Industrial shifts blamed on tariff drive offshoring factories
A 1951 Birmingham Port dispatch cites Rep Canfield and Yale economist Dr Rogers warning that high tariffs push U S industry abroad. By 1920 American investments in foreign factories reached 1.912 billion dollars with 45 percent in Canada and 38 percent in Europe. Rogers argues losses from plant migration may never be recovered as firms move to escape retaliatory duties.
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Canada
Jemen Harvey Rogers
Yale
Wen
Europe
Latin America
Asia
Bors
Américas
Pr. Rogers
Dr. Rogers
Birmingham
Batchelor's Buttons Grown By W C Betchelor
A fragmented item notes Batchelor's buttons grown by W C Betchelor with stray phrases about mothers babies and income. The garbled text references wind calm and fashion and mentions a man with an open mind and a casual remark about food and clothes.
Debate over private property and cotton limits under law
A long discussion cites state police power to curb cotton planting, weighing constitutional questions and potential legal challenges. Critics warn of government overreach, surveillance, and public unrest, while supporters cite preventing soil exhaustion. Local clippings mock political mania and sensational headlines.
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Ataton
Colon
United States Supreme Cour
Clinton Gilbert
Philadelphia Ledger
Twenty Years Ago In Dothan Memoir Alcoa Fragments
The column recalls local figures and bits from twenty years ago in Dothan, noting Mrs G G Armstrong's death and Buddie Reece's illness, plus Columbia visitors T A Powell and Miss Aurie Fraser in Birmingham. It reflects on dated letters to Princeton University and President Wilson, joking about out-of-date manners and garters, with light satire on memory and progress.
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Princeton
Wostrow W
Giseraer
Wienz
New Jereesen
Eith Woodrow Winson
Albany Herald
Speed Kills Why Not Slow Cars To Save Lives
An anti car violence polemic argues Americans die daily from automobilerelated causes. It questions highway speeds, urging a lawful cap around 40 mph and warning that billions spent on roads feed death traps rather than safer profits. The piece laments civilian casualties and calls for urgent action.
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Ilegal
Alabama Dairy Board Seeks More Cows At Home Supply
The Alabama Industrial Board urges boosting dairy output to reduce $20 million yearly in dairy products leaving the state. Increasing herd sizes and per cow production could meet Alabama’s needs, put milk and dairy products at home, and ease farmers from cotton dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Industrial Board
Alabema
Christmas whiskey debate from a World War veteran in Alabama
A World War veteran in Dothan Alabama vents about Prohibition, arguing whiskey should be accessible at home. He recalls saloons, mocks prohibitionists, and criticizes the alcohol ban amid references to Clarence True Wilson and a benevolent bishop.
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United States of America
Ethco
Clarence True Wilson
Rt. Trev
Cannon
Parvenu
Utopia
New York Letter Aboard a Broadway Hotel Whirl
Herbert Cummer recalls a Forties Broadway hotel near the Rialto with vivid memories. He writes of a fire scare in a guest’s room, a night in pajamas among actors and chorus girls, and the colorful mix of vaudeville veterans, dancers, fiddlers, and singers who filled endless hours and tensions in the old house.
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New York
Rethal
Rialto
Losee
Rumor runs on Davis future with Philippines post
Washington letter notes whispers that Dwight Davis may quit as governor general of the Philippines. Theodore Roosevelt Jr is floated as a potential successor or even a U.S. senator possibility, with independence debates shaping future Manila governance amid Hoover era policy shifts.
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Washington
Dwight Davis
Philippines
Telands
Davis
Hoover
United States
Mac
Missouri
Davin
St Young
Teddy" Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Young
T. R
The
Panama Canal shipping editorial appreciation noted
Bay Harbor and Panama City port shipping increases prompt thanks. R B Coleman general manager expresses appreciation for the publication's friendly attitude and offers future cooperation.
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Panama
Fisher
Eacle
Panama City
Bay Harbor
R. B. Coleman
Fragmented Readable Fragments From Old Column
A scrambled collage quotes Sylvia Sidney about individuality and God, cites Seneca precepts, and reports Birmingham safety notes by Perkins J. Prewitt urging parents to supervise children’s skating after Christmas injuries. It highlights dangers of street skating and small objects, urging careful parental oversight.
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Sylvia Sidney
Sylvie
von Illuminated
Sea of Earth
Len Francis Gilbert Oon
Seneca
Birmingham
Perkins J. Prewitt
Birmingham Safety Council
Morollet
Eafety Apert
How's Your Health By Dr Lago Goldston
A compact piece on the scientific study of man through animal experiments. It discusses rats as models for human biology, noting the rat’s life cycle and usefulness in research on cancer and genetics. Included is a local note about a hydravilleorum and Ohio corn crop figures for the year.
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Ascclerad
Ell Newa Dlepmtebes Credite IE
Man
Thomas Jetterson
Lago Goldston
Olver Wendell Holmes
C. Judson Heritick
Talks to Parents by Alice Judson Peate
Advice to parents on handling a child’s use of bad words. It counsels remaining calm, not showing shock, and avoiding overreaction to prevent encouraging repetition while guiding the child away from vulgar language and diminishing its appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Judson Peate
Sundown Stories by Mary Grahem Souner
A fragment from Sundown Stories features a clock gifting warm gloves to Peggy and John and hints at a Christmas Eve or New Year setting. The piece mentions a pilot and children viewing a party as time advances, with lingering uncertainty in the narration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundown Stories
Mary Grahem Souner
Peggy
John
New Year at the Air Hotel Echoes Global Greetings
Fragmentary scene shows guests at an air hotel hearing bells horns and strange sounds as New Year ushering begins. Voices travel by phonelike devices across Africa Asia Australia and beyond joining in a worldwide celebration of music signals and greetings.
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Air
Hom
Valees
Africa
Australia
Anis
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