Burgin Dies From July Fourth Auto Crash Injuries
Samuel Max Burgin a 45 year old carpenter of 412 South Hamilton Street died at Mobile City Hospital four days after the July 4 auto crash on Mobile Bay Bridge Road. He was an occupant of a car returning from Baldwin County. others in the car were injured but not seriously. Burgin a native of McDavid Florida had lived in Mobile 22 years. He is survived by his mother and sister and six nephews and three nieces. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from his home with Roche mortuary in charge. Burgin was a member of Local 89 Carpenters and Joiners Union.
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Samuel Max Burgin
Hamilton Street
Mobile Bay Bridge
Burgin
Baldwin County
T. E. Garrett
North Broad Street
McDavid
Fla
Mobile
John Burgin
Maggie Cutts
Roche Mortuary
Local 89
Carpenters and Joiners Union of America
Sheriff Reports Prohibition Fines and Seizures Record
From January to July the sheriff’s office reports 3,089 arrests with 672 for prohibition violations. They destroyed 170 stills and 1,121 barrels of mash, seizing 724 gallons of whiskey and 441 prisoners sentenced to hard labor. Civil and circuit court fines totaled $4,652.46 with county receipts of $20,199.71.
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Sheriff's Department
At Byrne
Aberdeen Wade
Camp Kilby
Circuit Court
Schoolmaster on trial in Georgia flogging case
In Toccoa Georgia superintendent W G Acree faces trial for assault with intent to murder after the flogging of Mrs Ansley Bowers and her son Loyd. Defense swears Acree as alibi witness while witnesses recount hooded figures and Klan ties at the June 12 attack. The case rests as jurors consider verdicts.
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Toccoa
W. G. Acree
Stephens County High School
Ansley Bowers
Teagek
Lee
Looney
Jeane
Jord Mose Jordan
Bart
Mose J
Lowry
Bart Singleton
Mose Jordan
J. & Adderholdt
Jordan
Ku Klux Klan
T. R. Lowry
Bowers
Claude Groover
Khan
Loyd Bowers
Franklin tragedy on Lake Lebouef murder tale unfolds
Mrs Lebouef told Dr Dreher she planned a lake ride with her husband the night of the crime. Dr Dreher testified that Lebouef was lured onto the lake and shot. Three boats were on the water and a Beadle described the sequence before the arrest and case move to page six.
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James Lebouef
Thomas E. Dreher
Franklin
Thomas E. Oregan
Eesician
Charles Pecot
James J. Lebouef
Lebouef
Lake Uide
Dreher
Pecot
Abe
Drokie
Beadle
Fourth of July flashback in Charles Donald court case
Charles Donald, a Black garage employee, was fined 101 plus 50 in costs and 140 days for taking a car without consent and wrecking it on the Fourth. His wife Ella remains hospitalized from injuries. Separately Henry Bangs faced assault on motorist charges, released on bond after a jury trial request. Sethly Alexander was fined 50 or 50 days for speeding at 62 mph on Davis avenue. Wyatt, Williams, and Jones were fined 15 or 15 days each for speeding at 80 mph.
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Charles Donald
Negro Garage
Recorder
D. H. Edington
Donald
Joel McGowin
Ella
Henry Bangs
Recorder’s Court
Sethly Alexander
Davis Avenue
H. B. Brown
William Wyatt
James Williams
C. Jones
Boat service ends Sunday run between Mobile and Point Clear
Magnolia Springs Transportation Company receives authority from the Alabama Public Service Commission to discontinue Sunday service between Mobile and the eastern shore. The petition stated no freight moved on Sundays and passenger traffic was light as many used the bay bridge. Notice of the action was received at Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic office.
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Mobile
Point Clear
Magnolia Springs Transportation Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Bay Bridge
Mobils Chamber of Commerce
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Generally fair conditions persist across Alabama and Mississippi with tonight and Saturday mild temperatures. In Alabama the south and central areas cool slightly with northeasterly winds. southeastern Mississippi also trends toward a northeast breeze.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Learn How to Swim Series Starts Monday
The Mobile News Item launches a twelve part series beginning Monday July 11 on swimming and diving by James A. Lee athletic director of the Cleveland Athletic Club. Lee trains hundreds of beginners yearly and writes clear, practical lessons designed to teach fundamentals and enjoyment of water activities through July.
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James A. Lee
Cleveland (Ohio
Mobile zoning maps promise sweeping citywide growth
The Mobile city zoning commission led by H. H. Wefel Jr and Col. Fred G. Lawton outlines a vast plan turning the business district outward from Government to Broad streets, expanding along St. Louis and St. Joseph, with a large industrial belt near the Mobile and Ohio and Southern railroads, and extending residential Class A and B areas beyond current limits. The ordinance aims to regulate business types, building uses, size, setbacks, and heights to preserve uniform Beauty while guiding rapid development.
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Mobile
City Zoning Committee
City of
City Commission
City Zoning Commission
H. H. Wefel, Jr
Fred G
Government Street
Broad Street
St. Louis Street
Broad
St. Joseph Street
Mobile and Ohio
Southern Railroad
Amp
Port of
Mobile Bay Bridge
Five Men Rescued After See You Later Drifting Craft Distress
Washington coast guard officials and the Gulf division coordinated a rescue after the motor-boat See You Later with five men aboard drifted off the Florida coast. The West Modus reported the plight at 3 44 pm from latitude 27 26 N longitude 79 41 W and sent help before continuing to Liverpool.
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Washington Coast Guard
Gulf Division
Fort Lauderdale
Washington
West Modus
Liverpool
West Palm Beach
Cincinnati Woman Seeks Spouse Here
Mrs. Marga Cox of 412 Clark Street, Cincinnati, asks police to locate her husband William R. Cox believed to be in this city. She says it is important they communicate. he was last employed by the Mobile Steel Company.
Railroads to absorb sugar shipment dunnage charge
Mobile traffic department reports railroads will absorb dunnage charges on sugar shipments from Mobile. Shippers were billed previously. The roads will cover up to 1.50 dollars per car, per the chamber information.
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Railroad
Mobile
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Plans Start for Southeastern Swim Meet at Spring Hill
Mobile officials discuss ticket sales for the Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union meet to be held August 26 and 27 at Spring Hill college lake. Four classes compete: men’s senior and junior, women’s senior and junior. Rev. R Bryant leads the organizing committee with about 60 medals planned.
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Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union
Mobile Athletic Club
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Spring Hill College
Buyers Week Fete Plans Discussed in Mobile
Entertainment features for Buyers Week from August 9 to 12 were tentatively planned at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Mobile. The program includes a boat ride to the Eastern shore a special show at the Saenger theatre ball games and other events. About 300 out of town merchants are expected to attend.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Saenger Theatre
Bright new stack leads raid on distilling outfit
A shiny galvanized stack in woods near Telegraph road at Buck's Crossing drew a Mobile raid Thursday afternoon. Officers uncovered a 300 gallon still, 1600 gallons of mash and 20 gallons of liquor. Operators escaped as Federal Agents Graves and Hughes, state officer Fus Cannon and deputy Marshall Lee conducted the raid.
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Telegraph Road
Buck's Crossing
Graves and Hughes
Rufus Cannon
Marshall Lee
Ford to End Anti Semitic Attacks by Making Dearborn House Organ
Arthur Brisbane reports Ford ordered the Dearborn Independent to discontinue all hostile articles toward Jews. Ford regrets any harm caused and says the paper will be run to avoid anti Semitism. William Cameron reacts with surprise to the plan as talks of settlement arise. The full statement cites responsibility shared by Ford and editors.
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Ford
Dearborn
New York
Arthur Brisbane
Henry Ford
Independent
Brisbane
New York American
Saranac Lake
Mr. Brisbane
Mr. Ford
Dearborn Independent
William J. Cameron
Aaron Sapiro
Chicago
Detroit
Cameron
Lieve
Sapiro
William Randolph Hearst
the American
Ford says work, aviation thrill him most in life
Henry Ford, the world’s richest man, says he gains the greatest thrill from watching and helping to develop aviation and large planes. He works six hours, walks daily, and believes young men should join big corporations for broader opportunities. He plans to keep working and avoids excess privacy.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Hefa
Ford
Dearborn
America
U S Approaches Tyranny Tells Lawyers
Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland warned the Indiana State Bar Association that the United States is shifting from a government of laws to a government of men and bending toward tyranny. He said local self government remains the best way to handle diverse and changing problems. He criticized the rise of regulators and spies dictating daily choices from food to drink.
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French Lick
Ind
United States
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Indiana State Bar Association
Russia
Italy
Ritchie
Mobilian Camp Sunday For Boys At Coden
A group of 115 Mobilian boys will attend a six week summer camp at Coden on a 1 acre tract facing the sound. The trip leaves Mobilian city at 10 o clock Sunday morning. The camp follows a regular military schedule with reveille mess call tattoo and taps and includes recreation work and instruction in set hours.
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Aan Morian
Os Camp
Board discusses avoiding script to pay taxes
Mobile county finance committee met to consider a plan to avoid issuing script for tax receipts. Arthur D. Davis urged that script can be avoided, with a July end of appropriations debated. L. E. Paterson to address cattle tick questions and continuing cattle ping operations in Mobile.
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Mobile
Finance Committee
Board of Revenue
Arthur D. Davis
P Bvate
L. EB. Pat
Patterson
Watchman Sentenced for Theft on Steamship
D Scott of New York a steamship watchman was sent to the county convict farm for four months after conviction of petit larceny. He entered the Antonio Silva steamer at St Louis street foot and stole 34 dollars from a suitcase. Edna McIntyre, a Negro woman, convicted of grand larceny for stealing two silk dresses worth 75 dollars from Thelma Swanson's home and sentenced to nine months labor. The dresses were recovered and returned.
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D. Scott
New York
Scott
Antonio Silva
St. Louis Street
Edna MciIntrye
Thelma Swanson
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