Warden Shelton Charged in Convict Whipping Case
Jammerston county convict warden Shelton surrendered at the county jail and posted bond for a July 16 hearing on a charge of whipping Herby To Alias George. Mrs Lillian Blackman filed the complaint, with county solicitor Bart B Chamberlain and Attorney Foster Hale Jr to probe the case. Shelton offered no comment on the allegations.
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Jammerston
Herby
George
Lillian. Blackman
Wito
Foster Kk. Hale
Hale
Warden Shelton
Army Recruiting Mobile Reaches Sixteen Districts
Army recruiting efforts expanded to multiple districts with vacancies in engineers infantry cavalry and tank units. Fort Benning Fort Oglethorpe Camp Lejeune and Fort Huachuca are among sites listing vacancies and eligibility rules emphasize prior service and character standards.
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George Andor
Mts
New
Orleans
Louisiana
Fort Hum- Va
Bennet Polae Factry
Ank Corps
McPherson
Toeantsy
Ttrne
CampcClelland
Ala
Fort Oglethorpe
Panama
China
Short Weight Ice Delivery Trial Before Recorder
Robert Senar, a Black ice peddler, faced Acting Recorder Tisdale Tovart for delivering 150 pounds of ice billed as 200. Dr. T. E. Smith testified the short weight ranged to 50 pounds, with Senar offering to make good the shortfall. The case notes the first instance of short weight in ice deliveries in some time.
Special Government Taxes Due for Fiscal Year Ending June 0
Local Internal Revenue Department officers warn taxes for the year ending June 0 are overdue and must be paid by July 31 to avoid penalties. The notice stresses taxes apply to all businesses regardless of activity or volume.
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Internal ‘Revenue Department
Laymen's Retreat to Begin Friday in Mobile
A Catholic laymen group from four states arrives in Mobile for a retreat scheduled to begin Friday and run through the weekend. Organizers expect participants to join in prayer and reflection at the local church facilities.
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Mobile
Weekend excursion rates from Selma announced
The traffic bureau of the Chamber of Commerce received a letter from H C Geron stating excursions are being run from Selma. Tickets may be purchased on Saturday and Tuesday at rates slightly less than the regular.
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Chamber of Commerce
H. C. Geron
Ssenger
Selma
Saturn
Weather Outlook for Washington Monday Night
Generally fair conditions continue tonight and Thursday with no change in temperature. light winds. Calmer skies over Washington as high pressure dominates, with no precipitation expected in the near term.
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Washington
Alabama
Local Bills Tabled in Lower House Amid Recess Stalemate
Two Mobile bills introduced in the Alabama House aim to create a real estate board and raise the county revenue constable salary from 62.50 to 496 per month. Edward J. Grove sponsored the measures as the chamber adjourned early awaiting reports from recess committees. A revenue bill by Alfred M. Tunstall was referred to ways and means.
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Aisma
Maaan Dt
Montgomery
Ed Bey Ming
Edward J. Grove
Mobile
A.fécuss
House
Alfred M.tunstall
Hale County
Committee On Ways and
Senate
Joseph Wheeler
Alabama
George “W
Severus
Coun
Bell Co Employee Delhomme to Receive Medal for Saving Life
Delhomme, veteran Bell Telephone worker, will be awarded the W N Vail bronze medal for saving fellow employee Mark Molyneux in the Wheeler Motors building danger. Alabama plant superintendent W D Mer will present the medal at Bell headquarters on St Francis and Conception streets in a ceremony with officers and employees.
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Delhomine
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Yipheo WN. Vail
W. D. Mer
Birmingham
Alabama Plant
Aspi,pany
Alabama State Tourney Qualifiers At Mobile Club
The Alabama golf tournament at Mobile Country Club runs through Saturday with qualifying rounds underway. Noted players include Leone Ores and J Crisman who have stood out this season as contenders for the state championship.
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Ely
Alabama
Mobile
J Crisman
Eel Eigen Gy
Mobile county school board to decide site for new high school
The Mobile County School Board will take up site selection for the new high school this afternoon after Dr J W Roe returned. The board had been deadlocked with four members split between Carlin and Davis sites. Davis site lies near Dauphin and Julia streets. construction delays persist as calls for definite action grow louder.
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Mobile.county School Board
J. W. Rot
Davis Nipeetry
Spi Avenue
Dauphin and
Julia Streets
R. Roe
Sunny
Davis
Propat
Buyer's Week to Boost Mobile Trade Expanded
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce plans a larger second annual Buyer's Week for August 14 to 16. Committees, including a soliciting group led by Burgess Little, will target wholesalers, jobbers, manufacturers, and bankers to invite out-of-town customers. L Bedsole chairs the trade extension department.
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Mobile Chamber of‘Commerce
Burgess Little
Texas Elks to Visit Mobile for Convention Nearby
A delegation of 50 Elks from Texas will arrive in Mobile Friday afternoon en route to the national convention. They will be greeted by a local committee at the L A depot and escorted to the Cawthon hotel. Events include tours of the city and a buffet at the Elks home with a 75 piece band.
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Texas
Mobile
At- the
L. A
Cawthon Hotel
Ermes Parte
Elks
Naenggan
Grove Teaching at Auburn This Summer
Frank Grove principal of Barton Academy joins the faculty of a free summer school for intensive work in high school administration and location. After Auburn he will take a short vacation in North Carolina before returning to Mobile.
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Frank Grove
Barton Academy
Lcation
Auburn
Grove
North Carolina Cay
Mobile
Moose Delegates Return to Mobile Session Resumes
Judge Claude A. Grayson of the Loyal Order of Meager judiciary returns with delegates from Huntsville as the sessions of the supreme and Vis relatives resume in Mobile.
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MOOSE
Mobile
Claude A. Grayson
of the Loyal Order of Meager
Supreme and
Vis Relatives
Huntsville
Madam Scandal Blows Breath on Liquor Circles
A rum running syndicate, said to include yachtsmen and a former MP, is alleged to have earned over a half million dollars. internal disputes and suits loom as the Express reports.
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Ioadon
the Express
Cyndicate
The
Express
Explosion at East Alton plant kills twelve
A blast at the Western Company plant in East Alton killed 12 workers, including seven women, and injured 23. The explosion shattered a fireproof building, sending a long flame and a massive flare into the air as emergency crews treated the wounded and investigators opened inquiries.
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Kite Wheen Cass Ee Bent Hahanes
Howard Ines
Alto
Young
Soetee
Min Warren
Charles Reyborn
Alton
Charles H. Hawkins
Gs Bridge
Sadie Larkin
Ife
Ruth Green
Minnie Wagner
Bedsie Jenkins
Maud Butler
Fire Engines Showcased in City Parade Thursday
The city will parade its recently purchased motor fire fighting equipment along principal streets after noon tomorrow. The public will see old and new machines including hook and ladder wagons and a water tower fighting motor in a 6 o clock display in front of the orderly emergency building on Dauphin and related avenues.
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Moile
Rnee
Dauphin
Government halts bee importations due to disease notice
Government stops all bee importations after Isle of Wight disease detected in adult honeybees. The move affects shipments via regular parcel post, with a postal bulletin issued to Postmaster and G Reiser and related agriculture officials.
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Isle of Wight
G. Reiser
Cep
Weahepartment
First Woman Likely to Die by Hanging in Illinois
Chicago reports describe the 27 year gap since Illinois last executed a woman as Mrs. Sabelie Nitti Crudelle faces the gallows. Debates arise among lawyers, workers, and citizens while Mrs. Thomas L. Murtaugh remarks she would go home to her mother if the death sentence is carried out. The case involves Peter Cradelie, Crudelle, and a hammer murder linked to Frank Nitti.
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Thomas L. Murtaugh
Foorman
Mrs. Crudelle
Peter Cradelie
Cradelie
Crudelle
Passion Play to Open July 16 in Hollywood Hills
The fourth annual Pilgrim age play or American Passion Play will open July 16 in a natural amphitheater in the Hollywood hills. Written by the late Christine Wetherill Stevenson of Philadelphia the production portrays the life of Christ with a focus on Magdalene in a later act.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood Hills
Christine Wetherill
Stevenson
Philadelphia
Christ
Magdalene
Legion Drives Push to Repeal State Dry Law
Detroit report notes the Charles A Learned Post of the Legion, Michigan’s largest with 8 000 members, adopted an unqualified opposition to prohibition and called for a referendum on repealing the dry amendment. Adoption was almost unanimous.
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Detroit
Charles A. Learned
Michigan
Scholarships Awarded to Teachers in New York
The article lists annual scholarships given to teachers, naming A. W. Blackman of Nashville, Miss Mary B. Brooks of Mil, and Miss Penelope as winners. The note mentions health and summer programs as part of the scholarship purpose.
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A. W. Blackman
Nashville
Mary B. Brooks
Mil
Penelope
Miam's Shipping Grows Rapidly On 626 Foot Vessel
A 626 foot be com m ediately used for the Gulf and Southern Line plying between hero and New them reflects rapid growth in Miam's shipping. The vessel operates along the Gulf coast route expanding freight and passenger services for the line.
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Hero
New Them
Maine Republicans elect new chief
A fragmented report notes Maine Republicans choose a new party leader amid internal divisions. The event details and involved figures are unclear in the accessible text.
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Maine
J. S. Robinson Dead in Memphis
J S Robinson dies in Memphis after a long illness. He had connections in Nashville and St Louis and his death followed a period of declining health.
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J. S. Robinson
Memphis
Teese Ly
Nashville
Louis Panes
Salee
King George Loses Suit in U S Courts Over Arms Contract
New York July 11 King George of England must pay Manning Maxwell and Moore New York manufacturers 2191 dollars in costs after a judgment filed in the county clerk's office. The case grew from a Remington Arms Company creditor suit arising from a contract to supply two million magazine rifles not fulfilled.
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King George
New York
England
Manning
Maxwell and Moore
Remington Arms Company
His Majesty
Maxwell
Moore
Idepoaita
Convict Lease System To Be Scrutinized In Alaska
Governor and lawmakers in Montgomery discuss early abolition of the convict lease system. Officials Brandon and Jones promote reform despite revenue concerns. A spirited meeting last night voiced determination to press the bill to passage and fight for abolition.
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Montgomery
Ulyde Go
W. W. Brandon
Mick Enue
Jon G. Seed
Birmingham
William E. Fort
Bennine G. Earnest Jones
Clayton
Governors Fined for Speeding in Auto
In Greensboro a traffic cop fined two governors for speeding, one from North Carolina and one from Tennessee. Governor Peay and another state leader were stopped while traveling on North Carolina roads. The incident, kept quiet for a time, came to light today.
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Greensboro
WNLC
North Carolina
Grensboro
Tennessee
Peay
Wartia
Eh Ag Sre
North Caroline Highway
Discrimination Suit Filed Against San Jose Resort Owner
San Antonio records show damage suits filed against the San Jose Resort owner and manager alleging discrimination. The suits, filed in July, claim actual damages and seek relief for Mexican members denied access and reports.
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San Antonio
Texas
San Jose
Infidelity rumors shadow Cordle Ga case aftermath
Fragmentary notes from Cordle Georgia describe a jail scene and a confession related to a death and alleged infidelity. Nipper is named in early reports as connected to the incident and awaiting further legal action.
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Cordle
Julya-tional News Service
Clack
Nipper
Niper
Tae Fas
Bovil Farm
Tora Chick
Heat Wave Claims Several Lives Across U S
A severe heat wave caused multiple fatalities across Michigan and Illinois with drowning deaths and high temperatures in the Great Lakes region. Reports mention one death in Michigan and a total of five deaths linked to the heat and related incidents.
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Miei
Michigan
Chica
Wau de
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