Health champion 4H girl excels in national contest
Auburn reports Neil Meose, a Bullock County 4H member, scored 98.9 percent to place third in the national health contest in Chicago. Her arc from Bullock County health champion to state and national contender highlights dedication to work, play, and proper diet. She favors fruits, vegetables, dairy, and eggs, and balances club work with home duties and outdoor activities.
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Auburn
Neil Meose
Chicago
Nell
B C Relieves Periodical Pains In Three Minutes
A vintage advertisement promotes B C a soothing remedy claimed to relieve monthly pains in three minutes. It describes a compounded formula with several ingredients used by physicians, aimed at quickly easing cramps, colds headaches neuralgia and nervous distress without narcotics. Available in 19c and 8c packages.
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B.C
Huntsville Mill Eyes Full Year of Production in 1932
Huntsville based Erwin Manufacturing Co Inc declares 1931 set production records with orders on hand for 12 months. The mill produced 54,972 dozen underwear and outerwear, sold 107 66% pounds of cloth and 57 287 pounds of yarn, up from prior year.
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Huntsvile
Huntsville
Erwin Manufacturing Co., Inc
L. O. Erwin
Erwin
Alabama 4-H Health Champion of 1931
The student studied clothing for health and comfort and completed all required projects winning multiple prizes. She attended the 1931 state short course for club girls at Auburn. In the finals in Montgomery she achieved the highest score, earning Alabama's 4-H health champion for 1931.
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Auburn
Montgomery
Alabama
Death for Three Robbers Affirmed by Alabama Court
The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed death sentences for three Negro robbers in 1937 cases. Percy Irvin and Robert Strickland of Lowndes county faced execution for robbery and Isaac Milne of Jefferson county for murder during a 1930 attack on Clark and Weaver. A fourth man, Andrew Levery, Birmingham, had his death sentence affirmed on appeal after a second trial for robbing Vincent Virgo’s store in 1929. The executions were set for March 11, potentially marking Alabama’s first quadruple execution since the electric chair replaced the gallows.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court
Percy Irvin
Robert Strickland
Lowndes County
Isaac Milne
John Clark
Shelly Weaver
Here
Mobile
Clark
Weaver
Montgomery Hospital
Andrew Levery
Jefferson County
Vincent Virgo
Birmingham
Legion Club Rooms Under Construction in Graceville
Graceville officials announce construction of the American Legion stadium and club room. The project, estimated at 2000 to 2500 dollars, is funded by a statewide $10 bond drive. The facility will feature an assembly hall, potential for dances and shows, and an indoor basketball court, with completion expected in a few weeks.
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Graceville
American Legion
Legion Post
the Legion
Refusal of Jobs Fails to Trigger Charity Aid in Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH Feb 1 Charity and light cleaning work will be withheld from those who refused job offers, says Mrs Nelie F. Smith head of the Palm Beach county welfare department. Only six Negroes responded to cane-cutting proffers by Southern Sugar Co despite estimates of about 3,000 unemployed able-bodied Negro men in the county. Lot cleaning work will be reserved for needy white men, and no charity is expected by Negroes who refused steady work for months.
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West Palm Beach
Nelie F. Smith
Palm Beach
Early Spring Coats For Women Devoid of Fur Frivolity
Paris reports slim and practical spring coats for women with minimal fur and simple lines. One color effects, broad shoulders, fitted waists, and full skirts define the season. Navy blue and sapphire hues lead, with mat surfaced wools and soft tweeds as fabrics.
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Paris
Champs Lilysees
Fifth Avenue
Honors Won by Two Alabama Professors
University of Alabama reports high honors for two faculty members. Dr. James J. Doster, dean of the College of Education, elected to the board of trustees of the Druid City Hospital Association, succeeding C. B. Verner. Féward W. Gregory, associate professor of sociology, named program committee chairman for the 1932 Alabama Conference of Social Work in Mobile April 10-12, and serves on the executive committee.
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James J. Doster
College of Education
Druid City Hospital Association
C. B. Verner
Department of Justice
Washington
Féward W. Gregory
Alabama Conference of Social Work
Mobile
Gregory
Forest Resources Drawn On Heavily In Winter Months
Forest resources near farms in Alabama are tapped most in winter for fuel wood and farm needs. The Alabama Commission of Forestry warns tenants should cut inferior trees and allow fast growing species to reach merchantable size. Use of croquis saws may help fell large trees without harming young timber.
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Montgomery
Alabama Commission of Forestry
First issue of The Knoxville Times debuts in Knoxville
The Knoxville Times, a new republican morning paper, appeared Friday with 32 pages. J. A. Dunn, long connected with The Knoxville Journal for 42 years, serves as editor.
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Knoxville
Knoxville Times
New Republican
J. A.dunn
Knoxville Journal
Graceville Woman Hurt In Car Crash
Graceville resident Mrs. Fred Sawyer is in a local hospital with severe head injuries from a Friday automobile wreck four miles east of here on the Jacksonville highway. Her husband, driving, was slightly injured. A second car carried two women traveling from Lake City to Pensacola. the driver lost control as they met another vehicle.
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Tallahassee
Fed
Fred Sawyer
Graceville
Here
Jacksonville Highway
Lake City
Pensacola
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