Cumberland to Be Joined with Southern Bell
The Cumberland Telephone company will be incorporated into the Southern Bell Company on July 1 under the name Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company. Officials and state organizations will continue as before. The enlarged company serves nine southern states and aims for economies and growth across the region. President Ben S. Read notes the merger strengthens service and expansion, with no financing beyond stock exchange. The combined assets exceed 170 million dollars with over 800,000 stations and 21,000 employees.
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Cumberland Telephone Company
Southern Bell Company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cumberland Company
Bell System
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
South
Ben S. Read
Read
Southern Hell Company
Cumberland
New York Senator Opposes 18th Amendment Sharply
Senator Wadsworth of New York calls for renomination and a simple grant of power to Congress to handle liquor questions. He favors a federal prohibition system like Quebec and suggests Congress and states would control sales and ban on premises. He argues the 18th Amendment violates constitutional principles and fuels dissension.
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Washington
A. P
Wadsworth
New York
Congress
Quebec
Franklin W. Christman
Dry Forces of
Renahl
Couple Tried On Charges Lodged After Shooting
The trial of C. W. Jones and Mamie Baird began in city court for operating a disorderly house at Seventh and DeSiard streets. The charges stem from a shooting that seriously wounded Joe Presley of Hope Arkansas by Joe Frawley, an alleged gambler, at the rooming house. The city alleges immoral conditions and known police records among guests. the defense says order is maintained and immorality is barred. Proceedings continued after lunch.
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C. W. Jones
Mamie Baird
Seventh and
DeSiard Streets
Jones
Joe Presley
Hope, Ark
Joe Frawley
Threat to Kidnap English Notables Stirs No Alarm
London June 8 A P reports threats in letters received at Buckingham Palace and the Earl of Strathmore residence asking to kidnap King George and the Duchess of York as she travels to Sandwich with the royal granddaughter. Authorities deem the notes jokes or the work of mentally unbalanced individuals tied to recent confessions.
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London
A. P
Buckingham Palace
Earl of Strathmore
George
Duchess of York
Elizabeth
Duchesss of York
Sandwich
Marquis of Townsend
Comedy Film At Saenger Shows Fun In Wartime
Monroe and vicinity viewers can see Behind the Front at the Saenger Theatre tonight and tomorrow under Faulk Post American Legion auspices. The film opens with a prologue directed by Isaac Lemire of Faulk Post. Paramount’s A E F in France tale stars Wallace Beery Raymond Hatton and Mary Brian. director Edward Sutherland brings sharp screen humor to a vivid portrait of wartime life.
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Monroe
Saenger Theatre
Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
Paramount
France
Wallace Beery
Raymond Hatton
Mary Brian
Edward Sutherland
Raymond Griffith
Congress Sought Relief for Itself Not Farmers
In St Louis on June 8 AP report says farmers in the middle west reject any compromise farm relief. Wm Hirth of Columbia Missouri, corn belt commission chair, says administration leaders avoid pledges to farmers and seek a makeshift measure for political use.
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Conference Committee
ST. Louis
A. P
Middle West
Wm. Hirth
Columbia
Corn Belt Commission
Hirth
Mr. Hirth
St Josephs G F P helps nervous women grow strong
An advertisement extols St Josephs G F P as a cure for female disorders caused by catarrh of the generative organs. It claims widespread relief for pain, weakness, and nervousness, restoring energy and vitality to women and girls. The copy urges women to seek the medicine to combat pregnancy related symptoms and related ailments.
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Zatarrh
St. Joseph’s
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Ives
Ling
Southern Bell
Enlarged Phone Co
Solon
Presley
Saenger
Paris Toilet Company
Paris, Tennessee
Department Stores
Desiard—Phon
Shear Lees
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