Port Essay Contest Winners Visit Mobile Port
Twenty two boys and girls from Ala see Mobile Bay for the first time as Port Essay Contest participants tour the city aboard the Manatee. The group watches the banana freighter Winter pass, then enjoys sight and fishing along the Eastern Shore. The visit includes meals at Colonial Inn and a theater party with a $100 prize to be awarded Saturday at Merchant's Bank and a river cruise to witness the Knoxville City launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ala
Seart
Mobile Chamber of Merce
Bar
Japanc Street
Mobile
Central America
Battle Youse
B. K. Richard
Gordon Smith
Chamber of Commerce
T. H. Wakeford
Mobile Bay
Mérchant’s Bank
Chickasaw
Knoxville
Texas Company
Hhouse
Arlington Sinhers
Counthey
Lcraibble
Madison
Madison County
Walker
Oxford
Calhoun County
Ernest Cammack
Allen
Clarke County
Meridian Tra Wick
Billingsley
Autauga County
Butler County
Frances M. Gulledge
Verbena
Chilton County
Pelham Merrill
Heflin
Cleburne County
Adlai Murchi
Rockford
Coosa
le Faile
Dothan
Houston Coun
William M. Keller
Marengonty
Curtis Péarce
Guin
Marion
Marguerite Martin
Lila Sandy
Tuscaloosa County
Chatham
Washin County
Louise Raines
Wilcox County
Mabel Carrolston
Pickens County
Jert Livingston
Sam_ Eloise Cuthbert
Obile
Postpone Hearing on Habeas Corpus in Hodges Murder Case
Habeas proceedings for M Hodges charged with murder in the first degree in the Wit Mullen longshoreman killing were postponed due to missing state witnesses. Judge Price Williams reset the hearing for an unspecified date with State Solicitor Bart Cham stating opposition to further delays. Hodges had bail set at 5000 dollars for a preliminary hearing, but remains held as the murder indictment stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hodges
Wit Mullen
Price Williams
Bart B. Cham
Hodges
Aug 29 Hearing Set to Oust Bowen Justice of the Peace
Impeachment proceedings against Joseph G. Bowen, village justice of Toumainville, accuse him of issuing blank search warrants to state law enforcement officers. A circuit court judge set the August 29 hearing date after a two week inquiry prompted by recent raids on citizens’ homes. County Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain filed the case after meetings with Governor Kilby and Attorney Davis in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Bowen
Toumaminville
State Law Enforcement Department
Safford Berney
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
State Law Enforcement Bureau
Bart B. Chamberlain
Montgomery
Thomas E. Kilby
Harewell G. Davis
Bodies of Three Mobile Soldiers Here for Burial
Private Matthew W. Keegan of the 29th Division arrived for interment in Mobile aided by Berojoun & Sands. He leaves a widow and siblings. his funeral is planned for Saturday with American Legion presence. Also, Private Arnold W. Dodd of Elmira Street and Private Monroe T. Mynard of Whistler, both dead in action, are slated for services with burial in the National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew W. Keegan
France
Mobile
Berojoun & Sands
Michael Keegan
Florida
Government Streets
Allie
Francis Keegan
Eugene Neukon
Young Keegan
113Th Infantry
American Legion
Ene Tamer
Arnold W. J
Virginia Dodd
Elmira Street
Young Dodd
Virginia
Veromae Dodd
Monroe—T. Mynard
Whistler
Dixon & McKay
Bingville Fair at Toulminville Returns Tonight
The Bingville Fair at Gorgas Park Toulminville will be repeated tonight after a largely attended showing last night. Weather kept some away but organizers expect a strong turnout with performances by the famous "hick" characters and the Pumpkin Hollow quartet delivering selections. Prizes were awarded in children and adult contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorgas Park
Toulminville
Postpone Hearing Of Youth Held After Auto Smash
The manslaughter case against 19 year old Willie Mastin, arising from a collision on Cedar Point road that killed Mrs Mary Alice Carr, was continued to August 12. The state attorney requested more time to prepare for trial. Mrs Carr and others were injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mastin
Mary Alice Carr
Mastin
Cedar Point Road
Deputies curb speeders in Cedar Point case arrest
Deputy Sheriffs Fred Hudoff and Walter Blackman were assigned to night duty by Sheriff W H Holcombe Jr to catch speeders. James McGuire a taxi operator was arrested today on a warrant charging driving at 35 to 50 mph on Cedar Point road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hudoff
Walter Blackman
W. H. Holcombe, Jr
James McGuire
Cedar Point
Thorn pays fines in pounce charge case
V. M. Thorn an agent of the seamen's union pleaded guilty in recorder's court to using obscene language before women and was fined 10 dollars for the pounce charge and 19 dollars for a disorderly conduct count by Police Officer Ollie Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. M. Thorn
The
Seamen's Union
Ollie Hubbard
Recorder’s Court
Launch of Chickasaw ship series ends with Chattanooga finale
The Knoxville City, a 10 000 all steel steamer, is to be launched tomorrow at noon from Chickasaw yards with Eleanor Buffatt of Knoxville christening the vessel. A government dispatch boat will transport guests to the plant, after which they tour the shipyard and city sights. The Chattanooga City closes the series of fourteen vessels, with final work nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville City
Chattanooga City
Chickasaw
Migs
Eleanor Buffatt
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Athes
Hall's Mill work nears completion
County Highway Engineer 8 M Adams reports Hall's Mill road from Mertz station to Three Not road regraded and nearly rebuilt. In three weeks it will be regraded from Fulton Speedway intersection to the Mississippi line, enabling four hour motor trips from Dwight Alabama to the Mississippi line. Jackson county Mississippi plans a concrete road from Pascagoula to the county line to meet the Three Notch road. J E Cozine, Jackson county highway engineer, is in the county for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Miss
Pascagoula
Adams
J. E. Cozine
Cty
New Parking Law Forbids Parking On St Francis Street
The city enforces a new ordinance prohibiting parking on the north side of St Francis Street between Joachim and Conception. The measure aims to ease congestion after drivers were previously excused for ignorance of the rule. The city commission approved the ordinance to prevent accidents from jams between motor vehicles and streetcars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Street
Joachim
Conception Streets
Recorder
City Commission
Louisiana Credited With 72 Drug Arrests Since June
A resume from the internal revenue bureau reports 72 arrests in Louisiana for Harrison narcotic act violations since June 16. Five cases yielded penitentiary sentences of one year and one day, 22 are pending and released on bond, and nine defendants were women. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes and narcotics chief Nutt praised the record despite the short reporting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aus
Louisiana
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition
Haynes
L. G. Nutt
Oliver Party Lands Two Big Devilfish
Two large devil fish, weighing 2 200 and 1 800 pounds, were landed off Coden yesterday by W G Oliver a Birmingham businessman and his two sons Billie and Earnest after a five hour fight. Boatmen Earl Bryant and Mat Bosarge aided in the capture as one fish towed the boat more than ten miles from the coast near Dauphin Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coden
W. G. Oliver
Birmingham
Billie
Earnest
Dauphin Island
Earl Bryant
Mat Bosarge
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with possible thunderstorms. Little change in temperature expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aus
Alabama
Mississippi
Tempe
Italian Attorney Presents Another Will From Caruso
Naples reports another will of the late singer Caruso. The Florence based lawyer wired the executor that the last will was drawn ten days before death and not to be revealed until three days after. A Sorrento draft and a New York will were previously known. Relatives suspect more wills may exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Caruso
Florence
Sorrento
America
New York
Four Children Die in Bronx Apartment Fire
A blaze on the top floor of a Bronx apartment killed four Corsine children Victoria 14 Harry 8 Edna 1 William 5 and left Julio Corsine and family at risk. Firefighters rescued others as smoke and flames blocked exits in a crowded ten family building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Lincoln Hospital
Victoria Corsine
Harry Corsine
Edna Oy
William Corsine
Julio Corsine
Babi Behlou
Taylor
Catherine Taylor
Herbert
Rose Fitzpatrick
Warren
Charles
Andrew
Andrew Taylor
Charges Kept From Police In Cutting Case
Henry Morris a taxi chauffeur and Ben Rodgers an auto mechanic face continued cases for assault with intent to murder and assault with a gun after state evidence showed Dr. L V McVay refused to provide information. Leonard the complainant alleged Morris cut him and Rogers threatened him with a pistol in a Cedar Point area house. Morris is jailed for bail default while Rodgers remains free on bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Morris
Ben Rodgers
Recorder’s Court
Jack Courtney
L. V. McVay
Jonnie Leonard
Leonard
Morris
Rogers
Rodgers
Cedar Point Rm Ae
Arkansas Forest Murder Remains Still Unsolved
Jonesboro August 5 mystery surrounds the double murder of Mrs Alma Curry and her nine year old daughter three weeks earlier. Craighead county grand jury adjourned without indictments after a four day probe. James Curry released from jail after being held without bail. A private detective agency is being hired with rewards offered for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Alma Curry
Craighead County
James Curry
Oat Ee
Priva
West Palm Beach Postmistress Linked to Missing Funds and Murder
West Palm Beach postmistress Lena Clarke confessed to shooting W M Miltimore in Orlando after police connected her to a post office defalcation and to thefts totaling around twenty six to forty two thousand dollars intended for the Atlanta federal reserve. The case fuels Florida police intrigue as officials say the confession helps clear a sensational murder mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fia
Lena Clarke
Orlando
W. Hi
Sekarie
H. N. Graham
Miss Clarke
Federal Reserve Bank
Atlanta
Fra
Fla
W.M. Miltimore
Miltimore
Vestal
Vestut
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Mine Clarke
Chief Vestal
San Juan
Florida
Two Alleged Confessions in Orlando Murder Case
Federal and state authorities in Miami report Lena Clarke confessed to involvement in the murder of W. M. Miltimore in Orlando. Orlando police chief Vestal says the confession could help clarify the case as investigators proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fila
Miss Lena Clarke
W. M. Miltimore
Orlando
Vestal
Miss Clarke
Spurgin Bank Audit Planned as Extradition Sought
Chicago officials state bank examiner representatives and Michigan Avenue Trust Company directors met to plan a full audit of the bank. investigators aim to secure extradition for Warren C. Spurgin, the missing bank president, who may be in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State Bank Examiner
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
State Attorney's Office
Warren C. Spurgi
Mexico
State Department
Turkish resistance stiffens Greek forces face setback and retreat
Athens reported Turkish forces, after a costly retreat, now better positioned to resist Greek advances. A Greek newspaper statement says Turkish planes bombed Angora again. A Turkish August 1 claim of heavy Greek losses near Sivri-Hissar and retreat toward Eski-Shehr is labeled false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Angora
Sivri-Hissar
Eski-Shehr
Compromise on roads bill prepared in Washington
A compromise report on good roads legislation has been drafted by the Senate Post Office and Post Roads Committee. The agreement on the plan is expected next week, retaining the Dowell bill and Townsend plan provisions for a federal highway commission and interstate trunk routes, with balance payments shared between state and county funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Post Office and Postroads Committee
Dowell
House
Townsend
Senate
Relief officials doubt Riga release reports of American prisoners
London reports little faith in Latvia published news that American prisoners in Russia were released. Officials say only Mrs Marguerite Harrison has come through and call Latvian claims propaganda. Riga fears famine refugees flood Latvia and beyond, as reports of 20 million affected circulate amid chaos and relief delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Russia
Riga
Walter I. Brown
American Relief Administration
Marguerite Harrison
Latvia
Baltic States
Poland
Germany
Europe
Maxim Geen
Lenine Eed Otzky
One Dead, Another Dying After Care Fight
J E Foster proprietor of a lunch stand was shot dead inside his business. C H Breen furniture store owner lies in hospital at point of death charged with murder. C D Holmes held for accessory and Walter Lingreen held for investigation. Lingreen and Knowles drove to Foster’s, an argument followed with Foster shot. Lingreen retrieved a shotgun and shot Breen twice. Lingreen then used a gun as a club on Holmes, inflicting a scalp wound. Tibbetts rushed Foster to hospital where he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fia
J. E. Foster
C. H. Breen
C. D. Holmes
Walter Lingreen
Foster
Jerom Knowles
Jai
Lingreen
Holmes
Drin
Breen
Tibbetts
Fficer Tibbetts
Greeks Claim Turkish Supplies Carried On Ship From New York
The Greek ministry of marine, via the newspaper Hestia, reports the Turkish steamer Gul Djemal sailed from New York on July 23 carrying munitions for Turkish nationalists. Greek warships are ordered to stop the ship and seize the cargo. The Gul Djemal, sailing to Naples and Constantinople, was said to have reached Gibraltar on August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greek Ministry of Marine
Hestia
Gul- Dimal
New York
Gul Djemal
Naples
Constantinople
Gibraltar
Austria to Seek Aid From Allied Council
Austria will appeal to the allied supreme council meeting in Paris next Monday for immediate financial relief. Dr Maximilian Bach, Austrian minister in London, stated that the dual monarchy rehabilitation scheme has failed and that Austria faces a critical situation due to denied loans tied to a broader European credit policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Austria
Allied Supreme Council
Paris
Maximilian Bach
Ri Can
Europe
Congress
Exhumations Move Forward in Kolze Family Deaths Case
Chicago coroner orders exhumations of Mrs Leha, Mr and Mrs Kolze, and John Demmer as investigators seek arsenic in embalmed remains. A fifth body, not tied to the Kolze family, will also be examined while Mrs Demmer and Fred Kolze’s wife are detained amid questions about caretaker Mary Demmer and prior deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kolze Familly
Hoffman
Mra
Leha
John Demmer
Mary Demmer
Kolze
Kolse
Demmer
Fred
Peron Denneer
Interstate Commerce Commission Rates On Rice Unreasonable
The Interstate Commerce Commission found shipments of rough California rice and rice from Arkansas to Lake Charles and Texas rates unreasonable and prejudicial. A hearing was reserved on prejudice of rates from Texas to Lake Charles and related routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, & Pers
Interstate Commerse
California
Arkansas
Orleans
Lake Charles
Texas
la Charles
Ships Through Canal Record Tolls and Traffic Rise
Panama Canal traffic set a record with 11,599,214 tons of commercial cargo passing through in the latest period, up 231 2 percent from the prior year. Tolls totaled 11,276,890 dollars, up 82 1 percent, with government vessels and 2,892 ships in all. Iran, Britain, and Japan dominated the mercantile tonnage, collectively 89 percent, while American, British, Norwegian, and Japanese ships led the counts at 1,212, 709, 140, and 136 respectively.
Street clashes erupt in Danzig amid Polish Communist unrest
Berlin Aug 6. Street fighting broke out in Danzig today after trouble between communists. Police restored order but tension remained high and fears grew of further Polish action. The crackdown attempted to precipitate a seizure but failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Danzig
Comin Aer
Bernsdorffs Wife Recovers Seized Money in DC Case
In New York Aug 5 news reports Bernsdorffs wife, widow of the former ambassador to the United States, regained possession of $1.19 in money and securities seized in a District of Columbia court proceeding involving the American Trust Company as the depository.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
von Bernstoff
Forman
United
American Repcoomatesers’ Trust Company
Columbia Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowen
Berney
THORN
Pounce
Ghigkasaw
Oliver
Spurgin Bank
Riga News
Relief Administration
N.Y
Council
Histor
Streep
Bernsdorff
KU Klux Klan
Los Angeles
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!