TVA Proposes Kilowatt Rates for Government Power
The Tennessee Valley Authority released wholesale power rates from Muscle Shoals hydro plant at 7 mills per kWh. Director David E. Lilienthal outlined retail schedules for municipal distributors, proposing 8 cents for first block and smaller steps for higher usage, averaging about 2 cents per kWh for typical consumers and 7 mills for a fully electrified home. The plan applies to town, city, and farm users with monthly minimum usage rules.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shouls
David E. Lilienthal
TVA
Lilienthal
Poteat Opposes Liquor Traffic Through Moral Law Views
Dr. William Louis Poteat argues repeal does not moralize society and laws restrain behavior. He recounts Prohibition impact in North Carolina, noting judges and officials see enforcement improved while liquor use declined.
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William Louis Poteat
Dr. Poteat
North Carolina
College
Wake Forest
White House
William Louis Potest
Youngsville
Mideyette
Franklin County
Medgette
Stacy
Georgia convict Henry Odum sent back to chain gang
Henry E. Odum of this city, jailed in Guilford county, was a Georgia robbery convict sent to Georgia to serve a five to ten year term for a March filling station holdup. Identified in another Georgia theft at the Bank of Gibsonville, he was escorted to Georgia on August 7 by Captain George Wimberly. Odum, viewed as dangerous, was tightly shackled during the transfer while Georgia officials weighed action after his term ends.
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Henry E. Odum
Georgia
Guilford County
Greensboro
Odum
Bank of Gibsonville
George Wimberly
Wimberly
George
J. S. Phipps
Bank of
Gibsonville
McAdoo
Ground near Verdun Guarded by World War I Monument
A sacred plot near Verdun remains marked by a German shell that buried a French detachment alive. Eyewitnesses note bayonets and rifle barrels still protruding from the soil as a grim reminder of the battle.
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Verdun
France
London soot record tops 284 tons per square mile
A historical report notes London’s total soot deposition last year reached 284 tons per square mile, the highest on record. It mentions Ashington Northumberland holding the worse value at 738 tons per square mile.
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London
Ashington Northumbers
Square E
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Sears
Sears. Roebuck
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
United Dry Forces
By Lucy M. Cobb
Voce
Simply Choice Wesson Oil
Wesson OL
Henry Odum
Georgia Chain Gang
B. C
South Main Street
Williams
Squibb
Le’dandy
Parke Davis
Magnesia
Thermos
NRA
National Recovery Administration
Cut Rate Furniture Co
East Green
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