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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1934
Page
1
York County battery manufacturer Fred C. Perkins faced arrest after the NRA rejected a wage exemption for his small firm. He had struggled for a decade to grow his business on meager funds and private earnings, while a Good Samaritan later posted his bond and freed him from York jail.
The Vicksburg Post notes public interest in a card from four Louisville bar members who dispute Huey P. Long’s September 4, 1934 circular. They vow to publicly deny each defamatory charge and defend their integrity against the senator’s accusations. The Covington News adds a wry remark about a fisherman and a golfer editor.
A fragmented column discusses Batchelor's Buttons and local topics. It references W. C. Batchelor, tax debates on beer dealers, and social observations on manners, health, and politics with a mix of speculative remarks.
The article contrasts Dothan and Headland governance noting Headland faces no opposition and avoids fireworks while Dothan elections draw statewide interest. It praises Headland’s calm, tolerance as wholesome and criticizes Dothan’s fiery politics and past battles over municipal power plant stokers.
A Philadelphia heiress vacationing in Wyoming disappears and later is said to be married to a penniless ex cab driver. Her father confirms the marriage and plans for her West home, with a grim, ominous note about additional meddling to come.
Don Skene joins a list of sports writers influencing fiction with a best seller on championship prizefighting. The piece notes writers like Damon Runyon, Gene Fowler, Westbrook Pegler and Heywood Broun shaping magazines and novels, while comedians and stage actors facing new roles reflect on culture, manners, and city life through brief vignettes and observations. The column ends with travel notes on Kansas and a Colmbia student outreach anecdote.
In Washington the banking set plays to spook New Deal financiers by selling government bonds to curb spending. Morgenthau taps Coolidge to counter short sellers while drought relief blunts impact. Prices soar for feeds though actual shortages vary, and tobacco code talks edge toward compromise amid NRA discussions.
Childhood disease hazards are discussed with emphasis on diphtheria scarlet fever and measles. The article notes diphtheria protection via injections and convalescent serum or parental whole blood reducing severity and complications in measles and other illnesses.
United States army trucks marked U S A roam Paris streets repurposed by garbage firms and baggage outfits. In Pecos County Texas, forty head of cattle were moved to new pastures while drought spares cereals milk fruit and vegetables though meat prices likely rise. Notes reflect on Roosevelt Hyde Park coverage and press criticism.
N Norman Lister, an automobile mechanic, was crushed when unloading cars. A hoist chain broke causing a car to pin him. he suffered a broken back, multiple fractures, and is in critical condition. The incident occurred in Cincinnati.
Within 48 hours the Fletcher W. Cunningham family endured three separate incidents. Mine inspector Cunningham suffered a heart attack, his wife who was aiding him fell and was seriously injured, and their son Roy lost several teeth when his car collided with another.
NALIVAX, N. G. Sandoz at Dalhousie University asserts a home brew from his wife's kitchen improves textiles. He describes a wash or rinse that makes fibres stronger more elastic and waterproof.
In Pittsburgh four juveniles face charges after one fell through a skylight at a shippers office and opened a door for others to loot a small amount. They were held by authorities. Separately in Spokane a doctor testified in a damage suit as a chair collapsed sending him to the floor.
Inmates at San Quentin prison received 235895 library books in the last fiscal year, averaging 39.5 books per inmate. The figure reflects ongoing prison educational programs and library services for incarcerated people.
The piece recalls Constance Bennett’s icy public reception in New York as she arrives from a voyage, with fans and press agents stymied by her sharp dismissiveness. It contrasts Bennett with warmer stars and recounts a jealous fan quip about her bag of chips amid the ship boarding scene. It also sketches New York’s rising interest in fitness and athletic culture, noting private courts, gym crowds, and mass participation near Columbia University.
A garbled note recalls a father son link in California football history. The father starred in early California teams while his son Jack W. Hay Fey emerged as a candidate for the end position on the University of California squad. The younger man weighed 188 pounds and hailed from Northern California.
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