Chamber Opposes Dock Law Change in Mobile Meeting
Mobile Chamber of Commerce directors unanimously opposed a state bill to reorganize the docks and terminals commission. The board authorized the president to appoint a committee to carry out the resolution opposing changes viewed as harmful to port business and paying basis.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Lyons
Mark Lyons
Industries Committee
Docks Commission
Jolows
Bodge Chamber of Commerce
Ald
Frank Courtney
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce of Mobile
City Denies Report On Appointing Douglas for Bank Case
Mobile city commission disputed a report that it had hired Nashville attorney and Mobile Southern Baseball Club president Byrd Douglas to handle a $76,000 Bank of Tennessee receivership matter. The commission authorized City Attorney Kilborn to determine if special Nashville counsel is needed.
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City Commission
Byrd’ Douglas
Nashville
Mobile Southern 1 E Baseball Club
Mobile
Bank of Tenn
Hart
Kilrn
Kilborn
Douglas
Long and Lindsey appeal street tax convictions
Hubert D. Long and W. R. Lindsey appealed after being convicted in the time recorder's court on failing to pay street tax. They were fined $10 and costs or 10 days in jail, with the appeal filing to the circuit court.
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Hubert D. Long
W. R. Lindsey
Tme Recorder’s Court
D. H. Edington
Circuit Court
Prohibition Officers Seize Mobile Alcohol Still Plant
Mobile officers uncovered a 150 gallon capacity still with 15 gallons of liquor in 300 gallons of mash. No arrests were made as the posse from Mobile reported the find to the federal prohibition unit.
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Mobile
Federal Prohibition Unit
Two Pedestrians Hurt In Dauphin Conception Crash
Early Thursday a car crash at Dauphin and Conception streets injured two pedestrians and led to two drivers being arrested. Charlie Olsen 60 and G B Reed 64 were hurt. Ming and Mills were charged with reckless driving as Olsen remained in critical condition at City hospital.
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Charlie Olsen
G. B. Reed
Dauphin
Conception
American Dye Works
St. Francis Street
G. B
Reed
Chickasaw
Marvin E.ming
Inverness
Ala
Olsen and
Eedy
Ing
Dauphin Street
Mills
Ming
Conception Street
Grant
D. J. Goodwin
George Torrance
Olsen
Ming and Mills
Olgsen
Gala Booster Club Meeting Show Set for Saturday
Saenger-News-Item booster club members will enjoy a Saturday program including songs by the Mobile recreation department dances and solos. The serial The Spell of the Circus begins its 10 chapters with A Menacing Monster and stars Alberta Vaughan and Jim Peonie. Marie Dressler and Polly Moran appear in Refucing a technicolor feature with a comedy showcase. Chocolate Booster Bar rounds out the evening.
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Saenger-News-Item
Mobile Recreation Department
Marie Dressler
Polly Moran
Peonie
Man, Jr
Alberta Vaughan
County eyes bond sale at next meeting on road projects
The board of revenue will decide at the regular Monday session whether to issue 660000 in bonds for Cedar Point road extension from the Bay Boosters Club to Cedar Point and the Alabama Port Coden road hard surfacing or to route the funds via local banks. Some bids may be rejected and work delayed. prior sale terms and litigation actions are noted, with Steiner Brothers’ bond bid letter discussed in yesterday’s county affairs conference.
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Board of Revenue
Cedar Point
Bay
Alabama
Docks Commission Seats Test Bill Abolition Move
Motions to confirm the reappointment of Richard A. Christian of Mobile and Frank G. Blair of Tuscaloosa as members of the state docks commission are seen as a test of a new bill to abolish the commission and establish a board of control. Governor Graves approved the appointments, but Senate confirmation is required.
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Richard A. Christian
Mobile
Frank G. Blair
Tuscaloosa
State Docks Commission
Board of Control
State Capital Bureau
Christian
Blair
Docks Commission
Graves
Senate
Montgomery
House
William L. Sibert
Charles Henderson
Henderson
Taylor and Lane Murder Cases Delayed to Circuit Trial
Two first degree murder cases, Elijah Henry Taylor and Charles C. Lane, were pulled from the call and likely won't be tried this session. Taylor and Adele Overcast Taylor are implicated in a 1929 case. Lane, a former deputy sheriff, connected to Nona Overcast and Lillian Overcast. Both suspects are reported to be in Texas and cannot reach Mobile in time for the February 3 trial.
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Elijah Henry Taylor
Adele
Nona
Lillian
Taylor
Texas
Harry Seale
J. G. Bennett
Mobile
Longs murder will be laid to jailed men
Phillip Weaver Jim Willie and Horace Jones all near Calvert will be charged with the murder of James Alexander Long whose body was found in his wagon near his Whistler home on December 27. The four men are in custody with no bond set. Ella Cumbia held as material witness under $500 bond. The case hinges on a statement by Cumbia implicating the Longs and Weaver.
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Phillip Weaver
Jim
Willie
Horace Jones
Calvert
James Alexander Long
Whistler
Infe Criminal Court
Vickers
Long
Ella Cumbia
Weaver
Longs
G. B. Dunning
Tisdale J. Touart
Administration measures pass Alabama senate with few dissenters
The Alabama senate approved six administration bills aimed at cutting state government and consolidating commissions. Dissenters were limited to Faulk and Bonner on three measures reducing commissions to single members, and one house vote approved abolishing jury commissions. H. H. Montgomery of Anniston was confirmed as state superintendent of banks to take effect February 1.
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Montgomery
Senate
B. M. Miller
Board of Administration
Faulk
Geneva
Bonner
Benator Riddle
Talladega
Highway and Tax Commission
H. H. Montgomery
Anniston
D. F. Green
Harris held for jury on assault to murder charge
George Harris, a negro, arraigned in inferior criminal court on a charge of assault to murder. He waived examination to the circuit court grand jury and bond was fixed at $500. Harris is alleged to have assaulted Nathan Harris, his brother. Sadie Lewis, tried in the same court for violating the prohibition law, was fined plus costs and 20 days in jail. An appeal was taken and bond set at Edward Jackson, convicted of reckless driving, fined $25 and costs or 20 days. Forfeitures were taken in Woodrow Naples, Lucille Hickman for prohibitions, Charles King for assault and battery, and Matt Stewart for reckless driving.
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George Harris
Harris
Nathan Harris
Sadie Lewis
Edward Jackson
Woodrow Naples
Lucille Hickman
Charles King
Matt Stewart
Theodore man charged with burglary in W R McDaniel store theft
Harold Moody twenty three of Theodore was arrested Thursday by Deputy Hargett on an inferior court warrant charging burglary for breaking into the W R McDaniel store at Theodore and stealing tobacco cigarettes and other goods. E J Rogers and Mrs Leslie Rogers of Mobile Heights were jailed on warrants alleging abusive language with Mrs William Ellsworth as complainant in the case.
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Harold Moody
Theodore
Hargett
Inferior Criminal Court
Moody
W. R. McDaniel
E. J. Rogers
Leslie Rogers
Mobile Heights
William Ellsworth
Public service firms to pay employees twice monthly
Representative George O. Miller of Sumpter county introduced a house bill requiring all public service corporations to pay their employees at least twice a month. Miller said the measure would be largely local in scope and backed by many Sumpter county constituents, most of them railroad workers.
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News-Item Capital Bureau
Montgomery
George O. Miller
Sumpter County
Miller
Coastal Freight Service Opens Among New Orleans Mobile Pensacola
A new coastwise freight service will run starting Saturday linking New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola. The motorship Althea will operate between Mobile and New Orleans twice weekly. The voyage is expected to take about 12 hours.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Chamber of Commerce
Althea
Child Improves After Kerosene Exposure Incident
Ralph Story Jr. fourteen month old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Story of 26 South Warren Street was reported improved after a kerosene exposure incident on Wednesday night. He had been in serious condition and was taken to Providence infirmary.
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Ralph Story, Jr
Ralph Story
South
Warren Street
Providence Infirmary
Body of Eddie Cade Williams Sent for Burial
The International Paper Company worker died Wednesday from a fall at Plateau plant. His body was sent to Elba Alabama for burial after funeral services at Chickasaw. He is survived by a wife two sons a daughter a brother and a sister plus other relatives.
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Eddie Cade Williams
International Paper Company
Plateau
Elba
Ala
Roche Mortuary
Chickasaw
Albert Ennis Williams
Edward
Gerald Williams
Mary Alice Williams
Claude Williams
Mobile
P. H. Lee
Credit men meet plans for Southern Conference event
Credit men gather to discuss plans for entertaining the Southern Conference of the National Retail Credit Association as part of a forthcoming meeting agenda.
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Association
Southern Conference
National Retail Credit Association
Fiery Marine Chief Cited On Statement Made By Vanderbilt
Major General Smedley D. Butler faces court martial under orders of Secretary Adams and waits in quarters for charges. Brigadier General Berkeley says Butler is not confined to the post, only to its limits, and will likely discuss the matter only with counsel. Navy department notes technically arrest him pending charges as details remain unseen. Clarence H. White of Portland ties Mussolini to a hit and run allegation by Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. in New York in 1930 amid Butler coverage.
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Quantico
Smedley D. Butler
Adams
Butler
Berkeley
Potomac
General Berkeley
General Butler
Navy Department
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
White
Vanderbilt
Mussolini
Power toge Boost Bared WNT 5
Judson C. Dickerman of the FTC testified that Alabama Power no longer needs Muscle Shoals power and accuses the company of bottling up the Muscle Shoals hydro facilities to block municipal gov't purchases. He says the War Dept contract is advantageous but unnecessary, challenging War Secretary Hurley’s stance.
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Hubert Baughn
Washington
News-Item
Associated Papers
Alabama Power Company
Federal Trade Commission
Judson C. Dickerman
Senate
Senator Black
Wilson Dam
Hoover Administration
Muscle Shoals
Dickerman
War Department
Heflin seeks authority to seize ballot boxes in Alabama race
Senator Heflin requests immediate consideration of a resolution to empower the campaign expenditures committee to impound ballot boxes used in last fall’s Alabama Senate race. He says boxes have been opened in multiple counties including Bankhead and Black home counties, urging action before contests are filed. He accuses fraud and corruption and claims marked ballots were distributed.
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Washington
Senate
Heflin
Alabama
Campaign Expenditures Committee
John H. Bankhead
Robinson
Privileges and Elections Committee
Bankhead
Senator Black
Democrat
House Panel Bans 25 Million Relief Fund Proposal
The House Appropriations Committee voted 18 to 11 to disapprove the Senate's $25,000,000 Red Cross relief plan and rejected making the fund available to a government agency named by President Hoover. Debate continued in the Senate on alternate relief administration options.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Cramton
Michigan
House
Interior Department
Burns
Hoover
Red Cross
Ier Robinson
Salvation Army
Public Health Service
Miller urges drought relief drive in Alabama
Governor B M Miller, in his first proclamation since taking office, called on Alabamians to observe the golden rule and contribute to Red Cross drought relief efforts. He cited crop failures and destitution across the state and urged liberal giving "as they feel able."
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News-Item
Montgomery
Alabama
B. M. Miller
Red Cross
Fiery Butler Confined at Quantico Pending Court Martial
Major General Smedley D. Butler ordered confined at Quantico barracks as Navy and State Department arrange for a general court martial over a controversial speech supporting Mussolini. Secretary Stimson issued a formal U S apology to Premier Mussolini and Italy for the incident, noting deep regret and extending assurances of respect.
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Stimson
Mussolini
Fiery “Devil Dog
Quantico
Stolen Car Reported Along with Theft of Books
W M Hays of 5 Myrtle avenue reports his blue Chevrolet coach stolen at night between 10 and 11 30. Dauphin and South Hays say the car was left there. Carroll Rowan of 50 Demony agents reports a sneak thief took his car and seven books before 8 30 Wednesday. The new car was parked at 1325 Dauphin street.
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W. M.hays
Myrtle Avenue
Dauphin
South Hays
Carroll Rowan
Demony
Inew
Dauphin Street
Weather Brief Fair Skies with Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Local forecast shows fair and cooler conditions through Thursday night into Friday. Thursday night gusts give a low near 48 degrees with geographic variations across Alabama and Mississippi. Daily River Bulletin notes 7 am readings and river forecasts indicating little change for the Tombigbee River and Alabama rivers in Montgomery with irregular shifts.
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Tombigbee River
Alabama
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