Queen Mary Named for Cunard Liner Christening
Clydebank Scotland September 26 Queen Mary christened the giant Cunard White Star liner as she slid down the ways for a perfect launching. The choice of living Queen Mary for the christening was unusual as officials had not announced the ship’s name until the moment of the ceremony.
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O6car Leiding
Associated Press
Clydebank
Glasgow
Scotland
Great Britain
Moons
TVA Chief Backs Cooperation With Alabama Agencies
Montgomery reports TVA director David E. Lilienthal says TVA will cooperate with Alabama state agencies. The letter, dated September 25, was released by the Alabama Public Service Commission as it weighs TVA attendance at an October 23 hearing in Birmingham on the $2,200,000 purchase of Alabama Power Company properties. The commission had urged TVA to send representatives to a prior hearing on municipal distribution systems sales in North Alabama towns, which TVA declined. Lilienthal cited the need for extended consideration of public questions involved in the proposed sale and its wider implications.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
David E. Lillenthal
TVA
Power
Alabama Public Service Commission
Birmingham
Alabama Power Company
Commission
North
Lilienthal
Britannia Ship Named by Queen Mary in Clyde Ceremony
The Britannia, first of two Cunard liners later merged with White Star, was launched after a speech by King George with Prince of Wales and Ambassador Bingham present. Queen Mary pressed the button to send the hull down the Clyde, as tides rose, costing about 30 million dollars. The vessel will carry over 4 000 passengers and has 12 decks, with lower decks partly devoted to machinery.
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Britannia
King George
Prince of Wales
Robert W. Bingham
United States
Bingham
Queen Mary
River Clyde
Cunard Company
North Atlantic
White Star Line
Marian Gordon Returns from Bribery Case and Reno Divorce Scoop
Marian Gordon, reporter for the Morning Dispatch, covers the not guilty verdict freeing William Brown on bribery charges. She learns Silver London has a Reno divorce from Cliff London, and that London shot himself. Marian plans a Reno trip to break the news and secure a story.
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Marian Gordon
The
Morning Dispatch
Wiliam Brown
Silver London
Reno
Cif Hondon
Hondon
Marian
Silver
Marianta
Anne
Marian’s Flight Ends With a Shocking Reunion
Marian travels by air with Anne and Estes to confront a past love as Lon Casad appears on the airfield in a tense scene. The chapter follows conversations about divorce, a glamorous encounter, and the dawning realization of an unsettled engagement as the Silver ship prepares for takeoff. A hint of future drama signals Marian’s looming shock at Silver’s house tomorrow.
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Tri-Motor Express
Marian
Anne
Lon
Lionel Casad
Lon Casad
Los Angeles
Doctor Steele
Silver
Bowen
Jeanne Bowman
Movie listings for Houston and Alabama venues
Houston and Alabama programs list upcoming showings with dates and titles. Houston features Million Dollar Ransom, The Wrong Bottle, The Doctor, Age of Innocence, Charlie Chan's Garage, The Red Rider, and The Thundering Herd with noted stars. Alabama presents A Man's Game, Man From Hell, Rin-Tin-Tin Jr, and various shorts with Tim McCoy and Rob Russell.
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Houston
Phillip Holmes
Mary Carlisle
Edward Arnold
the Doctor
Irene Dunne
John Boles
Lionel Atwill
Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Drue Leyton
Alabama
Tim McCoy
Evelyen Knapp
Rob Russell
Hell
Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr
the Wolf Dorg
Circus Performer Dalbearne Lifts Weight With Secret
Dalbearne a circus performer with the Russell Bros. Circus performs a unique act twice daily using a claimed reversed balance to lift 215 pounds of wheel and himself. Born in Melbourne and trained in Coolgardie, he has toured 23 countries and appeared in Popular Mechanics. He plans a France tour after this circus season.
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Dalbeante
Russell Bros
Three Ring
Dothan
Dalbearie
Melbourne
Australia
Coolgardie
Golden Horseshoe
Dalpeanis
Russell Circus
Dalbearne
Russel Circus
Dalbeanie
America
England
France
Russell Bros. Circus
Polish Balloon Kosciuszko Wins Gordon Bennett Cup Again
Polish balloon Kosciuszko, piloted by Captain Hynek, wins the Gordon Bennett Cup with a 45 hour flight from Warsaw. Landings reported near Woronezh in East Russia, and others near Leningrad. distances and speeds noted, with the U S entries well back in the race.
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Maryna Chrzanowska
Warsaw
Poland
Polish Air Club
Kosciusko
Tranciszek Hynek
United States
Hynek
Woronez
Russia
Algie
Surich
Leningrad
Air Club
Polonia
Finland
Kosciuszko
Bratislava
von Opel
Buffalo Courier-Express
New Ladies Ready-To-Wear Shop To Open Saturday
Jacky's Shop will formally open Saturday at 123 E Main Street with a complete line of ladies ready-to-wear. Owner Max E. Kahn of Pensacola Fla runs a similar shop. Mrs John Vincentell Robbie Cerlisle of Dothan appointed local manager.
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Jacky
E. Main Street
Max E. Kahn
Pensacola
Fla
John Vincentell
Robbie Cerlisle
Dothan
John J. Robinson Dies at Abbeville Route Three Home
John J. Robinson, 76, died at his Abbeville route three home after 53 years there. He belonged to Primitive Baptist church. Survived by five sons J Robinson of Dothan Abe Robinson of Louisville Ala Cephas Buck Haiston all of Abbeville route three and five daughters Mrs W Johnson of Beadland Mrs Rowe Price Mrs Daniel Griffin Mrs Albert Griffin and Mrs J W White, all of Abbeville route three. Funeral 3 p m today at Sardis church with Rev J C Rodgers officiating Dowling Rhodes in charge.
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John J. Robinson
Abbeville
Primitive Baptist Church
J. Robinson
Dothan
Abe Robinson
Louisville
Ala
Cephas, Buck
Haiston Robinson
W. Johnson
Beadland
Rowe Price
Daniel Griffin
Albert Griffin
J. W. White
Sardis Church
J. C. Rodgers
Dowling-Rhodes
Education Head Urges Care In School Buses
Alabama state education chief Dr. A F Harman urged bus drivers to exercise extreme caution. He noted 2 500 transportation trucks carry 127 737 pupils daily over 60 000 miles of routes, and said despite safety efforts some children have lost their lives in bus collisions.
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Montgomery
A. F. Harman
Alabama
Precautions Against Malaria In Tennessee Valley
Montana Montgomery reports Dr. J N Baker state health officer says measures are being taken to prevent malaria outbreaks as Joe Wheeler dam floods hundreds of acres. A survey of Morgan county and TVA officials in Decatur is under way to assess malaria incidence in counties bordering the dam site.
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Montgomery
J. N. Baker
Tennessee Valley
Joe Wheeler
Baker
Morgan County
TVA
Decatur
Unclear fragment hints at health, ecology, and food safety
Fragment discusses outbreaks and environmental factors affecting flora and food, mentioning health efforts and plant life. Content is garbled and lacks concrete entities or events.
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