Indicted officers plan return as grand jury acts
Mobile grand jury papers seek release of Clyde Beach connected to the murder of motor policeman W. E. Murphy. Beach held at Parchman awaiting transfer. Bilbo to be asked Saturday for approval to move Beach to Oklahoma.
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Murphy
Parchman
Bilbo
Okeh
Ition
Clyde Beach
Mobile County Grand Y
W. EF. Murphy
B. Chamberlain
Montgomery
Job Graves
Parchthan
Miss
Beach
Sieper
J. K. Boggs
Jackson
Broad and
Conti
Boggs
Ite
Mobile
Mississippi
Nin
Sannor Theo Bilbo
Offije Parchman
Convict Transfers Move Prisoners to Camp Prison
Belmont suspect GUESTA KILBY age 40 was sent to Camp prison Friday by Convict Transfer Agent C. C. O'Bryant. Also transported were F. Cummings serving two to four years for forgery and Jeff Dixon rated at two years six months for two counts of manufacturing whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
C. C. O’bryant
F. Cummings
Jeff Dixon
Bill Favored to Inform Government Stockholders
The senate post office committee today ordered favorably reported to the senate the bill of Chairman Phipps requiring erasures and magazines to inform the government stockholders. Names of editors are listed alongside other security data.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
Senate
Phipps
Eran
Special Venire Drawn in Williams Robbery Case
A special venire of jurors was drawn in circuit court Friday by Alex T. Howard for Willie Williams, indicted last grand jury on robbery charges. Williams allegedly held up Darry Boykin and stole $1.15.
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Alex T. Howard
Williams
Darry Boykin
Chinese Test Looms Over Arrest of British Officer
Hankow China January 24 The arrest of a British naval officer after an automobile accident that killed a Chinese civilian accelerates a dispute over China’s death settlement decree and the December 28 abolition of extraterritorial rights.
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Cooke
Hankow
China
Cetedel
Weather Forecast: Frost Likely Overnight Then Clears
Fair conditions give way to heavy frost and freezing temperatures Friday night across Alabama and northwest Florida. Coastal areas see 7 degrees Fahrenheit, while the Tombigbee river region experiences little change Saturday. Barometer readings over the northern tier indicate cold air remains trapped.
Byrne Urges County Board To Act On Jury Recommendations
Sheriff Pat Byrne writes to Mobile County officials asking them to install jail window chains as urged by the grand juries of 1929 and 1880. He notes chains were bought a month ago and stored in the county building and urges immediate installation to improve ventilation and comply with the juries.
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Pat Byrne
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Byrne
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
Mobile
Ala
Canadian Air Ace Plans Pleasure Flight Stop
Canadian air corps Lieutenant N C Ogilvie Forbes on a pleasure trip from Montreal to Mexico City may stop at Bates Field. The Mobile News Item notes Atlanta lunch at Chandler Field before continuing to Montgomery for fuel as part of the route.
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Canadian Air Ace
N. C. Ogilvie Fordes
Canadian Corps
Mobile
Montreal
Mexico City
Bates’ Field
Canadian Air Corps
N. C. Ogilvie Forbes
Associated Press
Atlanta
Chandler Field
Montgomery
Local Court Session Schedule and Public Hearing Times
The notice lists court sessions and public hearing times starting at 10 a.m. and concluding around 1 p.m. The schedule includes proceedings with possible delays and clarifications on order of appearance. The document references case numbers and locations for attendees and participants.
Cold Wave Eases as Mobile Warms Friday Morning
Observer Albert Aschenberger foresees moderation after a week of cold. He predicts a freezing temperature Friday night but says pipes and cars should be safe and the freeze not severe. A heavy frost is possible with the cold snap, and Saturday looks fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Mobile
Albert Aschenberger
Bank Closes in Seneca Delays Opening
Seneca Bank failed to open on January 24 in Seneca New York. The bank, capitalized at 20,000 dollars, did not issue a statement regarding the closure and officers were unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca, 8. C
Seneca Bank
Eee
Tornine
Elks Chief Walter P. Andrews Arrives for Mobile Stop
Walter P. Andrews grand exalted ruler of the Elks visits Mobile for a three hour stay. He is greeted by local Elks at Government street and attends a reception and banquet at the Cawthon hotel. Mrs Andrews attends a luncheon at the Women's Club.
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Walter P. Andrews
Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of
United States
Mobile
Elks
Cawthon Hotel
Gs City
Ed J. Grove
C. Q. Carman
Mrs. Andrews
Woman's Club
Victim Hagerty Dies After Hunting Accident
Selma Alabama January 24 Captain Hagerty of Selma was killed in a hunting accident reported by his brother. He served as captain of Company C National Guard and died at Baptist hospital where he was taken after the incident.
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Selma
Ala
Hagerty
Benton
Baptist Hospital
Acci
Company C
National Guard
Davis Announces County Road Beautification Plan
Davis outlines county road improvement details authorized in 1978. Paved routes will feature Bermuda grass planting along specified corridors with plans for landscaping and maintenance.
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Davis
Prichard Fire Destroys Barbershop and Restaurant
A Prichard blaze early Friday damaged the barber shop and restaurant and heavily affected the general store owned by McMillan and J. M. The fire was thought caused by a defective flue and loss runs at least 5000 dollars. The Prichard department, aided by volunteers, fought the flames after two false calls from a fire alarm bug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monkard Wilson
Pichar Prichard
Prichard Fire Department
Prichard
McMillan
J. M. Th
Mobile Fire Department
Plane Drops Aid to Island Girl in Pneumonia Rescue
A small plane made a safe landing on the island delivering medical help after 12 days of storm delay. Over 200 island residents lined the field with beacon fires while Dr Boylen treated the McGilvray girl and two seriously ill women at the bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ake
Ita
McGilvray
Boylen
Guards Dismissed from New York Customs Service
Three United States customs guards, including a veteran of over 20 years, were dismissed by treasury department order for lax duty at the North River pier. John E. Lenz an announcer at Yankee Stadium, Daniel L. Boston, and Edward J. Grogan were named after Pinkerton affidavits allege they let men with keys depart the De Grasse pier without inspection on September 2.
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New York
Jat
United States Customs
Treasury
North River
John E. Lenz
Customs
Yankee Stadium
Daniel L. Boston
Edward J. Grogan
Pinkerton
de Grasse
Will Reset Arm For Johnny Bowen Boxer's Treatment
Physicians plan to reset the right arm and knuckles of Johnny Bowen of Washington DC and may operate for concussion of the brain after a January automobile accident in Daytona Beach. Bowen’s recovery has been rapid and he remains mentally clear though doctors doubt he can still box. Bowen’s brother Ant ly Bowen stays at the bedside.
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Daytona. Beach
Fra
Johnny Bowen
Washington
D. C
Bowen
Poresh
Antly Bowen
Prospects for murder trial near completion in Austin
In Austin Texas on January 24 prospects for completion before nightfall were reported in the murder trial. The court faced a tight pace as the jury prepared to hear closing arguments and render a verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Plane survey reveals need in flood area
Rescue workers renew efforts to reach scores of marooned families in a Big Lake region flood zone cut off by ice and water. Reports to Red Cross HQ described cabins and houses visible from shore with ill and starving occupants and limited food supplies.
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Jack Bondurant
Tenn
Jan
Big Lake
St. Blytheville
Red Cross
Hich
Bank Robbery Stuns South Park Bank in Dayton
Three unmasked bandits robbed the South Park Bank in Dayton Ohio taking about 16000 dollars from five employees and several customers. They ordered victims into a back room and fled in a waiting car after warning them to stay put for 10 minutes. Teller Lawrence Glaser tried to sound the alarm but was forced to accompany others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
South Park
Lawrence Glaser
Teller
Rebecca Latimer Felton Reported Sinking in Atlanta
Mrs. Rebecca Latimer Felton, 84, Georgia stateswoman and the first female U.S. senator, was reported sinking from bronchial pneumonia at a Atlanta hospital after a weeklong illness from her Cartersville home. Delirious and with high fever, she remained under care as physicians held scant hope for recovery.
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Atlanta
Rebecca Latimer Felton
Georgia
Senate
Cartersville
Burglary at William Long Home Stolen Car Recovered
Police searched Friday morning for thieves who burglarized the residence of William Long at 18 Demony Avenue and stole an automobile from a downtown parking area. Long said a rear door was forced and $16.70 in cash was taken.
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William Long
Demony Avenue
Long
Silent Partnership Of Marriage Fails For Mrs Assolant
Mrs Pauline Assolant files for divorce from Jean Assolant a famed French aviator linked to the Yellow Bird flight. She accuses cruelty infidelity and defamation amid international separation after a romance begun in Old Orchard Maine and the couple drifted apart during his Atlantic crossing preparations.
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Paris
Jan. M
Jean Assolant
Pauline Ening
Assolant
Atlantic
Old Orchard
Maine
Spain
Pauline
Mme. Assolant
Wesland
Jed
New York
Attorneys Oppose Hoover Proposal On Magistrate U S Commis
Washington January 24 Attorneys led by Jesse C Duke told a house judiciary sub committee that Hoover's plan to give magistrate U S commissioners power to decide petty prohibition cases would eliminate jury trials and be unconstitutional He cited a supreme court ruling that any conviction with jail time is not a petty offense and argued there is no court concurrence between state and federal courts in many states
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Washington
Hoover
House Judiciary
Jesse C. Duke
U.A. Supreme Court
Deke
Armament Talks Open as France and Britain Seek Agreement
London reports the first major effort to reconcile French and British views on naval armament limits. A global tonnage versus king’s tonnage debate prompted an official note of encouraging progress and continued expert work. Italian delegates joined French discussions at Premier MacDonald’s residence. The American delegation attended neither meeting.
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London
MacDonald
Ameree
Four Children Die In Otway House Fire Tragedy
In Otway, Lawrence Perry family loses four children when a fire destroys their home. Mr. and Mrs. Perry rescue eight others, four escapees suffer serious burns, and several children are injured. The blaze begins early and leaves one roomed group trapped. Other family members and neighbors respond as crews battle the flames.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lawrence Perry
Otway
Here
Martha
Arthur
Housewives Win First Tilt To Ban Ugly Power Poles
LA story notes housewives win first tilt to ban ugly power poles after a public dispute with the railway company. A huddle is described as residents plan a counter attack amid ongoing hostilities and a crew was sent to work on the poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housewives
Indictments by Federal Grand Jury Reported by Judge Ervin
One hundred twenty three individuals were indicted by the federal grand jury after it convened Friday noon. True bills were found in most cases investigated by the body, with many charges tied to prohibition laws. Foreman John Gregg led the panel. members included Atwell Dallas Siceman Perry Lina W Day Becambia B Dunkin Perry Od Monroe and others.
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Federal Grand Jury
Robert ‘T. Ervin
John Gregg
Irv
Atwell
Dallas Siceman
Perry Lina
W. Day
Becambia
B. Dunkin
Perry
Monroe U
Parole Revoked in Phoenix Case Involving Counterfeiter
Federal authorities revoke parole for a suspect from Mississippi who fled to Arizona to stand trial on counterfeit charges. Jane Rosier Gr faces re-arrest as the case moves forward in the phoenix area.
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Phoenix
Jane
Rosier Gr
Sippi
Char
Poe
Students Strike Disrupts University Classes
About 1,200 drivers join the action as students protest government interference with schools. The university board delays classes until Monday amid the strike and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Interior
Pastor O Tud son Taylor Dies After Illness in Lexington
Rev. Dr. O Tud son Taylor, longtime pastor of St Francis, died Friday in Lexington, Kentucky at his home. Born near Richmond, he graduated at the University of Richmond and Southern Baptist. served in Forsyth, Savannah and Mobile. From 1903 he led Georgia College in Kentucky. Survived by his wife and son Edgar, he authored several religious books.
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Lexington
O. Tudson Taylor
St. Francis
Tista
Eekginia
University of Richmond
Ant
Southern Baptist
Mobile
Ville
Savannah
Geor (Ky.) College
Bia
Edgar
Prisoner Ben Evers Executed at Arkansas Penitentiary
Ben Evers a 22 year old African American man was electrocuted at the state penitentiary at 7 22 o clock following a fatal shooting in the spring Miller area of Little Rock Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ben Evers
State Penitentiary
Spring Miller
Arkansas
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Graves
Guesta Kilby
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Dixon
Publisher
Informeement
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Alabama
Florida
Tombigbee
Lis
Contaneeyirges
North Bakota
Micht
River Bulletin
Easta
Aassee
Board
Sive
Eica
Cobs Mines
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City
Andrews
Depot
Mobile Lodge
Captain Hagerty
Ree
Plane
Girl
U. S
Brady
Big Lakes
Tasoner
William Day
Charlies
Ae Pepe Ee Ae
South Park Institution
Rebecca Felton
Minott Saunders
P Hove
Sh Dense
Jean
of Sugi
Frenghotand
Grand Rapids, Mich
Los Angeles
Charles Thomas
To Rene
J. 3. Taylorn
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