River terminal and voting plans in Alabama debates
A New s column covers Decatur river terminal benefits for industry and distribution, Mobile county bidding for 96 voting machines, and Morgan County voting machine hopes. It notes Dr. L N and P O Davis in Alabama agricultural councils, flood emergencies affecting attendance, and a compromise livestock liability bill in Montgomery.
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Mobile
Morgan County
Decatury
Decatur
North
Alabama
Dr. L. N
P. O. Davis
South
Mr. Davis
Alabama bus arrest and race case stirrs courts and public tone
A Pittsburgh pair of Black individuals refused to move to the rear of a Dothan bound Alabama bus, were arrested after a police officer intervened, and Judge Henry Martin imposed 30 days in jail and a $50 fine per person while lecturing the women on grounds for legal action. The Tuscaloosa News praises Lieutenant Governor Carmichael for clock policy and criticizes last minute legislative rush, recalling old Alabama clock practices and a rural lawmaker’s sarcasm about the clock.
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Alabama
Pittsburgh
Henry Martin
Tuscaloosa
Albert Carmichael
Senator Bloc
House
Will Britain Fight This Time Or Will Hitler Dare Britain
The piece argues the United States overemphasizes the stock market as a business barometer and contrasts Alabama's active construction with Tennessee. It blames Alabama’s earlier poverty on governance and praises the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce for driving improvement.
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Britain
Hitler
United States
War Talk Echoes a Bridegroom’s Teaser
The Daily recalls a jocular incident where a groom worried about a teasing rival near his wedding. A final plea calmed the groom as the teaser admits the joke was playful. The piece reflects on anxious world conditions amid lighter local humor.
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Europe
Unlikely Nazi Soviet Alliance Revealed in 1930s Deals
Washington reports show a surprising 1930s pattern of German Russian trade and non aggression pacts tied to mutual material interests. Historians note Hitler sought wood petroleum and manganese ore from Russia while Moscow sought equipment and machinery, creating a fragile friendship used to outmaneuver Britain and France.
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Germany
Hitler
Ukraine
Russia
England
France
Mein Kampf
Dempsey and the old fashioned stomach ache
Dr. Clendening recalls Jack Dempsey to warn that a stomach ache can mask appendicitis and doom the patient if untreated. He cites Dempsey's rupture and peritonitis after delaying professional care, noting appendicitis as a treacherous diagnosis needing prompt expert advice.
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Dempsey
Mr. Dempsey
Repent or Perish The Message From Luke 13:5
The sermon defines repentance as turning from sin to Jesus Christ not mere head knowledge or outward church membership. It argues that genuine repentance leads to blessing, contrasts Pharisees and crowd responses, and applies the same need for repentance to modern life.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Hell
Heaven
No clear events in the text about Moscow or Berlin sleeves
The fragment hints at secrecy and loopholes tied to Moscow and Berlin sleeves but contains no concrete actions, dates, or identifiable subjects. It reads as speculative rhetoric rather than a reportable item.
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Washington
Berlin
Moscow
Stalin
Moscow Foreign Office
Hitler
von Rilventrop
Mussolini
Dr Clendening Pamphlets Offer Health Guidance
Editor notes Dr Clendening has seven pamphlets available. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents. readers may order any number by sending 10 cents for each title, plus a self addressed envelope and a 3 cent stamp to Logan Clendening. Titles include Three Weeks King Indigestion and Constipation Being and Gaining Infant Feed Instructions for the Treatment of Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
19 year old defends cross burning as temperance lesson
A 19 year old charged with burning a large cross in Albuquerque defends the act as a temperance lesson. He tells the police judge that his father has been drinking heavily and he hoped the cross would scare him into quitting. He faced a pending fine.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Disturbance Reported by St Cloud Police
Policemen answering a complaint in an alley found six boys involved in a disturbance. No injuries or further details provided.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Secrets of Success and Quick Wit in Quick Snippets
A collage of humor and dialogue sketches on ambition and everyday folly. Jokes touch on yes men, marriage worries, promissory lawsuits, veracity, spectacles, and a banker with a cash loan offer featuring a painted-name gag.
Read It or Not Boliva Has the Smallest Stamp
Dialogue snippets reveal exchanges about a freezing candle and words turning to ice, a tobacco crop income, and a classroom moment. The piece frames rural life and curious questions, ending with a teacher asking about a man’s age.
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Boliva
Walter Winchell On Broadway Mixes Nightclub Drama and War Gloom
A column recounts a Hollywood party with a $200 check tip tale and a gown near-miss at a Dust Be My Destiny premiere. It contrasts American and European youth amid looming conflict and notes Fitz Kuhn’s Dies Committee remarks and a verdict involving Emilio Sanchez.
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Ann Sheridan
Ann
Fitz Kuhn
Germany
Emilio Sanchez
Jorge Sanchez
Elsa Maxwell in Cannes Sees Portrait Fame and a Life Villa Promise
Elsa Maxwell boasts in Cannes about knowing Augustus John and a wealthy admirer offers her a villa for life. The scene unites jokes about Augustus Jack and a bold claim of lifelong residence as a party tale unfolds.
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Elsa Maxwell
Cannes
France
Augustus John
Dorothy Parker
Augustus Jack
Elsa
Decatur Snippets and Jokes Highlight Local Wit
Quick witticisms from Decatur cover politics money romance and daily life. Jokes range from an inefficiency expert starting a business to a rookie artillery rider and a diner soup miscue. The pieces showcase humor about work faith and quiet speech in the town.
History echoes and showbiz trivia from Time letters
The piece recalls past debates about Roosevelt running again and a Buffalo ad offering a nightly vaudeville variety show. It references capsule criticisms by John Byram and theater moments with Orson Welles, Milton Berle, and Gilbert Gabriel, ending with thoughts on the word oomph.
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Bryan Foy
Roosevelt
Bryan
Buffalo
Winchell
McArthur
Yahoos
Zaneys
R. M. Boltwood
N. Y
Winchells
John Byram
Times
Little Theatre
George Jean Nathan
Gilbert Gabriel
New York American
Orson Welles
Hollywood
Milton Berle
George Abbot
Milton
Scofflaw
Mrs Brad Bibb Returns Home From Visit
Mrs. Brad Bibb returned Wednesday to her Belle Mina home after spending several weeks here with relatives.
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Brad Bibb
Belle Mina
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Smarty
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Hartford
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Mooresville
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