Kingsford Smith lands after gear failure over Tasman Sea
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and crew aboard the Southern Cross battled engine trouble on a 1300 mile hop from Australia toward Wellington when the starboard motor failed and a wing crew member braved the wing for emergency repairs. Kingsford Smith cheered after a safe landing and jubilee mail was saved.
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Sydney
Australia
Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith
Tasman Sea
Charles
P. C. Taylor
J. Stannard
Kingsford-Smith
Taylor
Southern Cross
Atlantic
Pacific
Wellington
N. Z
Man Manuel
Sir Charles
School Visitors Show Industrial Arts Work
An invitation urged public inspection of exhibits with guidance from E W Walker and Miss Elizabeth Horsley. The industrial arts class teaches local woods and cabinet woods, drawing, furniture design, and tool use. The broader practical arts program covers home economics from family relations to dress and house management, color design, and home decoration.
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E.W. Walker
Elizabeth Horsley
Walker
Miss Horsley
Mr. Walker
Horsley
Chicago Hogs Market Report May 15 U S Dept Of Agriculture
Hogs traded slow and steady to 11 cents lower than Tuesday with top prices up to 9.45, bulk lots 190 to 280 pounds bringing 9.25 to 9.30 per cwt and 280 to 340 pounds at 9.00 to 9.25. 140 to 190 pound pigs 8.75 to 9.25, good pigs 7.75 to 8.75, packing sows 8.25 to 8.50, medium weight 200 to 250 pounds 9.20 to 9.45, heavyweight 250 to 350 pounds 9.00 to 9.40.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agriss
Daily Market Notes From Dothan and Grain Outlook
Market brief from Dothan reports middling and strict middling cotton prices, grain quotes for wheat corn oats and lard, plus cottonseed market figures. May and October cotton futures shown with tone steady and sales noted, as well as prices for cottonseed per ton and a fragmentary note on peanuts and a few runners.
Local option brewery support tied to legalization in Jefferson county
A speaker urged Jefferson county to adopt a local option for a brewery if beer is legalized, backing the Connor bill. He presented photostatic copies of letters from Louisiana officials showing state beer revenues cited as 3442 and 810, with figures including 704,000 and 570,854 linked to Kentucky.
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Jefferson County
Connor
Louisiana
Virginis
Fieriday
Kentucky
Farmers Seek Aid Amid Tax Protests in Prohibition Vote
Contested editorial notes farmers push for repeal of prohibition in Mobile and Alabama, while legislators debate liquor taxes and state budgets. Speech by Rep Hare highlights reform pressures. McDermott cites court costs and delays from enforcement. referendum opposition grows as farm groups press for relief. Roosevelt’s remarks referenced in broader policy debate.
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Hare
Quarles
Hamner
McDermott
Mobile
Prand
Bankrupe
Hammer
Edo
Thie
Miftee Prapmars
Miftee Prapmars Ta Nverrida Aris. Jorithe
Fais
Beth Todd
Coleman
Vata
Gachergey
Kate Mia
Cate
W. O A. Steinman
Southern Bell System
Alabumia
Italy Ramps Up Armaments as Mussolini Eyes Europe and Africa
Rome reports Mussolini mobilizes 600000 men and accelerates air and land weapons to deter any foe. He names Germany and Abyssinia as key watchpoints while warning war could erupt without warning. Official says Italy remains on a semi-war footing, ready to act quickly.
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Italy
I Duce
Europe
E. Africa
Andrue
Duce
Fascist Party
Butter Prices Steady Amid Chicago Market Report
Chicago butter market notes May 15 shows 13,028 pounds traded steady with prices unchanged. Aged and extra firsts figures appear inconsistent in the draft, but current receipts and storage entries suggest steady hands across grades.
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Chicago
Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise in Moderate Demand
May 15 AP reports American Oil Spot cotton at 1,000 bales in good demand though moderate activity. Prices rise two points in pence with American strict good middling 7.46, good middling 7.16, strict middling 6.51, strict good ordinary 6.31, good ordinary 6.01. Futures close steady with May 6.46 and other quotes 6.32 for Get. Dec 6.80, Jan 6.31 for March.
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Liverpool
NRA extend war code debate on intra state business
Senate backed a ten month NRA extension amid calls to craft a two year measure and define interstate versus intra state business. House Ways and Means would study the proposal while noting concerns about applying codes across state lines and to small, single state businesses.
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Senate
Horse Ways and Means Committee
Charles H. West
Ohio
Donald R. Richberg
NRA
House
Roosevelt
Doughton
House Ways and Means
Sam B. Hill
Washington
Espie
Riehberg
Council of
BMRA
Mussolini defies critics in East Africa policy speech
In a vigorous address to enthusiastic senators Mussolini warned against external interference in Italy's East Africa program and rejected cross examination of Italy's precautions. Diplomatic circles in Rome felt Il Duce had beaten France and Britain to any formal move on Ethiopia while noting formal steps were not yet taken.
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Mussolini
Italy
East Africa
Rome
Il Duce
France
Great Britain
London
Do County Directory Under Way With New Director
Joseph Van Ark began assembling a county directory on Wednesday promising the most complete edition yet. The project will take about two months and a number of girls will be employed to collect data, Van Ark stated, to provide all available information about individuals.
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Italy
Air Force
Dothan
Houston County
Joseph van Ark
van Ark
Hudson
Headland FFA Group Hosts Wiregrass Chapter Assembly
Headland FFA group will fete chapters from the Wiregrass region at Friday’s assembly. The event includes a trip to the experiment station and a ball game with R. E. Carmack, state supervisor of vocational agricultural, as principal speaker.
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Headland Ffa
Headland
Abbeville
Ozark
Columbia
Blue Springs
Blocomb
Baker Hill
New Brockton
Dosier
Midland City
Rawle
Straughn
Experiment Station
R. E. Carmack
Vocational Agricultural
Cars collide at Oates and Powell intersection
None hurt in a Tuesday afternoon crash at Oates and Powell as a car occupied by Robbie Anne and Glen Douglas Halsten, driven by T C King, collided with a Gantt vehicle. Damages were about 10 dollars to Dr. Haisten’s car and 50 dollars to Gantt’s.
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Robbie Anne
Glen Douglas Halsten
T. C. King
D. C. Halsten
T. L. Gantt
Oates and
Powell Streets
Dr. Haisten
Gantt
Return from Parley Highlights Relief Officials
Roger F. Hall the local relief director and William Grant the assistant commodity clerk in the ARA office returned Wednesday from a relief workers conference in Montgomery. The delegation was addressed by Thad Holt state relief director and other AR officials.
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Roger F. Hall
William Grant
ARA
Relief Workers
Montgomery
Thad Holt
Dr D M Nelson to Deliver Judson College Address
Dr D M Nelson president of Mississippi College at Clinton will give the commencement address at Judson College on June 3. He has served on the Mississippi College faculty for over 15 years and became president in 1932. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached June 2 by Rev John W Phillips emeritus pastor of First Baptist Mobile.
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D. M. Nelson
Judson
Marion
Mississippi College
Clinton, Miss
Judson College
Pre convention meeting kicks off Baptist Union events
The Southern Baptist Woman's Missionary Union and the Southern Baptist Association convene in Knoxville with Dodd Shreveport and Dr Maurice leading sessions. Officers named include Mrs Strong of Plattsburg as president, Ken Mallory of Birmingham as corresponding secretary, and 18 vice officers. The event highlights include travel, religious delegates, and organizational plans for the World Alliance. Separate note details an unrelated woodlands incident where a laborer overpaid and later lost money on a small construction job in New York.
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Mempigg
Rowths
Dodd
Shreveport
Tion
de ¢ Truett
Las
Tey
Asp
World Alliance
Rushbrooke
London
Maurice
Letysport
Northern Baptist Cox
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Neetu Ae
SY Ian Ee Oa
Wee Rogers
Ae County Chairman
Evelyn Venable
Kent Taylor
Lovise Dresser
Mickey Rooney
Stepin Fetchit
John Blyione
Jackie Cooper
Peck
Alcazar
TREUR
Shadow
Ricardo Cortez
Virginia BR
Cameeo
Lean Loss Ra Tee Tad
Alabama
T. W. Palmer
Dothan Feanut
Dothan Hog Market
TOS
New York
P. C
Amere
New Orleans
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A.C. L. Awg
A. T. & Tweeereees
Auburn Motors
Ea Baeeare
Bethlehem Steel
Bendix
Com. & Southern
Chrysler
Dupont
Electric L. & 'P
Ford
England
General Motors General Foods
General Electric
Fone
Goodyear
Hudson Motors
International Harvester Hae
Tel
Telgan Industrial Rayon
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Corp
Seve
Ate Wee
Lorillard
Montgomery Ward
New York Central
J C Penney
Packard
Crities
Sndo
Ned
Ford J
Poppe
Chae
Talmadge
Graar Rin
AAA
Aflente
Coe
Talmader
Tarcely
Etruek
Tugwell
Watjnes Talmaize
Dickinean Cfs
Thomy
Tare
Hom Lal By
Joan Pioneeut
Glenda Farrell
William Gargan
Hugh Herbert
Guatemala
Lillian Harvey
Tullio Carminati
Houston
Germany
Austria
Austia
Federico Baistrocchi
Onorato
Recovery Administration
Arthur N. Whiteside
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
National Recovery Board
Pinehurst
N. C
Long D
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Africa
N. Y
Bill Pond
Porey
Fi Department
Houston C
Wiley Deal
Mer
County Farmers
Ixchang
Muroc Lake
Cal
A.A.A
American Automobile Association
Valdes
B. A. Adkins & Son
E.D.S.T
C.D.S.T
C.S.T
Dothas, Alster
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