Census figures show 4712 Houston farms in county
A district census supervisor announced Houston County counts for 1920. The preliminary total lists 45,920 people and 4712 farms in the county, with Queen City Dothan at 15,471. Rechecks in two Dothan wards occurred after complaints of missing entries.
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Houston County
Aay
J. A. Carroll
Slocomb
Carroll
Houston
Dothan
Queen City
Eagle
Carratt
Alabama
Houstonounty
the Eagle
Caroll
Adventurer Byrd Ready for Fresh Feats After Polar Feats
New York June 10 Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd returns on June 19 amid cheers and fame yet faces a rare lull in exploration. He has flown over the North and South Poles Atlantic and circumnavigated the globe. Possible next ventures drift from Amazon aerial routes to Everest. Byrd’s early diary foresaw polar exploration as a boy in 1903. He studied at Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia where he injured a foot playing football.
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NEA
New York
Richard E. Byrd
Alexander
North Pole
South Pole
Atlantic
Amazon
Arabian
Gobi
Mount
Everest
Byrd
Wright Brothers
Virginia Military Institute
University of Virginia
South Poles
Spitsbergen
France
Mre. Byrd
North Alabama Democratic Meet Set for June 17
Gadsden Ala June 10 Four congressional figures and Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida will headline the North Alabama Democratic rally June 17. U.S. Representatives B Oliver Tuscaloosa John Duffie Monroeville and former senator Charles Henderson W Jeiks Thomas E Kilby and Wilan Brandon will attend. The event is sponsored by the Gadsden Times and local committees and aims to draw the largest crowd in the city’s history.
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Zadsden
Ala
North Alabama Demons
Ruth Bryan Eas
Florida
B. Oliver
Tuscaloosa
John Duffie
Monroeville
Charles Henderson
W. Jeiks
Thomas E. Kilby
Wilan Brandon
Gadsden Times
Tyave
Enteraaa
Fragmentary Crime Note from Hither Bedroom Scene
A damaged report notes a wrench on a tibia in a bedroom and a loosened engine terminal. Sam told police his mother has long brooded over finances and also concerns about the daughter’s welfare.
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Hether
Sam
First witness called in Phillips murder trial in Geneva
The first witness, Dr. Roy Avant, brother of Prof. Claude Avant, testified at 11 o'clock in the Lee Phillips murder case. Prosecutors prepared behind closed doors while jurors from 100 veniremen were chosen. The five defendants face trial after Clyde Smith Randall Jones Charlie Brown and Dr. G W Smith accounting for a complex case tied to a debt and a plan to remove the professor.
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Geneva
Ala
Lee Phillips
Claude Avant
Slocomb
Roy Avant
Charlie McCall
J. Norton Mullins
Charlie C. McCall
John J. Haynes
R.S. Ward
G. A. Ward
Geneva County
Tiller and Carmichael
Clyde Smith
Randall Jones
Charlie Brown
Phillips
G. W. Smith
Avant
Dr. Smith
Bonifay
Fia
Hoover to Broadcast Buchanan Statue Address
President Hoover’s remarks at the unveiling of James Buchanan’s statue will be broadcast from Washington on Thursday afternoon June 26. The National Broadcasting company announced that WEAF and WJZ networks will carry the program between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.
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Hoover
New York
James Buchanan
Washington
National Broadcasting Company
WEAF
WJZ
Crump Qualifies in Tennessee Congressional Race
Edward Hull Crump Memphis political leader qualifies as the sole Democratic candidate for congress in the tenth district prompting Rep. Hubert F. Fisher to retire after 14 years. Gov. Horton and others seek Democratic nominations while Senator Brock and Benton McMillin pursue the short term seat. Page ten notice indicates continued coverage.
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Nashville
Tenn
Edward Hull Crump
Memphis
Tennessee
Henry H. Horton
L. E. Gwinn
George Dunn
Johnson City
William E. Brock
Benton McMillin
John R. Neal
Brock
King Carol moves quickly to quell open opposition
In Bucharest on June 10 the king acted to punish liberal leaders who insulted him and ordered prosecutions for Dr Angelescu Dr Kostinescu Braila. He also pardoned 20 000 military offenders from World War I in a broad clemency move while forming a new cabinet led by Mantu and Maniu.
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Carol
Bucharest
Romania
C. Angelescu
M. V
J. Bratianu
Kostinescu
Demetrescu Braila
Liberal
Michael
M. Mironescu
Nicholas Jorga
M. Jorga
Juliu Mantu
M. Mantu
M. Maniu
Helen
Alba Julia
Greece
Birmingham Unemployment Count Figures Released
Birmingham district supervisor E L Williams reports 5 637 of the city's 257 657 population are able to work and unemployed in preliminary census figures. The count excludes nonseekers and those on vacation. Okmulgee chamber offers free theatre tickets to encourage residents to be counted.
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Birmingham
Als
E. L. Williams
Okmulgee, Okla
Chamber of Commerce
Roll call to decide fate of Smoot-Hawley tariff
Senate Republican leaders edge toward passage of the Smoot Hawley tariff bill with a final roll call expected Thursday or Friday. Key Senators Grundy Reed Allen Copeland and Wager figure in the debate as votes from Pennsylvania loom.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot-Hawley
Smoot
Finance Committee
House
Pennsylvania
Grundy
Reed
London
Alabama Exchange Club meets in Birmingham
The tenth annual Alabama Affiliated Exchange club convention opens in Birmingham with President L. E. Gordon in charge. Sessions start at 10 a m with the Playgroup dedication sponsored by the Birmingham club as the main feature.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Affiliated Exchange Club
L. E. Gordon
Fairfield
Birmingham Club
Byrd Survives Dangers Missed in Early Flying Career
Top Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd faced many hazards but avoided disaster in key naval dirigible tests. In 1919 he served as navigator on a Atlantic bound craft wrecked without his presence. In 1921 he helped with the R-2 mission wrecked on test flight, not aboard. In 1924 he joined Shenandoah polar flight plans, which were cut short by a cyclone wreck over Ohio with heavy casualties.
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Richard E. Byrd
Atlantic
Byrd
England
Ohio
Senate committee weighs plan to obtain naval documents
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee debated a resolution asserting its right to secret papers on the London Naval Policy, which the Hoover administration has refused to reveal. Senator Borah and others urged redrafting, while the effort to access state papers stalled broader treaty consideration.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
Black
Alabama
Borsh
Borah
Moses
Repubican
N. H
Wickersham calls for education to curb drinking evils
June 10 AP report quotes George W. Wickersham urging education as key to enforcing the 18th amendment. He cites England and Wales as models and criticizes reliance on penalties, advocating preventive measures, housing and cultural factors, and tempered alcohol restrictions to reduce lawlessness.
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Boston
England and
Wales
George W. Wickersham
National Commission On Law
National Conference of Social Work
Wickersham
Judge Grubb Leaves Birmingham for Washington AP report
Federal Judge W Grubb departed Birmingham Alabama for Washington to attend a meeting of the four member commission. Details of business before the body were not stated.
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Pirmingham
Ala
W. Grubb
Washington
Reward Posted In Lingle Murder Hunt In Chicago
Police and private investigators offer 30 000 in a Chicago murder case. Reporters say the shooter fled after Alfred Lake Lingle was shot near Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street. Clues include a .38 pocket revolver and a silk glove, with possible suspect Sam Hunt among identifications.
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Chicago
Alfred (Lake) Lingle
The
Tribune
Chicago Evening Post
Press Club of Chicago
Lingle
Michigan Boulevard
Randolph Street
Illinois Central Station
Rogue Gallery
Sam Hunt
Capone
Hunt
County votes September bond issue to retire warrants
Houston county voters will go to the polls on September 9 to approve $300,000 in five percent bonds to retire six and eight percent warrants from recent years. The board of revenue unanimously set the election date after delaying to obtain an attorney general ruling on interest rate legality.
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Houston County
Board of Revenue
McCall
Martin
the Eagle
Revenue Board
Th County
Dothan National Bank
Norder
Eaynen
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