Court hearing delayed as illness halts habeas case
In Beaumort Texas detained Stevens and Catherine Stanley claimers of a crime are held as fugitives from justice. Judge Grayson postpones the habeas corpus hearing due to the illness of Tom Stevens with a new 3 pm time. Governor Miller signed extradition papers for their return to Texas over a $5000 alleged theft.
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Tom Stevens
Claude A
Circuit Court
Stevens
Catherine Stanley
Beaumort
Texas
Liberation
J. C. Hope
Grayson
B. M. Miller
Mike Nichols
Grand Jury Begins Quiz After Charge From Judge Thornton
The Mobile county grand jury convened Monday with 18 jurors, selected locally for the January term. Judge J Blocker Thornton instructed the panel and named Gaede city as foreman, with other members including Clarence Gaston James Johnston Martin Horst and Fritz Akridge among others. The jurors were told their duties under oath require impartiality and a focus on indictments for felony trials.
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Mobile
Goanty Reine
J. Blocker Thornton
Bart Chamberlain
Gaede City
Louisville & Nashville
Thornton
Clarence EH. Gaston
Thieves Slash Tops to Loot Cars Near Police HQ
Police report two auto tops were cut Sunday night to steal items inside. Cr D McVickers parked a two week old Auburn sedan in the Sears Mobile lot on Government Street. a lap robe vanished. B A Bolling left a car on Franklin Street and found its top slashed with clothing missing.
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Cr. D. McVickers
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Government ‘Street
Royal
St. Emanuel Streets
Lyons Park Avenue
Franklin Street
Government Street
Vote irregularities cited in Heflin contest hearing
Witnesses testified of irregular ballots in the 1930 Senate contest between J Thomas Heflin and John H Bankhead in Birmingham Alabama. A dead man's name appeared on absentee ballots and poll tax irregularities were alleged as witnesses described ballot handling at Shelby and Walker counties.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Associated Press
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
John H. Bankhead
United States Senate
T. M. Reinhart
Wilsonville
John W. Moore
Reinhart
W. W. Wallace
Shelby County
Democratic Committee
Moore
Latham
Holly Grove
Walker County
A. N. Barrentin
P. L. Aarhus
Senate
W. Faught
Heflin
Carbon Hill
A. J. Lipscomb
Relief Body Elected German Association Names Officers
Otto Nack was re elected president for the 27th time and James B Patterson became vice president Oscar E Teichfan was re elected secretary for the 40th time BRET tel was re elected treasurer for the 12th time and manager for the 26th time F B Viertel and Randall Laffre were re elected to the governing committee G A Schlorff was re elected officer of the sick and Dr G O Segrest re elected examining physician The association paid out 2399 for sick and funeral benefits during 1931 and 97720 69 in 61 years for such benefits.
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G. O. Segrest
Baptist church fund drive planned for February
Rev. H. D. Monroe announces a statewide emergency fund drive asking every Baptist to contribute at least 50 cents. Mobile pastors met at the First Baptist church and appointed H. B. Saul to chair the Mobile County collection effort, with a February 7 deadline endorsed at the meeting.
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D. Monroe
Mobile
First Baptist Church
Saul
Mobile County
Monroe
Man Arrested in Day Case on Water Street
Dewey Perry of 319 South Conception Street was arrested by federal prohibition officers late Saturday night on Water Street near New Jersey. He is alleged to have liquor. Officers seized the car and broke the containers before they caught him.
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Dewey Perry
Conception Street
Water Street
New Jersey
Ford Couple Gifts Azalea by Letter
Th and Mrs. Ford visit to deliver azalea plants as a gift noted in a short letter. The scene highlights a civic or social gesture through a simple exchange between local residents.
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Mrs. Ford Dealers
Radio Speeches And Rally To End Tax Campaign Here
Supporters and opponents of the proposed 312 mill tax retention amendment plan a final push with a public meeting and local radio program. Joseph N. McAleer of the Mobile County Civic Association previews speakers as voters prepare for a statewide referendum submitted by the 1981 legislature. City and county polling places and hours are listed for the special election.
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Star Two
St. Joseph Street
Bienville Square
Joseph N. McAleer
Mobile County Civic Association
Mobile
Seawall Commission Ousted After Court Ruling
Attorney James H. Webb announced the seawall commission would not plead further as Judge Joel W. Goldsby issued a formal order ousting Chairman Harry T. Hartwell and Commissioners Leo F. Eldridge and Hobart D. Shaw in the Virginia Bullock Willis case. The decisions will be appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court.
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James H. Webb
Seawall Commission
Circuit
Joel W. Goldsby
Seawall
Virginia Bullock Willis
Alexandria
Harry T. Hartwell
Leo F. Eldridge
Hobart D. Shaw
Supreme ‘Court of Alabama
Webb
Eeewes
Coewall
Alabama Roosevelt Delegates Named At Large Candidate List
Judge Norvelle Leigh of Mobile and W C Fitts of Birmingham announced as delegates at large from Alabama for Franklin D Roosevelt. Leigh consented to be a pledged delegate to Roosevelt while nomination chances remained. Other Alabama supporters said additional delegates would announce soon.
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Norvelle R. Leigh
Mobile
W. C. Fitts
Birmingham
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Leigh
Roosevelt
Rae
Quiet Dante Peine Death Clues Sought
In Bryan C on January 4 authorities seek clues in the mysterious death of a 12 year old. The case draws attention as investigators pursue leads and the community awaits updates on the investigation.
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Bryan, C
Dante Peeine
Myst Artention
Mobile County Fox Hunters To Hold Community Chase
Fox hunters of Mobile County plan a three day community fox hunt at Cottage Hill from January 18 to 20. The event includes a campsite for those staying overnight, with daily trips available for others along the nearby highway.
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Obile County
Fox Hunters
Mobile County
Cottage Hill
Antoday
L. G. Adams
Fox Hunt On Association
Te “Es
Chaves
Cane
Hunt
P. .D. Bevie
Act Navies
W. D. Zee
Walter Lenetter
Cartledge Named for Senate Nomination
Robert Cartledge named for office by the president and sent to the Senate for early action. Nomination includes Cartledge as candidate with potential confirmation forthcoming.
Post masters nominated by Hoover listed by city
President Hoover named nominees for post master positions including Camden Arkansas Charlie I Grayson El Dorado Arkansas Robert M Deason Tallahassee Florida Thos J Chason Tampa Florida Elizabeth D Barnard Waycross Georgia Walter A Seaman Shreveport Louisiana Carey P Duncan Greenville Mississippi Louise H Gray Leuvel Mississippi Anna C Morehead.
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Washington
Hoover
Camden
Ark
Charlie I. Grayson
el Dorado
Robert M. Deason
Tallahassee
Fla
Thos. J. Chason
Tampa
Elizabeth D. Barnard
Waycross
Walter A. Seaman
Shreveport
Carey P. Duncan
Greenville
Miss
Louise H. Gray
Leuvel
Anna C. Morehead
Atmore Clerk Fined In Misappropriation Case
Joseph R. Henderson former clerk at the Atmore post office pleaded guilty to misappropriating funds and was fined 406 dollars or six months. The court noted heavy expenses and illness as factors. money was repaid to the government by Henderson’s brothers. If the fine is unpaid the sentence will be served in Mobile county jail. Haywood Richardson of Clarke county received 60 days for violating the prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Henderson
Atmore
Postoffice
Rittlemeyer
Henderson
Brothers of Henderson
Mobile County
Haywood Richardson
Clarke County
Gas tax removal by Standard Oil stations ruled unconstitutional
The circuit court's ruling against the one cent school book gas tax led Standard Oil stations to drop the levy. Wade Moffat, local manager, announced the removal on Monday with a Birmingham office note stating new gas prices at 17, 20 and 23 cents for three grades.
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All Ideal Stations
Standard Oil Company
Wade Moffat
Moffat
Birmingham
Warm Up on Tap After Sudden Cold Snap Debuts
A brief respite follows a sharp cold spell as milder air edges in. Forecasters expect temperatures to rise modestly with improving conditions across the region.
School Bus Plunges From Bridge Injuring Pupils
More than 20 pupils from White Haven echodol were cut and bruised when a school bus veered off a wooden bridge and dropped into a creek. County driver Pete Zarzoll was aboard.
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Tenn
White Haven
Flood Fights Near Climax Along Tallahatchie Levee
Armed guards guard the main levee as flood waters peak in the Tallahatchie River Valley. The Jones-Fedrick plantation levee is identified as the weakest barricade threatening victory against high water. Sandbagging continues at Twilight and Grassy Lake dykes as areas south of Glendora brace for more inundation.
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Associated Press
Glendora
Miss
Tallahatchie
Tallahatchie County
Charleston
Parchman Penitentiary
Relief pleas flood Senate panel as miners seek aid
Pennsylvania Governor Pinchot and United Mine Workers head John L. Lewis urged federal relief for the unemployed. Pinchot blasted voluntary relief as vicious and tax evasion, while Lewis pressed a federal agency to fight destitution, citing about 180,000 miners in eight states in need. Pinchot cited Mellon’s income and Treasury contributions, noting his own gift of a quarter of income.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Pinchot
John L. Lewis
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Salary cuts proposed for Congress and cabinet by Senator Borah
Senator Borah introduces bills in Washington calling for salary reductions across government ranks. Proposals cap the vice president speaker and cabinet salaries at 12 000 and reduce Congress pay from 10 000 to 8 000 with mileage allowances removed. Farm board salaries would drop from 12 000 to 9 800 and a 15 000 cap set on any farm board administration salary.
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Washington
Congress
Cabinet
Farm Board
Borah
Idaho
Five Negroes Detained in Yazoo City Slaying Case
Officers, seeking the killer of 65 year old grocer John A Eddleman, held five Negro suspects in unannounced jails after dogs traced the trail from the storeman's garage to the suspects homes. The grocer was shot Saturday night during an attempted robbery.
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Yazoo City
Mins
John A Eddleman
Lee
Gandhi jailed by bathers in Indian row
Great Britain retaliated against the Indian civil disobedience campaign by jailing Mahatma Gandhi. Nehru was named his second in command as Britain prepared to tighten action. The crisis caused unrest from Bombay to New Delhi and even prompted protests in Panama.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Mahatma Gandi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
London
Bombay
New Delhi
Congress Party
Panama
Gandhi
Democrats unveil tariff policy plan for future Congress
Washington dispatch reports a Democratic senate-house policy committee agreement on a tariff bill drafted by Speaker Garner and leaders. The measure lacks rate changes but outlines a plan for an international conference to lower tariff walls and shifts duty recommendations to Congress, with a consumer counsel and tariff fund provisions.
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Washington
Senate-House Policy Committee
Garner
Harrison
Mississippi
Rainey
Illinois
Collier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Tariff Commission
Congress
Sonane
Gandhi jailed again near Poona for third time
Mahatma Gandhi was confined in a British jail at Veranda near Poona for the third time. The incident marks another chapter in the ongoing struggle for India's independence.
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Mahatma
Associated Press
Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Veranda
Burglary defendants held for January grand jury
Clarence Dement and Elmer Pierce were held to the January grand jury after a hearing in the inferior criminal court. Bond was set at 1000 dollars and a defense request to reduce it to 500 was denied. Mrs. Mildred Blankenship was acquitted on receiving stolen property charges.
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Clarence Dement
Elmer Pierce
Inferior Criminal Court
T. J. Touart
George Taylor
Mildred Blankenship
Dement
Pierce
L S. Hall
Grand Bay
Bernstein
Devise
Blankenship
Frank
I. Gillen
Hall
Hays and Darrow Withdraw from Scottsboro Defense
Arthur Hays of New York said with the ACLU that he and Clarence Darrow have temporarily withdrawn as counsel for eight Negro men sentenced to death at Scottsboro Alabama. They will not engage in disputes between organizations though they still believe the eight are innocent.
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New York
Arthur Hays
American Civil Liberties Union
Clarence Darrow
Scottsboro
Ala
Darrow
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hays
International Labor Defense
George W. Chamlee
Chattanooga, Tenn
South
Search For Ozark Slayers Is Extended In Southwest
Springfield Mo January 4 A man hunt rivaling old time outlaws extends from the Ozark Missouri region into Texas as two suspects abandon a wrecked automobile near Streetman Tex District Attorney Dan Nee says a farmer who offered a mule team provided a key clue.
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Search For Ozark Slayers
Associated Press
Springfield
Seaey Young Brothers
Ozark
Missouri
Texas
Tex
Dan Nee
Nee
Teenie
Eh Saeed
Weather Update for Alabama Warns of Rain and Warmth
The forecast calls for rain and warmer temperatures across Alabama over the next two days. Coastal areas will see fresh to strong southeast to south winds with night and Tuesday rain, followed by warmer conditions in the east portion.
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Alabama
Weather data from Ionia Alabama reports tides and climate figures
The Weather Bureau at Ionia Alabama lists sunset and moon phases for today and tomorrow, plus tides at Mobile and next new moon on January 7. It includes average temperatures, rainfall totals, barometer, and humidity readings for the day.
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Weather Bureau
Ionia
Ala
Mobile
Weather: Rivers Threaten Flooding as Rainfall Looms
The Tombigbee and Black Warrior are expected to fall within the next four to three hours unless heavy rain materializes. The Alabama at Montgomery shows regular changes over the next three to eighty six hours at Selma with minor shifts.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Reservations Taken at Seven as Contract Standard Time
Residents report reservations taken at seven o clock in local standard time on January 4. Officials note standard timing applies across contracts. Community members await further details on scheduling and access.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
H. C. Geron
S Thomas .T. Sizemore
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Edward H. Derman
Andrew, J. Zimiich
Arthur A. Grove
Peter J.brown
Mobile Gas Company
Richard Gartman
Citronelle
Judge Thornton
E. A. Bolling
R. B. Evins
Bankhead
A. W. Brazel
Otto Nack
Church Seeks Fund
Northwest Royal
St. Michael Streets
Ares Court
Public Age
Old Shell Road
Gemahos Avenue
Ninth Ward
Boys’ Club
Charles Street
Tenth Ward
Washington Avenue
Baltimore Street
Ceadane Holcombe
Cartledge
Robert 8. Cartledge
Silegemnon
Ceiba
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Levy
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Senator Borah
Ganda
England
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