Great Tennessee Bubble by Will Irwin
An examination of Muscle Shoals wartime experiments shows government plans to use nitrate plants for fertilizer and power. The author recounts how expectations grew, the wartime push, and the switchover after peace as a private firm quietly converted government assets into a political and financial lesson. The piece ends noting the value shift of Muscle Shoals from gold ingot to gold brick.
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Rosevelt
Gleen
Great Wilson
Chile
Muscle Shoals
National Treasury
Dubuque
Sacramento
Ohio
Tennessee
Muscle Shoals plan outlined with critique of costs and politics
The essay recounts the Muscle Shoals dam project, noting prior nitrate plants becoming obsolete, private rivals, and the shift to a domestic nitrate industry. It questions the value of government subsidies, frames the plan as a political enterprise, and compares private capital costs and outcomes to the public project.
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Chile
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford
Mary A. McKinley Remembered for Kindness Amid Hardship
The obituary profiles Mary A. McKinley of Sunday Creek Valley, noting a life marked by misfortune yet defined by generosity. She repeatedly aided others and endured the loss of her children, continuing to help those around her despite tremendous odds.
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Mary McKinley
Athens Messenger
Jacksonville
Mary A McKinley
Sunday Creek Valley
Jailer Removed After Mob Lynching Incident
Caldwell County jailer A Curt Jones was ousted by Gov Ruby Laffitoon for permitting a mob to take and lynch Walter Merrick a year ago. Merrick a 48 year old farmer was seized from custody on May 31 and killed. The governor ruled lynching a prisoner constitutes prima facie neglect of duty.
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Frankfort
A. Curt Jones
Caldwell County
Ruby Laffitoon
Walter Merrick
Jones
Kentucky
Jaltler
Paul Erney Ordained by Ohio Synod assignment
Paul Erney of Stryker was ordained at the Ohio Synod of the Lutheran Churches in America and assigned to Middleport Ohio after the synod session held Thursday in Wooster.
West Virginia legalizes Morse horse racing
Charleston officials report Morse racing is legalized in West Virginia after the state legislature passes the bill and it becomes law without the governor's signature. The action completes the legislative process in Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Kump
Cincinnati Grand Hotel to Close This Summer
May 19 report states the Grand Hotel near the B and O depot, a historic Cin Cincinnati landmark, will close on July 1. The move ends a long chapter for the property and city travelers.
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Cincinnati Hotel
Cincinnati
Grand
Needlework Quilt Designs Pattern No C210
Pattern No. C210 gives accurate cutting directions and estimated yardage. The fan blocks form Friendship rings when sewn, with outside half square blocks creating a scallop effect. A second version curves sections for a distinct scallop. Allow a week to ten days for delivery. Clip and mail to Aunt Martha, care The.
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Martha
Recreational Meeting Aims Countywide Plan in Athens
County recreation conference sponsored by the Athens County Child Health and Protection Committee will gather at Rufus Putnam School Saturday at 2 PM. Leaders from Athens and nearby towns will return plans for a countywide recreational campaign. Mrs. T. M. Wolfe chairs. Dr. Edith E Beecher outlines county plans.
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The
Athens County Child Health and Protection Committee
Rufus Putnam
Ath
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T. M. Wolfe
Edith E Beecher
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Gether
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Liccgrt & Myzzi Topacco Co
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