Bank examiner D F Green to Montgomery
D F Green leaves today after being appointed a bank examiner. A Morgan County Loyalty League will organize this evening at the Y M C A lawn. River bottom road repair work has begun with Limestone county's 1500 grant to be matched by 750 from public subscription. Mrs I M Eubanks and children plan a Tennessee visit. William Kimbrough is stationed in Boston with naval aviation reserves. Summer heat also brings summer colds.
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Morgan County Loyalty League
I. M. Eubanks
Tennessee
William Kimbrough
Boston
Naval Aviation Reserves
Aviation Risk Compared To Road Travel
The article argues aviation may not be more dangerous than cars per enthusiasts, but notes it remains risky. It weighs public perception against facts, highlighting the inherent hazards of air travel and the need for safety awareness.
Old wisdom updated to fit modern gadget thefts
A playful note updates a familiar saying by contrasting theft of a pocketbook with theft of an electric fan, labeling the fan theft with a light punchline about character or consequence. The quip mirrors old proverbs applied to contemporary items.
Fire chief warns to guard against fires in hot dry months
The fire chief urges extra precautions during the dry hot period. The advice is presented as sound guidance for residents to prevent fires and protect property and safety.
Hot Weather Becomes Backdrop for Campaign Showings
As temperatures near 100 degrees persist, a candidate faces a heated public mood and crowds eager for attention. Officials note the sweltering heat shapes turnout and tone at campaign events.
Sympathy for candidates amid grim election campaigning
Expresses empathy for candidates enduring harsh weather while campaigning and trying to appear pleasant to voters.
Decatur curb market grows amid cotton downturn
The Decatur curb market enlarges as farmers offer a wide variety of farm produce for cash purchases, despite a declining cotton market, with busy housewives seeking items.
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Decatur Curb
Poor Admiral Tom Stays Busy Across Washington and Alabama
The passage notes Admiral Tom and President Hoover in conflict over duties with the senate in an overtime session, amid political strain as he balances national service and job security.
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Admiral Tom
Washington
Alabama
Hoover
Senate
Stephenson Brick Co Plans Quick Rebuild After Fire
Decatur residents expect the Stephenson Brick Company to rebuild its brick plant promptly after a major fire that destroyed the facility this week. The plant was a major local industry and the news of reconstruction brings gratification to the city.
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Decatur
Stephenson Brick Company
Stephenson Company
Irregular City Lights Debate Highlights Local Gloom
The piece criticizes Decatur Alabama council members and Alabama Power Company as good business men yet unable to align for the city's benefit. It laments ongoing disagreements over whiteway lights and rate costs, calling the situation small-town and tiresome with no clear solution.
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Whiteway
Decatur Ieity Council
Alabama Power Company
Tur
Nashville Bus Terminal Signals Transit Competition
A new Nashville bus terminal resembles a luxury railroad station and implies growing competition for railroads from bus lines. The piece argues railroads face costly rights of way and taxes and suggests bus lines should shoulder a fair portion of government costs to level the playing field.
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Nashville
Patterson Gains Shown Over Area In Campaign
Reports from the eighth district race indicate Andrew G. Patterson gaining strength across seven counties as the August 12 primary nears. The piece argues for TVA development, Musc le Shoals, and Tennessee River power, urging voters to back Patterson to push federal action and river restoration.
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E Patterson
Patterson
Morgan
Congress
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Lister Hill
Congressman Hill
Washington
Hugo Black
Hoover
Eighth District
Federal Eost
Andrew G. Patterson
Andrew Patterson
What Is Education Gas War Coming The Evils Of Liquor
The item lists a miscellany of topics including education, a looming gas war, liquor concerns, and a feature on Marvelous New York, suggesting a public affairs or opinion section angle with multiple short items.
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New York
What Is Education and Its Purpose in Youth
The text argues that education means to lead out hidden capacities in youth not to impose teachers opinions. It compares educating raw materials like steel and rubber and warns some biographies show success from avoiding schooling. It notes gasoline price fears, oil industry tensions, and a rise in Bible schools teaching liquor evils amid New York City's population surge.
Four New York boroughs exceed a million in population
The piece notes Queens as a rapidly growing borough and suggests it could become America’s second city, surpassing Chicago in scale. It also imagines a German scientist’s long range loudspeaker echoing across continents, likening it to Gabriel’s horn and a global revival of sound.
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New York
Queens
Chicago
America
Berlin
Lake Michigan
Hell
Gabriel
Prohibition Enforcement Targets Eastern States and NYC Luxury
Prohibition agents concentrate on the east as a yacht seizure on the Hudson yields $250000 in rum. A shooting incident likely fatal follows a gun battle. Park Avenue hosts an exclusive gambling den where guests reportedly lost up to $250000 each night, unmolested by police. Dwight W. Morrow dominates New Jersey counties in the dry versus wet race with under $50000 spent. Cardinal Vannutelli, aged ninety three, dies, marking a major loss to the Papacy after seventy years of service.
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Prohibition Enforcement 4
Hudson
New York City
New York
Park Avenue
Dwight W. Morrow
New Jersey
Ford
Morrow
Grundy
McCormick
Cardinal Vannutelli
Sacred College
Papacy
Paris Inns and alleys reveal true Parisian life
In Paris the author describes narrow ancient inns with candlelight and tiny baths, two panting francs a day, and streets so small taxicabs cannot pass. He observes five room inns run by long-time families, tiny bistros, street crowds, and Sundays in Montmartre where one man circuses perform before wandering crowds.
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Paris
Petit Rues
Rainfall Needed as Drought Burdens Corinth Farmers
Corinth July 11 farmers busy laying by corn and tending other crops. Farms badly in need of rain as drought pressure grows.
Classified Appeal in Situations Wanted Column
The Situations Wanted column offers a classified act guiding readers to find the right placement for jobs or services. It emphasizes using the section to post or seek listings efficiently.
Massey Bids Farewell at Washington Union Station
At Washington Union Station the Hon. Vincent Massey and Mrs. Massey said goodbye to a group of diplomas as he returns to Canada. He soon heads to London as high commissioner after three busy years in Washington advancing the dominion’s diplomatic standing and direct dealings with the U.S. state department.
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Washington
Union Station
Vincent Massey
United States
McKenzie King
State Department
Esme
Diplomats Bid Farewell to First Canadian Minister at Union Station
Washington hosts a farewell for Howard and staff as Massey leads the delicate transition. U S officials praise the envoy, while the Masseys enjoy a hospitable stay at the Massachusettes Avenue legation amid social gatherings and discussions. In London, the Canadian high commissioner will stay near Oxford.
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Union Station
Washington
Legation
Massachusetts Avenue
Corot
Scriabine
Africa
Beatrice Lillie
London
Oxford
Heredity and pollen trigger hay fever and asthma
A study finds 60 percent of hay fever sufferers are offspring of parents with the disease. If both parents have hay fever or asthma, children often show hypersensitivity before age ten. single or no parental history delays onset. Sensitivity to proteins is inherited, with varying pollen triggers and noncontagious transmission.
Ten Things
Trace mark notes list ten items from Junius with ACA references. No further context available.
Ten Virtues and a Palm Story in One Page Laugh
A quip-filled snippet lists ten quiet virtues to strive for and ends with a playful dialogue about a traveler and a palm. A father jokes that the great American palm belongs to the head waiter, then compares a mother’s gown to trimming, reflecting light humor of the era.
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Tommy
Rolling-pin Contest Ends in Wins for Upsall Pair
Mrs. W H Upsall claimed the rolling-pin throwing title with a 67 foot throw while Mr Upshall won the 100 yard dash for married men. Dietitians say spinach builds stamina and the brand served at our table is said to supply grit as well.
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W H. Upsall
Prohibition Era Ads and Quips From Old Classifieds
A collage of vintage lines includes occupancy promises for October, punctual suit delivery, laundry services, prohibition jests, bank balance humor, long shower quips, payment plans, California climate remarks, community pride about steady work, a playful bug joke, marital humor, and punchy social one liners from an older local paper.
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Gunch
Not guilty and other lines from old time sayings
A fragment reflecting gendered phrases about happiness, vacation value, home life, and marital affection. It contrasts a man’s sweet words with a woman’s compliment about youth, notes on heat and discomfort in a resort boarding house, and mentions evolving kitchen roles and dress.
Love Em and Leave Em A Humorous Evening Note
A wedding reception at Sherry's ends with the bridegroom departing for a honeymoon. A lighthearted, pun filled quip about social antics and clever sayings follows, ending with a reflection on revenge often bringing trouble.
Coddle Accumulation and Fulmar Defined
The entry defines three terms: Coddle as to humor or gently cook, Accumulation as a heap or mass, and Fulmar as a large polar petrel found in cold seas.
Verse Admonition on Truthful Oaths and Prayer
A biblical exhortation urges swearing nothing by heaven or earth and to let one's yes be yes and no be no lest judgment follow. It counsels prayer for the afflicted, song for the merry, and anointing with oil for the sick, promising forgiveness and healing through faith.
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James
Local Visitors Stop Through Over Weekend in Arkansas
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hendrix visit relatives in Arkansas for a week. Miss Jeanne Cook of Columbia Tennessee visits sister Mrs. C. M. Murdock. Miss Enid Young returns home to Birmingham after visiting Mrs. H. D. Greer. Miss Unity Dancy travels to Huntsville for several days with relatives and friends.
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Clyde Hendrix
Arkansas
Jeanne Cook
Columbia, Tenn
C. M. Murdock
Enid Young
Birmingham
H. D. Greer
Unity Dancy
Huntsville
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