Pullman Car Names Get Praise For Modernization Move
The Tuscaloosa News lauds the Louisville and Nashville road for dropping quirky Pullman car names in favor of honoring Southern figures. Stephens Collins Foster becomes Stephens Collins Foster, Kalique is renamed Sam Davis, and other names are updated with local and national significance. The piece notes Mobile figures and authors among the chosen names and calls the change a welcome trend inspiring other railways.
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Tuscaloosa
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Sam Davis
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Kentucky
South
Mobile
Alabama
Raphael Semmes
Theodore O'Hara
William L Sibert
John Fox, Jr
Sidney Lanier
James Lane Allen
John Trotwood Moore
George W. Cable
Oscar Underwood
John Sevier
Champ Clark
Onasius Clay
Andrew Johnson
William Bhount
Local Notes on Moves and Club Activities
Mr and Mrs McBride former Nashville residents have moved to 620 Line Street. William Martin was elected president of the boys Hi Y club at a weekly meeting at S E B Arvidsen's home with Thomas Bowles presiding. Miss Madeline Dix visits relatives in Montgomery and Mrs EB Penick hosts the Tuesday bridge club. Mrs R G Cortner visits Birmingham briefly.
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Line Street
William Martin
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Lafollette plan could reshape politics and industry
Washington May 5 reports say Gov Phil Lafollette leads a new movement proposing a government board to direct industrial production with a 25 percent tax, funding and forced expansion. Critics warn it risks eroding capitalism and boosting government control, while details remain unclear.
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Planned production idea lingers in congressional limbo
The June 1 1937 bill remains stalled as the house ways and means committee has not acted for a year. Interest grows around planned production as a national topic with economists and officials hinting at a statistics bureau to gather production inventory and price data. Efforts to involve Henry Ford and auto giants Ford Chrysler GM faltered while Haynes proclamation signees drifted apart.
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Tateteuve
Hair Loss From Tetraethyl Gasoline Exposure
Dr. Logan Clendening reports that tetraethyl lead gasoline has not caused systemic poisoning but can injure skin and hair with direct contact. A 43 year old mechanic lost eyebrow and scalp hair after days under a car spray exposure. animal tests show hair loss where applied, with partial regrowth, while prolonged contact can cause desquamation. Wear gloves and protect hair. drivers not in contact with gasoline face no danger from fumes.
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Logan Clendening
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Correct This Sentence About Religion and Science
The piece features a quip about religion being largely myth and an anthropologist noting that scientists never guess. It contrasts belief with inquiry and hints at the limits of knowledge in a satirical tone.
Isadore Plays King in Kindergarden Class Scene
In a kindergarten game the boy Isadore is chosen as king, sitting beside a girl acting as queen. The teacher prompts him to speak to the queen and greet her, as he says Good morning, Queen, How's business.
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Isadore
Wife Complains Over Phone Service About Caller Location
A wife reports to the Telephone Company Service Manager that her husband visiting Albany on business caused a misattribution of his call last night, with the operator trying to say he was calling from Atlantic City.
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Medam
Albany
Atlantic City
Women of Sumatra and the value of property in society
Report notes Sumatra women prefer knee coverage above other body parts. The piece also observes gifts have limited value for people and that property holds strong importance for many individuals.
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Sumatra
A Reader Warns on Sudden Barefoot Transition
A reader argues that while sneakers and barefoot walking aid pedal health, a abrupt switch from heavy shoes to flexile soles may risk arch injuries. He notes years in Vermont show danger and shares his own barefoot practice and athlete's foot experience at age 44.
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Earn It Among Leagues Too Trifling to Take Care Of
A terse line asserts priority and effort, claiming others ignore responsibilities while one party insists on earning respect. The remark frames competition or duties as serious compared with rival inaction.
Out of Tune A moral verse on animals and rum survival
A satirical poem compares animal lifespans to human drink habits, noting animals die young while humans who drink survive longer. The verse ends with the claim that the sinful enjoy rum for a full three score years and ten.
Beggar Wears Top Hat in Street Class Debate
A curious bystander questions a beggar’s top hat and the idea of class as the man pleads for assistance. The maid pledges to clean and remarks on appearances versus status in the busy street scene.
Encouraging notice to ambitious workers in Decatur office
In a Decatur office an encouraging notice to ambitious young employees is on view. The message promises that hard work for eight hours a day will pay off in time.
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Decatur
The Soul-Winning Pastor Sermon Reflection
The article extols the preacher as soul winner, citing biblical verses from Revelation Hebrews and Luke. It praises Jesus and apostles John Peter Paul as models and urges preachers to follow their example in seeking and saving the lost.
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Haunted hillside car incidents haunt LA couple
Seven years after a driverless car crashed into their bedroom at the L. W. Tozier home the Taylors report a second similar accident at the same hillside property. The couple says they hardly know what to think as they recount the unnerving events and their past experience.
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Los Angeles
J. M. Taylor
L. W. Toziers
Taylors
Tozier Home
You may become a boss and work eighteen hours a day
A quotation urging ambition frames a path to leadership with high workload and constant responsibility. The speaker emphasizes the payoff of authority and the persistence required to manage long hours and ongoing worry.
Private Papers of a CAB Reporter Sparks Public Spats
Walter Winchell riffs on government programs and G men job cuts, laments funds for the flagships near Charleston, and praises police hero Carl Bahrman for fighting gunmen on Tenth Avenue. The column mocks Broadway trends, vaudeville acts, and a New Hampshire law governing bar seating while weaving in sharp witticisms about public figures and press chatter.
March of Time covers Austria conquest and U S crime
The issue surveys the conquest of Austria in its opening half and the handling of crime in the United States in the latter portion. Joe Lopez stands by the velvet ropes at the Stork Club.
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Austria
U. S
Joe Lopez
Stork Club
Old Age Insurance Queries Answered
Questions about posting wages from Nashville to Huntsville and about maintaining a single Social Security number. Guidance covers wage posting, keeping one number, avoiding card lending, and reporting to employers. warns against renting or buying account cards and notes total applications by March 1938.
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Social Security
Nashville
Tennessee
Huntsville
Alabama
Social Security Board
United States
Gale Gust Breaks Window Unleashes Bees in Portland
A May day wind loosened an awning rod that shattered a store window in Portland letting two display stands fall and release a swarm of bees. No injuries reported.
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Portland
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