Helping the Farmer With His Mortgage
The Dothan Eagle discusses a pending farm mortgage bill in Congress. Key points include voluntary principal reductions by mortgagees, interest reductions to five percent, long amortization, foreclosures suspensions for two years, and government funding to help farmers pay taxes and past-due installments. It notes joint stock land banks and Federal Land banks reforms, with potential $500 million treasury borrowing. The piece cites Selma Times-Journal on the relief aim and practical uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank
Joint Stock Land Bank
Joint Stock Land Banks
Freedom of Speech History Record
A historical note traces how movements form to seek unhindered direct expression. It highlights Sweden in the twentieth century organizing a campaign not for national liberty or religious rights but for full untrammeled use of direct forms of speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Associated Preenix
Sweden
Beer Money Flowing Promises Big Gains From Brewers
Estimates show beer sales will circulate up to 1.009 billion dollars in a year with brewing in progress across states. Commerce data note orders for 4 600 trucks and 4 960 passenger cars and 20 million annually for maintenance, plus 6 million for overhauling gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Worth Her Weight in Gold Comment Sparks Debate
A Boston Transcript reflection argues that valuing a woman by her weight in gold is outdated. It notes gold's current exchange value, listing a 140 pound woman as about $6500 and a 100 pound star as worth more than a month’s pay, questioning such compliments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Ethiopia
Batchelor’s Buttons Grown By W. Batchelor
A garbled clipping mentions Batchelor and a proposed name change to George Burnhart Pshaw. It ridicules specialists bills and recalls assorted quips about angels, Ike, tuition, and a warning about Dollar Day causing a flood.
The Ruby in a Compliment Across Time
A reflection on valuing women with rubies as the standard, contrasting priceless gems and monetary measures with wisdom. It discusses shifts in language and manners from 19th to 20th century culture, noting stereotypes and the changing ease of using the second person in Swedish and English dialogue.
Health Insurance as a Voluntary and Compulsory Plan Suggested
The Milbank Memorial Fund urges state commission led, voluntary provision to costed medical care, citing England's system as precedent. It proposes employee and employer contributions plus government support, with a family physician option and coverage for drugs devices and dental care.
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New York Times
Albert G. Milbank
Milbank Memorial Fund
Leest
Gr. McCleary
London
England
Ministry of Health
British Medical Association
Wales
Washington Letter Illustrates House Senate Speed Gap
Herbert Plomr describes the opening days of a special session where the House rapidly passes the emergency banking bill the economy measure and the bill legalizing her in quick sequence while the Senate moves far more slowly showing its reputation as the greatest deliberative body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Reverse Technique Describes House Debate During Session
The piece notes how the House, after passing the teer bill, met on the state of the Union with speeches and grievances aired, while the Senate lagged on the enemy bill. Jack Garner described such sessions as letting the boys get it off their chest in a scene of partisan airing.
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Senate
House
Jack Garner
Leaders acknowledge speeches ease tension but aid later discipline
Such speeches may not sway lawmaking, yet leaders note members feel better after being allowed to vent. This release helps foster improved order and compliance in subsequent proceedings.
Norma Shearer Reflects On New York Awe And Critics
New York letter notes Norma Shearer and her entourage stopping in New York before Europe. Shearer says she fears meeting the New York crowd and worries about critics, though later films have earned better notices. Shearer encounters a handsome young critic who blushes as she teases him.
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New York
Norma Shearer
Irving&Thxiberg
Europe
Broadway
Miss Shearer
The African thriller prompts a boy’s grim remark
Georgie Price watches an African thriller with a mother and child in the audience. A lion scene is shown and the mother tries to teach kindness. The boy blurts out a sharp, sad line about the fate of the young lion in the back.
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Georgie Price
Hungarian Flag Ships Return To Port In Greenwich Village
Paul De Mika and crew of the first vessel to enter the port under Hungarian ownership since the war visit Greenwich Village. The ship Puszta, under British capital support, carries a Hungarian flag with a crew of college men led by Chief Mate Lamdes. The note recalls a yacht landing at an East River apartment house.
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Paul de Mika
Greenwich Village
Paul
Imperial Navy
Hungary
Lamdes
Local visitors and residents noted in Dothan
Twenty years ago in Dothan L. W. Deese of Ozark visited. Miss Nannie Watson was 31 at home. Dr. B P Holland of Columbia came to Dothan. Reb Howall traveled to Slo comb for business. M A Shaw of Enterprise visited. J H Bradshaw of Dothan route three was in town. Miss Florrie Malone left to visit relatives J Samson.
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Nannie Watson
8. P. Holland
Columbia
Dothan
J. H. Bradshaw
Dothan Route Three
Florrie Malone
J. Samson
Desensitizing Rheumatic Fever Patients With Vaccines
Dr Lagu Goldston discusses how rheumatic fever may stem from immune sensitization to streptococcal proteins rather than direct bacterial damage. He describes intravenous vaccines from killed hemolytic streptococci as an experimental desensitization method with preliminary reports noting fewer relapses among treated patients.
Mrs Quacko Seeks Quackers Entertainment For Quackerville
Sundown Stories recounts a playful tale where Mrs Quacko asks Willy Nilly to entertain the Quackers of Quackerville as he plans to repair his car. The Four Paws and Red Wings imitate baseball with quirky ducks pitching unusual balls and altered rules.
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Four Paws
Red Wings
Guacko Dueck
Willy Nilly
Rip
Talks to Parents by Alice Judson Peale
The article stresses a healthy mother as essential for family well being. It argues mothers must attend to their own nutrition rest and exercise to provide calmness and stability for children and marriage. It links maternal health to positive home life and family harmony.
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Alice Judson Peale
Pot Likker Provides Vitamins Minerals Says Nutritionist
Miss Helen Kennedy of Alabama Polytechnic Institute reports pot likker and spring greens are nutrient rich. They supply vitamins A B C and G, plus minerals such as calcium and iron, supporting health, nerves, growth, and pellagra prevention in spring diets.
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Auburn
Ala
Helen Kennedy
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Quacko Plans Help for Party With Willy Nilly
Mrs Quacko refuses but agrees to a plan to invite guests. She tells Mr Nilly he will help, and they set off toward Quackerville to ensure the party will be a success.
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Mra
Quacko
Quackerville
Willy Nilly
Odd Local Quips From Clayton Burdeshaw and Feagle
Officers share humorous remarks about dairy routines and fame in North Carolina. Deputy Strickland discusses liquor driving offenses citing fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and possible year in jail.
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Strickland
Eggs Preserve For Cooking From April To December
The Department of Agriculture advises parents that fresh eggs preserved in waist glass during April and May will remain usable for cooking through November or December. Keep eggs clean and submerged in a water glass solution ready to avoid cracking when boiled.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Lakeland Pair Wins Wat
Mr and Mrs Lakeland of Wat won a local event as reported by AP. The couple claimed a notable victory in a regional contest, reflecting strong performance from Lakeland participants.
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Lakeland
WEN Creepe
Mrs
Qum
Wat
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William Theodore
Hall Sulian Hall
Batchelor Horace Hall
Dothan, AlaLamna
Matt Ore
Weessee
Wrcesnes
Business Office Society
Thomas Jefferson
Atlanta
Devine-Tenney
Stock Land Banks
United States Treasury
Selma Times-journal
The
Dinary
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Tion
Gard
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Mr. Smith
Sation
Smith
Macon
Boston Transcript
Lcod
Mia
Batchelor
W. ©. Batchelor
George
Burnhart Pshaw
Akron
Stockholm
Science Moniter
Herbert Plomr
William Gaines
Hoch
East River
L. W. Deese of
Ozark
Reb Howall
Slocomb
M. A. Shaw
Enterprise
Hitler
Dr. Lagu Goldston
Sundown
Marv Graham Bonner
Clayton Burdeshaw
Burdeshaw
E. L. Feagle
Tin
Little Mountain
N. C
el Toro
Oklahoma City, App
Thaden
State of Oigabonet Sa
Tong
Erin
Ai Mily
Aly
Aiden
Ann R Merritt
Mle
Louise
S. Tiwain
Henry Namsorins
Charlie
I Skippe
Thoma
Derpar Toom
Rien
Landla Hy
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