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The item outlines two cent charges for cards of thanks obituaries and resolutions, notes Associated Press news dispatches reprint rights, and promises correction of misstatements. It mentions a March 8 1932 issue and comments on a cold snap attributed to Old Man Winter.
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PROST
Landis & Kohn
Atlanta
New York
Detroit
St. Louia
Chicago
San Francisco
Associated Press
Associated Prece
Reiem
Borah Never Finishes What He Starts
An editorial note from Selma Times Journal cites the Nation article titled Borah, Now or Never and mocks the idea of Borah finishing what he starts while commenting on the Lindbergh case influence and public reaction. The piece satirizes political brinkmanship and the use of gangsters in a crisis.
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Nation
Selma Times-Journal
Borah
Quiet city election offers unusual calm in Do than
The Eagle notes an unusually quiet mayoral election in Dothan with little public excitement. Residents expected lively civic discourse, yet turnout and sentiment appeared restrained, contrasting with typical strong engagement in the Queen City of the Wiregrass. Hubert Farmer’s quip about city secrets is cited as a humorous aside.
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Dothan
Hubert Farmer
Kilby Opens Referendum on Prohibition in Senate Bid
Former Governor Kilby declares for prohibition in a bid to replace Senator Black. He cites his record in supporting state wide prohibition and the Eighteenth Amendment, arguing his career shows a unwavering commitment to the principle of prohibition.
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Black
Dothan News Roundup 20 Years Ago Items
Railway engineer Will Gales was only seriously shot but improved. T M Eepy visited Headland on business. Mrs Cappell returned home to Montgomery after visiting Mrs J B Grant. Isiah Simms of Cottonwood and Lula Gilley of Dothan wed locally. Tom Kelly gifted two magnolia trees to the courthouse, one named Judge Pearce the other A C. Riley Clark crowned champion eater after feasting on boiled peas corn pone and buttermilk. residents from Montgomery visit. L D Kirkland of Ashford in Dothan. council actions on white way pending. project expected to start soon.
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Tom Kelly
Pearce
A. C
Circuit Court
Crawford
Riley Clark
Dothan
Montgomery
Alabama
Anti Hoarding Bonds Promoted By State Campaign
Donald Comer, chairman of the State Anti Hoarding Campaign, says the plan aims not to sell bonds widely but to withdraw timid dollars. The bonds, available through banks on March 15, carry 2 percent interest and redeemable at par with 60 days notice. Coupon bonds issued in $59, $100, and $500 denominations.
Different Jobs Split Among Delegates to Democratic Convention
Allen Merrill and Frank Pridgen seek delegate posts to the Chicago Democratic Convention. Mrs. A Malone aims for a seat on the Democratic National Committee. The races are unrelated but supporters mix them, fueling rivalries. Malone faces two Birmingham opponents who announced on the last day.
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Allen Merrill
Frank Pridgen
Chicago
Malone
Fed Reserve Law Boosts Confidence and Lending
Bankers say early signs show rising confidence as the new Federal Reserve law allows broader borrowing from Reserve Banks. Firms may see higher prices and increased demand while hoarding declines. economists note the policy could hasten a return to normalcy and restore employment.
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Federal Reserve
Best of Excuses: self serving foreign policy remark
A dated Indianapolis News opinion asserts that letting China and Japan clash among themselves is sensible since there is no way to halt them. The remark reflects a policy stance that minimizes direct intervention and rationalizes avoidant action.
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Indianapolis News
Pact lacks power despite nine nations’ accord
The South Bend Tribune notes the nine power pact has most elements of a strong agreement but lacks real authority or enforcement power, leaving questions about its effectiveness.
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South Bend Tribune
Butler and Daves enter Pennsylvania senatorial contest
The Baltimore Evening Sun reports Maj. Gen. Smedley D Butler and James J Daves plan to run in the Pennsylvania senatorial primaries with Butler as a dry candidate and Daves as a veteran candidate. The dispatch notes their joint entry and favors the fixed situation.
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News Dispatch
Smedley D
Gimlet Eye
Butler
Pennsylvania
James J
Puddler Jim) Daves
Baltimore Evening Sun
Boasting Should Wait for Results Before Credit
Speaker Garner and Republican orators threaten to end the political effort tied to emergency economic legislation. The quarrel over credit risks halting action while the country needs decisive rescue. Neither Administration nor Democrats deserve praise if the house burns while they argue who saves it.
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Garner
Kansas City Times
Hogs Move to Diversify Alabama Farming Across State
Alabama leaders from farms, banks, and industry back a statewide plan to boost livestock, especially hogs, to achieve economic independence. Dale County farmers highlight 17 years of hogs as a money crop while editors argue hog diversification against cotton, noting imports and hog production history in Alabama.
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Reading
Alabama
Dals County
Dale County
Selma, Times-Journal
Times-Journal
Selma
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Birmingham
Moultrie
Dallas County
Montgomery Advertiser
Advertiser
New York Letter on Child Sophistication and Pixie Matinee
In New York a writer and his wife entertain guests while their 86 year old daughter debates her loss of childhood innocence. Mrs. Marietta Johnson urges funding for Farhope experimental school. A Broadway matinee features pixies in a boop song and a trick involving Lindbergh as a staged celebrity.
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New York
Frau
Marietta Johnson
Farhope
Als
Broadway
George Olsen
Olsen
Lindbergh
Stars and Stripes
Washington Letter by Herbert Plummer
The Hill sees two deaths within an hour stirring concern that Congress is moving too fast. With less than two months in session, over 250 bills have passed both Houses, including the swiftly pushed Reconstruction Finance Corporation measure.
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Washington
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Doctor orders slower pace in press galleries
A noted trend toward taking Friday afternoons off signals a gradual slow down. Dr George Calver orders stricter health measures, urging rest from the press galleries until Monday noon to protect workers.
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George Calver
Hog production in Alabama urged for regional leadership
The article argues hog farming can thrive across Alabama with peanuts as feed, citing Dale County as a model. It notes Alabama’s growing season and cheaper lenses, praising Southeast Alabama for high edible yield at Swift & Company’s Rowalds plant. It warns against losing the Wiregrass’ hog production supremacy.
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Alabama
S.a
Kansas
Iowa
Dale County
Swift & Companys
Rowald
Worries, calm minds, and a Lindbergh note from Alabama
An editorial from Frasier Talladega Alabama discusses mental health advice from Dr. Mayo and Dr. Davies, urges action to ease worry, and recounts a tale of fear during a market panic. It recalls Elfiott’s aging mindset, then laments the Lindbergh baby case and opposes capital punishment.
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Talladega
Alabama
William Mayo
Stanley P. Davies
New York
Elfiott
Sach
How's Your Health by Dr Lago Goldston
The article discusses longevity and why humans die of old age, contrasting disease with aging. It cites Dr Raymond Pearl on poultry lifespans, and Dr Carrel's cultured chicken heart tissue cells thriving for 18 extra years in ideal culture, noting uncertainties about applicability to humans. It ends with a quip about eating three square meals twice daily.
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Earth
Raymond Pearl
Johns Hopkins
Carrel
Rockefeller Foundation
Peach Crop Damaged by Cold Across North Georgia
Atlanta March AP Twenty per cent damage to the peach crop in the North Georgia belt around Cornelia from Sunday night frost estimated by Manning S Yeomans state entomologist. No damage reported in the South Georgia fruit district.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
Cornelia
Manning S. Yeomans
South Georgia
The Romantic Ostrich
Sundown Stories recounts a playful scene as an ostrich performs for Peggy and others. The male Ostrich boasts swimming and shared tastes with a gray-feathered female, promising to hatch eggs and care for young, while signaling smart, cautious instincts.
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Peggy
Miss Ostrich
Talks to Parents By Alice Judecu Poste
Dorothy frets about her mother and father away for a fortnight and worries over loneliness. Her aunt offers Joy's room and school mornings, but Dorothy resists. She confronts rumors, safety, and the temptation of spending time with a family friend, weighing independence against concern.
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Poste
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Joy
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