Christmas Dinner for 90 Year Old Former Slave in Mississippi
A 90 year old former slave woman, who fled Louisiana before the Civil War, will receive a Christmas dinner from the Salvation Army in Jackson Mississippi. She remarked God made the world then white folks, amid discussing harmony between races in the South despite Oscar DePriest's remarks.
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United Press
Jackson
Miss
U. P
Louisiana
Salvation Army
South
Dixie
Baker Offers Charity Boxing Bout For Decatur Relief
The Daily reports Jackie Baker a rising Decatur boxer proposes a charity bout with rival Kid Lott at nominal training expense. If matched the event could raise funds for local relief as Alabama law allows boxing exhibitions by limited groups including the American Legion and Red Cross. The plan hinges on Lott’s willingness to fight for charity and support for Decatur families in need.
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Daily Today
Jackie Baker
Decatur
Sammy Baker
Jackie
the Daily
Birmingham
Kid Lott
Baker
Lott
Alabama
Daily
American Legion
The
Red Cross
Pratt Astathe
Southern Conference approves athletic loans
In Baton Rouge the Southern Intercollegiate Conference backed official loans to students for athletics, rejecting a proposal to fund expenses from fraternity funds. The ruling aims to curb secret benefactors by declaring athletes with illicit aid ineligible, while noting many institutions already aid star players.
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Carnegie Foundation
McKellar
Sewanee
Baton Rouge
The
Major McKellar
Democrats Tighten Rules for Bolters in Alabama
Alabama Democrats in Montgomery voted to raise the bar against those who backed the Republican ticket or aided its nominees and now seek Democratic primary ballots. The move aims to unify the party, though its effect on Heflin and Judge Locke, potential Senate and governor candidates, remains uncertain.
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Montgomery
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Alabama
Heflin
Judge Locke
United States Senate
Locke
Hoovyer
Two Tennesseans Freed After Car Fire Case Ends
Two men received liberty after the sheriff could find no law to stop a man burning his car for warmth. They said they started the fire by burning cushions removed from the vehicle and then drove it away, leaving the blaze to burn.
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Tennessee
Ong
Daily Editorials Touch Gold Markets and Beliefs
The Decatur Daily cites Mr Arisbene on editorials noting gold leaving New York and concerns over a European shift in control. It discusses Hoover era economics, gold reserves, and a Howard College professor denying Jonah’s whale story with a student defending miracles.
Prayer After Address Moves Student Ministers
After Dr. Days address the young student and fellow ministerial students prayed a full hour in the ministerial building for the unbelieving professor.
Met Life Lends Big Credit for Waldorf Site Tower
Frederick H. Ecker of Metropolitan Life lends former Gov. Smith $27,500,000 to build a vast office tower on the Waldorf site. The plan envisions a mooring mast at the top for dirigibles, a first for a major city, with some pessimism about its feasibility.
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Frederick H. Ecker
Metropolitan Life Company
Gov. Smith
New York
Mr. Ecker
Young Deacon and Shakespeare Compare Lives
E H Hardy Jr at 21 becomes deacon in St John the Divine Cathedral New York. The piece contrasts Hardy’s discipline with Shakespeare who spoke English only and enjoyed theater drink and tobacco, yet both achieved success.
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St. John the Divine
New York
Shakespeare
Raleigh
Single focused path to success in media and life
The piece cites Hearst on consistency in journalism, likens focus to deacons and Shakespeare, and notes prison uprisings in Auburn and Oklahoma. It contrasts steady mental effort with revolutionary methods and reports inmates threatening wardens without weapons.
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Deacon
Auburn
United States
Oklahoma
Mst
She Turks osoumner
By Robbin Coons this readable fragment reports a local human interest item and hints at the event or person involved, preserving a neutral tone as a brief card.
The Megaphone Lost as Directors Multiply in Talkies
Hollywood reports say the traditional director role has expanded to six distinct positions with talkies and musical revues. The classic megaphone wielder remains on set but now blends with a larger crew, Ceasars DeMille’s riding habit among the few cues of authority.
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Hollywood
Filmland
Carmel Myers
Cecil DeMille
Cotton and the Navy Aide Who Chose His Path
In 1898 cotton in Louisiana barely fetched four cents a pound shaping Col. Campbell B. Hodges life. He sought Annapolis but vacancies were unavailable. The congressman offered West Point instead, which Hodges declined choosing the navy and later secured an appointment despite prior refusals.
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Col
Campbell B. Hodges
White House
Louisiana
Hodges
United States Naval Academy
Dewey
Manila Bay
Navy
Annapolis
Congress
West Point
The Multiplicity of Directors Behind Talkie Movies
The article outlines roles behind sound films: director of sound, dance director, director of music, director of dialog, and director of photography. It notes the megaphone wielder remains essential, while others help produce modern spectacular talkies despite the medium still being cinema.
Talkies Edge Out Local Theater In Final Week
Cinema speech encroaches on the legitimate stage as the Orpheum switches to wireless pictures at the end of the current bill. Carmel Myers headlines the closing week with a prominent performance.
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Talkies
Orpheum
Carmel Myers
The
Definition list of terms and notes
A terse glossary entry defines an insincere public leader as demagogic and a title giving act as instituting. Sanctity is described as holiness or sacredness with solemnity. The brief compiles three compact word meanings and pronunciations.
Prisoners Escape By Digging Under Wall
Guards report inmates found a hidden hole under the wall and fled the facility, prompting security reviews. The escape highlights the preference for thinking over direct confrontation in at least one moment of the incident.
Hard Times and Choices: Hodges West Point Journey
In 1899 Hodges chooses West Point over navy and enrolls in a preparatory school east of the south. Captain Allen Buchanan, Hoover's aide, also seeks West Point but becomes a midshipman at Annapolis. Hodges reflects that his choice never regretted, as he rose high in the army.
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Navy
West Point
Hoovers
Allen Buchanan
Buchanan
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Military leader’s service and roles described
Decorated World War I chief of staff of the 31st division with Spain and Romania honors. From 1926 to 1929 he served as commandant of cadets at the United States Military Academy and selected Colonel Hodges as his military aide.
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Spain
Romania
United States Military Academy
Hodges
Hill Chevrolet Chief Returns From Gadsden Trip
A. W. Hill, head of Hill Chevrolet, has returned from a business trip to Gadsden.
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A. W. Hill
The
Hill Chevrolet Company
Mr and Mrs E T Sheppard Return from Tennessee Visit
Mr and Mrs E T Sheppard have returned from Lawrenceburg Tennessee where they spent the day with relatives.
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E. T. Sheppard
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Relaves
New York Burlesque Tales and Broadway Stagecraft
New York presented a set of backstage vignettes from Richard Maslock. A press agent hunting missing lobby cards in a neighboring theater meets a former boss who derides him as a bill poster. A chorus girl contemplates revealing her burlesque gig to her parents with a terse update.
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Richard Maslock
New York
Little Tales of
Manhattan
Broadway
Burgville
Toscanini's Last Carnegie Hall Concert Draws Packed House
Carnegie Hall hosted Toscanini's final concert of the season to a full audience. In the lobby late arrivals exchanged jovial chatter while standees speculated about the Mozart Jupiter symphony. Intermission revealed Mr and Mrs Josef Hofmann and Leopold Godowsky chatting in a friendly group.
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Carnegie Hall
Toscanini
Josef Hofmann
Leopold Godowsky
Propriety Under Turpentine Incident
A Madison Avenue resident went to a drug store to buy turpentine for painting a bookcase. He carried a gin bottle, was told by a corner officer to wrap or pocket it, and the man replied it was only turpentine. The officer insisted he should hide it as it looked bad.
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Madison Avenue
Daffydill Breakfast Club Opens in Greenwich Village
The Daffydill in Greenwich Village serves breakfast all day and is led by Don Dickerman with principal ownership by Rudy Vallee. Vallee financed a new supper club after the Heigh Ho closed, reviving dining with 3 AM breakfast for late guests.
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Leighty-Sixth Street
Broadway
Greenwich Village
Don Dickerman
Rudy Vallee
Dickerman
Rudy
Vallee
Rotary Club Meeting Presided by Rev. Peter M. Dennis
Rev. Peter M. Dennis vice president of the Decatur Rotary Club presided over Monday's session.
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Peter M. Dennis
Decatur Rotary Club
Court visitor John Green and family in Cullman visit
John Green and members of his family visited relatives in Cullman on Sunday during a circuit court trip.
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Cullman
John Green
Christmas Cards and Humor in a Witty Exchange Sheet
A humor spread features light verse and one liner gags about Christmas shopping, Santa Claus, gifts, and domestic life. Jokes touch on bachelor vs married life, furs, and seasonal misers with quick quips and playful dialogue.
Cotton harvest peaks as Home Gin records 71 loads
The Home Gin processed 71 loads of cotton on Saturday marking a near peak day in the cotton season despite the late period. Kiwanis Christmas tree set to be the largest event of its kind, according to committee members. Skeggs Crawford arrives from Auburn for the holidays as Mrs N B Greenleaf and daughter Barbara return from Boston and Sherbrooke with Mr Greenleaf.
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Kiwanis
Skeggs Crawford
Auburn
N. B. Greenleaf
Barbara
Boston
Mass
Sherbrook
Canada
Greenleaf
Behold I Am Before Abraham Says Jesus
Jesus asserts his preexistence before Abraham and declares I am to the questioning crowd. The confrontation in the temple leads to the stones being raised to cast at him, but he escapes through the crowd. The passage cites John 8 54 59.
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Jesus
Abraham
Mrs D C Adams Visits Birmingham Monday
Mrs. D C Adams was visiting in Birmingham on Monday, staying for a brief social call and to meet friends in the city.
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D. C. Adams
Birmingham
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