Dr Livingston T Mays resigns for El Dorado Arkansas pastorate
The Rev Dr Livingston T Mays, pastor of Central Baptist, submits resignation to accept a church call in El Dorado Arkansas. First arrest reported for failure to register. defendant is a river worker on a steamboat. Little Mariel Pointer convalesces after typhoid attack. Miss Anna Cliff returns from Georgia and Oklahoma absence.
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Livingston T. Mays
Central Baptist Church
el Dorado
Ark
Little Mariel Pointer
Anna Cliff
Georgia
Oklahoma
Local Guidance Encourages Open Sharing of Ideas
A council urges residents to share constructive thoughts on achieving town objectives. Citizens are urged to speak up and not hide their ideas, aiming to help identify effective methods for success.
Farm Board Extends Aid to Cotton Marketing Cooperatives
The farm board plans to extend financial assistance to cooperative cotton marketing organizations, giving farmers in the Tennessee Valley reasons for renewed hope about the outlook.
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Farm Board
Co-Operative
Tennessee Valley
Congressman Hill Lays Bare Congress Attitude Toward Ex sailors
In Mobile Congressman Lister Hill bluntly criticizes Congress for neglecting ex service members during his American Legion address. He argues the legislature has shown little regard for veterans and calls for stronger support and action from lawmakers.
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Lister Hill
American Legion
Mobile
Congress
Congressman Hill
Tragedy toll rises over weekends in recent days
A bleak recall notes killings and fatal accidents across several weekends, with burnings adding to the toll. Only one small boy looked at a newspaper and asked who had died, reflecting widespread prior losses.
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T.ial
Five Year Challenge to Decatur Daily Review Circulation
A declaration extends a five year challenge to the Decatur Daily Review of Decatur Illinois for a circulation contest. It notes the Decatur Alabama growth as a point of comparison in a 60,000 population city context.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily Review
Ill
Ala
Wolf Scratch Leads to Rabies Treatment Comment
A friend claimed a wolf scratch and dismissed rabies concern by saying the animal would die if rabies were present. We joked about having the wolf's head examined and suggested he consider examining his own head first.
Editor laments women’s freedom in local Outlook piece
E. O. Hall editor of the Alexander City Outlook laments women’s new-found freedom noting a young woman’s attempt to sell after using mild profanity, remarking that men’s profanity is tolerated but a woman’s offends.
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E. ©. Hall
Alexander City
the Outlook
Man Dies After Halted Cars Parked On Alabama Highway
An Andalusia man stopped to fix a puncture on a highway. A second vehicle parked to provide light, and a third struck the two stalled cars, killing one man and seriously injuring another. Traffic regulation may be needed.
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Alabama
Andalusia
Can’t Count Chickens Until They’re Hatched Adage Reminds Farmers
A Tennessee Valley report recalls the saying that one should not count on a second cotton crop until harvest. Three weeks ago forecasts were bright for a strong crop, but expectations have rapidly diminished as conditions changed.
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Tennessee
Outlook on North Alabama cotton after August action
Observers warn it is hard to predict August effects on North Alabama cotton. The Tennessee Valley is less damaged by boll weevil and remains comparatively healthy. While optimism dips as hopes for a bumper crop fade, the crop may still surpass the regional average later this year.
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North Alabama
Termessee
Tennessee
Daily
President Hoover Discovers Fine State Virginia
President Hoover has been visiting Virginia’s Madison county weekends. Thousands greeted him with the governor as Virginia engages in a heated political battle over the November election and party drift.
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Virginia
Hoover
Madison County
Eufaula People Demand More Cotton Trade
The Daily urges expanding cotton business in Decatur and North Alabama. It notes Eufaula citizens promote exporting to the area, highlighting Decatur’s central Tennessee Valley location, roads, buyers, ginning facilities, and a local cotton compress as advantages. The call is for growers to bring cotton here.
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Decatur
North Alabama
Eufaula
Ala
Tennessee Valley
Debate over census jobs favors Republicans in hoover era
Democratic Rep. Louis Ludlow accuses GOP allies of steering census enumerator posts to Republicans and excluding disabled veterans, citing a veteran wounded at Belleau Woods. He urges President Hoover’s intervention to stop alleged political staffing bias in the 1920 census effort.
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Louis Ludlow
Indiana
Congress
Lamont
Ludlow
Robert P. Lamont
Commerce
Belleau Woods
Indiana Sclon
United States
Hoover
Matt
Statue, Treasures and Turmoil of War College Plazas
A Washington Post feature notes the 10 foot Frederick the Great statue in the army war college plaza, its 1904 gift from Kaiser Wilhelm, and its 1918 removal and 1927 restoration. It recalls prior removals, dynamite fears, and other foreign statues in the capital including Lafayette, Rochambeau, Kosciuszko and von Steuben near the White House.
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Herbert Plummer
Washington
Army War College
Anacostia River
Fredrick the Great
Prussia
Kaiser Wilhelm
War College
United States
War Department
George III
England
New York
Frederick the Great
Red Cross
National Capital
Vermont Avenue
Fourteenth Streets
Martin Luther
Homeopathic School of Medicine
Samuel Christian Hahnemann
Scott Circle
Sixteenth Street
Christopher Columbus
Union Station Plaza
American Society of Photographers
Dagverre
Smithsonian Institution
Lafayette Square
White House
Marquis de Lafayette
Comte de Rochambeau
Army of Alliance
Thaddeus Kosciusko
Baron von Steuben
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury
Franklin
Barry Statue Remains in Square Facing Fourteenth Street
A statue of Commodore John Barry, Irish native and American Revolutionary fighter, stands in the square facing Fourteenth Street, as described in the local scene.
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Fourteenth Street
Commodore John Barry
Ireland
Park Avenue Lifestyle Expresses Cold Formality for the Ultra Rich
Richard Maslock portrays New York Park Avenue as a formal, exclusive stretch above Forty Sixth Street where residents live in barren splendor. The area bans commercial traffic, and residents rely on cars for all errands. By day, society women stroll. by night, there is little sign of home life despite high rents and distant servants.
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New York
Park Avenue
Forty Sixth Street
Third Avenue
Kentuck y Trip For Bank and Bakery Officials
Eugene Graves assistant cashier at Morgan County National Bank and E W Strother of Twin City Bread company depart today for a brief business trip to Kentucky.
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Eugene Graves
Morgan County National Bank
E. W. Strother
Twin City Bread Company
Kentucky
Yearlong visits grace town social circle
Miss Lucille Patterson of New York City visits her parents on Sherman Street. Miss Mary Thompson of Nashville is a house guest of Miss Virginia Samuel. Miss Janie Elkins visits Haleyville. Miss Martha Almon of Florence visits Miss Blanche Robertson.
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Lucille Patterson
New York City
A. G. Patterson
Sherman Street
Mary Thompson
Nashville, Tenn
Virginia Samuel
Janie Elkins
Jay
Haleyville
Martha Almon
Florence
Blanche Robertson
Build for health in the child's infancy
Senator Roy S. Copeland urges city reform and philanthropy by Heckscher and Couzens. He cites fourteen million dollars in gifts aimed at protecting child life through dental clinics and modest playgrounds to relieve urban heat and aid mothers and children.
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Senator Couzens
Michigan
August Heckscher
Heckscher
Ummer
Photographic daughter and political satire quips
A collection of quips and witticisms about reputation politics and daily life. Jokes range from a photographer’s daughter to a Scotchman claiming incompetence to sign checks. Several lines punch humor on manners, clothing, and common sayings.
The blade that feeds a hungry nation
A lyric piece praises a kitchen tool as essential to a canned foods era and household life. It mocks wealth, notes Juxtaposed crime and social quirks, and ends with a wry quip about truth. The tone blends satire and domestic reverie with references to public figures and societal images.
Daniel and companions Chosen for Royal Training
The king selects youths from Judah to teach them wisdom science and the language of the Chaldeans. Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah are among the candidates. They are given royal provisions and wine for three years to fit them to stand before the king.
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Judah
Daniel
Hananiah
Meshael
Azariah
3 A DAY Novice to Preceptor and Pique
A compact dictionary note defines 3 A DAY novice as a beginner new in any field. Preceptor is described as the master or principal of a school and an instructor. Pique means to wound pride, irritate or offend, provoking anger or ambition.
Radio tests show cave reception varies by roof thickness
Reception tests in Mammoth Cave, conducted with a six tube superheterodyne, found WHAS WLW and WSJM signals could be heard in certain areas but not others, depending on roof thickness.
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Louisville
Mammoth Cave
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