Bee Line highway urged from Chicago to Miami
A Dothan delegation told Governor Bibb Graves and the state highway commission that completing the Bee Line from Chicago to Miami will require paving the less than 100 miles of unpaved stretch in Alabama. They argued it would create a fully paved interstate-like route and favor state and federal funding over alternatives. They expressed cautious optimism about success but noted final action rests with authorities.
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Lake Michigan
Miami
Dothan
Bibb Graves
Dobasites
State ‘Highway Commission
Bee Line
Alabama
Chicago
Florida
Will L. Lee
George Hi, Malone
First National Bank
O. L. Tompkins
Roy Hill
Crexit
Harry K. Martin
Byrd G. Yarmer
Es Line
Mr. Lee
Campaign expense reports filed by Alabama candidates
Lieut. Gov. W. C. Davis of Jasper led filings with $8,543.19 in campaign costs and $1,785 in contributions. Frederick I. Thompson reported $92,082.76 for the U S Senate race. Other totals included W. M. Rayburn, Thomas E. Knight, J. L. Bugg, and Berrien T. Phillips. More than 200 Democratic primary candidates filed statements as required by law.
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Montgomery
W. C. Davis
Jasper
Secretary of State Today
Davis
Frederick I. Thompson
United States Senate
W. M. Raywurn
Congress
Minth
Thomas E. Knight
R. Butler
J. L. Bugg
Berrien T. Phillips
He Would Not Slow Down Sparks Woman Jump
In Waukegan on August 5 an incident left a woman with two fractured stress injuries after she jumped from a moving car. She told police it was in response to a back seat driver who failed to slow down from about nine miles per hour. The couple involved included Mrs Joe Crangiorg of Highwood.
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Waukegan
Waukegan Hospital
Joe. Crangiorg
Highwood
Hustaad
Tio
Gold Nugget Sparked Australian Gold Rush
Taragulla Victoria at 40 miles from Bendigo sees a 30 ounce nugget discovery ignite renewed gold fever. Over 250 prospectors, many in speed cars, have pegged claims as seven expeditions with transport gear prepare to explore a vast 1000 square mile center reportedly rich in minerals amid hostile bushmen.
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Bendigo
Australia
Taragulla
Victoria
Wounded Sailors Reported As Communist Attacks Hit Chinese Rivers
Dispatches from Changsha reveal an American sailor was shot in the chest and three British crewmen wounded as Communist forces attacked foreign gunboats on the Liang river near Changsha. The Palos fired back, wounding a number of attackers as more ships were pooled for protection in Hankow Wu chang Hanyang.
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Changhal
Liang River
Changsha
Hunan
United States
Palos
Bede
Odd Fellows elect Alabama grand officers in Cullman
C O Jacobs of Birmingham was reelected grand patriarch at the Alabama grand encampment opening in Cullman. Other newly named officers include A W Rittenberry of Birmingham high priest August Buerger of Mobile scribe Carl Roemer of Montgomery treasurer and W G Bartels of Sheffield warden.
Youth Held at Bay Minette on Murder Charge
Leonard Thompson nineteen was jailed in Baldwin county on murder charges after confessing to slaying Frank A. Webb thirty two. Webb body was found concealed in brush near White Harbor six miles west of Gulfport Mississippi. Authorities said motive was not given and Thompson refused to explain. Webb was buried in Eutaw yesterday.
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Frank Webb
Eutaw
Gulfport
Mobile
Ala
Leonard Thompson
Baldwin County
Bay Minette
Frank A. Webb
White Harbor
Six Milez
Miss
M. H. Wilkins
Co. N. Anderson
Brutal Slaying in Henry County Probed in 1928 Case
Abbeville Alabama August 5 Henry county deputies and sheriff continue to gather evidence against Emmett Calhoun 40 brother in law of Carrie Mooring 28 killed near here in December 1928 Sheriff Gibbons ordered requisition papers for John Williams held in Hartford Connecticut to face trial in the Henry county case Calhoun is jailed without bond and has made damaging admissions without a full confession.
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Emmett Calhoun
Abbeville
Ala
Henry County
Carrie Mooring
Here
Gibbons
John Williams
Montgomery
Williams
Hartford
Conn
Doctor Dies in Delivery Room During Caesarean
Birmingham Aug 5 AP Dr T H Williams died suddenly in the operating room during a caesarian operation at a Birmingham hospital. The surgeon Dr R M Coston Jr finished the delivery. The mother and newborn daughter were reported doing well.
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Liams
Birmingham
R. M. Coston, Jr
Faith Bacon Faces Obscenity Trial Over Vanities Dance
Faith Bacon, billed as the principal nude in Earl Carroll's Vanities, prepares for trial with Carroll Jimmy Savo and Kay Carroll as two good men and true decide if the performance was obscene. Bacon defends the act as art and recalls a convent upbringing and a career that includes premier danseuse in Paris and teaching at Carnegie Hall.
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Francis Bacon
Faith
Los Angeles
Earl Carroll
Carroll
Jimmy Savo
Kay Carroll
Sir Francis
Miss Bacon
Maurice Chevalier
Paris
Danseuse
Carnegie Hall
Drought Threaten Crop Losses Across Central Regions
Washington reports drought may become a major catastrophe within 30 days if rains fail. Louis J. Taber of the National Grange urged low freight rates to move hay and feed, plus extended credit for farmers. Farm Board chairman Legge asked bankers to aid with feed. 14 dairy states averaged 36 percent rainfall, hurting crops, meadows, corn and milk output.
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Washington
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Taber
Hoover
Legge
Farm Board
Wiliam F. Schilling
Coast Guardsman Killed By Mates In Ipswich Shootout
Boat swain Lewis E. Pratt of Salisbury Beach coast guard station was fatally wounded by bullets from a Gloucester base craft while aiding a reported fire near Ipswich river. A court martial was planned as a board of inquiry convened at Salisbury Beach station to investigate the accidental shooting.
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Swain Lewis E. Pratt
Salisbury Beach
Pratt
Ipswich
Little Neck
Coast Guard
W. H. Munter
Munter
Ralishsry Beach
Primaries Underway in Four States
In Kansas Missouri Virginia and West Virginia primaries focus on farm relief party regularity and prohibition. Kansas sees Sen Henry J Allen seeking the Republican nomination while Governor Clyde M Reed faces Frank Haucke in a governor race marked by farm policy disputes.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
West Virginia
Henry J. Allen
Clyde M. Reed
Federal Farm Board
Frank Haucke
Haucke
Reed
Allen
Wet-Day Fight Stirs Wyoming in Race for Senate
In Cheyenne on August 5 AP reports Wyoming's August 19 primary centers on prohibition. Six senate contenders split on liquor laws with two seeking repeal, two backing a referendum, and two aligned with existing prohibitions.
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Wyoming
Senate
Cheyenne
Wyo
Prank Fire Injures 23 Children in Sao Paulo
A pair of teenage brothers planned a movie night charging admission when a match set flammable film alight. The resulting blaze injured 23 children with ten expected to die. The incident occurred in a darkroom where frightened youths could not escape.
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Saq Paulo
Brazil
Say Paulo
Pretty Mexican actress aims for professional matador career
Monterrey Mexico Aug 5 AP bravado by Senorita Ceha Mantalvan a pretty Mexican actress who believed she was a better bullfighter than a pro matador led to a hospital stay after she was gored and hurled nine feet by an enraged bull in the arena. Despite the fall she returned to attack the beast but was carried off by friends fearing further injury. One friend, a pianist, later killed the bull.
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Monterey
Mexico
Senorita
CeHa Mantalvan
Senorita Montavian
English cotton industry faces grave crisis in Lancashire
A government report warns Lancashire's cotton industry must reorganize or exit. Unemployment has surged from 5,263 to 15,000 in Burnley area. Blackburn and Preston show sharp rises. Exports shrink as foreign rivals cut prices, with Japan gaining ground in China and India. mills must modernize and consolidate to survive.
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Manchester
England
Lancashire
United States
Near
Far East
Burnley
Blackburn
Preston
Memphis Power Plant Blaze Paralyzes City Transit
A short circuit and fire at the Memphis Power and Light main generating plant Electrocuted a workman and burned two others severely, halting streetcars and power facilities across Memphis Tennessee today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Power and Light Company
Prohibition Chief Appeals for Public Aid in Enforcement
Washington August 5 AP Prohibition Director Wootcock seeks public sympathy and help to reorganize enforcement under the justice department. He urged radio listeners to support lawful enforcement and suggested that those aiding unlawful traffic should consider the value of a legal drink versus upholding a law abiding nation. He asked citizens to give their empathy and assistance.
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Dry Law Head
Washington
Wootcock
Justice Department
White Way To Be Remodeled By City Council Action
Dothan's white way of 76 units on Foster Main and Andrews streets will be modernized. The Water and Light committee may purchase equipment and remodel posts and lay new underground cables. One new light per post will replace five, reducing current use while maintaining illumination. Globes will be updated and posts straightened and painted. Project cost about 4200 dollars.
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Dothan
Foster, Main
Andrews Streets
Down Town
Water and Light Committee
Water and Light
Goodwin
Young Girl Flier Feted in London After Historic Flight
Amy Johnson, 23, famed English aviator with blue eyes and golden hair, arrived in London aboard the City of Glasgow after a solo Croydon to Australia flight. More than 200000 spectators at Croydon Field and a million-plus cheering crowds greeted her as she toured to her hotel. She thanked supporters and declined marriage proposals, saying none interested her.
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Croydon
Australia
British Isles
Croydon Field
Amy Johnson
Johnny
Vienna
Austria
Glasgow
Lord Thomson
Margaret Bondfield
Labor
J. H. Thomas
Polter
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