10 Aug 1929
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1929
Page
1
A citizen committee, mostly engineers, is preparing a report on dodgy relief options for Middleshora. Time has passed while data for the engineers to base recommendations is gathered. The public awaits the government engineers plan, hopeful relief can be achieved.
The report discusses an emerging air service linking Cincinnati and Atlanta with Middlesboro and Lexington mentioned. It asks if Middlesboro should be included and questions the town’s role in backing a competing main line for passenger and express service.
The article chronicles Ty Cobb, George Brett, and Babe Ruth era stars, detailing batting feats and season highs, noting Cobb near 360 with power, and tracing careers through multiple clubs from 1920s to 1922. It weaves in team shifts, injuries, and late career movements, touching on hallmarks of early baseball eras and notable performances across franchises.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a golf crown and a person or event title but provides no clear details. The readable bits reference a possible competition at a place named St Toot Ma tf, with unsure names and actions.
The letter to the newspaper argues Tourists to the United States incur high costs for travel and upkeep of hospitality, claiming overseas visitors scarce and local funding insufficient. The writer contends that national advertising fails to attract foreign tourists and questions the return on public spending.
Fragmented OCR text reports a sliding scale duty dispute in the Washington scene. Senators split over the rate and planned to discuss the measure on Monday.
Fragmented OCR text describes a store building with bars and windows, claiming sturdiness against danger. It mentions high walls and a plan to equip the storefront with stalls, showing a cautious effort to secure the premises.
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