Highway visions stir Alabama praise and caution
Editors in Athens Huntsville and Decatur weigh roads Bee Line and Air Line as Alabama highways. They urge cooperation over rivalry, urge finishing the Airline and widening the Bee Line, and argue better north south traffic benefits all towns in the Tennessee Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Huntsville
Walker
Amis
Huntsville ‘Times
Limestone Democrat
Harry Walker
the Democrat
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Nashville
Birmingham
Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
R. K. Bell
Decatur
Cullman
Alabama
Florida
Hunteville
Tennessee
Whitesburg
Blount
Marshall
Hartselle
Decatur Daily
State Highway Department
Tennessee Valley
Alley
Tri-Cities
Town Creek
Courtland
Decaturant
Sviter
Roosevelt Budget Windfall Teeters On Paper Figures
Washington notes say Roosevelt faces doubt over a $700000000 windfall in the budget as Byrd probes capital figures behind Reconstruction Finance Corporation Farm Credit Administration and Home Owners Loan lines. Officials admit no solid method exists yet to unlock the windfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Byrd
Virginia
White House
Smith
Executive Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Nhint
25 Years Ago Today Action on Front Noted
A brief from January 22 1915 reports no important action on any front in the war. The Associated Press notes the quiet day with no major developments to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Two Montgomery men Held Over Moon Death
Detectives say one man confessed to involvement in the freezing death of D. A. Moon a Maxwell Field private from Jefferson county. Moon was intoxicated and robbed of $65 before being set out of a car. No charges yet as investigators recheck circumstances of the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Aljage
Montgomery Amenicia
D. A. Moon
Maxwell Field
Jefferson County
Moon
Paul Rapport
Brunson Named Elba Chamber Leader
W. M. Brunson has been elected president of the Elba Chamber of Commerce in Elba Alabama. Vice president is Ae Cy French and R. C. Bryan serves as secretary treasurer for the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elba
Ala
W. M. Brunson
Elba Chamber of Commerce
Ae Cy French
R. C
Bryan
Wringer injuries and dietary iron values in molasses
A medical note explains a new injury from washing machine wringers where the hand is caught between rubber rolls. It stresses immediate care with elevation and compression to prevent swelling and tissue death. It also cites MIT findings on iron in molasses as a nourishing factor for anemia and lists other iron rich foods and buckwheat as a revitalizing winter food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mango Mouth An Alert On Mango Peel Contact Effects
Reports describe inflammation and swelling of the mouth from eating mango fruit. The peel contains a substance that may trigger severe facial inflammation. Editor notes offer seven pamphlets by Dr. Clendening available for 10 cents each through the paper with a self addressed stamped envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Polite talk and playful patter in a social scene
A humorous exchange features Mrs Neighbors and Mrs Malaprop debating politeness and a college football son, plus a running gag about gossip by the fireplace. A medicine ad testifier claims deafness relief after ten days, and the couple over the fence jokes about who peers into whose window.
Molasses Nutrition Beyond Carbohydrates Question
The fragment asks if molasses has nutritive value besides carbohydrates and notes January timing. The readable text is too limited to confirm additional nutrients, amounts, or context about vitamins or minerals.
Short Humorous Exchange Collage From Odd Remarks
A string of comic lines includes Oldwalt about a hypothetical shortest book Who's Who in Germany and a boy imitating a hen for a nickel. A diner joke asks if crabs are served and a waitress replies yes. A mother asks junior about a black eye and he responds that danger comes from not running away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
United States
Japan
Rich man and beggar figure in a courtroom riff
The fragment evokes a court scene with a rich man a beggar a thief a doctor a lawyer a merchant and a chief. It hints at social ranks and legal drama without providing concrete details or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Button
Button Rich
Man
Joor
Broadway reviews and radio notes mingle with stage and screen
A kaleidoscopic survey of New York critic scorn and praise covers Earl Carroll’s California troupe and a slate of films and radio programs. Highlights include praise for actors like Barry Fitzgerald and Arthur Shields in Juno and the Paycock, notes on Carroll’s Vanities, and jabs at Remember the Night and The Amazing Mr Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Earl Carroll
California
John Mason
Barry Fitzgerald
Arthur Shields
O'Casey
Juno
John Anderson
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Richard Lockridge
Edwin Booth
Philadelphia Story
Skylark
Little Foxes
Keystones
Raffles
David Niven
Scotland Yard
B. Stanwyck
F. MacMurray
Mickey Rooney
Shirley Temple
Mr. Zanuck
Vincent Price
The Story Tellers and Critics on Humorous Histrionics
Edwin Muller's Survey Graphic piece skewers Czech reactions to Henrys antics while Margery Sharp's Wild Wheat and other magazine quips lampoon captors. The collection notes punchy lines from Collier's Mrs Brocard and Phyllis Enright and a New Yorker snippet by Jos. Mitchell, with Rhett Butler as a measuring line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Muller
Margery Sharp
Collier’s
New Yorker
Rhett Butler
Clark Gable
Scarlett O’hara
Rhett
Buttoned childhood games fade as zippered attire takes over
A playful reminiscence contrasts T's youth habit of buttoning for a wealthy man with modern times where zip fasteners dominate. The note hints at changing clothing practices and lost childhood amusement.
State funeral and congressional committee actions noted
State funeral for Senator Borah of Idaho at 12 30 p m Eastern Standard Time. House Rules Committee weighs revival of the Dies Committee at 10 30 a m. House Ways and Means resumes reciprocal trade hearings at 10 a m. Special House Committee questions labor board review attorneys at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Borah
Idaho
House Rules Committee
House
Ways and Means
Labor Board
Refund Request Over Old Train Ticket Surfaces
L E Fisher of Edgar Nebraska sent Oscar Braungart a Fort Wayne to Huntington unused ticket asking for a refund. Braungart replied he did not hold it too long and sent the ticket dated February 19 1879 to St. Louis for redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
L. E. Fisher
Edgar
Neb
Oscar Braungart
Huntington
Braungart
St. Louis
Wetumpka Herald Chief elected Alabama Press head
Hunter Golson publisher of the Wetumpka Herald was elected president of the Alabama Press Association at the convention closing session. J. H. Faulkner and Ray Minette named vice presidents and R. C. Bryan of Elba reelected secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Hunter Golson
Wetumpka Herald
Alabama Press Association
Golson
Association
J. H. Faulkner
Ray Minette
R. C. Bryan
Elba
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Tennessee Valley Printing Co.,.inc
W. R. Shelton
Ander
Nations
Inland
Chicago
Mail
Ay Mall
Mall
Wwe
Borak
Lion of
Stalin
Oate
Russia
Maine
London
Germany
Decatur-Cullman
Georgia
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Mr. Hull
Senate
Pittman
Europe
China
Kangtse
Tokyo
Shanghai
Brunson
Nebraska
Giddy
Jones
U. S
Finland
Jesse Jones
Senate Banking Committee
Anaes Carter Glass
Robert Agner
Oldwalt
Junior
James E. Wright
Grant ST
Raymond Walburn
Kuhn
Jessel
Franchot-Tone
C. Laughton
Chas. McCarthy
Genevieve Rowe
Orson Welles
England
G-Man
Hoover
Brooklyn
Mr. Gable
F. Scott Fitzgerqh
Esquire
Hollywood
Guy
Pat Hobby
John O'Hara
Heywood Broun
New Republic
Lewis Gannett
Oscar Levant
Roanoke
George Jean Nathan
Elsa Maxwell
Jane Bryan
NI Duce
Italy
Dorothy Thompson
Robert Young
America
George Fielding Eliot
Mayflower Transit Co
Elliott
Congress
Reliance’ Life
Reliance Life
G. Ernest McCulloch
Special Agent
Johnston St
Reliance Life Insurance Company OF
Pittsburgh
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