Hoover Blamed in Shoals Scrap
Senators Black and McKellar fault President Hoover for stalled Muscle Shoals legislation in the Senate. They urged Hoovers backing of the senate compromise to win House acceptance and end waste of Wilson Dam power. McKellar noted the plan mirrored the 1928 campaign proposal, while Black cited a denied permit to buy surplus power.
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Muscle Shoals
Hoover
Black
Alabama
McKellar
Tennessee
Reece Republican
Senate
House
McNary
Oregon
Ala
Secretary of War
Wilson Dam
Alabama Power Company
Herbert Hoover
Clemency Denied To Trio Of Negroes
Governor Bibb denied clemency to three Black men set for the electric chair. Edgar Harris and Jack Brown were convicted of killing a postmaster in January 1929. Roy Lee Miles, convicted of killing Union Springs town marshal J S Barbaree, faced execution after a board recommendation to life imprisonment was rejected.
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Ala
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Board of Pardons
Edgar Harris
Jack Brown
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Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels wed with western editor as best man
Hollywood notes reveal Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels wed on June 14. Hal Howe, western editor of a screen magazine, served as best man due to a long friendship that helped Lyon start in pictures. The piece contrasts industry honor with personal loyalty. GUS SHY a new Anne Harding to star in Jane Eyre talkie with modernized dialogue and time shift to 1860 for livelier costume and a stronger heroine.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Ben Lyon
Bebe Daniels
Lyon
Hal Howe
Screen
Benedict
Howe
Ben
Anne Ann Harding
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre
Decatur Population Gain Stated as a Ro F Cent
An official ten year population increase for Decatur is reported as a ro F cent, with the note highlighting the percentage change over the decade.
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Decatur
Clara Dee Forester Learns Wealth Can Fail to Satisfy
Clara Dee Forester, heiress to a vast fortune, moves from luxury to a bare boardinghouse room after her father Matthew Forester’s death. She discovers she has inherited only one dollar, prompting questions about love, distance, and the price of wealth as she confronts loneliness and new independence.
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Clara Dee Forester
Matthew Forester
Forester
John Gregory
Clara Dee
Gregory
Clara
Dee
Mrs. Flynn
Daughter of Wealth Seeks New Resolve in Shared House
Clara Dee endures a cold reception among boarders after a harsh family rift and a father’s death. She confronts loneliness and discovers a hidden stake in her future as she joins the dinner crowd and faces wary neighbors. The scene ends with a hint of ongoing conflict and a life rewritten.
Reprisals Rise as New Tariff Takes Effect
The Hawley Smoot tariff bill becomes law and triggers international retaliation. Canada activates countervailing duties on a dozen U.S. imports through its May budget, aiming to match foreign rates for Canadian products.
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United States
Canada
Menu listing for Masht-Buttered Dishes and Sides
A breakfast or lunch menu item list features Masht Buttered 2d Potatoes Green Beans Bread Currant Jelly Head Lettuce and Russian Dressing Rhubarb Pie Coffee. The line-up includes a variety of starches vegetables spreads pies and beverages suitable for a mid century meal.
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Edna Robb Webster
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Alexander George
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