City Commission studies department heads budget proposals
City officials held a conference with seven department heads to review cost cutting plans. A 12 hour police shift was not discussed and will not be considered unless eight hour shifts become necessary. The commission will study the heads recommendations at a special Monday conference, with some options potentially affecting personnel. Mayor Bates and Commissioners Taylor and Hartwell attended.
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Mobile
Commission
Warren Burch
Gus Rhem
Harry 4B. Fisher
Walter Potter
S. C. City Electrician
Andrew A. City
Charles Mohr
Bates
Taylor and
Hartwell
Cyanamid Chief Denies Interest in Muscle Shoals Lease
W B Bell, president of American Cyanamid, says his firm is not interested in leasing Muscle Shoals after a two hour secret session with the house military committee. He notes current conditions hinder bids from responsible companies and informs he is not familiar with Hoover commission recommendations. Some Cyanamid bids had been submitted but were rejected.
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Washington
W. B. Bell
American Cyanamid Company
Muscle Shoals
House
Military Ittee
Bell
Hoover
Reverend Lacey Visits Greek Community in Mobile
Rev Thomas J Lacey rector of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Brooklyn traveled with Archbishop Athenagoras to Mobile. They attended the Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs and Lacey received the Greek government knightly cross of St George for his interest in Greek affairs.
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Thomas J. Lacey
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Brooklyn
Athenagoras
Mobile
Tarpon Springs
Lacey
Order of St. George
Yale reduces dean's list entry average to eight percent
Hayden Conn January 15 Yale College faculty approved February 11 changes to the dean's list eligibility with the average required for enrollment lowered from eight to percent.
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New Hayden, Conn
C. W. Mendel
Yale
Eliege
Tuscaloosa man visits Constitution in Mobile
R. H. Dent of Tuscaloosa arrived in Mobile on Friday to view the frigate Constitution moored at Government street. He notes his great grandfather Lieutenant John H. Dent served aboard in 1803 during the Tripoli battle. Mr. Dent is brother of D. Dent of Mobile.
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R. H. Dent
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
Constitution
Government Street
John H. Dent
Tripoli
Mr. Dent
D. Dent
Excursion To See Frigate Constitution From New Albany
An excursion from New Albany Mississippi to Mobile will be run into Mobile Saturday to bring visitors to the frigate Constitution moored at Government street. Gulf Mobile & Northern Railroad officials announced the trip will carry about 1000 people aboard the special car. The ship’s visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and thousands still visited Thursday as the event drew interest.
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New Albany
Miss
Mobile
Government Street
Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad
Mobile Boy Dodges Guards to Board Noted Frigate
Eleven year old Billy Sparr slips past Boy Scouts police and marines to board the U S frigate Constitution during public inspection He secures autographs from crew and Captain Louis J Gulliver and later receives candy and a promised next visit The incident ends with the boy making planned contact with the commander before vanishing from a marine guard.
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U. S
Constitution
Billy Sparr
Louis J. Gulliver
Gulliver
Commander Gulliver
the Constitution
Billy
Civic Clubs Asked to Aid Jobless Program in Mobile
Local civic and patriotic group presidents were urged to back a campaign to place unemployed residents. A committee met at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss a plan and request leaders to secure united support for the effort.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile store owner fires on burglar after safe theft
Tom Steely, owner of a store at southwest Washington avenue and Monroe street, fired two shots at a burglar caught removing a door from the safe. The robber had stolen $40 from the cash register and fled, with Steely believing one shot struck. Police were notified of the incident. At the same time, the home of Thomas P. Lynch at 762 South Washington avenue was burglarized between 8 and 11 p m Thursday, jewelry valued at over $100 including gold watches was taken.
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Tom Steely
Washington Avenue
Monroe Street
Steely
Thomas P. Lynch
South
Washi Avenue
Coast Officer Wounds Man Wanted After Camp Theft
E. Jeffcoat, part of a four person group sought along the coast for stealing blankets from a tourist camp on Hall's Mill road near Mobile, was shot by Pascagoula Chief A H Gray as he resisted arrest. The other three, two women, surrendered in Mobile and will be brought back for trial.
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E. Jeffcoat
Hall
Mobile
A. H.” Gray
Pascagoula
Gray
B. Jeffcoat
al Jeffcoat
Swimmer Aims to Shatter 100-Hour Endurance Mark
A swimmer eyes a 100 hour endurance feat after a recent victory that buoyed him. The effort follows a challenging leg and arm test that threatened his progress, with plans to compete this morning in the world endurance event.
Fragmentary AP Report On National Affairs And Party Promises
Fragmented text from AP notes national affairs under Republican administration. Mentions campaign fundraising and voices of Roosevelts and Smiths amid condemnation of conduct. Indicates a national executive committee chairmanship context with Jouett and Shouse referenced.
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Associated Press
Baar
Weiee
Rooseoe and Smiths
Peenant
Jouett. Shouse
Patrol Cutter and Freighter Collide Off New York Coast
Coast guard destroyer William C. Herndon engaged a freighter Burrows during a dense haze as patrols chased rum runners near Maen tank. The collision occurred in the afternoon and the freighter sent out an SOS.
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New York
Maen
Coast Guard
William C. Herndon
Storms Snow Cal Air? California Rivers Rise Anew
Heavy storms raise flood risk in California Delta area as rivers rise anew. Authorities request aid to manage escalating water levels and protect communities along impacted waterways. Local agencies coordinate emergency response and shelter options for residents in affected zones.
Topsy Turvy Weather
The report notes mid winter conditions with unusual warmth and activity. It mentions boys swimming near Auburn and dandelions in Boston, bass biting at Lake Chautauqua, a Uniontown baseball game, maple sap flow in the Midwest, bees active in Ontario, and a frigid 35 degrees below zero in Elko Nevada.
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Associated Press
Auburn
Boston
Lake Chautauqua
Uniontown
Ontario
Elko
Nevada
Tornado Toll in Tennessee Towns Reaches Ten
Ten people died and three were injured after a tornado struck two Tennessee farming communities near Trenton. Homes were leveled and property damaged as cold weather moved in with heavy snow elsewhere.
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Tennessee
Middle West
Associated Press
Ontario
California
Trenton
Damaged Communic Lines Mark West Coast Day
Damaged communications lines in California left a mark on the west coast as traffic accidents occurred in darkness when a gale blew.
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California
West
Malicious Mischief Leads to Fines and Labor
H. W. Carter of 358 St. Louis street paid 101 dollars fine plus 50 days hard labor for malicious mischief after destroying his wife’s clothing and bedding. Lee Simmons received 60 days hard labor for theft of a shotgun from William Turner. Frank Johnson’s assault case with Milton Garner was reset for January 20.
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H. W. Carter
St. Louis Street
Lee Simmons
William Turner
Frank Johnson
Milton Garner
Recorder’s Court
Still Seized on Bear Fork Road in Sheriff's Raid
Deputies Hargett Boykin and Pryor along with Federal Officer Graves seized a 60 gallon still on Bear Fork road early Friday. No arrests were made. George Riley received fines for carrying a concealed weapon and violation of the prohibition law.
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Bear Fork Road
Hargett, Boykin and Pryor
Graves
George Riley
Murphy High Chamber of Commerce Names Officers For Term
Murphy High School Chamber of Commerce elected officers and board of directors at a Friday meeting. Walter Parker was named president and Fred Kersting was named first vice president.
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Chamber of Commerce
Murphy High School Chamber of Commerce
Walter Parker
Fred Kersting
Ernon
Discharged Servant Sought In Probe of Two Slayings
In Middleburg Virginia authorities pursue a theory that George Crawford a discharged negro servant helped by an accomplice killed Mrs Agnes Boeing Ilsley and her maid Mina Buckner on the estate of a Milwaukee widow. Five suspects including four men and one woman are held as material witnesses in Virginia.
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Agnes Isley
Paige Mide
Middleburg
Annie Buckner
Davig
Associated Press
Agnes Boeing Asley
George Crawford
Mina Buckner
Spencer Ilsley
Milwaukee
Virginia
Crawford
Wife indicted in Sauer case in Mississippi
Brookhaven Miss Jan 15 The Lincoln county grand jury returned indictments yesterday against two suspects for attempts upon Sauer’s life both at his home and at a gravel pit six miles east.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Lincoln County Grand Jury
Phosegragues
Sauer
Pirates Board Steamer and Loot Safe
Two river pirates boarded the steamship H. F. De Bardeleben of New Orleans early today and held the captain, his wife, and an owner’s representative at pistol point before escaping with $400 from the ship’s safe. Captain Charles T. Kight, his wife, and D. J. McAuliffe were asleep in their cabin when the assault occurred.
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Baltimore
H. F. de Bardeleben
New Orleans
Pistol Point
Charles T. Kight
D. J. McAuliffe
Bankhead Witnesses Claim Fund Demanded For Heflin
A Bankhead Heflin contest hearing hears former convict camp guards describe being asked to contribute to a fund for J B Mixon and Hamp Draper. Witnesses say three checks were sent, and one was endorsed by Draper. A guard, Joe Sellers, says he was discharged for refusing to contribute. Judge Pratt denies ordering election managers to receive votes at Centerville.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Bankhead-Heflin
Independent Free of
J.B. Misco
Houlton
Marion County
flin-Locke
Mixon
Hamp Draper
Joe Sellers
Camp i Mixon
Hey
W. D. Ozley
W. L. Pratt
Centerville
Bibb County
Es A Press
Bankhead
Mellon Denial On Colombia Loan Ties In Impeachment Inquiry
Alexander H. Gregg quoted a Mellon dictated statement denying any connection between Andrew Mellon and a Colombian loan. Senator Johnson pressed for access to confidential White letters, arguing cross examination would be blocked. State Department officials refused to reveal papers, citing foreign relations and public safety concerns.
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Johnson
State Department
Associated Press
Washington
Andrew Mellon
Colombia
House
Alexander H. Gregg
Patman
Texas
Gregg
Judiciary Committee
Mellon
Francis White
Ear of State
Senate Finance Committee
Department
United States
California
White
Partment
Colom
Olaya
Weather Summary: Friday to Saturday Thunder Showers Likely
Local weather notes show Friday night thunder showers with mild temperatures then colder Saturday. Alabama and Mississippi regions expect showers and a drop in temperatures, especially in northern and interior western areas. Barometric readings around 30.25 to 30.38 inches and humidity near elevated levels noted. Flood warnings mention the Black Warrior at Tuscaloosa with rising concerns over the next day or so.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Tuscmoosa
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