Paving Patches and Farm Marketing in Decatur
Decatur editorials urge action on the stalled paving project and urge Alabama farmers to boost product packaging and branding. Calls for coordinated marketing, tighter labeling, and cooperative selling to win home markets. The piece notes local GOP figures and community leaders weighing infrastructure and tax questions.
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State revenues to cover Alabama operations, Forsyth predicts
The speaker says state revenues will meet operating costs in Alabama and that bonded debt is expected to be reduced significantly during this administration, though the claim is framed as hopeful rather than coming from Director Forsyth.
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Alabama
Hanes
Congress
White House weighs Mead bill reforms for bank loans
Washington reports midnight revisions to the Mead bill aiming to back up to 80 or 90 percent of bank loans with federal insurance. Jugs at the White House push a consolidated federal loan agency, with Jesse Jones to head it and Emil Schram to run the RFC, while Hull hearings are debated amid neutrality bloc tensions.
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Washington
White House
Federal Housing Administration
Ben Cohen
Thomas Gardiner
Corcoran
Treasury
Hanes
Jugs
Jesse Jones
Federal Loan Agency
RFC
Emil Schram
Hull 1940 Talk Gains Steam In Administration Circles
Rumors of Hull for the 1940 presidency grow as administration officials, business leaders, and politicos discuss trade policy shifts. Observers note Garner’s polling lead and the possibility of distracted alliances amid European entanglements.
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Hull
Garner
Windsor plans return to England amid cautious diplomacy
The article reflects on Windsor seeking a return to Britain amid advice that proved ill judged. Litvinoff’s heart is described as robust, and Stalin’s aim to press the Allies for maximum concessions is noted as a strategic move.
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France
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No Deals Seen Between Stalin and Hitler Despite U S Interest
The text suggests Stalin could join plans if the U S misreads European aims, but Hitler resists. It argues Stalin might reconsider, yet Hitler maintains his anti communist stance and the current balance seems acceptable to him.
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Hitler
U. S
Europe
Local Courtship News From Lawrence County Grove
Mrs E E McBride of Somerset Kentucky spends time with her mother in law Jessie McBride. Families in the community return to school after whooping cough and pneumonia cases. Several local residents visit, attend sermons and banquets at Town Creek, with multiple Collins McBride Wallace and Fagan family members noted.
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Town Creek
Dona Wallace
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F. C. Jones
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Hazel Crowe
Courtland
Dana Wallace
Raymond Brown
Decatur
5. E. McBride
The Boot Hospital: A Cobbler’s Witty Exchange
Junius A cobbler christened his shop The Boot Hospital. A customer asked for boots to be mended that could disgrace a tramp. The cobbler warned against fixing them but the customer insisted. The exchange concludes with a quip about the hospital not being a mortuary.
A Hero for a Day from a Garden Wall to Aristocratic Tales
A nine year old returns home with bat and ball claiming a home run over a garden wall. Dialogue contrasts rural pride and aristocratic pretensions with humorous exchanges about marriages salesmen and summer boarders.
Link sausage inquiry sparks domestic quip on stores
A brief humorous exchange contrasts a husband’s question about link sausage with the wife’s reply that she bought it at a chain store. The light bit hinges on everyday shopping and a playful misdirection.
Father and infant charm in playful circus mood
A lively vignette describes a father playing with his first infant as a source of joy. It contrasts humorous radio bits and a smiling crowd with a lighthearted scene of family bonding.
Annual shop sale frazzles shopper in bustling outlet
In a busy store during its annual sale a difficult customer complains she cannot find ready made items. A shop assistant grimly points to downstairs umbrellas and handkerchiefs. A separate light exchange shows a husband lamenting endless work.
Cold Comfort says timing to catch cold
A poetic quip questions common advice about catching cold. The speaker mocks the idea that any season is ideal for illness and notes personal experience of never being told when it is good to catch a cold. The verse surveys seasonal complaints with humorous skepticism.
FOR LADIES ONLY Bright Demeanor Drama
A humorous dialogue sketches expectations for women in relationships. Mrs Marigold questions a graduate status while Sally, a recent graduate, counters with playful wit about being extraordinarily educated.
Berean Club Meets at Mrs Hartwell Davis Home
The Berean Club will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Hartwell Davis. Norman Harris, studying at Auburn, was the weekend guest of his parents. Mrs. Lahleen Kinney will leave in June to study in New York. Several local students will finish at Auburn this year including Clyde Hendrix Jr Norman Harris and Seybourn Lynne. Mr and Mrs A C Bailey will motor to Louisville to attend the races. Mrs A B Lampkin plans to visit relatives in Atlanta Georgia.
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Classified Advertising The practical way to buy and sell
Classified advertising promotes practical ways to buy and sell items and services through a phone contact. The snippet invites readers to use the phone number 46 for inquiries and listings.
Walter Winchell On Broadway 1929 Broadside in Private Papers
The column mixes Hollywood buzz and political jabs from 1929. It references Jay Allen and Jim Duffy clashing over Juan Negrin, Catherine Hayes Brown drafting a granddaughter letters novel, Henry Young’s quip about war, Lou Gehrig’s benching, and publicist hype. It notes Roosevelt, Hitler, and Stassen in a global tension frame with media behavior.
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Jim Duffy
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Catherine Hayes Brown
Helen Hayes
Random House
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Henry Youngman
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Amusing King George Moment at London Empire Fair 1924
At the Empire Fair in London in 1924 a giant American slapped King George on the back and boomed a greeting. The King, amused, shook hands and replied that the American had yet to learn the customs, noting his quick kindness and sense of humor.
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Bill Robinson and the Harlem Shoe Shine Quip
Cotton Club star Bill Robinson stops for a shoe shine from a young colored boy. The two banter about work in Harlem with the boy turning the joke back on Robinson about the quantity of shines needing work.
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Cotton Club
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German Actor Gerner Fing Freed On Kaiser Pantomime Condition
German actor Gerner Fing, jailed in Berlin for joking about Nazi leaders, was released temporarily to perform his Kaiser Wilhelm pantomime routine. He agreed but, after each act, delivered a curtain speech in Kaiser makeup. The audience praised him, and Fing returned to a concentration camp setting.
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Fink
Governor Murphy Settles Sit-Down Crisis Without Bloodshed
A leading motor magnate praised Attorney General Frank Murphy after his settlement of sit-down strikes. The magnate hailed the act as historic and said it ended America's greatest industrial crisis without any loss of blood. Murphy declined personal honors, stating the people in an industry can reach agreement without suppressing liberties.
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America
Hitler’s Last Battle Lost Over Idea and Truth
A historical note claims Adolf Hitler failed to win by force as a submarine strategy cannot hold an idea or imprison truth. The piece discusses the limits of coercion versus conviction and mentions Hitler’s attempts to justify his actions.
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Hitler
Shaw’s Dinner Invite Sparks Vegetarian Debate
In a humorous exchange, Mr. Shaw defends his vegetarian stance while a writer jokes about steak and oysters. A later column recounts a poll on doctors and meat consumption, claiming every doctor in a sample ate meat with one elderly physician growing more meat-focused with age.
Dr Clendening Publishes Seven Pamphlets For Readers
The editor notes Dr Logan Clendening offers seven pamphlets at 10 cents each. To obtain any pamphlet readers should mail 10 cents with a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening care of the paper. Pamphlets include diets indigestion infant feeding diabetes care hygiene and hair and skin care.
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White House Chi Omega Award honors playwright Rachel Crothers
Critic John Mason Brown praises the event in the White House presenting the Chi Omega Award to Rachel Crothers. He notes the portrait of a dramatic critic echoes Mr Pecksniff and Dickens. Messages from Max Polt and reflections on Haydn inspire commentary on culture and loyalty.
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Fontanne praises wit in Texas restaurant overheard remark
Dorothy Ross reports Lynn Fontanne finishing a cross country tour and recounts a playful exchange between two women overheard in a Texas restaurant. The remark about Fontanne’s hands sparks curiosity as one woman asks if the hands are truly hers.
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Fontanne
Oakville ladies host Mrs Crow shower in town
Mrs Wilburn Jackson Mrs Biddie Johnson and Mrs Johnie Sullivan of Oakville were hostesses at the home of Mrs Sullivan Crow last Wednesday for a shower for Mrs John A Crow. About 65 gifts were given and refreshments served. Other locals visiting included Mr and Mrs Howard Sapp and decorations at Johnson Chapel cited for next Sunday.
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Biddie Johnson
Johnie Sullivan
Oakville
John A. Crow
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Paul Callahan
Erline Sandlin
Evelyn Folette
Betting raid leads officer to chase suspects upstairs
Special Officer Frank Coleman assisted in a betting raid and rushed to the second floor to cut off retreat. A woman from the apartment warned him in a dim hallway saying the police were downstairs.
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