Alabama House Advances Moon Measure on Bus Regulation
In Montgomery on January 22 the house advanced six administration bills to cut three commissions to one member each and to authorize a government survey and audits. Beebe Baldwin proposes regulating motor buses and trucks on state highways, while Parker Cleburne seeks a retail tax change affecting store chains. Moon is confirmed by the senate after swift action.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Rules
Tax Commission
Highway Commission
Board of Administration
Beebe
Baldwin
Parker
Cleburne
Alabama
Moon
Senate
Board Advances Audit Plan for 1931 Budget
Members of the board of revenue finance discussed the retention of L. J. Richard and Company CPAs to audit county books. The firm is expected to expedite the audit so the board can approve a 1931 budget.
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Board of Revenue
L. J. Richard and Company, Certified Public Accountants
Stock Suspension On Lorenzo E Anderson And Co
New York stock exchange suspended Lorenzo E Anderson and Company of St Louis citing a past submission on June 23, 1927. The firm, with offices in Dallas and San Antonio, lists floor members Arthur C Hilmer William Fordyce Ralph B Fairchild Edwin H Hilmer Andrew H Kauffman and George K Battle.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Lorenzo E. Anderson and Company of
St. Louis
Dallas
San Antonio
Tex
Exchange
Arthur C. Hilmer
William ©. Fordyce
Ralph B. Fairchild
Edwin H. Hilmer
Andrew H. Kauffman
George K. Battle
Hoover Not Opposed To Dry Law Change, Senator Fess Avers
Senator Fess chairman of the Republican National Committee says Mr. Hoover did not close the door to any revision of the dry law. He declined to say Hoover favored other revisions but noted Hoover rejected a substitute amendment to keep prohibition from becoming a political issue. The law enforcement commission urged that any revision keep enforcement substantially the same while broadening power. Turn to Page 12 for more on commission disagreements and coal matters.
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Hoover
Fess
Senator Fess
Republican National
Mr. Hoover
White House
Ohioan
National Prohibition
Congress
Law Enforcement Commission
United States
Jury Deadlock Seen In Trial of De Boe
Los Angeles jurors unable to reach verdict after six and a half hours on 285 counts of grand theft. Daisy Bow, secretary-confidant to a film star, faced potential 35 to 350 year sentence if convicted on all counts. Jurors requested several instruction clarifications and discussed financial evidence including $350,000 spent by the Bow household.
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de Boe
Los. Angeles
Rene Boe
Ange
Gelichigl
Daisy
Clara
Redhead
Ufe
Sheriff Reports Alive After Bath County Dry Raid
Owingsville Kentucky January 22 Sheriff Owen Rogers said Richard Williams age 35, believed fatally injured in a Bath county dry raid, was alive at his Caney Creek home near Salt Lick. County Judge Clyde Alexander and Coroner S C Alexander said they saw him walking this morning, while an inquest into his death was planned. Williams had been reported dead last night.
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Owingsville
Owen Rogers
Richard Williams
Bath County
Caney Creek
Salt Lick
Clyde Alexander
S. C.alexander
Williams
Roy
Flier to Face Trial in Death of Day Woman
J A Smith a 26 year old naval reserve pilot from Seattle faces general court martial over the death of Annie Lee Edgecumbe killed when struck by a seaplane while fishing from a boat in Pensacola bay last October. A companion was knocked into the water as the seaplane landed and unidentified at the time. Naval authorities conducted an investigation from the local base and questioned pilots as ships were exposed. Findings were not made public as customary.
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Pensacola
Fla
J. A. Smith
Naval Reserve
Seattle
Wash
Annie Lee Edgecumbe
Representative Bankhead And Wife Rescued In Fire
Jan 22 before daybreak fire trapped Senator Bankhead and his wife on a stairway blocked by smoke. Firemen used a ladder to reach them and carry them to safety as smoke filled the building. There was no official estimate of damage.
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Bankhead
Cac Aes
Congress
Train holdup on Florida bound ride shocks Tampa youth
Six masked bandits robbed a Detroit to Cincinnati bound Big Four train near Bellefontaine, shooting Edwin K. Nelson of Tampa in the chest and right arm as passengers were plundered of cash and jewelry worth about 3000 dollars. The robbers escaped into darkness before police could catch them.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Detroit
Cincinnati
Edwin K. Nelson
West Lafayette Street
Tampa
Fla
Nelson
Troops to Relieve Danville Strike Forces in Virginia
Governor Pollard announced 250 new National Guard troops will be sent to the Danville strike area on Saturday to relieve units since November 26. The move follows counsel from Acting Adjutant General Waller after talks with Pittsylvania County and Danville officials about ongoing law enforcement needs amid the Dan River and Riverside mills dispute. Sheriff Kesphy urged the deployment, citing repeated dynamite attacks on non union workers homes in Schoolfield since September.
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Richmond
John Garland Pollard
National Guard
Danville
Pollard
Samuel G. Waller
Waller
Pittsylvania County
Dan River
Riverside
C. R. Kesphy
Pittsylvania
Hard
Schoolfield
Ignorance Costly in Federal Court Case
Jan 22 New Orleans. Lee Young, a Black man, received a six month jail sentence after failing to provide a satisfactory liquor making formula in federal court. He admitted owning a seized still but faltered under questioning and offered only a vague explanation that liquor is produced by heating a fire. The judge questioned his truthfulness and upheld the six month term.
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New Orleans
Ee Young
Young
Wayne G. Borah
Petain Elected to French Academy Alongside Foch
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain honored as Immortal by election to the French Academy joining Marshal Foch. His maiden speech traced World War history through Foch’s life and leadership.
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Paris
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Verdun
Marshal Foch
Foch
Bank Robbery on Gulf Coast by Armed Trio
Three or four bandits robbed the Hancock County Bank of Bay J. Louis Long Beach branch just before noon. An undetermined amount of currency was taken and the getaway vehicle, a blue LaSalle coupe, fled north on Jefferson Davis Avenue. Authorities across counties and state patrol searched for the suspects as police joined the pursuit.
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Gulfport
Miss
Long Beach
Hancock County Bank of Bay &J. Louis
Here
R. Pass Christian
Orien
Robertson
Barl Batchelor
Bill Aims to End Doctor Prescription Limits on Liquor
Representative Celler of New York urges passage to implement the Wicker commission’s recommendation removing restrictions on doctors prescribing liquor. The move targets easing controls on medical liquor prescriptions amid ongoing regulatory debate.
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Celler
Democrat
New York
Wicker+ sham commission
Calls Off Trip Senator Davis Unable To Visit
Senator Davis cancels planned trip amid ongoing Nye investigation. Davis will not travel to events scheduled this month as legal scrutiny continues. Nye probe details remain undisclosed.
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Senator Davis
Nye
Mutiny Court Martial Sentences Sailor in Lucia Incident
Beaman received six months detention for involvement in the mutiny aboard the sit depot pose near Devenport. The ruling is part of a broader court martial with three other sailors punished for disobeying orders.
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Devenport
Eng
Beaman
Pose. Lucia
Dealers Meet at Smiths Bakery Discuss Distribution
Mobile Retail Food Dealers Association gathers at 8:15 PM Thursday at Smiths Bakery. Topics include distribution efficiency and overall organization. Meeting called by L. G. Odom of Odom Grocery Company.
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Smith's Bakery
Mobile Retail Food Dealers’ Association
L. G. Odom
Join Cops Force Adds Three to Police Ranks
Jimmie Nicholas a former cafe proprietor, Marceline Marcel a former L. N. shop employee, and S. T. Le Gear a mechanic were added to the police department supernumerary rolls Thursday by the city commission.
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Jimmie Nicholas
Marcelline Marcel
S. T. LeGear
Police Department
City Commission
National Bellas Hess Plans Mobile Store Move
Ed Smith, retail operating manager for National Bellas Hess with offices in New York, is present in Mobile for the sale and relocation of the store. Smith says the new Mobile home will be equal to any organization store in the south.
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Ed Smith
National Bellas Hess
New York
Mobile
Mr. Smith
South
Barrett Files First for Chicago Mayor Spotlight
Charles V. Barrett leads as the earliest candidate to file for Chicago mayor, signaling a crowded field as filings begin. Further contenders expected as the campaign heats up with early entry reflecting strategic moves in city politics.
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Charles V. Barrett
Chicago
Mobile Salons Leads Roads Committee Members Named
Mobile is represented in the Alabama legislature with John Craft named chair of the roads and highways committee. Sossa man Sossaman takes civil laws chair. Mobile members Taylor Grove and Sossaman gain seats on multiple committees including sea ports, banks, aviation, military affairs, and rivers and navigation.
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Senate
House
Sossaman
Montgomery
Ala
Elan
John Craft
Committee On Roads and
I Sossaman
Tunstall
Taylor
Grove
Port City
Holding al
Escambia
Sossaman and
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Judge Extends Holland Case Proceedings Indefinitely
Habeas corpus actions against Robert L. Holland, an ex convict wanted in Paducah Kentucky for a bank robbery, were continued for an indefinite period by Judge J Blocker. Holland was found with a large sum of cash in his hotel room and fined $100 plus costs in a local court while extradition papers moved forward.
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Robert L
Bob) Holland
Louisiana
Teknesses
Paducah
J. Blocker
Holland
redé@rder
Kentucky
Tompkins
Three illicit stills destroyed by sheriff's raiders
Sheriff William H. Holcombe's forces destroyed three illicit liquor stills on Wednesday with deputies Fred C. Hudoff Hobson Hargett C W Boykin and James Nelson in charge. A gas drum still in Wragg swamp eight miles from the city and two outfits on Noel's branch on the Cott Hill road about 18 miles away were toppled. Twelve barrels of rye mash were ruined.
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William H. Holcombe
Fred C. Hudoff
Hobson Hargett
C. W. Boykin
James Nelson
Wragg Swamp
Noel's
Cott
Hill Road
Federal date set in Greer's store robbery case
James Howard, a black man, was arraigned in circuit court on charges of robbing Greer's store No. 25 and pleaded not guilty. Attorneys N. E. Stallworth and A. B. Whiting represented him at arraignment. He is scheduled to be tried March 17 after a prior scheduling for Wednesday.
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James Howard
Greer
N. E. Stallworth
A. 8
Whiting
Howard
Suspension of Scout Officer Thomas Kruse for misconduct
Scout Officer Thomas Kruse of the police department received a five day suspension on Thursday for conduct unbecoming an officer. The action followed an internal police investigation announced by the chief of police and ordered by the police commissioner.
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Thomas Kruse
Scott It Wee
Government Street
Loop District
Kruse
Seine
Ree
Celoker
Burch
Ay Kruse
Mobile Unemployment Relief Bill Favored by Senate
A favorable report on the Mobile unemployment relief bill was given by Senator John Craft from the fish, yam and fisheries committee. The measure would lift oyster harvesting restrictions in Mobile Bay until April 1 and aims to provide jobs for Mobile district oyster workers affected by the 1929 floods. it proceeds to second reading with expected swift passage.
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Senate
John Craft
Craft
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Gandhi Release Rumors Stir Delhi Circles
In Delhi on January 22 strong belief spread that Viceroy would release Mahatma Gandhi and other Congress leaders imprisoned for civil disobedience. Rumors linked potential releases to Ramsay MacDonald’s speech at the round table conference outlining British policy in India.
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Delhi
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Congress Party
Ramsay MacDonald
Land Grant of 1731 Basis For Lyons Case Reversal
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed an ejectment ruling against Charles M. Lyons over Mon Luis island Mobile County. It held that prior actual possession was a factual issue and that a 1731 French land grant, cited by Taylor, invalidated the lower court’s charges. The case centers on a tract under an acre deeded to Lyons by his mother and challenged as the 1713 French grant.
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Lyons
State Supreme Court
Mobile Circuit Court
Luis Island
Supreme Court of Alabama
France
Charles M. Lyons
Mon
Heron Bay
Mobile County
State Capital Bureau
Supreme Court
R. V. Taylor
Niet
Taylor
Mon Luis Island
Craft Figures in With San Simeon for New York
A boat named San Simeon arrives near New York with bow damage. Crew reports the vessel sustained damage but remains afloat as authorities assess the scene and inspect impact.
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San Simeon
New York
Michigan Man Reported Vehicle Theft on Claiborne Street
Max, a Michigan resident, reported his automobile was stolen Wednesday night on Claiborne streets. He told police the car bore Michigan plates and was later traced to Mobile with H. C. Horn of Montge in Mobile.
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Max
Michigan
Claiborne
Car
H.C. Horn
Montge
Mobile
City
City Commission Hears Marte Project Employment Request
Mayor Schware addressed the city commission about employing Marte for the paving project on 27th Street. The Tuesday meeting covered contracts and tractors for the work.
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Schware
Marte
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French Academy
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Nicholas
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LeGear
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Riner
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