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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1929

Page

7

Possible Choice for Philippines Governor General Mentioned

Philippine Post notes that Major General Douglas MacArthur has been mentioned as a potential candidate for governor general of the Philippines, signaling high-level strategic considerations during the period.

Douglas MacArthur The Philippines Associated Press Arthur W. Little New York Philloginea

Parole Granted to Col Thomas W Miller Former Custodian

Col Thomas W Miller once alien property custodian is paroled from Athenta federal penitentiary after serving a little over a year of an 18 month sentence for conspiracy to defraud the government.

Thomas W. Miller Athenta Federal Penitentiary

Railroad Head Created as Chairman at Erie Railroad

The creation of the post of chairman of the board at the Erie railroad frees President John J. Bennet to supervise the reorganization of the Van Sweringen system.

The Erie Railroad John J. Bennet van Sweringen

Naval aviator Soucek 40,000-foot attitude record

Lieut Apollo Soucek, a naval aviator, is believed to have set a new attitude record at Washington as his plane’s barograph registered 40,000 feet on the ascent. The report notes the high altitude achievement and its significance for record flights.

Apollo Soucek Washington

Yale Student John Sitton Wins Prix de Rome Painting

Yale art student John M. Sitton of Greenville earns the coveted prize and a cash award of 8000 dollars to study abroad, securing the prix de Rome in painting.

John M. Sitton Yale Greenville 8. C

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