Grand Jury to Probe Three Burglary Suspects
Lawrence Broadus and Oscar Lane were held to the grand jury under $500 bond with Walter Pierce named as accessory in a Crichton burglary case. Loot valued around $1,000 was recovered later from a barn in Mississippi by arresting officers.
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Lane
Pierce
McCrary
Lawrence Broadus
Oscar Lane
Walter Pierce
Mobile Street
Old Shell Road
Crichton
Mississippi
Mobile Deep Sea Rodeo Closes After Final Day Catches Giants
Fort Gaines hosts Mobile's third annual deep sea rodeo drawing about 400 anglers from across the U S for three days of tarpon and devil fish. Gail lard aboard the Sweetheart of la Batre hauls in a 68 pound tarpon on the final morning. the Mari-Lou crew claim a sizable devil fish and the event winds down with top catches and awards.
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Mobile
Fort Gaines
United States
Palmer Bone, Jr
Gaillard
la Batre
Albert Gill
Gill
Dauphin Island
Fortuities in a Fragile Idaho Forest Scene
An Associated report from Boise describes a wooded area near Granite Creek with about 300 firefighters. The piece mentions a baseball park miles away and references the Mayflower and Shazzar gold mines in a fragmentary outline of events and locations.
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Boise
Idaho
Saan
Mayflower
Shazzar
Detectives Quiz Man After Pier Assault on Seaman
Francis Bridges an able seaman on the Castano was found severely wounded on Mobile and Ohio docks near Pier 8 and hospitalized. Police said Bridges could not identify his attacker or would not talk, with detectives Connick and Farmer reporting his semi conscious condition.
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Mobile and
Ohio
Francis Bridges
Castano
Marine Hospital
Bridges
Connick
Farmer
W'Kenzie Expires After Brief Illness
Thomas C. McKenzie, longtime operator in Mobile auto and carriage paint, died after a brief illness at a local infirmary. He was the Alba Club’s oldest member and connected with outdoor life on Dog River. Survived by his widow Lynda, daughter Glenn of Mobile, and son T. C. McKenzie Jr. of Detroit en route for the funeral. Funeral services set Friday from Tom McKay funeral home.
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Thomas C. McKenzie
Mobile
McKenzie
Alba Club
Dog River
Lynda McKenzie
Ms. Glenn
T. C. McKenzie, Jr
Detroit
Fiiday
Tom McKay
Juniors on Air Program From Local Station
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will present a program from 10 to 11 p.m. Thursday over the local station. L. G. Adams, general of the rodeo, will speak on fishing competition. Duffy, Jones, Arnold Edwards and Griffin will present a musical segment.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Adams
Duffy
Jones
Arnold Edwards
Griffin
Turner fined for passing worthless check in inferior court
John Turner was assessed a total fine of 250 dollars plus costs on a bad check charge after a Thursday hearing in inferior criminal court. The case involved a 41.58 dollar check allegedly passed to G. E. Barnes Company.
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Inferior
Red Turner
Barnes Company
Athlee Pierce
Mary York
Wilmer
Inferior Criminal Court
Pierce
Dom
Marge York
Angler Injured in Shearer Incident
An 18 year old named John Shearer, a well known Mobile German and golf star, sustained a foot wound from a gaff in an incident at Shearer. The injury was not life threatening.
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Shearer
Ohn Shearer
Ryan Svenue
Trial Ordered After Patrolman Warned in Shooting
A Georgia case proceeds with a judge ordering a trial after a patrolman was warned amid a shooting inquiry. Details remain limited as investigators review possible charges and the involved parties.
Estate split for Hale murder case at Mobile firm
Mrs Willie Mae Clausen receives half of Foster K Hale Jr estate after he named her in a will before dying from a shot in his St Michael street law office. Hale alleged the shooting was unprovoked and the will names The First National Bank as executor.
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Willie
Mae Clausen
Willie Mae Clausen
St. Michael Street
Foster K. Hale, Jr
Hale
Clausi
First National Bank
Taylor The News Item Repudiates Inaccurate Charges
The school board president defends unpaid public service and corrects W C Taylor in Sunday's News Item. He rebuts Taylor's claim of repentance over funds spent on the negro school in One Mile Creek swamp and questions knowledge of Mobile geography.
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W. C. Taylor
One Mile Creek
Mr. Taylor
Mobile
Conference Held by Mobile Community Chest Officers
A meeting of officers and directors of the Mobile Community Chest with representatives from member organizations was held Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce. P Bush was named head of the section.
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Mobile Community Chest
Chamber of Com
P- Bush
Make Awards As Bay Rodeo Closes
Bay area event closes with awards for top performers. One nonprofit sponsor awards prizes including a seventh prize for a large fish, with further details promised on Page 12, Column.
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Bay Rodeo
Train shows pulled out for Oklahoma HQ amid claims
About 390 employees left for headquarters in Oklahoma last night after a show train traveled two miles in Prince Georges county. The sheriff halted the train and claims totaling 28 000 dollars were submitted. The show manager protested and Maryland owners or representatives claimed reserves would cover the event if the train left Maryland before workers were paid. Norman Landreau, attorney for the troopers, explained the reserves.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Prince Georges County
Maryland
Norman
Landreau
Reporter Slapped at City Hall Conference
J Frank Gordy of The Press was slapped at City Hall before a seawall board conference. Witnesses said attorney Webb claimed The Press carried untrue stories which Webb allegedly warned Gordy about prior to publication.
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J. Frank Gordy
the Press
Seawall Board
Webb
Gorddy
Gordy
Realtors Invited to Alabama Real Estate Association Meet
An invitation is extended for the Alabama Real Estate Association to hold its next meeting. The notice emphasizes attendance by members and affiliated professionals and outlines provisional dates and venue expectations.
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Alabama Real Estate Association
Alabama merchant linked to county youth slaying
William Hornbuckle of Newhope Alabama was jailed in Huntsville after being found sleeping in a barn. He faces murder charges in the slaying of Marshall County youth Alverson, who had been attacked while in a car between James Hornbuckle and Albert Farmer on August 9. James Hornbuckle and Albert Farmer are jailed in Guntersville.
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Huntsville
Ala
William Hornbuckle
Newhope
Als
Merchant
Alverson
Marshall County
Guntersville
Hornbuckle
Charlies Hornbuckle
Jamesbuckle
Albert Farmer
James Hornbuckle
Farmer
Storm Warning Shows Two Disturbances In Atlantic
The weather bureau reports two tropical disturbances east of the Bahamas in the Atlantic. If current courses hold they are not expected to affect the Florida peninsula or Bahamas. Early morning winds on northern Bahama islands were light at 2 to 4 miles per hour.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Miami
Bahama
Atlan Ocean
Florida Peninsula
Bahamas
The
Three Rum Agents Fleer From In Sheriff Chase
Early today three federal agents fled from a pursuit that began three miles from Ri and ended at the county jail after the identity of the participants was confirmed. Odell fired upon the fleeing men in what he said was defense as he returned to Richmond from a fox hunt at 2 am. The porch of the jail was riddled with bullets and one bullet struck George Ware. the deputies and agents fired as they drove into town. The men flashed credentials and explained they mistook Odell for a bootlegger. Sheriff Wollard said the agents were allowed to return to Kansas City and the incident was closed.
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Associated Press
Greenwood
Miss
Edgar Eaton
Eaton
Baton
Roney
Clovis Baton
Booneville
Clyde Rivers
United States
Rivers
Rouey Eaton
Edgar
del Eaton
Oele Press
Adepeyer Ag
Fed
Odell
George Ware
Richmond
Reed Wollard
Ne Ak Cen An Dae
Aagent
Wollard
Kansas City
Defense rests in Lea conspiracy trial in Asheville
The defense in the Luke Lea case rested its evidence today in Asheville North Carolina after the judge overruled motions for non suit. Lea and three others are charged with conspiring to defraud the Central Bank and Trust Company of about 1.3 million dollars. The trial includes Luke Lea Jr E P Chariet of Huntsville and Wallace B Davis former bank president. The Central Bank failed last November.
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Asheville
N. C
Luke Lea
Nashville
Saas
Luke” Léa, Jr
E. P. Chariet
Hville
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company
Barnhill
Lindberghs Held by Fog and Engine Trouble
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh were forced down on Keto island in fog after motor trouble on their Paris to Nemuro crossing. They spent a weary night in the cramped cabin, but remained in good spirits as they planned to taxi to Muroton Bay before engine trouble halted progress.
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Nemuro
Japan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Keto Island
Petropavlovsk
Nemura
Prion
Muroton Bay
Swivel-Chair Critics of Cotton Aid Scored
New Orleans report describes critics of cotton aid shaping a meeting with Governor Huey P. Long to hear farmer views firsthand. The item notes an endorsement of the meeting and references a cultivator’s seat perspective as a lead into further coverage.
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Cotton Aid
Associated Press
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Graf Zepp landing canceled by weather over London
Wartime air raid attempts over London were thwarted as worsening weather forced a delay in Graf Zepp’s mission. Dr Hugo pape pe quickly descended from a ship, and the landing was called off, leaving ticket holders waiting at least until May.
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London
Hugo Pape
Weather and river bulletin fragment
Partly cloudy and showers forecast across states with periods of rain. Daily river observations show stations Aberdeen Columbus Demopolis at 7 a.m. standard time with river values noted for August 20.
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Daily River Bulletin
Aberdeen
Columbus
Demopolis
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