Local notes from Alabama towns and readers
Short items report Bill Hosch moving to a government post in Sheffield and the Arbuckle couple settling in Florence. A cable from Lieutenant Perry J. Edwards confirms his arrival in France. T. A. Lafils buys the McIntyre home on Canal street. Other lines mention cave springs in Morgan county, an ice plant worker, weather jokes, and street tax notices amid rising political interest in Alabama this summer.
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J. H. Edwards
Perry J. Edwards
France
Cotton Blooms In The City And Trailers In Town
The Daily office reports three cotton blooms arrived in 48 hours and ponders whether film trailers showing snippets from upcoming pictures boost publicity. The piece notes downtown parking garages and Decatur possibly joining metro banks.
North Alabama Dairying Trend Tied to Bank Interest
A shift toward dairying by North Alabama farmers could reduce their appeal to banks, signaling tighter credit as farmers pivot to dairy ventures and lenders reassess loan demand and risk.
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North Alabama
Tennessee River Drops Four-Tenths Foot in Heat
The Tennessee river fell four tenths of a foot over two hot days after a period of stagnation. Decatur residents may have used that much water for ice water.
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Tennessee
Decatur
Dollar Days Boost Decatur Merchants
Dollar Days returns as Decatur merchants stage a sales event drawing shoppers seeking value. The promotion, popular with locals, aims to lift store totals and attract customers with bargain pricing and special offers.
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Decatur
Sudekum Likely to Remain Crescent Amusement Head
Tony Sudekum is expected to stay as chief executive of Crescent Amusement after the company’s sale to Warner Brothers, a move that pleases many of his local friends and associates.
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Tony Sudekum
Crescent Amusement Company
Warner Brothers
Mr. Sudekum
Heflin Attacks Mrs Owens On Gadsden Rally
The Alabama senator claims Mrs Ruth Bryan Ofwen was deceived into visiting the Gadsden rally while critics dismiss the charge. The Gadsden Times notes Heflin lacks temerity to claim Senator Black was deceived as Alabama voters know his political stance.
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Ruth Bryan Ofwen
William Jennings Bryan
Gadsden
Heflin
Owens
Senator Heflin
Gadsden Times
Patterson Pledges Effort for Muscle Shoals Settlement
Andrew Patterson pledges to work for settlement of the Muscle Shoals issue and immediate construction of Dam Number Three to enable year round navigation. He cites the original wartime purpose and vows to oppose exploitative use by any power or fertilizer interests, stressing public ownership and regional development.
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Andrew Patterson
Alabama
Soga
Pera Sbiancailivt
Morgan Countain
Congress
Mr. Patterson
Muscle Shoals
Morgan
Wilson’ Dam
Andrew G. Patterson
Patterson
Alabama Public Service Commission
Muscle Dle Shoals
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Tennessee
North
Eighth
Congress of the United States
Morgan County
Limestone County
Lawrence County
Madison County
Jackson County
Tennessee Valley
North Alabama
Pope Pius Health Under Public Scrutiny
Rome reports concern over Pope Pius health after a cannonization ceremony crowd of 50 000 witnessed him appearing vigorous. Observers fear an internal attack linked to the day’s heat and heavy vestments as the pope nears Leo XIII's age and a potential long papacy.
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Rome
Pope Pius
St. Peter's
Pius
Leo
Vatican
Italy
Voyage on the Atlantic Attracts a Colorful Crew
June 26 dispatch describes an Atlantic voyage as a microcosm of high society and theater. It paints a salon scene with art dealers, a mystery woman, blond twins, a monocled bookish man, a drag of dowagers, a witty wordsmith, and a ship vamp, all amid shipboard social rituals and a vexing telephone.
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Atlantic
Metropolitan
Belmont
Ziegfeld
Strutt
Fifi
Paris
Prosperity tales and a cloudburst warn of times ahead
A broad snapshot notes Uncle Sam’s $223 million surplus and looming wheat costs as Congress weighs appropriations. It recounts Roosevelt on character from cradle to adulthood, Kemal Atatürk’s Angora changes versus a sudden cloudburst, and the Southern Cross plane nearing Newfoundland. Folger bequeaths $10 million for a Shakespeare memorial amid debates on better educational gifts.
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Sam
Congress
Wild couple aboard ship sparks Chicago rumor
A flapper with orange hair and a dark haired gigolo roam the deck near brandy glasses. The pair, described as perpetually drunk, are rumored to be newlyweds from Chicago, fueling gossip among skeptical "O. Yeah?" bystanders.
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Chicago
Scakem Soucek Sets Bold Flight Off Anacostia
Washington Day Book profiles Lieutenant Apollo Soucek at the naval air station in Anacostia. He becomes the first person to fly more than eight miles up, earning two world air records. The modest officer, newly married, remains unspoiled and laconic despite fame.
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Herbert Plummer Washington
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
Apollo Soucek
Scakem
Soucek
Potomac River
Intrepid Aviators Describe Daring Air Stunts Thriller
Major Temple Joyce recounts testing planes in World War I and attempting an outside roll after Al Williams. He recalls hesitation over parachute safety, then opts to refrain, noting Williams used two belts while Joyce would fly with one. He warns against dangerous bravado in flight.
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Temple Joyce
E. F
Hiram Bingham
Senator Bingham
Concticuta
Joyce
al Williams
Williams
Nevermore
Large catch delights river trip near McDaniel Bridge
A fishing party reports one of the season's largest catches near McDaniel Bridge with fifty two fish. Participants include Mrs Willie Mae Royer Mrs Maggie Smith Miss Ima Lurlene Smith Misses Lavern and Nadine Royer and Gus Smith.
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McDaniel Bridge
Willie Mae Royer
Maggie Smith
Ima Lurlene Smith
Lavern
Nadine Royer
Gus Smith
Blood Sucking Insects and Disease Vectors
Blood-sucking insects have long been mankind’s greatest enemies. Mosquitoes spread malaria and yellow fever while flies transmit sleeping sickness tularemia ticks carry Texas fever lice typhus and fleas the plague. This overview recalls the health threats posed by these pests and the diseases they transmit.
Malaria Mosquitoes Described as Major Human Threats
The article explains malaria spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, noting their perpendicular biting posture versus Culex. It states malaria is human specific, with about 250 000 cases annually mainly in rural southern swamps, and emphasizes humans as infection reservoirs shaping history.
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United States
Greece
3 A DAY Ensconce Deglutition Conscionable fa
The entry lists definitions for ensconce deglutition and conscionable with brief, clipped explanations. It presents the terms as a vocabulary set and assigns basic meanings for each.
Infatuation and Witty Bits From Summer Jokes
A collection of light vignettes and quips on infatuation youth, travel, money and everyday life. Observations on flirtation, payments, and family humor blend with jokes about vacations, mosquitoes, and public manners.
Word of God urged to act and help the afflicted
Beloved brethren urged to be swift to hear slow to wrath and to practice pure religion by visiting the fatherless and widows and keeping oneself unspotted from the world. James 1 19 27.
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James
Local residents return from trips and visits
Mr and Mrs Joe Pettey and child return from an extended tour of the north and east. Grover Graves of Tampa visits his parents Mr and Mrs R B Graves. Miss Jenny Davidson and Miss Mildred Nicholson return from Birmingham. Miss Eileen Crenshaw of Knoxville Tenn is visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Woodard.
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Joe Pettey
Grover Graves
Tampa
Fla
R. B. Graves
Jenny Davidson
Mildred Nicholson
Birmingham
Eileen Crenshaw
Knoxville, Tenn
Charles Woodard
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