Clinchfield Cement Plant to Expand Production by 20 Percent
W M Bennett vice president of the cement company announces a 20 percent output expansion at Clinchfield Portland cement plant. New machinery a kiln and rock dryer from Reeves Engineering will cost about 60000 dollars and be installed by October first. No new buildings will be added. plant capacity will grow while staffing rises from about 225 workers. The increase is expected to boost payroll and local business, with executives from Weston Brooker and Morgan Engineering visiting recently.
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W. M. Bennett
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Reeves Engineering Company
Alliance
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Weston-Brooker Company
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Kingsport
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Morgan Engineering Company
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Wisconsin Woman Wins Party Endorsement for U S Senate
Mrs. Ben C. Hooper of Oshkosh becomes the first Wisconsin woman nominated by a party for United States senator. Unanimously chosen at the state Democratic conference, she will face either LaFollette or Canfield in the September primaries. Hooper has long championed woman suffrage and led Wisconsin’s League of Women Voters, with roles in national armament reduction and suffrage boards. She married but says women maintain identity, and she aims to advance peace and home interests through politics.
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Oshkosh
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Ben C. Hooper
Wisconsin
United States
U. S
Robert M. LaFollette
W. A. Canfield
Hooper
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
National Committee On
National American Women’s Suffrage Board
Winnesheak County
Iowa
Wilson
Liberty Loan
Council of Defense
Forest Highways To Be Constructed Nationwide
Secretary Wallace approved a forest highway program totaling about 10 million dollars for 1 170 miles of roads across 23 states. Funding comes mainly from the forest highway fund with additional national and local contributions. The projects connect with state and county systems and include mountain forest routes previously access only by pack trails.
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Washington
Agriculture Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Gotham Reverts to Boom Method
New York plans a Welcome Stranger Committee to reassure visitors that the city is safe despite sensational crime reports. The effort targets honeymooners and tourists in summer, with hotel and business leaders promising a friendly welcome and guided exposure to sights.
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Gotham
Associated Press
New York
New York Hotel Association
Grant
Railroad traffic changes after Upper Silesia partition
After the division of Upper Silesia between Germany and Poland rail traffic will use double stations at Beuthe and Annaberg for German and Polish residents. Through traffic can use closed carriages Beuthen Tarnowitz Lublinitz. Expresses rerouted via Hindenburg. Duty rules favor German Upper Silesia for 15 years for raw goods and six months for semi manufactured goods.
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Associated Press
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Upper Silesia
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Poland
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Annaberg
Beuthen
Tarnowitz
Lublinitz
Kattowitz
High Commission
Gleiwitz
Sosnitza
Australian Farmer Solves Wheat Mice Menace
Sydney researcher Dr Henry Bottrell reports a pra tive spray that killed mice in an airtight test. Wheat Board losses in New South Wales reach 500 000 pounds and the mice reportedly avoided bread and wheat after two days sealed in a treated tank.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Wheat Board
New South Wales
Henry Bottrell
Berlin Adopts Latin Lettering for Street Signs
Berlin officials decide to replace German characters with Latin lettering on street signs across the city. Despite artist deputations arguing for readability of the German script, uniform Latin signs have already been rolled out in several districts, and the debate continues over which script best represents the city.
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Associated Press
Berlin
There is No Unbelief Verse From Mrs J P McConnell
The verse from East Radford Virginia by Mrs J P McConnell declares belief in God as a seed sower who trusts in divine growth. The lines emphasize faith guiding growth from seed to sprout beneath the sod.
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J. P. McConnell
East Radford
Federal aid funds boost for Kingsport Bristol road inquiry
An article in the Washington Post reports a $190,000,000 federal highway appropriation signed by the president on June 16, with $50,000,000 available this fiscal year. It notes plans to pace road construction nationwide and discusses potential impact on the Kingsport to Bristol route in Sullivan County.
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Tennessee State Highway Commission
Kingsport
Bristol
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Washington Post
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Kingsport-to-Bristol
Good Roads Division
Department of Agriculture
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Tennes
War Waged Against The Pink Boll Worm
The Federal Horticultural Board operates fumigation houses across Texas border points to prevent pink bollworm cotton pests. A 14-car capacity freight car fumigation unit joins networks at El Paso, Laredo, Eagle Pass, Brownsville, and Nogales, using hydrocyanic acid gas to treat vehicles and other cargo entering the United States.
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Associated Press
Federal Horticultural Board
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Customs and Immigration
el Paso
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Nogales
del Rio
Foreign Postage Greatly Reduced
Washington reports the 2-cent postage stamp now covers a one-ounce letter to many foreign nations and U S possessions. officials say the rate saves Americans, especially businesses, thousands yearly and aids foreign trade. Bermuda data show substantial savings under the 2-cent rate, with volume rising after March 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Jamaica
Martinique
Bermuda
Haiti
Alaska
Anguilla
Antigua
Bahama Islands
Barbuda
Barbados
Bolivia
Bon Ayre
British Guiana
British Honduras
British Virgin Islands
Canal Zone
Colombia
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dutch West’ Indies
Want Ads in The Times Are Money Makers
Advertisers fill columns with services and goods in The Times want ad section. Local buyers scan listings for bargains and opportunities as merchants seek customers and quick sales.
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Times
Summary of State Funding Totals Across Regions
The report lists state and grand total figures for multiple states including Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming. Totals shown include 1 096 461 for Texas 2 950 115 for Utah 566 278 for Vermont 248 750 for Virginia 971 219 for Washington 735 806 for West Virginia 534 906 for Wisconsin 1 263 211 for Wisconsin 628 078 for Wyoming and a grand total of 48 750 000.
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Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Signalmen Will Not Strike For Present
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen will not strike for now, says president D. W. Helt after a meeting between the union's executive board and the railroad labor board.
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Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
D. W. Helt
Union
Railroad Labor Board
Railway Clerks Audible Sanction to Strike at Norfolk & Western
E H Fitzgerald grand president sanctioned a strike by railway clerks freight handlers express and station agents of the Norfolk and Western, announced via J D Mumby assistant here today. The move involves dispute actions across the railway and related operations.
French Premier Poincare Likely Talks Reparations
London reports that Premier Poincare of France may be invited to discuss reparations with Premier Lloyd George. The talks would address how conditions in Germany affect compensation measures.
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Poincare
France
Lloyd George
Germany
France will keep experts at The Hague on reparations
France opposes an immediate allied meeting and will treat it as a final step. President Dubois and Premier Poincare announced continuing expert presence at The Hague until Russian affairs conference ends. A moratorium on Germany’s cash payments for the year’s end was deemed likely by reparations observers after talks with Dr Fischer and the German war debts commission.
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Dubois
Commission
Poincare
France
Hague
Germany
Fischer
German War Debts Commission
Dr. Fischer
Government to maintain rail service amid mail strike
The federal government determined to maintain mail transportation and interstate commerce despite the shopmen's strike reports of interference with mail trains. The Post Office Department will not seek drastic federal or state action until inspectors verify the facts.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Strike Sympathizers Clash at Bloomington Shops
In Bloomington a gun was taken from a non union worker who arrived this morning as strike sympathizers gathered outside shops. Sentries faced jeering crowds while orders were given to set up machine guns at entrances.
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Bloomington
NO CLERKS LEAVE IN NORFOLK & WESTERN WALKOUT
Roanoke reports no clerks left their posts at the Norfolk and Western offices after the president of the clerks organization authorized a walkout this morning. Corporate leadership announced the measure as a response to ongoing labor tensions.
Negotiations in Coal Strike Move Slowly
Washington reports the coal strike remains at a standstill as operators and miners weigh the president's wage proposal. Secretary Hoover said non union operators will be invited to a conference this week to discuss price increases and coal market actions, with no date set.
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Washington
Harding
Hoover
Springfield Sector Quiet After Brief Gunfire
Col. Culbertson reports three shots during the incident at the Bloomington shops. One came from outside the military lines and two from inside. No further details or casualties were disclosed.
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Springfield
Springfild
Col. Culbertson
Bloomington
Clerks at Winston-Salem join Norfolk & Western strike
Thirty-five of the forty-two Norfolk & Western clerks answered the strike call here this morning in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Norfolk & Western
Troops to be kept in Madisonville
Governor Morrow returned to Frankfort after days at Barboursville and said troops will be kept in Madisonville until all danger has passed.
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Madisonville Salient
Frankfort
Morrow
Barboursville
Madisonville
Dynamite Thrown At Paducah Shop Area No Injuries Reported
Dynamite was tossed from a car into the yards at the Hindi Central shops in Paducah Kentucky last night. Police said there were no injuries and no damage noted.
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