Decatur Air Corps Officers Leave for New Assignments
Decatur and nearby counties bid farewell to three U S Army Air Corps officers reassigned to other posts as Decatur begins a new primary flying school. First Lieut Robert F Burnham Second Lieut Noel Dumbaa and Second Lieut Arnold T Bennick depart for Arcadia Fla and Decatur respectively, with successors welcomed to lead training efforts.
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Morgan
Limestone
Southern Aviation School
Air Corps
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
Limestone Counties
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Corps
Hargrove van de Graaff
Ala
Robert F. Burnham
Noel Dumbaa
Arcadia
Fla
Arnold T. Bennick
Roosevelt faces Kearny strike pressure over maintenance of membership
Washington August 25 President Roosevelt clashed with the Labor Board and Sidney Hillman over the Kearny strike dispute. The administration insists on solid public grounds for plant seizure while the union seeks a closed shop under maintenance of membership. The White House labor team overestimated presidential action during vacation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Mediation Board
Sidney Hillman
Kearny
Administration
Defense
Cnag
White House
Mediation Board plays pivotal role in Kearny strike
The National Mediation Board intervened in the Kearny shipyard dispute after pressure from Hillman and CIO leader John Green. Hearings produced 12 of 13 settlements, but the panel split on closed shop, forcing a board vote. Public seizure discussions surfaced as Roosevelt weighed options, while the strike paralyses naval and merchant ship construction worth hundreds of millions.
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FDR
National Mediation Board
Kearny
Mr. Hillman
White House
John Green
CIO Maritime Union
Hillman
Frances Perkins
CIO
James B. Carey
Walter P. Stace
North Carolina
Charles E. Adams
Air Reductiin Orp
Adams
Roosevelt
Green
Labor Mediation Board
Defense
The
Mediation Board
OPM
Maritime Commission
Navy
Rov
Mr. Green
William H. Davis
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Army
College Plans to Continue Silk and Nylon Work
Athens College authorities said the college industrial unit will go ahead with reworked silk and nylon despite frozen stocks. About 150 students in the silk mill face layoffs if the plan fails, as church clubs and civic groups sponsor the collection of used silk and nylon.
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Athens
Ala
Athens College
Etiquette for Patients Relatives and Friends
A surgeon reflects on how well meaning care harms the sick through overattention. He recalls cases of needless procedures and relentless sympathy that worsen recovery, contrasting medical rest with a business like urge for quick results. He contemplates writing a book on patient etiquette.
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Amare Roca
Sulphur in Prunes Is Essential for Body Muscle Protein
Reader questions if prunes provide value given sulphur claims. Dr Clendening counters, saying sulphur is essential and largely bound in organic vegetable proteins. explains its role in muscle protein. Editor notes pamphlets available for 10 cents each with self addressed envelopes.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Fragmentary Vintage Jests and Mirth From the Press
A collection of short comic lines and vignettes drawn from early 20th century humor, including a moral cent illustration about In God We Trust, a couplet about a cent and a dollar, bridal banter about a private room, a Mind Bogue breakfast club inscription, a teacher quip about Missouri and mule farming, and a concluding joke about a young co ed.
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Bogue
New Orleans
Sara A. Delano
Winchell Rise to Heavyweight Title Dream
The article presents quotes from Lou Nova about his confidence in becoming the next heavyweight champion. He recounts quitting his Bay Bridge job, proposing to his wife Hertha Robbins, and enduring poverty before marriage. Nova recalls facing Max Baer, explaining his aggressive strategy to prove he could endure and overcomeBaer.
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Lou Nova
San Francisco Bay Bridge
Hertha Robbins
No Encouragement Yet A Boxing Champion Faces Doubt
The fighter recalls being doubted by coaches at Alameda High Sacramento Junior College and California Aggie before becoming a four letter athlete. He details winning a national title at St Louis and another at the 1935 Paris amateur tournament despite earlier coach skepticism.
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Alameda
Cal.) High
Sacramento Junior College
California Aggie
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Paris
I’m the Worst-Looking Gym Fighter in History
A wary fighter recalls fighting hatred in sparring and winning by knockout in one round. Afterward a courteous stranger congratulates him, revealing the man was the very opponent he defeated. He shares how advice to turn pro or marry was ignored, with a trip to Mexico and a vow to stay stubborn yet receptive to good counsel.
Golfing miracles and schoolroom quips in a village scene
A humorous collection shows St Peter and St Paul golf antics ending in cups as a teacher tests memory with a million question. Another exchange features a girl’s hat, a student joke about Noah, and Mrs McPherson defending her figure in a village setting.
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St. Peter
St. Paul
Shakespearean Influence In A Scottish Night Exchange
In a rough night scene a speaker notes the washboard and tub gift with a playful Scots insult. The host urges stronger whiskey and lemon to endure the journey home. The dialogue hints at local color and Irish or Scottish flair in a humorous exchange.
Billy Conn praised as fast fighter not the sharpest
The speaker says Billy Conn is fast but not the cleverest fighter. He cites Jimmy McLarnin as the ideal, noting McLarnin could stay close, make an opponent miss, and then land a blow.
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Billy Conn
Jimmy McLarnin
Yoga and Cosmic Punch Sharpen My Punching Power
The speaker recounts how yoga and dynamic stance studies improved balance, coordination, and punching accuracy. He mentions diet jokes and a humorous dig at Conn who misnames the cosmic punch as the cosmetic punch.
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Conn
Boxer Returns to Ring After Prison Rehabilitation
I owe my presence at the game today to a warden and a lifer. After blood poisoning from the Galento bout I recovered with help from Carlen who took me to Carson City Nevada State Penitentiary. Warden Lewis and a long-serving inmate supervised daily labor and sparring, guiding me back into boxing after being counted out by authorities.
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Carlen
Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Bill Lewis
Night Before a Fight He Went to Piano Recital
A sports figure recounts choosing a piano recital over the usual pre fight entertainment. He notes his bond with the fight crowd and mentions his father was a pianist and a founder of the San Francisco Symphony.
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Jacobs Beach
The
San Francisco Symphony
If I Have a Phobia Against Alarm Clocks
The speaker states a personal phobia of alarm clocks and rejects door banging to awaken them. They advocate waking naturally at the end of the natural sleeping period for a longer, happier life.
Louis Favored Over Me in One Fight
The speaker recalls Louis as favored in a single bout against Tony Galento and notes he was knocked dizzy in that match.
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Louis
Tony Galento
I Have No Superstitions and A Night of Boxing
The speaker rejects superstitions and describes Ray Arcel as their planned second on September 19. He claims Arcel has previously revived nine of Louis' victims in the ring after Joe halted them, but states this will not happen to him as he plans to change Arcel's luck.
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Habinyax
Decatur
Remila
Ray Arcel
Louis
Joe
Opening Delayed in Limestone County Schools Due to Paralysis Epidemic
Athens Aug 25 W A Owens county superintendent said schools in Limestone County are indefinitely postponed amid an infantile paralysis outbreak. No cases have yet been reported in the county and the measure aims to prevent spread.
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Athens
Ala
W. A. Owens
Limestone County
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