Pyre Murder Gun and Owner Held On Secret Tip
YPSILANTI Mich Aug 13 Herbert Smith owner of the gun used to slay Harry Love and other victims was arrested after Detroit and Ypsilanti officials grilled him A dozen officers pursued two companions while police said Smith resembled a man seen with Love before the killings The case hinges on the recovered revolver and a possible prison record connected to Smith Turn to Page 4 Column 4.
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Associated Press
Ypsilanti, Mich
Herbert Smith
Harry Love
Here
Detroit
Ypsilanti
Smith
Love
Thomas Wheatley
Vivian Gold
Anna May Harrison
Berry Bans Finance For Knoxville Southern Franchise
Major George L. Berry withdraws financial support for Knoxville’s bid to buy the Nashville based Southern Association franchise. Knoxville has raised about 12000 of the 25000 needed. Berry cites misunderstanding and says his interest is patriotic for Knoxville’s future.
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Knoxville
Associated Press
Tenn
Southern Association
George L. Berry
Pressmen
W. N. Smithson
Byrd Douglas
Nashville
Major Berry
Pato Pares
Sullivan hearing set for September 3 in fatal shooting case
Preliminary hearing for Noah Sullivan of Citronelle, accused in the death of war veteran Jerry Taylor, was fixed for September 3 by Judge T. J. Touart. Defense counsel R. Gordon and assistant prosecutor Vickers agreed to the arrangement. Sullivan is hospitalized for a carbuncle operation and will be kept out of jail until shortly before the hearing.
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Noah Sullivan
Citronelle
Jerry Taylor
T. J. Touart
Inferior
R. Gordon
Defese
Vickers
City
Hos
Bound to Jury in Night Watchman Robbery Case
John Willis, a Black man, was held to the jury under bond on charges of robbery after a hear in inferior criminal court. He allegedly held up Pete Carney by the Choctaw yards of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. William Holder alias Burke faced charges for theft of a car from Agnes G Foster of 1256 Selma, and was also held to the jury under bond.
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John Willis
Pete Carney
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
William Holder
Burke
Agnes G. Foster
Selma
Prisoner Wanted for Murder Returned by Sheriff
Deputy leaves to return Frank Williams, a man sought on murder charges in Prichard. Sheriff Walter Blackman heads toward Pine Hill to bring Williams back, reportedly sought since June 27.
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Walter Blackman
Pine Hill
Frank Williams
Prichard
Williams, Negress
Weather Bulletin Forecast for August 18 1931
A daily river bulletin notes rainfall and flood gauge changes. Central time 7 am August 18 1931 lists warmer conditions in the southwest and an updated river outlook for the day.
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T Daily River
Central Time
River Forecasts Show Falls Then Rise Near Selma
The Tombigbee river and its branches are forecast to continue falling tonight and Friday while the Alabama River at Montgomer y shows changes and rises slightly at Selma.
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Montchanges
Selma
Norville Challenged Labor Bill In Mobile Debates
Representative W C Taylor denounced Peyton Norville head of the Mobile Property Owners Protective Association for opposing a bill that would give Mobile County citizens preference in public works. Taylor argued Norville’s telegrams influenced the governor’s veto and claimed property owners deserve priority in public employment on funded projects.
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Peyton Norville
Mobile
W.C. Taylor
Vane
Mobile Sien
Mobile County
Lic
Taylor
Norville
Mobile Property Owners’ Association
First 1931 Mobile Cotton Bale Sells High At Auction
The inaugural 1931 bale of cotton sold for 15 cents a pound at Bienville Square in Mobile with Mayor Leon Schwarz as auctioneer. H L McConnell secured the bale after bidding opened at seven cents. The sale marked Mobile's traditional cotton season kickoff, with A S Leblanc of the Mobile Cotton Exchange noting past fierce competition among planters. The bale was grown by Pridgeon and Hicks of Leakesville, Greene County.
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Mobile
Bienville Square
Leon Schwarz
H. L. McConnell
Mobile Cotton Exchange
A. Leblanc
Cotton Exchange
City at Meet Chief to Attend Police Convention Florida
Mobile will be represented at the International Chiefs of Police Association convention in St. Petersburg in October. Chief Warren Burch announced he will attend and said the session will address unemployment and communistic issues affecting police. He noted hobos were at a minimum in early summer thanks to the local department's efforts.
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Mobile
International Chiefs of Police Association
St. Petersburg
Fla
Warren Burch
Burch
United States
Storm Warning From Weather Bureau On Tropic Disturbance
Weather Bureau issues advisory locating tropical disturbance near latitude 16 and longitude 75. Moving westward at about 12 miles per hour. Disturbance described as small in diameter but considerable in intensity. Caution urged for West Indian region. Advisory issued this morning.
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Washington
Tne Weather Bureaun
Tropical disturbance warned drifting toward Gulf of Mexico
Richard W. Gray, government meteorologist in Miami, reports advisory on a tropical disturbance located 175 miles south-southeast of Jamaica and moving west at 12 mph. If it does not recurve, its center could enter the western Caribbean, Yucatan channel, and Gulf of Mexico, though Mobile officials say its course is too uncertain.
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Miami
Fla
Richard W. Gray
Jamaica
Gray
Caribbean Sea
Yucatan Channel
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile Weather Bureau
The
Gulf
Proposal To Abolish Satsuma School Abandoned by Board
The school board halted plans to abolish the Satsuma school and move enrollment to Chickasaw after residents protested. They will add a room at Satsuma to keep it under one roof and consider consolidations with Axis Buck's and Salo. A bus route to Chickasaw is planned, with formal action pending.
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Satsuma
Chickasaw
Axis
Buck's
Salo
F. C
Prisoner George Smith Sought in Jackson County Miss
George Smith, a black man, on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, was turned over to Jackson County authorities Thursday. Police Officer Gus Phillips arrested him, and Pensacola officers transported the prisoner from the city Thursday morning.
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George Smith
Jackson County
Miss
Sheriff's Department
Smith
Gus Phillips
Pensacola
Porto Rican delegate protests US rule at world press congress
Pedro Serrano, Porto Rican delegate to the world press congress, protests in Mexico City against American rule in Porto Rico and states the Porto Rican people demand immediate proclamation of a republic.
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Congress
Mexico City
Pedro Serrano
World Press Congress
Porto Rico
Fate of Eaton in Death Case Nearing Jury
In Booneville Mississippi the trial of Roney Eaton a 30 year old federal parole violator resumes as the state seeks the death penalty for the slaying of Clyde Rivers a United States deputy marshal The defense rests on the claim that Eaton drove the car during the May shooting while a witness A K Little testifies he was one of the five in the car and cannot identify the shooter The case involves multiple Eaton relatives indicted for first degree murder with the jury expected to rule on Eaton’s fate tonight
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Booneville
Miss
Roney Eaton
Clyde Rivers
United States
Prentiss County Court House
A. K. Little
Dry Creek
Eaton
Rivers
Little
Rouey Eaton
Eatons
Rouey
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Pope County
Prohibition Enforcement
R. A. Blaylock
Lewis Jones
Bob Johnson
Fred Johnson
Levi Summers
Audit conference on funding warrants and cash basis
A 3 o clock Thursday meeting in the board of revenue offices will discuss funding warrants and moving the county to a cash basis. Edward Laurendine chairs with Charles Baumhauer George E Stone and Robert Gordon to review the audit and financial report findings.
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Board of Revenue
Edward Laurendine
Laurendine
Charles Baumhauer
Boar of Revenue Finance Committee
George E. Stone
Robert Gordon
Caskie Accepts Post in Bowling Green
General William L. Sibert announced M. M. Caskie of Louisville will assume the new job in Bowling Green starting October 1. Caskie, currently in New York, is weighing the offer at his Louisville home.
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Bowling Green
William L. Sibert
M. M. Caskie
Louisville
Sibert
Caskie
New York
Denial of Clemency for Fall Former Interior Secretary
Albert Fall was denied clemency by President Hoover after Attorney General Mitchell announced no recommendation for mercy from three consulted prosecutors and judges. Fall had a year and a day sentence plus a $100,000 fine for accepting a bribe and began serving in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The petition was submitted on Fall’s behalf by a third party, not by Fall himself.
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Sry
Albert 3Byal Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Mill
Hoover
Mitchell
Pall
Fall
Santa Fe
N. M
Lindbergh flight delayed by rain in Alaska
In Nome Alaska Colonel Charles Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh faced a postponed departure due to lowering clouds and continuous rain. The couple doubted a timely takeoff for the Siberian coast and said they could wait for clearer skies before attempting the hazardous 1067 mile flight.
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Associated Press
Nome
Alaska
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Lindbergh
Siberian
East
Farm Board Offers Crop Destruction Plan to Stabilize Cotton
In a drastic bid to raise cotton prices the Farm Board proposes withholding 3,000,000 bales from the market for one year if southern planters destroy a third of their crop. Telegrams were sent to governors of fourteen cotton producing states urging adoption, though early reports say the plan faces opposition in southern regions. Chairman Stone and Carl Williams of the Farm Board tied the move to financial salvation for cotton farmers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stone
Carl Willams
Farm Board
American Cotton Co-operative Association
Cotton Stabiliza
Prohibition Law Violations Reported In Local Court
Officers report Hyde found with home brew and operating a beer saloon. John Rodgers and two others charged with war law violations. case postponed to August 2. Harris, held on $300 bond, to serve if needed. Goffis to serve 10 days. B Martin and Thomas Porter fined for fast driving, 15 days or $15.
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Hyde
John Rodgers
Negra
Chinquepin Street
Harris
North Nk! Street
Goffis
B. Martin
Thomas Porter
Pees Department
Recorder
Four Drown In Crash Near Toledo
A sedan plunged into Swan Creek near Toledo on August 13 killing four occupants. Driver Joseph and passengers Mrs Keogh 23 Miss Tillie 35 and Julia 27 of Lafayette Ind died. Mrs Lucille Yenor 28 of Lakeside Mich survived briefly but was in critical condition after rescue. Police say the victims feared the intoxicated driver.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Swan Creek
Lucille Yenor
Lakeside
Mich
Joseph
Keogh
Tillie
Julia
Lafayette
Ind
Yenor
Honduran Aviator Rescued After 35 Hours at Sea
Captain Lisandro Garay of the Honduran army air corps was brought to Savannah after clinging 35 hours to the wrecked plane 16 miles off Cape Lookout. He was rescued at 10:30 a.m. aboard the Brazil line steamer Biboco and treated for exhaustion.
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Savannah
Lisandro Garay
Honduran Army Air Corps
Cape Lookout
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Berry Bans Finance
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Sullivan Hearing
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