Visiting Rotarians Attend Battle House Club Luncheon
Several visiting Rotarians joined the weekly Rotary luncheon in the Battle House Delta room. Guests included Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden and Dr. A. F. Carr from Florida, Dr. Leon Solomon of Louisville, W. M. Hotchkiss of Ohio, Pat Dela hunty of Huntsville, and Thure Lindberg of Kansas City. A note read from Rotarian J H. Sheip expressed gratitude for sympathy after Mrs. Sheip’s death. B. P. Campbell of The Mobile Press introduced speaker A. D. Quackenbush and noted the program’s two week cycle with Bob Mangum previously speaking.
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Rotary Club
Battle House Delta Room
Dunbar H. Ogden
New Orleans
A. F. Carr
Umatilla, Fla
Iment Street Presbyterian Church
W. M. Hotchkiss
Welleston
Ohio
Leon Solomon
Louisville
Pat Delahunty
Huntsville
Thure Lindberg
Kansas
Police Officer Kruse Suspended Over Abuse Charge
The News Item reports Police Officer Thomas Kruse was suspended for abuse not shooting Walter Atoine. An earlier headline misstated the basis of the five day suspension due to a typographical error, with the correct charge focusing on abuse.
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Thomas Kruse
Walter Atoine
Rum still found in raid near Hall's Mill Creek
Federal agents raided a site 10 miles from Mobile on Hall's Mill Creek late Thursday afternoon finding a drum still 18 gallons of liquor and a large quantity of mash. Operators escaped before arrest by officers Graves Hudson and Howard Hargett.
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Hall
Mill Creek
Mobile
Prohibition
A. W. Hargett
Outfit
Graves and Hudson
Howard Hargett
Weather outlook and river forecast from January 23 1931
Partly cloudy and warmer Friday night and Saturday with lows near 48 degrees. Alabama and Mississippi see similar conditions. Daily River Bulletin notes Tombigbee breaches continuing to fall tonight and Saturday with intermittent danger at Selma. Armstrong, Meteorologist.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Daily River Bulletin
Tombigber
Selma
Irregu
Armstrong
Fearful escort as exconvict Bob Holland returns to Paducah
Ex convict and robbery suspect Bob Holland arrived in Paducah, escorted by police from two states and a Burns Detective Agency representative. Authorities feared attacks or rescues during the 20 mile journey as Holland faced robbery charges for the $26,000 Peoples National Bank heist. Holland warned youths to avoid crime in a letter delivered to Chief Burch before departure.
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R. L
Bob” Holland
Peoples’ National Bank
Paducah
Mobile
Holland
Kelly Franklin
Charles McCarthy
Burns Detective Agency
Warren Burch
Kentucky
Franklin
Custody Granted to Mother for Two Children
Judge Claude A. Grayson ordered Mrs. Bessie Lois Gentry to regain custody of her children Bessie Gentry age five and Charles Gen try age two. The decision came despite opposition from Miss Florence Van Sickler of the Family Welfare Bureau. The ruling requires proper upbringing and regular church and school attendance.
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Bessie Gentry
Charles Gentry
Bessie Lois Gentry
Claude A. Grayson
Circuit Court
Florence van Sickler
Family Welfare Bureau
Community Chest
Grayson
White convict Reynalds Returned to Kilby Prison
Eugene Reynalds, a white man and former inmate, was taken into custody Friday and transferred to Kilby prison near Montgomery. He escaped from Kilby in 1928 while serving a life sentence for murder after a lengthy nationwide manhunt ended with his capture in Howe, Texas, where he reportedly married during his three years of liberty.
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Eugene Reynalds
Reynalds
C. M. Carpenter
Alabama
Kilby
Montgomery
Kirby
Reynolds
Howe
Texas
Market gains show better supply of winter vegetables
Warmer days have increased winter vegetables for the curb market and improved both supply and quality. Mrs. M. L. Quarles, market master, notes some nice fryers are available now after a recent shortage.
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M. L. Quarles
Port Favo rs Cart for Mobile Log Exports
A tentative report, if approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, could raise log movement to Mobile for export to Europe. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic office received copies of the examiner’s report. The examiner’s recommendations favor Mobile port and address the main contentions raised by R. G. Cobb, traffic manager, who filed the complaint months ago. Cobb urged railroads to be re-
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile
Europe
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Cobb
Te Chamber of Commerce
Ship Deauville Taken Over In Seizure Case
The British schooner Deauville, seized in the gulf a month ago with liquor, was formally taken over Friday by the U S marshal under criminal proceedings. Crew members are jailed on liquor smuggling charges. The ship remains held pending trial with possible condemnation and sale if found guilty.
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Gulf
United States
Aerial Circus Crack-Up At American Legion Airfield
Jimmie Sanders will pilot a 1 800 pound biplane to deliberately crash from 32 000 feet Sunday at 2 PM at the American Legion airfield Ann and Arlington streets. The stunt aims to show a controlled recovery without harming the pilot.
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American Legion
Ann and
Arlington Streets
Jimmie Sanders
Alabama Reapportionment Bill Introduced In House
The Alabama House opened the redistricting process with a bill by Rep. Ernest B. Fite to set 35 Senate and 106 House members based on the 1930 census. Mobile would gain seats to five, Montgomery stays four, Jefferson up to 13, with a detailed list of senatorial and House district allocations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Ernest B. Fite
Marion
Senate
House
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Mobile
Jefferson
Lauderdale
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan
Blount
Cullman
Madison
Jackson
Marshall
Etowah
Calhoun
St. Clair
Talladega
Tallapoosa
Chambers
Coosa
Elmore
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Fayette
Autauga
Chilton
Shelby
Lee
Macon
DeKalb
Thirtenth
Dallas
Colbert
Franklin
Winston
Greene
Hale
Pickens
Clay
Cleburne
Randolph
Henry
Houston
Baldwin
Barbour
Bibb
Bullock
Butler
Cherokee
Choctaw
Clarke
Coffee
Conecuh
Coora
Crenshaw
Dale
Escambia
Geneva
Lamar
Lowndes
Pike
Russell
Sumpter
Wilcox
Washington
Covington
Rome dispatch shocks Kentucky father in auto accident rumor
Claude Watkins of Maysville Kentucky heard a Rome dispatch stating his daughter was injured in a car crash. He tried to confirm via transatlantic telephone but the speed of the line could not beat the Rome report.
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Washington
Donald C. Wilcox
Rome
Claude Watkins
Maysville
House ballot on relief act to be sought
A broadcast appeals for donations to support a relief act campaign. Hoover, Smith, Coolidge, and Payne are listed in the message urging public contributions. The appeal targets broad public support through a radio broadcast from the Hoover administration era.
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HOUSE
Red Cross Faces Food Needs in Arkansas Crisis
William M. Baxter, manager of the Midwestern Red Cross, says more than 500000 people or about 100000 Arkansas families will rely on Red Cross food aid by February 1. He notes the task began January 1 and covers a sizable portion of the state's population.
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ST. Louis
William M. Baxter
The
Red Cross
Arkansas
Baxter
Red Cross Relief Aid Faces Senate Inquiry
The senate's 25 million dollar Red Cross relief fund was sent to a house committee for investigation amid Democratic concerns of delay. Chairman Payne predicts drought aid will reach nearly a million people by February 1, with Hoover Coolidge and Smith backing a nationwide broadcast to spur donations.
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Washington
Senate
Red Cross
House
Payne
Red
Reident Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred EB. Smith
Interior Department
Appropriations Committee
Longworth
Cramton
Michigan
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Mandamus Filed To Force Tax Treasurer Stone Payment
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad asks a circuit court to compel Treasurer George T. Stone to register and pay a board of revenue warrant for 638 dollars. The claim arises from demurrage on sand and gravel shipments in 1928, with the board paying from the general fund. Stone says payment belongs to the special road account. case returnable before Judge J Blocker Thornton.
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George T. Stone
Board of Revenue
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
General Fund
Stone
J. Blocker Thornton
Circuit Court
Dealers Gather Retail Merchandising Meeting
Mobile Retail Food Dealers association met at Smith Bakery club house Thursday night with speakers on merchandising store appearance credit arrangements sanitation and displays proper buying discounts radio talks cooperative buying and stock and store layout. R C Wentworth presided and BR E Davis served as secretary.
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Mobile Retail Food Dealers’ Association
Smith Bakery Club House
Roy Smith
M. E. Crawford
L. G. Odom
H. J. Goff
J. R. Williams
E. B. Frasch
M. H. Dees
Philip Plotka
R. C. Wentworth
Association
BR. E. Davis
Senate Backing for Craft Oyster Bill and Gas Quiz Favorable
In Montgomery on January 23 the sixth legislative day saw six administration measures pass the house overwhelmingly and move to the senate where they await committee review. Opposition led by Rep Lewey Robinson and allies aimed at the governor’s proposed $12,000 highway director salary but failed as bills advance toward the governor’s desk. Robinson’s amendments to cut pay were defeated in a party-line vote as Sanderson and Pierce argued for a $7,500 salary.
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Montgomery
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Lewey Robinson
Birmingham
Sanderson
Pierce
Barbour
Tunstall
Robinson
Overah
Miller
Highway Commission
Turnstall
Defeat For Hoover Seen By Wet Solon
Washington observers expect little action on prohibition this session after the Wickersham report. Critics say President Hoover jeopardizes reelection chances with his strong stance against repeal and for enforcement, voiced with the law enforcement commission’s report.
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Hoover
Wet Solon
Washington
Congress
Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission
Vallee Targeted by Grapefruit Toss at Boston Theatre
Rudy Vallee, crooner of radio fans, faced two overripe grapefruits thrown from the balcony during a Metropolitan theatre performance. One hit cymbals, another splattered stage props as the audience murmured. Vallee completed the song and condemned the prank, while three youths were held briefly and later released without charges.
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Boston
Rudy Vallee
Metropolitan Theatre
Rudy
Pelham In Mobile On Legal Business
Pelham in Mobile Friday on legal business. He called on Mobile circuit judges Grayson Thornton and Goldsaby and is an attorney in a case to be heard locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pelham, Jr
Mobile
Pelham
Grayson, Thornton and Goldsaby
Mobile Circuit Court
Auto Crash Kills Four Near Vicksburg On Route To Funeral
A car skidded and overturned on the highway to Delta Point ferry, killing Thomas Cave 33 and his two children Donald 3 and Margaret 2, plus Mrs Ida Hogan 23. Mrs Nora Cave survived with serious injuries and waited for help beside the bodies until dawn. The party was en route from Winnfield Louisiana to Birmingham Alabama for a funeral of Mrs Cave's grandfather William Hogan aged 81.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Delta Point
la. A
Nora Cave
Winnfield
Birmingham
Ala
Donald
Margaret
Ensley
Catherine Cave
Stenandoah
Freighter Clare Floats From Miami Harbor Gripe
The freighter Clare of the Baltimore and Carolina lines was floated at high tide today after running aground in Miami harbor for more than 72 hours. Local reports say salvage operations began promptly and no injuries were reported as the ship was freed in the early hours.
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Clare
Miami Harbor
Miami
Fra
Baltimore and Carolina Lines
Arnstein Sought In Probe of $257,000 Swindle Plot
Chicago January 23 The police and federal agents hunt Jules Arnstein the New York confidence man believed to have masterminded a $257,000 swindle. Edward Litsinger a wealthy board of review member had sent $50,000 to Myrtle Tanner Blackridge collector of internal revenue for northern Illinois which she claims was lost in a Springfield hotel fare game with three men. Suspicions rose after Arnstein was seen in Chicago's loop district last Monday.
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Chicago
Edward R. Litsinger
Board of Review
Jules
Nicky
Myrtle Tanner Blackridge
Northern Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Arnstein
Loop
Jury finds eight counts against Seymour and two against Norris
Lincoln Nebraska January 23 Victor Seymour former manager of the Republican national senatorial committee western headquarters at Denver is charged in an eight count indictment. George W Norris a Broken Bow Neb grocer is indicted on two counts for his involvement in the primary contest against Senator Norris. Witnesses testified to financing and poll work related to the filing of the candidate, and to bonds and payments connected with the campaign. Norris was reported to be in Oklahoma.
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Lincoln
Neb
Victor Seymour
Republican National Senatorial Committee
Denver
Elena
George W. Norris
Broken Bow
United States
United States Senate
Norris
Seymour
Gerald P. Nye
Ofice
W. M. Stubbs
Ais
Nye
State Supreme Court
Miss Alton
Walter W. Head
Chicago
Omaha
Robert van Pelt
U. S
Federal
Gr Norris
Oklahoma
Subpoenas Issued in Colbert County Liquor Ration Probe
An investigation into liquor law rations in Colbert county led to subpoenas for more than 600 individuals to appear before the federal grand jury in Birmingham. Several former officials are reportedly involved as the probe stretches over several months and is nearing a juried conclusion tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Colbert County
Certon
Federal Grand Jury
Seasion
Quake Destruction Hits Miahuatlan Oaxaca Town
A government commission reports Miahuatlan in Oaxaca state was razed by last week’s earthquakes with not a single house standing. Several thousand residents seek shelter in improvised huts and twenty people died. A later tremor at 3:20 am caused no additional damage.
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Mexico City
Miahuatlan
Oaxaca
Jewelry stolen from Mrs. Stafford's Bradford Ave apartment
Jewelry valued at 450 dollars stolen from the apartment of Mrs. G C Stafford 108 Bradford avenue after a Wednesday entry. Police report details two rings a 400 dollar diamond ring and a 50 dollar gold wedding ring both missing when Mrs Stafford returned to the living room.
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G. C. Stafford
Bradford Avenue
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Edward Singleton
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Mobley
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Flood
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Fred Burke
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Ernest F. Fite
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Coolidge
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Victory Seymour
Erin Orn
Coner
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