Old Home Week and Local Civic Reflections in Decatur
In a Decatur newspaper column from 1912 to 1924 tone, local notes praise civic improvements, alleys in need of cleaning, and the milk industry’s growing role. It mixes editorials on war era events with memories of Alabama sports figures like Jack Langhorne and Jackie Ausborne, highlighting community pride and nostalgia.
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Baid
Decatur
Jack Langhorne
Crimson Tide
Jack
Huntsville Times
Vanderbilt Stadium
Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Wallace Wade
Vandy
Tide
Jim Chappell
Birmingham News
Chappell
Hy Vance
Lucy Willams
Birmingham
Angel of Mercy
Lacy
Marguerite King
Social Department
Adam
Marguerite
Confusion Over Eastern Gasoline Curtailment Policy
Washington reports a muddled gasoline curtailment program in the East with unclear justification. Oil figures show varying inventories, while tankers and plans shift under government actions with Ickes facing public backlash and potential calls for a fresh start.
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Icea
Washington
Tékésou Goftrol
California
Gulf Ports
Caribbean
Aruba
American
Oil Control Administration
Ickes
Mt.Olympic National Park
Interior Department
Hitler
Mr. Ickes
Hopkins
Jones
Wallace
Rediscovery of the Human Voice Through Media and Speech
The article argues the current decade marks a revival of the human voice in film and radio. It explains voice production, glottis size, speech elements like vowels and consonants, and the four speech properties pitch intensity timing and timbre. It notes Roosevelt as an exemplar and discusses vocal training methods and throat medicine interest.
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Roosevelt
Dr Clendening Promises Seven Pamphlets For Readers
An editor notes Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets, each priced at ten cents. Readers may obtain any one by mailing one cent and a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp to Dr Janeh Clendening. Titles include Three Weeks to Set, Indigestion and Constipation, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Feminine Hygiene, and Care of Skin.
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Clendening
Janeh Clendening
Pamphlee
Take Time To Read The Source Of Wisdom Motto
A lighthearted exchange follows a homely motto about taking time for reading and thinking. The line Wifey notes hearing a noise and Hubby offers a playful answer about the night falling.
Winschell On Broadway and Political Laughs
Walter Winchell On Broadway features Abbott and Costello riffing on Washington and politics. The sketch blends trenching humor about Congress with a joke about a secretary and a schoolyard misunderstanding.
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Walter Winchell
Broadway
Famous Last Words on Fashion and Patriotism
A humorous exchange on a new gown frames a joke about price and value. The second line shifts to a patriotic reflection, praising national unity, resolve, and courage as essential assets and defense against danger.
Community Notes From Oakville And Union Grove
Crops look good in Lawrence County as families from Oakville Speake and Union Grove gather for visits baptisms and a revival. Grace Sapp visited her father Will Sandlin in Speake while Elbert Ledlow and Tate Hughes hosted guests. A birth announced Margaret Ann, and multiple families spent Sundays with relatives across towns. Everyone is invited to Enon revival this week.
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Grace Sapp
Will Sandlin
Speake
Lebanon
Elbert Ledlow
Tate Hughes
Alice Lawrence
Lena Folette
R. C. Dutton
Margaret Ann
Almon Clark
Union Grove
Fred Folette
Jimmy Tucker
Billy Joe
Howard Sapphere
Evelyn Folette
Evelyn Speake
Dyke Jones
Albertville
H. H. Jones
Bernice Clark
Ruth Lentz
Decatur
Ed Clark
Enon
Drastic proposal to wipe out all income tax exemptions
Walter A. M. Cooper, head of the taxation committee of the American Institute of Accountants, urges Congress to remove all personal income tax exemptions. He notes current exemptions are $2,000 for married couples and $800 for singles, while the Treasury has proposed reductions to $1,500 and $750.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Walter A. M. Cooper
Taxation Committee
The
American Institute of Accountants
Treasury
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Mations! Advertising
Burke, Kuipers & Mahoney
New York
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Dallas
Man
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Teeland
U. S
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Brenner Pass
Churchill
Atlantic
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Con
Athens
Ardaz
Tennessee
Perkman
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Bankhead
Mit
Nashville
Mont
Italy
Tr Duce
Lucy
St. Louis
Jackie Ausborne
Jackie
Uncle Sam
Orient
Jackie Wating
Mickey Genaro
Malone Building
Second Avenue
Mickey
Birmingham Auditorium
New Orleans
Ausborne
Bureau of Mines
Ata
Admiral Land
Maritime Commission
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Reds
By Logan Clendening, M. D
F. W
Carter, Ledyard & Milburn
Roosevelt & O’connor
Sol
Abbott and Costello
Abbott
Mrs
America
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Costello
Winchell
O. K
North America
South America
Walter
Texas
Capitol Building
Supreme Court
New York Giants
Capitol
House of Representatives
House
Hercules
Darling
Baltimore
Pacific Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Trinidad
Idakar
Bathurst
Wee Eee
Recife
South Atlantic Ocean
Cairo
Red Sea
Africa
Middle East
Freetown
Lawrence County
Oakville
Wyker’s
Western Electric
Lyons Hotel
Bell Hae Pia Laboratories
E. H. Vines
Dobbs Truss Distributing CO
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