Campaign to aid disabled veterans begins in Mobile
A citywide drive to raise 7500 for disabled World War I veterans and war orphans launches after tonight's meeting at Mobile federal court. Joseph H. Lyons heads the campaign with committees across Mobile County and rail, ship, and industry groups aiding the effort. work runs to April 18.
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Federal Court Room
Mobile
America
Legionnaires
Royal and
St. Francis Streets
Joseph H. Lyons
Mobile County
F. Marion Inge
John B. Dortch
Joseph B. Crow
John F. Prigge
Price Williams
Harry T. Hartwell
Bart B. Chamberlain
Mark Lyons
John A. Hurt
F. Taylor Peck
A. R. Noble
E. A. Zelnicker
M. J Vickers
John
M. A. McDermott
Herndon Fowler
C. B. King
W. M. Boykin
Louisville & Nashville Road
John F. Moore
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Clarence E. Lanahan
Gulf, Mobile & Northern
K. R. Guthrie
Alan, Tennessee & Northern Railroad
Indust
Jerome H. Sheip
Diard Injured in Springhill Avenue Attack
F L Diard of 352 Congress street was struck on the head by two unidentified men with a blunt instrument on Springhill avenue near Beett street at 2 am Sunday. He was treated at City hospital for a scalp wound and later gave police a description of his assailants.
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F. L. Diard
Congress Street
Springhill Avenue
Beett Street
Nm Burch
Diard
Two Black Individuals Repatriated From Detroit
A reported exchange sees two Black men brought back from Detroit to Mobile under state law. One man, Steve Mazeek, faces a serious charge linked to an alleged assault on Jake Williams. another man, Magnos, is said to be involved in the incident. Details are unclear in the fractured text.
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Steve Mazeek
Herg Marcellus
Mobile
Weather Summary for Alabama and Nearby Areas
Fair tonight with mostly cloudy skies Tuesday and a chance of local thunder in the western portion. Partly cloudy conditions continue in the north with possible afternoon thunder.
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Alabama
Oratory Contest Elimination Meeting Scheduled
Representatives from six schools in the congressional district will discuss details for the second National Oratorical Contest sponsored by The Mobile Register and The News-Items. Elims must be completed before April 17 to allow the winner to go to Birmingham on April 24 for state wide competitions. Participants include Barton Academy Frank Hart Spring Hill High School Joe Mullarky Bitten Witmer High School Jonette High School Harry T. Dayton Grove Hill High School Clarke County Robert Lee Dickinson.
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Mobile Register
Register
Birmingham
Barton Academy
Frank Hart
Spring Hill Ser High School
Joe Mullarky
Oe Ty “Bitten Witmer
Orate Ford
Jeweler's Reward Promises Police for Jewelry Case
Fried a jeweler at 218 Dauphin street presented Chief War ren Burch a $100 check to be shared by Detectives Joseph Lacey Tony Franco Jake Unteriner Charles Burden Levine Baur and Charles Lawrence for arresting a burglar in March and recovering over $5 000 in jewelry. The suspect B R Harding admitted receiving stolen property.
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Fried
Dauphin Street
Warren Burch
Joseph Lacey
Tony Franco
Jake Untreiner
Charles Burden
Levine Baur
Charles Lawrence
B. RR. Harding
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Freid
Woman Injured After Auto Strikes Pedestrian
Miss Eva Mills of 1054 New St Francis Street was slighted injured when an automobile driven by Rev H V Lofquist of 60 North Reed Avenue struck her after she stepped from an eastbound car. Lofquist stopped and gave aid.
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Eva Mills
New St. Francis Street
H. V. Lofquvist
North Reed Avenue
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Miss Mills
Mallory Steamer Colorado Arrives in Port
The Mallory Line steamer Colorado reaches port from New York via Tampa with general cargo for discharge. It operates Mobile to New York route and will sail for New York via Tampa after loading here. Arrivals yesterday included the Norwegian steamer Marita, the oir steamer Mont Viso, and the British steamer Stakesby.
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Mallory Line
Colorado
New York
Tampa
Mobile
Marita
Mont Viso
Stakesby
Permit Gaming Charge Filed Against Eugene Wolff
Eugene Wolff, running a store at eshota, was docketed at the county jail on a charge of permitting gaming. He allegedly allowed W. S. Davis and Harry Miller to gamble in his place on Sunday. Davis and Miller are also charged with gambling.
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Mobile County
Schwarz
W. O. Ribbons, Jr
J. J. Coonick
George Mosslander
Seach
B. R. Harding
Memphis
Tenn
Pittsburgh
Kan
I. Fried
Harding
Connick
Eugene Wolff
Eshota
Wolff
Davis
Harry Miller
Miller
Doheny and Wife Visiting A. B. Fall in El Paso
Edward L. Doheny and Mrs. Doheny arrived in El Paso from Chicago and are guests of former Interior Secretary A. B. Fall. Doheny said the visit is social and he plans to leave for Los Angeles tomorrow afternoon.
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EL Paso
Texas
Edward L. Doheny
Mrs. Doheny
Chicago
A. B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
New Bay Boats Fare Restructure Lowers Round Trip Charge
The Mobile bay boats impose a new round trip rate effective Friday, three days after notice. The new charge is one dollar less than the former round trip rate and two dollars lower than the two way fare. A 25 cent wharfage fee remains in effect for the eastern shore service.
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Mobile Bay
No Recommendation On Butler Bill By Mobile Committee
The Mobile Chamber special committee chaired by Norquist met with General Sibert of the state docks board to study the Butler bill. The group decided no recommendations would be made now and hearings are not expected soon as Congress remains out of session.
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A. F. Norquist
Fir Department
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Point of Orgin
William L. Sibert
State Docks Board
Chamber
Congress
Burglars Try to Rob Gaston Furniture Safe
Early today burglars struck the Gaston Furniture Company store at Dauphin and Franklin, battering the safe’s combination knob with a hammer and ransacking the office. They failed to obtain cash or valuables, mirroring a prior attempt on nearby safes April 3 at the Chero-Cola and Texas Company.
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Gaston Furniture Company
Dauphin and
Franklin Streets
Chero-Cola Company
Texas Company
Automobile stolen from 412 South Hamilton street recovered
Deputy Sheriff McCrary Burch and Shreve recovered an automobile stolen from R W Goodwin at 412 South Hamilton street. Goodwin said he was stopped on the road by a man named Arthur Wells who attacked him with a knife and then stole the car shortly after 1 AM Sunday.
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R. W. Goodwin
South
Hamilton Street
McCrary
Burch
Shreve
Mobile Street
Goodwin
Arthur Wells
Tuscaloosa Barque Arrives with General Cargo and Tows
The self propelled barge Tuscaloosa of the Mississippi Warrior service arrived from New Orleans with general cargo while towboat Demopolis brought freight from upriver points. Cargo unloading for the Tuscaloosa was under way this morning and the Montgomery was set to sail this afternoon with four ore barges upriver. The Tuscaloosa is expected to sail later today.
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Tuscaloosa
Mississippi Warrior Service
New Orleans
Demopolis
Montgomery
Police Officer Suspended On Orders Of Chief
Police officer Edward Tunstall on night duty at police headquarters was suspended from the force on orders of Chief W F Burch for intoxication. He faced a charge of operating an automobile without a state license and admitted guilt requesting a continuance until April 26 to pay the fine.
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Edward Tunstall
W. F. Burch
Tunstall
Car Ferry Flagler Reaches Port for Repairs
The car ferry Flagler arrived in port from Key West and Havana for repairs at Todd Drydock. It will be painted and released from the docks tomorrow.
Trial Begins in Minor Federal Prohibition Cases
A new jury convened in the federal district court for a week long session handling several minor prohibition cases. Judge Robert T. Ervin presides as jurors from Mobile and surrounding counties report for duty, including A. E. Austin, C. Cc Bouler, J. D. Bush, Lester Carroll, and others from Clarke, Conecuh, Washington, Choctaw, Escambia, Monroe, Wilcox, and Wilcox counties.
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Federal District Court
Robert T. Ervin
A. E. Austin
Mobile
C. Cc
Bouler
Clarke
J. D. Bush
Lester Carroll
D. R. Dulap
Washington
E. A. Fentz
Choctaw
W. T. Robertson
Escambia
County Hikes Support for Tuberculosis Home and Police Cars
The Mobile County Board voted to raise the monthly grant to the Tuberculosis Association for the Cottage Hill home from 200 to 250 dollars starting May first. The city will boost its share from 300 to 850 dollars monthly. The board also bought two automobiles for the new county speed cops Will Ernst and Ollie Lartigde. A Hudson and a Buick were purchased and will begin duty Tuesday.
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Mobile County Tuberculosis Association
Cottage Hill
Will Ernst
Ollie Lartigde
Test Flight Plan For Air Mail Route From New Orleans
Arrangements for a government air mail plane visit on April 17 include a test flight between New Orleans and Chicago. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce aviation and military committees meet this afternoon at 4 to start plans to collect mail in Mobile for northern cities. Mobile will be the first stop after New Orleans.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
United States
Dearborn
Ford
Eddie Hamilton
Royal Air Service
Ford Company
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Motor City
W. Q. Stout
Stout Metal Airplane Company
New Orleans
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Steamer Wildwood Heads to Todd Drydock for Pipe Job
The Mobile Oceanic Line steamer Wildwood, docked at Pier 2 after being brought from Liverpool and Manchester, was scheduled to go on the Todd Drydock and Shipbuilding Company docks this morning for a pipe job lasting about 15 days. The tanker Princeton of Standard Oil is also on Todd's docks for repairs.
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Mobile Oceanic Line
Wildwood
Liverpool
Manchester
Todd Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Princeton
Standard Oil Company
Todd’s
Tarpon Cleared After Annual Repair and Ready for Florida Sail
After an annual inspection rate up to standard for her class the steamer Tarpon will sail tonight for the Florida coast. The vessel has been in port two weeks, has completed repairs, and will return to port next Monday.
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Florida
Mobile Gears Up for Satsuma Blossom Festival
Final plans for the Satsuma Blossom Festival in Mobile are being completed with preparations for floats, a parade, and a coronation on the municipal wharf. Visitors from Baldwin County and the Mississippi coast are expected. prizes for floats, a band concert at Bienville Square, a two hour car tour of satsuma country, and a costume contest for children will highlight the events.
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Satsuma
Mobile
Baldwin County
Mississippi Coast
Bienvalle Square
Monroe Park
New Orleans
Diplomatic Envoys to Visit Virginia Ports May 11 14
Diplomatic representatives from twenty Pan American states will visit Hampton Roads May 11 to 14 as guests of Virginia. Governor E Lee Trinkle extended the invitation, part of a drive by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce to foster closer commercial ties between Latin American nations and Virginia ports.
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Richmond
Washington
Hampton Roads
Commonwealth of Virginia
E. Lee Trinkle
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Easter Parade Skirts Shrink as Fifth Avenue Dazzles
New York Easter pageants revived prewar splendor with ultra fashionable crowds on Fifth Avenue and Coney Island. Skirts ran short while hats were extreme, moonstone gray outfits and beige tones prominent, as living models drew overwhelming crowds and some fainted amid the crush. Paris fashion highlighted interwoven leather shoes with vivid color and high heels at the Auteur race course.
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New York
United Press
Fifth Avenue
Coney Island
Coney
Chamber of Commerce
Park Avenue
Paris
Auteur Race Course
Easter Hyde Park march highlights foppery and fashion winds
A London Easter procession in Hyde Park showcases men in balloon trousers in dove colors and lavender with brown coats while women wear knee length gowns and broad hats. Reporters critique style as indicative of Britain’s flagging prestige in sports.
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London
Hyde Park
Britain
Woman's suicide attempt thwarted in hospital scene
A disturbed Mrs. Cunningham tried to poison and strangle herself and a patient at a hospital. Police intervened as an extra room guard restrained her. David Dr 24 is reported critically poisoned and her daughter May 17 is among survivors. Doctors say epilepsy may explain recent fits.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Har H. Ind
Amma Cunningham
I Jr
To.tt Hospital
Cu Mm
Cunnin
Epelpay
Porter County
Nora O'Hara
David Dr
May
Cunningham
Mother I by Anne the Stat Gary Ind
A Gary Illinois area story reports a mother Anna C seeking innocence amid family illness and alleged tragedy. The piece follows Mae Cunningham defending her mother and references a sequence of deaths and illnesses across the family, with details continuing on page nine.
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Anne
Gary
Ind
Anna C
Cook County
Vigoros
Fothen
Mae Cunningham
Natake
Liv
Isabel
Walter
David
Dr. Watts
Cuban President to be Welcomed in Key West
Plans announced for Geraldo Machado of Cuba and party to arrive late this afternoon aboard the roington. Colonel J H roll, representative of the receiving committee, extends welcome to the Cuban delegation.
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Cuba
Key West
Fla
National News Service
Geraldo Machado
Roington
Micolonel J.H
Elcome
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Atlanta
Gulf Ports
Hoch-Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama Public Service Commission
Natchez Mobile
Mobile County Jail
Auto King
Totley
Thomas Jefferson
Te Peter
United
Settee
Jefferson
William
Mathies
Iferson
Mallory
Says
Flagler
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