Coastal Plain counts flood damage across four states
The Southern coastal plain logged extensive flood damage as waters receded from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Six deaths occurred in two days. Bridges were destroyed, crops damaged, and a refugee problem grew in Crenshaw county Alabama. Guardsmen manned tent cities at Sweetwater and Gravel Hill. Transportation and trains faced delays as rivers Crest near the gulf.
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Gulf
Crenshaw County
Alabama
Sweetwater
Gravel Hill
Luverne
Middle Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jackson
Tallapoosa
Coo- Sa
Senior C C Board To Meet Friday To Name Officers
A special meeting for organization and election of officers of the Senior board of the Chamber of Commerce has been called for 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It is hoped to have a complete attendance of the membership of the new board for this occasion.
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Chamber of Commerce
William Z Foster Nominated by Workers’ Party in New York
William Z Foster former I W W leader and coal strike organizer heads the workers ticket. More than 8 000 party members and delegates from 39 states cast the nomination in New York.
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William Z. Foster
Workers
New York
Alto Gas Well Feazel Hemler Makes 51 Million Cubic Feet Daily
The Alto field reports a new monster gas well Feazel Hemler Purdue No 1 in Section 21 16 6 east near Alto with an open flow of 51 192 000 cubic feet daily. This comes as another large gasser boosting local output.
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Alto
Feazel-Hemler
Purdue No
Southern Cross Delayed In Hop To Destination Suva
The Southern Cross rests on Nasclai beach Fiji awaiting tide to depart for Australia after a delay caused by rough seas. Captain Kingsford Smith and Ulm expect 1762 miles to Brisbane in about twenty hours with stops planned at Brisbane before Sydney.
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Southern Cross
Associated Press
Suva
Fiji
Nasclai Beach
Australia
Pioneer
Naselai Beach
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Charles Ulm
Brisbane
Harry W. Lyon
James Warner
Sydney
Two Americans Join Brave Flight With Kingsford Smith to Brisbane
Sydneay located 560 miles from Brisbane as the plane flew from Oakland to Hawaii and then Suva. Lyon acted as navigator and Warner as radioman during the voyage. Under preflight plans Lyon and Warner were to leave at Suva, allowing two Australians to continue home. Captain Kingsford Smith, however, changed the plan and asked the Americans to join him to Brisbane.
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Oakland
Calif
New Yorker Aims Trans Atlantic Hop From Lisbon to Philadelphia
Murray Kangun of New York says he will attempt a nonstop trans Atlantic flight from Lisbon to Philadelphia with his bride to be Ber nardine Guttman of Chicago. He says an English millionaire P F Young will provide the ti motored Fokker and serve as navigator and co pilot, with C F Johnson of New York as mechanic. The party intends to establish a regular trans Atlantic air service.
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America
C. F. Johnson
New York
Kangan
Williams Named Collector Attorney by Senate
Baton Rouge June 7 Governor Long confirmed the appointment of J. A. Williams of Lake Charles as attorney for the tax collector, replacing J. Shelton Toomer. The senate approved the move today.
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Baton Rouge
J. A. Williams
Lake Charles
Senate
Mr. Williams
J. Shelton Toomer
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Orta
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New Orleans
Sta. A
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Irene Simms Shields
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Atlantic
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News-Star
Buck Gas
Buck
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