Quail Hatchery Spurs Restocking in Walker County
An Alabama quail hatchery near Montgomery on the Birmingham Pratville highway, led by Superintendent Alex McPhail, plans to supply quail to Walker County for wood restocking. McPhail, praised as a leading quail grower, starts with 75 pairs and 160 native bobwhites, hens laying about 50 eggs annually totaling roughly 3 760 eggs this year. The Walker County Wild Life Conservation Club aims to acquire birds from the hatchery for future restocking efforts.
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Derby thrills prove top in sports in short race
Dewitt Carmichael of the Annis ton Star attended the Kentucky Derby and returned convinced it is the finest sport. He says no home run with the bases loaded matches the brief two minute thrill of the derby.
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Why Not Buy a Home Aims to Promote Ownership
The article notes about fifty percent of people own homes or are pursuing clear title. It highlights higher home purchases in the past two years than since 1927 and ongoing construction of houses and apartments. It argues ownership makes citizens more engaged and proud, boosting town welfare and property values.
Alabama motorists hit hardest by 1906 auto taxes in nation
Alabama's average motorist paid 88.96 in 1906 for state and federal auto taxes, 30.56 percent of a 212 vehicle value, the highest in the country and nearly twice the U S average. Warl M Hearne, secretary of the Alabama Petroleum Industries committee, cited official U S Bureau of Public Roads reports.
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Quail Development Highlighted in Tennessee Valley Editorial
An editorial in the Jasper Mountain Eagle discusses Tennessee Valley quail rearing experiments and notes the region's emphasis on recreational development including fishing. The piece suggests the valley will gain more recreational focus in coming years as Alabama’s department of conservation progresses.
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Calls for revamping the social security act gains support
The Gejdsen Times urges changes to Social Security, arguing for lowering age eligibility, reducing the reserve fund, and increasing benefits. It warns a 47 billion dollar reserve burdens beneficiaries and invites reckless government spending, proposing a 70 percent reserve cut dedicated to social security only.
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My Wife Ethel Sums Up News Reels With Raucous Glee
A Brooklyn letter writer recalls his wife Ethel deriding war news reels and sports footage. She mocks the endless crown coverage and laments repetitive film of baseball, football, prize fighters, wrestlers, and even Washington senators. The scene closes with a theater manager directing her outside to scream.
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Coronation News Report From Kansas City
May 17 Kansas City milkman delivers milk on coronation morning while Lottie the maid and other servants listen to a kitchen radio. Static disrupts the reception as they remark on the king's marriage with light humor. Dieting noted in world potato consumption.
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First Aid Essentials for Home Use
National First Aid Week stresses home readiness with a basic kit and quick actions. Key items include bandage rolls gauze iodine mercurochrome ammonia eye wash burn ointment ipecac and antiseptics. The article urges calm action seek medical help, don’t contaminate wounds, and learn drowning resuscitation and tourniquet use.
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Stories in Stamps: King’s House of Spanishtown Jamaica
I S Klein recounts the King's House in Spanishtown Jamaica built before 1700 and rebuilt in 1761 at a cost of 150000 dollars. It served as Jamaica’s governor residence for a century before the seat moved to Kingston and it was destroyed in 1925. The building appeared on Jamaican stamps in 1919 and 1921.
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Walter Winchell On Broadway Snippets From The 1987 Mirror
Walter Winchell On Broadway column reflects on Rudy Vallee and Hollywood gossip trends with sharp digs at publicity hacks and the public’s appetite for canine anecdotes and scandal. It notes the lure of insider fame legends and the shifting targets of cafe gossip and show business rumor.
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Gossip and insults spark newspaper byline debate
The piece notes G B Shaw's barbed remarks delight some readers while upsetting others. It highlights how anytime involves Katharine Hepburn, who dislikes reporters and often encounters mockery from journalists.
Public Lovers Clash Routs Leave Marked Scars
A public altercation between two lovers ends with visible injuries and social fallout. Bystanders report a heated dispute escalating to physical blows. The incident highlights volatile relationship tensions and community concerns.
Be Jonius Office Cat and a Ram Lamb Resolution
A church row erupts after a revivalist is seen hugging a young girl. Deacons and elders read a resolution permitting the preacher Bradder Johnson to hold the lamb if it is a ram lamb. A joke ends with a man noting his wife at the door and the foot-wiping habit.
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Midnight Special and the ham sandwich menu gag
A bustling cafe dialogue turns into a humorous inquiry about a Midnight Special sandwich. A customer asks for ham between white bread and the waitress improvises a triple decker with many fillings, shouting the order to a soda jerker. A local man warns that hoping for money without earning it leads to failure.
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Howard Hughes and His Many Would-Be Brides
A lighthearted look at Howard Hughes and the numerous engagements claimed by social columns. The piece notes how fast evolving gossip crops up after major events like disasters, with people recalling near misses and imagined connections to the infamous financier.
Casper-Crudd's Son Takes Stage Career Over Medicine
A fragment suggests Casper-Crudd's father wished him to be a doctor, but Casper chose the theatre and has since played doctors on stage. Industry agents and managers exploit flicker titles to attract print, assembling tale combos overnight.
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Boy dubbed laziest animal in world headline note
Old Ragson Tatters of Brushyi laments widespread belief the world owes a living. A popular referee attended a boxing display in evening clothes for the first time, awaiting the first bout.
Cow pony Jiggs survives 450 foot fall in canyon
Calabasas California May 17 A nine year old cow pony named Jiggs fell 450 feet into a dead end canyon and did not break a bone though he sustained a swell break. Owner W C DuBrock cannot reach him with tackle and the pony may remain in the canyon.
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Rural Policeman Tracks Stolen Mule Across Three Counties
Fayetteville dispatch May 17 reports Rural Policeman Derb Carter tracked a stolen mule fifty miles through three counties without bloodhounds or scientific aids. The mule had cast a shoe before fleeing, but Carter recovered the animal and apprehended the culprits along the route.
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Conversation Echoes Class and Crop Woes in Old Rural Tale
A dialogue unfolds with a college friend about a tailor, a collector, and a landlord. Farmer youths discuss crops and survival, noting the landlord takes the rest of the harvest. A sharp remark about health and fencing underscores social tensions in a rural snapshot.
Commentary on Hollywood rumors and press gossip trends
The piece surveys repeated celebrity comeback claims from Lupe Velez to Johnny Weissmuller and the persistent Burlesque of news about Stan ford White, Duke of Windsor, and Cole Porter, noting overworked phrasing, unverifiable anecdotes, and the duty of critics to avoid mere ribbing without substance.
Nye bill would curb presidential and congressional spending
Washington day by day obituary of the Nye election expenditures act. It outlines proposed spending caps for presidential campaigns and both houses of Congress, limits on per-vote expenditures, and a new Joint Committee on Elections. It notes penalties, forbidden actions, and requirements for record preservation.
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