City Commission weighs salary cuts over personnel reductions
Hartwell proposes salary reductions to save funds as the city commission postpones decisions on staffing cuts. A special conference will hear economy suggestions from department heads including police sewerage electrical and others. The panel aims to offset a 40000 deficit while noting engineering costs funded by street improvement bonds.
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Police and Sewerage
Bates
Hartwell
Taylor
Robberies Reported In Local Incidents
J R McDaniels of 165 Cottage Drive reported a burglary Sunday night with a radio set and a suit of clothes stolen after a side window was forced. J T Kelley, chief engineer aboard the Arrayan, reported a Masonic Shrine ring theft on Sunday. George Rocke of 718 Kentucky Street said a burglar forced a rear door and a large pane of glass to enter Monday morning but fled without loot.
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J. R. McDaniels
Cottage Drive
J. T. Kelley
Steamship Arrayan
George Rocke
Kentucky Street
Meet Is Reset For Mobile Carnival Association
The Mobile Carnival Association meeting scheduled for Monday morning to plan Mardi Gras was postponed due to the absence of president A. L. Staples. John D. Logan business manager announced the postponement. attendees expected were E. Roy, Albright, Mr. Logan, and the finance committee chair.
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Mobile Carnival Association
John D. Logan
A. L. Staples
E. Roy
Albright
Logan
Staples
Walsh Stevedoring Company Incorporation Filed
Incorporation papers for Walsh Stevedoring Company filed in probate court on Monday. Capital stock listed at 40000 with 30000 paid in. Incorporators are J. M. Walsh R. B. Roe and Richard Walsh.
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Walsh Stevedoring Company
J. M. Walsh
R. B. Roe
Richard Walsh
Mortgage papers filed by Southern Craft Company in probate court
Mortgage documents from the Southern Craft Company, a paper mill, were filed in probate court. They show a tax amount of 5,866.77 and indicate a loan or mortgage of 724,500. The text mentions a bank, likely Chase Bank, as the lender, though details are partly garbled.
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Southern Craft Company
Oee
Chaye
Mal Bank
County Treasurer urges early budget with strict economy
George E. Stone urges the county to adopt a budget early and practice strict economy due to lower expected 1932 income. Reports show 1931 receipts of 1,230,935.76 with 492,477.30 in loan repayments and interest. general taxes at 340,000. Disposition of 18,964.49 tax funds from invalid free text book law discussed. options include funding unemployed or road paving projects.
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Board of Revenue
George E. Stone
Cee Ae
Robert B. Gordon
Boykin
Moffat Road
J.W. Lord
Moffat Road Improvement Association
Baumhauer
J. Leslie Green
Monroe County Man Heads Federal Grand Jury Here
A federal grand jury was impaneled Monday morning by Judge Robert E. Ervin with C. E H. Barnes of Monroe County as foreman. Jurors sworn in came from both divisions to hear cases from either division, with sessions expected most of the week.
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Monroe County
Robert E. Ervin
C. E H. Barnes
Ervini
Two Moblie residents in violent dispute injures others
In two Mobile suburbs on Sunday a man and a woman were severely slashed in heated arguments. Ben Shaw 29 Crichton A L Harris Plateau and Mrs A N Shipp Plateau were injured. Shaw is in City Hospital with a knife wound. Oliver Morgan 21 Crichton is held at the county jail on an open charge. Shipp is docketed for assault to murder and violation of the prohibition law after a three person domestic altercation at the Shipp home.
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Mobile
Sheriff’s Department
Ben Shaw
Crichton
A. L. Harris
Plateau
A. N. Shipp
Shaw
Sheriff's Department
Oliver Morgan
Fred C. Hudoff
Walter Blackman
Morgan
Plateau Park
Shipp
Poignant Poison Case Tied to WWII Veteran Death
A second autopsy on Jerry Taylor, World War II veteran and alleged poisoning victim, revealed strychnine traces in his organs. Noah Sullivan, a Mobile county logging contractor, faces trial after reportedly confessing to giving the poison. initial tests failed due to mixing with another victim’s sample. Authorities say Taylor died August 4 with poisoning symptoms at Sullivan’s home, prompting further testing by State Chemist C L Hare.
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Jerry Taylor
Noah Sullivan
Mobile County
H. 8
J. Walker
C. L. Hare
Taylor
Sullivan
Walker
Old Ironsides Heads to Mobile From Pensacola
The U S frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides sails from Pensacola early Monday for Mobile and will dock at the foot of Government Street. It will be open to visitors daily and a 3:30 PM Tuesday ceremony with a patriotic pageant and Boys' Industrial School band will mark its visit. The ship is towed by the minesweeper Grebe and both vessels will be docked at Government Street with about 145 crew aboard.
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U. S
Constitution
Pensacola
Mobile
Government ‘Street
Vis
Grebe
County okays joint bureau plan. payroll move approved
County Attorney Gordon rules the county must share costs for a criminal identification bureau with the city. Sheriff Holcombe reports on operation details with Harry Sterston as superintendent. Police Chief Burch worries about conflicts but backs avoiding delays. Kerston shifts to county payroll at 175 dollars monthly pending city bureau use. A separate voting precinct proposal for Prichard is sent to commissioners Baumhauer and Green.
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Mobile County
Robert E. Gordon
Charles Baumhauer
Matt Boykin
Harry Sterston
William H. Holcombe
Warren Burch
Kerston
Burch
Rec
Robert B. Gordon
James H. Webb
Joseph B. Crow
Gordon
Prichard
Decision Delayed In Habeas Corpus Case Of Caldwell And Brown
Fred E. Caldwell and Miss Louise Brown of New Orleans seek liberty from the city jail on charges of passing forged traveller's checks totaling 150 dollars. Judge Claude E. Grayson postponed ruling to 2 o'clock as the grand jury hearings continue. Police traced the checks to Mangel's store Gayfers and Pincus, with the stolen items originally from P. J. Lynaugh in Miami Florida.
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Fred E. Caldwell
Louise Brown
New Orleans
Claude E.grayson
C. W. Tompkins
Bart B. Chamberlain
Caldwell
Brown
Mangel’s
Gayfer’s
Pincus
P. J. Lynaugh
Miami
Fia
Indictments Returned by January Grand Jury
A partial report shows three indictments returned by the January grand jury, led by foreman H. C. Geron, to Judge J. Blocker Thornton shortly before 1 o'clock Monday. The panel has sat since last Monday after being empaneled and charged. One major case under probe is the Murphy High School boiler room explosion that lightly injured five persons, with witnesses examined on Saturday and another heard Monday amid routine business.
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J. Blocker Thornton
H. C. Geron
Thornton
Murphy High School
Directors of C of C Postpone Meeting to Thursday
The Chamber of Commerce directors have rescheduled their meeting from Tuesday to Thursday due to a Community Chest meeting on Tuesday. Several members stated the postponement was necessary to avoid conflicts and ensure full participation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
Confession in Cincinnati Child Slaying Reported by Prosecutor
Ohio prosecutors say Charles Bischoff confessed to kidnapping and killing six year old Marian McLean. He led police to the cellar where the body lay and described the attack and aftermath over five days. A first degree murder indictment is planned.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marian McLean
Robert N. Gorman
Charles Bischoff
Marian
Bischoff
Gorman
John Doe
Bankhead Hearings Delayed Rebuttal Starts Tomorrow
The Bankhead campaign's rebuttal testimony in Heflin's 1930 election contest is postponed to tomorrow after a one day recess to gather about 150 witnesses. Bankhead will focus on countering irregularity charges raised by Heflin's witnesses across more than a dozen north Alabama counties.
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Birmingham
Ala
John H. Bankhead
J. Thomas Heflin
Bankhead
North
Alabama
Heflin
Treasury receipts and expenditures report dated January
Treasury records show January 8 receipts totaling 4 321 074 95 dollars with expenditures of 26 899 532 77 dollars and a balance noted. The text also includes fragmented phrases about an assembly and gas papers, but lacks complete context.
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Washington
Treasury
Naval official visits Mobile for official business
Lieutenant J.J. Wilkinson attached to the Eighth Naval District headquarters in New Orleans visits Mobile today on official business.
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Mobile
J.J. Wilkinson
Eighth Naval District
New Orleans
Senate Orders U S Probe Of Conditions In Hawaii
The Senate directed Attorney General to investigate conditions in Hawaii after Honolulu reports. The measure by Chairman Bing han cleared without opposition, seeking a report on enforcement of laws and potential changes to the organic act. Senator McKellar had earlier urged a broader inquiry into disturbances.
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Senate
U. S
Hawaii
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
Mitchell
Bingham
Territories Committee
Honolulu
Sen
Island
McKellar
Tennessee
Otimon Urges Japan To Halt Attack Probe
A Mukden dispatch reports a Japanese army contingent nearly wiped out patrolling Hsin mintun Manchuria by bandits. In Washington Secretary Stimson asks for remittance of part of the severe punishment on those linked to the Mukden attack on American Consul Culver B. Chamberlain as four points were submitted by the Japanese government.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Mukden
Kengo
Hsinmintun
Manchuria
Washington
Jan
Stimson
Culver B. Chamberlain
Brookhart Charges Press Plot on Prohibition Publicity
Senator Brookhart of Iowa charged in the senate that the press cooperates with anti liquor groups to bias public opinion about prohibition. He cited a hearing where Dr William Gerry Morgan testified a four per cent beer would be a harmless tonic for the sick and youths.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Brookhart
Iowa Republican
William Gerry Morgan
American Medical Association
Brookhart
Anti-Saloon League
Candidates Forced Into Open By North Dakota Law
The North Dakota primary filing deadline of January 22 forces presidential hopefuls into the open. Franklin D. Roosevelt enters the Democratic race as supporters push for an announced campaign. California Senator Hiram Johnson faces pressure from independents and regulars to decide on a Hoover challenge.
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Wee Associated Press
Wasgton
North Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sena
Tor Hiram Johnson
California
Hoover
Johnson
Cnts
Hoover Urges Changes as $2B Banking Relief Bill Moves
President Hoover meets with experts to revise Senate and House finance bills easing construction and farm loans. The $2,000,000,000 reconstruction program gains bipartisan support as Congress schedules votes before adjournment. An early White House conference aims to iron out wrinkles.
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Wwanternessociated Press
GTON
Seecehie of
Congress
Istruction Finance Corporation
Senate
House
Hoover
Ogden L
Senate House
Watson
Finance Corporation
Smith
South Carolina
Walcott
White House
Ogden Mills
Treasury
Glass
Virginia
Meyer
Mex
W. Republican
Connecticut
Cott
Weather notes and coast winds across Alabama and Mississippi
Weather outlook shows rain and warmer nights in Alabama with easterly to southerly winds along the coast. Mississippi experiences thunderstorms and cloudy, thundery showers Tuesday, with strong easterly winds near the coast. Regional river forecasts and astronomical data accompany mixed conditions and normal barometric readings.
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Alabama
Mississippi
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