Gov Smith Creed Emphasizes Church-State Separation
In a reply to Charles Merahell and published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1937, Gov Smith states his American Catholic creed. He affirms freedom of conscience and equality before law, strict church-state separation, support for public schools, parental choice of schooling, noninterference in other nations, and the belief in the common fatherhood of God, urging unity among Americans of all creeds.
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Charles C. Merahell
Atlantic Monthly
Congress
God
Political Chorus From McDuffie Speech On Parties In The South
Excerpts quote Congressman McDuffie denouncing Democrats for alleged neglect of Black voters and praising Republican alignment. He claims Republicans supported the few, notes Catholic-Protestant contrasts, cites Negro newspaper endorsements for Hoover, and warnings against destroying the Democratic South nucleus.
Prohibition Officers Fire On Car In Ohio
Mr and Mrs Charles Edwards and their infant daughter with Miss Betty Heywood from Lorain were shot at by three men near a bridge as they fled. Heywood was struck in the neck and is reported critical. The shooters were revealed as prohibition officers, no liquor found. The piece questions whether such shootings are surprising in Ohio.
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Charles Edwards
Betty Heywood
Lorain
Ohio
Edwards
Miss Heywood
Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League
Harding
Political Expediency Or Southern Loyalty To Democracy
The letter argues that loyalty to the white man’s party is political expediency. It defends Al Smith and denounces bolters who left Democrats for Hoover, asserting Reconstruction era Republicanism opposed Negro equality, while Wiregrass voters move back to Democratic support for the November 6 election.
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POLITI_CAL
Ben Davis
Georgia
Gov. Smith
Wiregrass
Hoover
Smith
Dothan
Houston County
The Old Flame and a Lunch Date Gone Awry
A man recalls an old flame Lucy and faces a tense luncheon with his wife and dining staff. The scene unfolds as suspicions arise from other diners. He aims to please Lucy, while his wife watches, wondering if the act is meant as a triumph or a gesture of sincerity.
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Lucy
Poisoned Alcohol and Prohibition Dooms in 1928 Letter
The writer denounces federal alcohol poisoning under prohibition, listing toxic agents and claiming over 138,000 deaths plus many more harmed. He urges President Coolidge to end the policy, cites Treasury verification, and signs as Carl A Neibling from Kansas City.
Wasted Words In Helena Critique Of Teapot Dome
Governor Smith attacks the Republican Party over Teapot Dome noting Hoover and Mellon served in Harding's cabinet and could have exposed the scandal but remained silent. The piece argues the public remains indifferent to government theft despite such charges.
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Albert Fall
Coolidge
Democratic Party
Helena
Gov. Smith
Republican Party
Teapot Dome
Hoover
Mellon
Harding
Frail Woman Shines as Modern Athlete
A seventeen year old London girl, Laddie Sharu, swims the English Channel and dreams of a farm in Australia. She excels as a boxer, football player and swimmer, breaking the old stereotype of weak women and joining the long tradition of women farmers with a new freedom and ambition.
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London
Australia
Laddie Sharu
Worth It
A columnist reflects on the high cost of funeral rites for gangland leaders in large cities and the contrasting view of ordinary citizens who deem such tributes worthwhile despite the expense.
Think It Over Greensbore Watchman
A compact editorial provokes thought on political labels and contradictions, arguing that distinct ideological pairings cannot coexist and urging readers to resolve apparent anomalies in party rhetoric.
Lydia Bal tonic ad spurs Texas readers to ask questions
A brief fragment from a Denison Texas edition touts Lydia Bal tonics with a boastful claim of superior efficacy. It includes a route box and a promise to answer inquiries about the medicines, reflecting local advertising style of the period.
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Denison
Texas
Lydia Bal
Eay
Won
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UMAN
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al Smith
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Kansas City, Mo
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Worth IT
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Vermont
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Ann Noble
M. C. Corley
Troy
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Eid
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Bijar
Smeer Strats
Tauraing Radio
Clear Vision
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Finer Motor Car
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