Britain Starts War On City Slums in East End
London faces its knottiest problem as a five year drive targets slum clearance by September with re housing the displaced. The East End districts Limehouse Stepney Bethnal Green Shoreditch Finsbury hold the dense populations and poor housing amid limited space for new homes. The plan aims to re house residents near workplaces, while past efforts have cleared 100 acres and moved over 28,000 people since 1898.
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Neville Chamberlain
East End
London County Council
Council
Limehouse
Thames Dock
Stepney
Bethnal Green
Shoreditch
Finsbury
London
Whitechapel
Great Britain
Trivial Paint Debate Led to Double Murder at Party
Chicago AP report details a backyard wedding anniversary party where a dispute over nine versus five coats of paint escalated. An uninvited intoxicated guest returned, shot and killed Frank Dudek and Barthelmy, ending the celebration.
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Chicago
Frank Dudek
George
Dudek
Reeves Family Spending Time in Dothan and Hartford
Mrs. J. B. Reeves and her son James of Jacksonville Florida visit relatives in Dothan for several weeks and stay in Hartford with her mother Mrs. W. T. Childs.
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James
Jacksonville, Fla
Dothan
Hartford
W. T. Childs
Cotton production in Alabama rising over decades
Alabama farmers have increased cotton output by about 80 pounds per acre over fifty years from 134 to 184 pounds per acre. During 1876–1882 averages were 134 pounds, while 1927–1931 averaged 184 pounds. Fifty years ago output reached 631000 bales. last year 930000 bales were grown despite lower yields.
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Alabama
Department of Agriculture
Insecticides and Fungicides Must Pass Alabama Test
Commissioner Seth P. Storrs warns manufacturers importers and cooperatives that Alabama law requires all insecticides and fungicides to be registered before sale. This week a survey begins to ensure proper labeling registration and chemical analysis. Dr George Marsh leads enforcement with state chem lab sampling.
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Seth P. Storrs
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Alabama
State Department of Agriculture
State Chemical Laboratory
George Marsh
Agricultural Chemistry Division
Misbranded Farm Seed Suspension Reported in Alabama
The Alabama Department of Agriculture suspended from sale 2714 bags of farm seed in six months and recently removed over 1400 bushels of sorghum seed that failed to meet state law. Commissioner Seth P. Storrs says actions protect farmers who buy about 7 million dollars of seed annually from bad seed. Nine cases are currently under review.
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Alabama Department of Agriculture
Seth P. Storrs
Alabama
Misbranded seed probes expand in Alabama
United States courts pursue Intersect shippers over misbranded seed. More than a dozen investigations are under way and likely to be filed soon. Tests by the seed laboratory show misbranded seed shipped in interstate commerce and offered for sale in Alabama in breach of the state seed law.
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United States
Alabama
Storrs
Alabama Department of Agriculture
Movie Listings With Stars and Daily Show Notes
A period page lists film offerings by date and venue across cities like Houston and Alabama. It features Janet Gaynor, James Cagney, William Powell, and Ken Maynard in various titles with supporting casts, Fox News, Pathe News, Our Gang, and serials. Also notes cartoons and Wagie Want Ads.
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Sun
Mon
Janet Gaynor
Henry Garant
Fox News
James Cagney
Hell
Madge Evans
Frankie Darro
Wiliam Powell
William Gargan
Wynne Gibson
Geo
Stone
Clark
Cu)lough
Sat- Ken Maynard
Rin Tin Tin
Our Gang
Alcazas Sun
Oliver Twist
Dickie Moore
Irving Pichel
Wiliam Boyd
Barbara Stent
Paramount News
Linnel Atwill
Fay Wray
Hoot Gibson
Night Rider
Mrs Westley Shovell Lail Obituary Noted At Dusy Street Home
Friends regret to learn of the death of Mrs Westley Shovell Lail at her Dusy Street home. The notice states the passing and mentions the local sorrow of neighbors and family.
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Westley Shovell
Dusy Street
B C Relieves Periodical Pains In Minutes
A pharmacist prepared remedy named B C promises quick relief from monthly pains within three minutes. The ad claims the formula blends several ingredients used by physicians to abort pain, plus claims for cold relief headaches neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates. Available in 100 and 250 package sizes at drug outlets.
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B.C
Get Rid of Malaria with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tontle
An old promotional piece touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonte as a two action remedy for malaria, claiming it destroys infection in the blood and strengthens the blood. It claims wide usage, safety for children, and availability at all stores.
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Grove
Crove
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Aree, Eal Chan First
Ation
Motora Dreds
Britain
Oscar Leiding
Longen
Barthelmy
Alfred Schoeben
Houston Theatre
Delmar Studio
Official
THE
Houston
Official Studio
Official Outfitters
Blumberg
Delmar
B. Q. Scruggs
Carrera
Mar
John L. Sullivan
Schmeling
Dothan Eagle
Sun. Mon
Charles Ruggles
Phil Qarris
Greta Nissen
Pathe News
Peat
el Boyd
Wagie
Rhodes
Pial
Squenry & Mrsea Tosacca Co
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