Massive public bond plan eyed to spur revival in depression era
Washington reports on a bold proposal for a public construction bond issue running into billions of dollars. Senator LaFollette leads a wave of support arguing such bonds would create jobs, lift commodity prices, and stabilize banks, railroads, and industries through 10 year maturities and a two percent tax on high incomes.
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LeFollette
Principal Hartford Colored School Writes Letter To Her People
A letter from Principal Hartford Colored School speaks to the students and community about enduring hardship, seeking faith, and preparing for a spiritual crossing to a brighter future. It frames this personal struggle as a precursor to rebirth, likening it to Moses’ burial and Joshua’s renewal, urging action rather than stagnation.
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Hartford Colored School
Move On Through Hard Times With Resolve From Bertha AAskew
Bertha J. Askew, principal of Hartford Colored School, urges motion over stagnation to face a perilous period. She likens challenges to crossing a Jordan, insisting individuals must act as their own Joshua, keep faith in a changeless God, and move forward despite chilly minds and danger.
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Local Social Notes From Across Alabama and Nearby Cities
Headland and Wedowee residents visit kin in Birmingham and Donalsonville while others travel to Roanoke Lineville Montgomery and Ozark. Veterans hospital holds Haywood Grady in Lakeland. visitors include Miga Stovall and Annie Thompson from Washington DC and Columbia. The report also notes Bernice and Thomas Woods visiting relatives in Montgomery and Bunny Brackin spending holidays with the Brackins.
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Tom Woods
Thomas Woods
Bernice Woods
Myrtlee Woods
Grady Woods
Donalsonville
Haywood Grady
Veteran’s Hospital
Lakeland
Miga Oulda Stovall
Washington, D. C
Annie Thompson
Columbia
Marvin Scott
Montgomery
Eunice Burdeshaw
Herbert Ford
Lineville
Eustace Burdleshaw
Fort Benning
Sunset Pass Stumper Tests Rock and Amy Rivalry
Rock presses John Dabb and Hesbitt for loyalty while dreading Thiry Preston’s arrival. Amy warns of danger as Rock contends with gossip about his Preston ties and a looming masquerade amid tense ranch politics. Caleb defends Rock and demands proof of honesty as past flames flare and a showdown looms.
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