The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-24
FIFTY BIDS MADE
 FOR TEXT BOOKS
Full Hearing To Be Given : Publishing Firm
 Representatives
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MONIGOMEh1, Ala, Aprllt Zo.- Meeting of the state textbook commis- sion which is expected to continue two weeks began Wednesday noon in the office of Dr. J. w. Abercrombie, state superintendent of education.
 After full hearing has been granted the representatives of all the publish ing firms entering bids, the bids will be opened. Reports of the textbook commission, will be submitted May 8 to the state board of education which meets on that date to receive the rec concentrations of the committee as to the adoption of books for use in the schools of the state.
 Time for filing bids by publishers with the Secretary of State expired at noon Wednesday and it is understood that approximately 90 different bids were filed.
 Inspect ROad-G. N. Mitcham, third division engineer of the state highway department, and H. c. Wells, engineer of the United States bureau of roads, left Montgomery Wednesday for Bar bour county, where they will make final inspection of the road extending from the Dale county line to near Louis vile. Formal acceptance of this prof ect as completed will be made ill the near future by the state highway de- pertinent. #
 Dislike StatiOT RIan Plans for "a new Southern railway depot at Jackson in Clark county were disapproved by a citizens committee, it was stated Wednesday by Frank Morgan, asso- ciate member of the Alabama public service commission. Mir. Morgan was at Jackson Tuesday and submitted plans for new joint freight and passenger depot to the citizens.
 Brandon To Speak, Governor w. w. Brandon will speak at Troy at the Memorial Day exercises, he stated We'd nesday in announcing his plans for the coming Saturday holiday. State offices will be closed all day in honor 1of the memory of the Confederate dead.
 Former Official Nisits-I. w. Hill, former state superintendent of educa- tion and now an official of the federal department of agriculture, was vis- it0f at the capital Wednesday, calling on Dr. J, W. Abercrombie.
 No Test POssible-A dog head re- ceived Wednesday at the State Pas teur laboratory was found so badly de composed that examination for rabies germs was impossible. This head was sent in by A. B. Pickering of Lami.. son, Ala. A cats head, sent in by 2 Mir. Kilgrow of Phil Campbell, was also received for examination.
 Commissions 1ssued-The following commissions have been issued by Sec retary of State s. H. Blan;
 Notaries Public-Mrs. H. R. Suli- van, Birmingham, Jefferson county i; William R. QHina, Mobile, Mobile coun- ty; c. J. Rogers, Birmingham, Jefferson county; J. 10. Pugh, Fitzpatrick, Bull lock county; Ulric N. James, Birming- ham, Jefferson county; J. Sanford Null lins, Alexander City, TallapoOsa coun- ty; J. NJ. Robertson, Montgomery, Montgomery, county; R. D. Cameron, Montgomery, Montgomery county; L. c. Campbell, Montgomery, Montgomery county; David J. Davis, Birmingham, Jefferson county; William J. Christian, Birmingham, Jefferson county; l.. A.. Easterly, Gainesville, Lowndes coun- ty; J. T. Newberry, Tunnel Springs, Monroe county; Miss Eunice Clegg, Wadley, Randolph county; W. Fl. Me Gowen, Birmingham, Jefferson coun- ty; Leo s. Maas, Selma. Dallas coun- ty; ; Fred T. Farnell, Tallassee, Fillmore county; Wallace P. Pruitt, Fayette, Fayette county; D. H. Bailey, Bir- mingham, Jefferson county; Mildred c. Byrne, Mobile, Mobile county; Miss B. NJ. Murphy, Montgomery, Montgom- cry county; 0. T. Dickey, Hickey, Tus- caloosa county; R. YeRsy, Odenville, St. Clair county; R. l.. Gibson, Dan vile, Morgan county.