Dowling & Rhodes Funeral Home Opens Today in City
Dowling and Rhodes Funeral Home opened in Dothan under R. L. Hardman with H. B. Dowling and H. L. Rhodes as owners. Frank Dunham assists, a lady assistant employed, and two new straight eight Meteor ambulances with a speed guarantee of 90 mph. The building and equipment are newly remodeled with a chapel and a display of new caskets available during the public open house on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Dowling
Funeral Home
Hardman
Cotton Men Seek I C C Hearing On Freight Rates
Alabama and Georgia mill operators urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to cut freight rates on Southern textile products to the East and North. The May 10 hearing in Washington will involve Southern operators and railroads pushing for lower rates, opposed by Northern Eastern lines and other textile groups. The proposal covers cotton piece goods, hosiery, knit underwear, and cotton clothing. W D Anderson of Macon is executive committee chair. Charles E Jones of Birmingham chairs the traffic committee.
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Birmingham
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Southern
Alabama
Georgia
Southern Railroads
Northern and Eastern
W. D. Anderson
Macon
Charles E. Jones
Birmingham Transport Officials Plan Muscle Shoals Outing
Birmingham transportation officials will tour the Muscle Shoals district on May 27 departing by special train to Tuscumbia. They will be met by automobiles for a circuit including Sheffield Florence Tuscumbia Wilson Dam and the nitrate plant.
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Birmingham
Ala
Muscle Shoals District
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Florence
Wilson Dam
Fastest Miles and Speed Records Through 1929 to Spring
A survey of the fastest official mile records and related speed feats across aviation, auto, and foot racing. Notables include the Bluebird at Daytona 253.968 mph, Stainforth’s seaplane 4088 mph, Ladoumegue and Goulding mile marks, Pecora 6:27.1 indoors, and Goulding’s outdoor 6:25.8. Also notes 118 mph falling speed and top pigeon speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcnum Campbell
Bluebird
Daytona Beach
Stainforth
Jules Ladoumegue
Gene Venzke
Mike Pecora
George Goulding
Canada
Automobile Ae
Campbell
Peseoneaes Wood
Ee Davis
Ahlan
Dan Patch
Robinson
Shorer
Ladoumegue
Ee Goulding
Reb Baba Qeees Borg
Alabama 4-H Winners Selected at State Event
In Auburn on April 23 AP reports four Alabama 4-H members Fiona Smart Ruth Kirby Kermit Wilson Clifton Reland were chosen from 34990 members to attend the National 4-H club camp in Washington June 15 21. Winners boast a shared 20 year service record with Smart leading seven years.
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Washington
Thomas A. Sims
Margaret Garrett
Miss Smart
Ryland
Miss Kirby
Wilson
Gale Rehabilitation Under Red Cross Nears Finish
The Red Cross nears completion of tornado relief in Alabama Tennessee and Georgia with 1754 of 3241 families closed and most remaining cases to be closed soon Maurice R Reddy director reports 2130 families aided including 529 at Sylacauga 371 at Tuscaloosa Northport and 346 at Clanton Checks are mailed daily to merchants building and supply dealers and hospitals for storm relief costs
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Birmingham
Ala
Red Cross
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Maurice R.reddy
Southeastern Relief Headquarters
Sylacauga
Tuscaloosa
Northport
Clanton
Reddy
355 Subjects Given At Summer School
UNIVERSITY Alabama April 22 Students at the summer school start June 6 with 355 subjects to choose from The first term runs June 6 to July 15 The second term opens the day after and concludes with final exercises August 19 The courses include 201 for undergraduates and 154 for graduates The summer school faculty will comprise 8 instructors 72 from the regular faculty and 26 visiting teachers
New Barons President Named in Birmingham Club
W A Billy West was named president of the Birmingham baseball club of the Southern Association, succeeding Col W D Smith who died Wednesday. West had served as secretary and business manager since 1917, with the club's owner A H Rick Woodward making the announcement.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. A
Billy) West
Birmingham Baseball Club
Southern Association
W. D. Smith
A. H
Rick) Woodward
West
Press Club Becomes Residence For San Francisco Greeter
John Benniss, longtime night factotum and official greeter to presidents and kings at the San Francisco Press Club, retires from nightly duties at 84 and will relocate to live there while having helped introduce the merry-go-round in America.
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John Benniss
San Francisco
Press Club
Bennis
Kings
Admirals
Seavers
America
Senators Joke Gift Brings Wooden Club To Desk
Senator Nye offered a three foot wooden club carved from cottonwood sent by the Cal esbury North Dakota Farmers union. The inscription read regards to the sons of the wild jack asses. Nye suggested presenting it to Senator Moses of New Hampshire, who had coined the phrase. The club was placed on Moses desk as a humorous gesture.
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Washington
Nye
Moses
Calesbury
Farmers' Union
New Hampshire
Chipley Social Roundup Notables Attend Events
Local social notes record visits and gatherings across Chipley Marianna Dothan Tallahassee and Birmingham including families J Rubenstein Harrells and Scotts. Notable entries mention births welcomes and hospital trips plus a Presbyterian meeting and a large bridge party hosted by Mrs E L Alford.
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M. R. Cogging
Tallahassee
R. Johns
Bobbie Joyce
J. Rubenstein
Charlotte
Marianna
Evelyn Scott
Phala
Verne Harrell
Ward-Godfrey
W. C. Gardner
Parent-Teacher Association
Chipley
J. O. Blackburn
E. F. Stanton
Minnie Flower
L. D. McRae
J. C. Blackburn
Charles Tobias
Curtis
J. N. Campbell
A. M. Carter
Talladega
Ala
B. L. Daniel
S. O. Koster
Tuscaloosa
W. A. Burns
Dothan
Helmy
M. J. Salter
Reeves Wells
Panama City
A. L. Wells
T. J. Whitted
Eva Shirvalle
Joe Williams
Reeves Bowen
Scott
Foster
Enterprise
Mary Lena Faulk
Louise Pickel
Cottondale
J. H. Faulk
Howard Bailey
B. H. Donnan
Wewahitchka
I. A. Hutchison
Elizabeth
E. L. Alford
Kate Smith
DeFuniak
T. J. Davis
Elaine
Sneads
E. L. Daniel
Mesdarts Neal Williams
G. W. Farrior
Gus York
J. J. Whitted
H. S. Bailey
B. M. Archibald
O. G. Shivers
O. C. Speight
Russ Davis
M. R. Coggin
O. E. Spencer
Maydie Coggin
Alabama farmer presses seed corn program progress
H. and Shaw of Clanton Alabama advances in seed corn production under county agent C E Stapp and Auburn College of Agriculture. He specializes in the Whatley prolific variety as part of the state wide improvement effort.
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H. &. Shaw
Clanton
Ala
C. E. Stapp
College of Agriculture
Auburn
Alabama
Shaw
Whatley
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