Grand Jury To Study Reports Of Fraud in Escambia Ballot
BREWION AP Reports of alleged election fraud in Escambia County will be examined by the grand jury when it meets in October. The investigation follows complaints about absentee voting patterns and politicking in the first primary. Officials noted high absentee turnout countywide with several districts showing substantial counts.
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Grand Jury
Escambia
James E Polsom
Hhey
Reo Kirkland
Elliott
Bradley Dam
Eambia County
Big Rent Increases Hit Birmingham Area
In Birmingham the end of rent control triggered sharp rises for thousands of low income families with some rents soaring near 300 percent on select properties. Housing officials cited an avalanche of applications from tenants unable to pay higher rates while landlords adjust to new market conditions. A survey noted rent hikes averaging around 12 percent on high rent apartments amid widespread financial strain.
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Birmingham
Sim
Harold Harper
Birmingham Housing Authority
C H Stallings
Mirvey
No-License Charge Faced by Building Owner
The owner of a partly completed building damaged by an explosion in Birmingham faces charges for plumbing without a license and related permit violations. John M Harbert admitted bringing war plumbers from Georgia. Damage estimated at $5,000 as three men were seen fleeing the scene.
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Birmingham
Dong Plumbing
John M Harbert
A. P. Dalton
Ety Ges
Duhton
Harbert
Georgia
Birmingham Union
Max Ellis Wins Tau Kappa Alpha Speaking Contest
Max Ellis, junior in textile engineering at Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn, won first place in the Tau Kappa Alpha extemporaneous speaking contest. The event topic was Political Economic and Social Problems in the South with Ellis speaking on The Growth of Organized Labor in the South. Top ten finishers were awarded keys. Ellis, son of Mr and Mrs Rama Ellis of Enterprise, is a member of Theta Chi and Phi Psi fraternities.
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Max Elis
Alabama
Polstechnic Inshtute
Auburn
Tau Kappa Alpha
South
Els
Samford Hall
Ellis
Theta Chi
Phi Psi
Rama Ellis
Enterprise
Two Escaped Convicts Recaptured in Alabama
Two escaped convicts from a state prison in Alabama were recaptured after two days at large. Authorities tracked Raymond Meadows, 43, and Elsom Lone, 22, following hound-led search about 20 miles from the prison camp. Both men were returned to custody amid efforts to resume normal conditions at the facility.
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Ashville
Als
Sloodhounds
Raymond ‘Meadows
Bic Aon
Erslone
Mystery Blast Rocks Strikebound Plant in Memphis
A mysterious explosion rocked a strikebound plant near Memphis injuring no one but tearing windows and packing cases at the American Snuff Company facility. Police pursue burglars tied to the blast as investigations unfold amid labor tensions and theft reports.
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Memphis
Peave Sare
Pound American Snuff Company
Baltimore
Cery
Purelar
Unites Steel Warners
Amerca ‘Cio
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