Birmingham Southern Begins Fall Term Aug 24 1929
Birmingham Southern college will start work on September 13 with normal enrollment anticipated. Registration for all students is September 9 and 10, freshman activities on September 11 and 12. Faculty include Dr J B Bathurst Dr Thomas F Debnam Frank R Kille Dr William A Whiting Pierre Pradervand Dr Benjamin P Thomas. The college under Dr Guy E Shavely expects over 1000 students for 1929 30.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingim-Southern College
J. B. Bathurst
University of Iowa
Thomas F. Debnam
University of Virginia
Frank R. Kille
University of Chicago
William A. Whiting
Cornell
Pierre Pradervand
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Benjamin P. Thomas
John Hopkins University
Methodist
Guy E. ‘Shavely
Ghosts, mothers and a perilous entanglement in Pell case
Tom Grenofen navigates a murder mystery as Pell’s death defies witness accounts and a theory of a shot through a keyhole. Veronica Seabroke reveals a concealed man and asks Tom to aid in a web of deceit involving Mrs Seabroke and his mother, all tied to the Pell case.
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Pell
Inspector Wayne
Parson Marling
Professor Laxton
Tom Grenofen
Mrs. Seabroke
Veroncia
Grenofen
Miss Seabroke
Veronica
Seabrokes
Fotherbury
Woodcot
Roger Pell
Veronica Seabroke
Wm. Morrow Co
Seventeen Miles Of Jackson Road Ready
Florence Alabama August 24 More than seventeen miles of pavement has been completed on the Jackson highway state highway commission announced The most recently completed project was the laying of a mile of asphalt paving between Florence and the Tennessee state line.
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Florence
Ala
Jackson Highway
F. A. Salmon
State Highway Commission
Tennessee State Line
Forestry Board To Meet September 3
The state forestry commission will hold its semi-annual meeting in the Governor's office on Tuesday September 3. The main item is electing a successor to the late J W LeMaistre of Lockhart to fill the vacancy on the commission.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Forestry Commission
Bibb Graves
J. W. LeMaistre
Lockhart
Rate Hearing Set for September 18
A public hearing on the Alabama Public Service Commission proposal to revise lighting and power rates will be held September 18 in Montgomery. Data must be submitted by September 10. Protests have come from R. M. Jones of Muscle Shoals Chamber of Commerce, Vincent Kilborn Mobile city attorney, and Alabama Power Company which warns of potential confiscation of property due to revenue cuts.
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Montgomery
Ala
I. F. McDonnell
Alabama Public Service Commission
R. M. Jones
Muscle Shoals
Alabama pig fattening urged for September peak prices
Auburn notes farmers with hogs should fatten now to hit peak prices in mid September. Prices at $10-$11 per 100 pounds for top hogs may rise. 1.5 to 2 months remain to raise spring pigs to 160 pounds with liberal feeding. For 100+ pound pigs without peanuts or soybeans, Auburn recommends corn shorts tankage mix or other ration.
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Auburn
Ala
W. E. Sewell
Extension Service
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama
Sewell
Hog feeding rations promise rapid hog fattening profits
The article explains a three percent live weight feed mix for hogs, using a 100‑pound shoot receiving three pounds daily. It notes skimmilk can substitute milk for corn at three pounds of milk per one pound of corn. Either ration aims to fatten hogs quickly for good fall profits.
Rev Turner To Deliver Sermon At Union Service
Rev John R Turner will deliver the sermon Sunday evening at the First Christian church for Union services. The services have been interesting all summer and another large crowd is expected.
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John R. Turner
First Christian Church
Company B Camps At Ft. Oglethorpe
Athens unit of the 127th Battalion Alabama National Guard camps at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia for its annual encampment this week and next. Captain Horace B French leads the unit with first lieutenant Frank H Armstrong and second lieutenant T E Hatchett.
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Athens
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Fort Oglethorpe
Horace B. French
Frank H. Armstrong
T. E. Hatchett
Second Highest Temperature Reaches 95 Mark Yesterday
Yesterday saw a peak of 95 degrees and a low of 70 in the area marking the second highest temperature of the year. Records show a rare heat event with a notable high for the season and a distinctly warm day overall.
On Their Honor by Alice Judson Peale
A mother tells of a camp built by boys by a brook where they sleep by a stone fireplace. She questions late bedtimes and proposes a bedtime promise, noting a child’s ability to keep honor-based commitments and urging parents to trust their children.
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Alice Judson Peale
Mother
River Gauge Holds at 2.2 Feet
The Tennessee river stayed stationary with a gauge reading of 2.2 feet marking no rise today. The figure suggests stable water levels and no cresting danger for nearby communities.
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Tennessee River
Pastor Hart to Return Thursday from Vacation
Rev. E. N. Hart, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, is expected to return Thursday from Sullivan's Island where he has enjoyed a two week vacation.
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E. N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sullivan's Island
Illustrations To Be Shown Sunday At Decatur Baptist
An illustrated lecture on the Holy Land will be given Sunday evening at the Decatur Baptist church by Rev. J. E. Berkstresser, the pastor. An especial invitation was extended to the young people to be present.
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The
Holy Land
Decatur Baptist Church
J. E. Berkstresser
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