Two Deputies Shot in Knox Creek Prohibition Raid
In Virginia on July 11 a raid at Pawpaw in Knox Creek led to two deputies and one other killed while three more injured, one seriously, during an exchange of gunfire as officers attempted to arrest Baker and Dotson suspects. Tokey Dotson and Hillman Tester were later arrested. deputy Howard Justus was critically wounded.
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Ne ’Shiner
Y. Va
Ware
Knox Creek
Otts
Hyson Baker
Justus
Ballard Ter
Earl Dotson
Clark Dotson
May
Harman Dotson
Ers
Grundy
Smith
Thomas Dotson
Dotson
Hillman Tester
Fell
Threats precede slaying of superior in Georgia incident
Private A B Bowlin of Birmingham is accused of shooting First Sergeant J F Malloy at their Tallulah Falls quarters after threats to officers. Bowlin allegedly told travel companion I have just killed a rattle ake and claimed the dispute over discipline and transfer caused the shooting.
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Thens
A. B. Bowlin
Birmingham
Ala
J. F. Malloy
Army Reserve Corps
Tallulah Falls
H. H. West
Bowlin
Malloy
W. C. Lyles
Citor West
Egwlin
Clarke County
Wewoka Officials Tied to Irby Slaying Death Penalty Sought
In Wewoka Oklahoma B Cole former county election board secretary faced death penalty after a jury convicting him of murder in the Irby killing. Frank Hunt former attorney also charged with murder testified Irby tied to a car ride then killed near Lake Wewoka with iron pipe attached to the body.
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Wewoka
Okla
B. Cole
Ole County Election Board
Ernest Irby
Cole
Frank Hunt
Tulea
Irby
Election Board
Hunt
Lake ‘Ewoka
Texas
Graf Zeppelin Flies Over Scotland On Return Trip
Graf Zeppelin completes a flight over Eirdeen Scotland on its return from a trip to Switzerland. The royal airship traversed Scottish airspace as it continues its schedule with observers watching from the ground.
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Zep
Eirdeen
Scotland
Graf Zeppelin
Switzerland
Hagen Ties Leaders With Sub-Par Golf in National Open
Walter Hagen moved into a three way tie for the lead at 107 after 27 holes in the national open as Mac Smith and Tommy Armour shared the overnight pace. Bob Shave matched par with a 72 to reach 148 through 34 holes while Bobby Jones delayed start due to late play.
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Hagen
Jones
Interlachen Club
Minneapolis
Walter Hagen
Mac Smith
Tommy Armour
Armour
Bob Shave
Cleveland
Shave
Ald Smith
Bobby Jones
Wilfred Cox
Horton Smith
Happy Cooper
Evans
Chick Evans
Chicago
al Espinoza
Hanson Cheats His Readers Calls For Censorship At WAPI
In Montgomery July reports reveal Victor Hanson of the Age-Herald sought to censor the WAPI public forum used by candidates for U.S. senator and governor. Hanson defended secrecy of his Alabama Power Company ties while Frederick I. Thompson criticized him in a radio speech.
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Hanson
Hubert Baughn
Washington
Montgomery
Ala
Victor Hanson
Birmingham
Age-Herald
WAPI
United States
Alabama Power Company
Frederick I. Thompson
Chief admits order to deny Capone pleas
Miami police chief Guy Reeve testified that public safety director 8 D McCreary barred Capone from using a telephone to contact relatives and attorneys after his May 8 arrest as part of a campaign to remove him from the community Capone faces perjury charges from a May 27 arrest case and his attorneys challenged the denial on cross examination.
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Miami
Fla
Guy Reeve
Scarface
al Capone
D. McCreary
Public Safety
Chicago
Naval Treaty Documents Refused by Hoover Amid Senate Demand
President Hoover rejected the Senate's request for confidential London naval treaty papers. Senator Hale denounced the treaty as dangerous while Hoover and Secretary Stimson weighed public interest and possible publication. The dispute triggered further debate as readers awaited Page 13 clarification.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
London
Hale
Stimson
Renate
Bankruptcy Threatens Pacific Dealers Amid Gasoline War
The Pacific coast faces widespread dealer bankruptcy risk as a price war drives gasoline quotations from 6 1/2 to 16 1/2 cents a gallon. Officials including Charles Jacobs of the It Association of Service Guersioos comment on possible state restraint actions amid legal questions. H F Werner of Sunset Pacific Oil announces a merger with Sea peer Oil and Refining, forecasting industry realignment and a possible return to earlier price levels.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Charles Jacobs
It Association of Service Guersioos
Supreme Court
H. F. Werner
Seattle
Sunset Pacific Oil Company
Portland
Seapeer Oil and Refining Company Ltd
Warner
Court hears police critique at Vanities indecency hearing
Earl Carroll Jimmy Savo and eight dancers faced charges as Jefferson Market court heard testimony from Captain James Coy about the raided show Faith Bacon performing in a fans dance. Trial halted to Saturday.
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New York
Earl Carroll
Jefferson Market Court
Carroll
Jimmy Savo
Vanities
James J. Coy
Coy
Faith Bacon
Gotlieb
Three Arrested in Rum Seizure Aboard Mallory Colorado
Three crew members Ay. Tavares E. Pargo and A. Fernandez were jailed after customs seized a large quantity of Bacardi rum from the Mallory steamship Colorado. They face charges under the tariff act for unlawfully receiving concealing and aiding concealment of unlawfully imported merchandise. The liquor amount noted on arrival was substantial.
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Mallory
Colorado
Tavares
E. Pargo
A. Fernandez
Parity Plan for Mobile to Align with South Atlantic Ports
The Southern traffic committee docketed a plan to parity Mobile with south Atlantic ports on Alabama cotton sweepings. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad announced rates on wheelbarrows and warehouse trucks from Chattanooga to Mobile for movement to the Pacific coast. Notices were received at the Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic office.
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Southern Traffic Committee
Southeast
Mobile
South Atlantic
Alabama
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Chattanooga
Pacific Coast
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Girl in Washington ID mix up in missing case
Police briefly ruled out a match for Mary Frances McClenny, a Richmond society girl, after a woman with a Virginia plate rode with another young woman claiming to be Mary Elizabeth Conner of Washington. The man with them, August F. Phlig, said he had worked recently in Richmond.
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Washington
Washingon
Mary Frances McClenny
Richmond
Fire Department Reports June Losses and Alarms
Mobile fire losses in June totaled 9 536.83 dollars covering insured and uninsured risks. Fire Chief Gus Rehm submitted the report to Commissioner Leon Schwarz showing a total property value involved of 224 476 dollars. The department answered 118 alarms, with the largest number from a single cause described in the report.
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Mobile
Gus
Leon Schwarz
Mobile Wins Refund Ruling Over 1928 Alabama Power Rates
Circuit Judge F W Hare ruled the Montgomery rate applied to Mobile in 1928 and that city payments for electric service were not voluntary. The case, brought by Mobile and backed by The Mobile News Item and The Mobile Register, seeks 1361.76 in refunds for overcharges in 1928. The decision splits sides on demurrers and sets up an appeal path to the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Mobile
The
Register and City Commission
F. W. Hare Friday
Montgomery
Alabama Power Company
U. S. Tew
Mobile Electric Company
Mobile News Item
Mobile Register
City Commission
News-Item
Register
Hare
Alabama Public Service Commission
George A. Sossaman
Power Company
Alabama Supreme Court
In-Home Heroine Stops Burglars Amid Crichton Lootings
Police report a spate of burglaries in Mobile with a Crichton loot of food and clothing valued in the hundreds. A burglar fled after being discovered in a residence. another outran occupants in a mobile home. A drug store was robbed and a boiler room broken into. Mrs. G S Macartney fired on a burglar who fled from her home at midnight, while D G Harrison chased a bareheaded intruder on Thursday night. Greer's Store looted at Crichton.
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Mobile
Crichton
G. S. Macartney
Rylands Lane
Holmes and Connick
D. G. Harrison
Chatham Street
Harrison
Greer
15 Year Old Cecil Carvey Dies After Creek Dive
A 15-year-old youth, Cecil Carvey of Jackson Alabama, died from a broken neck after hitting bottom while diving in a creek near his home. He was brought to the infirmary in Mobile at 9 PM Thursday and died Friday at 12:50 PM. He is survived by his parents, three brothers, three sisters, and other relatives. The body will be sent to Jackson for burial.
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Jackson
Als
Cecil Carvey
Joseph Carvey
Suo
Young Carvey
Joseph
Lena Bumpess Cravey
Candy
Osman
Clyde
Mildred Hester
Ethel Howell
Winnie G. Cravey
Dackeon
Jury Acquits Jule Williams in Statutory Charge
After five minutes of deliberation, Jule Williams a Citronelle resident was acquitted of a statutory charge against a white woman. The courtroom was largely closed to spectators and press per jury foreman request. Williams had previously faced a death sentence before a retrial motion based on alleged new evidence.
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Jule Williams
Citronelle Negro
John Aldridge
Williams
William V. McDermott
Charles C. Hand
Man Slaughter Charge Against Miss Elizabeth Blackstone Reset
A manslaughter case against Elizabeth Blackstone for a fatal auto crash with Ferdinand Thomas was reset to July 18 after absence of an in state witness Edward Hughes prompted the continuance in police court. Henry Thomas, Ferdinand’s brother, requested the delay.
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Elizabeth Blackstone
Ferdinand Thomas
Government and
Claiborne
Henry Thomas
Edward Hughes
Whiskey Found on Gulf Club Grounds in Mobile
Three barrels of beer mash were located at an abandoned moonshine site on the Mobile Country Club grounds in Spring Hill. The mash was fermenting and near running. The site was near a previous find last winter. Federal agents Graves McMillian Howard Hobson Hargett led the raid.
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Mobile Country Club
Spring Hill
A. W. Hargett
Prohibition
Federal
Graves, McMillian
Howard
Hobson Hargett
Drunk Driving Cases Result in Fines and Forfeitures
Multiple defendants faced drunk driving charges with fines ranging from 60 to 100 dollars plus costs or jail terms. Annie Hix was fined 60 dollars and 20 dollars in costs after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. Clarence Roy and C L Anthony were each fined 100 dollars and costs or 60 days. Dave Howard faced a three month sentence with 100 dollars and costs on a prohibition charge. Ed H Dorgan’s drunk driving case was reset after witnesses disputed intoxication. a separate charge for failing to stop after an accident was continued.
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Herernl Gerotan
Annie Hix
Charles Doherty
Fay Clevinger
Doherty
Clevinger
Louisiana
T. J. Touart
Clarence Roy
C. L. Anthony
Dave Howard
John H. Thompson
Ed H. Dorgan
Joseph W. John
Mobile
Dorgan
Idaho population tops 872 thousand with Valley county missing
Boise July 11 population of Idaho stood at 872000 with Valley county the sole missing county from current count. The figure is about 2000 higher than ten years ago, reflecting growth across the state.
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Boise
Idaho
Valley County
Talks Will Feature Road Dedication In Afternoon
Hundreds of Mobillans and residents near Tanner-Williams are expected at the Tanner Ferry highway dedication in Mobile County Friday afternoon. The 21 mile road opens with 3 PM ceremonies featuring talks by city and county officials. Dr. L T Lane announced Miss Velma Crave will christen the highway. Bart B Chamberlain Harry T Hartwell John Craft and Arthur D Davis are listed as speakers.
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Tion
Velma Crave
Tanner-Williams
Wilmer High School
T Bart B. Chamberlain
Harry T. Hartwell
John Craft
Arthur D. Davis
Ty Board of Revenue and Road Cessioners
Record Heat Sweeps Mobile Amid Southeast Heat Wave
A Mobile official reports 103 degrees the hottest on record with 1:30 PM reading at Albert Ashhenberger’s office. The heat wave sweeps the Southeast, with fatalities and injuries across several states as Birmingham up to 105 and Montgomery 104.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Dixie
Mobile
Albert Ashhenberger
Mercury
Ashhenberger
Mid-West
Nurse Elizabeth Worthington Ends Life at Plant City Hospital
Miss Elizabeth Worthington a 23 year old nurse at Plant City infirmary died Friday morning from a heart condition described as suicide per county coroner Dr Hu Walker. The act occurred in the hospital where her roommate was sleeping, a report states.
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Elizabeth Worthington
Plant City
Fla
Hu” Walker
Weather bulletin notes fair warm nights and river readings
The report lists observations at 7 and central standard time across stations including Aberdeen Columbus Demopolis Tuscaloosa Montgomery Selma. It states river levels show little change with mild daily fluctuations and continued warm conditions into Friday and Saturday.
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Aberdeen
Columbus
Demepolis
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery Selma
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