Torrid Spell Triggers Prostrations and Deaths in City
A new citywide record arises from a deadly spell causing scores of people to collapse and die, with officials confirming widespread effects and seeking treatment and safety measures.
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1930
Page
1
Woman in Kansas City Aims at Husband with Revolver
In 100 degree heat deputies find a gray haired woman on a porch cradling a .44 revolver. She says she plans to kill her husband John Madden after he forced her to work, and she waited for him to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Madden
Torrid Weather Grips Mobile Amid Heat Wave
A severe heat wave continued into Saturday in Mobile with temperatures rising from the low 80s at dawn to near 97 by mid afternoon. The intense heat has caused numerous prostrations across the South and reports of deaths in several areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Mobile
Southland
Heat Wave Breaks Records Across Southern States
The hot spell intensified with 111 in Jonesboro Arkansas and 110 in Monroe Louisiana marking peaks. Memphis recorded 103 degrees and heat contributed to four deaths, with four drownings during the heat wave. Other readings included 104 in Savannah and Mobile, 100 in Birmingham, 103 in Macon, and 102 in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Ark
Monroe
Memphis
Prohibition Violations Lead to Fines and Labor
Moss Boyd of Davidson street was fined 100 dollars plus 90 days costs and 30 days hard labor for breaking the prohibition law after police arrested him early Saturday. Henry Davis received 60 dollars or 60 days for resisting an officer and disorderly conduct in a separate arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Boyd
Davidson Street
Recorder’s Court
Boyd
Holmes
Connick
Farmer
Bauer
Henry Davis
Pat O’brien
T. J. Touart
Big Fish Haul From Bayou In Batre Trip
A Tuscaloosa party aboard Captain Earl Bryant's Sweet Heart from Bayou in Batre enjoyed a three day fishing trip. They hauled many speckled trout, mackerel, and kingfish and caught dolphins. Party members included S Burchfield J E Howell J E Sanders Bill Englehart Charles Simpson J A Morgan and J A Polson of Tuscaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Earl Bryant
Bayou
Batre
S. Burchfield
J. E. Howell
J. E. Sanders
Bill Englehart
Charles Simpson
J. A. Morgan
J. A Polson
Weather Update Thundershowers Ahead This Weekend
Local forecast calls for occasional thundershowers Saturday night and Sunday with little temperature change. Mississippi remains generally warm inland with chances of evening and Sunday storms near the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Youths Injured In Mobile Bay Bridge Crash Toll
A mobile bridge wreck early Saturday left one youth dead and another dying with five others injured. Victims include Albert Perez 20 of Bridgeport Conn and Cliff Sota New York prize fighters. causeway crash occurred around 3 30 am after fights at a Pensacola club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mobile Bay Bridge
Loot and Burglary Sweep Strikes Mobile Area Homes
Burglars and sneak thieves have prowled Mobile for several days and nights, looting multiple homes and stores. G B Fleming reported a garden kitchen intrusion as a negro suspect fled. The Liberty Cleaning Company at 257 St Louis Street and A E Ball’s clothing shop were robbed of garments, while Five Points Market on Warren Street and Davis Avenue lost cash and food items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Fleming
South Conception Street
Liberty Cleaning Company
St. Louis Street
A. E. Ball
Southwest Bloodgood
Joachim Streets
Five Points
Warren Street
Davis Avenue
Seale Appointed Assistant City Attorney in Mobile
City Attorney Vincent F. Kilborn announced that Harry Seale of Mobile was appointed assistant city attorney to succeed Carl M. Booth who resigned. Kilborn said Seale has been added to his firm which will be known as Outlaw Kilborn Seale in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent F. Kilborn
Harry Seale
Mobile
Carl M. Booth
Kilborn
Seale
Outlaw, Kilborn & Seale
Johnson to face parole violation hearing Wednesday
Charles alias Swift Johnson, arrested Friday on a parole violation citation, will appear before Judge Robert T. Ervin on Wednesday. Paroled in 1926 for counterfeiting after serving a term in Atlanta, he allegedly stopped reporting to the federal court for months while traveling through Mobile toward Mississippi where he previously resided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Swift
Johnson
Robert T. Ervin
Atlanta
Wu Eer
E Force
Mobile
Missississippi
Southern Association of Car Service Officers Convention Date
The sixteenth semi annual convention of the Southern Association of Car Service Officers will be held at the Battle House on July 17 with a program split between business sessions and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association of Car Service Officers
Battle House
Storm Lashes Three Kentucky Counties Causing Major Damage
A severe storm swept Christian Todd and Muhlenberg counties last night bringing wind hail and a wall of wreckage across Pembroke. Lightning likely started a blaze destroying J M Johnson’s Pembroke home valued at about 8000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Christian, Todd and
Muhlenberg
Ork Co —A
Or AF Mnte
Christian, Todd
Pembroke
J. M. Johnson
Efforts To Locate Relatives Of Dead Youth Are Started
Strenuous efforts were under way in Mobile to notify the parents of 20 year old Albert Perez of Bridgeport Conn of his death in a bay bridge crash while en route home from Pensacola after an amateur boxing bout. Perez had stayed at Littleton's gymnasium and worked there during his Mobile visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Perez
Mobile
Pensacola
Cliff Soto
New York
City
Soto
Cochran Road project in Mobile field before court
The suit by G. R. Logan and others against Mobile county over the Cochran road sought to halt construction after the board of revenue had granted authority and after complaints to stop work. The case was heard on demurrers in the equity side and taken under advisement following consultations with property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Logan
Mobile County
Cochran Road
Mobile
Board of Revenue
H. Cochran
Farnell Funeral Rites Held for Local Lawyer
Funeral services for Fred T. Farnell formerly of Mobile and a prominent Dallasville lawyer who died in a Thursday automobile accident near Alexander City Ala will be at 5 20 p m Saturday at Higgins and Conditt with burial in Pine Crest cemetery American Legion members are urged to attend the services Farnell was pinned beneath the car when it overturned after moving from his Mertz station home four years ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred T. Farnell
Mobile
Alexander City
Ala
Higgins & Conditt
Pine Crest Cemetery
American Legion
Farnell
Dadesville
Nn Mertz
Candidates to speak at Mobile County League meeting
Cc H Laurendine candidate for the board of revenue and Dudley McFayden candidate for sheriff will address a Mobile County League of Women Voters meeting at the YMCA Monday morning. Laurendine speaks at 10 20 oclock and McFayden at 11 oclock. The event is open to any interested person announced by Mrs James H Hagan president of the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. H. Laurendine
Board of Revenue
Dudley McFayden
Mobile County League of Women Voters
Laurendine
McFayden
James H. Hagan
League
Cope Battles Perry To Tie In First Nine
At Montgomery Country Club Cope of Mobile and defending champion Perry both shot 39s on the first nine holes of a 36 hole final. Perry missed a one foot putt on the eighth allowing Cope to stay even through nine holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cope
Perry
Montgomery
Ala
W. L. Cope
Mobile
Jey
Gas War Ends as Shelters Price Caps Return
Last night the gas market saw a settlement with plans to restore June 12 price levels at 20 cents a gallon and bar sellers who price cut. Shell followed Standard Oil in this move, as yesterday's regional rates showed wide swings from 56 to 12 cents in Seattle and higher ranges in Portland Los Angeles San Francisco Sacramento and Tacoma with Pacific coast cities showing similar volatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Company
Standard
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sacramento
Fresno
Tacoma
Pacific Coast
Mrs Howell Dies After Swallowing Bichiedae Babies
Mrs Corrie Adeline Howell 7 died at City Hospital at 5 30 PM Friday after attempting to swallow bichiedae babies. A Monroe County Alabama native resident of Mobile 10 years she leaves husband two daughters Ernestine and Emote Howell Mobile mother Mrs Mary L McArthur Frisco City six brothers two sisters and other relatives. Funeral from 206 Palmetto Street at 4 PM this afternoon burial Magnolia Cemetery Roche mortuary in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrie Adeline
City Hospital
Howell
Monroe County
Alabama
Mobile
Ernestine
Emote Howell
Mary L. McArthur
Frisco City
Ala
Palmetto Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Roche Mortuary
Lynching suspect Jesse Lee moved between Texas and Oklahoma
Peace officers gave conflicting stories on July 12 about Jesse Lee, a Black man accused in the slaying of Mrs. Henry Vaughan. Sheriff Claude McKinney said he took Lee toward Hollis, Oklahoma for transfer to Granite State Reformatory, while Granite officials denied custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock
Texas
Jesse Lee
Henry Vaughan
Claude McKinney
Hollis
Okla
State Reformatory
Granite
Granite Reformatory
Winds Blow Roofs Off Homes in Mobile Storm
John Rogers, former deputy sheriff, reports a high wind and electrical storm Friday near Jackson, Alabama, with several minutes of gale force winds. Trees were blown across the highway and in Mobile’s loop section part of a roof was blown off near Williams street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rogers
Mobile
Jackson
Ala
Rogers
Williams Street
Hoover postpones western trip as Senate adjourns decision
President Hoover at the White House indicated a delay of his planned trip to the far west until the Senate adjourns. No firm plans exist yet but work began on a tentative itinerary should the trip materialize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
White House
Senate
Far West
Jones Opens Open Lead With 68 By Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones shot a 68 four under par to grab the lead in the third round of the United States Open at Interlachen. He finished the session 212 three rounds, six strokes ahead of Horton Smith, with a 33 on the outward nine to Smith’s 36 and extended his Open record pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King of Golf
Horton Smith
Interlachen Club
Minneapolis
Bobby Jones
Jones
Bobby
Horton
Calamity Jane
Charles Lacey
Philadelphia
Lacey
Johnny Farrell
Tommy Armour
Detroit
Walter Hagen
MacDonald Smith
Joe Turnesa
New York
Columbus
Drowning Tragedy as Car Plunges Into River Near Buenos Aires
A street car plunged from a cantilever bridge into the Riacho river near Buenos Aires, killing about sixty people. Fifty three bodies were recovered by noon, including five women, as divers continued the search in fog. The open bridge section is blamed for the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Ateast
Taree Youth Burn to Death in Oil Flames
Two boys aged 12 and 14 and a 13 year old boy died after an oil well on Thurman Crowe’s farm near Haynesville caught fire while workmen repaired the rig. Five men were injured, with severe burns, including James Mattingly the truck driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
Haynesville
James Crowe
Matt Crowe
Elmer Fuqua
Thurman Crowe
Crowe
Capone Perjury Trial Near Verdict in Miami
The prosecution rested in the Capone perjury case in criminal court Miami as defense moved for a not guilty ruling. Two court reporters testified on the record connected to the false arrest case of Miami public safety director S. D. McCreary, basis for the perjury charges. The judge faced a lengthy argument on instructions to the six jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Scarface
al Capone
RE. C. Collins
Capone
S. D. McCreary
Public Safety
Mooney Trial Witness Admits Perjury in Death Case
John McDonald a key prosecution witness in the Mooney Billings death trial concedes he perjured himself and seeks to undo the wrong. He was arrested in Baltimore after being recognized by a neighbor and held on a nominal investigation charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooney
John McDonald
San Francisco
Baltimore
Thomas Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Mooney Defense League
McDonald
Bor
Baltimore City
Graves vows prosecutions after Emelle unrest lashed by mobs
Montgomery July governor Bibb Graves said Walter K. McAdory will file a report on July disorders at Emelle and vows to bring to justice all involved in the lynching of Esau Robertson. Eight Negro inmates in the state penitentiary asked to stay to work for their safe return home, and prison officials granted a guard-protected stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Walter K. McAdory
Emelle
Sumter
McAdory
Alabama
Esau Robertson
Emealie
Ghosts Lure Crowds as Lockdown Fends Off Visitors at Cemetery
Police in Long Branch New Jersey faced a sea of visitors at Greenwood Cemetery as crowds pressed to see a rumored ghost. Hundreds gathered after gates closed to protect shrubbery. eight officers and a line of firemen kept order while more than 3 000 people reportedly remained inside the grounds until dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
Robert Hoyt
Greenwood Ce
Cemi
Abe
Zeppelin salutes as it passes Scapa Flow on return voyage
The Express reports the Zeppelin paid homage to Germania scuttled at Scapa Flow during its voyage from Spitz to Prussia. The giant airship neared Scotland and the Orkney Isles, dipping to salute the battleship Hindenburg, which has been partly raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Express Today
Scotl
Prshafen
Spitz
Germania
Scapa Flow
Hidenburg
Hoover Endorsed by First District Republicans
Tampa, July 12. Republican leaders of the First congressional district endorsed President Hoover for a second term. The endorsement came at a meeting of about 150 Republicans from all counties in the district and was carried by a unanimous vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Hoover
Youth Treated After Poisoning Incident
Officials report E M Hopkins Crichton was treated for poisoning in the morning at a local hospital and later discharged to go home. The condition was described as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Hopkins
Crichton
Ety
Bie
The
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