Mobile to become key transfer point on New York Mexico air mail
The St Tammany Gulf Coast Airways wins the New Orleans to Mexico border mail contract. Service must start within six months using eight large planes at $20000 each. Stops include Mobile Houston Brownsville and Mexico City with connections to Atlanta and New Orleans. The route cuts railroad time from about a week to 25 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
New York-Mexico
Post Office Department
St. Tammany Gulf Coast Airways
Airways
New Orleans
Vi F. Grima
Oo Tee
Bryn
United Co Ae
Grima
Houston
Brownsville
Mexico City
New York
St. Tammany Airways Company
Atlanta
Mrs Willebrandt A Comment On Launched By the
Report notes a judge named R Holmes offering a comment on a launch event. A reference to Page 14 Cotama is included, indicating continuation. The fragment hints at a legal or judicial context connected to a launch.
Coast Guard Gulf Unit Gets New Commander in Mobile
Captain A L Gamble arrives in Mobile to assume command of the gulf unit with headquarters in Mobile. He is accompanied by his wife and daughter and replaces Captain C C Covell who aids his transition before Covell moves to Quincy Massachusetts to supervise the Tahoe cutter project. Captain Gamble plans to study gulf coast activities and familiarize with duties this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Coast Guard
Mobile
A. L. Gamble
Washington
Gulf Coast Guard
Captain Gamble
Coast Guard Service
C. C. Covell
Gamble
Quincy
Mass
Gulf Waters
Covell
Tahoe
Gulf Division
Herman H. Wolf
Gross Sales Tax Proposal Garners Commission Support
City commissioners unanimously back a gross sales tax measure to boost revenues. Supporters argue it funds vital services while opponents warn of higher costs for residents and businesses.
Dry struggle over Hoover at prohibition convention continues
At the Prohibition party convention Hoover remains a central figure while Norris refuses to lead a third party. Delegates debate a resolution endorsing Hoover as Birmingham, Alabama ministers push for anti Smith alignment and Heflin opposition. The Nebraska Republican nominee is noted as a nearby shadow in the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Prohibition
Labor Party
Norris
Nebraska
Hoover
H. Rea Garber
Pittsburgh
W. A. Gay
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Smith
Cleanup Progress Under City Superintendent and Police Chief
Cleanup progress reports list Superintendent J. J. Helter and Chief Warren Burch directing effort with Sergeant Joh J. Black and John H. Moore overseeing laborers and city prisoners. Many overgrown lots with bushes and vines up to 30 feet high have been cleared. property owners are required to clean their lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Helter
Warren Burch
Joh J. Black
John H. Moore
Public library opening set for August 1 on Government Street
The Mobile public library is slated to open on August 1. The site at Government Street near Washington features the new facility and related access plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Public Library
Government Street
Washington
Prisoner Missing From Hospital While Under Guard
Special Deputy Sheriff W B Warner left prisoner Joseph Carl Kenny under guard at a hospital gallery momentarily. Kenny escaped through a room window and fled the city, previously held on burglary and grand larceny charges and awaiting July 20 circuit court. Detectives Bauer Burch and Farmer recovered details. Kenny had prior Florida prison time and was pardoned through his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Byrne
Joseph Carl Kenny
cKinney
McKinney
Government Street
Dauphin Street
W. B. Warner
St. Francis Street
Warner
Hosco
Florida
Power Probe to Move into Alabama Soon
Montgomery Ala July 12 Special Propaganda methods of its investigation of the electric power trust are resumed in October. While the inquiry runs in Washington the Alabama Public Service Commission holds a hearing to fix a fair valuation of the company. The federal probe began three months ago by order of the U S senate and has not yet reached the Alabama wing. Alabama officials pledge thorough scrutiny of the trust.
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Montgomery
Ala
Electric Power Trust
Colptenber
Washington
Alabama Public Service Commission
The
Trade Commission
Power Trust
States Senate
Alabama
Alabama Company
Alabama Cullough
Arkansas
Robbery and auto theft report on Claiborne street
Fred Gaston Jr of Rodwell Sign Company told police two crimes occurred today. A locker room break in led to the theft of his billfold containing seven dollars and a check. His automobile was stolen from Claiborne street between Dauphin and Conti streets. A roadstor,y of street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gaston, Jr
Rodwell Sign Company
Claiborne Street
Dauphin
Conti
Inspect brakes LeGear warns motorists to look out
LeGear issues alert urging drivers to slow and inspect their vehicles for safety. Police patrols and inspecting officers are emphasized to enforce roadworthiness checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGear
Earhart Says She Will Not Marry Now or Ever
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic, declared she does not intend to marry now or any other day, saying she is more devoted to science than romance. The report links a meeting with engineer Chapman Boston to the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart
New York
Amelia Harhart
Atlantic
Chapman Boston
Miss Earhart
New Chairman Hails From Small Jobs to Big Power
John J. Raskob, 49, chosen as chairman, rose from a 1900 $5 weekly stenographer job to lead in finance. Of Aleutian and Irish descent, he backs Prohibition opposition, serves as American Olympic committee chair, and is linked to General Motors and Du Pont. He credits luck and a belief in divinity for success.
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New York
John J. Raskob
Ange Seen
Chis
Smith
General Motors
du Pont de Nemous Compan
Iia la
Hveelae Aoner
Knights of Malta
Roskob
Pont
Lorain
Engineer Travels to Montgomery for Highway Conferenc
Modern travels report notes Engineer Arthern, county road office head, leaving at 7 00 a m to meet state highway officials in Montgomery. He carries paving plans for 65 miles of state and federal aid roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthern
Montgomery
Vote scandal witness held by Vare aide in Philadelphia
A Senate committee held a brief Philadelphia session amid a breach of peace claim. William 8 Vare and deputy coroner Michael Mullin were involved as witnesses in the allegations against an aide. The testimony centered on an incident between Schadt and William with Connor also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vare
Senate
Philadelphia
William 8
AM Gem
Michael I. Mullin
Schadt
William Viodnic Connor
Fine Appeals and Delays Mark Prohibition Case Handling
Suge 1 3 Teuart of the interior court faces a $50 fine and costs for the same charge. W H Cuthbert cannot attend court and his case is reset for July 26. Cuthbert hails from ald Jonte Jernberg and B Williams, arrested on reckless driving with $25 fine and 20 costs. McConnel and M Leob, Sentaes Stet, and John George also face charges with continuances to August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teuart
W. H. Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Ald
Parole Status in Liquor Case Leads to Hearing
Mrs. Brennan was paroled from the county jail on a liquor charge. She faced a new violation of the prohibition law and the district attorney’s office sought a citation to show why the parole should not be cancelled, with a hearing scheduled for Saturday.
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Brennan
Two Pleas of Guilty in Texas Street Case One Year Sentences
Two more pleas of guilty were entered in a Texas street case. Each defendant received a one year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Street
Commerce Commission Approves Central Issue Stock Plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a new stock issue totaling 42 156 300 dollars for the Central company. The issue will be offered to existing stockholders and proceeds pledged to retire bond obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Commerce Commission
Oes H
Crippled Savant Urges Comrades To Push On To Seek Rescue Ship
Crippled savant and a pilot of an old Pole dirigible faced thirteen days without food in Arctic ice. They were rescued by a Soviet ice breaker as authorities and Italia’s men stranded at sea persistently hoped for rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Aaah
Krassin
Arctic
Alberto Mariano
Old Pole
Mobilians Nabbed in New Orleans Case
July 12 report notes a forceful attempt to compel a couple to the federal building to fix up matters and sign papers, with involvement of mob elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Federal
Deputy Judge Hargett to Return Next Week Services
Information from Deputy Federal Prohibition Administrator A W Hargett indicates he will return next week. The message confirms his planned return period and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Hargett
Prohibition
Brisbane Sails for Hawaii Celebration
The British cruiser Brisbane departs for Hawaii to join a celebratory event marking the occasion. Aboard the ship are officers and crew preparing for the voyage and ceremonial duties during the shoreside activities in Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Georgia Senate Deliberates Patronage Methods
Atlanta July 18 The senate examines patronage distribution amid charges of Eden and related schemes. A Biloxi Miss grand jury probe is cited as part of mounting evidence in the inquiry led by Senator Smith W Brookhart and a sub committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Senate
Tate
Biloxi
Miss
Smith W. Brookhart
Two Sentenced in Chicago Case
In Chicago on July 13, Genenah J Einberg and Roy were sentenced in a recent court ruling. Details remain sparse as the report emphasizes the verdict and names involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Genenah Jeinberg
Roy
Prisoners Strike Amid Amnesty Bills and Hunger Protests
A fragment describes prisoners striking as part of protests linked to amnesty legislation. It mentions sixty five political detainees and five convicted of murder among groups facing renewed pressure, with forty one others entering hunger strikes.
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Orleans
United States
R. Holmes
Cotama
Coast Guard Division
Commission
Juanita
Gay
Heflin
Hugo Black
al Smith
Alaman
Sittenen Davis
Mattiors
Pate
F. Court
U. K
Sats Bay
Cay
Wire
Brisbane Sails
Farmer-Labor
Energy Way Fee Nag Rong
Georgia
T. H. Barker
Pius
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