Mississippi road paving planned in new projects
Mississippi will add 221 miles of paved and surface treated highway under federal and secondary routes, boosting hard surfaced roads to about 937 miles as projects finish this fall. Most new pavement targets the three main arteries Federal Highways 80 49 and Highway 80 across the state, with 155 miles added. Highway 51 spans 310 miles with 130 miles paved. routes from the Tennessee line through Clarksdale and Jackson to Gulfport show 143 miles paved out of 407.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
State Highway Department
Alabama
Meridian
Louisiana Line
Vicksburg
State Line
Memphis
New Orleans
Tennessee Line
Clarksdale
Gulfport
Cotton Letter and Weather Report Summary
Cotton opened lower on the market and rallied with buying from a commission house before easing again under pressure from spot hedging. December contracts traded around 18.06 and 13.00. Weather notes report unseasonably cool temps in the central belt with near normal warmth elsewhere, heavy rains in the Atlantic area and showers in the northwest. In Texas and the central belt, picking and ginning progress. Oklahoma reports fair progress but poor conditions and snappage. Arkansas shows better bolls and rapid opening. Atlantic states see varied progress due to rain and sun shortages.
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T. W. Palmer
New York
Washington
Cotton Belt
Atlantis
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Atlantic States
North
Former State Highway Engineer Dies After Illness
Montgomery reports Col. W. A. McCalla 67, a former state highway engineer, died at his home after a lengthy illness. He served in World War I earning a lieutenant colonel rank in France and a French decoration. McCalla founded MecCalla and Kenan in Montgomery. Funeral services were held and he was buried in Tuscaloosa.
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Montgomery
W. A. McCalla
Col. McCalla
France
W. W. Brandon
Montgomery Engineering
MecCalla and
Kenan
Tuscaloosa
Holiness Meetings End After Week at Church of God
Holiness meetings held over the past week at the Church of God and Christ Negro church group will close tonight ending a week of religious gatherings.
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Church of God and Christ
Crop opens as far north as Virginia with moisture damage
The crop is beginning to open in regions reaching Virginia, though excessive moisture has caused some damage.
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Virginia
J T Branon Becomes New Manager in Rogers Store
J T Branon, long-time Rogers employee of 12 years, has moved from Macon Georgia to Dethan to assume the role of manager at the local Rogers store. He previously worked with Rogers, Inc.
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J.T. Branon
Rogers
J. T. Branon
Rogers, Inc
Macon
Dethan
Mr. Branon
Contracts Awarded on Tupelo-Corinth and Tupelo-Verona Roads
The department awarded a contract in Lee county with low bidder F. S. Neely of West Point for grading drainage structures and bridges on 7.793 miles of the Tupelo-Corinth road at $93,940. Freeming Brothers Inc of Milwaukee was listed as low bidder on 4.072 miles of grading drainage structures and bridges on the Tupelo-Verona road at $103,051.
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Lee County
F. S. Neely
West Point
Tupelo-Corinth
Freeming Brothers, Inc
Milwaukee
Legion to Meet and Dance in Dothan Tomorrow
The Dothan post of the American Legion will hold a regular meeting tomorrow night at 8 o clock. A dance with music by the Smiling Melody Makers will follow the session.
Wall Street Roundup List of US Stocks and Prices
New York stocks quoted in a compact list showing buyers and sellers for major companies. Names include American Can Bethlehem Steel General Motors General Electric Sears Roebuck Reynolds Tobacco International Harvester Ford of England and others with bid prices and changes in fractions.
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Auburn Motors
Bethlehem Steel
Bendix
Southern
CABG
Chrysler
Urtis Wright
Dupont
Eeens
BG Electric L
Aee Ea
General
Johns Manville
Kennecott Corp
Lorillard
Eeaeees
Montgomery Ward
New York Central
JC Penney
Packard
THE
Radio Corps
Siar Reynolds Tobacco
Keith Orph
Sears Roebuck
Esse
Southern Railway
Texas Corp
Sane Cease
Texas Gulf
Eees
S Steel
United Aircraft
Westinghouse
Woraworth
Cee Ceases
Ford of Fingland
Western Union
Chicago butter market steady with slight price shifts
In Chicago on September 12, butter prices moved within narrow ranges. Creamery specials held at 24 1 4 to 25 1 4 with extras at 24 1 4, firsts at 22 3 4 to 23 1 2, and seconds around 24 1 4. Eggs totaled 5,284 with prices unchanged and no sales recorded.
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Chicago
Sept. 12 Naval Stores Report From Savannah
Tur pentine firm 41 sales 159 receipts 561 shipments 33 stock 16 415 Rosin firm 465 sales 1 168 receipts 1 136 765 Quote prices listed for various grades and outlets with several codes and figures.
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Savannah
Time heals cult boy of infected leg after operation
Fort Payne Alabama September 12 AP Wallace Doyle Sharp Jr eight years old who was called the cult boy limps with playmates now and physicians say the infected right leg will be good as new soon but his parents still insist faith is curing the leg. The parents refused medical aid for days before consenting for physicians to lance the infected leg that authorities said menaced his life.
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Fort Payne
Ala
Wallace Doyle Sharp, Jr
Wallace Doyle
Lance
Rabies Fear Grips Farm After Litter of Pups
Health officials near Ashford fear a rabies epidemic after dog heads from the area tested hydrophobia. A mother dog and four puppies were affected, one puppy infected another dog, and the department ordered the euthanizing of the remaining puppies. The mother belonged to J. W. Smith who distributed the pups to friends.
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Ashford
Health Department
Branch Laboratory
J. W. Smith
Danish Rekyl Syndicate Secures $5.9 Million Rifle Contract
The Danish Rekyl syndicate, Denmark's large armament company, has secured a contract with unnamed foreign powers for rifles totaling 5.9 million dollars. Deliveries are planned over three to four years.
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Copenhagen
Danish Rekyl Syndicate
Denmark
Tirana May Get Trains Belgrade Rail Link
The Yugoslavian government is considering extending the Skoplje Bitolj railway now under construction in southwest Yugoslavia to Tirana Albania the continent s only capital not connected by rail. The project would open Albania to travelers.
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Tirana
Belgrade
Skoplje
Bitolj
Yugoslavia
Albania
Ice Cream Supper At Ardilloa School Friday Night
An ice cream supper will be held at the Ardilloa school Saturday night to raise funds for repairing the building. The public is invited to attend.
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Ardilloa School
Feen a Mint Laxative Ad Quietly Promotes Regularity
An old advertisement touts Feen a mint chewing gum as a refreshing laxative for hot weather. It claims the mint flavor hides the tasteless laxative ingredient doctors regularly prescribe and promises gentle, non habit forming, thorough action for quick relief today.
69 Year Old Man Saves Girl From Death At Warrior Lake
At Warrior Lake Alabama on September 12 69 year old J C Dodson plunged in after Lilly Simmons a 19 year old farm girl who floundered in water. He kept her on top of the surface until rescuers hauled them both to safety with a rope tossed by the lake caretaker.
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Warrior
Ala
Lilly Simmons
J. C. Dodson
Warrior Lake
Mr. Dodson
Eton Bans Sock Ing Eton Boys from Street Food
Eton College in Eton England imposes a new ban on "socking" or street food buying by its students. Violators face fines. The rule targets purchases from ice cream vendors and other street sellers.
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Eton, Eng
Eton College
England
Minister, 84, Nets Bass At One Sitting
Dr E W Soloman a year old minister in Grapeland Texas caught 13 pounds of black bass while rowing his own boat in a single sitting.
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Grapeland, Tex
E. W. Soloman
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Maggie Lee Creel
Lawrence Oakley
Eugenia, Williams
Nellie Mae Seale
Goofytone
Tluuslon
S. E. Alabama
Morro Castle
Asbury Park
N. J
Irena
Paul Bincana
Sican
Jamen P. O'Consor, Jr
Francis Willams
Ter ‘Gleeson
Walmsley
Dothan Transfer CO
M.D. Hale & Sons
N. Foster
Mrs. Clark
W. Adams St
Page Drug Store
St. Andrews
Dothan
Baker Lot
Near
Howell
American Legion
Houston
W. Palmer
Q High Low Close
P.C
Bryan Sign CO
Main and St. Andrews Sts
ETON
Nets Bass
Fellows & Forrester
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