Fat Kiwanian Becomes God for a Day in Uplifting Tale
A Decatur Kiwanis club member transports a crippled child to a hospital, and a proud moment leads a businessman to conclude he was acting as God for a part of the journey. The story, told by Roe Sulkeren, underscores service and the impact of small acts.
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Rogers Flies Again Post In the Stra We Are Not iy
Not enough readable text to determine a clear event or persons. The fragment mentions Arthur Srisbane and Mr Sheehan with scattered terms regarding flight and teratoma and attention to positions. No coherent reportable detail emerges from the available lines.
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Rogers
Mr. Sheehan
Meter Readers Strike in Tie to Telecommunication Push
Meter readers join a dispute over utility rates and telecommunication competition. Workers allege pressure from the company to favor one service while resisting meter-based rate changes. The walkout aims to secure better wages and job protections amid ongoing negotiations.
Will Rogers and Wiley Post buried in a calm flight
Joe Crosson flew to Point Barrow delivering the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post for burial. The article muses on speed and thought, notes Rogers real estate earnings, Post stratosphere plans, and touches on banking and a series of corrections and editorials.
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Joe Crosson
Point Barrow
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Hollywood
Uncle Sam
Frank Phillips
Use of Artificial Pneumothorax in Tuberculosis
Drs Logan Clenden ing and Paul de Kruif discuss artificial pneumothorax as a treatment for tuberculosis. The piece cautions it is life saving in selected cases but not a universal remedy, emphasizing rest and nutrition for many patients and outlining potential to curb spread by treating cavity cases.
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Paul DE Kruif
de Kruit
de Kruif
Fred G. Holmes
National Tuberculosis Association
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Ariz
Gizeh
Egypt
Zoser
Imhotep
Esculapius
Try
Cairo
Choose Less for Greater Comfort and Happiness
The quote urges prioritizing essential comforts and happiness over chasing many wants. It warns that grabbing more can spoil chances for fulfilling the truly important values and well being.
Congress Actions Snapshot in Senate and House
Senate today takes up the Frazier Lemke farm moratorium bill and hears lobby calls on Howard C. Hopson. House votes on the Guffey coal stabilization bill and moves to vote on the omnibus banking bill conference report. Rules committee resumes inquiry into utilities lobbying and judiciary panel schedules hearings on the Walsh bill to compel contractors for Erie canal projects to comply with NRA standards.
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Senate
Howard C. Hopson
HOUSE
Guffey
Rules
Judiciary
Walsh
NRA
Business Institute Students Enjoy Picnic Honoring Graduates
The Alabama Business Institute held a Friday night picnic for Mrs Katherine Chunn Pultz and Gerald Nehr who completed their course. North Alabama Business Institute guests joined a reception at Decatur Business Institute from 7 to 8, with punch and cookies, then a trip to Ifield's Lake for a delightful outing.
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Alabama Business Institute
Katherine Chunn Pultz
Gerald Nehr
North Alabama Business Institute
Huntsville
Decatur Business Institute
Ifield’s Lake
Leroy Brendel
Huntsville Business School
Alice Tipton
Gene Devis
Aileen Berry
Cliff Ola B. Moon
James Carter
C. W. Rhodes
Letha
Peggy Byars
Ruth McBride
Jn Brock
William Cloud
Mil Kitchens
Jeanne Giles
Clay Pitts
Cecil
Fragmented dialogue glimpse of family life and memories
A quirky slice shows a boy pocketing small treasures while a mother and family discuss cookies and bedtime. The exchange touches on clutter, manners, and a humorous look at domestic routines across a family scene.
U S Doctor Turned GOP Figure Memorates Anthem Exploit
A cryptic OCR fragment recalls a physician who became a GOP figure and commemorates an exploit linked to a "Mad Antiona" or similar phrase, suggesting a political or cultural note from a historical page. The readable words hint at transformation and commemorative action without clear dates or places.
Governor Moeur Tax Sparks Wedding Penny Fee
In Phoenix on August 19 Harry Westfall, justice of the peace, presided over a marriage where the groom, described as a strapping negro, smiled and offered a silver dollar and two pennies as fee. The judge asked why the pennies and the groom answered they were Moeur's luxury tax.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Harry Westfall
Moeur
Worm grows a 22 inch tale in Idaho garden
Coeur d Alene August 19. Principal H H Campbell reports digging up a 22 inch angleworm in his garden. Friends say Campbell isn t stretching either the worm or the story.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
H. H. Campbell
Campbell
Brief Editorial on Dialogue Between Faiths
A fragment discusses religious dialogue with a rabbi offering a Christian and Jewish perspective. The text notes bias can affect statements and suggests a rabbi respond to clarify interfaith questions.
Police Chief proposes windshield violation sticker plan
Huntington Indiana August reports Police Chief Ray C. Forst says a scar jet ticker sticker on violators’ windshields cut traffic violations by 60 percent. Motorists can remove the sticker for one dollar. otherwise it stays on the car for 90 days.
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Tag
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Jef
Ray C. Forst
Slipping Ballot Confusion Hits Barrie State
In Barrie Pennsylvania on August 19 managers listed as the me of a state American regions oe res window. The notice records confusion among officials over ballot handling and regional listings.
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Barrie
Walter Winchell on Br inane Quetstered Guppingith 904 Baty nbn Mp
Notes of a City Slicker recounts Hollywood gossip and New York society chatter with mentions of Myrna Loy Art Hornblow Kay Adams Bob Woods and Helen Morgan among nightlife spots and clever quips about shoplifters trains and social life in the early era. The column blends humor with brief vignettes of celebrities readers and contemporaries.
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Guppingith
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Miss Lou
Rube Mamoulian Chronicles Mixups in Illinois Rail Trip
The piece notes Rube Mamoulian visiting Chicago by train, snapping photos with a Kodak while Mae West and others attract attention. Friends urged him to send pictures, but he forgot to load the film before the train departed. Ben Finney from Richmond, Virginia, is seen with his latest girlfriend.
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Commodore
Maud S
William K
William H
William K. Vanderbilt
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Shee- Sen
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Buffalo
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New York
Rube Mamoulian
Rube
Ing Pictures
Mae West
Jenny
Harlow
Auch
Kodak
Mayor and guards in dispute over gangster protection
A reader dispute claims the mayor rejected protection from gangsters while two policemen were seen outside his residence. A young Manville allegedly carrying pistols claims danger but a caller says the incident with gangsters near Alvin show house involved four country men who merely stared at him. Alexander Schandel, a WWI hero, was placed in the Schuylkill County almshouse, prompting comments on medals and fate.
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Henries
Fiorello
Manville
Alvin Show House
West 52Nd Street
Tommy
Sgt
York
Alexander Schandel
Schuylkill County
Poorhouse
Uncle Sam
Sunday and Saturday sections feature columnist pieces and street violence
The Sunday page revives Mr. and Mrs. Columnist At Home while the Saturday paper runs People I'm Glad I Ain't a sarcastic roundup. The note references a mid night Columbus Circle incident where movie sellers clashed with owners and hurled dynamite and glass, risking injuries to passersby.
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Columbus Circle
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