PWA Bids Open for Dredging and School Projects Across Alabama
Bids opened in Mobile on August 10 for PWA dredging tied to a cold storage plant and fruit terminal at state docks. Shell Producers Company of Tampa bid $41,880.00. Additional bids due August 24 for power lines. Overall, twelve PWA projects total $6,000,000 with contracts planned within 30 days.
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PWA
Shell Producers Company
Tampa
Florida
City Commission
WPA
Athens
Limestone County
Guntersville
Alabama
Marshal County
Avan
Fairfield
Sylacauga
Blessing in disguise floods crops in drought area
Frank Cashman faced flood devastation last spring as the Missouri River swept 2 to 10 feet over his farm. This week his drought hit fields produced 25 bushels of wheat per acre, prompting plans for an artificial flood next year with levees and water pumping to store moisture.
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Frank Cashman
Missouri
Seven Year Old Killed In School Bus Accident At Athens
Seven year old Jackie Arrowwood reached his goal of attending school for the first time in Athens Tennessee. After alighting from the bus he was struck by a car and died. The bus driver called the crash unavoidable.
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Athens
Tenn
Jackie Arrowwood
Resort Hotel Romance Advances as Ann Confesses
Ann declares last night with Bill Ware to hotel staff to shield him from suspicion over stolen bonds. Bill reacts with pride, while Jaime’s urgent call from the phone rekindles her sympathy as the pair face a tense lobby moment and a rising peril.
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Ann
Bill
Bill Ware
Lake Shore
Teanto
Vacation Romance Ends in Promise
Ann and Bill, two city workers on vacation, declare love after Jaime’s arrest exposes missing bonds and gambling debts. Bill proposes immediately, planning a life together despite the danger and a looming return to work. The tale closes with their hopeful vows as they walk back to the hotel.
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Bill
Ann
Angel
Eith
Atkinson Leads Cheek by 13 Votes in Democratic Primary
In Tennessee the Democratic nomination contest for the late Speaker Burns successor shows Richard M. Atkinson leading Will T. Cheek by 13 votes after official returns from seven counties. Atkinson 14 144 while Creek 14 131. Sumner county certified last night boosting Cheek’s hopes. Cheek rejects running as an Independent and third candidate J Carlton Loser vows support for the nominee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Richard M. Atkinson
Will T. Cheek
Congress
Joseph W. Burns
Atkinson
Creek
Sumner
Cheek
Davidson County
J. Carlton Loser
Sellers Market Says Iron Age For Steel Industry
New York August 12 The Iron Age weekly review says the steel market is a sellers market in every sense. It notes a prior concern over maintaining production through August but now expects no major letdown even into September.
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New York
Iron Age
New golf champion tramples down in Star Sportsman
Readable clues reveal a new golf champion and a series of cross word style hints. The puzzle lists terms like peak, egret, nerves, and high scores while naming players, events, and objects across vertical and horizontal entries.
Elaine Barrie Breaks Engagement With John Barrymore
Hollywood reports Elaine Barrie a 21 year old actress ended her engagement to veteran actor John Barrymore. Barrymore rests in a sanitarium as tabloid coverage notes the engagement failure amid health concerns and public speculation.
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Hollywood
Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
Joyer
Barrymore
Brune New Yorker
Four Thousand Villages Submerged In India Floods
A devastating flood across large parts of India submerged about 20 000 homes and affected roughly one third of the country. Rescue efforts and prayers for relief followed as authorities and people sought aid amid the disaster.
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Bombay
India
Fragmentary note on ending a marriage plan
A fragment expresses a wish to terminate a blessed relationship rather than after marriage, indicating a crisis in the couple’s planned union and uncertainty about their future together.
Longtime rural teacher kept in post amid controversy
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a veteran teacher at a one room Langan settlement school was approved to stay by the school board after parents urged removal. Principal officials said he acted properly and will move to a more suitable post later. he promised to increase homework and not use corporal punishment.
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Wilkes-Barre
Hig
Anthony Manley
Langan
John B. Corcoran
Pittstown
Munley
James Murphy
Munsley
Manley
Lateran
Stationary electric power output in week to Aug 8
Electrical power production stayed virtually unchanged in the week ended August 8 from the prior week, yet remained higher than the level a year earlier.
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New York
Candidacy Announcements for Decatur Mayoral Race
The Daily announces James A. Nelson and R. N. Harris as mayoral candidates for Decatur Alabama. J D Cloud also seeks Decatur mayoral support with paid political advertising.
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James A. Nelson
Decatur
Aid Political
Candidacy Announcements for City of Decatur Alderman
Tom Harrison announces his candidacy for alderman of Decatur. George W. Royer also announces his bid for the Decatur city council. Both notices urge support and votes and note paid political advertisingauthorizations.
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T. R
Tom) Harrison
City of
Decatur
George W. Royer
Decatur Friends
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