Omission Debate Over Brookings Report Sparks Simpson Plan
The article recounts the Senate floor question on the Brookings Report and a proposed Simpson resolution to form a nine member committee to study Alabama state government reform. It notes 16 senators favored and 16 opposed the measure, including Mooneyham, with supporters urging impartial review of governance and comparisons with other states.
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Senate
Mooneyham
Montgomery
Brookings
Alabama
Miller
Broonings Institution
James Simpson
Jefferson
House
Simpson
Anniston Star
Bonner
Camden
Carlton
Thomaston
Dorsey
Opelike
Fletcher
Huntsville
Goldsmith
Whitehall
McDowell
Bufaula
Rogers
Mobile
Russell
Selma
Birmingham
Frazer
Union Springs
Starnes
Pell City
Tucker
Tuscaloosa
Walden
Headland
Weaver
Rogersville
Wellborn
Anniston
Browder
Scottsboro
Chestnut
Gaylesville
Cook
Heflin
Glover
Leroy
Kelly
Evergreen
Mixon
Hack
Index signals near normal business levels May 2
The Administrative & Research Corporation weekly index shows 88.1 for May 2, near the 100 normal level. It notes the 2023-24 boom years are not the standard and that the climb in U S business continues, with the local area likely at the top of the national recovery pace.
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Administrative & Research Corporation
United
Birth of seven babies shocks world and pope warns on communism
President Sacasa cites a poor shore birth of seven. five sextuplets die, one girl survives. The piece then shifts to global politics citing Pope Pius warning against communism and Mussolini’s stance, with notes on Russian plans and a critique of human nature.
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Sacasa
Nicaragua
Lake
Sinforosa Martines
Jose Jesus
Ramon del Carmen
Maria del Carmen
Bocotro del Carmen
Maria de Jesue
Jiana Ramona
Stalin
Lenin
Red Square
Napoleon
Why Our Food Prejudices Are Considered Important
Medical observer M. D. Logan Clendening notes food prejudices stem from family table habits and culture. He cites personal biases against calves brains and beets while recounting how spouses and travelers shape tastes, warning that extreme prejudice can harm diet and health.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
T. Swann Harding
Medical Journal and Record
Philadelphia
Italy
Gibraltar
Maine
California
Ciudad Trujillo Emerges From Historic Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic renames Oldest settlement of white men as Ciudad Trujillo in honor of President Rafael Trujillo. The city founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus is showcased with a new boulevard and a recently issued stamp featuring the boulevard and the president.
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Anto Domingo
Ciudad Trujillo
Trujillo City
Dominican Republic
Rafael Leonidas
Virtue Shown When Stopping Harm to a Donkey
A boy stops another from beating a donkey, illustrating kindness and courage. The exchange emphasizes brotherly love and choosing the straight path over detours.
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Junior
Signs and Satires of Spring in a Fragmented Tale
A pasted jumble of quips and fables mixes with political malaprops and jokes about marriage, football, and stock markets. The piece echoes social satire as characters mock ambition, voting, and government overreach in a collage of dated humor and local chatter.
Jokes and misreadings cross cultures in a quick set
A string of dated gags contrasts how the French German and American react to jokes and explanations. A panhandler exchange mocks social and religious labels and a payroll call sparks a joke about paying debts and grudges.
Depression Failures Do Not Stop Traffic Accidents
Chicago May 14 Captain George F Mingle of the Ohio State Highway Patrol told the American Red Cross convention that accident density rose during the economic lull despite lower traffic. He cited reduced police funding highway maintenance and vehicle disrepair as contributing factors.
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Chicago
George F. Mingle
Uniform
Ohio State Highway Patrol
American Red Cross
Mingle
Modified tax proposal outlined to tax war profits
Washington May 14 A modified war profits bill to levy income taxes up to about 90 percent in time of war was reported to the senate finance committee today by a sub committee headed by Senator Connally.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Connally
Tex
Walter Winchell On Broadway Highlights Hollywood Satire
Walter Winchell On Broadway surveys Hollywood gossip and industry heat with notes on Violet Van der Elst protests, Greta Garbo remarks, Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres rumors, and Oscar Levant on publicity. It also mentions McLarnin’s right, Ted Hasings, Billy Rose speeches, and Hoover backing Roberts as GOP nominating dark horse.
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Doubleday Doran
Random House
Percy Hammond
John Mason Browns
Lucilla Mendez
London
New York
Dan Parker
McLarnin
Oscar Levant
Garbo
Mr. Levant
Ted Hasings
Billy Rose
Fort Worth
Rotary Club
First Methodist Church
Brooklyn Eagle
Herbert Hoover
Supreme Court
Roberts
St. Peter's
Rome
McAfee on Winchell Style Gossip and Nathan on Broadway
In a sharp aside, J W McAfee of the Toronto Mail and Empire lightly condemns gossip columns while acknowledging Walter Winchell as a widely read American columnist famed for personality scraps. George Jean Nathan quips on Broadway film viewing during the past fortnight, reacting to a recent play lineup.
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J. W. McAfee
Toronto Mail
Empahr
Society
Walter Winchell
Winchell
McAfee
George Jean Nathan
Nathan
Harold Davis and the Honey in the Horn Prize
Pulitzer winner Harold L. Davis earned $1,000 for Honey in the Horn and drew sharp public attention. Davis declined lavish New York fanfare, insisting he was a writer not a spectacle, while critics note a broader warning about flattery masking ulterior motives.
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Harold L. Davis
Dr. Butler
Stooges
Davis
Tennessee
New York
London Observer
Sunday Herald
Will Contest Against Miss Summersville Estate
The will of Miss Selina B Summersville leaving a $50 000 estate to Montevallo Presbyterian Church is challenged in U S District Court by heirs. Summersville had joined the Montevallo church in 1897.
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Birmingham
Selina B. Summerville
Montevallo
Ala
Presbyterian Church
United States District Court
Summerville
Montevallo Church
Kidnapper Offers Car Trade for Tobacco in Jail Term
Long term smoker William Mahan, bound for McNeil Island prison to serve 60 years for kidnapping George Weyerhaeuser, offered to trade his sedan for enough tobacco to last through the term. U. S. Marshal A. J. Chitty said the car had a clear title except for a year in storage and there were no takers.
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Tacoma
Wash
William Mahan
McNeil Island
George Weyerhaeuser
U. S
A. J. Chitty
Do Women Suffer More Than Men
Physicians state the nervous system of women is more sensitive and their nerves more prone to tension which causes pain. Capudine, a tasty liquid, is promoted to relieve nervous tension and pain and is offered with refunds if it is not preferred. Sizes listed are 60c 30c and 10c.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
Sbelton
Benjamin Bloodworth
Béiter & T. Sheppard
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Somerville
Guntersville
C. & Pak Office
King Features Syndicate, Inc
International
Arthur Brisbane
Lves
America
China
Vatican City
Pius
Tokio
Russia
John Jones
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Mrs. Stoll
Hoover
Newfoundland
Dr. Eckener
Hindenburg
Lakehurst
Berlin
Bekener
New Eslaya
Atlantic
Atlantic City
Haile Selassie
Jerusalem
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Haile” Selassie
Selassie
League
Chile
Clendening
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By I. S. Klein
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NEA Service, Inc
Stamp News
Salon
Little Willie
Fable
Noble
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Grasniskkititchan
Ckxifgi
Tschanskivingstki
Broadway
Dally Mirror
Ene
Violet van der Elst
Ameddica
Fred Astaire
Harya
Miss Hepburn
Max Mefoofsky
Greta Garbo
Greta
Ginger Rogers
Lew Ayres
Mrs. A
Mr. Benchley
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A. Z. Bailey Grocery Co., Inc
Decatur, Alabama
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