City Grants Alabama Power Five Year Transmission Franchise
City council approves a five year franchise authorizing Alabama Power to extend and maintain transmission lines along designated streets and public areas within and beyond Dothan city limits. The ordinance restricts service to the city municipality and requires restoration of city property and protection from liability for power line damage.
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Alabama Power Company
Dothan
Foster Street
Selma Street
St. Andrews
Appletree
Cottonwood Road
Range Street
Commerce Street
Main Street
Chalkers Bluff
Atlanta and
St Andrews Bay
R. R
Oo Georgia
City
Forecast Near 15 Million Bale Cotton Crop This Year
Government report on current crop condition and production estimate to be issued Wednesday at 10 o clock. Past production figures include 12 956 000 last year and 17 977 374 in 1920 with an average NY Cotton Exchange guess of 14 742 000. Projections vary from 14 000 000 to 16 000 600 bales due to planting and cultivation factors. Continued on Page Six.
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E. G. Griffin
New York Cotton Exchange
Census Bureau
Cotton season forecast looks fairly prosperous in United States
New Orleans official Cotton Exchange secretary Q Hester reports season value at 1 140 000 with 1 130 512 000 prior year and 4 742 000 bales. total crop value adds 210 000 000. Forecast notes high grades with few low grades amid improving market prospects. Rio de Janeiro reports Ferreira Tiraca commits suicide after family blocks ambitions. he uses a cake containing two bens and shoots himself.
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Tim
New Orleans
Aur
United States
Q. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Rio DE Janeiro
Ferreira Tiraca
Frank Pilcher Home Destroyed by Fire Near Dothan
Fire of unknown origin consumed the home of Frank Pilcher about two miles southwest of Dothan Monday night. The house and contents valued at $2,000 were completely lost with no one inside when the kitchen chimney collapsed through the roof. Mr Pilcher and his wife were awake only after the blaze had begun.
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Frank Pilcher
Dothan
Judge Martins Court Imposes Hard Prohibition Sentences
Convictions in nine cases tried before Judge H. K. Martin in county court feature violators of the prohibition law. Will Adams and Casey Calpreth faced fines and jail terms. Calpreth received 21000 and costs and 31% months on the hard road for a second offense. Other defendants faced mixed outcomes with fines, costs, or acquittals as the court adjourns to September.
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H. K. Martin
Will Adams
Casey Calpreth
Wqiter
Calbreth
Tom Kay
J. W. Kirkland
Clars van
Columbia
Belline Fourd
Lemmie Jackson
Paul Digby
Ben Smithseas
T. E. Lovett
Tom Mix's Wife Goes to Paris for Divorce
The Los Angeles Examiner reports that Tom Mix and wife Victoria Forde Mix are separating. Mrs Mix has sailed to Europe to pursue a Paris divorce, with Mix confirming the report.
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Tom MIX
Paris
Los Angeles
The
Examiner Today
Cowboy Tomstar
Victoria Forde Mix
Mix
Europe
City Council Adopts Scent Cooking Rate and Lafayette Street Paving
Dothan council approves a 5 year Alabama Power franchise and paving Lafayette street from Foster to College. They cut scent cooking and refrigeration power to 3 cents per kWh, raise city clerk pay, and delay a railroad crossing stop rule amid safety concerns.
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Driggers
Lafayette Street
Rose Hill
L. KR. Driggers
J. L. Vaughn
Scarborough
Ralph Goodwin
City Light Department
M. D. Black
Range Street
Cherry
Cottonwood Road
Headland Avenue
Lens
Foster
St. Andrew
Main
Central Crossing
Ay Line
Hack
Zeigiar
Air mail contract awarded to Inte Stat Airline
Washington August 7 the agate states a fixed contract for air mail service from Atlanta to a central hub was awarded today to Inte Stat Airline Inc of Chicago. Service is to start in six months with possible earlier launch.
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Agate
Lanta
Inte Stat Airline, Inc
Chicago
Weather in Alabama Fair to Tonight With NE Winds
Alabama forecast calls for mostly fair conditions tonight with gentle to moderate northeast winds shifting through the day. No precipitation reported as temperatures edge upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Lt Gov Folmar to Visit Kiwanis Wednesday
Lieut Gov Frank Folmar of Troy will guest the local Kiwanis Club at the regular Wednesday meeting. M D Black and Clarence Tourt announced the appearance along with several other visitors contributing to an arranged program.
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Gov. Folmar
Kiwanis
M.D. Black
Clarence Tourt
Frank Folmar
Troy
Nasu
Houston
Storm along Florida coast shifts to sea
A tropical disturbance threatening the Florida coast appears to recurve northward away from the mainland. Observers report wind shifting from northeast to north with a 60 mile per hour gusts peaking briefly before subsiding. Offshore center movement suggests full force will strike the nearby chert strip area.
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Florida
Miami
Richard W. Grain
Monument to Cow That Beat Milk Records
A Carnation era monument honors a cow famed for record milk production. The animal produced about 2,865 pounds of butter and 2,150 pounds of milk in life, with lifetime outputs far exceeding average US cows. The piece notes a record yielding roughly 5,000 pounds of milk per year and 1,459 quarts annually.
Italian Sub F-14 Crew Alive Amid Rescue in 130 Feet Water
The Italian submarine F-14, sunk in the Adriatic after a collision, remained alive and in contact with rescuers by submarine telephone. Air was pumped to the crippled vessel as rescuers labored through rough seas to attach a pipe and supply air, aiming to save the crew before water pressure or a depth limit compromises the hull.
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Rome
Adriatic
Yerwy
Dothan to Meet Ozark in High School Showdown
Dothan faces Ozark in a basketball game described as a regular season highlight with a large crowd expected to witness the contest. The event emphasizes high scoring pace and competitive play as teams seek a decisive victory.
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Dothan
Blakely
OZARK
City Council Grants Five Year Franchise To Alabama Power
The Dothan city council approved a five year franchise for Alabama Power to construct and maintain transmission lines across city streets. Opponents led by City Attorney Oscar L. Tompkins argued a thirty year term is necessary, contending longer terms attract factory investment and reliability. Tompkins spoke as a private citizen, asserting the five year pact is sufficient and questioning the need for a longer deal.
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Alabama Power Company
BG. Farmer
Contacl
Dothan
Tompkins
Hig
Mr. Tompkins
Sou
Alsbamng Power Company
Gould
Chalkers Huff
Aa Vain UF
Trepiremen
Power Company
United States
Cowocul
Bes Jong
Aldama Power Company
Gq.y.ear
Heal
M.D. Black
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Ft. Madison
Hillsboro
Coleman
Stock Exchange
N. C. Cotton Exchange
Martin
Council
L. A. Driggers
College Street
AIR Matl
Washington
A. Smith
Democratic
General Motors
New York
Smith
John J. Rauskob
National Committee
Herbert Ho Lehman
Peter G. Gerry
Rhode Talend
West Palm Beach
Rioncer
Cathe Ratone
Buien
Trei
Pias
Pinaely
Gerald of
Sander
Gagre Seturins
Derahes
Pat Bonorgy
Urizen
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