Southern Smith Foes Struggle to Unite as Campaign Opens
The Bolt-Smith movement in the South remains noisy but scattered with no strong unified leader. Ministers drive much of the anti Smith activity while merchants in Alabama warn against defection as Republicans gain votes. Some editors doubt Hoover can carry Southern states, and lack of experienced political leaders hinders the anti Smith effort.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Bolt-Smith
South
William Jennings Bryan
Smith
Bost
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
Herbert Hoover
Old South
Furnifold M. Simmons
North Carolina
New York
James Carnon, Jr
Richmond
Southern Methodist Church
Asheville
Cannon
Warren A. Candler
Georgia
Auto Crash Dings Welcome Sign. Brothers Slightly Hurt
In Wabash Indiana on August 17 George Dilman aged 72 and his brother Wesley 78 were injured when their car struck a Chamber of Commerce Welcome sign on the city outskirts. The incident follows a broader political report noting mixed southern support for a candidate and church leaders engaging in public discussions.
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Wabash
Ind
George Dilman
Wesley
Roann
Chamber of Commerce
Charottenburg lab makes ultra thin readable metal sheets
The Char lottenburg laboratory in Berlin reports metal sheets so thin ordinary type can be read through them. The films are highly elastic and can bulge up to a tenth of their diameter without breaking.
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Berlin
Charlottenburg
Baby gunman held prisoner in Greensburg jail
Otis Moncarde sixteen 14 year old Louisville Kentucky gunman is a prisoner in the Decatur County jail at Greensburg Ind. after he gave a revolver to two boy prisoners and urged them to shoot their way out. Omer Banta of the Decatur County vigilance committee is involved.
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Greensburg
Ind
Otis Moncarde
Louisville
Decatur County
Omer Banta
Decatur County Vigilance Committee
France Bans No Smoking Habit Seeks Health Plan
United Press reports Paris notes cigaret smoking has become a national habit in France surpassing cigar and pipe use. Last year France consumed 2,400,000 pounds of cigars and 22,000,000 pounds of cigarets, signaling a shift in smoking preferences nationwide.
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United Press
Paris
France
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