Hoover plan to run Muscle Shoals sparks national debate
The Muscle Shoals energy project is urged toward state operation by Hoover. He proposes Alabama and Tennessee form a commission with farm groups and Army engineers to run the plant, finish Cove Dam for flood control, and lease generating facilities to private interests, letting the federal role end. The argument centers on turning idle wealth into local development and fertilizer production, while the rest of the nation watches.
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Muscle Shoals
Hoover
Senate
Alabama
Tennessee
Farm Organization
Army Engineers
Cove Dam
Boulder Dam
A Problem for Einstein on Parking Rules
An editorial pokes at city parking bans that bar parking during late night hours while allowing limited daytime parking. It notes traffic peaks in the afternoon and lows around midnight and argues streets exist mainly to move traffic, not park, urging readers to question the logic behind such ordinances.
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Einstein
When to Stop Talking in Business Proposals
A concise guide urges brevity in business pitches. It explains how excess words deter busy executives, stages of interest and receptiveness, and the risk of scaring off proposals with loose statements. The message: know when to stop talking.
Living at Home and Self-Sufficiency in Arkansas Farmlands
An observer reports in the Houston Post-Dispatch that many rural households in Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma rely on a single staple crop like cotton and neglect planting vegetables livestock or other self supply crops. The piece argues that a cow sow and hen program on farms would better sustain families against market shocks and rising prices, urging a shift toward diversified home production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkanan Teporta
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Houston Post-Dispatch
New York Debutantes Embrace Modern Social Scene
New York society breaks from elite tradition as debutantes attend parties with four claret and sidecar cocktails, mingle with stage stars, writers, and comedians, and seek livelier, less formal gatherings. Notable figures like Vera Maxwell and Anna May Wong reflect shifts, while classic balls fade from favor.
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New York
Debbie
Don Juan
Bttle Street
Vera Maxwell
Harry Lehr
Anniversaries in History: Births and Milestones Timeline
Today in history recalls key births and events including 1731 Robert Treat Paine born in Boston and later signer of the Declaration, 1737 Joseph Trumbull born in Lebanon and later Continental army commissary general, 1796 Francis Wayland born in New York, 1812 James Speed born in Kentucky, 1818 Frederick Cozzens born in New York City, 1833 William Beal born in Adrian. Also noted are 1849 Eliza Jane Nicholson, 1896 New Orleans death, plus 1702 Daily Courant first British daily, 1794 Congress authorizes first worship for U S Navy, and 1811 first White House marriage involving Thomas Todd and Lucy Payne Washington.
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Robert Treat Paine
Massachusetts
Boston
Joseph Trumbull
Continental Army
Lebanon
Conn
Francis Wayland
New York
Providence
R. I
James Speed
Lincoln
United States
Jefferyton Co
Frederick
Cozzens
New York City
Brooklyn
N. Y
William Beal
Adriai
Mich
Eliza Jane Nicholson
South
Hantock Co
Miss
New Orleans
Daily Courant
Congress
U. S. Navy
White House
Supreme Court
Thomas Todd
Lucy Payne Washington
Birthdates and horoscopes in 1917 era column
The item lists birthdays such as Leonard G. Robinson and Roland Morris with brief biographical notes, mentions Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, and includes a today’s horoscope advising prudent companionship and steady focus. It also reports Judge Rhoades releasing A W Yager after truthful admission of pre driving drink, citing a wag on factory employer testimony. Television advances urge a channel ten times wider for voice broadcasts.
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Omaha
A. W. Yager
Rhoades
Yager
Lenten Thoughts on Mercy and Property Rights
A meditation contrasts Sabbath mercy with property rights in Luke’s healing tale. It weighs how humans suffer while animals receive protection and questions if Christian mercy prioritizes people over property. The piece frames Jesus as champion of human rights and mercy in faith practice.
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Paul
Jesus
God
Mercy We Confide in Eyes to Discern the Master
A devotional line urging humility and service. The speaker seeks divine illumination to perceive Christ in others and to act in His name through every person, especially the vulnerable, as a daily spiritual practice.
Podunk Town Sighted as Historical Locality
East Brookfield Massachusetts reports Podunk as a real town with a history dating at least 265 years. The area was a permanent Native village during Massasoit’s era and played a role in King Philip's War. Population figures were not provided in the text.
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Podunk
Brookfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Massasoit
Omaha Judge Aids Farmers and Jobless
Municipal Judge George Holmes runs a free labor agency in Omaha placing over 200 unemployed men with farmers in need. Since starting six weeks ago he matched workers with farming experience to local farmers, offering room and board unless the farmer chose to pay more.
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Omaha
George Holmes
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Miyria
Ohio
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Fapen i Rere
Hudnutt
Clare George
Erence Heneee E
Elyria
Lorain
John W. Cullens Company
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
Anna May Wong
Missy Wong
Aeel
Floyd Gibbons
Chateau Thierry
Can
Bugs Baer
Lucius Sergius Cataline
Lola Montez
Mahomet Aa
Ted Healy
Jimmy Durante
Tex Guinan
Winter Garden
McNaught Syndicate
Incfi
Binkley
Russia
Gandhi
India
Leonard G. Robinson
Roland §. Morris
University of Pennsylvania
Japan
Olympia
Wash
Herbert H. H. Fox
Billings
Montana
Montclair
N. J
Crown Prince
Christian Frederick
Denmark
Western Reserve Finance
Sunoco Motor Fuel
Mohawk
Alfred Alten
Eee Curitie Pierre
R. Se Ely
Ase Res
ABC
Auburn
Pontiac
Oakland
Hudson
H. M. Andress & Son
Broad St
COAL
Kennedy Koal KO
Klean Koal
Oldsmobile
Fisher
Glen Rogers Motors, Inc
West Broad Bt
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