Auction sale yields over sixty thousand dollars
The Rudder Place auction opposite Knight's Island drew bids totaling well above $60,000. Henry Goidel, ex Albany, has passed the Georgia state board exam and earned a pharmacist license. J F Browne residence on Sherman Street sold to Oliver Thornton. BE A Henry of Birmingham arrives to lead Alabama Water Company operations locally. Mrs J L Gunter leaves for Columbus Miss for a visit. M L Britain injured a door and broke his arm. Dr W A Rickles visits Hartselle on business. Mr and Mrs Milton Harvey to entertain guests in Athens. Miss BE Wilma Renegar returns from Fayetteville Tenn.
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Rudder Place
Knight's Island
Henry Goidel
Albany
Georgia State Board
The
Daily
Fans Face Clash of Games Amid Dual Big Moments
A reader notes that football and world series games coincide creating a tough choice for sports fans. The column ponders which event to attend as schedules collide and rival teams compete for attention.
Nothing Doing Thus Far in Behalf of Local Merchants
The Decatur newspaper notes no action by the city council on calls to place financial barriers against unfair competition. It argues thousands of dollars leave the city yearly for retail in other towns, harming local merchants, industrialists, and farmers. The piece urges decisive steps to protect business and municipal vitality.
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Decatur
Esther
Trade school at Y fulfills real need here
The Daily applauds Secretary Arvidson of the Y M C A for the likely return of the vocational school this fall and winter. It argues the trade school meets a real local need by offering workers a path to promotions and practical instruction, despite fears from general Depression and budget cuts. Details will be published as plans become clear.
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KE. Arvidson
Arvidson
Decatur
Opportunity
Cancer claims, urges early diagnosis and public action
A Selma Times-Journal piece quotes Dr. Theodore B. Appel on cancer danger and prevention. It argues most deaths could be prevented with prompt medical consultation for lumps or persistent sores and emphasizes annual exams as a key defense. Cooperation and timely interest are urged to reduce the cancer death rate.
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Selma Times-Journal
Train of Thoughts for the Sabbath and other days
A preacher urges going the second mile in duty and public life. He critiques capitalism, Sino-Japan tensions, and majority rule, urging personal sacrifice, faith, and Christ’s teachings. He warns against mob rule, praises individual evangelism, and calls for righteous action over easy compliance.
Question on doing a job right with no excuses
The speaker asks if it has occurred that one either does the work correctly or fails, insisting there are no excuses for poor performance. It implies accountability and insistence on meeting standards without deflection.
Our 100 Years Here What Will Laval Say
A brief feature by Arthur Brisbane discusses France’s leader Laval in the lens of German ingenuity and a symbolic flying honeymoon, reflecting 1930s political anxieties and modernization trends through a wry, opinionated voice.
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Laval
World dollar strength cited in cross continent comments
The piece notes American wallets dominate global finance, with favorable views of the dollar despite European efforts. It recalls France’s Laval, U.S. war debt talks, and a Hoover plan forming a 500 million dollar bank pool to shore up weaker banks, while bankers and French bankers await his arrival.
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Howell
McCain
Ward
Rentschler
Hoover
Germany’s reparations masked by large external borrowing
The article notes Germany paid France ten million marks and two and a half billion dollars in reparations while borrowing about 3.75 billion dollars from Britain and the United States. It claims Germany spent roughly 1.25 billion more than it paid to France on housing and other improvements. The piece ends with a remark on the business record of English speaking countries and references Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson.
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Germany
France
England
United States
Kipling: Noted writer born in Bombay December 30 1865
The eminent Rudyard Kipling, famed for We Willie Winkie Kim and The Jungle Book, was born in Bombay on December 30 1865. He edited the Civil and Military Gazette and Pioneer in India from 1882 to 1889 and traveled globally as a renowned writer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
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Rudyard Kipling
India
Bombay
Civil and Military Gazette and Pioneer
China
Japan
America
Africa
Australasia
Wee Willie Winkie
Kim
Gravel coating covers fifty miles of county roads
Athens Ala Oct 10 Approximately fifty miles of county roads have been treated with gravel during the past summer according to County Engineer Melvin Holt Much work was also done toward repairing and rebuilding bridges Most gravel was hauled in wagons owned by farmers thus spending gasoline tax money where needed
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Athens
Ala
Melvin Holt
Aimee Semple McPherson Honeymoon Revival In Boston
Aimee Semple McPherson, with husband, traveled from New York to Boston for a nine day revival aimed at saving souls. Reporters describe her powder blue ensemble and dramatic preaching as she tours for religious work. The piece notes large sums spent by conventions and government in New York during the past year.
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New York
New Yorkers Question State Officials Bank Deposits
New Yorkers question how local politicians accrue large sums from small salaries. One claimed a $630,000 windfall from a mysterious "big black box" and refused to specify. Another borrowed hundreds of thousands from friends but would not name them. All displayed unusual financial means.
Let Europe Take More Gold, U.S. Defense of Gold Reserve
The author praises keeping five thousand millions of gold locked behind the dollar, arguing that export bans during war showed strength. They reject the timid claim that refusing to export would undermine the gold standard and insist on pride in substantial gold reserves.
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Europe
Old Britannia’s Gold Drain Questioned by Prompt French Craft
A perceptive critique argues that Britain’s wealth has been exhausted by French savvy and urges bold refusal to yield more royal reserves. The piece emphasizes national resolve to safeguard gold and counter external extraction.
Public utility plants powered 1929 output up 11 percent
Total electricity produced by public utility plants in 1929 reached 97 283 000 kilowatts, marking an increase of nearly 11 percent from 1928. The rise reflects growth in demand and expanded generation capacity across utility networks.
State Individualism in Power Regulation Calls for Federal Aid
Charles A. Russell, legal expert on power regulation, argues rugged statewide individualism in power development falters when state authority to regulate ends. He says even with three key state powers, federal oversight is needed to regulate inter state power rates, securities, and accounting, or rate regulation lacks substance.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Charles A. Russell
Federal Power Commission
Russell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Power Board
Interior, War and Agriculture
Nutrition and Schoolchildren Health Study Findings
A study by Maud A Brown in a public school shows underweight children gain with treatment like dental work and tonsil care. Of 112 treated children, average weight gain 50 ounces. 109 untreated gained none. Main cause of underweight is insufficient food intake, with extra feeding boosting growth and parental eating increasing at home.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Maud A. Brown
Neliet
Mistah Rivah and Other Tales in Dialect Verse
A dialect tongue of river lore and rustic humor unfolds in verse and snippets. Characters such as Ruby Doctor Rastus Sambo and Uncle Lorenzo share quips on ghosts, plasters and a mule named Circumstance, reflecting regional voices with pointed wit.
Perfect Control of Emotions Quoted by Son
A fragment quotes a father saying when I get angry or blush my face turns red but I never show it. The line suggests a discussion of emotional restraint and self control within family dialogue.
Quips and classifieds mix in a breezy late edition
A collage of wry observations on manners, luck, and everyday life. Jokes about professors and dogs share the page with a shopper’s note and a New York ad seeking Girls to trim rough sailors. A casual slice of mid-century humor and classifieds.
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Fords
Bridge
Wall Street
New York
Noahs Ark Question Sparks Sunday School Debate
A Sunday School teacher asks why Noah took two of every animal into the ark and a bright child replies that he did not believe the stork story. The exchange highlights a playful clash between gospel narrative and popular myth in a classroom setting.
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Noah
Odd Taxes and Sin in a Quizzed Marriage Tale
A quirky piece notes a “model marriage” where the wife is an acne and the husband a treasury. The crowd debates the first step before seeking forgiveness for sin, with Old St Chestnut declaring the initial act is to sin.
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Old St Chestnut
French Maid Unearths Doctor Says Madame Has Smallpox
A comic exchange reveals a French maid describing the doctor’s diagnosis to an anxious friend. The maid relays that the doctor says Madame has a trifling illness, then corrects to state the trouble is smallpox in a humorous tone.
We Always Have With Us The Poor Prohibition
Dialogue between two aviators touches on social issues and smoking habits as a period piece reflection. It cites Muscle Shoals and references relatives, weaving a banter about moral topics and aviation lore.
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Muscle Shoals
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W. R. Shelton
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Atlanta
Chicago
Tennessee Valley
J. F. Browne
Sherman Street
Oliver Thornton
BE. A. Henry
Birmingham
Alabama Water Company
Columbus
Miss
M. L. Britain
W. A. Rickles
Hartselle
Busi
Mrs
Milton Harvey
Roy Osborne
BE. Wilma Renegar
J. J. Solomon
Fayetteville, Tenn
League of Nations
Aaron
Hugo Black
Promised Land
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
John Franciscation
Francisco
Britain
Erigland
Gene Tunney
Monsieur Lavaix
Charles Farnier
Bank of France
Lacour Gayet
Aimee Semple McPherson
Aimee
Heaven
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Chas. A. Russell
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Dishere
Rastus
Mistah
Lorenzo
Yanceyville
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