Louisiana Press Fights Huey Long Tax in 2 Percent Ad Revenue Bill
The editor lambasts Huey P. Long for pushing a 2 percent gross advertising tax targeting newspapers in New Orleans and Shreveport, exempting under 20,000 circulation papers. He warns such special legislation mirrors demagoguery and could spread to other states, threatening free press and reader costs. The bill passes amid hostile tone from critics and supporters alike.
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Iana
United
New Orleans
Long
Louisiana Press
Diet of Skimmed Milk and Bananas Aims at Slimmer Figures
Dr. Herman Bundesen of Chicago conducted a 30 day diet trial using skimmed milk and bananas on three young women. Alice Joy shed 9 3 4 pounds from 12 pounds overweight, Nicola Terry lost 14 pounds from 20 excess, and Deon Craddock dropped 8 1 2 pounds from 21 excess. Under medical supervision, bananas and milk formed the base with possible variations. Publication may boost skimmed milk sales, but dieters should seek physician supervision.
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Herman N. Bundesen
Chicago
Florens Ziegfeld
Mae Weat
Ziegfeld
Bundesén
Alice Joy
Liberty Defended from Letter to Hartford Courant
The piece argues that the Hartford mayor overstepped legal bounds by denying a permit to the League Against War and Fascism parade. It condemns censoring officials and stresses that civil liberties, not officials opinions, protect free expression and press freedom even amid anti war protests.
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Hartford Courant
Odell Shepard
Trinity College
Hartford
Conn
League Against War
the Courant
Shepard
Common Council World
Fascism
Deglamorizing Ruth and other stage ghosts in New York
New York columnist O C McIntyre surveys faded stars and public scenes from Babe Ruth’s decline to faded icons like Geraldine Farrar and Julius Tannen. He notes crowd sentiment, personal declines, and public reception, peppered with witty anecdotes about celebrities, dogs, and city life.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Aswatter
Dothan Social Notes From Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago in Dothan G F Green former Montgomery buyer bought the Red Front Five and Ten cent store. The Ingram brothers planned canning tomatoes. Grace Faircloth and Gladys Whatley visited Cuthbert Georgia with Louise Taylor. Mary Bradley of Abbeville visited Mrs Perkins. Dr A S Steagall and wife from Abbeville were in Dothan briefly. Lillian Brown of Ozark visited her sister Mattie Brown. Eva Heard left for New York with Saxon Heard Dry Goods Co. Dothan Lodge No 466 A F and A M was to meet. Mr and Mrs A Y Malone and son left for Pensacola for a time.
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G. F. Green
Montgomery
Grace Faircloth
Gladys Whatley
Cuthbert
Louise Taylor
Eva Heard
New York
Saxon-Heard Dry Goods Co
Geography lesson in crime control from state borders
A man arraigned on homicide received a suspended sentence in Rhode Island with a pistol ban and stay out of the state. He was paroled from Dannemora Prison in New York on the condition he return to Rhode Island, illustrating how crime control crosses borders per the New York Sun analysis.
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Rhode Island
New York
Dannemora
New York Sun
Definition Democracy in politics as seen by rivals
H J Phillips in Once Over quotes political punditry arguing democracy is claimed lost by Republicans when Democrats win and claimed unattainable except when Republicans lose an election.
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H. J. Phillips
Lincoln voters to again consider Sunday film shows
LincolnNeb voters will ballot August 14 on amending city blue laws to allow Sunday moving pictures while keeping bans on dancing on the Sabbath and other activities. The measure would strike references to Sunday shows but retain prohibitions on certain noisy or energetic pastimes such as quoits and racing.
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Lincoln
Neb
Laincoln
Prison reform letter prompts better living conditions
Warden Frank J D Whipp of the Illinois State Penitentiary says a letter from an inmate suggests life could be easier with a swimming pool decorated walls and smarter guards. The writer even proposes an intelligence test for guards to lift the institution’s level. In Raleigh a prison camp incident describes Dallas Brown escaping during a phaseball game as he outran a pursuer after a ball mishap.
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Frank JD. Whipp
Thinois State Penitentiary
INNES
Raleigh
NW. C
Dallas Brown
Dallas
Three Ross Sons Suffer Appendicitis In Quick Succession
In Blacksburg a contractor named Cliff Ross took his three sons to the hospital for appendicitis operations in consecutive days. The first two sons were treated locally, while the third was sent to Gastonia. Mrs. Ross is recovering from an appendectomy performed the previous day.
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Tiend
Plenty Blacksburg
S&s. C
Cliff Ross
Ross
Gastonia
Escape, nude suspect flees into woods in Lexington
Lexington officers chased Ralph Davis, wanted on highway robbery charges, after he dove through a home window and escaped unclothed with only a pistol. He leaped two garden fences and vanished into nearby woods.
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Lexington
N .C
Ralph Davis
Davis
Davie
Gypsy fortune teller swindles woman for 14000 dollars
In Brooklyn a gypsy reader duped Miss Emily Churchward by promising to double her fortune. She paid 14 000 dollars and received a wrapped handkerchief she wore for months before discovering the loss. Police seek the suspect as the scam repeats.
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Brooklyn
Emily Churchward
Talks to Parents by Alice Judson Perle
Mr Smith works long hours and evenings exhaust him leading to clashes with restless children. Mrs Smith endures heat and late bedtimes, while kids roam and disrupt quiet. Early bedtimes give parents respite and boost efficiency, and teach children to respect parental needs. As children grow self sufficient, later hours may be possible, preserving parental rest and family balance.
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Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Oder
Private Scandals and Star Comedy Features at Local Theatre
Houston listings show a week of film and stage acts including ZaSu Pitts and Ned Sparks in a comedy edited by Phillips Holmes with Mary Brian, plus Ned Sparks. The schedule highlights 20th Century with Carole Lombard and John Barrymore, cartoons, and music. Showtimes cover Thursday through Saturday with Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Jacqueline fronting a double feature and a Father Wild Idea.
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Phillips
Bela Lugosi
Davi Manners
Jacqueline Wak
Charlie Chase
Midweek Shows and Cowboy Acts at Local Theater
The program lists Tim McCoy with Voice In the Night on Wednesday and Thursday, a comedy titled No More Bridge with Jack Little Jr, and Buffalo Bill Jr in Tighting Cowboy on Saturday. Also billed are a car comedy Rip Van Winkle and Fighting With His Carson featuring Jobs Mack Brown.
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Bridge
Jack Little, Jr
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Hit Carson
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Sermon Series Starts at Christian Church
A series of sermons by Fred It Little of Jackson Mississippi begins Saturday night at the Christa Jiame Church on the Hate price highway and will continue through the following week. The public is invited to attend services.
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Fred It Little
Jackson, Miss
Doctor Huey Visits Brother in Hospital
Homerville Ga Dr H G Huey and his wife arrived at Moody hospital to be at the bedside of their brother J A Huey a prominent attorney who is seriously ill with pneumonia. His condition was reported improved today.
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Onedt
Focal News
Redross
H. G. Huey
Homerville
J. A. Huey
Moody Hospital
Huey
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