Moral Echoes by D W Haskew on Graves record
This extract cites Major Dixon uncovering from Montgomery records the 1930 31 Alabama public show fund receipts totaling 2 543 054 00 and warrants against public school funds of 2 103 977 68 certified December 1930 payable April 1 1931. It accuses Graves of diverting school funds for other uses and delaying disclosure until after he left office.
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Col. Graves
Dr. Harman
Major Dixon
Montgomery
Alabama
Graves
Graves and the Schools in Alabama Politics
A critical look at Col. Bibb Graves and his handling of school funding exposes how reliance on federal aid and misused state funds left teachers unpaid. The piece contrasts Graves with Major Frank Dixon and highlights claims of deception about keeping schools open and salaries paid.
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Col. Bibb Graves
Col. Graves
Graves
Frank Dixon
Graves School
Africa and Hollywood diamond tales in New York days
A New York Daily page recounts De Beers mining near Kaimiberry in the Union of South Africa with native labor contracts, pay, and conditions. It shifts to a Hollywood panorama describing fame, backstage life, catapulted careers, and the rise and fall of stars amid the city’s glamor and rowdy energy.
He's for It says Graves backs child labor amendment
A column notes Bibb Graves supports a proposed federal child labor amendment to bar work for under eighteens and suggests it may go to the next Legislature for ratification. It implies Congress would decide youth work limits, prompting reader reaction toward the measure.
Batchelor's Buttons Grown by W C Batchelor
A compact collection of quips and maxims attributed to W C Batchelor. The notes contain a mix of moral sayings and humorous lines on happiness, law, and social behavior, including poultry tips and observations on charitable giving.
20 Years Ago in Dothan Local Receptions and Baseball
The Alumnae Association planned an informal reception in Dothan while Talladega visitor Katzenstein and Rev. Lamar Jones from Columbus visited. Dothan’s baseball team defeated Hartford 4 to 2 as sheriff officers reported 110 indictments retired by the grand jury. State Superintendent William F. Feagin of Montgomery to officiate at a conference of superintendents. Hoffmayer Byrgonds Co. of Albany planned to open a sample 100m in Dothan and use the city as regional HQ. Byrd Farmer announced he would not run against Henry D. Clayton for Congress in the third district.
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Grana Jury
Beduenton
William F. Feagin
Montgomery
Hoffmayer Brygonds Co
Albany, Ga
Dothan
Elevators Lift James Characters in Goldens Book Tale
In a Henry James passage the characters are described as entering an elevator and being shot upward into the seventh horizontal compartment of an edifice. The line turns on the transport of characters by a vertical shaft, a metaphorical ascent.
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Henry James
Mr. James
Flashes of LIFE and a Mayor’s Digging Watch
A Glendale era note cites Mrs Ora Bruen repaying a church fund with a dollar and four Indian head pennies. Patrolman Rooney confronts a drunken youth with a burlap bag and finds stolen drills worth hundreds. Davenport, Washington posts a sign resisting angle worm digging along Cattonwond Creek to protect scenery.
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Diogenes
Hornell
N. Y
Ora Bruen
Reunion Society
Jasper Presbyierian
Woc Iely
Philadelphia
Dennis Rooney
Rooney
Davenport
PD. G. Wycoff
Cattonwond Creek
Wycoff
Dictionary Provision Marks Infant Repose
A fragmentary definition hints at an admirable provision of a dictionary for the repose of infancy. The clipped OCR reads like a cryptic note on language shaping and soothing terms for young readers.
Diamonds of the Transvaal and Kimberly Gems
The article notes how suspected diggers are kept in the compound for four days for examination of possible hidden gems. It discusses the Transvaal as a diamond and gold region named after the Vaal River, and contrasts river diamond findings with Kimberly crystals in size and color. It mentions the Cullinan diamond weighing 3925 carats, its likely origin, and its presentation to King Edward VII.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Jack Oakies
Garbo
Sweden
Transvaal
Diamonds
Vaal
Kimberly
South Africa
Edward VII
England
Man Renames Himself to American Citizen in Naturalization
In Charleston an immigrant formerly named Anthony Albert Alexander Adrian Paul David Napoleon Maria Salvatore Souttl Restiva chose to drop many names in court. He now goes by Anthony Albert Restiva, ceasing to be Italian and becoming an American citizen.
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Charleston
S. C
Vic
Anthony Albert Restiva
Halifax Man to Sail for Scotland After Mother’s Legacy
Peter Duncan, employed at a Halifax fish restaurant, resigns to sail to Scotland where a legacy of roughly twenty five thousand to one hundred twenty five thousand dollars sits awaiting him. The funds were left by his mother who ran a village store near Edinburgh and amassed the sum through Scottish thrift.
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Halifax
Peter Duncan
Scotland
Edinburgh
Versatile Johnny Juresak Counts Three Roles In Game
Saratoga Springs headline notes Johnny Juresak of the Polish Falcons achieved unusual versatility in a recent game. The scorecard lists him three consecutive times in the lineup, batting third as catcher, cleanup as second baseman, and fifth as pitcher. He logged 11 at bats with six hits and three runs scored across positions.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Johnny Juresak
Polish Falcons
Oldest recorded surgery patient recalls slavery days
A 109 year old African American woman recovering from a leg amputation is believed to be the oldest person in recorded history to undergo a successful major operation. When asked about slavery she joked about not being a chicken and recalled working in Georgia cotton fields before the Civil War.
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Pittsburgh
Georgia
How's Your Health By Dr Lago Goldston
Typhoid fever is year round but summer to autumn brings a crop of cases including vacation typhoid. It spreads via water milk shellfish contaminated produce or surface water. Vaccination is a key preventive measure supported by army experience.
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Lago Goldston
Talks to Parents By Alice Judson Pease
The article discusses summer plans for families proposing DIY camps at home or in unused land. It argues against costly camps, urging careful planning, simplification of living, reduced clothing, simple meals, and shared chores to create a family summer camp experience.
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Alice Judson Pease
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