First Alabama liquor stores open as sales surge nationwide
Montgomery reports brisk revenue as Alabama launches legal liquor sales with stores in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Mobile. The first shop drew lines, surpassed 3000 dollars in its opening day, and ongoing demand outpaced wholesale plans amid bootleg shutdowns. State board warns violators risk licenses.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Alabama Beverage Control Board
The
Beverage Board
Cuckoo Quote Rings From Kansas Reformatory Visit
In Hutchinson Kansas on May 6 a phone call sparked a scene in the state reformatory. A guard barred the print shop door unaware the new superintendent C A Bestwick was inside conducting an inspection. A baffling remark about a cuckoo nest follows as a proverb.
S.S.S. Tonic Promises Skin Glow from Within
The ad markets S.S.S. Tonic as a health booster that thickens red blood cells to nourish skin, improve color, and boost resistance. It claims cumulative, lasting effects and quick restoration of vitality, with availability at drug stores.
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S.S.S
Famous French female artist crossword puzzle clues
Horizontal and vertical crossword clues list many terms from art history and general knowledge. The grid references multiple definitions including names, objects, measures, and directions, with several lines indicating incomplete phrases and misprints.
Health officer urges syphilis awareness for mothers and unborns
Morgan County Health Officer Dr. L. R. Murphree argues that syphilis often passes from husbands to wives and unborn children. He urges blood tests for expectant mothers and early treatment to prevent congenital syphilis and related deaths, stressing the need for public awareness during Mothers Day season.
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L. R. Murphree
M. D
Scouts Eye National Jamboree Bus from Tennessee Valley Council
Scout executive Barney Norris says about thirty boys from North Alabama will attend the National Jamboree in Washington D C from June 30 to July 9. The event will feature a tent colony on land near the Potomac with cooking and sanitary facilities and exhibits from regions across the country and foreign nations including Indian Boy Scouts.
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Tennessee Valley Council
Washington, D. C
Potomac River
Barney Norris
North Alabama
America
Halbrooks Moderates Southside Baptist Conference
Fred Halbrooks served as moderator for the Southside Baptist church conference last night in the pastor’s absence. The meeting covered routine church business and included the weekly Sunday school teachers gathering held in conjunction.
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Fred Halbrooks
I. W. Myers
Southside Baptist Church
Uncle Billy Washington Returns to Town After 20 Years
William Uncle Billy Washington, 71, visited Lenoir for the first time in two decades. He worried about the absent tax collector and wished to pay his farm assessments. He last came for World War news.
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Lenoir
N. C
William
Billy
Washington
The Call to Better Maternal Health and Disease Awareness
The text urges improved maternity care and prevention of maternal deaths, citing 15 000 U S mothers lost yearly. It assigns blame to expectant parents for laxities and highlights lack of awareness about syphilis and its curable treatment to prevent transmission.
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United States
Aluminum Suit Halted by Judge in Pittsburgh
Federal Judge R. M. Gibson granted a temporary restraining order in Pittsburgh halting the government anti trust suit against the Aluminum Company of America. The company says it is already complying with terms of a 1912 consent decree from a parallel Pittsburgh suit. The government suit was filed in the Southern District of New York.
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R. M. Gibson
Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
New York
Curious World: Eclipse Path Across Oceans and Peru
The article notes the June 8 solar eclipse will trace a path over 8000 miles but touch only two Pacific islands and Peru. It predicts a largely empty audience for the grand astronomical show.
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Pacific
Peru
Florette Miss Winifred Vincent Featured Guest List
Miss Winifred Vincent hosted events with Ruby Welch Janie Mae Bean and Miss Frith Peck, while Mrs A H Bean of Birmingham visited family in the area. Visitors included Mr and Mrs L B Vincent of Birmingham and others at homes in Sheffield Decatur and Somerville last weekend.
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Ruby Welch
Janie Mae Bean
Eva
Winifred Vincent
A. H. Bean
Birmingham
G. W. Peck
T. W. Howell
Sheffield
Tom Laster
Ruby Nell
John Palmer
Frith Peck
Pines
Jo Peck
Lula Williams
Lacey's Spring
Margaret Palmer
L. B. Vincent
D. Ida Tanner
Harry Lyle
Glenn. Watkins
Somerville
Vincent
Etheridge Mason
Ob.hartselle
Decatur
Cat Fugue Inspired by Scarlatti Harpsi Chromed Cat
Italian composer Scarlatti reportedly composed his Cat Fugue after a cat scampered across the harpsichord producing unfamiliar notes. The anecdote links feline whimsy to a landmark musical riff.
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Scarlatti
Shadow of Death in a Barroom Shooting Duo Wounded
In New York on May 6 two rival men aged 30 and 28 reportedly declared hatred in a saloon. One fired, wounding the other in the chest. the wounded man returned fire, hitting the other in the abdomen. They aided each other to a taxi and were taken to a hospital.
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New York
Petrer Yiagau
Andelutrio Vargas
Assessment increases halted by state tax official visit
W. W. Ramsey of the state tax commission visited Decatur en route from Russellville to Birmingham and Florence. He said Governor Bibb Graves ordered no general tax assessment increases this year and Ramsey cancelled many increases in Franklin and Lauderdale counties. He noted some increases due to property improvements are possible but no broad rise is planned.
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United States
America
Symptons
W. W. Ramsey
State Tax Commission
Decatur
Birmingham
Russellville
Flovence
Bibb Graves
Rameey
Franklin
Lauderdale
City backs 95 cent coat paint cleanup claim
In Sheboygan on May 6 4 Richard Wilsing leaned against a city light post and had paint on his coat. He filed a 95 cent cleaning claim with the city and the council approved it several days later.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Richard Wilsing
Painful Rest
In Oelwein Iowa on May 6 farm laborer Herman Smith held a fence post as another man drove it. The sledge struck the post again crushing two fingers of Smith's left hand and ending his attempt to finish the job.
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Oelwein
Iowa
Herman Smith
Smith
Relieve Neuralgia The BC Way
An advertisement claims the BC formula provides prompt relief for neuralgia and musculoskeletal pain including headaches and backaches. It asserts fast relief from inorganic character pains and simple colds, with 10¢ and 25¢ sizes and fountain displays available.
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