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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1931
Page
3
A fragmentary Dothan Eagle page from September 24, 1931 shows advertising notes, a famous quote by Jefferson, and scattered items including a religious revival remark. The text references Helen Rowland and a preacher’s warning about newspapers moving pictures and card playing as tools of the Devil.
The lone survivor of a three hour hell captivity identified a Birmingham Black man as the assailant after seeing him on the street. The girl described the hat and voice, providing strong corroborative evidence that led to the suspect's jail sentence.
Jim Reed sought the Democratic nomination and faced backlash from supporters after a 1928 campaign misstep. He attempted to compromise the Anti Saloon League by publishing a negative characterization, provoking disappointment among admirers and prompting loss of support.
A poetic fragment contrasts Heaven as a realm lacking uplift and the precise pose of angels and their harps with Hell as a place dominated by self righteous moralists. The lines explore metaphysical definitions rather than doctrinal specifics.
A Nogrean from Henry County visiting Dothan last week witnessed electric appliances and radio marvels beyond belief. Transportation advances shrink distances as locals discuss rapid travel from California to New York in hours and meals across continents in a day. The note ends with a chance prophecy of circumnavigating the globe by air.
In darkest Georgia, within the Ninth district nineteen counties show seven without railroads two lacking telephone service and others with minimal lines two counties have no newspaper published locally.
The vice chairman of the Federal Farm Board cautions that continued purchases to offset overproduction are not a solution for the agricultural situation. He warns against spending more to fill a bottomless pit and urges a more effective approach. The report reflects concerns from Chicago Tribune sources about policy restraints and market dynamics.
A reader in Dothan doubts politicians keep promises once in Legislature or Congress citing that many compromise morals to preserve or advance their careers. The passage laments voters' skepticism toward local officials and notes politicians place career concerns over principles.
The American Legion backs a referendum on prohibition while Rev Dr Clarence True Wilson denounces veterans as drunks. National commander Henry L Stevens Jr defends the convention, citing strong patriotism and sobriety among members. Col Frederica M Alger dismisses Wilson as misinformed.
Twenty years ago in Dothan Robert Boyd and family moved into a new home on North Oates Street. Dr and Mrs Day and Mira Sue Morone returned frequently, with various names and places mentioned in personal notes. The Strickland Piano Company capitel rise and other scattered items hint at local life, visits, and home events around the area.
A whimsical column recounts a dinner party at Mrs. E V Baldy's and Mrs. J E Dillard's home with a ringing electric bell joke and playful anecdotes about jelly milk clabber and feeding dairy cattle. Beattie McKensie Frater reflects on laughter as a gift and includes letters from Mrs. Dillard and Mr Parkman, noting charity milk donations to a welfare family.
The article explains pleura membranes and pleurisy, dry or with effusion, linked to tuberculosis. It notes early TB curability, advises rest during acute pleurisy, and stresses medical evaluation including X rays. It includes a personal aside about milk donations and public welfare efforts in Dothan and Houston County.
Balboa reappears in a time bend as the Clocks restore the day Balboa first gazed upon the Pacific. John Peggy and Balboa encounter native gifts and the vast ocean’s expanse while the Little Black Clock invites more exploration along the Isthmus.
Fragmentary OCR notice references Eagle Want Ads tow in crate and Heh in repeat context, unclear names, dates, or locations. Readable fragments suggest a classified style item with unspecified action and involved party. Further details are not recoverable from the legible text.
An analysis of parental and sibling tensions within families notes that rivalry for parental love is common yet often unconscious. Mothers and daughters may compete for attention, while fathers and sons mirror tensions. Parents should examine their own feelings to prevent bias in children and can channel rivalries into constructive emulation, ending with a nudge to read Eagle classifieds.
A garbled New York letter recounts old era figures and icons such as Fritz and his sons, actors, and performers in a noisy mosaic. It touches on Fritz’s emigration, family history, and lingering ties to New York's editorial scene and showbiz.
Washington letter profiles Bil Beck a bespectacled clerk who rose from an army field cler k to consular assistant, becoming secretary to several secretaries of state and later consul general to Canada in Ottawa. The piece traces his rapid service through Lansing Hughes Stimson and others, noting his knack for recalling names and easing officials.
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