Substations to bolster Wiregrass farming effort in Alabama
Editor J P Mitchell relays a plan approved by the state legislature to fund five agricultural experiment stations in the Wiregrass region. Each station will cover at least 200 acres, with $12,500 annual operating budgets. Headland site chosen to serve Houston Henry and Dale counties, financing cobbled from county contributions and public subscriptions. The piece praises cooperative effort and notes Will Rogers and Gene Tunney as cultural aside while concluding with partisan jibe about Smith.
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J.P. Mitchell
Axmer
Hapston
Henry
Dale Fuminbes
Alabama
Houston
Henry and Dale
Headland
Dothan
Houston, Henry
Dele
Dale County
Henry County
Hounton
Dole
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Bouston
Alu Amid
Ian Dunwoody
Agriculture
Wregracs
Dunwoody
Abbeville
Osoric
Dale
Political Rhetoric and Local Anecdotes in Lumpkin County
A fragmented election era column from Lumpkin County mixes political jabber with humorous vignettes. It references Governor Meath, Democrat prospects, religious groups, the Upshaw candidacy, jail terms, barbershop antics, and a local reporter’s praise of a Chestaten resident, weaving satire with partisan tones and social chatter.
Democratic Party Morality Sparked by Smith Remarks
A Memphis Texas and Mississippi excerpt railed at Al Smith as not a man but a party, charging the Democratic Party with Negro oppression and hypocrisy. The Talladega Daily Post noted Heflin’s silence on cotton crop forecasts and referenced a Houston farmer anecdote. Local officials aim to replace the old county courthouse with a modern building to handle growing work and customers.
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Memphis
Texsa
al ‘Smith
Democratic Party
al Smith
Negreaskn
New York
Eneiy
Note on stealing chickens and political intolerance
A column cites Houston County theft penalties where chicken thieves face six months hard labor, contrasts with Florence Knapp being jailed 30 days for grand larceny. It attacks intolerance in Republican rhetoric and mocks anti-Smith speakers while ridiculing election discourse and egg-throwing incidents.
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Houston
Florence Knapp
New York
Aad
Uss
Egen
Etaruat
Alo Kiotic
Buckeye Corner Postmaster and Official Quip Prompted
A humorous transcription shows a Native declaring he is the town’s postmaster storekeeper justice of the peace and constable to a caller who asks who holds the roles. The exchange ends with a playful affirmation and a local flavor reference to Buckeye Corner.
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Chalke
Yassir
Buckeye Corner
British Civil Service exam prompts cotton export figure
The interview notes amuse the examiners as a question asks for cotton exports from the United States for a year. The applicant writes a figure of 1491, then simply none, prompting quiet amusement among the panel.
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United States
Watch Your Manners Awislowis Star
There is more value in good manners than many imagine. A bat man with good manners, samrope inas said, will succeed where good men.
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Samrope Inas
New Goliath of Crime in Business Hits Billion-Year Mark
In Chicago on September 11, Dr. Steven I. Miller of the National Association of Credit Men described commercial crime as a national industry exceeding a billion dollars annually. He cited bankruptcy fraud and easy credit as drivers, noting sugar and silk values amid rising competition and cheap money. Leatherette gloves also advertised for fall wear.
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Crime In Business
New Goliath
Chicago
Sik
Steven I.’ Miller
The
Natione! Association of Credit
Credit Man's Association
Priod
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