Hughes' Daughter to Be Married
A fragment from a local column notes the impending marriage of Hughes' daughter. The piece weaves in family visits and trims with casual social details, mentioning Montgomery visits, promises of winter travel, and a note on Ben Grant as a Sigma Delta Chi delegate from Jacksonville, interleaved with reminiscences about Hughes.
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Benjamin Grant
Jacksonville
Fla
Times-Union
Ben 3
Great Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Sigma Delta Chi
University of Florida
Pleridea
Grant
Alpha Tau Omega
Fi Delta Epsi- Yeu
M. School
Aged Dothan Woman Dies Here Sunday
Mrs. Molie Gibson, 73, of Dothan died at her home Sunday morning after injuries from a week ago a broken arm and shoulder. Survived by husband Wl Giteon two sons Clifford and Alford both of Dothan and six daughters Mrs Carl Driggera Mrs Jos Hawkins Mrs Mitchell Mer a3 of Dothan Rt. 1 Mrs Dan Gordon Ala Mrs Turk Ad ame Cottonwood and Mrs Andrew services set for 2 p.m. at Placy Grove Cemetery.
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Molie Gibson
Dothan
Gibson
Wl Giteon
Clifford
Alford
Carl Driggera
Jos Hawkins
Mitchell Mer
Dan
Gordon
Ala
Turk Adame
Cottonwood
Andrew
Placy Grove Cemery
Old Storekeeper Murdered Before Store Was Burned
In Montgomery, deputy fire marshal J M Townsend reported George W Welch a long time storekeeper of Bogue Chitto was murdered and tied upright in a chair before a fire destroyed his store on the night of November 3 Neighbors said Welch sat in his chair before the fireplace as the walls collapsed The motive remains unclear but robbers seeking purchase money may be involved Welch lived in the rear with a pistol in hand no insurance covered the stock and the gun was not found fire fighting limits aided spread An autopsy could not confirm if he was shot or stabbed before the blaze
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Montgomery
Ala
J. M. Townsend
D. M. Slaughter
George W. Welch
Bogue Chitto
Townsend
Welch
Radium Production Worth Billions Since Discovery
Washington reports the bureau of mines says only about one and a quarter pounds of radium have been produced for world use since its late nineteenth century discovery, valued at roughly 50 million dollars.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Trucks Bring Talkies to South Africa Rural Areas
In Johannesburg a fleet of large motor trucks with talking picture apparatus is being prepared to distribute talkies to rural districts. The U S bureau of forestry appeals to Kansans to plant more trees, especially in the western state.
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Talkies
South Africa
Johannesburg
United States Bureau of Forestry
Texas Ranch Girl and Kansas Farm Girl Duel for Second Lady
Ettie Rheiner and Dolly Gann rise as potential Second Lady contenders as Republican gains arm two social powerhouses. Dolly Gann, secretary to Vice President Curtis, and Ettie Garner, wife of Speaker hopeful John Nance Garner, symbolize a high society struggle over precedence in Washington.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Texas
Kansas
Ettie Rheiner
John Nance Garner
House of Representatives
Dolly Curtis
Edward Everett Gann
Charles Curtis
Curtis
Congress
Mre
Hoover
Capital Society
Dolly Gann
Ettie Garner
Dolly
Mrs. Garner
Dolly Garner and Alice War Over Capitol Social Status
Mrs. Garner arrives at 7 a m signaling an early start to her social life in Washington while Ettie Garner avoids social ambitions. Dolly Garner crafts art and embroidery and has served as Garner’s secretary in Congress for 28 years, living modestly in Washington with limited travel and no car. Alice claims status as the vice president’s sister rather than wife, highlighting the social clash.
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Ettie Garner
Garner
Capitol
Texas
Garners
Congress Hall
House
Washington Inn
South
Congress
Hoover's Tribute to Garner in Democratic Speaker Vote
In John Garner’s congressional offices a signed Hoover photo sits beside his desk as discussions gauge him likely to be the next House speaker after the Democratic victory. Garner, 63, white haired and hot tempered, leads a liberal wing against tax cuts and income tax refunds for wealthy donors, and has sparked lobbies for tariff and inheritance reform while courting independents to form a tariff coalition.
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John Garner
House of Representatives
Hoover
John Gamer
Rerbert Hoover
House
Mellon
Ways and Means
Garner
Congress
Texas
Funds Released for Rivers Harbors and Army Projects
Secretary Hurley announced immediate release of all available appropriations to speed rivers and harbors flood control and army constructions during winter. The first 10 carloads of munitions have been stored at the new naval arsenal Hawthorne Nevada.
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Washington
Hurley
New Naval Arsenal
Hawthorne
Nev
Local weddings and school notes from Midland City area
Mr and Mrs J W Quattlebaum celebrated a wedding anniversary with a turkey dinner for 25 relatives and friends. Several locals including Donald Murphy and Ewell Merritt are recovering at home or convalescing after hospital stays. Pupils absent due to illness and those with perfect attendance are listed, plus notes on visitors, guests, and school activities in Headland and nearby towns.
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Albert Pace
Wagret
Mra. J. R. Dillard
Montgomery
Mra. Pace
West Main Street
J. W. Quattlebaum
Fred Baldwin
Parker
Panama City
Donald Murphy
Dothan
J. D. Martin
Raligh
A. B. Martin
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Vivian Howard
J. E. Creamer
Nell Hicks
Effie Mae Harrington
Inos Evans
Jessie Sims
Harold Kennedy
Dothan Tuesaday
W. A. Starling
Columbus
Hattie Baldwin
Ewell Merritt
Moody Hospital
Minnie Mullins
Midland City
Sunday Leftovers Breakfast and Dinner Menu Recap
A reader supplied list of using leftover meals with recipes for Breakfast items such as stewed prunes coffee muffins and vegetable soup. It includes codfish cakes made from soaked dried cod and mashed potatoes, plus muffin and chicken leftovers with a creamy gravy bake.
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Judson
Tert
Lars
Emily Patterson
Virginia
Dawsey
Mrs
B. B. Williams
Bristow Allen
Decatur
Mia
Morris Malone
George Holcomb Malone
Mee
A. Rollins
Charles Williams
Iit
Edna Anne Havereafter
Chicago
Detroit
Pitch
Tuscaloosa
Willeavy
Miami
Flo
Mra. W. I. Horne
New Brockton
K. D. Creech
Mra G. B, Owens of
Webb
Neice
ED. Creech
Hughes
Elizabeth Hughes
U. S. Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
William T. Gossett
New York
J. T. Gossett
Salt Lake City
Jack Garner
Demnos
Alice
Charlie
Tully
Ovale
Grippe
Lillian Russell
Sues
Alexander P. Moore
Spain
Pittsburgh
Dorothy O'Reilly Calvit
Moore
Mra Calvit
Brannon Stand
Vivian Jones
Will Merritt
Blanford Mullins
Effi Mae Harrington
Flora Paul
Nil Hicks
Evelyn Tucker
Idelle Tyee
Johnnie Sims
Young Harrington
Idus Taylor
Eloise Baker
Miss Foster
Taylor
Miss Baker
Mike Walding
M. F. Walding
Nettie Bedsole
Beatrice Bt Ndifer
Beatrice Quattiebaum
Exie Woodham
Jessie
Slolomb
Joe Tom Creamer
Jessie Woodham
Bernice Hawthorns
Vivien Jones
Honard Sims
John William Starling
Ruby Starling
Trulia Howard
Mar Paul
Ruth Trawick
Morell Evans
Mavis Tyce
Bernice Haw
Alexander George
Lancheon
Gaines
Davis
Meant
Loma Rentals
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