Summer Strains Test Eve and Dick Brooks in Advertising Office
Eve Brooks grows restless in the city office while Dick Brooks works at home and in the yard. He props up the garden with trellises and a pergola, while Eve vies to become advertising manager and dreams of Europe. Their summer routines reveal growing tension over employment and leisure.
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June
Eve
Bixby’s
Yinks
Searle Barnes
Barnes
Arlene
Mona
Brooks
Triangle Love and Blue-Color Dreams In Small-Town Tale
Eve reads Arlene's letters revealing a romance triangle among Arlene Sam and George Bliss while back home Dick and Eve spar over money and smoking. The scene shows fragile peace, shifting affections, and financial strain as the story nears a cliffhanger.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Malaria Relief
A wartime styled advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic cures malaria by expelling infection from the blood and building up the body. It notes tasteless quinine and iron, safety for children, and urges readers to buy at stores for complete relief and reinfection protection.
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Grove
Martin College Announces Major Expansion for Sixty Fourth Session
Martin College will open its sixty fourth session September 19 with dormitories at capacity. Renovations this summer and 1800 feet of concrete walks this week accompany an anticipated enrollment rise. Faculty will be enlarged and additional dormitory equipment ordered by telegraph. The financial condition of the college is noted.
Alabama college offers low rate for students
In Out Our Way, Williams notes a college program cutting rates for both high school and college branches. Enrollment of Alabama students is projected to double from last year, signaling strong growth amid changes. Mrs. M. L. Tyne returns to Birmingham after visiting for her father R. R. McGuire’s illness. Irvin Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell depart for Chicago to attend the fair, amid community business chatter.
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Alabama
Irvin Mitchell
H. G. Hill Company
Second Avenue
Mitchell
Chicago
All Day Singing At Pleasant Ridge
An all-day singing is planned at Pleasant Ridge on Sunday. Dinner will be served at noon and singers are invited to attend. The event takes place near Ryan's Cross Roads in the east end of the county.
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Pleasant Ridge
Ryan's Cross Roads
No Rainfall Recorded Over 24-Hour Period
There was no rainfall here during the 24-hour period ending at seven o'clock this morning.
Voice of the People
A reader letter outlines concerns and opinions directed to the Daily, addressing local issues and civic matters. The submission reflects public sentiment, calling for action and accountability from community leaders and institutions.
Choice of Morgan County's New Leader Considered
In a letter to the editor Boyd Paryear urges Morgan County to select a successor for the late Mr. Gibbons. He nominates three vocational men: Mr. Martin of Danville, Mr. Cantwell of Eva, and Mr. Hall of Falkville, noting their wide community and state reputations.
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Gibbons
Morgan County
Martin
Danville
Cantwell
Eva
Hall
Falkville
Boyd Paryear
Mouton Heights
Decatur
Ala
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