Henry Ford presses Muscle Shoals ultimatum to committee
Henry Ford demands the Gorgas Alabama steam plant remain in the Muscle Shoals property deal. In a June 2 letter read to the House Military Affairs Committee, Ford warns that acceptance of any partial offer means he will pursue Muscle Shoals as a whole. He urges finality and seeks a House vote on his model terms.
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Washington
Henry Force
House
Highewy
Alabama
Detroit
J. W. Worthington
Gorgas
Ford
Congress
Gorgass
Worthington
Goring
Muscle Shoals
Ed Fof Ers
Gorgas Plant Called Essential to Muscle Shoals Plan
Detroit June 2 Henry Ford insists the Gorgas plant is essential to the Muscle Shoals nitrate scheme. He argues the Alabama site provides needed steam power and offset high transport costs, with dam hydropower fluctuating seasonally and requiring a gradual shift to steam as river flow ebbs.
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Gorgas
Esettial
Detroit
Ford
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford Sals
Shoals
Gorras
Alabama Power Company
Seare
Gorzas
Three looters sentenced for Omaha pool room raid
Three men accused in a Pool room raid in Omaha faced the police court and were ordered to serve 19 days in the public Murary. They must spend eight hours daily to avoid additional jail time.
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Omaha
Women Federation Meeting Highlights Juvenile Work and Growth
Miss Frances Gerber outlined Frederick County Federation progress with 13 clubs and 300 active women while Montgomery County reports 29 clubs and 1400 members. Judge Kathryn Sellera urged stronger ties to juvenile court education, and local leaders asked county commissioners for a 1200 dollar boost and expanding the federation toward 50 clubs and 500 members.
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Allslat
Miss Keller
Federation
Kathryn Sellera
District of Columbia Juvenile Court
National
Relab
Glenn Ff. Worthington
District of Columbia Court
W. Hayes Brown
Jefferson Club
Montgomery County Federation
Germantown
Montgomery Federation
Frederick County Federation
Frances Gerber
Hame
Mixx Gerber
John Markey
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph D. Baker
Emory A. Sternnberg
Pomona Girange
McEloney
Miss Gerber
Saving to County Cited by Club Representatives
The county saved 5247 dollars thanks to an appropriation with several club reps voicing support. Representatives from Ballesiger, Creagerstown, Hyattstown, Kemptown, Middletown, New Market, Walkersville, Wolfsville and others urged approval. Also noted, a cathedral belfry in Nepi Italy was struck by lightning during a sermon, demolishing the bell tower but injuring no worshippers. The cathedral dates to the fifth century on the Jupiter temple site.
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Thomas Culler
Ballesiger
Pearl Kefauver
Hraddock
Keller
Buckeystown
J. @. Stevens
Creagerstown
Ira Davis
Hyattstown
Mex
Riley Etchison
Jefferson
Rufus Baker
Kemptown
Earl Abatt
Merryland Pract
Morris Coble
Nepi
Italy
Jupiter
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Henry Ford
Muscle Streals
Aliyie
Women’s Federation
Vpage
Kaufman Motor Company
East Patrick St
Dorothy Dodd
Dorothy
Patrick Street
H. K. Wampole
Pinkham
Kolynos
Johnson & Johnson
Mastin
Ct I
Greer
Whitman’s
Johnson’s
Norris
North Market St
J. W. Harner
West Patrick St
Snagara Falls
Frederick
Niagara Falls
Snoquehanna Valles
Pennsylvania
Hrosdney Limited
Mayr
Co-Operative Drug Co., Inc
News Job
Larry Lemon
Malone’s
Gruen
Verithia
New Buffalo
Patrick St
S. J. Gladhill
Prop
Frederick, Md
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