Alabama and Georgia News Snapshot From Selma to Dothan
Reports from Selma note Legion aid demands and families seeking government help amid postwar strain. In Troy a fatality near Mount Ala is reported with funeral services held. Eufaula tribune recalls civic figures while Walker county farm bureau reports over $4 000 in farm product sales. Hog sale in Dothan nets 1 934 with Swift Co purchases. next sale at Ashford December 31. University of Alabama resumes January 5 after delay. Congress and President confront elections and tax issues amid county finances. Etowah and Madison counties discuss farm agents meetings and 1931 crop cuts.
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Dothan
Swift & Co
Ashford
Miss Sadie Smith Hurt in Fall at Central Bar
Miss Sadie Smith daughter of Mrs James Allen Smith sustained rib and head injuries after a fall at the Central Bar. Friends hope for a rapid recovery as she receives care from her worried parents.
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Sadie Smith
James Allen Smith
Child Hurt After Porch Fall At Residence
The little daughter of Mr and Mrs Clem fell from the porch at their residence on December 29 and is painfully injured though recovering rapidly.
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Clem
Constrained at Home Man Suffering Hand Felon Pain
Geeg Lee Abbott has been confined at his home for a week with a painful bone felon on his hand.
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Geeg Lee Abbott
Complex Farm Year Ends In Marketing Clash And Market Change
Analysis of the 1931 farm marketing reforms shows a shift toward farmer owned cooperatives funded by the Farm Board. It notes 12,000 co‑ops serving about 2 million farmers and large federal loans supporting six national marketing agencies. The piece details wheat and cotton stabilization efforts, with large export price effects and debates over government intervention versus private enterprise.
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Washington
Chamber of of the
United States
Farm Board
Agricultural Marketing Act
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Ovstate
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
Corinth News Notes Busy Holiday Week In Community
CORINTH NEWS reports a busy holiday period with visits from Dock Blair, G P Blair, Walker Blair, and others to Hogan and Maddox households. Dr Charlie Wynne and Dr Will Nichols are mentioned among weekend guests. A singing event is planned for Sunday afternoon December 28, and the Bee Line highway project resumes after Christmas.
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Charlie Wilcutt
Dock Blair
Odo Hogan
G. P. Blair
Walker Blair
Odo Hogan Sunny
Charlie Wynne
A.J. Etheridge
Battle Ground
Maddox
Nike
Boaz
John Simpson
Trade
H. A. McClellan
Monay
A. G. Looney
Jim Hogan
J. N. Shaw
E. J. Maddox
Emma Etheridge
Walter Williams
Isla Woods
Danville
Lucile Woods
Mildred Kelly
Christmas Holiday Visits Recap in Union Hill
Local residents share holiday hospitality with relatives and friends across Union Hill and nearby towns. Families including the Lamons, Rivers, Edwards, and Lamon relatives host and visit in Decatur Arab Chapel Hill and Lacey's Spring during the Christmas season.
Holiday Guests Featured Across Several Towns
Tanner News notes Howard Hull a student of A. P. I visiting parents Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hull. Mrs George Peck and children Gene and Bubber of Birmingham are guests of Mrs Mil kis Msles Athens John Burke Sheere and Elbert Patterson of Decatur visited Ges and Mrs Wilbur Hull. Miss Mildred Pott visited Miss Emily Ann Peebles in Mooresville Monday. Rev and Mrs Kirby traveled to Abbeville for holidays with relatives. reunion planned for all their children.
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Howard Hull
Wilbur Hull
George Peck
Gene and
Bubber
Birmingham
Milkis Msles
Athens
John Burke Sheere
Elbert Patterson
Decatur
Mildred Pott
Emily Ann Peebles
Mooresville
Global production shift drives new American trade order
The document proposes adjusting American production to domestic demand amid rising world yields and shrinking export outlets. It emphasizes aligning output with demand and adapting to global supply increases and reduced foreign markets.
Union Grove News Holiday Visits Mentioned
Mr and Mrs Jess Russell of Huntsville visit his mother in Union Grove during Christmas week. Mr and Mrs E L Jenkins return to Birmingham after a brief visit. Miss Erline Lamon attends school at Hartselle and spends Christmas at home. Misses Iris and Hazel Couch also mentioned in the item.
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Jess. Russell
Huntsville
Laura Jackson
E. L. Jenkins
Birming
Erline Lamon
Hartselle
Iris
Hazel Couch
Senator Caraway Pushes Wheat Short-Sale Regulation Act
Arkansas Democrat Senator T H Caraway, a senate agriculture committee member, announces he will press for an act during the next short session to regulate short selling of wheat.
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Associated Press
T. H. Caraway
Arkansas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Local Household Guests and Holiday Visits Reported
Center Grove residents and guests share holiday visits with relatives in Decatur Hartsel e and surrounding areas. Families from Gum Pond Eva and Decatur host gatherings while students and teachers enjoy mid winter holidays with kin and friends.
Vivienne and Channing Seek Lunch After Studio Session
In a rooftop studio, artist Channing clears his statue and chats with Vivienne about Aileen’s star turn. They later visit a restaurant where Miss Santa Claus, Aileen Gray, distributes pamphlets, is arrested with James Crane, and held for a hearing in a Broadway tie to a Christmas production.
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Cais
Channing
Ying
Ashion
Gan
Vivienne
Terrace
Aileen
Miss Santa Claus
Park Avenue
Law
Aileen Gray
James Crane
Max Klein
Miss Gray
Sara
Business Outlook for 1931 by Arthur Reynolds
Arthur Reynolds of Continental Illinois Bank predicts 1931 will show economic recovery with higher business activity and firmer rates, though not hindering growth. He notes 1930's production fell 7 percent from 1928, with industrial output about 16 to 17 percent below 1929 and commodity prices down roughly 46 percent from the peak.
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Arthur Reynolds
Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Aileen’s Rise to Stardom Amid Jealousy
The fragment hints at future events with Vivienne Channing and Jim Crane. Aileen’s ascent draws envy from a rival, while gifts and bargains surface in the classifieds. The scene closes with a toast to friends, a statue, and tomorrow’s cliffhanger.
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Aileen
Tress
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Mt. Ala
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Anniston Star
Reese
Tennessee
Etowah
J. B. Mitchell
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Grove
MART
Corinth News
Pia
Co. H
Ethel
Myrtle Anderson
New Briar
Ripley
Pearl Taylor
C. N. Taylor
Georgia Bittic
Capshaw
Bert Bittic
Will Nichols
New Orleans
N. R
Nashville
Nichols
Couch Construction Company
Bee Line
Union Hill News
Evelyn Lamon
Jean
Frank Lamon
M. O. Lamon
Irene Sheats
Florence Normal
Almon Rivers
Vera Lamon
Floyd Aycock
Chapel Hill
Ruth McCulloch
Macedonia
J. D. Johnson
Mrs. L. M. Bayne
Clinton and
K. B. Roberson
Spen
Howard la Aamon
Caddo
Leroy Henson
Roy Sloan
J. P. Plant
Mrs
J. W. Lamon
Woodrow
Richard Aycock
C. J. Lamon
Martha Sheats
Baker Sheats
Walter Lamon
Minor Lamon
Loretta Edwards
E. H. Hill
J. C. Edwards
Owen Garrison
Wilburn Whisenant
Wheeler Pritchett
Lacey's
Ottis Wilson
Emmitt Dunn
Lacey
Vera Hill
Ima Edwards
Armon Elmer Jackson
Alex Hornbuckle
Tanner News
Union Grove News
Toots and
Casper
Jimmy Murphy
Buttercup
King Features Syndicate
Great Britain
Papa
Center Grove News
E. L. Ryan
S. M. Ryan
Ben Russell
St. Louis Mo
Alex Dunn
Mildred Crawford
Eva School
W. T. Crawford
Willie Rice
Gum Pond
G. .D. Fowler
J. W. Entrekin
M. W. Ratliff
Oval Hipp
Levie McKee
Julia-Mae Hamilton
Allene McKee
J. A. Foreman
Joyce
Josie
Ryan
E. T. Hipp
Roger Hamilton
Central High School
Hamilton
Cecil Ryan
Leo Ryan
J. W. McKee
Roberta
Betsy Ryan
W. R. Hipp
T. A. Horton
Herman McKee
Lula Mae Prentis
Mildred
Reynolds
Jimmy Crane
Ape Meaney
Purina
Turner Coal & Grain Co
E. Moulton St
Skippy
Rockefeller
Percy L. Crosby
King Feetures Byndleste, Inc
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