Three Men Deny Killing Grant in Catfish Bayou Case
Habeas corpus hearing for Bert Ellis Lee Morris and Clifton Lyles continued as witnesses testified that Robert Grant's head may have been severed with a sharp instrument. Doctors said the head appeared cut off and the body found July 3 in Catfish Bayou. The defendants denied the slaying but claimed Grant died when their boat overturned.
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Bert Ellis
Lee Morris
Clifton Lyles
Robert Grant
Catfish Bayou
Alex T. Howard
Howard
Robert E. Gordon
Bart B. Chamberlain
H. S. J. Walker
Grant
Thames
Uigh Grant
Dawson fined for speeding and disorderly conduct
Dawson, arrested yesterday by Motorcycle Officer Fisher for speeding, was fined 25 for speeding and 5 for disorderly conduct after becoming abusive. He denied speeding and abuse. William George received 5 for disorderly conduct and 1 for running a stop. Rosa King, a Black woman, was fined 250 and 90 days costs for cutting Mary King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Dawson
Fisher
Dawson
William George
Rosa King
Mary King
Man Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case at Recorder’s Court
J. E. Ferguson pleaded guilty in recorder’s court to forgery and was held to the next grand jury under a $1,000 bond. Detectives Holmes and Green arrested him for attempting to pass a $7 check bearing forged name J. E. Paterson at Rex lunch room run by H. H. Newell. Ferguson made no statement.
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J. E. Ferguson
Recorder’s Court
Holmes and Green
Saint
H. H. Newell
Rex
Ferguson
J. E. Paterson
Escapes Again Peter Carson Breaks From Road Crew
Peter Carson a white convict who on July 22 and recaptured three days later broke to freedom again Thursday afternoon while working with a road gang near Bayou la Barre. He is serving two years for assault to rob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Carson
Bayou la Barre
Board of Revenue
Booth Named Assistant City Attorney for Mobile
Carl Booth was chosen as assistant city attorney in Mobile. He will work in the office of City Attorney Vincent Kilborn and is a University of Alabama law graduate with several years of local practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Cai
Carl Booth
Attoras
Vincent Kilborn
Booth
University of Alabama Law Cement
Mobile
Weather outlook for Alabama and nearby areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thundershowers on Saturday. Not much temperature change. Local forecast notes minor variations with a mix of clouds and isolated storms across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Airplanes to Attend Alabama Legion Convention in Mobile
Major Sumpter Smith of the 106th aerial squadron said a fleet of several airplanes will be sent to Mobile for the American Legion state convention August 19 21. The cruiser Cleveland will also be in port likely open for public inspection as thousands gather for the event.
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Sumpter Smith
106Th
Alabama National Guard
Mobile
American Legion
the Legion
Cleveland
Mobile rate fight spurs long technical report by McDonnell
City attorney Kilborn previews I F McDonnell Alabama Public Service Commission findings defending a 20 percent rate penalty on Mobile merchants. McDonnell’s lengthy, technical report covers direct current users and proposes extending penalties from about 23000 to 40000. Kilborn says full analysis will take days.
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I. F. McDonnell
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mobile
Vincent F. Iborn
Born
McDonnell
Kilborn
Abenutor Ugeocenats
Commission
Anthony Held Docketed on Embezzlement and Trespass Warrants
Lila T. Anthony is docketed for embezzlement and trespass. Complainant Pa Payne alleges Anthony embezzled $4. A trespass warrant lists J. Waltman as complainant. Brooks and George Frisbie are recorded for violation of the prohibition at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila T. Anthony
Pa Payne
Anthony
J. Waltman
Er Brooks
George Frisbie
Suits Filed Against B C Cook for Auto Crash Damages
Three civil actions totaling 3000 dollars were filed in circuit court today against B C Cook over a May 19 automobile accident. Cora Heniburg seeks 1000 dollars for injuries, Ruba Hudson a minor through Cora Heniburg seeks 1000, and Grady Evans a minor through Sylvia Evans seeks 1000. Injuries alleged.
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Circuit Court
B. C. Cook
Cora Heniiburg
Ruba Hudson
Grady Evans
Sylvia Evans
Two Tennessee youths released on bond in Alabama
D. Anderson and Neal White, two teens from Tennessee held in Mobile county jail on motor vehicle theft act charges, were released today after their parents and an attorney posted bond.
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D. Anderson
Neal White
Tennessee
Mobile
Four Men Freed After Raid On Selma Street Premises
Four men arrested in a raid at 1155 Selma Street in connection with telegraph instruments and other betting paraphernalia were acquitted by Recorder D H Edington after a morning hearing found the evidence insufficient. Defendants are C A Davis Harold Brandy Ed Darley and Sam Powe.
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Selma Street
D. H. Edington
C. A. Davis
Harold Brandy
Ed Darley
Sam Powe
Burden and
Arras
Edington
Hill Seeks Canal Route. Hill and Engineer Inspect Site
Lister Hill and Col W D A Anderson tour Baldwin county sites including Bon Secour Foley Robertsdale Daphne to study a nine mile canal linking Mobile and Pensacola bays. Dredging likely after funding, with local office to direct work across Mobile and Montgomery districts.
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Mobile
Pensacola Bay
Sasman Lister Hill
W. D. A. Anderson
United States
Baldwin County
Bon Secour
Foley
Robertsdale
Daphne
Congressman Hill
Harbor Hill
Mobile Engineer District
Montgomery Engineer District
Congress
Car hits freight car injuring three in Macon
An automobile driven by Elwell L. Mobley collided with a freight car at a Macon railroad crossing. Mobley, Mrs. Ruth Nowell, and Lucien Powell were injured. Powell is not expected to recover. The other two sustained lighter injuries.
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Macon
Elwell L. Mobley
Mobley
Ruth Nowell
Lucien Powell
Powell
Frank Jackson Held on Murder Charge in Alabama
Albert Nalls alias Frank Jackson, 43, a Black man, is jailed in Buffalo for Jasper county Alabama authorities on a murder charge. Police say he confessed to fatally shooting his wife five years ago at a Townley Alabama dance hall.
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Buffalo
WN. Y
Albert Nalls
Frank Jackson
Jasper County
Ala
Townley
Deed Filed Transfers Springhill Property to Terrill
Effie Morgan and husband transferred property on the south side of Springhill avenue 65 feet east of Herndon avenue to Edward C. Terrill in probate court for $7,000.
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Springhill Avenue
Herndon Avenue
Effie Morgan
Edward C. Terrill
Riot at Leavenworth Prison Leaves One Dead
Heat driven riot in the United States Penitentiary Leavenworth Kansas ends with one man killed four wounded and several others hurt. Guards with machine guns keep order as inmates filled the mess hall amid reports blaming food ice shortages and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kans
Mike Martinez
Aioes
P. J. Kearny
Plot to Extort 1000 From Bohumir Kryl Uncovered
Chicago police arrested G. A. Owens a Neenah Wisconsin railway ticket agent in a case tying him to a plot to extort 1000 from Bohumir Kryl famed band master and composer. A note ice pick and mask were found on Owens and handwriting matched prior threats. Kryl had been guarded by detectives since the first note arrived. Owens said he did not know of the extortion scheme and claimed the note came from a stranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bohumir Kryl
A. Owens
Neenah, Wis
Owens
Kryl
West Side Gang
Forest Fire Burns Coal Spur Region Perths Forest
A major forest fire in the Brazeau district near Coal Spur Alta on August 2 continues to scorch timber despite 200 men and adequate gear. The blaze destroys millions of feet of timber and threatens the area as heavy rain is hoped for to curb the spread.
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Coal Spur
Alta
Brazeau
Van Landingham and Maddux Reach Biltmore Final
Miss Dean Van Landingham of Charlotte defeats Mrs Doake of Atlanta four to three to reach the final, while Miss Margaret Maddux of Atlanta beats Mrs Jones of Winston-Salem two and one to advance to the championship at the Biltmore Forest invitation.
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Asheville
N. C
Dean van Landingham
Charlotte
Margaret Maddux
Atlanta
van Landingham
W. D. Doake
Maddux
R. Jones
Winston-Salem
Wife Of Convict Builds Millions While Husband Serves Term
Brooklyn August 2 Henrietta R Davis built a surgical supply business from 57000 to 1800000 valued offer while her husband served eight years in prison. She planned to sell after his release to start anew as a family, but he has filed suit to restrain the sale from his Dannemora prison cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense Saunders
Brooklyn
N. Y
Henrietta R. Davis
Davis
Dannemora Prison
Henrietta Davis
Davis & Geck
Dannemora
Graf Zeppelin Hugs Atlantic Under Strong Winds
The Graf Zeppelin airliner resumes its transatlantic flight toward the United States in stiff headwinds. At 7 30 a m EST she reported 600 miles west of Gibraltar and from 65 to 70 mph average speed as she aims for Lakehurst. If weather holds she could arrive around 9 20 a m EST Sunday. Dr Hugh Eckener expects 80 to 85 hours total flight time.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
United States
Casablanca
Morocco
Gibraltar
Azores
Zein
France
Mediterranean
Hugh Eckener
Lakehurst
Eckener
Graf Zeppelin Delayed by Strong Head Winds
Bucking head winds slowed the Graf Zeppelin as it proceeded toward Madrid with reports indicating significant travel delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Ice Cream Workers Plan Walkout During Next Heat Wave
Chicago ice cream workers, enjoying higher pay and shorter hours, announce a planned strike for the next heat wave as temperatures drop about 20 degrees, with the walkout set amid public concern over supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mercury
Three Women Free on Bond After Riot Case
Versa Buchs Amy Schechter and Sophie Melvin were released from Gaston county jail on $5,000 cash bonds each in a second degree murder case tied to Chief O F Aderholt's death. Bail money reportedly came from the International Labor Defense. The trio planned to stay in New York until their Mecklenburg superior court trial on August 26. Vera Buch is identified as a National Textile Workers' Union organizer.
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Gastonia
N. C
Versa Buchs
Amy Schechter
Sophie Melvin
O. F. Aderholt
Gaston County
International Labor Defense
Lorey
New York
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Charlotte
Vera Buch
National Textile Workers’ Union
Snook Attends Grim Trial of Theors Hix Case
In Columbus Ohio Dr James H Snook sits calm in court as witnesses recount the June 18 rifle range killing of Theors Hix near Columbus. Coroner Murphy details wounds while others describe a roadside struggle and the discovery of the body as the case progresses.
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Columbus
James H. Snook
Theors Hix
Joseph A. Murphy
Murphy
Snook
Clarence FR. Murray
Miss Hix
Edison’s Youthful Protégé Wins Scholarship Honors
In West Orange New Jersey Edison awards honor to a 16 year old Walter B Huston of Seattle as top winner among ten candidates. Four other boys Charles H Brunissen Ivan A Getting James Seth Bernard Sturgis also receive college tuition scholarships. The ceremony ends with a celebratory procession as Huston and peers are praised by Dr Stratton and set for a New York City visit and meeting with Mayor James J Walker.
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West Orange
WN. J
Walter B. Huston
Seattle
Ventor
Huston
Charles H. Brunissen
West Conn
Ivan A. Getting
Pittsburgh
James Seth
Santa Fe
N. M
Bernard Sturgis
Butler
Wastman
Edison
Glenmont
Dr. Stratton
New York City
James J. Walker
City
Bus hits freight train injuring eight in Ocala crossing
A bus blinded by headlights collided with a freight train at a crossing in Ocala Florida nine early today injuring eight people, one seriously. The driver swerved too late to stop and derailed a freight car. Mrs M L Carver of Jacksonville suffered a broken collarbone and severe cuts. Seven injured were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Ocala
Fla
M. L. Carver
Jacksonville
New Orleans Bandit Charged With Kidnaping For Ransom
New Orleans police charge a bandit with kidnapping for ransom after a man known as Joe Berlin received a $10,000 death threat. Berlin, a local gambler, was escorted by two officers to a residential area and forced to surrender a payoff. Investigators link the case to a prior $42,000 money car robbery of Hibernia Bank and Trust Company and another kidnaping and robbery of Berlin with $1,000 seized.
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Joe Berlin
Berlin
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
Hoover to Leave Washington for Blue Ridge Fishing Trip
President Hoover plans a late summer fishing outing to the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. He will be joined by wife Lou Henry Hoover and son Allan who has recovered from illness. Also in the party are Postmaster General Brown and Mrs Brown Attorney General Homer C. Hines Mrs Hines Mark Sullivan Lawrence Richey and Mrs Richey Lieutenant Commander Joal Boone the president's personal physician.
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Washington
Hoover
Washeres
Blue Ridge
Virnia
Allan
Brown
Mra. Brown
Frank T. Hines
The
Veterans’ Bureau
Mra
Carraway Makes Plane Trip to Show Profession
Solon air minded filer son wanted his father Senator Carraway to know he minded. The senator flew from Washington to Little Rock then braved eighteen storms and a lost leg of the route to Memphis showing his military ties and work ethic. Lieut. L. H. Clark reported the journey and praised the senator as a game sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Clark
Carraway
Delegation from Mobilians to Attend Seawall Dedication
About 50 Mobilians will attend the Hancock county seawall dedication at Bay St. Miss Saturday. The city delegation includes the Kiwanis Glee Club led by Rev. W. M. Lantripp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County Seawall
Bay St. Miss
Kiwanis Glee Club
W. M. Lantripp
War department approves $400000 Missouri River improvement allotment
The War Department approved a $400,000 allotment for Missouri River improvement from City to its mouth. The funding aims to advance navigation and related works along the river segment.
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Missouri
Washington
War Department
City
Do You Know Mobile Golf Courses
Mobile offers an 18 hole course and two nine hole courses as part of a civic knowledge campaign. The Know Mobile Better effort is sponsored by the Junior Chamber in cooperation with Register and Jereaction.
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Mobile
Junior Chamber
Register
Jereactioen
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