Manhunt for Texas outlaw Raymond Hamilton Across Mississippi and Memphis
Federal and state officers pursue Raymond Hamilton and a companion across five states. In Mississippi they rob the Bank of Bluntville, kidnap Farm agent M. E. Smith and merchant Ralph Bayliss, and release two hostages before slipping toward Memphis. Police question released captives and the search expands toward Arkansas and Oklahoma hill country. Local sheriffs praise the luck of the escape, while two women in Jackson, Mississippi, are detained in connection with the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Texas
Raymond Hamilton
Iiston
Hamilton
Bluntville
Prentiss
Mississippi
M. E. Smith
Jefferson Davis County
Miss
Ralph Bayliss
National Guard
Smith
Ozark Hills
Oklahoma
Department of Justice
Tulsa
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi River
Will T. Griffin
Sid Campbell
Hernando, Miss
Ray- Nae
Herando
Campbell
Jackson
Walter Bragg Smith Named U. S. Marshal
Walter Bragg Smith, confirmed as United States marshal for the middle district of Alabama, will assume duties upon return from Greenville where his wedding to Miss Lillian Haffey of Montgomery will take place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Walter Bragg Smith
United States
Middle District
Alabama
Greenville
D. C
Lillian Hackhey
Notable meeting with Irish lord mayor on racing tips
A Washington report recalls a humorous meeting with an Irish lord mayor in Dublin who predicted horse winners at Aintree. The anecdote contrasts the idea that a non bettor could foresee bets with the lord mayor’s bold claims about Reynoldstown Prince and Thormond II and the grand national.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reynoldstown
Prince
Thormond IL
Ire
Selmian elected president of State Educators group
T. M. Monroe superintendent of Selma city schools was elected president of the Alabama Education Association succeeding H. G. Dowling of Tuscaloosa. New officers include I. J. Browder Scottsboro first vice president and T. L. Head Montgomery second vice president. W. E. Snuggs Ozark honored on the executive committee along with G. S. Smith. The group endorsed a $4,400,000 annual funding increase for seven months of elementary terms and sent proposed Congress measures for school aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
T. M. Monroe
Selma
Alabama Education Association
H. G. Dowling
Tuscaloosa
I. J. Browder
Scottsboro
T. L. Head
Montgomery
E. B. Owen
Dadeville
Tallapoosa County
Ozark
G. S. Smith
Lamar County
W. E. Snuggs
Association
State Department of Education
Congress
Geneva District Gains Geneva in New Circuit Plan
Alabama lawmakers unveil a rerecircuiting bill to shrink circuits from 23 to 21 and cut judges to 34. Geneva would join Henry and Houston counties in the Twentieth Circuit, reviving a pre-1931 arrangement and drawing opposition from local attorneys over added duties. The bill targets 1941 implementation with substantial savings projected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Houston
Henry
Montgomery
Alabama
Judicial Reform Committee
Carvel Woodall
Tallassee
Woodall
Hayes Tucker
Tuscaloosa
N. D. Denson
Opelika
Monroe County
Choctaw, Clarke
Washington
Conecuh
Escambia
Butler
Lowndes
Crenshaw
Barbour
Bullock
Dale
Russell
Bibb
Dallas
Hale
Perry
Wilcox
Randolph
Chambers
Lee
Macon
Tallapoosa
Covington
Pike
Coffee
Baldwin
Mobile
Greene
Marengo
Pickens
Sumter
Alcohol Chief Warns Liquor Czars Against Rights
Joseph H. Choate Jr. head of FACA told industry leaders that liquor firms have privileges granted by the government, not rights. The remark came amid protests at hearings by distillers brewers wholesalers importers and rectifiers opposing parts of FACA and associated code regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Roosevelt
Control Board
Lee Tracy Fined for Drunkenness After Hollywood Shooting Incident
Five shots rung out in Lee Tracy's Hollywood apartment and police arrested the actor for drunkenness. Tracy pleaded guilty in sunrise court, paid a $100 fine, and returned home while observers noted the bullets went through the floor into neighbors’ flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Lee Tracy
Laidlaw
Tracy
Sunrise Court
Newcomb Condee
Condee
Comptroller Issues Bank Call To Draft Comparative Record
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of March 4. Treasury records show five such calls since 1914. The law requires at least three calls annually for comparison of banking progress over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Treasury Records
Comptroller
Treasury
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Tracks Fish Off Great Inagua as Vacation Extends
President Roosevelt reports considerable success in fishing off Man-o-War bay near Great Inagua in the Bahamas. He plans to stay through the weekend and perhaps next week, keeping watch on national affairs and Louis Howe. He awaits Congress on the war department bill and the work relief measure to put 3,500,000 to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Man-o-War Bay
Great Inagua Island
Bahama Group
Miami Biltmore
Louis M. Howe
Nouimahal
War Department
Groans Signal Failed Prisoner Escape in Pike Jail
In Pike county a failed jailbreak left W. B. Harper wedged in a brick wall tunnel while his cellmate J R Githam frantically pulled to free him. They had been working with an improvised knife from a clock main spring and now face armed robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Pike County
Pike
Harper
J. R. Githam
Belgium approves currency devaluation and special powers
Belgium's Senate finance and justice committees approve the government currency plan by 12 to 2 and back a one year extension of special powers. Premier Van Zeeland maintains a Rooseveltian approach, praising expansion while suspending gold standard and devaluing the belga by 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edouard Trans
Asociated Press
Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Paul van Zeeland
Senate Commitees of Finance and Justice
Chamber
van Zeeland
Roosevelt
United States
Belgium
World monetary tensions ease may retrace to gold standard
A ray of hope for European blocs emerges as Belgium abandons pre war parity to help ease world monetary strains. Optimists expect currency adjustments to normalize and gold hoards to shrink as nations pursue constructive steps and curb aggressive devaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Europa
Belgium
Germany
London
Beavers Hotel Fire Kills Lone Guest in Pachuta Mississippi
A fire destroyed the Beavers hotel in Pachuta early today. Lonnie Green, the sole guest, was burned dead in a guest room. Owner T. A. Beavers and family were saved by a passing Southern Railway fast freight crew aboard No. 52, the Bullet, whose locomotive whistle alerted residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pachuta, Miss
Beavers
Pachuta
T. A. Beavers
Lonnie Green
Civilian Conservation Corps
Quitman
Miss
Southern Railway Company
Relief Agency Plans 12 000 Acres For 300 Houston County Farm Families
The relief administration authorized a land purchase around 12 000 acres in Houston county to place 300 more families on government supplied farm land. The project aims to help 500+ farming households by using fertile lands excluding submarginal riverbottoms. Families will receive tools and seed for gardens this year while awaiting regular rehabilitation in 1940s context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Agency
Houston
Houston County
Federal Land Bank
Coffee County
Coffer County
G. P. Morrison
Morrison
Relief Administration
Tenant landlord conflict marked by death in the South
A Negro tenant organizer Rev. T. A. Allen of Marks Mississippi was found dead in the Coldwater River near Hernando after a possible plantation owner driven killing. Union leaders W H Stultz and YW Mitchell cited threats and advised avoiding public meetings in Poinsett county Arkansas. Deputy protection for Carpenter remains as shots were fired at his home. Aura Jean Littles 14 planned to cheer at a basketball tournament but was injured by a sewing needle during costume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Hernando
Miss
Tree
Ark
Sid Campbell
Arkansas
W. H. Stultz
YW. L. Mitchell
A. PR. Brookings
Tenants’ Union
St. Stultz
St. Francis River
Carpenter O
Fleeins
Wo Va
Capr
Aura Jean Littl
Parson
Aura Jean
Turnips Donated To City Relief by Thomas Burnam
Thomas Burnam of near Webb donated twelve hundred turnips to the local FERA relief effort. Roger Hall director said the bundles were gathered by a squad from Burnam’s farm and distributed today to about 150 needy families in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERA
Roger Hall
Thomas Burnam
Near
Webb
Hall
Burnam
Railroads Denied General Rate Increase in Emergency Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission split 6 to 4 denying a broad horizontal freight rate hike but allowing emergency charges to continue through June 30, 1926. The plan mirrors 1931 measures with seven percent emergency charges, capped at five cents per ton, reflecting a balance between relief and industry resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Myers
McManamy
Lee
Mahaffie
Splawn
Tate
Atchison, Porter and Miller
Radl Road
Dothan Employment Bureau Fulfills Its High Motto
The Dothan Employment Bureau reports 30 009 days of work given to men over three years. Wages range from 5 to 1.25 daily for wood cutting and hauling, funded entirely by wood sales. The agency aids families with fuel and sustains many with short term or permanent jobs through relief efforts and local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piethan Employment Fiyreau Nas
Dothan
John H. Pell
Bureau
reHef
Azenery
Avency
Bell
Fagle
Standard Telephone Co
Carmichael seeks probe into Southern Bell rate cut plans
Alabama Attorney General Albert Carmichael asks the Alabama Public Service Commission to hold a hearing on Southern Bell Telephone and affiliated firms to study stock ownership and profit shares amid a push for substantial rate reductions in Alabama. The move accompanies a commission investigation set to begin April 16 and Horace Wilkinson's bid for about a 40 percent cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Alabama
Alabama Pabie Service Commission
Albert Carmichael
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
Southern Pell Company
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company of
New York
Sarmic
Commission
Apecial
Coal Strike Averted as Principals Accept NRA Proposals
Washington March 34 CAP The soft coal industry and the United Mine Workers agreed to accept NRA proposals to extend present wage and hour contracts until June 18 or until a new agreement is reached. Donald Richberg NRA chairman announced the settlement after talks with operators and miners. All soft coal operators nationwide agreed to the extension as contracts were set to lapse April 4. The union demanded a 5 percent wage increase and a rise in maximum hours from 36 to 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
NRA
Apod J
Donalds Richbergs
Personal Injury Suit Filed Over Fatal Headland Road Crash
Arthur Beleher sues FP. Mullins in Houston circuit court seeking £590 damages for injuries from a February 12 collision on Headland road. The crash left passenger J. L. Wingate fatally injured in the other vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Beleher
Houston
FP. M. Mullins
Mullins
Belcher
J. L. Wingate
Soviet press bids for US help in pact
Moscow reports say the Soviet press urges U S cooperation to preserve European peace as Eden ends talks with Stalin. British envoy attends talks at Litvinoff’s table. observers see a push for a united front with the United States on European security and Far East questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lloyd
Associated Press
Moscow
United States
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinoff
America
Europe
Za Thdustriallaatziu
Eden
Warsaw
Joseph Stalin
Far East
Germany
France
Russia
Stalin
Paris
Berlin
Theritish
League of Nations
Council
Hitler
Sir John Simon
Edean
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Northwest Florida
Mostly cloudy night with unsettled Sunday and cooler conditions in northwest Alabama. Northwest Florida remains mostly cloudy with possible showers Sunday. Central and East Gulf states expect fair but cool beginnings with thundershowers early week ending cooler at week’s close.
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Alabama
Northwest
Florida
West
Central
East Gulf States
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Selmian
State Educators
Snuggs
Alcohol Chief
Sh-Hana
Thos. Burnam
Dothan Employment Bureau
Relay
Manim Litvinof
Carmichael
Bell Companies
MaximAtvinoff
Britain
Yloscow
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