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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1931

Page

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Mobile Cotton Exam Board to Open in Mobile

A new board of cotton examiners will be established in Mobile by the U S department of agriculture based on information from the Chamber of Commerce. The Mobile office will gain 10 to 12 workers and operate from a renovated building with new skylights and equipment. Heath Pethberton will head the local bureau with support from a regional staff as offices expand. Turn To Page 8 Calumn 7.

Board of Cotton Examiners Mobile United States Department of Agrimovi Chamber of Chamber of Commerce Arthur D. Palmer Division of Cotton Marketing Heath Pethberton Bureau Ie Chamboc Vaniaeiens Allem New Orleans U. S Cottors- Examiners

Fall Delays in Jail Sentence for Oil Lease Bribe

Justice Bailey postpones Albert B. Fall’s one year jail term after a lengthy conference with attorneys. The case centers on an $100,000 bribe for an oil lease while he was a senator. Possible transfer to a western prison, with Texas or New Mexico as a sending location, was discussed.

Associated Press Washington Justice Bailey District of Columbia Supreme Court Albert B. Fall Pryncane Texas New Mexico Fall Frank Hogan Bailey Hogan Rover

Suppression of Facts Charged To U S Board By Discharged Expert

Washington July 13 Secretary Lamont called for a full statement on controversy tied to the discharge of Dr Ray C former economist of Pioneer that outlines foreign trade items like tourist expenditures and imports and exports and estimates total trade with the world while noting the impact of the Smoot Hawley tariff and prohibition on travel to Canada.

U.S. Board Lamont Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Ray O. Hall Associated Press Washington Ray C Sioneer Feiker Canada Mer

Pair Is Sentenced for Petit Larceny

Willis Turner and Sam Johnson received 60 days of hard labor each after conviction for petit larceny. They were arrested by Police Gilmore for stealing sugar from Four Square Grocery at Water and Government streets. Norman Jones got 30 days hard labor for stealing knives from Kress & Co. store, arrested by Detectives Arras and Burden.

Willie Turner Sam Johnson D. H. Edington Gilmore Four Square Water Government Streets Norman Jones Recorder Kress & Co Jones Arras and Burden

Several Local Detainees Hit With Fines in Plateau Court

Clarence Smith faced 101 dollars and 50 days in the inferior court for creating a disturbance in Plateau. Deputies Mills Lymon and Patterson led other cases: Hugh Patterson and O B Lymon paid 50 dollars and 20 days for violating the prohibition law. George Jones alias Young paid 65 dollars and costs for 30 days on the same charge. Salena Allen received 30 days hard labor for stealing clothing valued at 9.50.

Clarence Smith Plateau Smith Mills O. B. Lymon Hugh Patterson George Jones Alias Young Salena Allen

New Trial Denied for J M dJonies in Recent Conviction

A judge rejected the request for a new trial by J M dJonies who was recently convicted on charges related to a second offense. The ruling sets the stage for sentencing and potential appeals.

J. M. dJonies

Sail Held in Cutting Event

A cutter faced two charges in a nautical incident described as a cutting event at sea. Details are fragmentary but indicate legal action and maritime context involving a sailor.

Jurors Add Four Capital Cases to Circuit Court Docket

The grand jury adjourned and filed a report listing indictments against inmates and on bond. Capital charges include murder in the first degree for Charley Hawkins and Willie Mae Clausen, plus robberies and larceny involving multiple defendants. Also noted are treasury receipts for July and year-to-date totals.

W. A. Conrad Willie Mae Clauson Hawkins Louis Atkins Fagan Gus Angelator Carlston Petit Dale Pope Claen Chee Martin Lindsey Charley Hawkins Louis Atkina Tom Brown Banana Selling Company John Brufson Ellane Willie Mae Clausen Plos Foster K. Hale, Jr

Miller Hears Delegations On Local Bills In Mobile

Governor B M Miller listened to a Mobile delegation opposing a Taylor bill to provide free textbooks through the sixth grade. The delegation feared the board would select unsuitable texts. A second bill, Craft, would refund about 1 200 000 tied to county construction projects.

B. M. Miller Mobile Associated Press Mobile County

Turtle incident prompts Mobile authorities

A sea turtle was captured by a group of friends who flipped it and roped it on a senior morning. The animal was transported to Mobile by automobile for handling.

Ree Mobile

Pigs Are Injured In Three City Accidents

In three traffic accidents here Mae Moore fourteen and Harry Sibby twenty one occupants of two cars were taken to City hospital for treatment. Their injuries were minor. Mrs Ruth Cooper of 1508 Bay Street was a driver in another vehicle.

Mae Moore Harry Sibby Ruth Cooper

Rainbow division veterans gather for thirteenth reunion in Macon

Veterans of the Rainbow division gather in Macon Georgia for their thirteenth annual reunion. Francis P Duffy a noted division figure was expected from New York and memorial services with J E Sammons Baptist minister were planned for tomorrow afternoon. A barbecue Wednesday afternoon is set to conclude the gathering.

Macon Rainbow Division France Diana Minnesota Florida Michigan Het Caan Disig Sek Francis P. Duffy New York J. E. Sammons

New trial ordered in Helen Spence case in Arkansas

The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Helen Spence who shot Jack Worls during his trial for her father’s murder in Dewitt. Her five year sentence was overturned due to trial errors including expert sanity testimony.

Little Rock Ark Supreme Court Helen Spence Jack Worls Dewitt Worls

Berlin Moves to Guarantee Deposits Amid Banking Firm Liquidation

The Berlin government steps in to reassure business sectors by assuming the liquidation process of a large bank. Officials promise insured deposits and orderly transfer of assets to protect creditors and customers. The move signals state intervention to prevent wider financial turmoil.

Berlin

Speedy Aid Sought for Germany Reported by Ambassador

Washington July 13 Amb Sackett reports to the state department that immediate financial relief for Germany was deemed essential. An early caller at the embassy noted urgent calls for aid and rapid action by authorities.

Washington Germany State Department Ambassador Sackett Mille

Luther Called to Swiss Bank Post Delays Unclear

In Basel Switzerland the German Reichsbank official Dr Hans Luther arrived amid waiting rectors with reports on his appointment as a key financial contact. However details and outcomes remained unsettled as the visit continued.

Associated’ Press Basse Switzerland Hans Luther German Reichsbank

Bank Suspends Payments as German Markets Halt

By Wade Werner Berlin July 13 a great bank faced collapse and all German stock exchanges closed as the government moved to avert nationwide ruin. The Darmstaedter and National Bank with 63 branches in Berlin and other Reich areas suspended payments and guaranteed deposits.

Berlin Germany Darmstaedter and National Bank Reich

Keyes to Be Freed From San Quentin Prison

Asa Keyes former Los Angeles county district attorney will be freed from San Quentin in about three months. The state prison board fixed his sentence at five years and he has served 16 months. Keyes was convicted of accepting over $100 000 in bribes for alleged failure to prosecute wealthy Californians in a stock sale scandal.

San Quentin Cal Asa Keyes Los Angeles State Prison Board Keyes Paio

Lightning kills 15 year old visiting Alabama family

Clyde Joiner of Bartow Florida was struck by lightning at 2 p.m. Sunday while visiting the Dee Denton home near OPP Alabama. He held an iron bed and talked with Denton children as the bolt entered a bedroom. several others escaped unharmed. Joiner died. his father A A Joiner, a brother and two sisters accompanied the family back to Bartow with the body.

Black Cat Thef Links PB. A. Bristow Dexter Canning Songsat St. Joseph Beauregard Bristow Williams Street Ben Chaplin Dunbar Opp Ala Clyde Joiner Bartow Fia Dee Denton Young Joiner Denton A. A. Joiner Dentons

Pantages Freed in Girl Market Conspiracy Case

San Diego July 13. Alexander Pantages, noted showman, and his co defendants were freed of conspiracy charges in the girl market case by Superior Judge L. Turrentine. The decision absolves the defendants of moral conspiracy claims in the high profile trial.

San Diego Cal Alexander Pantages L. Turrentine Cabkadbey Beas Wheaten

Plane crashes fatal to nine across U S and Canada

Air accidents over the weekend killed nine people in the United States and Canada. Chester Bailes and William Warren perished in a Chicago Municipal Airport crash after a takeoff when the engine quit. Miss Elizabeth Osborn and Miss Ruby Hinson, both of Jonesboro Arkansas, died in a separate crash near Jonesboro.

Associated Press United States Canada Chester Bailes Kansas Ene William Warren San Antonio Tex Chicago Municipal Bailes Braniff Elizabeth Osborn Ruby Hinson Jonesboro Ark H. EB. Lawhead Lawhead Harrisonville

Fokker to Form His Own Plane Company

Anthony H. G. Fokker, aircraft designer and builder, breaks with General Aviation Corp a GM subsidiary and will form his own company. He remains a director at General Aviation with 25 percent stock. He plans to start manufacturing his own planes and becomes a naturalized citizen this month.

New York Anthony H. G. Fokker Airp General Aviation Corporation General Motors General Aviation

Airmen Seek New Records In Many Areas

Long Island flyers Seth Yerrington and Edward Maloney head to Mexico City after a Roosevelt Field takeoff to chase a nonstop transcontinental record. French flyers Joseph Lebrix and Marcel Doret aim to set a new Moscow to Tokyo air line record as Laura Ingalls trains through Waynoka toward a solo Paris flight. Robbins and Jones, forced down during a refueling run to Tokyo, plan another attempt on their return home.

Seth Yerrington Edward Maloney Mexico City Roosevelt Field N. Y Joseph Lebrix Marcel’ Doret France Moscow Paris Okyo Laura Ingalls Waynoka Oxfalnsd New York Reg. L. Robbins Harold 8. Jones Tokyo

Plane completes flight to Mexico City non stop from New York

The Captain Emilio Carranza circled Brownsville airport at 9:35 a.m. and crossed the Rio Grande heading toward its goal. The aircraft was piloted by Edward Maloney and Seth Yerrington on the New York to Mexico City route.

Brownsville Texas Emilio Carranza New York Mexico City Rio Grande Geal Edward Maloney Seth Yerrington

Miss Ingalls Flies From Waynoka Toward Paris Route

Miss Laura Ingalls began a solo flight along the Lindbergh route at 10 14 a m traveling from Waynoka Oklahoma to Wichita Kansas en route to New York.

Ingalls Waynoka Oklo Laura Ingalls Paris Here Wichita Kans New York

Nine Jailed For Riot In Silk Mill Rioting

Pawtucket Rhode Island July 13 nine persons arrested as crowds gathered near the Royal Weaving Company where 1300 silk workers were on strike. A mass meeting in a field led to police action arresting nine, with five men and four women among the detainees. An agent said plans to reopen the mill would be attempted later.

Associated Press Pawtucket R. I Royal Weaving Company Joseph Ott Mill

Stimson On Tour Visits Ancient Battlefields In Rome

Ambassadors from Britain France and the United States are received this afternoon as Stimson tours historic sites in Rome. The American delegation plans to depart tomorrow for Paris.

Rome Galin France Paris

Paib L. E. Davis and Pedro Witon Granted Release

L. E. Davis and Pedro Witon, held on anonymous charges, were ordered released Monday after the grand jury failed to indict. Davis was confined on an embment charge, while Washington faced an alleged statute case.

PAIB L. E. Davis Pedro Witon Ayx Davis Washim

Weather summary for Alabama and Mississippi regions

Local forecast shows cloudy conditions with showers in Alabama Monday and Tuesday with unsettled periods. Mississippi expects cloudy skies, scattered showers, and a Tuesday coast impact. River conditions in the area remain steady with no major changes.

Alabama Mississippi

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