Tropical Storm 10 Aims Florida Coast Tonight
A tropical disturbance near the Bahamas is expected to near the southeast Florida coast between Miami and Jupiter late tonight possibly reaching hurricane strength near its center. Florida mobilizes Red Cross and relief agencies along the east coast to avert repeat of last year’s damage.
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Florida Coast
Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Abaco Island
Bahamas
Florida
Miami
Jupiter
West Palm Beach
Red Cross
Domira Aground Near Abaco Island With Crew in Peril
A distress call reported the steam er Domira aground about 100 feet offshore near Abaco Island. The vessel, believed to be a freighter, has little chance of saving the crew unless a breeches buoy can be rigged to reach land and a wrecking tug is dispatched immediately.
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Miami
Abaco Island
Explosion at Niles mill restaurant leaves one dead
One worker was killed and two others critically injured when a mill restaurant of Empire Steel Co. was blown apart in Niles Ohio. William Burbank was killed, blown through a wall and buried 50 feet away. Joe Long and William Gessman were hospitalized.
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Niles
Ohio
Empire Steel Cor
William Burbank
Derbris
Joe Long
William Gessman
Expurgated Bible Issued by London Religious Society
A censored edition issued by the National Sunday School Union alters biblical phrases. The invitation to Joseph by Potiphar's wife becomes His master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and tempted him to do evil. In the prodigal son tale evil companions replace harlots and St Johns account of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery is omitted.
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London
Upi
National Sunday School Union
Joseph
Potiphar
St. John
Christ
London Faces Worst Drought in 71 Years
London endures a 32 day drought, the longest since 71 years ago, with Lea River levels dropping and authorities having barred outdoor watering for months.
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London
Lea
Steamship Built for Soviet Republic Performs Odd Task
Wesemunde Germany September 3 The UPA steamship built for the Soviet republic has apparatus to seal the smallest fish into flour to be used for bread.
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Wesermuende
Germany
UPA
Soviet Republic
Men Hold Lead In Endurance Mark Test With Horses
In Philadelphia the six day endurance contest between man and horse reached its seventh hour with man leading by eight miles. Runners and horses are paired, with jockeys conserving horses for later bursts. The Ray and Salo team from Passaic led at the sixth hour with 51 miles and three laps.
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Philadelphia
Jose Ray
Johnny Salo
Passaic
N. J
C. C. Pyle
Rish Talks on Constitution at Kiwanis Meeting
J W Rish spoke on Our United States Constitution at the Kiwanis Club session. H H Ader discussed his role as J C Penny Store manager, with Miss Mary Strother on piano and Mrs Wiley Deal reading. Program plans announced emphasize Citizenship with Law Education Moral Virtues and Business across weekly talks and musical segments.
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J. W. Rish
Kiwanis Club
H. H. Ader
J. C. Penny
Mary Strother
Wiley Deal
Louis Feingold
Globe Department Store
R. M. Young
Birmingham
Swift & Co
C. C. Moseley
Nightingale
Loftin
Paderewski
Strother
Moseley
Windy” Grant
Harry Martin
Industries
Dothan
Clem Ezell
O. R. Morgan
Chamber of Commerce
Liza Jane” Thomas
Teddy” Stevens
Houston County
Cutie Willie” Johnson
Penikoff Objects To Being Called a Shill
Chicago man Charles Penikoff objected after Samuel Koyler called him a thief rat crook and shill. The court explained shill means someone who lures people into gambling dens for profit. Judge Trude fined Koyler $1 and cautioned him to choose words carefully.
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Chicago
Charles Penikoff
Penikoff
Samuel Koyler
Trude
Penikos
Trade
Koyler
Sale of License Tags to Begin on October First
County officials announce the start of the 1930 auto license tag sale on October 1 with a purchase window to November 14. Owners must bring 1929 tag number motor number car details and purchase price as they proceed from tax assessor to tax collector then probate office to obtain the tag.
Finance Drive Planned to Start Next Week for Confederate Veterans Reunion
Finance committee officials say a statewide Confederate Veterans reunion to be held October 15 to 17 will launch its fundraising drive in the city next week. A date and details plan will be set at an early-week meeting. The fundraising target is not released, but the sum is expected to be substantial due to anticipated expenses for the event.
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Finance Committee
Dothan
Federal agent wounded in bootlegger gun battle near San Antonio
Charles Stevens a federal prohibition agent was shot and seriously wounded in a highway gun fight with several alleged bootleggers near San Antonio Texas. He and two other officers had raided a still near Poteet and were returning when attacked.
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San Antonio
Texas
Charles Stevens
Here
Stevens
Poteet
Banks Spread Rapidly in Postwar England
The spread of branch banks is a busy postwar activity with rapid openings in London where former saloons give way to banks. Amateurs claim about 100 banks replace each church built yearly, with about 1700 banks in the metropolitan area. Midland Bank alone opened 663 branches in 11 years and is adding about 70 annually as competition drives expansion by other big banks.
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England
London
Salson
Midland Bank
Autumn foliage mystery linked to aging leaves
Philadelphia on September 25 reports Samuel G. Hibben explaining before the Dominating Engineering Society that autumn leaves turn rosy due to fermentation from old age and alcohol.
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Philadelphia
Jack Frost
Samuel G. Hibben
Dlominating Engineering Society
League Adjourns After Ten Years Most Successful Meet
The League of Nations assembly in Geneva adjourned its tenth annual session. Delegates from more than 50 nations hailed the meeting as the most constructive and progressive in the league’s existence, praising the spirit as a large step forward for international peace and security.
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Geneva
Assembly of the
League of Nations
League
County home demonstration leaders meet at court house
County home demonstration club leaders gathered, with Miss Nell Pickens from Auburn leading a discussion on the year’s program. Attendees listed include Mrs. E. Watford, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Blackwell of Crosby and others from Taylor Barber Madrid Magnolia Vicksburg Selma.
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Nell Pickens
Auburn
W. G. Pruett
Effie Watford
H. FE. Bell
L. F. Blackwell
Crosby
J. W. Taylor
F. A. Underwood
J. C. Lee
Taylor
C. H. Gibbons
W. Toler
W. C. Bruner
Barber
D. G. Andress
J. E. Reese
Madrid
J. W. Hathorne
Ed Peterman
Bay Springs
T. M. Flowers
G. C. Robinson
H. K. Newton
Magnolia
G. W. Draughon
P. T. Thomley
E. M. .King
Vicksburg
T. A. Mullins
L. G. Gradie
Fanny Mae Smith
Selma
Man Sentenced for Buying Cotton After Dark in Alabama
Athens Alabama September 25 Lu ther Elmore Lime Story County merchant was found guilty of buying cotton after dark in violation of an old Alabama law. He was fined 100 dollars in County Court and sentenced to six months in jail. Elmore bought the cotton from Jewell Bell who testified the cotton was stolen. The case was the first tried in Alabama in nearly fifty years.
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Athens
Ala
Luther
Elmore
Story
Jewell Bell
Vote On School Tax Held Today
County voters in districts four five nine eleven and twelve decide whether to adopt the school tax. Polls open this morning and close at five o clock due to heavy rainfall. The tax has not yet been adopted in these districts.
Liquor Service on Eastbound Liner Abandoned
New York Herald Tribune reports the United States liner Levia has ended liquor sales on its eastbound voyage after protests. Crew say the stewards had openly sold liquor only on one eastbound trip before the practice was dropped while en route to Europe.
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New York
The
New York Herald-Tribune
United States
Leviathan
Seel Lquor
Europe
Weather ALABAMA: Occasional rain tonight and Thursday
An Alabama weather note indicates probable occasional rain tonight and Thursday. Expected to bring light showers across sections of the state with no extended severe weather forecast.
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Alabama
Executives of Gastonia Man Scout Council Meet
The Choc tawhatcher Council of the Boy Scouts of America held a headquarters meeting yesterday afternoon to set a program for future scouting activities in the territory. Leaders discussed advancement, planned inspirational talks, and agreed on an intensive program centered in Yrox Andalucia Quethan ufauls Marianna and Vasremin with officer participation from adjoining areas. A court of honor will convene every six weeks.
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Choctawhatcher Council
Boy Scouts of America
Esucael
Yrox
Andalucia
Quethan
Ufauls
Marianna
Vasremin
Gordon Man Held for Arson in Montgomery NY
The report states a Gordon man was held on arson charges in Montgomery New York. Details are obscured in the transcription but indicate police custody and a pending legal action concerning a suspected house fire.
American Makers Convention Sets Geography Education Push
A fractured dispatch from Chicago notes a gathering by the American Makers Association announcing a convention focused on geographic education and public awareness. The event aims to highlight regional studies, improve knowledge, and promote educational initiatives across the nation.
Wife Shoots Estranged Husband In North Highlands
Tom Sampson, a Negro man, lies in a local hospital in critical condition from bullet wounds. Lillie George, his estranged wife, is jailed, described as cook at W. D. Paschal's home, after firing three times during a confrontation yesterday afternoon. Authorities may not file charges until Sampson's condition is known.
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Tom Sampson
Lillie George
North Highlands
Sampson
Sheriff's Force
W. D. Paschal
Trust Company Hearing Under Way Here Today
A hearing in the Guardian Trust Company of Cleveland Ohio to establish their equity in the defunct Gulf Region Lumber Company holdings for over 600000 is under way in the federal courtroom before Judge J J Speight. Receivers B G Farmer and R W Garner are overseeing the case. Eighteen lawyers from across the United States represent interests and several from Dothan and nearby towns assist. Only witness W H Stanton an employee of the Cleveland firm had testified so far and is under cross examination as the proceeding is expected to take several more days.
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Guardian Trust Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Gulf Region Lumber Company
J. J. Speight
B. G. Farmer
R. W. Garner
United States
Attornes
Dothan
W. H. Stanton
Cleveland Cancers
Tis
Speight
Girl convicted for gun carry freed in Chicago court
Chicago September ruling frees Genevieve McDermott McCarthy 19 on carrying concealed weapon charges after Judge Joseph Burke emphasizes she acted to bring husband home. Incident began with dispute over inheritance. she borrowed her husband’s revolver and brandished it at a Madison Street drug store.
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Chicago
Joeph Burke
Desplaines Street
Genevieve McDermott McCarthy
McCarthy
Madison Street
Franciseo Avenue
Jade Burke
McDermott
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John Coolidge
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Florence Trumbull
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Hman
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W. B. Pate
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Tang
Han
Georgea
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