Grand Jurors Hear Eye Witness Testimony On Brill Killing
January circuit court grand jurors will hear the assassination details of Deputy Sheriff C A Brill from an eye witness when the court opens. Ed Everett, a special deputy, and Ed Sullivan, both eye witnesses, are slated to testify. Dossy Rivers, Ed Sullivan, and Wash Sullivan face murder charges in the case.
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Circuit Court
C. A. Brill
Ed Everett
Ike
Calvert
Mobile County
Brill
Everett
Mrs J T Cochrane Dies. Rites Set At All Saints
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice arcy Cochrane wife of John T Cochrane Mobilian will be held today at All Saints Episcopal church at 5 45 p m The body will be sent to Tuscaloosa Ala for burial at 7 p m Survived by husband six sons including John T Cochrane Jr and George Searcy Cochrane four brothers Tunstall Searcy and sisters Miss Stella Augusta Camille Athleen Searcy all of Tuscaloosa Alabama
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Alice Arcy Cochrane
John T. Cochrane
All Saints Episcopal Church
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscalooga
George A. Searcy
Alice Dearing Searcy
John T. Cochrane, Jr
George Searcy Cochrane
Camille Searcy
Two Mass Meetings In Favor Road Issue
N E Stallworth county chairman announces two mass meetings tonight to back the good roads bond. At Dawes the Dawes Pioneer Club hosts John H Glennon and Mrs M L Bixter to discuss the state bond. At Dog River school 7 30 p m speakers are Robert M McConnell and Mrs John L Ramsey. Senator John Craft said southwestern residents are enthusiastically in favor of the bond.
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Good Roads
Dawes
John Craft
Mobil
Andalusa
Barrie Changes to One? Before Meeting
A Mobile County Automobile Club committee plans to meet City Commissioners on Saturday or Monday to discuss traffic handling changes and street improvements. The meeting was arranged yesterday by L F Adams of the club as commissioners had directed the mayor to improve lighting at Galvez Park. The advisory park commission praised the move.
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Mobile Couny Automobile Club
Mty Commissioners
L. F. Adams
Mobile County Automobile
Galvez Park
Adsory Park Commission
Leroy's Body To Be Sent To Cleveland
The body of Jack Leroy, electrocuted while working in the state mines at Flat Top yesterday, will be sent to Cleveland Ohio. Leroy, formerly from Mobile, had been convicted of robbing drug stores in the city and sent to the state several weeks ago. His wife and child have been residing there.
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Jack Leroy
Flat Top
Cleveland
Leroy
Mobile
Ife
EETS 90-DAY TERM ON COUNTY ROADS
James Smith a negro was sent to a county road for ninety days for stealing four pairs of overalls and other goods from Mamil s store on the south side of Vernment street two east of Royal Pat Foster charged with aiding in the theft received thirty days on the road gang
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James Smith
Mamil’s
Vernment Street
Royal
Pat Foster
Weather Summary for Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast says fair tonight and colder with freezing temperatures in the north and interior areas. Frost is expected inland as strong north winds continue.
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Washington
County election force to be named next Thursday
County election commission will name election officers for the January 30 special election. The panel covers 71 voting places with five officials per booth totaling 351 workers. A county registrar meeting opens polling lists next Monday for new 21 year olds and others. The League of Women Voters urges women to register and vote and calls for poll payments before delinquency.
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County — Election Commission
Circuit Court
County Board of Registrars
J. R. Hinson
League of Women Voters
League
Mrs. Lyons Named President of Boys Detention Home Board
Mrs. Joseph Lyons was elected president of the board of directors for the Boys Detention Home at the annual meeting. W. A. Matthews reported 139 boys cared for during the year with offenses including petit larceny truancy and motorist violations.
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Joseph Lyons
Boys’ Detention Home
J. B. Waterman
G. B. Thames
Milton Brown
E. T. Hughes
J. P. Weinacker
W. A. Matthews
Matthews
Fort Morgan
Commission to Take Testimony in Ship Collision
Judge Robert T. Ervin in Selma issued an order naming a commission to hear testimony from crew members of the British schooner Jean McKay regarding its collision with the Japanese steamer Tamnania Maru in the Yucatan Channel on December 25. The master of the schooner filed the petition to prevent crew members from leaving Mobile and to gather testimony for potential damage action. Commissioners Bernard Carlin and Robert N. McConnell will take testimony immediately.
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Robert T. Ervin
United States District Court
Selma
Jean McKay
Yucatan Channel
Mobile
Ervin
Bernard Carlin
Robert N. McConnell
Shipping Board Sends Second Tug To Port of Mobile
The seagoing tug Hulver chartered by Gulf Towing Co arrived and docked at the oil reg station. A double crew will be on duty at night along the riverfront in case of fire. The Hukey handles outer bar work while Hulver watches harbor ships.
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Hulver
Gulf Towing Company
Oil Reg
Shipping Board
Lamar McLeod Post Installs Officers at Armory Meeting
Lamar Y. McLeod Post to install officers at the first regular meeting of the year in the armory. C. Max Rogers elected commander succeeding Deceil F. Bates, James J. Alvarez elected vice commander. Political case outlined: poll tax amendment for ex service men who served in World War I would be exempt from poll tax until 1923. The state campaign to push the amendment continues.
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Lamar Y. McLeod
American Legion
Armory
C. Max Rogers
Deceil F. Bates
James J. Alvarez
Ietion
Mobile street car fares to rise after PSC hearing
The Mobile Light and Railway Company proposed an early fare increase to replace the current seven cent cash and six cent ticket rates. The Alabama Public Service Commission postponed wage dispute ruling until the new rates are filed so both matters can be considered together. Local leaders indicated support for higher rates, while a Virginia street relay project was killed amid concerns over the utility’s finances.
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Mobile
Mobile Light and Railway Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Montgomery
J. Howard Wilson
Mobile City Commission
Hartwell
Virginia Street
Crawford
Taylor
Jurors Named for Circuit Court Service Week of January 16
In circuit court today jurors for service during the week of January 16 were drawn. The list includes James Gibboney, Benjamin Baldo, Bernie Edwards, Claude Hurt, Charles Heller, John Meyers, John McAndrew, Everett Eastburn, Nathan Pierce, Leo Ollinger, Richard Walker, Archibald Lawrence, Terry Meagre, John Morrello, George Kitty, James Barnett, Thomas Jones, Joseph Stringfellow, Jack Rowell, William Wright, Robert Morris, George Wheeler, William Leonard, William Demony, Frank Rettel, Reuben Givens, Ashby Gibson, Jesse Freeland, Jam Finkbohner, Benoit Calderson, O Grady Riva, Lester Carrell, John Chipalich, William Marshall, Charles Kirk, Tony Klopner, William Barnes, William Drago, Kenneth Winter, Gilbert LeBaron, Zack Agee, Edward Rabby, George Capps, Edward Burgess, Charles Gibson, Mark Lyons, Charles LeBaron Taylor, Frank Zeppernick, Joseph Bullock, Curry McLeod, Horace Turner, William Kern, Sidney Patterson, Andrew Steiner, James Mason, John LeCoste, Travis George, George March, David Carley and Stonewall Boulet.
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James Gibboney
Benjamin Baldo
Bernie
S. Edwards
Claude BD. Hurt
Charles E. Heller
John Meyers
John C. McAndrew
Everett L. Eastburn
Nathan
Pierce
Leo H. Ollinger
Richard D. Walker
Archibald N. Lawrence
Terry L. Meagre
John M. Morrello
George C. Kitty
James W. Barnett
School Board to Hold Session Today
The school board meeting this afternoon will report near completion of five major building projects. Old Shell Road is finished and classes move into the new area. Leinkauf is nearly done, with Tanner Williams West Dog River and Toulminville close behind. Finances and tax collections will be discussed as the year's income stands in the treasury.
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Bard
Leinkauf
Tanner Williams
West Dog River
Toulminville
Romulus Ordered to Mobile to Refit Before St Thomas Voyage
The tank steamer Romulus is ordered to Mobile to take stores fuel and water for a voyage to St Thomas Virginia Islands. The ship was diverted from an American port to St Thomas and lacks sufficient supplies for the longer journey.
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Romulus
Mobile
St. Thomas
Virginia Islands
Shipping Board
Suttle Arrested on Assault and Weapon Charges
J L Suttle a merchandise broker was jailed on charges of assault with a pistol and abusive language on warrants from the inferior criminal court. He posted 200 dollars bond. Edward Corrales night clerk for Mobile Transfer Company is the complainant. The case is set for the inferior court Thursday.
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J. L. Suttle
Inferior Criminal Court
Suttle
Edward Corrales
Mobile Transfer Company
Rejected Suitor Kills Woman Then Self in Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina Turner Sharp of Georgia shot and killed Dorothy Parker a 2 year old. The tragedy occurred in a neat society area as Sharp opened fire after Parker refused marriage. Sharp then killed himself.
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Asheville
N. C
Dorothy Parker
Turner Sharp
Sharp
Mis
Park School
Court Martial Trial Rec Will Be a Court Martial
Washington January reports on a Senate probe into alleged war crimes and executions in World War I. Investigators are nearing conclusions from records and interviews, with Maj. H L Otis of Virginia a focal point as charges and hearings shift under Gen Opie a timeline.
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Laurence Bene
Unitet Corpndent
Washington
Jah
Senate
A. EK
H. L. Oton
France
Opie
Havi Homie
Counse
County to Streets In Re Pending Proposal
County official Leslie E. Prouty explains the plan to transfer street maintenance to the city as rains cause frequent washouts. The board of revenue pays the city 10000 dollars yearly while delays persist, and road crews work overtime to repair county roads damaged by four inches of rain over recent days.
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Board of Ro
Timue
Leslie E. Prouty
New Couneer
Prouty
Oakdale
Ford
Board of Revenue
Nomi
Dai
Postpone Dri In Honor Mer of Mrs Coch
The planned drive by the Flying Squadron in honor of Mrs Coch and the wife of the late Mr Coch is postponed due to Mrs Cochranes death. The group will begin work tomorrow with members urged to report to the Chamber of Commerce at nine thirty four.
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Dri
Mer
Coch
Colder Weather Predicted By Weather Bureau
Weather observer reports two days of continued cold, with tonight's low about 42 degrees and Thursday expected to stay chilly and fair. Report notes current temperatures and a recent low around 51 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
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J. T. Cochrane
Barrie
Ome
Joe Lyons
President Detention Home
Lamar M’leod
Street Car Company
State Board
Ining-Watson
County
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