Annexation Elections Set for February 10 in Two Districts
Voters in Districts 1 and 2 will decide on annexing surrounding areas in elections February 10. Eligible residents must have lived in affected zones for at least three months. District 1 polling at the new Old Shell Road fire station. District 2 polling at McGowin's on Springhill Avenue with a second box to be added later.
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Price Williams
Vincent F. Kilborh
Old Shell Road
Homer
Kirby Streets
McGowin's
Springhill
Woman Fined for Prohibition Violations in City
Officers Coker and Baker arrested a Black woman on the western city section for liquor violations. She was fined $100 and costs or days, with prior record showing a Nettie McCoe alias. Perry Lowe, 106 Theatre street, fined $100 or 90 days for carrying two jugs of whiskey, with Detective Bernstein taking him into custody.
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Ed Smith
Coker
Jackson
Monroe
Edington
Lowe
Mose Bernstein
Revoked Permit and Drunken Driving Charge Report
The article notes Robert Roundtree’s six month driving permit revocation and a $100 fine or 30 days in jail after being charged with driving drunk on Halls Mill road. Deputy Dud McFayden and others stopped his car as it nearly struck an officer’s vehicle. Benjamin Thomas, a Black man, was taken to Camp Kilby to begin a 15 year sentence for killing his father in law Leslie Fluker.
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Robert Roundtree
Dud McFayden
Halls Mill Road
Walker
Kilby
Benjamin Thomas
Leslie Fluker
Camp Kilby
Weather Digest Forecast for Alabama Mississippi and Tom River
Cloudy and colder conditions persist in Alabama and Mississippi with freezing risk Wednesday night and Thursday fair but cold. Tom River forecast notes rising levels Thursday with east standard time readings. farther details appear in the Coast and River bulletins with stage measurements and local notes.
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Alabama
Forth
Woman Says Pride Drove Here To Pass Worthless Checks
A sobering interview with a weary woman jailed after issuing counterfeit checks to fund transport and food for herself, her daughter Georgine, and a sister. She describes destitution en route to New Orleans from Mobile and Montgomery as money ran out, hoping for work through friends.
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Georgine
Jjalma
New Orleans
Mobile
Montgomery
Gulfport
Mobile Bay Pensacola canal approved by House committee
The Mobile bay Pensacola canal connecting Mobile and Pensacola was approved by the Rivers and Harbors Committee of the House. It will run through Baldwin county along existing streams to shorten the trip between ports for barges and small craft. Ocean steamers will still use the outer route.
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Mobile bay-Pensacola
Mobile
Pensacola
Geparthadhis
Rivers and Heablow Committee
House of Representatives
Associated Press
Washington
Baldwin County
Florida
Officials Return From Selma To Mobile Court Session
Federal court officials traveled from Selma to Mobile Tuesday night to conduct the northern division session. The docket was cleared as many prohibition cases move to grand jury action after the Jones law adoption, turning many dry law offenses into felonies.
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Federal
Mobile
Selma
South Alabama
Treat Expires Arthur Beecher Treat obituary notice
Arthur Beecher Treat native and lifelong Mobile resident, long engaged in the furniture trade, will be buried at Magnolia Cemetery. Services and interment set for 3:00 this Thursday at Roche Mortuary.
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Arthur Beecher Treat
Mobile
Roche Mortuary
Magnolia Cemetery
Juniors Plan Carnival Advertising Campaign
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announced progress on civic projects including a plan for city and county support of the institution and a six month campaign to recruit new members. A design for 60 000 stickers and purple and gold stamps for carnival advertising was approved.
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George Irvine
Mem
Platts
A. D. Spotswood
Mobile is Host Citizens of Chicago and Nearby Cities
Fragmentary report notes a Mobile host welcomed citizens from Chicago Kansas City and northern regions to meet a person and his son. The text mentions an arrival around 1 o'clock and an unspecified event at an unnamed location.
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Chicago
Kansas
St. Louis
Kansas City
North East
Wstern Mablie
Burglar Band Loots Stores and Homes In Willard Area
Deputies probe a Willard general store and a Broad Street drug store burglary along with a home break in. Thieves pushed through a window and pipe entry taking cash and clothing and a revolver with a raincoat from separate residences.
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Ebon Willard
Aneuity
Dagens
Albright and Wood
Broad
Charleston Streets
Tierka
Bury
Old Government Street
N. H. Holmes
Woodland Place
Pearson
Treasury Extends Time for 1920 Tax Returns
Commissioner Lucas of the Internal Revenue Bureau announced possible extensions for filing 1920 returns. While no midnight deadline will occur, collectors may grant extensions if requests are sufficient. Granted taxpayers must file a tentative return by March 15 with at least one fourth of the estimated tax and incur 6 percent interest on any unpaid balance.
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Treasury
Lucas
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fliers Search for Missing Maurice Graham Near Caliente
Waning hopes for Maurice Graham the western air ace missing since Saturday morning rose briefly after a Union Pacific engineer reported spotting a flare on a hill northeast of Caliente Nevada. With better weather six planes were ready to resume the search in the treacherous terrain where Graham was last believed to be forced down.
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Salt Lake City
Maurice Graham
Western Air Oe
Union Pacific
Caliente
Nev
Graham
Reckless driving case fines in minor coast guard hearing
Carter was fined 25 dollars and costs after a hearing before judge Tisdale Touart, with John T. Irby of the coast guard Pontchartrain testifying that he suffered a broken leg in the accident on Mill road. The record mentions Robert Kies and Joe Bartlett tied to the case.
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Zone Carter
Guage Tisdale Touart
Inferior
Crim
John T. Irby
Coast Guard
City board of appraisers considers extension of West street
The board of appraisers met during the week and directed the city attorney to draft the report in legal form regarding the proposed extension of West Street by Tompkins and Claire.
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Caet Gmieee
Tend Claire
West Street
Tompkins
Ship Refloated After Tug Assistance This Afternoon
A vessel was refloated in the morning and then successfully pulled clear by tugs in the afternoon, marking a relief to maritime operations and enabling safe movement away from the hazard area.
Flooded Areas to Get Relief in Gold Wave
Reports indicate relief efforts for flooded areas along the Wabash River as rising waters threaten communities. A second blizzard is forming in the Rockies and expected to descend on the Mid West, urging caution and preparedness.
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Rockies
Cloudy and Colder Wednesday Night Then Thursday Clear
Weather forecast notes a cloudy and colder night followed by a Thursday with fair conditions. Highs and overnight lows not specified in readable text. No precipitation information available.
Midwinter Flood Threats Across States Prompt Levee Breaks
Associated Press reports thaw and rain swell rivers in northwestern and central states. Indiana orders national guard to guard US 41 near Hazleton as threats target the road. White River surges force evacuations in Pike and Knox counties. Floodwaters rise along tributaries to the Mississippi, with one minor levee breach near Bateman Arkansas where past breaks left weak points.
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Associated Press
Indiana National
Hazleton
White River
United States Highway 41
Pike
Knox
Ohio
Tenn
Mississippi
Bateman
Ark
White
Korean Students Arrested in Nationwide Strike
About 1000 Korean students including 250 girls were rounded up in 13 colleges and high schools during post holiday exams. The action involved an estimated 10 000 students and cited sympathy for 900 who were jailed previously. Japanese authorities blame a secret society with communist leanings.
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Seoul
Korea
Two ships collide in fog off Gibraltar sinking Adriatic
In dense fog 20 miles west of Gibraltar the Italian steamer Peeschutte and the Swedish Adriatic collided. Adriatic sank while En richetta suffered damage and issued a wireless call for assistance. The Italian crew drifted toward Gibraltar as salvage efforts proceeded.
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Gibraltar
Peeschutte
Venice
Rotterdam
Adriatic
End Near for Miami All American Air Meet
The second all American air meet closes today after a day of serial stunts in the sky. About 100 planes participate including SF Fosreece and other flyers.
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Miami
Participante SF
Fosreece
Taft Arrives for Indefinite Stay in Asheville Resort
Chief Justice William Howard Taft of the United States Supreme Court arrived in Asheville North Carolina this morning for an indefinite stay at a resort hotel.
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Asheville
N. C
William Howard Taft
United States Supreme Court
Bride Feels Sorry After Hasty Vows
A serialized story installment describes a ministerial parlor wedding. The groom Thomas Lovejoy and bride Titania Lovejoy exchange vows amid a tense, somber mood as the muted aside hints at future conflict and a turn to Page 3 for the next chapter.
Importers Lobby Fund To Fight High Tariff Rate
Peter Fletcher, president of the National Council of Linen and Traders, Inc., testified before New York hearings that a lobby group spent money on briefs and a publicity campaign to influence tariffic policy. He said delegations were paid and funds were used to impact committee hearings.
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Peter Fictions
Linen Importers
West Arizona captures trio linked to east crime spree
A woman and two men, believed to be Joe F. Wells of Texas and M. Glen Dague, were captured near Laveen Arizona after a gun battle while a deputy sheriff was abducted near Florence Arizona. The fugitives were sought for the December 27 slaying of Corporal Brady Paul and wounding of Private Ernest Moore in Pennsylvania.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Kidn
Bie Wood
W. Va
Joe F. Wells
Texas
M. Glen Dague
Seventy-One Arrested in Prohibition Raids in Georgia
In Columbus Georgia and Phenix City Alabama federal and state officers raided last night as seventy-one people were arrested on federal warrants for possession and sale of liquor. Bail was set at 1000 dollars for most, hearings scheduled today, with one woman freed on her own recognizance.
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Columbus
Fred Dismuke
Middle District
Georgia
Cop Delivers News to Slain Bandit's Family in Chicago
In Chicago a police officer struggles to tell the family of Albert Holtzman about his death after resisting arrest. The scene unfolds as officers navigate the duty of breaking hard news to relatives amid a day’s work.
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Chicago
Albert
Rembery
Wien
Be Named by Thursday at Northington Heads Marketing Office
Northington, president of the Scientific Co operative Association, said the executive committee will finish its work by night and announce permanent marketing offices within hours. Temporary headquarters would be in Dallas while the association awaits a formal federal farm office confirmation.
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Washington
Ptb
Allen
Northington
Shawa
Scentic Co-operative Association
Dallas
Mnit
Federal Farm
Federal Farms
Coast Guard Crew Rescued After Perilous Island Gauntlet
Coast Guard personnel were unable to call for help as fog shrouded the coast. A beacon and limited nearby traffic aided rescuers who dispatched a relief crew to bring the stranded crew back to base after they navigated jagged rocks and rough sea conditions near the island.
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Coast Guard
Giardemen
Ares Rey
Kee
Man Denies Car Theft Charge in Philadelphia Case
William M. denies a federally charged car theft allegation. He claims he was at sea when the vehicle was taken and pledges to be brought to Philadelphia to face witnesses. Federal authorities probe his statements as removal orders proceed.
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Tharpe
William M
Federa
Philadelphia
Ralasiocee Lonnie Missioner J
Decia
Tharpee
Phiphia
Swafford Indicted on Felonious Assault Charge
Jamestown guard Aaron Swafford indicted on felonious assault for allegedly receiving 114 dollars in December 10. Bond set at $1,000 as prosecutors press case.
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Jamestown
Tenn
Aaron Swafford
Child Abandoned Found On Doorstep In City
Bessie James of 420 alley reported to police a two month old child left on her doorstep early Wednesday morning. Stella Pugh promised to take the child in.
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Bessie James
Alley
Stella Pugh
Auto 1s Stolen From Earl D. McLean
Earl D. McLean reports a car theft at 14 North J Street after a Wednesday incident. Police are investigating the auto theft and seeking information on the missing vehicle and suspects.
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Earl D. McLean
North J Street
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