Controversy over decontrol of rooming houses in rent plan
Senate discussions on a Republican rent control extension stalled over dropping decontrol of rooming houses and a vacancy based formula. The plan would end ceilings in areas with 1 percent or more vacant units, affecting nine large communities. criticism from Mayor Humphrey labeled the measure a mockery of the legislative process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
GOP
Subcommittee
Harry P. Cain
R-Wash
Cain
Banking Committee
Charles W. Tobey
R-Nh
Ncen
Hubert M. Humphrey
Minnneapolis
Tobey
Humphrey
Cenaes
Influenza cases rise in Cottonwood area
Houston County health department figures reported last week eighteen influenza cases in Cottonwood and nearby areas, signaling a regional uptick in illness.
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Cottonwood
Houston County Health Department
Collecting Odd Facts Hobby For E. T. Riley Of Dothan
E T Riley, 68 year old founder of Riley Business College, pursues oddities collecting for two decades. He ran a weekly radio spot a decade and published Odds and Ends in 1941. Highlights include a tale of a North Carolina church movement, a Panama City dog delivering scraps, 13 superstition notes, and a 1906 speed ordinance. Details cover names, places, dates, and anecdotes, with emphasis on curious names and local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Riley
Riley Business College
Dothan
North Carolina
Riley
Panama City
Swan Quarter
N. C
Main Street
Providence Methodist Church
Elba
Rainer-Shine
Miss
Mister
Cash Money
Headland
J. O. Hicks
Hartford
A. A. Smith
Pilley Chancy
Newville
Chancy
Texas
Harr
Killebrew Jeans and Mill History Recalled in Georgia Ties
The article traces Thomas J Killebrew building brick plants in 1890 after buying his father's stake in Killebrew and Son. Albert, new owner, modernized the mill with a carder and automatic dyer to produce spun cotton yarn, facing competition from large businesses. Adas E. Killebrew is his Dothan, Alabama relative. Also notes a Detroit rule limiting dogs to one postman bite.
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Thomas J
T. Rogers
Georgia
Killebrew Jeans
Thomas
Killebrew and Son
Albert
Killebrew
Adas E. Killebrew
Dothan
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Ima
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eve
Dras
Turner
EF. T. Riley
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Eastman
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Kodak
Pati Ed
Argus
Mane
Casta
Cdr
Cates
Detroit
Studebaker
Fleetline
Chevrolet
Motor Perfect
Buick
Saliba
Weddle
Corner Crawford
South St. Andrews
Sales & Service
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Valentine
Duncan Phyfe
Chippendale
Lawson
Firth
Alexander Smith
Highstown
Mohawk
Figok
Conover
Rimson Furniture Co
W. Main ST
Aittle
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