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- Excerpts from A PLACE OF SPRINGS by Viola Goode Liddell.
- 1979-00-00
- In the book Liddell describes life and changes in Camden, Alabama, during the twentieth century; the author lived in the town from 1933 until her death in 1998. In the first passage she discusses the effects of the Great Depression in different...
- 2009-08-24
- Congressional Record.
- 1947-06-02
- In this issue of the Congressional Record, Boykin discusses rural electrification, with emphasis on developments in Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-05-05
- This issue mentions an increase in state bank deposits (a result of individuals' careful saving during difficult financial times); the city's telephone system, which is now at capacity with a waiting list of over 1,000 new customers; the raid of...
- 2009-09-18
- Letter from Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority, to J. F. Yarbrough, county agent in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
- 1936-11-04
- Persons writes on behalf of the national office in Washington, D.C., to ask for information about the availability of electricity to farms in Colbert County. Yarbrough wrote his answers to the four questions directly on the letter and sent the page...
- 2010-04-23
- "'Because'...it is Convenient and Simple."
- 1936-04-16
- Advertisement for electric kitchen appliances from Alabama Power Company: "Can you wonder that women who own modern Electric Ranges are proud of their kitchens? You, too, can BEGIN BEING PROUD OF YOUR KITCHEN." The company advises readers to...
- 2010-07-27
- "She Has...A Right to Be Proud."
- 1936-02-27
- Advertisement for electric kitchen appliances from Alabama Power Company: "She lives in a modest home--one built away back in 1920--but it isn't out of date. Her husband makes just a modest income, but in their home she enjoys the conveniences of...
- 2010-07-27
- Correspondence between G. D. Hovater of Tuscumbia, Alabama, and Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1935-05-00
- In the telegram, sent May 21, 1935, Hovater asks how to "organize rural lines." In the letter, written May 22, 1935, Persons explains that the Authority is awaiting instructions from the national organization before it begins any projects; in the...
- 2010-04-23
- Letters from Mamie P. Searcy, secretary-manager of the Butler County Exchange in Greenville, Alabama, to Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1935-04-00
- In the first letter, written April 29, 1935, Searcy explains that she is submitting an application for "a territory that is not now being served but needs to be served" by the Authority. In the second letter, written June 26, 1935, she informs...
- 2010-04-23
- Letters between Mrs. M. M. Lewis of Greenville, Alabama, and Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1935-04-00
- In the first letter, written April 29, 1935, Mrs. M. M. Lewis applies for electrification at her farm; she believes that "there will be a sufficient number of subscribers to justify a line along this route." In the second letter, written May 1,...
- 2010-04-23
- Advertisement for Roper Gas stoves from the Alabama Utilities Service Company in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1930-05-08
- 2009-08-24
- Advertisement for the Westinghouse Adjust-O-Matic Iron, available at Alabama Power Company Stores.
- 1930-05-01
- Customers can turn in their old irons to get $1 off the price of the Adjust-O-Matic, the "easiest iron to use": "Take advantage of this offer NOW and start ironing with 30% less effort!"
- 2009-08-24
- Advertisement for a gas water heater from the Montgomery Light and Power Company.
- 1910-08-12
- The advertisement encourages home modernization: "Make the Home Complete and Install an Instantaneous Gas Water Heater / When you light the pilot and turn on the gas and water with one turn, you get the hot water instantly from the heater, and...
- 2009-09-18
- Advertisement for the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.
- 1910-07-02
- The advertisement explains the importance of telephones to businesses and consumers, and it mentions Southern Bell's long distance service.
- 2009-08-24