Mobile County to Provide Free Textbooks Next Year
Commissioner M A Boykin announced that under the last legislature no free text books will be provided. An estimate from W C Griggs, superintendent of education, was received to determine the number of books needed. The plan sets a $70 000 cost estimate and requires submission of the exact count of books. The announcement reflects revenue concerns for Mobile County.
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Mobile
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M.A. Boykin
Board of Revenue
W. C. Griggs
Boykin
Ceda
Riana Banticap
Police Torture Tactics Scrutinized by National Commission
National commission findings reveal many cities still use third degree methods. Reports by specialists on crime and the foreign born cited in debates as observers urge reform. The uproar follows new outrage and calls for anti crime actions in Major cities.
Valley States Start Movement For Unemployment Relief
The Valley States opened a movement to obtain unemployment relief for a permanent relief organization. The control program was planned for this afternoon. Governor addressed the conference amid proposals for the funding and continuation of the relief effort.
Steamship Lydia Sold For 1500 In Mobile Banana Trade
The steamship Lydia, once used in the Mobile to Central American banana trade, sold by T. J. Bender for 1500. The buyers and full details of ownership are unclear in the damaged passage.
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Lydia
Mobile
Central American
T. J. Bender
Bender ‘Company
Apples Exhibit At Nearby Orchard Farm Show
A visitor to The News Item office described a display of large apples grown on a Dawes area farm. The fruit was described as bearing sizeable specimens from the orchard and attracting attention at the exhibit.
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Slayer in cell Noah Sullivan faces trial dates
Noah Sullivan of Citronelle aged 15 . jailed after a prior World War veteran Jerry Taylor was involved. Sullivan is tied to county jail on Monday and has August 12 and September 3 set for trial dates.
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Noah Sullivan
Citronelle
Jerry Taylor
Sullivan
Hargett Returns as Federal Prohibition Chief Here
Hargett returns to assume duties as federal prohibition chief at the local post after time in New Orleans. He brings experience from the enforcement bureau and outlined plans for increased oversight and enforcement in the region.
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Deral Prohibition
New Orleans
Mrs Staples In New York Receives Radiogram On Illness
New York dispatch reports Mrs B A Pritchett, chaperone to Mrs Staples' daughter, sent a radiogram Sunday about the illness. The message directed Dr P D M, the family physician in Mobile, to attend Miss Staples, a well known Mobile society figure, who planned a European tour before sickness struck.
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Staples
New-York
New York
B. A. Pritchett
Pd.m
Miss Staples
Mobile
Bandits Take Cash in Two Holdups in Mobiliar City
Police reports show two holdups Sunday and Monday netted more than 30 dollars from local residents. J W Marques of 116 North Lafayette said he was robbed around midnight near Dauphin and Demouy streets by a Black man who followed him after he passed the intersection.
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J. W. Marques
North
Lafayette Street
Dauphin
Demouy
Marques
Survey opens on Quon Fiat seawall link meeting
Mr Hartwell Mr Shaw and Leo Eldridge attended the meeting as discussion of the Quon on fiat seawall link survey opens.
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Mr. Hartwell
Mr. Shaw
Leo ¥. Eldridge
First Baptist Church Chooses Pastor in Mobile
A unanimous call from the First Baptist church of Mobile secures a pastor from Meridian. EK Clarke W A Wood and Judge Robert T Ervin led the assembly, expressing hope that Dr Gon will accept the pulpit.
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First Baptist
Meridian
First Baptist Church of Mobile
EK. Clarke
W. A. Wood
Robert T. Ervin
Dr. Gon
Fliers Unreported In Lisbon Transatlantic Attempt
Lisbon reports on a Portuguese sportsman Costa Veiga who aimed for a transatlantic flight in an air craft with fuel aboard. The first lap of the journey is mentioned but details are unclear and pages 8 column 7 note missing information.
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Lisbon
Ee Costa Veiga
Pair Found Dead In Atlanta Apartment Tragedy
A husband W C Thiele and his wife were found dead with bullet wounds in their Atlanta apartment. Police believe the husband killed his wife and then himself. The couple married only a few weeks ago after the woman’s previous marriage.
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Atlanta
W. C. Thiele
Oil Man Expires After Exile From United States
Okla Aug 24. Word details a man who fled the United States to Europe after exile in the 1920s and avoided testifying against friends. He preferred to live abroad and died at 64. Harry M. Blackmer of Denver, former Midwest Refining chairman, is still abroad.
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Okla
Cannes
France
Man
United States
Tadependanes
Kan
Europe
O'Neill
Harry M. Blackmer
Denver
Midwest Refining Company
Cleveland to Host National Air Races Jousting Event
Aug 24 Cleveland prepares to host the eleventh annual national air races as knights and ladies of the air compete for 100,000 in prizes and trophies. Derbies and a mixed race will pit entrants against each other including a Santa Monica start for individual prizes and sweepstakes awards calculated by a handicap formula for all planes.
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Aviation
Knights
Ladies of the Air
Santa Monica
Calif
Woman Hostess Stabbed After Domestic Troubles, Suspect Held
A club hostess was stabbed in the left shoulder last night. Police arrested her husband Frank Clipper a 28 year old seaman who reportedly said the stabbing grew from several months of marital trouble.
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Oan
Frank Clipper
Seaman
Shipyard Attack Leaves One In Critical Condition
At the Long Island shipyard a person stayed in critical condition after a shooting. The Artemis ownership remains unknown and no one could identify who spoke from the wheel. The bow was stove-in from the cutter’s rapid fire and a New London cutter arrived with a guard posted.
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Long Island
Artemis
Einine
New London
Ransom Raised for Arlington Park Shareholder Kidnapping
A part owner of Arlington Park race shareholder Genesinems has been held for ransom since Thursday. Friends say a $260,000 demand is sought with $50,000 targeted to secure a compromise. Kidnappers threaten violence if not paid.
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Arlington Park Race
Genesinems
Ormation
Marty Guilfoyle
Lynch
Herald and Examiner
Nemuro Welcome for Flying Couple After Flight
Nemuro Japan received Col and Mrs Lindbergh after a 28 minute flight from Lake Amano Kunashiri island. They landed at 7:51 am local time completing their interrupted journey from Petropavlovsk Kamchatka to Nemuro. The couple discussed aviation topics with officials including gasoline, ignition troubles, weather and radio communications.
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Associated Press
Nemuro
Japan
Lake Amoro
Kunashiri Island
Here
Petropavlovsk
Kamchatka
Nemura
Colonel
Mrs. Lindbergh
MacDonald Resigns in Financial Crisis New Governing Plan
London August 24. J Ramsay MacDonald announces resignation of his labor government amid national financial crisis. King invites a temporary national non party cabinet to balance the budget. Stanley Baldwin to serve in a Baldwin led coalition with liberals amid Lloyd George illness. precedent seen in 1916 coalition.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Labor
MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
David Lloyd George
Buckingham Palace
Mr. Baldwin
Mr. Id
Bank Officials Face Trial Over Alleged Fraud scheme
Judge M W Barnhill prepares to charge the jury in a case involving Colonel Lea son Luke Lea Jr and Wallace B Davis a bank president tied to a closure and alleged illegal loans false deposits and improper cashier transactions during the bank’s operations with the defendants facing charges of defrauding the bank and related offenses.
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M. W. Barnhill
Lea
Luke Lea
Arad Wallace B. Davis
Ginning Report Details 1931 Cotton Crop Totals
The Census Bureau released figures showing 90 414 running bales ginned by August 16, 1931, with 673 round bales included. The report notes no bales of Egyptian cotton and compares this year’s count to last year’s figures.
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Washington
Large Fish Catch Speckled White Trout From Yacht
A yacht yielded a sizeable catch with speckled trout and a white trout netted aboard. The crew reported a successful outing with multiple quality specimens hauled aboard the vessel.
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