City considers zoning changes and seawall plans in Mobile
The Mobile zoning commission recommends allowing apartment buildings in former restricted zones and fixed a February 7 public hearing to hear objections. It backs Broad Street expansion and eastern districts along Hallet George streets. The commission also backs a Mobile bay seawall with mayoral signing power approved.
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Mobile Zoning Commission
City Commission
Zoning Commission
Broad Street
Brazil
Hallet Street
Hallett Street
Mobile Bay
Sila Pee Eae
Harry T Hartwell
Leon Schwarz
Cecil Bates
St. Joseph Street
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis Visits Mobile
James J. Davis secretary of labor arrives in Mobile for a 12 hour visit. He attends a dinner at the Battle House hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Loyal Order of Moose. An inspection of the $10,000,000 state docks with Alabama docks commission members is also planned.
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James J. Davis
Harding
Coolidge
Mobile
New Orleans
Loyal Order of Moose
Davis
Battle House
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Enette
Charles A. Cook
Tary
Bibb Graves
Henderson
William Hoard
Scoamipaney
Despair Grips Owosso Family After Child Slaying Confession
Adolph Hotelling, a Owosso carpenter and church elder, confessed to slaying 5-year-old Dorothy Schneider and admitted two other attacks. His wife Myrtle and five children faced the tragedy as state police relayed the confession to James Robertson, brother of Mrs. Hotelling.
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Owosso, Mich
Adolph Hotelling
Owosso
Dorothy Schneider
Myrtle Hotelling
Mra. Iga
Or Wagner
Lyle Munroe
Devere Hotelling
Hotelling
James Robertson
Schneider
Bilbo Seeks Sixty Million For Mississippi Roads
Jackson Mississippi January 17 Governor elect Theodore G Bilbo outlined a road program including a 53 million bond issue for building roads. He proposed a state funded printing plant for textbooks and removal of the University of Mississippi. He urged a nine state highway plan plus 2000 miles of gravel roads and a three member governor appointed highway commission. Inauguration readiness noted as Bilbo prepares to take office in Jackson.
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Jackson, Mias
Mississippi
Goyaoe
Theodore G Bib
Hig
iStaieie
Sydney Smith
Supreme Court
University of Missionia
Oxford
Jackson
Highway Commission
Theodore G. Bilbo
Poplarville
Greenup man and housekeeper charged in child’s death
Robert H. Pitta and Marie Frazer were indicted in Greenup Kentucky on charges of beating Mary Magdalene, 5, alleged to have mistreated the child until death around December 20. Officials and Chester arraigned later this day.
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Greenup
Robert H. Pitta
Marie Frazer
Mary Magdalene
Chester
Highway Chairman to Speak in Mobile on Paved Roads Plan
Judge Woolsey Finnell, chairman of the state highway commission, will speak at a mass meeting in Mobile on Tuesday January 31 to outline what the state will provide for paving roads in Mobile county. Associate members of the commission are expected to attend though details on other members are not yet available.
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Mobile
Woolsey Finnell
State Highway Commission
Finnell
State Commission
Prichard Eyes Paving Plan for Connected Roads
J. N. Wilkins mayor of Prichard will present to the city council a proposal to pave streets linking with Mobile county roads. He conferred with Arthur D. Davis, road committee chair, to create continuous hard surfaced highways through the town and county network.
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J. N. Wilkins
Prichard
City of
Mobile County
Arthur D. Davis
Board of Road
Mobile Community Chest election dated for January 25
The Mobile Community Chest calls a meeting on Wednesday January 25 to elect officers including president and vice presidents, secretary, and coordinating chairmen for budget and executive committees. Eight new directors were recently elected and will attend.
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Mobile
Mobile Chamber of
Gordon Smith
Stolen Auburn 8 Coupe Traced to Florida Man
Automobile Underwriters' Detective Bureau in Atlanta reports an Auburn 8 coupe is identified as stolen from George Troutt. The car is in the possession of R. R. Rutherford of Miami, Florida, arrested on forgery charges, and Rutherford says he bought it from J. Fila who stole it in Los Angeles using the name William J. Rockwell.
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Automobile Underwriters’ Detective Bureau
Atlanta
R. R. Rutherford
Miami
Fla
Mane
Los Angeles
Cal
George Troutt
Rutherford
J. Fila
William J. Rockwell
Weather outlook for Alabama Mississippi and Florida
Alabama generally fair in the south with possible showers in the north tonight and Wednesday. Mississippi cloudy with showers likely in the north and central portions, colder in the extreme north tonight. Florida partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with gentle variable winds.
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Alabama
Pao Xa
Mississippi
Florida
Williams names experts for seawall survey in Mobile
Judge Williams approves two engineers to survey and estimate for the proposed Mobile seawall district. The petition for a levee district from south of Arlington to Dog River is filed by City Commissioner Hartwell and Ed J. Grove, backed by 95 percent of owners. A 60 foot ornamental roadway behind the seawall is planned. legal steps require about 60 days.
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Mobile Seawall
John
Williams
Arlington
Dog River
Harry T.hartwell
Ed J. Grove
Agai Ers
Saenger Theatre
Bay Bridge
Hartwell
Docks Commission Holds Routine Meeting at City Docks
The Alabama docks commission met today with Gen. W. J. Sibert chairman engineer present. Commissioner Charles Henderson of Troy attended while F. G. Blair of Tuscaloosa was absent. The session covered routine matters and a visit to the docks property.
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Alabama Docks Commission
Onte -Board
W. J. Sibert
Charles Henderson
Troy
F. G. Blair
Tuscaloosa
News Item Readers Praise New Type Dress
Readers and business men praise the News Item for its new Intertype Ideal dress printing seen yesterday. They call it easier to read and less tiring on the eyes, and the paper notes this aligns with Mobile port expansion and its forward newspaper policy.
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News-Item
Mobile
Slayer and Paramour Face Murder Trial in Memphis
Charles E. Miller and Alma McClavy are to be arraigned in city court for the death of Mike McClavy. Miller, who confessed, faces murder charges while McClavy is charged as an accessory. Train crew members who aided Miller may be arrested for accessory after the fact.
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Memphis
Tenn
Charles E. Miller
Alma McClavy
Mike McClavy
Miller
McClary
McClavy
Space for 1000 Dancers at Mobile Police Relief Ball
Dance space for more than 1,000 couples will be provided at the municipal wharf auditorium for the Mobile Police Relief Association annual ball on February 14. Two brass baths are engaged. Prize dances on the program. Awards by a committee next month. Ticket sellers canvassing downtown. A section near St. Francis Street roped off for the event.
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Municipal Wharf
Mobile Police Relief Association
Munici
Inquisitors Get Manslaughter Case
The court will hear the case of Frank Long charged with manslaughter driving an automobile while drunk and reckless driving related to a truck from Dy Sard Construction Company. The outcome will determine liability in the fatal incident and related offenses.
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Frank Long
Dysard Construction Company
Tax Cut Bill Sidetracked by Senate Finance Vote
Washington January 17 The Senate Finance Committee voted to sidetrack the 290 million tax reduction bill until after March 15 An effort by Senator Simmons to gain immediate consideration was defeated 11 to 9 with Republicans backing postponement Smoot warned of continued delay plans Simmons vows to push floor action after a conference to map strategy The Republican majority remains confident in delaying the bill beyond the March 15 tax due date
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Smoot
King Wife Wounds Tots and Personal Crisis Report
Salvatore Salci shot and killed his wife Tegaie in their Corona home then killed himself after wounding three stepchildren Antoinette Venetitto 17 Edna 13 and Salvatore 5. All three were hospitalized in critical condition. Neighbors said quarrels preceded the shooting.
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New York
Salvatore Salci
Tegaie
Corona
Antoinette Venetitto
Edna
Salvatore
Saki
Killer Confesses in Owosso Case
Reports say a killer in Owosso Michigan confessed to a crime as details surface about Janene Adaip a year old archdeacon. The confession follows police inquiries and local church concerns.
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Janene Adaip
Owosso, Mich
Carnival seeks funds for $15,000 city celebration
The Carnival Association launches a fundraising drive aiming to raise 15000 for a city celebration. J Roy Alt leads the canvassing while A L Staples plans the program and negotiates with American warships and British consul J McIntyre Rosas for ships. Mystic societies prepare parades and merchants discuss teas and local events at the Chamber of Commerce meetings.
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le Cbesio St Uat Gs
Fee Will . Billans
J. Roy Alt
A. L. Staples
Carnival Association
Washington
Staples
First Pleas Made as Raids Result
First pleas of guilty were entered in court after raids by federal officers Friday. Prince Parker and Ernest Kittrell admitted charges and fines. Parker paid 50 dollars and 150 dollars was due for Kittrell. A federal grand jury is in session with 20 to 40 cases under review and work expected to finish soon.
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Prince Parker
Ernest Kittrell
Parker
Federal Grand Jury
Dol. R
Bird
Alex
Birch
Miss LaMar Answers Readers At Svenger Theatre
The column presents Leona LaMar's replies to readers as she concludes her Svenger theatre engagement. It covers personal matters on family death in Mexico, investment cautions, patent backing, rumored hidden money, a husband's garage business, and a student marching toward graduation with encouragement from Miss LaMar.
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Leona LaMar
Miss LaMar
Svenger Theatre
Mexico
Florence C
Mock wedding staged at Kearney apartment
An improvised ceremony was held without a license at Kearney's apartment. Guests included Otto H. Kahn Eugene O Neill Horace Liveright and Floyd Dell. The event featured readings and poetry while the couple met at a New Year's party. it was the third marriage for the groom aged 34.
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Ince
Kearney
Karl Sineacee
Otto H. Kahn
Eugene O'Neill
Floyd Deil
Horace Liveright
Simmons
Otto Kahn
Sot
Wis Browne
Ares Liveright
Floyd Dell
Theodore Dreiser
Brussell
CIA’ Serviame
Tourist relieved of car and money in highway holdup
P. W. Foote Jr of Louisville Kentucky was held up on a highway 12 miles north of Bay Minette between 6 and 7 last night. He was robbed of his automobile 460 dollars in cash a wristwatch and a ring and forced to walk to Bay Minette. He reached Mobile at 3 this morning to report the crime to police. Foote described his car a Kentucky license plate 03 360 with his initials painted on the goose head. A Buick brougham allegedly stolen from J D Evans at Laurel has been reported here and was found by police. The Automobile Bureau Association sent officers Crivalieri Brown and L Denard to locate it.
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P. W. Foote, Jr
Louisville
Bay Minette
Mobile
Foote
Avis
New Orleans
Denitenea
Etnica
J. D. Evans
Laurel
Crivalieri
Brown
L. Denard
Automobile In- Bureau Association
Begging Reports Rise in City Residential Areas
Reports of begging in the city’s residential districts are rising and being referred to the police after a conference with Family Welfare Bureau worker Miss Bessie Rencher. The city commission agreed to support agencies to assist worthy persons and reject public begging.
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Family Welfare Bureau
Bessie Rencher
Police Department
City Commission
Letter Floods City Over Dogs and Rabies Debate
Anti Cruelty to Animals Society protests Dr Kegels plan to destroy dogs after a horse show. A resident urges city residents to shelter homeless dogs. She questions rabies and cites Chicago hydrophobia deaths. Health officials in five suburbs endorse Dr Kegels stance. John Jaffray calls for jail for publicity hunters who abandon dogs.
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Animal Society
Wrrte
Kegel
Joose 4
Cornell University
Chicago
John B. Jaffray
Chi Veterinary Society
Sawmill Worker Frank Lloyd Dies of Heart Failure
The body of Frank Lloyd, 58, a sawmill worker, was found on the John Carey place at Satsuma, the coroner ruling death from heart failure. Lloyd moved to Mobile in 1918 from Palatka Florida and leaves sisters in Palatka and Beaumont Texas.
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Frank Lloyd
John Carey
Satsuma
F. Hale
Lloyd
Mobile
Palatka
Fla
Beaumont
Texas
French Foreign Minister Briand Guests at German Embassy
Paris January 17 French Foreign Minister Briand attended a luncheon at the German embassy hosted by Ambassador Van Hoesch. He was accompanied by other ministers marking the first such visit since the war began fourteen years ago and attended by the former German Chancellor.
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Paris
Afairs
Briand
van Hoesch
Dowell Accepts Mercer Presidency in Macon
Dr Spright Dowell, president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, accepts Mercer University in Macon presidency and will assume office June 1 after announcing the appointment at a Baptist district conference in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Spright Dowell
Alabama,,Polytechnic Institute
Mercer University
Macon
Many Jailed for Communist Plot in Kovno Lithuania
Police in Kovno Lithuania report a communist organization uncovered and numerous arrests carried out. Details on members and charges remain sparse as investigations continue.
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Kovno
Lithuania
Viata
Brand charges against Pope joke raise alarm in Moscow
Tass reports Vatican received notification of a sentence. noted a joke about the Pope sparked charges. The item mentions repeat offenses and foreign press mention. Authorities warn over religious mockery as tensions rise in Moscow.
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Pope
Moscow
Tass
Vatican
Pontiff Sends Document to Vatican Archives
The paper reports that the pontiff presented a copy of his sentence to all cardinals and then consigned it to the Vatican archives, labeling it a historical document. The Orthodox synod and figures including A. Ry koff and Joseph M. Stalin are mentioned in connection with the dispatch.
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A .Rykoff
Joseph M. Stalin
Vatican
Volstead Defends Prohibition Enforcement Comments
Minneapolis January 27 Volstead criticizes lax enforcement and politics interfering with law. He says Washington should treat Prohibition seriously and urges supporters to stand by the law as public sentiment shifts.
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Minneapolis
Urges Boycott of American Goods in Nicaragua Action
A Montevideo dispatch reports a tribunal urging a boycott of American goods and services as a protest against U.S. actions in Nicaragua. The note claims U.S. aid and services worsen the situation.
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Montevideo
Uru
Tribunal Ar Torial
Nicaragua
United States
New York Curator Joins Edison Rubber Plant Study
John Small head curator at the Museums of Herbarium of 1 uicala travels to southern Florida to work with Thomas A. Edison on rubber plant cultivation. He is a leading authority on southern state plant studies and aims to advance research in economic rubber crops.
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New - York
Agace John Small
Museums of Herbarium
1Uicala
Florida
Thomas A. Edison
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Irene Castle
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