Tax debate and cold winter reminiscences in Decatur
The piece blends a political column on tax relief and bonded debt with memories of historic freezes. It cites voter turnout expectations in Morgan and Alabama revenue from sales tax, then shifts to reminiscences of harsh winters, robins killed for food, shattered pipes, and Febrile cold in 1917 in Decatur and Headland, inviting replies from readers.
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Alabama
Decatur
Tennessee
Thomas Mattocks
President's quiet highway funds curtailment plan slips out
Washington reports reveal President Roosevelt quietly pushed a plan to cut 125 million dollars in federal highway funds for the next fiscal year. Congress showed little appetite to adopt the measure, with no lawmakers introducing related legislation.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Vv. P
Agriculture
Wallace
Legislatora
Roosevelt
Cold Weather Relived In Wiregrass Memoir Of 1809 Freeze
A historical note recalls the 1809 cold wave in the Wiregrass region, detailing four days of snow in Henry County, extended ice, and frozen ponds. It describes snow sifting through cracks and a three-week-old puppy kept alive despite the harsh conditions.
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Diane
Henry County
Juvenile Music Study Club meets at Miss Ballas home
The Daily of December 17 1925 notes the Juvenile Music Study Club gathering at Miss Marie Ballas on Canal Street. Miss Jean Draper leaves for Memphis Tennessee to visit friends. Hartwell Davis couple spend the day in Birmingham. Albany Hi Y Club meets at the Y M C A with Glen McKelvey presiding. The Crimson Tree carries 22 men for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena New Year’s Day. A stem sewer on Lee Street is completed to aid drainage and Albany council plans license changes amid jitney growth.
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Marie Ballas
Canal Street
Pasadena
Cal
Lee Street
Albany City Council
Bold bandit encounter ends with water pistol reveal
In Philadelphia a clothing store robbery ends when Louis Blatt wrestles a pistol from a bandit. The robber flees as Blatt chases him, fires a shot that splashes water on his face. The weapon proves to be a water pistol, not a real gun.
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Philadelphia
Louis Blatt
Blatt
Car thief pays by filling gas tank after theft in Columbus
Albert Donahue reported his car stolen from his garage and recovered. The thief had used the car and replenished the gasoline tank as payment, leaving Donahue pleased to have his vehicle back.
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Columbus, CO
Albert Donahue
How Angina Pectoris Is Diagnosed Treated
Overview of angina pectoris diagnosis and treatment noting that many heart pains are not true angina and that psychological factors influence attacks. Describes diagnostic uses such as ECG, stethoscope findings, and heart tracing, and discusses epidemiology and public health context for angina in mid to late life.
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Logan Clendening
Christmas Times Sage Jokes and Holiday Cheer
The piece blends lighthearted holiday musings and jokes from Junius Christmas Times. It reflects on Christmas joy, giving, and the charm of festive traditions, including children around a decorated tree. A humorous exchange about manners with a mule adds seasonal whimsy.
Fragmented dialogue and quotes in a wartime morale piece
A collage of dialogue and reflections appears, including lines about odds and ends of court fines, Chinese tong myths, drunken banter, and a speaker urging joyful work. It reveals a wartime mood emphasizing discipline, humor, and industriousness.
Demands Halt Paving Work In Bloomfield Neb
A group of men threatened to stop paving unless given jobs, then seized a tractor to work without authority. Police recovered the tractor and stored it. The mayor contacted Washington for guidance on next steps.
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Bloomfield
Neb
Washington
One Man Boycott Ends With Stunned Waiter
In San Bernardino a customer who questions a waiter about a tray, marked made in Japan, breaks the item after remarking on its cost. The waiter cites fifty cents and the man proceeds to finish his meal, declaring it well worth the price.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Japan
Walter Winchell on Broadway Highlights Celebrities
New York social round up with Joan Crawford absence from Franchot Tone, Belle Livingston at the Astor Bar, Robert Taylor at Madison Square Garden, and varied showbiz notes from Abel to Toscanini. Includes mentions of Alc Landon, Alfred E. Smith, Dorothy Mackaill, and Emil Coleman.
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New York
Joan Crawford
Waldorf-Astoria
Harriet Hector
Alf Landon
Kansas
Murray Hill
Alfred BE. Smith
RKO
Belle Livingston
Astor
Benny Venuta
Dorothy Mackaill
Ritz Towers
Buddy Clark
Oes
Marquessa de San Carlos
Jay Thorpe
Paris
Robert Taylor
Madison By. Garden
New
Rialto
Scalliona
Toscanini
Sounds From a City Night of Vignettes and Characters
A collection of New York City anecdotes features a balcony romance line in Mount Para, a trust fund joke at Du Pierrot's, radio bar talk in Waldorf Sert Room, a dramatic Embassy Theatre steak scene, and a pitkin Avenue cowhand quip at Village Barn. Also notes Kitty Carlisle's rise, Mike Emanuel’s barbershop wealth loss, and local street sights from 46th Street to Rockefeller Street with parade protests and beggars outside noted venues.
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Paramount
Lissen
du Pierrot’s
Waldorf “Sert
Embassy Newsreel
George Rector
Pitkin Avenue
Mercury Theatre
Julius Caesar
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Norman Bel Geddes
New York
Kitty Carlisle
Hassard
Hassard Short
Mike Emanuel
Astor
Europe
Charles Washburn
J. D. Rockefeller, Jri
Washburn
Bagdad On The Bowery Meals Spark Bowery Irony
Reporters talk with several down and out men in cold Bowery streets about free lodgings and meals provided by charities. One writer describes meals as misery and beef stew as mostly warm water. Charity groups fund most Bowery missions, hosting an annual fundraiser at a luxury hotel charging $100 per plate.
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Bagdad-On
Bowery
Memos of a Midnighter Bids Glitter On Broadway
A quirky snap from the arts scene notes radio favorites Charlie McCarthy Betty Lou and Donald Duck as the out standing acts. A new Swedish club named The Garbo aims for East 48th Street in two weeks. Debs oweing a thing called The Duchess of Kent appears gin and lime. Broadway chatter covers actors directors and glosses over hotel life and local tastes.
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Charlie McCarthy
Betty Lou
Donald Duck
East 48Th Street
Parc Vendome
Bill
Serge von Ostromskii
Place Elegante
Duchess of Kent
Joe McGee
Cedric Hardwicke
Arthur Shields
Abbey Players
Butterfly McQueen
N. Y
and Cohan
Rodgers and Hart
Bob Benchley
Sandra Rambeau
June Knight
Jack Hepburn
Katharine
Janice Dalton
Boston
Broadway
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