Headland Boy Wins Annual Cake Race at Auburn
Jeff Stinson of Headland won the 2.7 mile Freshman Coke Race at Alabama Polytechnic Institute on December 11, finishing 15,442 seconds ahead of the field of 357 freshmen. He received the largest cake, plus a freshman track numeral, as Omicron Delta Kappa presented the prize.
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Robert Johnston
Auburn
Ala
Jeff Stinson
Headland
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Stinson
Omicron Delta Kappa
Local names listed in Headland and surrounding towns
A long roster of residents and relatives from Headland Geneva Dothan Ozark Enterprise Abbeville Hartford Dothan Midland City Slo comb Daleville and surrounding areas appears, listing numerous individuals such as Bruner Ashford James Buntin Pansey James Burdeshaw Dothan Geneva Headland and others. The fragment reads as a community notice or social roster without additional context or event details.
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Bruner
Ashford
James Buntin
Midland City
Robert Price
Newville
Cullen Scarborough
Dothan
Brooks Sellers
Daniel Sellers
Cottonwood
Patrick Smith
Slocomb
Jefferson Stinson
Headland
Jack Vann
Woodrow Vaughn
Geneva
Robert Ward
Franklin Wilkes
Richard Wood
Abbeville
Peace champion Rankin promotes nonwar pledge tour
Miss Rankin visits Georgia and other Southern areas urging peace and collecting postcards signed by supporters. She notes stronger peace sentiment in the South and West and cites engaging high school and college students while recounting a Montana school visit where a Congressman encouraged both boys and girls about future roles in politics.
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Georgia
Miss Rankin
Montana
United States
More Candies For Holiday From Mrs Crabtree
Dear Friends in Dothan here are more candies for the family to make at Christmas. Recipes include Raisin Clusters Orange Coconut Balls Chocolate Walnut Patties Coconut Penuchi Molasses Coconut Chews Coconut Creams Apricot Candy Marshmallow Fudge and notes on chill times and cooking temperatures for safe set.
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Dothan
Banking and Oscillating Rates Echoed in Washington Debate
Eccles argues against delaying reductions in interest rates and criticizes imprudent academicians. He cites past Fed actions and urges confidence restoration to revive business activity. At home, social notes mention Miss Charlie Frank Miller and Robert Miller visiting Gadsten relatives. Ruth Lewis to spend Christmas in Ozark with Aunt Mrs. Henry Cain.
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United States
Reserve System
Congress
Washington i
Cicero
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Ruth Lewis
Henry Cain
Mr. Cain
Ozark
Glass attacks liberal bankers and Viner report echoed
Eccles refutes liberal branding while Glass, seen as conservative in banking, denounces academic advisers in a Senate critique of Dr Jacob Viner’s report. Viner urged the Fed to retreat from direct industrial loans and ease rediscount rules for commercial paper as Glass criticizes campus economists and policy ideas.
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Glass
Senate
Jacob Viner
Morgenthau
Viner
Washington
Christmas Eve in Puddle Muddie Celebrates Santa
Mary Graham Bonner narrates a quaint Christmas Eve in Puddle Muddie where the Puddle Muddlers prepare stockings of twig and grass and Santa returns with reindeer to deliver gifts. Animals receive treats and handmade gifts from the community, including Santa’s platform for crumbs and a visit by his dog Great Boy.
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Puddie
Willy Nilly
Santa Claus
Santa
Santo
Rip
Top Notch
Rooster
Christopher Columbus
How to Relieve Headaches In Three Minutes
A vintage advertisement promises quick relief from violent headaches with B C a remedy prepared by a registered pharmacist. It claims B C blends several ingredients to act in minutes and also eases muscular aches colds neuralgia fever and distressed nerves without habit forming drugs. Availability noted in 10c and 25c packages at druggists.
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B. C
Sea going Santa distributes gifts on Yamacraw crew
A sea-going Santa Claus came down from the crew's nest of the United States coast guard cutter Yamacraw to distribute presents to the cutter's crew. Instead of sleigh bells, rockets heralded his arrival as the gifts were handed out on December 24 in Savannah Georgia.
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Quick-Dick
Santa Claus
Great
Santa
Mrs. Duck
Top Notch
Sents
Rip
Christopher
Willy Nilly
Savannah
United States Coast Guard
Yamacraw
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Headland Boy
W. G. Hall of
Auburn Ag
Agricultural Club
University of Georgia
George Dunn
Alabama
Plainsman
Neill ©. Davis
Hartford
Walter Brown
Pansey
Homer Allen
Otis Baker
Skipperville
Joe Baxter
Louise Brannon
Charlton
Dothan Buick Co
Locust Grove Dairy
J. V. Hall
Prop
Princess
Charlie Frank Miller
Robert Miller of
Gadsten
Mrs
Lamar Miller
New York
Princess Xeniaj Romanoff
William B. Leeds
Xenia Romanoff
Goodyear
City Tire CO
Jim Brennan
Creetiv GS
LD _ SKA
Christmas
Radio and Frightaire Service
Mary Graham Bonner
Cbeda
Jobe
Zie
W. L Wooten
Tampe
Harrison
Lisenby Drug Store
Dothan Motor Corp
Plymouth
West Main Street
Montgomery Ward & CO
Dothan, Alabama
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