Alabama releases funds to finish Mobile port terminals
The Alabama legislature released the second five million dollars in port bonds, enabling immediate plans for warehouses and tracks to open docks at Mobile. Terminals expected to handle ships next fall as the docks commission proceeds with its approved program. General W L Sibert, chairman engineer of the docks commission, returned from Montgomery this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Senate
W. W. Brandon
House
Docks Commissions
W. L. Sibert
Docks Commission
Montgomery
Honeymoon Kidnapping Cases Plague Greenville NC
Police report three marriage related abductions in Greenville North Carolina. A bride stolen from her husband of six days and two newlywed grooms were carried away from relatives by men believed to be suitors. One bride later walked back to town ashamed to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
George B. Grice
Alonzo Shipman
Grice
Rufus Sanders
Amis White
Anderton
May
Bleach Hill
Sanders
Ene
Ios
Trial pause as Dr J Frank Norris attends in Austin Texas
The Norris trial pauses until 2 p m as Dr J Frank Norris attends court. The defendant D B Chipps, ill with tonsillitis, seeks delay while the judge weighs continuing the trial amid his illness and disputed claims over damages totaling 18600 dollars.
Lawsuits Seek 30000 for Injuries in Auto Crash
Andrew Strauss and heirs sue Ma A Pate in circuit court for 30000 claiming Mrs. Strauss sustained permanent injury and loss of companionship after a January 22 collision at Ann and Selma streets. The suit also seeks 5000 for expenses and loss of wake for Andrew Strauss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Strauss
Ma A. Stra Pate
Strauss
Pate
Playground Tots To Give Concert In Mobile
Playground tots from Mobile city playgrounds present a concert this afternoon at 3 in the Mobile Bay Boosters club rooms basement of the Bienville hotel. Miss Hazel Council directs the program with Mrs Carl Klinge aiding. Performances include songs with ukulele by Lucile Wilkins and others, solos and duets, and a fiddler and Elouise Sclater performing traditional numbers.
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Mobile City
Mobile Bay
Bienville
Miss Hazel Council
Women’s Department
The
Amber of Commerce
Carl Klinge
City Recreation Mdment
Lucile Wilkins
Helen Dahmer
Edwina Dahmer
Dorothy White
Lois Turner
Mary Lou
Dorothy Calametti
Mee
Charleston
Ernie May Blalack
Mobile
Elouise Sclater
Fined for Driving Drunk in Front of Paving Barricade
W. B. Locke of 250 Lafayette Street was fined 260 dollars plus 90 days hard labor for operating an auto while drunk. Police Officer Hester and Hancock Bros. testified he sped through a barricade and damaged new paving material. Arthur Hatcher, Bob Harris, Joe Springer and Willie Johnson were convicted of speeding with fines and costs.
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W. B. Locke
Lafayette Street
D. H. Edington
Hester
Alex Hancock
Hancock Bros
Locke
Hancock
New York
Arthur Hatcher
Bob Harris
Joe Springer
Willie Johnson
Recorder
Chest Plans Move Forward as Campaign Teams Organize
The Community Chest campaign advances with organized teams and a unified effort led by L. D. Dix. I. L. Bedsole heads the initial gifts committee while F. Seaman Williams volunteers as auditor. a colored division headed by Dr. E. T. Belsow forms a 35 member soliciting group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
L. D. Dix
I. L. Bedsole
Mark Lyons
F. Seaman Williams
Coca Cola
Er. G. Rickardy
E. T. Belsow
Peters
Leon Meyers
J. W. Brown
W. L. Bolden
H. R. Williams
Alex Pope
Gilbert Faustina
Chamber of Commerce
Judge Mack to Speak Tonight at Government Street Temple
Judge Julian W. Mack of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit will deliver an open address at 7 30 p m tonight at the Government Street temple corner Government and Warren streets introduced by Rabbi A G Moses. The renowned jurist and former Northwestern University law professor helped draft parts of the Treaty of Versailles and led Jewish organizations.
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Julian W. Mack
New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh Circuit
Government Street
Government
Warren Streets
A. G. Moses
Mack
Northwestern University
Judge Mack
American Jewish Congress
Zionist Organization of America
Palestine
Prisoners to be arraigned in circuit court tomorrow
Thirty prisoners in the county jail, indicted by the January grand jury, will be arraigned in circuit court tomorrow at 10 o clock and may plead. Those who do not plead guilty will face trials on dates set by Judge C A Garyson. Names include Minnie Long, Albert Brown, Theodore Brown, Leonard Doggett, and many others facing burglary, larceny, forgery, and other offenses.
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C. A. Garyson
Minnie Long
Albert Brown
Theodore Brown
Leonard Doggett
Milton P. Goodwin
Harry Verneuille
Robert
Henry Crater
Thomas Strader
Neil McDonald
Emanuel Gonzales
John Ham
Charles Alonzey
Lonzey
G. Hawkins
Leondo Reue
Dorothy Issenhuth Named Fair Co-Ed by Cecil B DeMille
Parkston resident Dorothy Issenhuth wins title as prettiest co-ed following endorsement from film director Cecil B. DeMille at the University of South Dakota annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Issenhuth
University of South Dakota
Cecil B. de Picket
Parkston
Malnutrition Concerns Highlighted by Mobile Nurse
Miss Mattie Huston, a Mobile school nurse on the board of health, warned that malnutrition severely harms growing children. She cited rickets and urged milk as essential, noting many effects persist despite treatment. Meetings on child welfare occur weekly under the Mobile Council of Social Agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Huston
Board of Health
Huston
Council of Social Agencies
Liquor Seized Aboard Fruit Ship Sosua
United States customs inspectors found thirteen quarts of whiskey and five quarts of gin hidden in the donkey boiler on the Sosua fruit ship of the United Fruit Company. Inspectors Corbin and Garner reported difficulty locating the contraband and no arrests were indicated. Last week the Ciboa carried twenty four quarts of rum and four black firemen were arrested for possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Customs
United Fruit Company
William H. Corbin
Elias P. Garner
Hartley Arrested on Liquor Charge
Co. C. Hartley aged 75 of near Saraland was jailed on state and federal liquor violations and released on 500 dollars bond. Officers said he broke a sack of liquor near his home as they approached. In Hell's Swamp area they raided a 100 gallon still, destroying 300 gallons of mash.
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Hell's Swamp
Satsuma
Prison Warden Wounded in Shootout Captures Fugitives
Jacksonville dispatch reports J B Blitch, state superintendent of prisons, wounded in cheek and abdomen after exchanging fire with three escaped convicts. Posse members Highsmith and a loyal escort aided, Blitch and Highsmith transported to safety as suspects were captured and imprisoned.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Doughty
Blitch
Raiford Aew
Williams
House
Trusty
Highsmith
County Man Arrested on Threats to Kill
Vincent Covas was docketed at the county jail on a warrant from the inferior criminal court charging him with threats to kill Charles Lyons of Herron Bay. The complainant alleges the defendant threatened to end his life. Covas was released on bond. Albert Catledge was fined $50 and costs and 20 days hard labor for violating the prohibition law and gave notice of appeal with bond set at $500. Deputy Sheriff Marshall Lee served 24 hours in jail for contempt for refusing to name the informant.
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Vincent Covas
Inferior Criminal Court
Charles Lyons
Herron Bay
Covas
Albert Catledge
Catledge
Marshall Lee
No Trace Found Of Stolen Auto Inquiries Continue
Police report no trace of a stolen car belonging to Mary Moore of South Jackson Street. The vehicle was reported missing Sunday morning on Conti Street between Franklin and Claiborne. A license tag was recovered at Creola Alabama, north of the county, last afternoon.
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Poe
Mary Moore
South Jackson Street
Conti
Franklin
Claiborne Streets
Creola
Ala
Oesto
Edward Lauzon Ill After Hip Operation
Edward Lauzon a longtime baseball umpire in various towns at the City Hospital was operated on yesterday for hip trouble. He was reported improving today.
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Edward Lauzon
Billy Sunday Headlines Lions Club Luncheon Talk
Rev Billy Sunday spoke at the Lions Club weekly luncheon at the Cawthon Hotel Vineyard. President King and District Governor A Dorgan Jr reported on a district event they recently attended in Montgomery.
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Billy Sunday
Lions Club
Cawthon Hotel
Vineyard
A King
A. Dorgan, Jr
Lions
Montgomery
Community Chest plan seen as aid to Mobile welfare groups
George D. Lining, a Mobile business leader, argues the Community Chest offers obvious advantages. He says one annual solicitation in one week can fund operating expenses for welfare agencies, easing donor trust and enabling workers to focus full time on their missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Lining
Mobile
Lining
Cnotaan Ionn
Fountains Break at Public School Prompt Investigations
Detectives are at work today investigating broken fountains at a public school. Officials say damage appeared overnight and security footage is being reviewed to identify suspects. Local authorities urge anyone with information to contact the police.
Cold Wave to Slow Hit Midwestern States
The Northwestern cold wave moves slowly toward the middle west, delaying zero temperatures by 24 to 86 hours. Forecasters expect considerable snow with temperatures 30 degrees below zero in the Canadian northwest and eight to twenty below across northern plains, the Great Lakes region seeing 6 to 14 inches of snow and higher depths in parts of the St. Lawrence Valley.
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Chicago
Middle West
Canadian
Lake Superior
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Rockies
Seates City
Canadian Northwest
St. Lawrence Valley
Frozen teeth delay county breakfast in cold snap
Kingston North Carolina January 18 The cold spell caused Frank Rhem Lenoir County roads superintendent to find his dentures frozen solid in water a breakfast delaying incident as he thawed them out.
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Kingston
N. C
Frank Rhem
Lenoir County
Rhem
Pen Used Sign Port Bill Returned by City Commissioner
Leon Schwarz, city commissioner, returned from Montgomery with the pen Governor Brandon used to sign the seaport amendment bill. The measure provides three major improvements at Mobile port. The commission adopted a resolution thanking Governor Brandon for his support. The meeting also denied a petition to rebuild the McGregor Bros. sales stable at Kenneth and Shel Road after a recent fire and neighbor protests calling it a nuisance.
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Leon Schwarz
Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Schwarz
Brandon
Mobile
McGregor Bros
Kenneth and Shel Road
Portland Druggist Seeks Aid During Educational Visit
Williams Woodward of Portland Oregon, a retired wholesale druggist now on a visit, has devoted months to public educational work. He halted work years ago but returned to aid community education while traveling.
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Wiliamas Woodward
Portland
Ore
R. Tema
New Pilot Boat Alabamian Enters Service
Pilots express satisfaction with the new vessel Alabamian placed tentatively into service last Saturday. It replaces the older pilot boat docked near the river, the Louisville and Nashville site, now anchored at the harbor.
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Louisville
Nashville
Plan for Cotton Relief Insurance Offered in Senate
O F Bedsoe leader of the Staple Cotton Association of Mississippi presents a plan before the Senate Agricultural Committee for federal insurance against cotton price declines. A $600 fund would back insurance via cooperatives with a $1 per bale premium, tying payouts to a weighted average New Orleans price. The proposal aims to boost cooperative marketing and limit government loss while aiding farmers in 1930s market volatility. Chester C. Davis backs the McNary bill. hearings to finish in two days.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
O. F. Bedsoe
Staple Cotton Association of
M Pi
McNary-Haugen
Bledsoe
New Orleans Exchange
Co-Operative
Curtis-Aswell
Chester C. Davis
North Central States Agricultural Conference
Muscle Shoals Debate May Be Delayed By Senate Schedule
Washington reports pressing legislative business could derail the senate plan to take up Muscle Shoals. The arrival of Senator-designate Frank L. Smith for a credentials battle and a Lausanne treaty vote at 2 p.m. may block Senator Deneen's plan to move the joint commission bill approving the Southern Power Company. If Smith's case is brought to the floor, the Shoals debate could be postponed indefinitely.
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Washington
Senate
Muscle Shoals
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
Deneen
Joint Commission
Southern Power Company
Smith
McAdoo Calls Rumors of Presidential Run Untrue
William Gibbs McAdoo denied planning a 1932 presidential bid, dismissing rumors as mere chatter. He said he was not considering a run and dismissed implications of a forthcoming fight with Gov. Al Smith of New York.
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Chicago
William Gibbs McAdoo
Uppoine
California
al Smith
New York
Stockholders Seek Author Of New Valuation
Appellants in a government tax suit against nine former Ford Motor stockholders seek the author behind memoranda read in court. They challenge vagueness of who drafted the documents used to question the original Ford stock assessment and propose a second assessment formula. One memo was by M H Thompson. defense says he did not write it. The other is an anonymous exhibit whose provenance remains disputed.
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Harry Ramela
William
Kaiser
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ord
Ave
Treasury Department
Salts
M. H. Thompson
New York
Rene
Boosters Invite Tourists to Club Event in Mobile
Tourists visiting Mobile will be guests this afternoon at 3 in the Mobile Bay Boosters Club room basement Bienville Hotel. All tourists in the city or passing through are invited to attend. Mrs. Carl Kit of the recreation department will arrange a musical program for the occasion.
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Mobile
Mobile Bay Boosters Club
Bienville
Carl Kit
City Recreation Department
Lysefjord Leaves Docks for Regular Central America Trade
The Lysefjord fruit ship, idle for a month under United Fruit, was taken off the docks this week and will begin regular trips to Central America, departing Friday.
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Lysefjord
United Fruit Company
Central America
Explosion Kills Two at Hercules Powder Plant near Bessemer
An explosion in a dynamite mixing unit at Hercules Powder Company near McAdory Station killed two workers, J. O. W. and D. C. Johnson, and damaged other plant sections. The incident occurred today in Bessemer area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ala
Hercules Powder Company
McAdory Station
Here
D.C. Johnson
Medical meeting outlines alcohol and disease remarks
Physicians at Washington report during the American College of Surgeons meeting discuss disease and cancer. David Stewart criticizes alcohol and urges Supreme Court action while referencing Prohibition and constitutional amendments. Russia’s dry period is cited in a political aside.
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Washington
U Ican College of Surgeons
David Stewart
Supreme Court
Russia
Reed Presidential Boom Starts Soon in New York
Washington reports indications that James A. Reed’s presidential campaign will launch in New York. Friends of the Democrat senator are assembling support as workers complete preparations for a New York event to showcase Reed’s platform.
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Reed
Washington
James A. Reed
New Yorkton
New York
Tomory
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Norris
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Metr
Ante
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Prince
Vanity Fairest
Hartley
Bags
J. S. Blitch
Raiford, Fla
Ches Plan
Canada
Portland Druggist
Mme
Alejandreo Cesar
United States
M’adoo
Ford
Treasury
Moranda
Defense Atorneys
PR Tenury Department
Boosters
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