Alabama Democrats Expel Hooverites in Primary Prospects
Alabama's state Democratic Executive Committee barred Hoover-supporting candidates from the upcoming primary, drawing varied editorials from Alabama papers. The Selma Times Journal hails the move as discipline and loyalty restored, while Anniston Star and others warn of partisan backlash and possible Republican gains. National papers weigh in on party unity, fear of a weakened Democratic base, and potential shifts in Senate races led by Heflin and Bankhead.
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State Democratic Committee
Tennessee
Selma Times-Journal
Alabama Democracy
Montgomery
State Executive Committee
Hoover
Bolter
Heflin
Hugh Locke
The
Anniston Star
the Star
Democratic Executive Committee
Jouett Shouse
Party of the Fathers
United States Senate
Bankhead
Jasper
Locke
Dothan Eagle
Eagle
South
Old Confederacy
United States
Tom Heflin
Tom
Nashville
Democratic State Committee of
Smith
State Committee
Virginia
North Carolina
Simmons
National Democratic Committee
Committee For Tolerance
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Out of
Senator Heflin
Selma Times- Journal
President Hoover See Christmas Trade Hold Steady
The Associated Press reports the department of commerce and other agencies indicate Christmas buying this year matches 1928 in strength and fullness. If the public follows his lead and ends idle talk on business instability, prosperity and plenty will follow.
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Hoover
Associated Press
Department of Commerce
Grandchild Stricken by Pneumonia Near Pleasant Hill
Mrs. T. H. Southern rushes to Pleasant Hill to be with her seriously ill grandson as pneumonia grips the child in Morgan county on December 19.
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Chapel Hill
Morgan County
T. H. Southern
Pleasant Hill
Miljan’s career spans waxed mustache to varied roles
Hollywood notes that John Miljan, who came from stock six years ago, added a mustache to stand out amid surplus leading men. He has since acted in numerous silent and talking pictures, with only one role featuring a purely innocent hero, in Fashions in Love, where he was not knowingly wicked.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Villian
John Miljan
Curtis Tightens Senate Rules After Vare Seating Episode
Vice President Curtis presides with strict order in the Senate after the Vare seating dispute. He halts roving recognition and enforces seat-taking as Bingham defies routine, prompting a tense exchange before order returns and Curtis reflects with Couzens on the incident.
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Curtis
United States Senate
Charlie Dawes
Hell
Maria
Senate
Kansan
Vare
Robinson
Bingham
Fess
Norris
Heflin
Reed
Waterman
Shortridge
Curtis Deliberaa
Bannermans Face Shifting Arms Trade Amid Haiti Turmoil
Frank and David Bannerman run military goods dealing with Central and South American governments. Once a steady Haiti supplier, their latest shipment to the United States Marines consisted of 50 saddles bought from the U S Army as embargoes and revolts reduce profits.
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New York
Frank Bannerman
Frank
David
Bannermans
Haiti
United States Marines
U. S. Army
Longevity Insurance and a Silent Career in Film
The piece reflects on a long acting career marked by repeated on screen danger and a changing appearance from lip adornment to hair. It notes the actor's tendency toward violent fates on film and suggests enduring notoriety beyond today’s heroes, alongside audience reactions.
Fortunes of War in Hollywood Drops from Ace Director to Jobless
A disheveled ex-director, once a top movie maker with stars, now roams studio gates. He lives on small loans and spare cash, a stark portrait of a career ruined in Hollywood’s drift.
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Ace
Local News Briefs From Our City
Cr L Shook remains under treatment at the Benevolent hospital after a fall at the Louisville and Nashville shops and is slowly recovering. Charles Malone and Bennie Malone have returned from a trip to Gadsden to see how Goodyear’s entry affects the city. Miss Myrtle Graves, Montgomery schools teacher, will visit home for holidays. W W Benson, Decatur school superintendent, plans a Christmas trip to Greenville Alabama, his former home.
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The
Benevolent Hospital
Louisville
Decatur Merchants Launch Shop With Local Industries
Decatur merchants promote a full time operation across the town’s industries. Local businesses highlight steady momentum and community ties supporting ongoing commerce.
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Decatur Merchants
Bannerman Arms Museum Sells War Relics From Longstanding Firm
The Bannerman firm on lower Broadway, founded by Francis Bannerman in 1867, displays war relics from coats to cannons in a vast warehouse. It traces roots to a Hudson Island arsenal bought over 25 years ago and to Bannerman family auctions, with Francis Bannerman dying in 1918 and his widow continuing summers on the island.
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Manila Bay
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Francis Bannerman
Dundee
Scotland
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Navy Yard
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Weather Portrait: 56/21 High Low Report
The weather bureau reports a maximum temperature of 56 degrees and a minimum of 21 degrees for the 24 hour period ending at seven o'clock.
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Snow and Rainfall Totals Reported For 24 Hour Period
Melted snow and rainfall for the 24 hour period ending at seven this morning totalled .20 of an inch.
Christmas Gift of Health Ad Creates Mutual Appreciation
A humorous exchange about holiday giving and appreciation notes that the best gift is health and care. The cartoonish dialogue shows a husband buying a pipe and wife buying a dress, while a Christmas seal sticks to its health program and a mismatched necktie joke lands.
The Disconsolate Rhymer Finds Snowy Verse Lacks Rhyme
A poet laments a failed Christmas sentiment as he writes of bright snow under the moon. He intended to capture festive spirit but finds no rhyme except isthmus, leaving the verse in a humorous muddle.
Christmas Carding and Lips, The Yuletide Jokes
A string of humorous quips and vignettes about Christmas cards, gifts and social mores. Characters such as Becky Isaac and Farmer Fumblegate appear in light sketch exchanges on gift cost, evolution jokes, and manners. The piece reads as a playful holiday dialogue.
Little boy asks for more chocolate cake
A boy gazes at a woman, anxious and pleading, then asks softly for more chocolate layer cake, hoping for a response. The moment conveys yearning and restraint as he waits for a reply.
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Mummie
Five Column Building and Court Notice Summary
A building with five front columns described along with a civil law notice cautioning of upcoming danger. The brief entry notes a summons or citation to appear in court and emphasizes concise wording.
Blind Man Healed by Jesus at Siloam Pool
Neighbours question the cured beggar, some say he is the man they knew. He confirms his identity while recounting that Jesus made clay, anointed his eyes, and told him to wash at Siloam, so he could see.
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Texas
Jesus
River Gauge Rises to 7.4 Feet on Tennessee River
Morning river level near Decatur climbs to 7.4 feet as weather and local reports urge continued vigilance and practical deeds. Citizens are encouraged to support community safety and flood readiness through concrete actions.
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