1809 Winter Freeze Records and Local Weather Anecdote
The piece notes a historic 1809 cold snap on February 13 14 with a repeat account from Judge Mitchell about a thermometer misreading and a confirmed five degree below zero reading. It includes mentions of Tommy Manville and marital status but centers on weather observations and a hotel engineer’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zera
Exchange Hotel
Upper Tallassee
South Court Street
Weather Bureau
Judge Mitchell
Thin Ice draws big teen crowds at Princess Theatre
The film "Thin Ice" played at the Princess Theatre and proved popular with local high school students. Audiences praised the picture as among the cleanest and finest in years, with young viewers in strong support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
Senator Smith of South Carolina Stays in Washington
Senator Smith will remain in the capital during Christmas to monitor progress on the anti lynching bill. He signaled readiness to renew a senate filibuster at the first roll call on the measure, a stance the paper applauds as courageous and vigilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
South Carolina
Washington
Senate
Dothan and Decatur Football Rivalry Suggested
The Dothan Eagle endorses a home-and-home series between Dothan and Decatur high schools to showcase Wiregrass and Tennessee Valley teams. The editorial argues such annual games would educate fans, aid travel, and provide exciting, valuable competition for both squads before the 1936 schedule is set.
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Decatur
Raiders
Dothan
Wiregrass
Tennessee Valley
Dothan Eagle
Eagle
Tennessee
Readers invited to recalls of Tennessee Valley coldest weather
The Daily asks readers to write about the coldest weather ever experienced in the Tennessee Valley. A prominent Decatur resident has pledged a letter, and editors hope others will share recollections of extreme cold, possibly tied to historical freezes discussed by Judge J. P. Mitchell in 19th century editorials.
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Daily
Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Montgom
J. P. Mitchell
For Better Relations Editorial Urges Alabama Auburn Athletic Play
The Plainsman urges renewal of Alabama Auburn athletic relations arguing a yearly interfraternity touch football game would ease hostilities and unite the two schools. It recalls a prior championship game and notes other efforts like American Legion scholarship plans to fund sons of veterans.
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Plainsman
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At Auburn
Alabama
Auburn
University of Alabama
Bama Pi Kappa Alphas
Auburn Kappa Alphas
University
American Legion
Sons of Veterans
Legion
Treasury of anti trust drive outlined by officials
Washington reports reveal a confidential Justice Department plan to hire about 20 special assistant attorneys general to pursue anti trust prosecutions. The move, costing about 150000 dollars next year, would equip Robert Jackson with a million plus in funds to press cases after FTC clues. The briefing ties price fixers to economic woes and cites figures like Roosevelt and Hull amid a broad list of New York political groups backing May Day petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Cummings
Anti-Trust
Robert Jackson
Jackson
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve
Eccles
Roosevelt and Hull Oppose War Referendum Idea
The piece notes Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hull oppose a war referendum, arguing it would invite international complications. It claims their stance signals a dangerous message to dictators and a weakening of U S diplomacy amid delicate talks with Japan. The author asserts opponents seek to kill the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Hull
Japan
Mr. R
U. S
Hitler Mussolini
Nippon
Reason
House of Representatives
Congress
United States
Silent GOP lawmakers debate new policy framing committee
Republicans in Congress remained largely silent about the new policy framing committee noting chiefly that Chairman Glenn Frank is little known among them and that the panel does not reflect the elected body. A 16 inch Chinese junk model with red sails sits atop Roosevelt's desk to test if he can distinguish it from the Panay at fifteen feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
New Republican
Glenn Frank
Mr. Roosevelt
James S. Wright Laid To Rest In Hillsboro
James S. Wright, 75, died Friday at his Hillsboro home. Survived by wife and two daughters Myrtle Wix of Hillsboro and Cora Strickland of Sweetwater. Funeral Sunday at Mt Carmel Church of Christ conducted by E F Bullington. Interment Cement Cemetery west of Athens. McAfee Young directing.
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James S. Wright
Hillsboro
Do Your Christmas Shopping With Simple Health Tips
Logan Clendening offers practical cheek by jowl advice for holiday shopping. He advises spreading purchases over days, shedding extra clothing in heated stores, keeping nasal passages moist, and taking naps to prevent fatigue. He also suggests quick energy drinks like orange juice or tomato juice and hot tea with sugar during shopping.
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Y Logan Clendening
M. D
Christmas Bells and Classroom Humor in a Fragment
Fragmentary text shows a Christmas themed verse about bells and town life. It then shifts to a classroom exchange where a teacher asks for genders and a student defines octopus jokingly as a cat with eight sides. The passage ends with a moral about prudent spending and primitive man’s privations.
Government Bond Limits Hinder Payment for Heir Support
A fragment notes that the government could not issue bonds to fund payments for his children. The line hints at financial or political constraints affecting family or succession funding.
We're all chiselers and the path we carve
Lyla Myers speaks on personal responsibility and effort shaping life. The piece contrasts individual work with social privilege noting that each thought and deed chisels the rock of fate. The line about privileged classes suggests those with advantages enjoy more in work.
How Well We Are Known Editor Quip
A playful line points to the editor as the central figure, contrasting public roles with private peace of mind. It riffs on identity and status without naming individuals or events. The remark highlights journalism's framing of public discourse.
A City and Chorus Girl Compared in Verse
A short verse notes that a city and a chorus girl resemble each other both shaping outward boundaries and allure. The speaker ponders outer rings and inner appeal as parallel forces in urban and performance life.
Prison hospital exchange ends on a grim note
A prisoner in the prison hospital utters a dark quip about dying as the year ends. The conversation reflects the bleak mood of confinement during the holiday season and hints at the grim humor found behind bars.
Keeping dogs from digging in gardens in simple ways
A reader article advises homeowners to deter digging dogs by building a light chicken wire fence three to four feet high around flower and vegetable beds. The fence is cheap almost invisible and helps keep dogs out, with a note to readers facing garden ravages.
New Wow Members at Woodland Mills Woodmen Camp
Woodland Mills Camp No. 457 Woodmen of the World held a Saturday night meeting to receive a class of new members. Degree work led by John Cochran of Florence. visitors from Morgan county joined Laceys Spring led by W. S. McCutcheon. Officers elected include T. F. Russell consul commander and R. B. Murphy banker.
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Woodland Mills
Woodmen of the World
John Cochran
Florence
Morgan County
Laceys Spring
W. 8. McCutcheon
T. F. Russell
R. &. Murphy
L. R. McCutcheon
D. B. Day
J. T. Murphy
Cecil Murphy
W. A. Jennings
L. O. Oldacre
R. N. Stringer
H. Russell
Half complete sentence echoes superstition joke
The dialogue riffs on a table bill and superstition as a waiter corrects an incorrect total. A guest asserts his party’s bill is thirteen dollars while the waiter apologizes and suggests superstition.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Rumor Mill And Hollywood Potpourri
Walter Winchell reports on a whirlwind mix of arrests in front of El Morocco a shake down plot tied to Jack LaRue plans for Love and Hisses private showing director Sidney Lanfield ill Paulette Goddard gossip Mrs Chaplin shop books and a tangle of marriages divorces and reconciliations involving Warren and Swanson Cain and other Hollywood figures plus a note on a six minute Xmas sign and the upcoming steel output report
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el Morocco
E. List St
Jack LaRue
Sidney Lanfield
Paulette Goddard
Chaplin
C. Chaplin
Lawton
Evelyn Laye
Cyril Smith
Vallees
Cynthia Cavanaugh
Paradise Choir
Bobby la Branch
Jack Doyle
Mid-West
Mildred Harris
Brooklyn
Chas, Chaplin
Douglas Leigh
Margot Grahame
Margo Stevenson
Clarke Andrews
Arthur Murray
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
L “Martins
Leon & Eddie's
Robert van Norderi
Mae Cameron
Pease & Elliman
Ben Yost
Mary Roland
Paradise Show
Bears
Wall Street
Backstage Buzzand Cast Moves Stir in Hollywood Gossip
Courtney Burr and Deanna Suesse lead a breezy showbiz round up as Darryl Zanuck set for a visit and 20th Century Fox bankers plan a dinner. The Woman cast quarrels spark rumor while Ruth Hollingsworth becomes Ruth Hilton and Danielle Darrieux rents Paris glamour for Rage of Paris. Captain Rourke arrives, Betty Bryant headlines at the Pierre.
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Courtney Burr
Deanna Suesse
Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century-Fox
Max Gordon
James Hilton
U. S
Dick Forans
Ruth Hollingsworth
Danielle Darrieux
Paris
Martin Starr
New York
Capt. Rourke
Betty Bryant
Lombard Bars Sheil from Food for Scandal Set
Carole Lombard bans columnist Sheil Graham from the Food for Scandal project set. Raves for Raymond Paige's Hollywood Hotel orchestra echo from the coast, while sneak preview success is noted. William Keighley and Beverly Roberts marriage plans are off with Janet nearby.
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Carole Lombard
Sheilah Graham
Raymond Paige
Hollywood Hotel
William Keighley
Beverly Roberts
Janet
Heavy Hand of the Law For DUI Case In Morgan County
A Morgan county resident unnamed in the report was arraigned before Judge F M Hamilton on a drinking while intoxicated charge. He allegedly offered his pocketbook to the judge to set the fine, which was recorded as 3256.00 dollars.
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Morgan County
State Highway Department
F. M. Hamilton
Patrol Remains On Duty Through Holidays
State highway patrol officers will keep normal operations during Christmas holidays. Captain Van Gilbert said the patrol will be on duty at all times with staggered time off to ensure sufficient personnel and equipment.
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van Gilbert
Stolen Seaweed Car Found Burning on Trinity Road
A Chevrolet stolen from Jack Smallwood Ford was found burning on Trinity road last night. Safe Highway patrolmen investigated after Mr. Smallwood reported the loss. Later officers confirmed the blaze involved the stolen Seaweed car and continued inquiries ensued.
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Jack Smallwood
Ford Agency
Trinity Road
Smallwood
Youngest great grandfather claim shocks Evansville
Walter P. Stanley of Evansville, at 62, declares himself the youngest great-grandfather in the United States after his granddaughter Mrs. Wilfred McCullough gave birth to a seven and a half pound son last week.
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Evansville
Ind
Walter P. Stanley
United States
Wilfred McCullough
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