Lighting contract in Decatur city council meeting
Decatur Alabama witnesses a lighting contract with Alabama Power and a testing plan by Birmingham firm. City officials Clyde Hendrix and James A Nelson confirm large street lamps and concrete foundations with supervision by Birmingham chemists as work begins immediately amid war news from Brazil.
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E. W. Colli
Decatur
Southern
Gham
James A. Nelson
Collier
Ust
Forest fires grow worse in California and Montana
Reports say two new fires in California threaten McCloud and nearby towns while volunteers organize in Dutinsmire to fight a blaze. In Montana the O Reilly River blaze forced 200 firefighters to retreat as the fire spread across several thousand acres amid continuing weather concerns.
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Associated Press
Francisco
Cal
Calfornia
Montana
California
Sissiyu Couunty
McCloud
Dutinsmire
Im’ Mons ‘Tana
O'Reilly
Kerthere
International athletic congress claws events from Olympic program
Paris July 18 the international amateur athletic federation congress ratified seven world records and twelve Olympic records set in recent field and track events. It voted to eliminate four events from the Olympic program the pentathlon the 110 000 meter walk the 3 000 meter team race and the 10 000 meter cross country run.
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Associated Press
Paris
International
Amateur Athletic Federation
Dawn of a New Industrial Era in the Southland
W J Meininger proclaims the Southland as the dawn of a new industrial era. He urges Morgan County and regional cities Albany and Decatur to unite, attract Northern and Eastern capital, and seize extensive development chances in manufacturing, agriculture, and services. The piece envisions rapid growth within five years and calls for concerted effort to secure opportunities.
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Southland
W. J. Meininger
Emi& Ae
Tennessee
Eékville
Twin- Cities
Albany
Decatur
Pathland
Rabher
Andy
Nhon
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Bangor
Susquehan
Tennesighe
le Win
Albany City Council to Meet This Evening
Regular Albany City council session set for tonight to hear protests and address recent payments and complaints raised by residents.
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Albany
Bones Give Up Major McLeary Murder as Suspect Captured
Greenville police take Harold Walker into custody in a case tied to the murder of Major McLeary. In Columbia a trove of bones and a bullet skull mark the end of a long pursuit. King led officers to the site and confessed involvement with an accomplice. Major McLeary disappeared while traveling from Raleigh to Columbia. coroner’s jury cites gunshot death.
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Greenville
8. C
Frank Marold
Major McLeary
Harold Walker
Richland Courtty
Major Mcheary
King
King Wr
Bonnie McLeary
Cheraw
Surveying Party Member Falls Into Hidden Still Near Falkville
A Morgan County road survey party led by B. E. Davis was east of Falkville when one member slipped into a hidden still buried over a foot deep. The incident caused minor disruption but no injuries. Authorities are investigating to identify operators of the illicit facility.
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B. EB
Davis
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Falkville
Democratic Nominee Davis Sees Campaign Group Form
Reports from New York detail John W. Davis and a planning conference with Thomas Taggert Norman E. Davis Clem L Shaver and Brennan as campaign leaders. The group discussed organization, with headquarters set for New York and branches in Chicago. A 12 year old from Asbury Park sent a campaign contribution saying it is all that I can afford.
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NEW You
John W. Davis
Democratic Party
Thomas Taggert
Indiana
Norman E. Davis
New York City
Clem L. Shaver
West Virsite
Brennan
Illinois
New York
Locust Valley
Long Island
Davis
Taggert
Rockwell
Maine
Bick
Charles D
Jim Nye
Harold Speer
Asbury Park
N. J
Chicago
British World Fliers Safe as MacLaren Party Lands
Tokyo dispatch reports British flyers led by MacLaren reached a safe landing point after departing Lake Himoyo and beginning a worldwide hop. Officials awaited word on the final arrival as wireless reports filtered through.
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Associated Press
Tokio
MacLaren
Lake Himoye
Yelerofu
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Fee Paget
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Birmingham
James.a. Nelson
Alabama
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Els
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Soe
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Sao Paulo
Bernadies
Memphis
Albany-Decatur
Valley of the Nile
Morgan
Council
Major
Clem Shaver
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