White Sox blank Reds as Kerr shuts them out 3-0
Dicky Kerr held Cincinnati to three scattered hits while the Chicago White Sox won 3-0. Reds pitchers Fisher and Luque allowed seven hits in defeat. Burglars smashed a plate glass door at Hughes & Tidwell on Moulton street and fled with clothing. City council last night discussed the dispute over white way posts on Bank street tied to a proposed power franchise. Albany-Decatur fare hikes to begin October 6 after agreement with North Alabama Traction Company. Committee named to secure grounds for Albany-Decatur golf club. Local business notes cite job losses and a shift to new ventures fueling earnings improvements through pluck and new ideas.
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Dicky Kerr
Reds
White Sox
Fisher
Luque
City of
Decatur
Alamo Power Company
Bank Street
Power People
Three months remain in the good year 1931 guidance
The passage urges individuals to improve finances by budgeting income and expenses, paying debts promptly, and setting a definite date to become financially independent. It emphasizes disciplined, businesslike handling of money and avoiding haphazard financial management.
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Jether
Ledtvidan
Governor Miller praised for tax reform probe
Governor Miller is praised for sending two trusted aides east to study government economics as a preface to Alabama’s broad reform. The Selma Times Journal lauds the move, urging radical cost cuts and a streamlined local government structure to curb mounting expenditures nationwide and in Alabama.
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Miller
Alabama
Sen Fee
Selma Times Journal
Nitrate Plants at Shoals Not Obsolete, Says McFarland
W F McFarland of Florence, Muscle Shoals commission member, argues the nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals are not obsolete. He cites War Department test data and figures showing savings for fertilizer buyers, potential American employment, and continued cyanamid process viability, countering critics and 1922 Ford offer doubts.
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Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley
W. F. McFarland
Florence
Muscle Shoals Commission
Shoals
McFarland
Montgomery Journal
McParland
War Department
United States
Henry Ford
Wilson Dam
Vest to shirt sleeves a day’s clothing pivot
A morning routine note advises putting on a vest for work hours and shedding it to shirt sleeves by afternoon. The change marks a simple wardrobe shift tied to daily tasks. No external entities are named in the readable text.
Vitamin A and colds in Dr. Olendening's note
The Daily columnist Dr. Logan Olendening argues that lack of Vitamin A may lead to colds and recommends spinach carrots squash and other inedibles as sources. He quips that people might prefer the cold to the cure if there are objections.
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Logan Olendening
the Daily
India
Gandhi
Belize
A Glad New Year Praise Mr Lee and Gandhi Threatens Copyright
Features syndicated column by Arthur Brisbane from 1930 praising Mr Lee and noting peaceful Gandhi in a broad cultural commentary. The piece reflects contemporary views on politics and copyright, framing leadership and nonviolence within a global context.
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Mr. Lee
Gandhi
A Features Syndicate
Arthur Brisbane
Worldly woes and wonders litters a late empire page
A sprawling miscellany discusses Rosh Hashanah charity in 91 Jewish institutions, violent theft involving William Lee in Brooklyn, remarks on women by Eleanor Patterson and Anita Loos, Gandhi’s India's boycott threat, meteors sighted over Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan, LaFollette politics, Borah’s Virginia friends, and martial law at Jonesboro Arkansas as Rev Jeffers accuses a local pastor.
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LaFollette
Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
Virginia
Old Dominion
Jonesboro
Arkansas
Jeffers
First Baptist Church
Tropical hurricane devastates cities and ships
Duras was struck by a tropical hurricane Wednesday as buildings were wrecked and about 200 killed. The same storm hit Porto Rico with one death and left 200 roofs torn from San Juan homes. The danger lies in the cyclone's whirling power moving slowly about 15 miles an hour, guiding vessels to steer away.
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Duras
Porto Rico
San Juan
Evangelist Defies Martial Law During Crowded Revival
In a crowded revival tent 5000 attendees hear an evangelist declare his sermons come from God not the governor or martial law and that martial law will not influence his ministry as national guardsmen stand with fixed bayonets outside.
Members ousted by vote at First Baptist church
Seventeen congregation members in Jonesboro Arkansas were ousted by a vote related to the church war over Pastor D H Heard. The action followed support for evangelist Rev Joe Jeffers and led to national guardsmen being called to maintain order during the controversy.
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Jonesboro
Ark
First Baptist Church
Joe Jeffers
D. H. Heard
National Guardsmen
Edward Singleton Returns for Jaw Operation at Baugh’s
Edward Singleton, a well known Decatur youth, was back at Baugh's Infirmary today for a jaw operation. His previously fractured jaw has responded to treatment and a second operation is needed to remove a temporary setting keeping the bones in place.
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Edward Singleton
Decatur
Baugh’s Infirmary
Young Singleton
Mrs. J. T. Ninger Continues at Sixth Avenue Home
CONTINUES ILL Mrs. J. T. Ninger remains at her home on Sixth Avenue South as friends regret to learn of her condition.
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J. T. Ninger
Sixth Avenue South
Scarlet Sumac and Asters at the Water's Edge
Vivid seasonal scene features scarlet sumac waving in wind, a broken rainbow over trees, stately purple asters by the shore, lonely nests in hedges, fruit clusters overhead, dry leaves rustling under rabbit steps, and the enduring scent of rose despite falling petals and rain.
This Water Is Contaminated Roadside Sign Joke
A thirsty tourist drank from a roadside well after seeing a highway department sign "This Water Is Contaminated." A passing highway official warned him with a joke remark, then the sign was altered to read "This Water Is Bad Not Fit Drnk" as a punchline about advertising clarity.
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Highway Department
Tim fired for not making enough noise at boiler plant
Tim O reports being fired by the boss for insufficient noise production at the boiler room. The claim centers on expectations for loud work in a factory setting and his dismissal outcome is noted.
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Tim
Tim O
Cake Disaster Causes Dog to Lose Frosting Cooling Time
A humorous dialogue recounts a young wife blaming a dog for eating a cake left on the back porch. The husband consoles her and jokes about obtaining another dog from a man he knows.
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John
Squirrel set to sealskin conversion advertised
A dialogue notes a customer ordering alteration of a “Purs Altered” item and instructs a shop to send a squirrel set to be made into a sealskin, illustrating a tailor shop exchange with a fashionable request.
Silk and Calf Riddle Stumps Amateur Readers
A fragmented quip about silk and a calf stirs debate among readers. The brief cryptic line hints at a pun or puzzle, inviting interpretation and lively letters to the editor. No clear event or person is identified.
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R T. Sheppard
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Frost, Landis & Kohn
Atlanta
New York
Chicago
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Hughes & Tidwell
Moulton Street
Washington
Admiral Gray
Morgan County
Kilby
Albany-Decatur
North Alabama Traction Company
Atlee Hoff
Julian Bibb
Gov. Roosevelt
Capper
Union
William Lee
Brooklyn
Lee
Caucasia
Eleanor Patterson
Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Hearst
Washington Herald
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Ida Tarbell
Anita Loos
Wolfe
Quebec
Rensard
Yund
England
Mar~es
Wisconsin
Lake Winnebago
Lake Michigan
E. E. Forbes and Sons Piano Co
Chickering
Knabe
Kurtemann
Spartan
Majestic
Victor
RCA
Philco
Clarion
Server and
Copeland
E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Co
Birmingham
Anniston
Montgomery
Second Ave
Baugh’s
Penney’s
Crepes
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