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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1932
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle lists publication details for the paper, including editors, managers, and contact offices. It sets subscription rates via mail for different durations and notes classified rates, with a Jefferson quotation and policy statements on misstatements and grievance redress.
An honest political observer notes that Liberal Republicans are Democrats who have not yet admitted it, framing the alignment as a strategic delay rather than a shift in party identity. The piece satirically treats party labels as provisional, urging scrutiny of political loyalties.
The article notes Governor Roosevelt has yet to state a clear position on silver, a long debated topic split along debtor and creditor lines. It explains how hard money favors bankers and lenders while cheap money benefits debtors, and discusses the fixed vs actual silver to gold ratio amid an oversupply of silver, referencing Bryan and Balti m ore Evening Sun.
A brief note credits WC Batchelor with growing Batchelor’s buttons and mentions confiscation arising from the power to tax. The fragmentary line hints at fiscal or legal action affecting property or crops under tax authority.
A column from 20 years ago in Dothan ponders morals and politics while listing visitors and trips. Ed Wetford of Madrid and W L Lee of Columbia were in Dothan. Mrs K P Holland visited Pawsey. Felix Walker traveled to Columbia. L F Hilton visited Montgomery. J C Shoemaker of Cottondale shopped here. Mr and Mrs Eq Di ten of Marianna were in Dothan. Mr and Mrs W R Chapman drove to Lincoln.
The Alabama House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved near beer legislation with revenues earmarked for a special educational trust fund. A Senate Finance Committee report favors the measure and moves it toward the upper chamber's calendar. The Birmingham Age Herald upbeat on the shift signals broader public sentiment changes and a challenge to statewide prohibition norms.
A Miami Herald editorial lauds Cincinnatus L. Mizell president of Exchange Bank of Tallahassee who killed himself to protect depositors and keep the bank solvent. It praises his sacrifice over easy closure and calls for a monument to him as “Here rests an honest banker.”
The Frederick mayor refused permission for a Thomas for President Club open air meeting, prompting sharp criticism from the Baltimore Evening Sun. The piece notes the Daughters of the American Revolution praising the mayor, highlighting DAR’s sardonic stance toward ancestors and comparing the action to pre 1776 Tory governors. The essay views DAR endorsement as an official rebuke of revolution.
A preacher uses fables and anecdotes from animals and workers to urge equal burden sharing in the church. He warns against slack members, praises kindness to animals, and condemns whiskey’s harms, urging steadfast duty and diligence in service.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript presents a jail visitor asking a convict about his reason for confinement. The reply frames the scene as a moral lecture rather than a crime report, reflecting a quip on penitence and perception.
A fragmentary transcript shows a wife promising when she goes to Palm Beach she will dream of her husband each night while the husband wishes she stay with him. The text is incomplete and unclear but suggests a domestic dialogue about travel and longing.
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows a dialog about affordability as a couple decides on buying a car. John asks what they can afford and suggests consulting an echo to answer, reflecting a practical consideration of budget in a consumer moment.
In the national capital residents have no vote in national elections yet debate issues close to home. The question now is whether the President's wife should drive her own car, sparked by Mrs Hoover who has driven for recreation in Virginia.
The piece highlights a Washington society dispute over precedence between Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Mrs Dolly Gann at state functions. It notes debate on whether the President's wife may drive, eat peanuts at the circus, and exhibit informal style, with Mrs Hoover favoring informality.
The article notes a woman who is highly skilled at driving and an excellent horsewoman. Photographers capture her astride a horse on Rock Creek park bridle paths. She owns a car, not an official White House vehicle, and travels around the capital incognito with no special privileges. She even used her secretary’s car to reach Rapidan camp in Virginia, leaving the large car for the secretary and stopping at a Crigiersville filling station where the attendant recognized her.
In a New York Letter William Gaines recalls days as extras in Fort Lee New Jersey studios during World War II era quickies. He describes wearing multiple uniforms and a chaotic battle scene that injured an old man, then nursing him with Peggy a Brunet extra from Staten Island. Other notes mention writers Davises and a Reno divorce novel, Elisabeth Marbury antics, and young Sam Seabury pursuing stage work.
Alice Judson Peate discusses how parental demands shape a child’s sense of hardship. She argues that effective discipline respects the child’s autonomy, offering choices or playful framing to achieve required habits without provoking resentment.
Growth measurement is valued to gauge child health but standard tables from normal individuals miss details. External size and internal organ volumes matter. a device by Dr D E Zook can measure overall body volume and that of its parts.
Willy Nilly agrees to help Flotilla Botilla set up an aquarium after she plans to move pebbles plants snails and minnows to a brook side bowl. The tale shows their partnership and community ties in Puddle Muddle with Rip as a playful companion as they begin this new project.
From J P Alley a Humphrey dialect vignette titled Hambone's Meditations features a character named Scrooch Owiler settled in an old pine tree. Debil is said to be done with news and a question about when to go fishing appears. Aliyah is referenced as a bystander reacting with humor and salt.
City auditor J L Vasshs warns Republicans use of good times rhetoric could aid Democrats in the election amid market and cotton moves. Bristow Allen notes costs of horse and buggy era versus present, praising courting practicality. Commissioner Terry cites petition against a tax and a professional service tax as a protest.
Urbana AP report notes University of Illinois coach Robert Zuppke struggles to mold a winner from a squad with only two lettermen returning and two Big Ten seasons since 1931. The 20 year Illinois tenure includes rare three straight seasons without strong showings as Zuppke attempts to revive the program.
Eugene Tuffy Ronzani, a versatile star from Iron Mountain Mich., captains Marquette as fullback and two way player. He excels in passing, punting, defense, and plunging, guiding the Golden Avalanche in a fall grid season.
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