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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1933
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle issue from September 30 1933 shows advertising and circulation rates by mail and year, a note on obituaries and resolutions charged by word, and a statement of misstatement policy. It lists offices in Dothan Alabama and Associated Press membership with tariff details.
A message extols a simple formula: work harder and longer, spend less than you earn. It claims the plan works for individuals and nations and invites adoption by individuals and all government levels.
The Eagle marks its 26th year as a daily. It notes that voters deemed it wrong nine times out of ten, while its conscience deems it right every time, signaling steadfast editorial stance amid criticism.
A historical survey explores how inflation reshaped European economies, tracing currency value, living costs, and social impact. It examines money supply, wage dynamics, and policy responses across several nations, highlighting the varied outcomes and lessons learned.
A Florida swamp episode recounts a moccasin threatening a bullfrog and human observers reflect on predator prey ethics and survival. The second piece cites a Senate gold and silver commission report noting currency collapse harms savings, banks, and middle class, with examples from Germany Russia Austria Poland Hungary.
The Ashland Progress questions who will be Alabama’s next governor while the Talladega Daily Home and its rival express weary resignation. The future governor is described as just another politician amidst limited space for all opinions.
Birmingham man D E Manasco tours the state asking legislators their views on a special session to legalize beer. The editorial argues against another session, noting beer is already sold and Alabama loses tax revenue. It favors keeping legislators at home and avoiding both a beer tax and a sales tax by not legalizing beer.
A Greensboro Watchman line argues that machinery and automobile investment affect current business conditions as much as postwar backwash. The piece asks for readers to weigh the diagnosis amid a hopeful yet weary postwar hangover and rising expenses.
W C Batchelor presents a reflective column on work luck and human nature. He notes the fishing bug versus work bug, warns against universal agreement, and ponders South needs, labor gaps, and nostalgia for the Tea Room era.
H. F. Deal from Columbia, Dr. McDaniel of Gordon, and Dr. Holand from Columbia were in Dothan. J. S. Foster of Slocomb attended city business. Miss Lillian Parker trip to Montgomery. B. W. Clencinen attended Montgomery fair. Dothan High to open season vs Ozark. Mrs. George Heller visits Dayton Ohio, returns. Marvin Harrison of Ashford en route to Panama City. R. W. Lisenby and wife travel to Montgomery for state fair. Mrs. Geo. N. Williams travels from Greensboro to Garrard’s Cross Roads. J. L. Sawyer, Campbell Institute grad, takes bookkeeper post with Farmers’ Cotton Oil Co. B. H. Meadows moves from Slocomb to International Harvester in Montgomery. Eagle prints T. J. Bailey letter urging a Waycross Chamber of Commerce similar group for Dothan.
The Huntsville Times praises Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt for tact and self-control in handling a cheeky inquiry about a bee sting in church. Her measured reply to the signer Apprehensive disarms him and prompts a grateful follow-up letter, illustrating her charm and good temper as First Lady.
Herbert Plumme notes Washington as a baseball city aflame with Cronin's rise as the youngest big league manager. The capital's pride mirrors past World Series moments with Old Barney Johnson, as fans from the White House to the streets anticipate the Polo Grounds showdown and a possible new pennant.
William Gaines writes from New York noting a tavern goldfish tank outlasting trout after a prank, and a reader rebuts calling the Hudson a river explaining it as a tidal estuary. He also covers Ida Lupino and her sister Rita, trained in London theater built by their father Stanley Lupino, with Rita still in school and poised for stage careers.
A Lincoln Journal report quotes 30 successful men who were strictly disciplined as boys, all thrashing mentioned. It also cites 30 loafers, 27 raised by their mothers while three were raised by their grandmother, suggesting contrasts in upbringing.
An article explains intestinal tuberculosis as a complication of pulmonary TB, noting prognosis improvement with modern outlook. It lists signs such as low fever, weight loss, digestive symptoms, and nervousness, and mentions diagnosis by X-ray and treatments including UV light sun exposure and high vitamin diets.
The proceedings against resident Charlie Moody were dismissed after an agreement on signing the right-of-way deed. Other quotes note rising prices, upcoming football training, and a plan to install a unit in Cottonwood to combat Brilles' Fever. Carruth reports trapping 25 rats with one struck by a wooden trap.
Willy Nilly battles a harsh cold as flood remnants dot the landscape. Rip, Christopher Columbus Crow, and Top Notch care for him with towels, a cooling bandage, and mustard baths while Willy struggles to rest and recover.
A delegation led by Palestine’s grand mufti Syed Aminal Hasan and ex Egyptian minister Mohamed Ali Pasha advocated creating a great Moslem university in Palestine. They reported strong support from Indians and that a funds committee has been formed in Iraq.
Praha AP reports that imports of coffee and tea to Czechoslovakia declined sharply in the first half of the year compared with 1932. Coffee imports dropped from 6,875 tons to 3,674 and tea from 244 tons to 76.
Rip says the sleep will help him as Jelly Bear and Honey Bear take turns staying up with Willy Nilly through a long feverish night. He moved the rock aside for them and now his friends repay the care with quiet vigilance.
Essay argues family unity remains essential amid youth focus on friends. It warns against treating home as guest house and urges parents to enforce respect for family, home and guests to prevent drifting away from core bonds.
The Alabama Farm Bureau publicly opposes Greenville’s Ra. Ay as general agent for the Toutatana Missinelop Bank. Federal Land Bank manager W. Ashcraft announced the protest on behalf of Alabama Mississippi and others, citing opposition to Ber land’s agricultural policy.
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