Artificial lumber tests spark lumber industry interest
Washington reports experiments to create artificial lumber from ground trees and leaves, using a pulp like process to minimize waste. The National Lumber Manufacturers Association notes potential structural use, waterproofing and insulation benefits, with $750,000 already spent by Weyerhaeuser in Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Washington
Athough
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Minneapolis
Lumber Manufacturers Association
Weyerhaeuser Lumber
Minnesota
Lake States
Manufacturers’ Association
Forestry Service
Sunday School Week Planned at Monteagle Grounds
Prominent leaders will conduct Sunday school week at the assembly grounds during August 5-11. Rev. Do. T. Carter, Sunday school secretary of the Tennessee conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South, prepared the program. Standard courses of study and platform addresses will be provided.
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Monteagle
Tenn
Do. T. Carter
Nashville
Tennessee Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Notice to Kingsport Subscribers for Prompt Delivery
The Times asks readers to report missed deliveries to trace issues. Six city routes cover every house in the city limits. New subscribers get the next issue by calling 136.
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The
Times
Kingsport
Gotham Drops 18 Prohi Officers
New York federal prohibition staff under R. G. Merrick, eighteen agents from New York and northern Long Island, were released on June 30 as the fiscal year ended. With a $500,000 cut in this year’s appropriation, reductions were needed to fit budget. Most losses hit Manhattan and Brooklyn, with remaining New York City agents about thirty for enforcement. Washington may grant relief only after December. A Whittle ruling shifts liquor seizures on incoming ships to customs officers, breaking seals at port.
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Associated Press
New York
Fighteen Federal Prohibition
Long Island
R. G. Merrick
Prohibition
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Washington
Congress
City of
Thomas H. Whittle
Tennessee women to aid in project highways bond drive
Nashville hosts a good roads luncheon where around four hundred women will hear from state highway experts about financing a $10 million annual bond plan using $614000 yearly from highway funds. Regional rallies are planned in Chattanooga Knoxville Johnson City Jackson and Memphis as the Tennessee Good Roads Association pushes the bond issue. The Hermitage main dining room will feature a patriotic setting and a musical program led by Mrs. Richard T. Wilson.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Armitage Hotel
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Johnson City
Jackson
Memphis
Claude D. Sullivan
Tennessee Good Roads Association
P. M. Estes
Hermitage
Richard T. Wilson
Ford bid for Jewish vote viewed as nemesis to Ford run
A Jewish publisher reported a Ford envoy floated plans to temper attacks on Jews in The Dearborn Independent to win Jewish support in New York. Joseph Levenson called Ford's stance a grave, deliberate repudiation of equal rights. Koenig warned Democrats would not back Ford for president.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Dearborn Independent
New York
Dearborn
Joseph Levenson
United States
Samuel S. Koenig
Republican County Committee
Better Business Reflected Here in Kingsport Banks
The First National Bank reports a robust Kingsport economy, stating resources at $1,018,298.65 with deposits of $913,141.77 and cash and due from banks of $219,624.01 as of June 30. The bank asserts this is the strongest statement yet and marks a recovery since the 1921 22 slump.
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Kingsport
First National Bank
Times
Atlanta
Federal Reserve District
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Cars Must Stop at Railroad Tracks
North Carolina law effective July 1 requires motorists to stop within 50 feet of railroad tracks before crossing grade. Exempts electric rails and guarded crossings. fines up to 10 dollars or 10 days imprisonment. Signs must warn motorists with North Carolina Stop Law notice at crossings.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
General Assembly
Nash
Slight Decline Shown by Business
A modest downturn appears in business activity with several firms reporting reduced sales and cautious hiring, signaling a shift in the local economy amid market pressures and broader financial conditions.
Governor Smith To Be Contender For Nomination
New York Democrat Norman E. Mack says Governor Alfred E. Smith will enter the next Democratic national convention as a contender for the presidential nomination and support a platform plank to liberalize the Volstead act. He notes eastern states favor modification, while western states resist, with Southern cities likely to stay Democratic even if the party backs a lighter alcohol content. The Atlanta Fed report on May business shows cautious momentum, farm crop volatility, healthy finances, and varied district employment trends.
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Associated Press
New York
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Alfred E. Smith
Mack
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Atlanta Reserve Bank
Mississippi
Louisiana
German Servants Reject Middle Class Homes
Berlin pivots to pauperization as mid class strain spreads to domestic staff. Families once employing several servants struggle to feed themselves while city households shrink labor pools. Cooks and maids desert jobs as positions vanish amid postwar hardship.
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Berlin
Germany
Recruiting stopped for 136th squadron photographers
Nashville Tenn Recruiting has halted for the photographic section of the 136th squadron observation as the intake quota of twenty men is reached. Federal recognition is extended and full photographic equipment will be furnished.
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Nashville
Tenn
136Th Squadron
Observation
Social notes of Jonesboro visitors and homemaking visits
Miss Edythe Home of Jonesboro visits Miss Alma Gibson at her home here. Miss Marjorie King, who had been visiting her aunt at Fordtown, has returned home.
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Edythe
Jonesboro
Alma Gibson
Marjorie King
Fordtown
Fire Rages In Goldfield Business District
Fire sweeps Goldfield Nevada endangering several business blocks as water and dynamite are used to halt the blaze. Local authorities battle the flames, aiming to protect key commercial properties and prevent wider destruction. The incident disrupts the town and draws emergency crews from surrounding areas.
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Goldfield
Nev
President Harding Observes Sea Voyage Aboard Henderson
President Harding and Mrs. Harding sailed beyond American shores aboard the transport Henderson escorted by American destroyers. The president inspected the vessel and met the crew during the precautionary voyage under naval escort.
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Harding
Henderson
Tariff Commission Sets Hearing Dates on Log Duties
The Tariff Commission ordered an investigation into import data on stern hemlock and related products and set August 3 as the date for preliminary hearings on rates for logs of fir, spruce, cedar, and related timber.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Vice Admiral De Bon Dies in Paris After Illness
Paris reports the death of Vice-Admiral Ferdinand Jean Jacques de Bon chief of the French naval staff. He served as head of the naval advisory body at the recent disarmament conference and died at his home after a long illness.
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Paris
Ferdinand Jean Jacques de Bon
France Sees Slim Hope of Reparations Breakthrough
Paris officials describe reparations talks as friendly but no change to France’s plan. London expected to receive further information from French ambassador and Belgian envoy through Lord Curzon as Britain seeks clearer explanations on reparations policy.
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Paris
London
France
Count de St. Aulairen
Baron Moncheur
Lord Curzon
French Forced to Close Krupp Factories Near Witten
Two French Krupp Works plants near Witten were ordered to close due to material shortages and French penalties for a train bombing. Dortmund stores and many others faced shortages as blockades cut in goods. German authorities reported scarce eggs butter and meat as food supplies diminished.
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Duesseldorff
Krupp
Witten
Duesburg
Dortmund
Kentucky man killed by lightning near Harrodsburg
The body of 38 year old John Cecil of Mercer County was found near Harrodsburg after he failed to return home. Searchers located him earlier today as storms passed through the area. Cecil was a member of a prominent local family and was last seen Thursday.
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John Cecil
Mercer County
Harrodsburg
Two Men Killed As Train Strikes Auto Near Here
A passenger train struck an automobile near here early today killing two men. Banister, 61, and John Leidecker, 60, died when the locomotive carried the car about 300 yards after impact.
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S~ducah
Jefferson Banister
John Leidecker
Kentucky Bar Elect Officers
Covington John Hager Ashland was elected president of the Kentucky State Bar Association today Verser Conner Louisville Secretary Collins Tee Covington Treasurer Nomination committee included John Worshaw Henderson Secretary committee on facilitating workloads and J P Metcalfe Winchester of Court of Appeals and relieving judges
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Covington
John Hager Ashland
Kentucky State Bar Association
Verser Conner
Louisville
Collins Tee
John Worshaw
Henderson
Ing Coma
J. P. Metcalfe
Winchester
Court of Appeals
Mexico Orders Four Modern Wireless Stations from Germany
The Mexican government through the department of communications announces an imminent reorganization of the country’s radio system. Four continuous wave transmitters, costing 400000 pesos, will replace spark stations in Mexico City Merida Vera Cruz and Tampico. New sites include La Paz Guadalajara Islas Marias and Acapulco. The network aims for global links beyond current connections to Central America the United States Nauca and Lafayatte in Europe.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Germany
Department of Communications
Merida
Vera Cruz
Tampico
la Paz
Lower California
Guadalajara
Islas Marias
West Coast
Acapulo
Central America
United States
Nauca
Lafayette
Europe
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