Pennsylvania Delegation Backs Hoover On Mellon Suggestion
In Kansas City on June 12 the Republican National Convention opened its first session. Pennsylvania shifted its support to Herbert Hoover on the first ballot, following Secretary Mellon's suggestion, boosting Hoover’s momentum as delegates realign. Senator Curtis of Kansas commented, “Well, the fight is on.”
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National Committee
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Secretary of
Idaho
Borah
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Decatur Building & Improvement Corp to Start 25 Houses Immediately
Directors of the Decatur Building and Improvement Corporation met to authorize immediate contracts for 25 houses as the second project unit. The plan covers 26 homes with 15 already funded, part of a broader 99 house program to house industrial workers and attract future plant locations to Decatur.
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Decatur Corporation
John C. White
Decatur Bus & Improvement Corporation
Decatur
Part Of City Wet Other Part Is Dry
A sudden shower last night drenched the western section of the city while the eastern part remained dry. J Plavius had published prohibition platforms in the area. About 10 o'clock a brief heavy shower occurred in the west. the weather bureau reported no trace of rain this morning.
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J. Plavius
Weather Bureau
Non-Jury Docket To Be Set Soon By Morgan County Court
Judge W. T. Lowe states the non jur y docket call will occur shortly with an exact date to be provided today. Indications show court sessions should occur within the next few weeks in Morgan County.
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Mets
Dirigible Italia crew faces crisis in Arctic ice
Captain Riiser-Larsen and Lieut Helm rush aid to Italia crew stranded north of Spitzbergen. Three crew missing, others split on ice floes, two arrive Mossel Bay with gasoline for Lieut Holm. Two injured men with broken legs accompany six guided by General Nobile. President
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Nobile
Request For Funds To Pay Courthouse Work
The Morgan County courthouse commission asks the board of revenue to authorize a $7,500 claim for courthouse work. The matter will be considered at the board session this afternoon.
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Morgan County Courthouse Commission
Board of Revenue
Mexican Eagle Forced Down By Fog Over North Carolina
In Mooresville North Carolina Camilo Carranza the 23 year old Mexican aviator known as Lone Eagle was forced to land his non stop flight from Mexico City to Washington due to dense fog. He awaited clearer conditions to resume the journey.
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Washington
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Lone Eagle
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Carranza
Calf Tramples Mrs Moore in Pettusville. Injuries Reported
Mrs. Steve Moore of Pettusville Lime Stone county was knocked down by a calf while running past it. The animal collided into her throwing her to the ground causing hip injuries. Friends hope the injuries are not serious.
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Pettusville
Limestone County
Office Ready For Occupancy By September First
The new two story office building by the Decatur Cornice and Roofing company on Second street west near its ornamental iron plant will be ready for occupancy about September 1. Provisions allow for future additions as needed.
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Decatur Cornice and Roofing Company
Second Street
Local Duct and Iron Firms Secure National Contracts
Decatur Cornutero Roofing and Decatur Iron, local manufacturers, have won contracts for ornamental iron and structural work. Projects include a new government building in Des Moines Iowa, stairs for a Millsboro Connecticut building, a steel frame for the Walthall Hotel in Jackson Mississippi, a frame for Empire Laundry in Montgomery Alabama, iron for the Woman's Building at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa and ornamental iron for the West End Methodist Episcopal Church in Nash.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Millsboro
Conn
Walthall Hotel
Jackson
Miss
Empire Laundry
Montgomery
Ala
Woman's Building
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
West End Methodist Episcopal Church
Nashville
Dry Officers Seize Whiskey in Alabama May Crusade
Alabama law enforcement reports May crackdown yielded 156 stills and 1117 gallons of whiskey in hills and woods. There were 172 arrests with 45 convictions and 18 automobiles confiscated. Operating cost was 7741.61 dollars and fines totaled 7133.20 dollars. The raid also resulted in 11170 gallons of beer and 1030 bottles of home brew poured out.
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Montgomery
Hills and Woods
Alabama
River Decline Reported At Ten Feet On Tennessee Gauge
The Tennessee river continued a fall today with a local gauge reading at ten feet indicating lower water levels downstream and easing conditions.
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Tennessee
Morgan County Health Unit funds continued by revenue board
The Morgan county board of revenue extended the $5,000 health appropriation for the county health unit to the end of the fiscal year, adding $2,500 yearly state support. The action resumes the paused funding and acknowledges federal aid, with future steps at year's end unresolved. The board also reviewed a grand jury report on the county poor farm, appointing a six-member committee to investigate conditions and staffing, citing inadequacies in management and inmate care.
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Daylight saving plan proposed for Decatur two months
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in Decatur began placing ballot boxes in public places to gauge support for a two month daylight saving scheme. If approved, clocks would move forward one hour on July 1, shifting work start to 6 am and finish to 5 pm for extended summer recreation.
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Decatur
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Daylight Savings Plan
Alabama
Mark X
Hoover Looms as Republican Convention Opens in Iron Hall
June 12 reports the Republican convention at Iron Hall moving toward Hoover nomination with debate over the vice presidential choice. Delegates from Pennsylvania Idaho and Vermont shift toward the Hoover camp as Butler presides and Fess delivers the keynote. Balloting begins Thursday after organization and committee work.
Coolidge Praised as Leader by Fess at National Convention
Kansas City June 12 AP The Coolidge leadership was praised by Ohio Senator Simeon D. Fess in a keynote to the Republican National Convention. Fess lauded Coolidge’s final say in policy and called him the greatest personal and political force, urging party unity on farm relief and noting the president’s veto of the McNary Haugen bill. Continued on page eight.
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