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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1930

Page

2

Rural power rates cut by Alabama Public Service Commission

The Alabama Public Service Commission revised rural service rates for Alabama Power Company effective September 1 1930. The decision lowers charges for domestic use and allows 8 kilowatts for ranges and up to 1 1/2 kilowatts for other appliances with no extra fee, plus one fifth of a kilowatt for outside lighting at no charge, enabling a typical rural home to save about 4.05 monthly on a 50 kilowatt demand limit.

Alabama Public Service Commission Hugh White Fitzhugh Lee Frank P. Morgan Alabama Alabama Power Company Commission

Mercury Reaches 104 Degrees Ties Record Heat

The mercury climbed back to 104 degrees yesterday marking a second hottest day of the year. The high coincided with a record-tying level while not the year’s top heat.

Mercury

Rural power rate changes reduce line charges for small customers

The report explains Tennessee river station readings and no rainfall while detailing 1% kilowatt line charges. New tariffs lower initial line charges across multiple customer groups and add range appliances with minimal extra costs. Rural lines are exempt from building costs, while town-served lines incur a capped last line charge. Credits appear in group ratings for all power loads under the new rates.

Dad's Girl Edna Robb Webster The Story Continues

Clara Dee, recovering from a past romance, hides from Winfield Baxter as he persistence grows. Baxter nervously pursues Clara Dee through St. Louis, hoping to win her back while she dodges his advances and protects a fragile new life.

Edna Robb Webster Clara Dee St. Louis Dee Baxter

Mrs. Mac Dunn Dies After Illness at Oak Grove

Funeral services were held at the deceased's home in Oak Grove after an illness. Interment followed at Caddo cemetery. Survived by her husband and several children. The community expresses sympathy. The remainder is a fiction excerpt featuring Madge, Clara Dee, and Winfield visiting a home.

Oak Grove Caddo Cemetery

Remarkable Is This Case Won By New Konjola

Mrs. Alice P. Rush of South Richmond Va says Konjola cured her indigestion and stomach burning after many medicines failed She notes food now agrees with her and she can work a full day The ad promotes six to eight weeks of use and lists Thompson's Drug Store in Decatur Ala Albany Drug Co and other druggists as sources

Alice P. Rush South Richmond Konjola Decatur Ala Thompson's Drug Store Albany Drug Co

Labor leaders deny Advertiser report on Bankhead senatorial bid

William Green and R. W. Storey reject the Montgomery Advertiser story claiming an Alabama Federation of Labor supplemental report branded John H. Bankhead as hostile to labor. Green telegraphed Storey that no modification was requested. Storey says no supplemental report was adopted and the June 15 document stands unchanged.

Birmingham Montgomery Advertiser Alabama Federation of Labor John H. Bankhead William Green American Federation of Labor Green R. W. Storey Montgomery Washington Storey Labor Representatives of Alabama Bankhead Labor National Labor Federation Representatives of Organized Labor Frederick J. Thompson Jasper Ala United States Senate Hugo Black Ead Public Service Corporations The of Trustees University of Alabama Birmingham News Birmingham Age-Herald State Federation of Labor John Head Alabama State Federation of Labor Federation. A American Federation Smith J. C. Reaves L. E. Parnell John E. Winstanley RE. M. Baker

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