Burglary and Arson Reported at Local Filling Station
Deputies report burglars broke a window at a Moffat road filling station near Wilmer to gain entry. The robbers took money and set the building on fire to conceal the crime, causing about 350 dollars in damage. A large gasoline tank fueled the blaze and aided investigators.
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Moffat Road
Wilmer
E. E.davis
Leo Arnau
Mobile County
Fred Devise
W. ®. Pryor
Pee W. H
Holcombe
Mobile
Reno
Terrill the Prisoner Solves Lock Crisis at Aester Prison
Oklahoma bank robber Ray Terrill, famed for escapes, unlocked jammed hand cuffs of a convict in ten minutes after Theo Starr brought him to the prison. Terrill, serving a lengthy sentence, has even designed a lock he cannot open without the key.
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Alester
Okla
Ray Terrill
Oklahoma
Theo Starr
Okmulgee
Terrill
Terril
Cases Dropped On Street Tax Docket In Mobile
Three cases against Mobile residents for failing to pay street tax were wiped from the circuit court docket on the city attorney's suggestion. The defendants named on Thursday were W. E. Flynn W. F. Collins and Neely Key as the last cases pending before the city repealed the street tax ordinance.
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Harry Seale
W. E. Flynn
W. F. Collins
Neely Key
Attorneys Confer With Mayor On City Hall Finances
Attorneys Harold B. Tenner and George C. Davis met with the mayor to discuss the city hall financial affairs. The briefing focused on municipal budgeting and related transactions.
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Ge A Anada
Harold B. Tenner
George C. Davis
Jurors Drawn for February Venires
Regular venires for civil and criminal cases in February were drawn Thursday by Judge Claude A Grayson. Deputies were instructed to issue reports for jury duty.
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Claude A. Grayson
Chamber Directors Convene to Review Finances
Directors of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce met Thursday morning to discuss finances and routine matters. The session was presided over by Dr. H. P. Cole, the chamber president.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
H. P. Cole
Grand Jury Delves Into County Officials and City Police
January grand jury subpoenas issued for all revenue board members including Sheriff William H. Holcombe Police Chief Warren Burch Lieut W N LeGear and others to testify on crime and county city jail and school conditions. Baumbhauer testified and authorities plan to file the report with Judge J Blocker Thornton by Friday.
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Circuit Court
Board of Revenue
William H. Holcombe
Warren Burch
W. N. LeGear
Arby Rt
Gordon
Phygicad Hope
Ch Baumhauer
Baumbhauer
J. Blocker Thornton
Committee Names for Alabama Social Work Conference
The local committee for the Alabama conference on social work's annual meeting to be held April 10 11 and 12 in Mobile is announced. Judge D HB Edington chairs with members Mrs Harry T Smith Rev R Kirchhoffer Mrs W Sough and Miss Elizabeth Fonde.
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D. HB. Edington
Harry T. Smith
R. Kirchhoffer
W. Sough
Elizabeth Fonde
Alabama Conference of Social Work
R. F. Hudson
Birmingham
Mobile
Ington
Hudson
Earl G. Woolwine
Florence van Sickler
Robert Kelso
Commmuunity Fund of
St. Louis
Kelso
National Conference of Social Work
Sheriff appeals to delay executions in Alabama trials
Sheriff William H. Holcombe urged Governor Miller to commute or delay two death sentences in Mobile and Hale counties. Charlie Williams alias Frank Nettles, sentenced to die Thursday, received a two week stay after the eleventh hour plea. Richard Ashe and Charlie Williams face execution as scheduled for murder and assault tied to a six year old girl and a Black woman.
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William H. Holcombe
Goveror Miller
Charlie ‘Williams
Frank Nettles
Associated Press
Charlie Williams
Mobile County
Richard Ashe
Hale County
Holcombe
Miller Williams
Mobile Coun
Williams
Ashe
Jealousy Motive Cited in Prisoner Kills Doctor's Daughter
Inquest at Rockview penitentiary linked Fred Collins 37 to the fatal attack on Betty Hickok 22, daughter of Dr. A L Hickok, amid alleged jealous attentions. Collins, a psychopathic patient, reportedly resented Miss Hickok from the time she helped another prisoner.
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Bellefonte
Rockview Penitentiary
Fred Collins
Betty Hickok
Collins
A. L. Hickok
Henry Malone
Hickok
Miss Hickok
USS Constitution Visitors Surge As Warship Stays In Mobile
Skies clear and rail fare cuts draw crowds to the USS Constitution in Mobile. By Wednesday 35 485 visitors had toured the frigate with schools granting time off and the ship remaining until Sunday.
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Mobile
U. S. S. Constitution
Chamber of Commerce
Pilot Saves Boys From Bull Near Charlevoix Pasture
In Charlevoix Michigan two young boys and a mail pilot Bud Hammond avoided a dangerous bull after fog forced a plane to land. Hammond guided the boys into the plane and leaped a fence to safety in an adjacent field.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Bud Hammond
Beaver Island Mail
Hammond
Kellam Seeks World Marks in Prolonged Swim Record
Endurance swimmer Kellam entered hour fifteenth of a planned 100 hour swim in a specially built tank at the fair grounds. A crowd of about 500 watched as Kellam conversed with spectators and stayed in good shape.Organizers prepared ongoing entertainment for the ambitious world mark bid with jazz bands and performers.
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Norzig
Kellam
Fair Grounds
Ming
Ees
Ecas
Ren
Ford testimony on Muscle Shoals lease kept secret
Edsel Ford told the house military committee that Henry Ford no longer seeks Muscle Shoals. He appeared with William B. Mayo behind closed doors for nearly two hours, saying no statement for publication and that they would return to Detroit. The bid was never approved by Congress and the testimony was recorded but not released without consent.
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Washington
Edsel Ford
House Military Committee
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ford
Tennessee River
Alabama
William B. Mayo
Ford Automobile, Company
Detroit
Congres
Mayo
Stock Prices Climb in Early New York Trading
Stocks rose at the open with gains of $1 to $4 a share amid a resumed advance. Tobacco issues led, climbing as much as $2 to $8, with bonds also firm as professional traders stayed active in a steady session.
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New York
United States
Vagrants jailed after L and N train burglaries and depots
Special agents of the Louisville and Nashville railroad report burglaries of freight depots and damage to cars and coaches. About 57 men, including whites and blacks, were arrested for unlawful train riding. 45 were jailed and fined 51 dollars plus 80 days hard labor. Irvington station was also broken into with 200 dollars of goods stolen.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
St. Elmo
Inferior Criminal Court
Fred Devise
W. F. Pryor
Megroes
Irvington
Charles Farrar
Hoover Third Improves After Sinus Operation
Pasadena bulletin reports Herbert Hoover III not out of danger with slight condition improvement after sinus operation last Saturday. his father remains hopeful as medical team monitors his recovery in California.
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Herbert Hoover
Pasadena
Calif
Trapper Arrested in Fur Bearing Animal Case
George H. Guy of Pennsylvania, Mobile County, was arrested Thursday by District Game Warden A Z Oberhdus on a charge of trapping fur bearing animals without a state license or permit.
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George H. Guy
Pennsylvania
Mobile County
A. Z. Oberhdus
Levee Dynamiters Trigger Flood Spread Near Eden and Glendora
Flooding worsens as unidentified dynamiters breached the Magruder levee near Glendora, creating an eight foot crevasse. A second blast near Eden expands flood waters. Yazoo county authorities hunt the culprits while rail lines suffer washouts and services resume gradually.
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Associated Press
Lendora
Miss
Tallahatchie River
Magruder Levee
Glendora
Swan Lake
Eden
Yazoo City
Yazoo Valley
Yazoo County
Vicksburg
Highway 49
Belzoni
Indianola
Charleston
Philipp
Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie
Tallahi
Rail wage talks seek six hour day to curb unemployment
In Chicago on January 14 a joint meeting of union rail workers and railroad presidents discussed a wage cut of 10 percent while workers seek employment stabilization. The committees represent 700,000 unemployed and 1,250,000 employed rail workers aiming to preserve current jobs.
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Chicago
Death Case Set In Poison Murder Probe
Wade Foster, an African American man, faced murder charges in the retorder's court Thursday. County Solicitor Bart Blain said Foster and an unnamed woman are being held in connection with James Green's death, a resident of 201 North Street. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for January 22. Green was the stepson of the Green woman, with authorities expecting to show poisoning as the cause.
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Wade Foster
Bart Blain
James Green
North Street
Green
Legion Boxing Meet Set After Legion Committee Meeting
The American Legion athletic committee will convene at 5 o clock Friday at the Battle House to discuss an amateur boxing club. Members include Dr H s J Walker Dr E B Sledge Bill Foster Frankie Leonard Vivian Walker Dave Cairns and J R Alt with Dr Walker as chairman.
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American Legion
Battle House
H. S
J. Walker
Sledge
Bill ‘Foster
Frankie Leonard
Vivian Walker
Dave Cairns
J. R. Alt
Walker
A. UV
Mobile
Ommy Littleton
Eetcares
Couzens Denounces Hoover Credit Bill as McFadden Sees Plot
The Senate grills the home loan bank and reconstruction finance corporation bills as Couzens assails the Hoover plan. He questions tax exemptions and treasury stock purchases while Watson defends federal backing to ensure bank operations and public confidence. McFadden denounces Hoover’s proposal as a scheme aiding financial looters.
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Couzens
M’fadden
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Michigan
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
McFadden
Hoover
Murder Mystery Stuns Middleburg As Manhunt Proceeds
Mrs Agnes Boeing Isley and her maid Mina Buckner are found dead in Middleburg Virginia. A stolen small automobile was located near a bridge to Washington as police hunt for George Crawford. An arrest of a Black man named Melvin Word proved inconclusive as investigators press the probe. The local fox hunt crowd aids in the intensive search through Virginia bluegrass.
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Washington
Agnes Boeing Isley
Middlebury
Vic
Mina Buckner
Ilsley
Middleburg
George Crawford
Melvin Word
Cold wave forecast for Chicago and Midwest
A cold wave was predicted for today in Chicago and the Midwest as temperatures plummet from yesterday's record warmth. A 20 degree drop from 58 degrees marked January 18 as a record high, surpassing the previous 47 degree benchmark set in 1804.
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Chicago
Nature
Middlewest
Fox Hunt Meet Set at Cottage Hill
Final plans for the fox hunt to be held January 18 19 and 20 at Cottage Hill will be formed at a preparatory meeting of the hunters tonight at 7 o clock in the office of L G Adams 255 Government Street. Residents report many grey and some red fox and dog owners countywide have entered.
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Cottage Hill
L. G. Adams
Government Street
Cottass Hill
Upstart Spring Threatened by stubborn Winter
The weather seasons clashed as winter, pale and irritable, resisted early warmth. Forecasters warned that spring could be delayed despite signs of milder days and budding flowers, with a directive to turn to more details on Page 8.
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The
Weather Bureau
Mine officers deny threat made to Heflin supporters
Hearing on Heflin’s 1930 election contest heard mine officials deny coercion claims. R A Sandsing of Alabama Fuel and Iron said no instruction to discharge workers for voting Democratic. W O Stein denied rumors and Brandon denied issuing absentee ballots.
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Heflin
Birmingham
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
John H. Bankhead
R. A. Sandsing
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
Sandsing
Esse Go
W. O. Stein
Brandon
William W. Brandon
Tuscaloosa County
Mellon Aid Linked to Colombia Loan Questioned
Senate investigators examined secretary Mellon and a hoped for loan to Colombia linked to oil concessions. A Barco oil deal with South American Petroleum Co. and a June loan date were cited as possible connections while Representative Patman pressed for documents and testimony.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Mellon
Colombia
Senate Finance Committee
State Department
Patman
Secre Mellon
Senate
Johnson
Barce
South American Petroleum Company
Salles Sty Gulf
California
Department
Texas
South Americcan
Olaya Herrera
Treasury
Gulf
Secretary of the Treasury
Weather outlook showers and mild temps across states
Thundershowers possible Thursday night and Friday with mild temperatures. Alabama and Mississippi expect showers with some colder air in the northwest. Mobile reports sun set around 5 11 p m and moon phase near quarter with tides high at 6 45 p m. Rainfall totals and barometer figures are noted, with record temperatures and humidity trend.
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Mississippi
U. S. Wontar Bureau
Mobile
Alabama
Ualy
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Huse’ Committee
Hea
Tallahatchie ‘Valley
Legion Boxing Meet
Mobile A. A. U
House Today
Senator Couzens
FOX Hunt
U. S
U. S. Records
Texas Salon
Ecommerce
Deepartment
Lima
Peru
Oliver Townsend
Thomas BR. Taylor
Pea
River Ee
Peters. Ang
Aberdeen
Demopolis
Vcies
Rae Ae
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