U S Bathtubs Worldwide Spark Odd Bathing Customs
A study reported that the United States owns about 95 percent of the world’s bathtubs highlighting how bath culture varies abroad. It notes London’s lodging limits for Americans, Paris’ public baths, Russian soap prices, and Japanese public baths with attendants. The piece surveys myriad regional practices from Italy’s caldo faucets to Indian tub use and desert watering in Arabia.
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Guicach
American Medical Action
Mildred Brennan
Chicago
U. S
United States
London
Germany
Italy
Paris
Russia
Karaganda
India
Arabian Deserts
Luberitzbucht
Afria
Cotton acreage and yield estimates from the agriculture department
The department estimated July 1 cotton in cultivation at 25,077,000 acres, 101.6 percent of last year’s area. Abandonment since July reduces expected harvest to about 24,616,000 acres with 11,812,281 bales of lint cotton and 5,239,000 tons of cottonseed produced. State figures show gains and parity with 100 percent in several states.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Two Tone Shoes Trend Foreseen For Men
Pittsburgh July 8. George KR Hut chins president of the Pennsylvania Shoe Travelers Association predicts the height of fashion next year will be shoes for men in gay colors to match their two toned automobiles. He says such styles would have been in the picture this year except for weather conditions.
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Pittsburgh
George KR Hutchins
Pennsylvania Shoe Travelers Association
Census Prolific Predictor Elkanah Watson of Massachusetts
In 1815 Elkanah Watson predicted U S population through 1930 and matched the reported figure within a few thousand for four decades. The note remarks on accuracy and the era's travel and attention to such forecasts.
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Elkanah Watson
Massachusetts
United States
Athens News Social Notes Travelers and Visitors List
Mr and Mrs Ralph Pugh of Campeite Venezuela spend weeks with relatives in this county with his long tenure at Standard Oil. Mr and Mrs Walter J Miller of St Petersburg Florida visit Athens to attend the marriage of Walter C Miller to Miss Anna Louise Cain. Capt and Mrs A J Grisham visit Kerrville Texas for relatives and medical attention. Mr and Mrs Arthur Keyes and son Edwin of West Palm Beach stay with S M Brown family. Miss Helen Haynes of Mooresville visits Athens with Florence and Annie Kenne mer. Alfred London returns from Dothan Alabama. Charles Woodroof and daughter Sallie Ann and Edwin Woodroof from Pittsburgh visit Thomas S Woodroof. John W Wilson Jr spends July 4 weekend from Tuscaloosa for a summer course. Mrs Ewell Gordon and children visit Kennett Missouri. Miss Mamie Magnusson from Florence State Teachers College spends holidays with Roy Magnusson family. Shelby Southard, executive secretary to the president of Alabama College, Montevallo, visits family in town. Mrs R O Downing returns to Pulaski after visit with daughter Mrs Sanders Fusch. Mrs W S Dobbins and daughter return from Red Boiling Springs Tennessee. Mrs A D Powers and Mrs Mr Dupree enjoy a vacation trip at Red Boiling Springs. Oakley Kenneme and son Thomas return from Hot Springs Arkansas. John R Coffman Jr of Louisville spending two weeks with parents. Mr and Mrs T E Gilbert and grandson Edward Mitchell return from Red Roiling Springs Tennessee. Mr and Mrs David A Smith enjoy a vacation with relatives in Batesville Arkansas.
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Ralph Pugh
Camipite
Venezuela
Pugh
Standard Oil Company
Walter J. Miller
St. Petersburg
Florida
Robert Turner
Helena Miller
Walter C. Miller
Anna Louise Cain
A. J. Grisham
Dorothy Grisham
Kerrville
Texas
Jack
Arthur Keyes
Edwin
West Palm Beach
S. M. Brown
Helen Haynes
Mooresville
Athens
Florence
Annie Kennemer
Alfred London
Dothan
Ala
Charles Woodroof
Sallie Ann
Walton Woodroof
Pittsburg
Thomas
Woodroof
John W. Wilson, Jr
Tuscaloosa
University
Ewell Gordon
Shelby Southard
Alabama College
Montevallo
R. O. Downing
Pulaski
Sanders Fusch
W. S. Dobbins
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
A. D. Powers
Mr. Dupree
Oakley Kenneme
Hot Springs
Ark
John
R. Coffman, Jr
Louisville
John R. Coffman
T. E. Gilbert
Edward Mitchell
Red Roiling Springs
David A. Smith
Batesville
260 Refugees Arrive in New York
Two hundred sixty British child refugees arrived today on the British liner Samaria, the second such ship in 24 hours to reach New York. The arrival boosts a nationwide effort to shelter refugee children, with the National Child Refugee Committee forming to organize local groups and coordinate aid.
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New York
Samaria
National Child Refugee Committee
Cunard-White Star
Lover kills sweetheart in Mobile double tragedy
A despondent lover confessed to shooting his sweetheart Miss Myrtle Jones Bryars of Perdido in Mobile street last night and then wounded himself in the temple. Joe Maholovich, 32, of Perdido, was charged with murder and remained in serious condition as he awaited further police actions. He had warned Bryars that if she dated another man he would shoot her.
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Mobile
Ala
Joe Maholovich
Perdido
Myrtle Jones Bryars
Bart Chamberlain
Maholovich
Chamberlain
Miss Bryars
Refugee Committee Formed by U S and Notables
The National Refugee Committee was formed yesterday on the British liner Scythia. Marshall Field leads the committee with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as honorary chair, extending the U S committee for the care of European children.
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Scythia
National Refugee Committee
Marshall Field
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Civilians Enter 28 Day Infantry Training Camp
About 160 business and professional men from eight southern states arrive at Fort McPherson for 28 days of basic infantry training. Enrollees, aged 25 to 50, pay 41.50 for board and expenses and will undergo drills scouting patrols guard duty and signal practice with anti tank guns. Formal opening tomorrow features Governor Rivers former Governor Slaton and Mayor Hartsfield. Similar camps run in nine corps areas nationwide.
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Atlanta
Clifford R. Jones
Fort McPherson
Jones
E. D. Rivers
John M. Slaton
William B. Hartsfield
Army
Death by natural causes in Alabama coroner’s inquest
A coroner’s jury in Athens Alabama found Cliff Ellison a 50 year old Black man from Belle Mina died of natural causes. A post mortem by Dr J J Pettus found no foul play. About fifteen witnesses testified before the six man jury.
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Athens
Ala
Grigsby Griffis
Cliff Ellison
Belle Mina
Ellison
Griffis
J. J. Pettus
Belle Mira
Social Security Funds Allocated for Alabama Welfare
The Social Security Board has allotted Alabama 498,695 for July August and September. The sum will be matched by the state and used for old age assistance aid to the blind and aid to dependent children per state welfare commissioner Miss Laula Dunn.
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Montgomery
Ala
Social Security Board
Alabama
Laula Dunn
July record shattered as cool spell grips Southeast
The Associated Press reports a 42 year July record was broken by unusual cool weather across Georgia and the Southeast. Atlanta had a 58 degree low and 68 high while 90 degree heat persisted in New York New England and the Midwest with scattered light showers in Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast regions.
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Associated Press
Georgia
New York
New England
Mid-West
Alabama
Florida Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Tennessee
Atlanta
Southeast
Probe Begins in Houston on Sheriff Watford Inquiry
An assistant attorney general Silas Coma Garrett III with two auditors and two state highway patrolmen arrived in Houston to complete an inquiry into accusations raised against Sheriff A G Watford by examiners of accounts. Gov Dixon requested the investigation and Attorney General Lawson said Garrett will stay until it ends.
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Dothan
Ala
Silas Coma Garrett III
A. G. Watford
Garrett
Dixon
T. S. Lawson
Montgomery
C. C. Brooks
A. D. Fitnderburk
Roy , Perry
C. T. Donaldson
Brooks and
Funderburk
Youngblood Heads Union in Decatur Christian Endeavor Meeting
The Decatur Christian Endeavor Union met at Westminster Presbyterian Church as Hugh Kaylor’s resignation was accepted and Victor Youngblood elected leader. Mrs. Ossie Hagerman led a Westminster program. July 16 social planned with further details set for July 8. The union, comprising First Christian, Westside and Westminster churches, meets monthly at different churches and hosts quarterly suppers.
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Decatur Christian Endeavor Union
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Hugh Kaylor
Decatur
Victor Youngblood
Westminster
Ossie Hagerman
James "Bullet" Carter Wins Reward for Fast Service
In Montgomery Alabama probate judge W W Hill and others awarded James "Bullet" Carter a reward after four years of fast service described by courthouse attaches as the fastest negro porter the narrator ever saw. Carter will take a vacation in Birmingham with the prize.
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Montgomery
Ala
James “Bullet” Carter
W. W. Hill
Birmingham
Abbeville Gets $37,000 Pool Recreation Center
Abbeville officials announce federal approval of a $37,000 swimming pool club house and recreation center. The funds come via Sen. John H. Bankhead and Rep. Henry B. Steagall as relayed to Mayor F. W. Fish.
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Abbeville
Ala
Washington
F. W. Fish
John H. Bankhead
Henry B. Steagall
Three Kilby convicts linked to bogus half dollars
A stream of counterfeit half dollars found in Montgomery cash registers over months is tied to three Kilby prison convicts, arrested today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
County approves competitive bids and cash-on-hand road plan
Ozark Alabama July 8 Dale county commissioners vote to require competitive bidding for all public purchases and to adopt a cash-on-hand system for road construction. No road work will proceed unless funds are available to pay for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Ala
Dale County
Irregularities Flagged in Watford Office Auditing
A governor report cites irregularities in Watford office auditing and charges an officer $1,180 including 387 for over charges on feeding prisoners. Examiners accuse the sheriff of illegal fees and secret confinement of prisoners, and say jail commitment warrants were not checked with the common pleas court records.
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Watford
Common Pleas Court
Musical 1 Legal Cupola instrument
Compiled crossword style clues list with entries including musical instrument five letters and various numbered definitions such as Scissors orative disk ten letters and enamel like fragrance and abyss. The page mixes wordplay segments and dated puzzle prompts across across and down clues.
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