Mrs F Fi Hosts Social Evening With Frances Dent
Mrs. F Fi entertained the younger social set Monday evening in the company of Frances Dent, according to society notes.
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F. Fi
Frances Dent
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1927
Page
4
Pessimist’s View Sparks Talk of News Trends and Ford Plans
A fragmented paragraph notes pessimistic views on media downsizing and rising consolidation. It hints that the public may soon see fewer daily papers and that industrialist Henry Ford plans to expand production, signaling a shift in commerce and communication in the era.
Blond Brunette V ersy Sparks Domestic Role Debate
The piece discusses prevailing male preferences for practical wives over intellectual partners, noting that men seek wives who cook, manage the home, drive safely, and stay at home to listen to the radio. It contrasts desires for a blond or brunette partner and the notion that a man's choice centers on utility and companionship.
Denver Girls Drive Rights Granted In Traffic News
A historical note reports Denver allowing girl drivers more leeway in traffic. The item quotes male drivers on women behind the wheel and argues statistics claim women are safer and better drivers, encouraging respect for female steering.
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Denver
Salvage from Morgan county courthouse fight of 1927
The Morgan county courthouse battle, eight months old, leaves a lesson on unity and progress. The Daily urges savings from the clash through road, farm, and education improvements while counties work toward coordinated growth and civic effort.
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Decatur Standard
Hartselle
Morgan
Sarai
Daily
Morgan County
Civie
Decatur
Reitterates
Two Reel Ahr and the Office Blues
A fragment notes a decline in showmanship from two reel stars once admired for crowd-pleasing. The piece jokes about office stress and misdirected frustration at home, ending with a light jab about taking it out on the cat.
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A fragmented line suggests a note about money and a planned event next month. The exact meaning is unclear but indicates concern over funds for a swimming related purpose.
Kiki Cuyler Fined For Failure To Slide In Game
Pittsburgh Nationals star outfielder Kiki Cuyler was fined 50 dollars after failing to slide during a game. The incident highlights discipline issues for the team and prompts questions about on field conduct.
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Kiki Cuyler
Pittsburgh Nationals
Alabama Legislatures Face Naval Muscle Shoals Suit Debate
The Muscle Shoals committee split with only two voting for the majority report as lawmakers debate pursuing a suit against the government. Alabama’s schools receive record appropriations with a decisive senate vote and praise for advancing education. Cotton prices rise, boosting Alabama farmers and Birmingham industry amid regional rehabilitation hopes. Attorney General McCall touts prosecutions against Klansmen, signaling strong state enforcement.
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Tennessee Valley
Muscle Shoals
Commonwealth
Alabama
State Senate
Protos
Oneonta trial real issue targets Graves administration
The Birmingham News contends the administration is on trial at Oneonta, arguing the governor sits in the dock and directed the enforcement officer to marshal evidence, yet the administration has so far earned public honor in the minds of many.
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McCall
Alabama
United Staless
Oneonta
Florence
Birmingham News
Graves
Commonwealth
Lindbergh Tour Aims to Boost Aero Interest Nationwide
The Guggenheim Fund backs a country wide Lindbergh tour in the plane of his New York to Paris flight. The plan seeks to spark popular interest in aviation by visiting hundreds of airfields across the United States. Local airports will host crowds as Lindbergh appears and newsreels feature his flights, seen as a fitting tribute to the era’s aviation hero.
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Daniel Guggenheim Fund
Charles Lindberg
New York
Paris
Lindbergh
Pressare
United States
Washington
St. Louis
Louisville Courier-Journal
Lloyd George To Enter New Home
David Lloyd George plans a move to 2 Addison Road in Holland Park London. The Princes Gate era of Cheyne Walk ends as the former wartime prime minister relocates to a house featuring a creeper covered facade and a rural rear yard with a hen house.
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London
Cheyne Walk
Chelsea
David Lloyd George
David
Addison Road
Holland Park
Insurance for Lindbergh’s Spirit of St Louis debated
The Decatur Daily questions cented offers as sentiment and argues that insurance for air travel should be easier for flying lives. Lindbergh, safer in his airship than in an automobile, shows little concern about insurance while noting growing capital labor tensions and evolving laws for flying life insurance.
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Mr. Iloane
Decatur Daily
Bie Centebt
Lindbergh
St. Louis
ENTY
China War Warnings Highlight North South Rift
An editorial voice foresees ongoing conflict between North and South China, predicting initial Northern gains and later Southern victories. It notes language barriers and the futility of talks as bullets prove the only universal language, with Europe stepping in as China’s internal dispute persists.
Fierce Sioux Indians of South Dakota Adopted
A fragment reports on Sioux Indians of South Dakota adopting or accepting circumstances. No further details are readable in the fragment.
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South Dakota
War bonnet and beads headline quotes from era
Fragmented account recalls Covlridge 98 gesture of honor and war attire. It then shifts to reflections on travel, ships, and coffins as metaphors for consequences of past actions. Anecdotes critique morality, with Mrs Kunst and Judge Stalnaker and notes on bootleg venues.
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Covlridge
Morality Rules at Asbury Park Ice Wagons
In Asbury Park a high moral resort area real estate values rise yet fail to curb perceived indecency as ice wagon workers must wear long sleeved shirts, avoiding exposed arms and necks to uphold decorum.
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Asbury Park
Northwest dorm coeds oppose Willard View bachelor hall plan
North western University coeds in Willard Hall oppose a new bachelor apartment building named Willard View by real estate head John F. Hahn of Evanston. Front rooms will be expensive and most leased, prompting threats to appeal to Counsellor of Women Mary Ross Potter and possibly pass a fundraising collection for window shades and shutters.
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John F. Hahn
Evanston
Willard View
Willard Hall
Mary Ross Potter
Filipino singer denounces dress styles at local reception
Senora Emilia S. Cavan, a noted Filipino singer, says the scanty formal evening here is inspired not by Paris but by the Igorot peasant tribe of the Philippines. She expresses shock at short dresses, one piece bathing suits and backless gowns seen during the event.
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Paris
Senora Emilia S. Cavan
Senora Cavan
Oklahoma approves 2.5 million canal and dam plan
Tulsa Oklahoma the state conservation committee grants a permit for a 2 500 000 canal and diversion dam on the Arkansas river. The project will generate over twenty thousand horsepower powering electricity for Oklahoma. Cities from Tulsa to Ponca City will be within reach of the reservoir with work starting in three months and a three year completion window.
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International News Service
Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas River
State Conservation Committee
Oklahoma
Sapulpa
Stillwater
Pawhuska
Bartlesville
Ponca City
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