October 31 1517 anniversary shapes modern liberty
A reformation anniversary article notes Luther’s role in civil and religious liberty. It cites Carlyle, Franklin, Webster and Froude, tracing how Luther’s actions and the German reform movement helped inspire the Mayflower voyage, Puritanism, and the spread of English and American liberty. October 31, 1517 is marked as a pivotal day in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Martin Luther
Eliot
Jesus
Carlyle
Luther
England
America
Van
Wittenberg
Benjamin Franklin
Germany
Daniel Webster
Bunker Hill
North America
Froude
Willingham Poems to Be Published by Revell Company
The Fleming H. Revell Company has accepted a volume by J. Willingham of the Mobile Register staff for publication. Titled Church in the Country and Other Poems it will include Religious Poems Poems of the Homesteader and 36 sonnets with publication locations listed as New York Chicago London and Edinburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming H. Revell Company
Fifth Avenue
New York
Chicago
London
Edinburgh
J. Willingham
Mobile Register Reportorial
Nan Britton Sues For Damages In Libel Suit
Nan Britton sues Marion hotel keeper C. A. Klunk in federal court Toledo for 50000 alleging libel from his book The Answer to the President's Daughter and its sale at his hotel. The case cites damage to reputation. Britton, author of The Presidents Daughter, is shown with her 12 year old daughter Elizabeth Ann Britten Harding at trial opening in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Marion, O
Nan Britton
Miss Britton
C. A. Klunk
Miss Britten
Elizabeth Ann Britten Harding
Court expected to sit Saturday for unfinished cases
Jurors, court attaches, the presiding judge and witnesses believed no holiday would pause sessions. With about ten jail cases awaiting disposal and only two or three likely to be finished today, court is expected to continue tomorrow. One murder trial, Floyce Tapscott, was previously tried with a mistrial. Two men from Hartselle were in town Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyce Tapscott
Kirklands Return From Memphis Visit
Mr. and Mrs. R A Kirkland have returned from a month long visit to Memphis Tennessee with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Kirkland
Memphis
Tenn
Caught at the Princess features Calamity Jane tale
Paramount presents Caught a western tale of Calamity Jane with Louise Dresser and Richard Arlen. The plot follows a cavalry officer’s mission to shut down a gambling hall run by Calamity as Frances Dee seeks a fortune in land. Amid gunfights and romance Calamity’s hard heart shows a softer edge in a final act of mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Santa Fe Trail
Colton
U. S. Cavalry
Louise Dresser
Will Rogers
Kate Winslow
Frances Dee
Arlen
Bis
Frances
Trinity News Events Mary Bass Weds Earl Terry
A quiet Trinity wedding joined Miss Mary D. Bass and Earl Thomas Terry of Decatur at the Moulton Heights parsonage with Rev. M. W. Stedham officiating. The bride wore black and white crepe with matching accessories. The couple plans a short wedding trip and will reside in Trinity where Terry works for the state highway department. Numerous relatives and friends from Decatur, Florence, Huntsville, Sheffield, and Birmingham attended and visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D. Bass
O.W. Bass
Earl Thomas Terry
Decatur
Moulton Heights
M. W. Stedham
Merl Bass
Ruth Mooney
Jee S
Sean
Rayburn Neville
E. R. Clements
Hartselle
Huntsville
Vink Neville
New Orleans
George Neville
Barton Morris
Birmingham
Trinity
Anthony Stovall
Doris Turner
Sheffield
A. G. Emens
Prank Davis
Evelyn and
Elinor Green
Margaret King
Marjorie Phinizy
Cecelia Alexander
Estelle Hendrix
Longest Sonnet in Church in the Country Critiques Modern Churches
The book notes that the longest sonnet in Church in the Country is an iambic tetrameter composition of 826 lines, written in a stanza form. It serves as a critique of modern churches and, by extension, modern society and convention.
Thursday Visitor G M Johnston Tour Decatur
G M Johnston of route two Hart Selle visited Decatur on Thursday, joining local residents for a brief call and tour of the town.
Castoria for Colicky Babies Advised by Doctors
Visit here Mr and Mrs Doc Jones promote Comfort for colicky babies through Castoria's gentle regulation. Doctors say preventing gas in the stomach and bowels keeps the intestinal tract open. Castoria is a pure vegetable preparation without harsh drugs, safe for babies and children, with the genuine Castoria name to keep on hand.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Igus
Coleanor
Red Ash
Cahaba Hill’s Creek Cahaba
Empire—Sunlight Jellico
Semet Solvay Coke
Decatur Ice & Coal Co
Willingham
Tne Fas
Weig
Black Suede
Brown Suede
Wohl
Bank Street
Goldier
Calamity
Pon l Pe Talkie
Howucane
Tom Kennedy
Martin Burton
Sid Saylor
Guy Oliver
B. J. LeSeint
James Mason
N. B. Co
Kremel
Chipso
Sisters OF the Skillet
Joe
Pride OF Illinois
Delmonte
Rosedale
New
Texas
Evergood
Chile
Carton
Joan Arc
Pork Chops
Bama
K. C
Black Hawk
Trinity News Events
Will Emens
Maurice Dysart
Arthur Emens
Turner
Tom Berry
Opal Berry
Florence
Ben Fennell
Leonard Pruitt
Holland
Alisbrook
Buddie Pippin of
Leighton
G. M. Johnston
Teller
Los Angeles
Mr. and
Mrs. Doc Jones
Castoria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!