Harris of Graceville Garner of Malvern and Howell of Headland.
The Selma Times Journal notes Alabama hens laid 5223.000 dozen in 1929, twelve dozen less than 1928. The piece humorously says hens are immune to propaganda and stock market ebullitions but remain duty bound, despite unclear cause for the reduced output.
At a Dothan meeting of farmers and businessmen, plans emerged to form the Southeast Alabama Vegetable Growers association to stabilize and expand vegetable farming. Proposals include converting cotton acreage to truck farming, a Dothan packing house for graded carload shipments, and expert marketing. Dairy expansion and trucking aided by fertilizer by products were also discussed as part of a broader rural development drive.
Henry Ford spent nearly two hours examining a threshing machine in rural France that had been in operation for a century. The piece reflects Ford's passion for antiques, suggesting if autos lasted as long as the machine, production would reach thousands rather than millions.
Comic strip caption notes a delay as a houseful of eight interrupts the alarm clock setting Joe Secaman explains the eight residents caused the tardiness.
The quote mocks Chicago as famed for its canned provisions and, recently, for its potted citizens, as reflected in the London Passing Show. This vignette uses satirical tone to comment on urban notoriety and cultural caricature.
New York letters describe October housing moves as tenants pile into aging mansions, noting Greenwich Village cats as hardy locals. A German baron in a Village apartment lived grandly before the war, fell on hard times, and died after a taxi cab incident, leaving the landlady to remark on the taxicab’s aid to his troubles.
Dr Lago Goldston explains milk as the best human food due to its digestibility and fuel value, detailing composition and grades A B and C by bacteria count. He warns milk becomes dangerous if unsanitarily handled and urges pasteurization or boiling then rapid cooling to prevent illness.
In Sundown Stories the Little Black Clock turns time ahead and guides John and Peggy to a garden path where a vast flock of geese heads south. The clock explains birds navigate seasonally, returning to the same place each year, while humans rely on crafted wings. The sun sets as the birds depart.
Washington report reviews reactions to Mortes victory and the political fallout around the discussion of the sixteenth amendment and presidential primary campaigns. It notes large vote totals and the difficulty in explaining the margin amid national commentary and Senate dynamics.
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