Decatur Daily editor defends armistice debate and pacifist letters
A Decatur editorial defends the Armistice Day resolutions and Rebuts a Millsaps College pacifist letter. It cites historical figures like Lee Jackson York and Foch to argue religious faith and patriot duty co exist with military service.
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Millsaps College
Millsaps
Robert E. Lee
Theodore Roosevelt
Stonewall Jackson
Leonidas Polk
Louisiana
Lew Wallace
War Department
West Point
Union
Ferdinand Foch
Alvin York
Auburn Declines Orange Bowl Bid After Miami Support Fails
Auburn will not appear in the Orange Bowl in Miami after officials there refused a $10,000 guaranteed payment. The letter suggests Auburn did not press enough, noting Miami did not contribute the amount, reflecting changed times.
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Auburn
Miami
Higher Gasoline Taxes Outpace Vehicle Price Drops
Earl M. Hearne of the Alabama Petroleum Industries committee notes a 75 percent drop in motor vehicle price per horsepower over ten years while gasoline taxes per gallon rise 2600 percent, from two cents to 52 cents, prompting calls for a reasonable tax to fund roads.
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Earl M. Hearne
Alabama Petroleum Industries Committee
Hearne
Boston
Millsaps Students Sign Armistice Day Pledge
Millsaps College in Mississippi reports students signing a pledge not to support the U S government during armed conflict. The Daily and the Commercial Dispatch publish related editorials on the pacifist stance and debate over conscription and patriotism.
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Millsaps
Millsaps College
Mississippi
United States
Cap
Commercial Dispatch, Co
Mss
Cars Roll Westward Private Cars Cheaper, Radio Follows
Arthur Brisbane comments from Fort Wayne Indiana on private railroad cars during a cross country trip. He notes advertising staff and radio onboard, price shifts from twenty five tickets to fifteen, and Pullman rentals at seventy five dollars a day. He contrasts wealth and democracy, referencing Measles remarks by Eleanor Patterson and historical notes on private car use.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Paul Block
New York
Andrew Jackson
Block
America
United States
Eleanor Patterson
The
Washington Herald
White House
Pullman Company
How Parents May Detect Signs of Defective Vision
An article by Dr Logan Clendening notes childhood vision defects are hard to detect and lists behavioral cues. It cites a case of a kindergartner with strong right eye use and left eye undervision, requiring correction to balance both eyes. It urges school officials to watch for close eye work, irritability, avoidance of distant objects, and head or eye posture changes as possible signs.
Old Man Confirms Fading Health With Grim Humor
A humorous verse describes an aging man listing ailments from gray hair to lumbago and gout while insisting he remains a sturdy figure. The dialogue tone shifts with interjections about party plans, screen tests, and a dismissive remark to a salesman.
Walter Winchell Gossip Mix From Broadway To Paris
A dense column of celebrity chatter covers Walter Winchell style items. Notes include Ann Harding and Honolulu mayor plans, custody suits, marriages, divorces, and new projects among actors, authors, and industry figures.
Local residents and visitors share holidays and calls in Arab
Mr and Mrs O C Marsh spent the week end with relatives in Arab and with Rev M W Stedham in Oklahoma City. T J Miller of Decatur called then Mrs D C Sword visited Birmingham. Emery Bobo will spend Xmas with parents from Mt Berry Ga at Berry College. Fifteen civil service applicants tested in Guntersville for the Arab post office.
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O. C. Marsh
Berry College
Emmie Johnson Strange
Civil Service
Guntersville
Eloise Mintz
Nell Harper
Gadsden
Sidney Jones
Chas. Hays
Albert Marsh
Auburn
Woodrow Lasseter
Gordon Black
A.P. I
West Point Notes Include Minstrel and Festivities
The town gathers for a Liberty church pie supper and contests with proceeds for the church treasury. A four part negro minstrel by the West Point School faculty is advertised for Friday December 13 after the Miss West Point selection. Local visits and travel noted include Birmingham trips and a prize trip to Chicago for Andrew Graham. A baby girl is reported born to Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Jones.
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Irene Cox
Decatur
Mildred
Pansy Tankersley
Liberty Church
West Point School
West Point
Linkette
T. M. Pruett
O. O. B. Hodges
Tom Chandler
Birmingham
Mittie Gardner
Battle Ground
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Cullman. Com
Roosejoo
Harmon Jones
New Women Join Huntingdon College Trustees
Dr. Walter D. Agnew announces 12 new trustees for Southern Methodist college in Montgomery. Five ministers join, including F K Gamble, J D Hunter, R D Dill, D H McNeal, W M Curtis, O B Rice, plus lay members Algernon Blair Bessie Teague Mrs W A Bellingrath Mrs Albert Smith B H Mathews J G Pace. This marks the first time women serve on the Huntingdon board.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter D. Agnew
Huntingdon College
Southern Methodist College
F. K. Gamble
Birmingham
J. D. Hunter
Gadsden
R. D. Dill
D. H. McNeal
Mobile
W. M. Curtis
Dothan
The Miracle of the Black Virgin at Montserrat
The Black Virgin image at Montserrat near Barcelona is a famed monastery relic. Pilgrims flock to the chapel after legends of divine light and heaviness guiding discovery, with the 900th anniversary noted in a 1935 NEA Service image set.
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Montserrat
Barcelona
Spain
Europe
NEA Service, Inc
Utilities Offer to Merge Cases
Washington December 11 Organized utility holding companies offered to cooperate with the government to reduce the multiplicity of suits under the public utility act. Philip K Gadsden said the utilities will provide full cooperation if the attorney general and secretary wish to avoid prosecuting numerous suits under the 1935 act.
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Washington
Philip K. Gadsden
Committee of Public Utility Executives
Murder hinted in Enterprise death mystery
Sheriff Otis Lightner ruled out self harm in the death of W. B. Bass a prominent Enterprise merchant and farmer. No clues yet on the slaying found near the store doorway while relatives nearby did not hear a shot and investigators suspect a shooter fired from the road.
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Enterprise
Ala
Otis Lightner
W. B. Bass
Bass’ Groes
Lightmer
Bass
Candidates face penalties for breaking pledges under Melby bill
State Representative J. O. Melby introduced a bill setting a $1,000 fine or one year in prison for candidates who ignore campaign promises after election. The proposal would require candidates to file a list of pledges with the secretary of state.
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ST. Paul
J. O. Melby
Night Club Gossip Mixes Fame and Finance
A collage of society rumors notes Helen Meany selling liquor for The Cork and Bottle in Madison Avenue, Jimmy Walker tipped for Judge Landis' baseball czarship, and Federal Reserve cautions on broker loans. It also mentions aviator Leland Hayward with Katharine Hepburn, various weddings, and entertainment industry tidbits amid a flurry of parties and donations.
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Helen Meany
Madison Avenue
Jimmy Walker
Judge Landis
Federal Reserve
Cornelius Bliss
Leland Hayward
Katharine Hepburn
Fifth Avenue
Blue Star Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Itches
This ad promotes Blue Star Ointment as a remedy for itch rash tetter foot itch ringworm or eczema. It claims tested medicines kill the itching and offers money back on the first jar if relief fails.
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Bankhead
London
Rex Whistler
Harry Langdons
Maryan Wiborg
Robert Jackson
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F. D. Roosevelt
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Arthur Loew
Westchester
Reno
Deane Janis
Camel Hour
Mary Astor
Jim Tully
J. F. T. O'Connor
Jean MacKay Love
North Carolina
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Horace Dodge
H. Dodge
Robert Ritchie
Jeannette MacDonald
Phil Baker
Jack Osterman
Bishop Manning
Coates
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Theater Guild
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Johnny Broderick
Arthur Richman
MacGregor Clarke
American Thread Co
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d’Avilla
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Ethiopia
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Coty, Inc
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Mary Pickford
Miami Beach
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Anne Wilcox
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Motion Picture Academy
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D. W. Roberts
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George Roosevelt, Jr
Betty Benjamin
Washoe
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