Kilby Inquiry and Prohibition Debate Highlight 1932
A 1932 front page roundup covers Kilby querying Senator Black on a prohibition referendum and a vivid editorial portrait of the senator as elusive. It also notes a New Orleans AMA talk on diet and appendicitis, linking pot likker to health beliefs. Articles touch on international trade forecasts, tariff policy, and the Hoover veto, reflecting Depression era political tensions.
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American Medical Association
New Orleans
Frank K. Boland
Atlanta
Huey Long
South
Hoover vetoes bill for trade recovery
The President vetoes a liberal tariff measure aimed at reviving international trade, aligning with his Hawley Smoot act stance. The bill sought a 1930s conference to remove barriers, with supporters including Democratic leaders and some Republicans. Senator Cordell Hull warned about self-imposed trade barriers harming global and domestic economies.
73 Percent and the pauper charge in American life
Uncle Ed Howe cites a 73 percent claim as a harsh stereotype. He recounts a funeral of a well paid worker who remained financially ruined by debt, charity, and mortgages despite years of good salary. The piece argues the figures may be understated, not too high.
Dothan Leaders, Bankers, and Early Railway Talks
Twenty years ago Dothan capitalists including G H Malone B G Farmer Joe Baker John Sanders and others traveled to Malone Fla to discuss the Marianna to Dothan railway. T W Norris returned from Abbeville on the project as a promoter. The Troy team arrived for a three game series with Dothan. The Alabama Bankers Association planned its next meeting in Dothan after bankers from the city helped bring it here.
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G. H. Malone
B. G. Farmer
Joe Baker
John Sanders
Dothan
Malone, Fla
Marianna
Troy
Dothan Nine
Alabama Bankers Association
Mississippi Is Wrathful Denouncement of Tax Sale Rumor
Mississippi Secretary of State Walker Wood denounces a claim that 60,000 homes were sold for taxes as bunk. He cites sheriffs’ replies averaging 262 per county and revises total state losses to about 21,000 homes. He blames overproduction for distress and warns against sensational “wildcat” reporting. He calls for truth and prudent, prosperity‑oriented press coverage of agricultural states.
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Albany Herald
Mississippi
Walker Wood
How Much Sleep
Dr. Theodore B. Appel says sleep needs are individual and vary by person. Most adults require about eight hours, but some function well on less, so each person should determine their own healthy sleep quota and stick to it for a longer life.
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Opelika Daily News
Theodore B. Appel
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Health
NEW YORK LETTER By William Gaines
New York letter from William Gaines features Vicki Baum discussing her rare typewriter device, plans to write in seclusion, and preparation for naturalization. She plans to bring her sons to the U.S. and notes husband Richard Lent’s future Chicago world’s fair work. Baum contrasts life in Germany and America and recalls a Hanover revolu tion incident with her baby.
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New York
Vicki Baum
Miss Baum
Wuolf
Peter
Richard Lent
State Opera
Berlin
Vicki
Taffy
Vienna
Long Island
America
Germany
Hanover
PEEPS By Curtis Gover PEEPS
A chaotic column notes a Detroit convention pushing Washington as the capital and mocks Gaston Bing as a self appointed committee head. It forecasts a large mayor Welker beer parade and cites Soviet student stipends as a punchline about marrying to fund study.
Senator McKellar Battles Bureaus Over Funds in Washington
Washington letter profiles Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee as a blunt foe of government spending. He rails at appropriations for weed control on Indian lands and filibusters, offering amendment after amendment to cut or testily mock bureau requests. His tactics draw both opposition and ridicule in Congress.
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Washington
Kenneth McKellar Ofennescee
McKellar
Senate
MeXellar Alwave
Senate Appropriations Committee
MecKellar
Alctionary
Frasier Reality Poetry and Editorial Reflections Chronicle
A collage of verses and commentary discusses happiness versus sorrow, with Katharine Atherton Grimes identified as an editor and poet. It cites Grover C. Hell's editorial on emotional records, gender attitudes toward happiness, and a notion that true contentment comes from adaptability and balanced living despite life’s pendulum.
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Southern Agriculturist
Nashville
Tenn
Katharine Atherton Grimes
Grover C. Hell
Psychology
Columbia University
Talks to Parents by Alice Judson Peate on dirt and play
In a parenting piece, Alice Judson Peate argues children benefit from messy play. She says natural dirt and clay provide psychological satisfaction, aiding later cleanliness and reducing overpreparation.
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Alice Judson Peate
How's Your Health by Dr Lago Goldston
The head heart and stomach are centers of complaint, but pain may reflect the whole personality. Treating physician may adjust environment, work and relations rather than the body. Emotions can trigger appetite loss constipation and diarrhea, and wartime homesickness shows mood effects on digestion.
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Lago Goldston
Talladega district endorses Hoover aligned ticket
In a fragmented report from Talladega, voters and party leaders endorse President Hoover and the Democratic slate. References to J A Binghat and local convention activity indicate support for a district ticket, with details garbled but signaling a endorsement for Congress and party offices.
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Hoover
Repe - Talladega
J. A. Binghat
Coe Latriet
Lered Hunt Frasier
Democratic Party
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