Athens Readies Biggest Fourth of July in Years
Athens Alabama prepares a major Fourth of July celebration co organized by the Athens Post of the American Legion and the Alabama National Guard. Events include chicken stew baseball games and horse races during the day with amateur boxing bouts at night.
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Athens
Ala
Aus
Athens Post
Run Legion
Athens Pany
Alabama
National Guards
American Legion
Main Street Nickelodeons Erode Silent Era in Hollywood
In Los Angeles, Main Street resists talkie spread as nickelodeons crowd the sidewalks with cheap fare. Crowds drift between Spanish and English ads for films, music, and unglamorous storefronts, while veterans of silent stars fade from the city’s Broadway of the humble.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Main Street
Los Angeles
Nickelodeon
Spring
Tia
Gion
Wall Street
Main
Latin Quarter
Nickelodeons
Story of a Girl Who Deserved to Win
In a Chicago setting a grocery clerk Edna Forester questions ambition while work and love tug at her. Winfield Baxter nudges her toward business study as Estelle probes Edna's romance with Ivan Moreau and Clara Dee faces a tempting offer.
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Dad's
Edna Robb Webster
Flynn
Estelle
Clara Dee
Winfield Baxter
Star Grocery
Ivan
Ivan Moreau
Crawford in Decatur on business visit
Mark Crawford of Danville route No 1 visited Decatur this morning on a business mission.
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Decatur
Mark Crawford
Danville
Mystery After Vacation Leaves Clara Dee in Limbo
Clara Dee endures uncertainty at the store as Miss Forbes leaves on vacation and Mr. Grady hints she may be dropped. Forester, handsome and respected, weighs fears of underperformance and possible dismissal while awaiting news and potential vacancies.
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Clara Dee
Mr. Grady
Sundown Stories: Pig Dreams and Polite Visits
Mary Graham Bonner presents a vignette where John and Peggy encounter pigs in a muddy pen. The pigs grumble about manners and, in humorous dialogue, describe pig dreams of endless food. Peggy riffs on the pigs being an honorable family name.
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Mary Graham Bonner
John
Peggy
Grunt
Huntsville Visit Mentioned by White Family Member
David I. White brother of Gilbert White and an attorney from the city is visiting relatives in Huntsville.
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Huntsville
David I. White
Gilbert White
City
Cecil W. Rhodes Reports Continued Illness at Home
Cecil W. Rhodes of The Daily remains confined to his home with an illness not considered serious.
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Cecil W. Rhodes
the Daily
Rhodes
103 Degree Heat Persists Across City District
The thermometer in the bus district records a steady 103 degrees for three days with reports of 106 from some locals. Local gardens and crops, especially corn, suffer under the heat with no immediate relief expected.
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Athens
Ala
Picnic and baseball at NeSmith next Saturday
Several from here plan to attend the picnic and baseball game at NeSmith on the upcoming Saturday.
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Corinth
NeSmith
Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Hames Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Hames held Sunday afternoon. Byars and Rev. Lester conducted the service at the Trinity funeral. interment was at Caddo Cemetery.
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Trinity
Sarah Hames
Byars
Lester
Caddo
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Paul H. Eubanks
Texaco
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Skeets” Gallagher
Purina Checkerboard
Turner
Coal and Grain CO
E. Moulton St
Sundown’ Stories
Wethern
Southern Railwa
Decatur Ice & Coal Co
Santa Claus
Broadway
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Pathfinder
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