Alabama football controversy whispers in state politics
A fragmentary editorial voice questions the handling of postseason football decisions involving Alabama and Auburn. It suggests dishonesty in official explanations, notes the governor’s renewed talk of a Tide‑Auburn series, and warns that authorities fear fan unrest and on‑field clashes if restraint fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bibb Graves
University of Alabama
University Ath-Letle
Adolantic
Bitternens
Jenieparler
The Last Slave Curly Lewis Remembered in Alabama
The Birmingham News recalls Cudjo Lewis known as the most historic Negro in the United States. He survived the 1860s slave voyage on the Clothilde and lived to about 96 in Platoeu near Mobile. The piece describes his capture by Dahomey tribes, the voyage’s horrors, and his later life in Magazine Point and Mobile area society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcy Taylor
Birmingham News
Curly Lewis
Alinco Ho
Alabama
Platoeu
Mobile
Cudjo Lewte
United
Cudjo
Africa
America
Magazine Point
Codjo Lewis
Meagher
United States
Constead
Boenish
Tarkar Siave
Tea drinking returns to Birmingham amid social shift
The Birmingham Age Herald notes a tea revival in social life with houseswives and clerks enjoying afternoon cups, while business leaders seek calm amid activity. It recalls tea’s ancient origins in China and Britain’s large imports, and mentions a 2400 year old legend of a Chinese emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Loos
Bher-nung
Tee Haw Brown
Moe
Tha
Industrian
Great Britain
China
Tapan
Coston
United States
Pari
London
Old York church tale of slave memory and escape
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts a slave in a tiny cabin near Amethla, a Mobile daily writer recalling a voyage from Africa. Lewle speculates on a mid Atlantic cruiser pursuing a slave ship and the perilous moment when the chain might have been let go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Old York
Amethla
Cudjo
Africa
Governor appoints 74 to state patrol amid fiery rhetoric
The governor announces 74 road patrol appointees at 100 dollars monthly plus expenses, provoking debate on courtesy and state law enforcement. The Alabama Journal notes motorists may provoke the patrol, while the appointed leader once oversaw a unit whose abolition was fought by irate citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ii-cense
Alabama Journal
Montgomery
Atale
Walters
McAdory
Jefferson County
State Law Enforcement Department
Critif Bla
State Capitol
Wno
Auburn Football Marches to Georgia In 1901 Clash
The account recalls Auburn football’s early practice fields in Atlanta and the landmark 1901 game against Georgia. It describes travel arrangements, the famous Kimball house as headquarters, student crowds, a rain soaked field, and key players Barnwell, Durant Dorsey, and Frank Lipton. Auburn won ten to zero amid muddy conditions and spirited, if cautious, play.
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Tani Ik
Auburn
Bamford
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Addison Greenway
H G. Hodges
University of Georgia
Couries Herty
Atlanta
Georgie
Atheon
Georgia Boys
Ong Wan
Hoya Fron Starke
Montgomery
Rame
College Colara
Famiou Kimball House
Georgini
Alabama Amg
Ab.c
Alettill and Mechanical College
Georgia
Lally-bo
Aiande
Uattorma
Thors
Barnwell
Duron Dorsey
Frank Lipton
Referes
Princeton
Yale
New York Letter Shows Glimpse of 1930s Showbiz Leaders
A sprawling New York Letter surveys a thriving scene of orchestra chiefs and entertainers led by Bach and Vallee, naming figures like Lemberda Lopes Denny and Lyman. It hints at high weekly earnings, powerful agents, glamour, jewelry heists, and Hollywood moves, with notes on Eddie Duchin Olsen andRise of London fame for Dougine Fairbanks Jr, plus a Parisian stay for Dorothy Parker and Virginia Faulkner among others.
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TORK
Dea
Haw
Beton Wiesters
Guy Lemberda
Vincent Lopes
Jock Denny
Abe Lyman
Rudy Vallee
Midio
Bach
al Donohue
Richard Himbre
Lenore Hayton
Ray ‘Noble
Thess Lave
Lois Long
New York
Hollywood
Dorothy Parker
Virginia Faulkner
Teas Slessinger
Victory Sparks Wild Theatre Outside Kimball House
Patrons recall a postgame uproar as Auburn fans celebrated. A distraught woman’s parasol struck a stranger, two men hauled a center player into a buggy, and the crowd shouted rah rah for Upham. Georgia fans accepted defeat with good humor, and memories credit Dr. Charles Hearty for guiding university athletics.
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Kimball House
Kimbell
Georgia
Charles Hearty
Aparft
University of Georgia
Understanding chorea in children from rheumatic fever effects
The article explains that chorea or St Vitus dance in children arises mainly from rheumatic fever invading the nervous system. It notes environmental factors such as deprivation of affection and fear, with December January having higher incidence and summer lower. Treatment emphasizes rest, sympathetic care, good nutrition, and minimizing stressful schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitue
Sundown Stones by Mary Greham Booner
In a whimsical tale the Booner characters the Galumps and bears confront a sootfilled mystery. Jupiter the bear slips into Willy Nilly's, prompting a soot ridden chase while Christopher Columbus Crow admits orchestrating a jammy mislead.
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Mary Greham Booner
Grandma
Jupiter
Christopher Columbus
Christopher
Lax
Willy Nilly
Talks to Parents by Mrs Brooks Petes Church
An excerpt frames elder guidance on parenting across generations. It contrasts parents memories of hardship with modern demands, urging adaptation to change and balanced upbringing rather than clinging to outdated traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehana
From Tiny Theater to Fox Contract a Silent Struggle
Hollywood tales unfold of Michael Whalen signing with Twentieth Century Fox after starting with a penny in the bank and unpaid local theater work. Joseph Bhovila pivoted from music to acting, saving $1,800 for New York auditions, then moving to Hollywood two years ago, facing money shortages and labor gigs while chasing stability and fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Michael Whalen
Twentieth Century-Fox
Joseph Bhovila
Wiskee
Barre
Hhe Musical Etudies
King
New York
Eva LaGallienne
Hollylwood
Hanover
Holigmond
Jupiter
Noted Performer Describes Struggles and Career Drive
A tailed interview portrays a performer recalling times of hunger and penny pinching after laboring as a musician and dancer. He speaks plainly about poverty, later aiming for professional prominence, insisting he will rise despite setbacks and decline sensationalism.
Hunger Wins Fugitive 22 Years Goes Back on For Meal
Charlie Davis, a lifer who escaped in 1913 after years in prison, has returned to Ocala Florida to begin another term. He wandered Nassau Puerto Rico and the West Indies before surrendering to authorities driven by hunger.
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Ocala
Fla
Gor
Charlie Davis
Davis
Nassau
Puerto
Hingry
Chentf
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Renios
Cme
Marna
Wen
Thommen Jefterson
Alstaron
Aalma Timbe- Journal
Taylor
I Ma- Milo
Tademore
Malaverad
Japan
Uilke
McVitter
Isadora
Eddie Duchin
George Olsen
Ada
Sally Flaber
Oscar Shawn
Jack Whiting
Carther’s
Tiffany's
Press of & Dutton
Arthur
Aioken
Alorea Court
Dougine Fairbanks, Jr
United Weekly
Pollahet
Tweedy Tome
Gertrude Lawrence Euried
Gila
Manhattan
Augusta
Maine
Pippin
Aldofortad
Apouks
Weng
Sage Goldstein
Dad
Walt
Nother
Howse
Avery
Puma
Klein
Sunway
Moscow
Ae Ea
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