Prohibition raid defendants plead guilty in federal court
The city wide raid led to 22 defendants pleading guilty in federal court with fines and jail terms. Several white defendants faced liquor and forgery charges, including a two year prison sentence for Charlie Brooks with credit for time served. Black defendants also faced liquor and revenue charges with jail terms ranging from 30 to 45 days. Gladys Johnson, a 14 year old girl, pled guilty to selling liquor and awaits further investigation before sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Ervin
Charlie Brooks
Gratate
L. L. Baker
Pauline Aldridge
Warren Moore
Minnie Moore
Louis
Herman Seltzer
Maggie Lee
Gladys Johnson
Sixteen year old Davison remains unconscious in Richmond
In Richmond on January 3 the condition of sixteen year old Davison was described as unconscious despite medical attention. Local authorities have not released further details about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Davison
Finnell to Cover Highway Problems in Mobile County
Judge Dewey Finnell elected chairman of the state highway department plans a Mass meeting at 10:30 a m Tuesday in the Battle House auditorium. He will outline state aid for hard surfacing of three trunk lines through Mobile County and is expected to be joined by John S Turner and two local advocates for good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Dewey Finnell
Hi Rey Department
Mobile County
Battle House
Finnell
Davis
John S. Turner
State Highway Commission
Mobile
Hartwell Seeks Fire Insurance Rate Slash
Hartwell demands a reduction in fire insurance rates or he will lead a statewide campaign against the underwriting companies. He cites failures to lower costs despite city improvements and cites figures from the National Fire Protection Association to justify the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwell
Harry T. Hartwell
M. Schoen
Atlanta
Fineer
Southeastern
Tax penalty looms for delinquents in county
Tax collectors warn property owners who owe this year face added penalties starting March 1. J B Crow says the extra charge compounds the existing tax, expanding the amount the county will collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Crow
Weather outlook for Alabama Mississippi and nearby states
Partial phrase weather forecast covers Alabama Mississippi and Northwest Florida. Mentions tonight and Thursday with moderate winds from the northeast and northwest regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Veteran Engineer on Fortifications of Mobile Dies
U S district engineer Frank Henry Reed died at 4 p.m. yesterday at his home 252 Avenue Mobile. The funeral is set for 4 p.m. Thursday from the home with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. Reed, a native of Fayetteville North Carolina, lived in Mobile 30 years and oversaw Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines improvements in World War I. Survivors include his widow Susie Herett Reed two sons Forrest B. Reed Biloxi Harold Reed Mobile a daughter Alma Gill Mobile and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Frank Henry
U. S
Mississippi
Alabama
Avenue
Magnolia Cemetery
Roche Mortuary
Reed
Fort Morgan
Fort Gaines
Fayetteville
Nara
Susie Herett Reed
Forrest B. Reed
Biloxi
Miss
Harold Reee
Mobile
Alma Gill
Principals in Store Robbery Set for Trial Soon
William Miller alias Cooper and Johnson plead guilty to three burglary counts each for robberies at McPhillips grocery Spring Hill Williard s Theodore and Albright and Wood s Royal and St Francia area. Davis, Brill plead not guilty. trials set for February 7 and 13 as U S authorities take charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Miller
Cooper
Arizona
California
McPhillips
Spring Hill
Williard’s
Theodore
Albright and Wood's
Ome
Royal
St. Francia
Johnson
Shaffer
Miller
Mobile County
Lucedale
Miss
United States
Trio of Battlers Draw Heavy Fines
John Barrett, W. H. Bullen and John Adams resisted arrest at St. Joseph and St. Michael streets Saturday and fought about six officers at police HQ. They each received fines of 50 for resisting arrest and 25 for disorderly conduct, totaling 75 plus costs, with appeals filed to the circuit court. A. Clemmons was acquitted of a disorderly charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrett
W. H. Bullen
John Adams
St. Joseph
St. Michael Streets
D. H. Edington
A. Clemmons
Ae Eee
Be Tae
Cers
Community Chest officers election postponed by lack of quorum
The election of officers for the Community Chest was postponed because the directors failed to reach a quorum. A new meeting will be called later to elect officers and transact other business. Several proposed by law changes will also be discussed at the rescheduled meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Pastor recounts alleged abduction and torture tale
In Los Angeles on January 2 authorities probed Rev. F. E. Webb of Hoover Street Baptist Church after he claimed he was abducted and tortured for refusing to marry a couple at midnight. Webb showed swollen fingers from being bound and suspended in a chair by an unknown man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
F. E Webb
Hoover Street Baptist Church
Trial fines and pleas in Mobile court cases
In Mobile circuit court Judge Safford Berney hears multiple defendants. Steve Richards pleads not guilty to murder in the first degree for the killing of T Russell. Louis Snow pleads not guilty to an assault to murder. Aaron Bentley pleads not guilty to killing Frank Byrd. Percy Hubbard and Frank Burden plead guilty to holdup of Mobile Bay Bridge keeper. Hubbard also to aid another hold up. Zemmer Conway and Billy Kelly plead guilty to forgery. Brown and Hoffmann charged with automobile theft. Proceedings set for February 13 to February 28 with further inquiries and sentences to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Lafayette Richards
Broom Oer
T. Russell
Safford Berney
Mobile
Russell
Meyer
Teresae Raesell
Richards
Louis Snow
Allerdeert Wade
Sa Tee Ee
Snow
Aaron Bentley
Calvert
Frank Byrd
Percy Hubbard
Frank Burden
Mobile Bay
Zemmer Conway
Crystal Ice Company
Wamie
B. Burk
Leigh, Stone & Ford
Billy Kelly
Lawrence Brown
James Hoffman
Airmail Service May Start April 1 Between Cities
Airmail between New Orleans and Atlanta via Mobile may begin April 1 per a letter to the Chamber of Commerce from Congressman John McDuffie. The New York to Atlanta route could start April 1 with daylight southern flights, though lights along the southern route may wait until mid summer due to funding and surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Atlanta
Mobile
Safton i Pemeent
Mc.Duffie
Cigarette Blamed for Office Fire in Mesher Building
A minor fire broke out on the third floor of the Mesher building at 10 40. Investigators believe a lighted cigarette dropped behind a desk caused the blaze at the Roberts Johnson office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts& Johnson
Mesher
Bloomer Named Peru Bank Head Rumor Centers on Lima Move
Lima dispatch reports Millard J. Bloomer of New York being considered for a top position at a Peru bank. The rumor notes the potential appointment may shift leadership in Peru’s financial sector, with no formal confirmation from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Lima
Millard J. Bloomer
New York
Trial of William Edward Hickman Adjourned for Bias Review
In Los Angeles the Hickman murder trial paused as Superior Judge Da. Carlos Hardy and District Attorney Asa Lee consider an exception alleging bias. About thirty minutes were spent reading a lengthy written ruling, with court and prosecutors preparing to rule on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Kobag Upeust
Carlos Hardy
Asa Lee
Murray
Hickman brought to court for sanity trial in Parker case
William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and killer of Marian Parker, was brought to Los Angeles Superior Court for the opening of his sanity trial at 9:33 a.m. Pacific time. He sat with a deputy sheriff and jailer as Judge Carlos Hardy called for order in the crowded courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Principale
William Ward Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Carlos Hardy
Jerome Walsh
Ron Meeeshy-wehine
William Edward Hickman
Pacific Coast
Carlos Hardy Prevoe
Tademen
Kansas City
Deneae T Ee
Jane
Finnell to Get Roads Building Help Requests
Definite requests for assistance from the state highway commission to build state road projects in Mobile county will be presented by the highway committee of the Chamber of Commerce and directors of the Mobile Bay Company. They aim to secure funds from the state and prioritize the Citronelle road to Calvert and the Baldwin county Old Spanish Trail section for paving. The plan will be presented to Judge Weelees Finnell of the state highway commission when he visits Mobile next Tuesday. The committee meeting tomorrow will be led by N. E. Stallworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Mobile County
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Bay Company
Calvert
Baldwin County
Weelees Finnell
Mobile
N. E. Stallworth
Records Fall as Mobile County Guilty Pleas Hit High
Court in Mobile County reports 40 indictments with pleas of guilty for burglaries and thefts. Presiding Judge Safford Berney and Clerk W A Conrad cleared the docket in 90 minutes. Defendants include Alphonse Cook who pleaded guilty to three burglaries and several others named for larceny and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Safford Berney Sored
W. A. Conrad
Alphonse Cook
Birmingham
Grand Larce
Jackson
Blair
Pet Bell
Luther Biggs
James Chestang
Henry Hickman
A. Hamilton
Stonewall Jackson
Wil Black
Gaspar
City Commission Allocates Funds for Viaduct Cost
The city commission yesterday appropriated $4,000 to cover the estimate for the viaduct project.
Detroit Apartment Guarded to Trap Ransom Note Writer
Tornado disaster near Smithville destroys a school six miles north of town, killing several children and injuring others. Harvey Cripps and Ruby Hays are reported with internal injuries and may not survive. H Grady Carter sustains a broken ankle and minor injuries. Communications lines fail as doctors rush to the scene and neighbors relay news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Harvey Cripps
Ruby Hays
G. Aubrey Smith
H. Grady Carter
Smithville
Nashville
West Williamson
Rutherford
Here
DeKalb
Ransom Note Demands Cash For Daughters Safety
A typed ransom letter threatens Frances with harm unless a cash payment of five thousand dollars is sent by January 26. It cites Marian Parker as precedent and lists denominations exacted, claiming the daughter can be forced to earn the money in Chicago. Police or authorities are not named in the readable portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Parker
Frances
Chicago
Golfers to Visit Golf City Thursday Exhibition Match Planned
Fifty visiting golfers from Golfers Magazine of Chicago arrive by special train at 7 AM and will spend the day at Mobile Country Club hosted by the club and the Chamber of Commerce. The 2 PM exhibition match features Joe Kirkwood and Frederick Grant versus Dick Crawford and C P McIntosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golfers’ Magazine
Chicago
Country Club of
Mobile
Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Kirkwood
Frederick Grant
Dick Crawford
C. P. McIntosh
Battle House
Lancheon
Funeral services for boy canoeists in Biscayne Bay tragedy
Funeral services for Carl Richmond William R Cooper and Ralph Miller youths under 15 to be held after their bodies were found by an airplane in Biscayne Bay south Florida. The boys reportedly set out by canoe from Miami for Virginia and were missing after not returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fra
Carl Richmond
William R. Cooper
Ralph Miller
Biscayrne Bay
Virginia
Biscayne Bay
Federal Charge on Jury Report Falsity
Washington January 25. A federal charge on jury report falsity was discussed with witnesses testifying to alleged false statements. The case involved Mr Charles G Ruddy of Philadelphia and reference to further details on page 9 column 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles G. Ruddy
Philadelphia
Anti-Dog Statute Creates Hurdles for Travelers
Dudley Field Malone and the Lake Forest police discover that the new anti-dog campaign complicates travel and enforcement. Malone's Irish terrier Prince Pat could not leave Chicago without inspection and inoculation, highlighting the statute’s unforeseen drawbacks for dog owners and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dudley Field Malone
Lake Forest
Lake Forest Police
Churches urged to back antiwar pact in renewed plea
A garbled report notes religious groups calling for an antiwar pact amid distrust and disagreement over a large naval program. The Federal of Churches of Christ voices concern that competition undermines unity and urges concrete steps toward peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal of Churches of Christ
Saas
Attaway Awarded Technical Knockout
A boxing match concluded with Attaway securing a technical knockout victory. The bout occurred last year, with Attaway dominating the later rounds to earn the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attaway
K. O
Fair Weather Forecast Per Town Report
Local forecast notes little change in sight for tonight and tomorrow for Mobile and vicinity. Vest Ishenberger, the local weather watcher, issues guidance on expected conditions and attire for the fete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and Vicinity
Vest Ishenberger
Sssteare
Also Mentioned on This Page
O'S
H. Reed
Rees Oe
Tate
C. of C
Tennessee
Golf City
Chamberlin
Altoona
McMillin
Burns
Paris
Amanullah Khan
Paria On
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!