Razing Levee System Proposed To Aid Farmers
Washington May 28 AP Osborn ex governor of Michigan proposes tearing down all Mississippi levees to restore fertile river bottoms and canalize the river while protecting towns with lower levees. He argues the river should be allowed to shift course and fertilize lands as in ancient times, with refuge mounds for residents and canals for navigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tha Igaisippi
Chase Osborn
Osborn
Michigan
Nila
Mississippi
M.E. Oddley
Pwaa
Detroit
Harold J. Ickes
Ickes
Mississippi Valley
America
Ravenwood Plantation to Join National Forest
Plantation near Kinston North Carolina with 18 000 acres and noted as scenic for nearly a century will be incorporated into a national forest, according to AP dispatch dated May 28.
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Kinston
N. C
Ravenwood
Kingfish Promotes Federal Relief Use to Elect Roosevelt
In New Orleans on May 28 AP reporting Sen Huey P Long urged supporters to take all relief funds and back Roosevelt. He told followers to answer praise or criticism with strong demands and bragged of Louisiana's finances, claiming a $2 million surplus.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Huyung Long
Huey Long
Tri-States Singing at Bainbridge draws 7000 attendees
The fifth annual Tri-States singing convention closed with a record crowd of 7000 over two days in Bainbridge. Notable attendees included W. S. Martin, James C. Moore, H. F. Morris, J. M. Henson, Byron L. Whitworth, L. L. Lovet, M. B. Stroud, and Fred Thomas. Henry County Four won the quartet prize. other finalists included Macon quartet and Morris-Henson quartet. Officers remained: P. D. Rich Bainbridge president, R. J. Davis Florida vice-president, G. G. Carter Georgia VP, Harvey Etheridge Alabama VP, H. C. Collins secretary-treasurer. Next host site to be decided by the executive committee.
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Bainbridge
Tri-States
W. S. Martin
God
James C. Moore
H. F. Morris
J. M. Henson
Byron L. Whitworth
Alleged affair drives family strain in small town tale
Alison Rede suspects Daphne Rumers of an affair while planning marriage to Robert Reda, the girl's father rejects her. Alison finds only Ha ts ey Westurn, a youthful helper who aided her, to turn to after her father forbids contact.
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Alison Rede
Daphne Rumers
Taiting
Robert Reda
Allson
Daphne
Alison
Ha Tsey Westurn
Bitter scene over a dangerous acquaintance
Alison confronts her father and Daphne about a man calling himself Guy Westurn who is actually Guy Lumley a doctor with a tainted reputation. Daphne confirms the man’s notoriety and warns Alison that he misrepresented himself, while Robert forbids any further contact, sparking a tense motherless argument about trust and danger.
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Alison
Daphne
Robert
Guy Westurn
Guy Lumley
Vernon Girl Receives Education Degree at Commencement
Vernon Florida May 28 Miss Oneida McFatter a popular senior at the Florida State entrete for Women and member of Zeta Tau Alpha received a bachelor of arts degree in education during the annual commencement exercises yesterday The commencement activities opened with a meeting of the alumnae Association on Saturday and the baccalaureate sermon was preached by the Rev A C Hall of Jacksonville with Dr D S Campbell of George Peabody College Nashville delivering the commencement address
Vest of flax heirloom worn by 88-year-old
In May 28 issue of Old Vest Treasured Union a homespun vest made from home grown flax is described as having aged rotted with the passage of 88 years. The piece notes its origin and the stubborn preservation of a family heirloom through generations.
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OLD Vest
UNION
Whitenants
Oita
King ranch plans cattle shipments to multiple states
The King ranch in south Texas will ship 25,009 steers to Oklahoma grass this year and has sold 10,000 cows to California and Arizona at an average of 27.50 a head. About 50,099 head are being sent by cattlemen of the Uvalde section to Kansas grass. Pasturage is quoted at 6 to 8 per head for the season.
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San Angelo
Tex
Big King
South Texas
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
Kansas
Movie listings for Houston and Alabama theaters
The notice lists film showings by day across Houston and Alabama venues. Notable titles include It's a Small World with Spencer Tracy and Wendy Barrie, The Mark of the Vampire starring Bela Lugosi, Randolph Scott in Village Tale, and Eight Bells with Ann Sothern. Alabama runs Gilbert Roland in Ladies Love Danger and Border Vengeance, with multiple comedies and serials across Tuesday to Saturday.
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Houston
Spencer Tracy
Wendy Barrie
Raymond Walburn
Metro
Elizabeth Allen
Lionel Atwill
Jean Hersholt
Holmes Herbert
Stranger Than Fiction
Sportlight
Ann Sothern
Ralph Bellamy
the Big Bad Wolf
Alabama
Gilbert Roland
Mona Barrie
Adrienne Ames
Harolie Albright
Herbert Mundin
Donald Cook
Ray Walker
Geo. O'Brien
Evelyn Bostock
Edgar Kennedy
Red Rusze
Fighting Alabamian
Randolph Scott
Brakes Test Ends in Driver’s Wreck Nearby
Pittsburgh report details a safety brake test on Edward Conrad where a state inspector triggered the brakes. The car stopped so fast a 10 ton weight smashed into the cab. inspector left a Brake’s O. K. sticker on the windshield. In Owensboro Kentucky the 1930 farm census shows 15 counties with 2,500 more farmers locally.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Conrad
Conrad
Owensboro
Department of Agriculture
Beginning on Dothan Federal Projects Seen Soon
Dothan eyes a quick start on two federal projects with condemnation suits for the A C S underpass north of the city. State highway officials await federal allotment to begin the Anniston Florida state line highway bisecting two main north south routes. A state engineer resurveys underpass property as 15 to 20 parcels face transfer to the city.
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Dothan
John W. Bish
Houston County
Anniston
Florida
J. L. Vaughn
Vaughn
Rish
Congress
Federal Bureau of Roads
Nashville
Theorthern
Atlanta
Birmingham
Florida State Line
Graceville
Panama City
Fundamentalist Issue Unsettled by Presbyters
Cincinnati May 28 AP The 147th general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the U S A enters the second half of its seven day meeting as a committee on policy waits on a ruling about three fundamentalists eligibility for commissionerships. The Rev H McAllister Griffiths Merril T MacPherson and Carl McIntire faced challenges over resignations from the Independent board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions. Dr J Gresham Machen and Dr Joseph Anderson Vance preached, Machen denouncing liberal leaders and Vance avoiding the controversy while stressing doctrine versus modernism.
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Cincinnati
147Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
H. McAllister Griffiths
Merril T. MacPherson
Philadelphia
Carl McIntire
Collingswood
N. J
Machen
Joseph Anderson Vance
Detroit
Lightning theft cuts 150 feet of live wire in Gastonia
Police in Gastonia North Carolina seek suspects after 150 feet of 2600 volt electrical wire was stolen from city poles during the night. The outage affected 158 connections and left crews puzzled about how the vandalism occurred and where the wire was taken.
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Gastonia
N. C
Electric Company
Spanish splendor in Pacific coast exposition era
The article describes a grand 20th century exposition in San Diego with tropical features, tall eucalyptus trees, gardens, Indigenous scenes, and animals. Workmen finish construction as Blecher and the board prepare to open a 300 acre educational complex. A message from President Roosevelt is promised.
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Juga Auez Cabrillo
Diego Bay
Tropica
van Dell
Blecher
Tt Board
Evelt
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