Abolishment of Junior Board of C of C Planned
A special committee will study abolishing the junior board of the chamber of commerce and expand the senior board to about 25 members. Six members will form the committee, three from each board, to survey and report at the annual chamber meeting. J. E. Homer Kerr urged a free lecture on Team Work in Business tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Sam Davis
G. T. Cross
S. W. Davis
Barney Oakland
R. D. Sisson
Haroff
J. E. Homer Kerr
United Commercial Travelers
Albert Haruff
Claude Harrison
S. H. McClary
Sam Newsom
Ed Horton
3. W. Davis
Albert Marx
L. P. Abernathy
Charles Schulze
Body of Dead Convict Exhumed for Autopsy
The body of J. A. Marshall, a Jefferson county convict who died in a convict camp dog house, was exhumed for autopsy by Coroner J. D. Russum. A heart attack was cited, but the undertaker noted head injuries suggesting blows. The coroner will investigate the death circumstances. Separately, Missouri seed investigator S. M. Jordan warned farmers to guard against red sorrel weed spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Payne
Ala
J. A. Marshall
Jefferson County
J. D. Russum
Birmingham
Marshall
H. P. Emmett
Missouri
S. M. Jordan
Republican National Committee Head Denies Lobbying Claims
Washington June 12 Chairman Claudius Huston of the Republican National Committee denied charges of lobbying and improper use of Tennessee River Improvement Association funds to cover a brokerage deficit. He said a whispering campaign misrepresented facts and suggested partisan motives. Under Senate Lobby Committee testimony he recalled receiving 36000 from Union Carbide as president of TRI and depositing it with Blyth and Bonner in two sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Senate Lobby Committee
Huston
Union Carbide Company
Blyth and Bonner
New York
Phi Kappa Meet Opens in Monroe Friday Morning
The Phi Kappa fraternity holds its national convention in Monroe with 100 to 200 delegates expected. Paul Fink will call the meeting to order at 10 am in Hotel Virginia, with events including a banquet, grand ball, and open house at the new Cole addition chapter house. The silver loving cup for the most beautiful sponsor is on display at R. and A. company in DeSiard Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Paul Fink
Virginia
Fink
James Oglesby
Mobile
Winston Groome
Birmingham
Edgewater Country Club
Hotel Virginia
Indian Mound
Edgewater
Cole Addition
R. and A. Company
DeSiard Street
Summer uniforms brighten CBS studio announcers in New York
Announcers at CBS studios debut summer attire described as blue serge jackets and white flannel trousers with sport shoes. Polka dot accents complete the look as they blossom into the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
CBS
Pine Bluff flier loses license through escapade
Allen Scott a 28 year old Pine Bluff transport pilot saw his license removed and bonded after he stole a plane, fled to Leland Mississippi, broke out of jail, and returned to surrender. He faces a $500 bond on breaking jail charges and his commercial pilot license is suspended pending a hearing. Scott vows to stay on the ground and leave airplanes alone.
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United Press
Pine Bluff
Ark
Allen Scott
Scott
Leland
Miss
A. M. Alcorn
Department of Commerce
Husband Missing After Man Fails To Return From Farm Work
A large woman reported at police headquarters that her husband William Deadman has been missing since Tuesday morning. Deadman, 13 Steele's quarters, at Eighteenth and Wood Streets, left at 5 30 to work at C. O. Clark's Crow Lake road farm and has not been heard from since.
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William Deadman
Eighteenth
Wood Streets
Steele
Deadman
C. O. Clark
Crow Lake Road
G O P Optimistic On Tariff Bill Final Chances
Washington June 12 The Republican side in the senate chamber shows confidence in early passage of the Smoot Hawley tariff bill with leaders claiming unplayed cards will secure adoption of the conference report at 2 pm tomorrow Senator Reed Pa and Senator Grundy Pa hold pivotal positions while Senator Norbeck N D is absent without a pair Odds were offered that Reed will vote yes though no bets are registered The secret lies in possible absences or pairs among opponents to provide the needed margin despite anticipated opposition from other senators
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Senate
Reed
Senator Grundy
Grundy
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Norbeck
N. D
Learns to Sing New York Mme Schuman Heink Arrives
Mme Ernestine Schuman Heink arrives in New York at age 69 to perform four daily appearances in a movie theatre and two radio broadcasts. She says she has learned to sing and now enjoys it after years of yelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Ernestine Schuman-Heink
Montana Woman Says Kruschen Salts Helped Lose 19 Pounds
A Lewistown Montana woman writes in October 1929 that four weeks of Kruschen Salts reduced her weight by 19 pounds and boosted energy and vigor. She claims better appetite control and activity, endorses the product and urges others to try it. A four week bottle costs 85 cents at Collens Pharmacy or any drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Fred Barringer
Lewistown
America
Billings
Collens Pharmacy
Cottonseed Crushing Totals For Ten Months Compared
Census Bureau reports August 1 to May 31 cottonseed crushed at 4,867,245 tons versus 4,945,881 last year. May 31 on-hand supply stands at 116,980 tons, up from 100,556. Crude oil output is 1,522,840,472 pounds, slightly below last year’s 1,563,813,722.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Fragmented figures show declines in oil, meal and lintier production
The report lists on hand and produced totals for oil, cake and meal, and linters with multiple declines from prior figures. It notes refined oil and linters drops and mentions a political digression about campaigning in a radio address by a woman discussing her husband’s senatorial race and a Kipling quote about the husbands of the talkative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Kim
Mrs Dwight W. Morrow Urged to Stay Home Letters
Englewood New Jersey reports Mrs Dwight W. Morrow received letters urging her to stay at home and keep safe amid unspecified threats or social tensions. The intervention appears associated with public security concerns and personal safety advisories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assoeciated Press
Englewood, N. J
Dwight W. Morrow
Bridge traffic over Eagle Pass to Piedras Negras tops two million yearly
More than 2,000,000 people cross the international bridge linking Eagle Pass Texas and Piedras Negras Mexico each year, reflecting busy cross border movement and regional trade activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Texas
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Home Drug Co Ad Promotes Iver and Ga Bladder Therapies
An advertisement from Home Drug Co of Minneapolis urges readers to treat gallstone colic at home to avoid worsening a condition. It touts a “recogniz practicin specialist’s prescription” for Iver and ga bladder troubles and claims 28 years of satisfactory results, with a now selling ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Write Home Drug Co
Masonic Temple
Minneapolis
Minn
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Abby
Nature
S.S.S
All Good Drug
Republicans National Committee
PHI Kappa Meet
Summer
Lennon Motor Company
Tarzan
Meriem
Geeka
Pine Bluff Flier
Escapade
THE
Chattanooga Medicine CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
Linters
Elack
Gpmay
Mak
Ayn
Buracx
Washington and Walnut
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