First Toll Bridge To Operate Soon In Alabama
Alabama plans to open its first toll bridge by November 1 if construction stays on track. The Cochran Aliceville span over the Tombigbee River in Pickens County will be 2000 feet long with approaches. Marshall County’s Guntersville span across the Tennessee River will be 4000 feet. Fifteen bridges total will be run as one state project by the state bridge corporation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
H. H. Houk
Cochran
Aliceville
Pickens County
Tombighbee River
Birmingham
Houk
Marshall County
Tennessee River
Guntersville
State Bridge Corporation
Firms Consolidated On La Fayette Street
The New York Hatters and Jordan's Cleaners on La Fayette Street have been consolidated in a corporate merger announced locally. The move combines two longtime neighborhood businesses under a single entity.
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New York Hatters
Jordan’s Cleaners
LaFayette Street
Bank President F A Bloodworth Readies Return
F A Bloodworth president of the Organ County National Bank is expected back at his desk tomorrow after several weeks' vacation.
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F. A. Bloodworth
Organ County National Bank
Alabama Strawberry Shipments Rise This Season
Montgomery July 31. Shipments of Alabama strawberries through May 31 totaled 1340 cars, up from 993 last season and 900 in 1927, per statistics compiled by the state department of agriculture.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Department of Agriculture
Millionaire Puts Pullman and Bungalow on Wheels
Kansas City inventor Fred D. Martin unveils a camp car office and home on wheels designed for cross country travel. The 20 foot long aluminum vehicle weighs 7175 pounds and can seat a driver and four passengers with berths for two. It features hot and cold water, an unseen stove heat source, ice chest, electric fans, a radio, a writing desk, electric lighting, and 65 mph performance. Martin has favored rubber tires since 1895 world travels.
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Kansas City
Fred D. Martin
Martin
Mr. Martin
Matty Purcell's half century of Belasco stagecraft
In a New York feature, Deming Seymour details Matty Purcell the Belasco property man famed for 25 years of service. He recalls the Mimas Black Pearls incident, the Governor's Lady props, and Belasco storm effects including 1500 pounds of cannon balls and a massive thunder drum built 11 years ago.
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Deming
New York
Belasco Theatre
Mima
Matty Purcell
David Belasco
Matty
Park Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Yukon
Purcell
Lenore Ulric
Belasco
Holland's Gin Revival Planned At Methodist Church
The Methodist church in Limestone County begins a revival series on Sunday August 4 conducted by Mr. Self. The public is invited to attend.
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Holland's Gin. Methodist Church
Limestone County
Self
Mrs. Daniel Passes in Limestone County
Mrs. Daniel a respected Holland's Gin area resident dies after extended illness. Funeral services were well attended with interment at Pettusville. Carter Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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Daniel
Holland's Gin
Limestone County
Pettusville
Carter
Beloved Citizen Is Laid To Rest Today
Funeral services for 8 D Johnson, longtime local resident, who died yesterday on Canal Street, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from his home. Interment will follow in City Cemetery. Rev R T Tyler will conduct the services. Brown is directing. Johnson was active in the First Methodist Church.
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D. Johnson
Canal Street
City Cemetery
Brown
R. T. Tyler
Decatur
First Methodist Church
Johnson Long
Decatur Attorney Lynne Expected Back Friday
S. A. Lynne, a Decatur attorney, is anticipated to return Friday after a several days trip to Washington D C and Baltimore Maryland.
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S. A. Lynne
Decatur
Washington, D. C
Baltimore, Md
Wills Declares Tennis A Game Not To Be Taken Seriously
Associated Press reports Helen Wills, returning from injury, says tennis is a game and should not be taken too seriously. The photo credits Helen Wills in a casual moment, reflecting a lighter stance on the sport.
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Associated Press
Helen Wills
From
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Adventures of an Outlaw and Red Harvest in New Books
Richard Maslock reviews recent titles including Adventures of an Outlaw set in Australian convict life featuring Ralph Rashleigh and a Red Harvest collection of Russian tales by J Babel. The piece notes brutal penal history, colonial exile, and wartime leaders such as Budenny amid cross cultural narratives.
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Richard Maslock
New York
Con
Ralph Rashleigh
Australia
Giacomo di Rosenberg
Robinson Crusoe
Jean Valjean
Trader Horn
Rashleigh
London
Budenny
J. Babel
Revival Campaign Planned by Southside Baptist Pastor
Rev J D Pickens of Southside Baptist church will travel to Harmony next week to conduct a one week revival campaign. Community interest in the Harmony section is running high as the services approach.
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J.D. Pickens
Southside Baptist Church
Harmony
Louis Ling Returns from Morgan County Run to Birmingham
Louis Ling of the Morgan County Motor Company has returned from a business trip to Birmingham. He visited clients and conducted inspections during the trip and reported steady interest in new vehicle lines.
War and Romance Pieces in Atomic Era Novels
War-Worn Soul by Eugene Lohrke explores a youth driven to madness by war and persecution under a colonel in a clinical psychological portrayal. Two generations of Lincolns publish Blair's Attic a Cape Cod mystery with Chinese implications. Light seasonal fiction includes Plus and Minus by Franz Harper and The Listening Post by Grace Richmond detailing romance and marital trials.
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Eugene Lohrke
Lincolns
New England
Joseph C
Freeman
Blair
Cape Cod
Franz Harper
Listening Post
Grace Richmond
Finnance
Mt Zion Revival Services to Begin Next Sunday
A spend the day revival event will be held at Mt Zion church. Sunday school starts at o clock with preaching at 11. An afternoon preaching service will follow. Dinner grounds will be available at noon, and attendees are invited to bring baskets of luncheon.
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the View Church
Mt. Zion
Hog Supply Expected to Rise This Year
MONTGOMERY Ala July 16 The state department of agriculture estimates hog supplies for slaughter in the coming year will be greater than last year despite current storage being smaller than typical July stocks. Domestic and foreign demand show no marked change.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Department of Agriculture
Rail business steady in Louisville area says yardmaster
Local yardmaster R Wolfe says the Louisville and Nashville railroad is enjoying a good spring and overall business is holding up. Shipments of roasting and refrigerator cars, plus strawberry and potato crop movements, have boosted tonnage. fall crop movement expected in the next few weeks.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
R. Wolfe
Wolfe
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