Ouster Case Reaches Alabama High Court Overboard Retirements
The Alabama Supreme Court hears ouster proceedings against A. D. Davis and Estes D. Baker as James H. Webb lists four alleged errors by Circuit Judge J. Blocker Thornton. Green and Baumhauer seek mandamus to take office while Davis and Baker refuse to retire, claiming they retire with the state administration on January 19.
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Board of Revenue
Supreme Court of Alabama
James H. Webb
J. Blocker Thornton
Circuit Court
A. D. Davis
Estes D. Baker
Speman Bureau of the News
High Court of Appeal
J. Leslie Green
Charles Baumhauer
Davis
Baker
Green
Baumbhauer
Baumhauer
Fouthest
Mole Federal Court
Graves
Mobile
Mobile county grand jury inspects Albert Le Convict Farm
Members of the Mobile county grand jury inspected the Albert Le Convict Farm at Irvington. They will reconvene at 10 30 o'clock Friday morning and submit their findings in the afternoon to Judge Jocker Thornton. About 400 witnesses have been heard since January 5. A large number of capital and minor cases have been investigated.
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Mobile County
Grand Jury
Irvington
J. Jocker Thornton
Weather and river forecast from Alabama and Mississippi
Mostly cloudy conditions sweep Alabama and Mississippi with higher temperatures and freezing readings expected Thursday night. Daily river bulletin notes 7 am observations and forecasted river levels for the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers with small changes in Demopolis Montgomery and Selma areas through Friday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Stendard
Montgomery
Demopolis
Plan of Odd Jobs To Aid Unemployed Approved By Club
The Woman's Clubhouse Association endorsed the odd job plan to relieve unemployment in Mobile for two months. Members urged signing pledges to provide four days of work to men by March 1. R D Hays explained the effort, sponsored by the local chamber and Alabama Emergency Employment Commission. Pledge cards will be available at the club office or by phone, and the resolution was unanimously adopted.
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Woman's Clubhouse Association
Mobile
The
Hedren
R. D. Hays
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile County
Alabama Emergency Employment Commission
Hays
A. S. Mitchell
Woman's Club
Youthful Bandits Sought In Mobile
Two youthful bandits who robbed Charlie Emerson of Escatawpa Mississippi near Orange Grove on Wednesday afternoon fled with 115 dollars. Mobile deputies joined by Griff J Lowe of Pascagoula and local officers sought the suspects Thursday, aided by Emerson’s description of two men in blue serge with coats who masked their license plate.
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Orange Grove
Mias
Mobile
Charlie Emerson
Escatawpa
Miss
Sheriff's Deputies
Mobile Coun
Griff J Lowe
Pascagoula
Euld
Tua Wigine
Emerson
Lowe
Woman Charged With Threats Over Highway Right of Way
A warrant sworn by construction foreman L R Ringo accuses Miss Susie Caton of threats to use a gun to stop work on the Mobile Citronelle highway on her condemned property. The case was dismissed in inferior court Sout Thursday. Miss Caton lives near Eight Mile post on the highway route.
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Susie Caton
L. R. Ringo
Miss Caton
Mobile-Citronelle
Ringo
Sub-freezing Weather Sets New Local Record
A cold spell pushed Mobile to a record low of 28 degrees, the lowest of the winter so far, as a gradual warmup was forecast. The weather office reported cloudy skies and rising temperatures for Thursday night and Friday as relief neared.
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Mobile
Paducah Bank Robbery Suspect Held for Warrant
Police in Paducah, Kentucky prepared a warrant charging Robert Holland with involvement in the December 31 People's National Bank robbery where $26,000 was stolen. Holland, arrested locally, was found with $3,750 in cash, part of the Paducah bank’s money.
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Gus Rogers
Paducah
Robert Holland
People's National Bank
Holland
Bank holdup link hooks New Orleans gang suspect to Kentucky case
Police identify J. B. Bedford alias Robert L. Holland as a gang member once active in New Orleans. He admits prior penitentiary terms and says $3,750 in cash found with him is his earnings from illegal whiskey runs. Louisville and Kentucky authorities seek his questioning in a $25,000 New Year’s Eve bank robbery.
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Robert L. Holland
Orleans
Paducah
Man
J. B. Bedford
New Orleans
Mobile
Warren Burch
Louisiana
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Holland
Seized Stills Disposal Urged for Reimbursement
Copper from liquor stills seized over the past year is claimed by the state and not Sheriff Byrne. State Solicitor Chamberlain asks the circuit court to order disposition and turn proceeds to the state. The sheriff’s lawyers contend the copper is sheriff's property to reimburse handling costs.
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Pat Byrne
Bart B. Chamberlain
Equity
Circuit Court
Gordon, Edington and Leigh
Byrne
Will Contest Hits Alabama Supreme Court Over $1.5 Million Estate
The Alabama Supreme Court heard arguments on the will of Ashbel Hubbard Mobile resident valued at 1.5 million dollars. The widow Debe Williams Hubbard contests provisions while trustees Merchants National Bank and Methodist Episcopal Church South executors seek dismissal of the cross bill from Judge Claude A. Grayson. The court reviews whether Mrs Hubbard can halt the will through her dissent.
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Supreme Court of Alabama
Ashbel Hubbard
Mobile
Montgomery
Debe Williams Hubbard
Supreme Court
Claude A. Grayson
Cross Bill of Trustees
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Merchants National Bank of Mobile
Grayson
Fire crews respond to two alarms in city streets
Early Thursday two mobile fire alarms were dispatched. Truck No 11 became stuck in mud in the flats from about 3 30 until 8 39 during a blaze at Cottrell and Ann streets involving a tire service vehicle. A second alarm on Washington avenue and Delaware street caused minor shingle damage and a separate spark fire at 302 Congress street caused about $500 in damage.
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Mobile Fire Department
Washington Avenue
Delaware Street
Congress Street
Prohibition Charge Fined in Recorder’s Court
Leroy Crandall of 1111 State Street arraigned on a prohibition charge. He received a fine of 108 dollars and costs of 90 days hard labor, imposed by Assistant Recorder T J Touart. Crandall was arrested by Officers McIntyre Phillips Smith and Clark.
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Leroy Crandall
State Street
Recorder’s Court
T. J. Touart
Cran- Gall
McIntyre, Phillips, Smith and Clark
Mobile club to study night baseball at Hartwell Field
C Byrd Douglas new owner of Mobile’s Southern Association club has hired an electrical engineer for a Hartwell Field survey to gauge night game viability. Douglas says a decision on night baseball will follow. he was elected Mobile Baseball Association president with Jack Courtney as VP and other officers named for 1931.
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C. Byrd Douglas
Mobile
Southern Association
Hartwell Field
Douglas
Jimmy Hamilton
Mobile Baseball Association
Jack Courtney
Eugene T. Hollins
Nashville
Lee Douglas
F. C. Stahlman II
Courtney
Power Quiz Opens on FTC Probe of Washington Power Firm
The Federal Trade Commission began hearings in Washington on January 15 into the finances of Washington Water Power Company. Affiliated with Electric Bond and Share and American Powered Light, the firm operates in Washington and Idaho. The inquiry follows Georgia Power, a subsidiary of the same group, with Alabama Power to be examined January 27.
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Gtinaton
Trade Commission Tion
Washington Water Power Company
Electric
American Powered Light Company
Washington
Idaho
Georgia Power Company
Commonwealthy and Southern Group
Alabama Power Company
Commonwealth and Southern Group
Janary
Seven Hurt by Gas Explosion on Ark Lease
Seven men on a Smackover area gas lease were injured in a blast early today. Three in critical condition were taken to Eldorado hospital, with Walter Edwards John Williams E T Riggs and Lee Powell sustaining minor burns. The crew was attempting to lift an air line when the gas line ruptured and ignited a nearby flame.
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Eldorado
Ark
Smackover
G. B. Elder
John Bennings
Tom Cornish
Walter Edwards
John Williams
E. T. Riggs
Lee Powell
First Registered Student William B Inge of Eutaw
Historians uncover the name of William B Inge as the first student registered when the University of Alabama opened in 1831. Records show he earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1835 and is linked to the Inge family including Dr. Harry Richard Inge and J T Inge of Mobile.
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M. P. Inge
William B. Inge
J. T. Inge
Mobile
Child dies from burns after heater fire in Alabama
Three year old Alice Louise Gober died in Bessemer Alabama after her clothing caught fire from a heater. Her mother was away at Lee's Junction when the accident occurred and the child’s screams alerted her too late.
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Bessemer
Ala
Alice Louise Gober
Lee’s Junction
Prohibition Anniversary Meeting by WCTU Friday
The Mobile division of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union observes the prohibition anniversary with a Friday night meeting and banquet at the Woman’s Club. It begins at 7 30 with talks by several speakers including Mrs Autrey Greer.
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Mobile
The
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Club
Autrey Greer
States Seek Soldier Infirmary Site for South Hospital
Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas representatives asked the federal board of hospitalization to locate the $2,000,000 soldiers infirmary in their region. The hearing in Washington on January 15 focused on building the facility in the South.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
Federal Board of Hospitalization
South
House Expenditures Panel Probes Wire Tapping by Prohibition Bureau
The House expenditures committee voted to investigate wire tapping by Prohibition Bureau agents. The probe should start January 29, seeks details on federal spending for wire tapping and whether tapping served lawful purposes only. Woodcock defended agents and framed wires as for lawful business, while Schafer pressed for a thorough examination of legality and enforcement.
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Washington
House Expenditures Committee
Prohibition Bureau
Schafer
Republican
Wisconsin
Prohibition
Williamson
Mitchell
Woodcock
Supreme Court
Schaefer
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Democrats Press Food Relief Amid Loan Fight
Washington reports Senate Democrats reforming strategy after a failed $15 million food loan demand. Minority Leader Robinson of Arkansas demands a $25 million Red Cross administered fund with no repayment. The drought relief loan proposal of $45 million was shifted toward the White House as the political battle continues.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Robinson
Arkansas
Sopeeteeeny
F Ton
Uas A
White House
Coast Guard Sends Tampa To Aid Distressed Freighter Effingham
The coast guard cutter Tampa began toward the distressed freighter Effingham southeast of St Johns Newfoundland to assist after a fractured propeller shaft. The Effingham with a 35 man crew left Lake Charles Louisiana on December 23 bound for Bremen and sought aid Tuesday night. The Tampa is expected to take one and a half to two days to reach the vessel.
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New York
Coast Guard
Tampa
Effingham
St. Johns
N. F
Effinghant
Lake Charles
Bremen
State fund deficit revealed in Blan annual report
Sidney H. Blan state treasurer released the annual deficit figures showing the general fund at 14.5 million dollars as of September 30 1930 with total receipts 44.31 million and disbursements 47.92 million. The report notes prior deficits and large increases due to the pension fund and Alabama special educational trust fund.
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Montgomery
Sidney H. Blan
State For
Graves’ Administration
Pension Fund
Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund
Banker Silent On Reports He Ransomed Kidnapped San
James Cerf, 16, son of Isaac N. Cerf, reputed banker and oil man, was reportedly kidnapped in early January and ransomed. Dallas police chief said he was told of the case but the family asked no official action. Cerf refused to confirm or deny the reports.
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Dallas
Tex
James Cerf
Isaac N. Cerf
Dallas News
Cerf
State National Bank of
Corsicana
J. Charles Gunning
Murder plot probed after victim found dead in car
Mendenhall Mississippi January 15 officers dismissed robbery motive after a long investigation. J Virgil Williamson 35 prominent resident was found dead in his car with head crushed and clothes dirtied. Investigators noted dirt and leaves in his hand suggesting he was dragged.
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Mendenhall
Miss
J. Virgil von 35
Mendenhal
Williamson
Dedication Plan for Murphy High School Complex
Public dedication of Murphy High School’s new $200000 physical education building set for 7:30 PM. Dr John W Phillips will lead with an invocation, followed by remarks from Albert P Bush and Edward J Grove with a response. Principal K J Clark to describe the inspection route for attendees.
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Ani Murphy High
John W. Phillips
First Baptist Church
President Bush
W. C. Griggs
Albert P. Bush
Edward J. Grove
Barton Academy
Mrn Bush
K. J.clark
Taylor Chosen Guardian Ad Litem for Mobile County
George S. Taylor was appointed by Governor Bibb Graves as guardian ad litem for Mobile County to succeed his brother William C. Taylor, waived by Judge Price. The appointment follows a law prohibiting dual jobs, and no fees are paid. The guardian ad litem represents minor children without parents or legal guardians.
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George S. Taylor
Bibb Graves
Mobile
William C
Price
Ee Ee
Supreme Court Overrules Tax Opinion on School Fees
The Alabama Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an opinion by Attorney Charlie C. McCall, ruling that county boards of education may levy matric and incidental fees. The decision affects tax collection by counties and boards of trustees, estimated at about 750000 dollars yearly for operation and maintenance of schools. The ruling stems from an appeal by T. W. Vincent of Talladega County.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Charlie C. McCall
Death notices spark anti vaccine debate in Souls ton
Passing GETS CONVERT GOLDSBORO Jan. 15 three death notices today had brought a new convert to medical science Arthur Smith of Soulston didn't believe in this innocu business There's nothing to it he told physicians who wanted to give a family anti typhoid vaccine Three children died in our cession Three others and his became gravely ill.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Arthur Smith
Soulston
Aged Woman Dies in Madisonville
Madisonville Tennessee old resident Mrs Nancy Bibee dies in the morning at her home. Funeral arrangements are set for today as the county's oldest citizen is laid to rest.
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Madisonville
Tenn
Nancy. Bibee
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Paducah, KY
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J. Virgil Williamson
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