Montgomery crash club meeting staggers with bids and charges
County commissioners faced a fractious meeting led by Vice Chairman W H Reynolds as they debated sand and gravel contracts to be awarded next day. State investigator St Marke attended briefly while Arthur D Davis avoided answers to inter club charges amid a free for all on bid locations and unloading points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Reynolds
Board of Revenue
Arthur D Davis
Davis
Caer
St Marke
Reynolds
Wiese Ie
Herndon Radcliff
John R. Peavy
W. H. Holcombe
Mobile Construction Company
Courson Charged With Grand Larceny at Prichard Jail
J T Courson jailed on grand larceny charge arrested by Gus Dixon chief of police and Officer Hall. Accused of taking 92 dollars from C D OConnor with 70 found in Coursons room. Gracie Bell 22 fined 50 dollars and costs 30 days for prohibition violation. Mose Henderson alias W Joseph fined 1 dollar and costs 30 days. John Lee Fischer held to grand jury under 500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Courson
Gus Dixon
Prichard
Hall
Courson
C. D. O'Connor
Dixon
Gracie Bell
J.G. Bowen
Mose Henderson
W. Joseph
Bowen
John Lee Fischer
Union Services Speaker Urges Choice of Good Road
Rev W E Lockler of Roanoke Ala formerly Mobile assistant pastor at First Baptist spoke at Bienville Square Sunday night. His subject Good Roads and Bad The Bible is the road to heaven while self indulgence leads to hell. He urged listeners to choose the right road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Lockler
Roanoke
Ala
Mobile
First Baptist Church
Union Church
Bienville Square
Hell
Legion to Meet to Discuss August State Convention
The American Legion executive committee will convene at 5 o clock this afternoon to prepare for the Lamar Y McLeod post regular meeting on Wednesday. O M Phelps commander announced plans focus on the state region convention to be held in August in Lamar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Lamar Y.mcleod
O. M. Phelps
Weather Outlook Tuesday Night Into Next Day
The local forecast calls for generally fair skies tonight and continued warm temperatures. Mississippi west region shows generally fair conditions with mild to warm weather ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi West
Mobilian Rescues Man at Gulf Beach Near Foley
Sidney Du Mont of Mobilian risked his life to save a man caught in a current at Gulf Beach near Foley. Du Mont swam out, brought the swimmer to shore after the man had submerged twice, but the other rescuer’s name was not learned.
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Gulf Beach
Foley
Sidney du Mont
du Mont
Theft of Car Laid to Pair in Jail Here
Dudley McFayden and Eugene and George Hardy, brothers, were arrested by Pascagoula authorities for stealing the automobile of George Cowles, president of Cowles Ship Supply Co., at 13 Dauphin street. The car was recovered and the youths confessed. they are jailed on motor vehicle theft charges as authorities search for other stolen vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley McFayden
Mobile
Eugene
George Hardy
Pascagoula
George Cowles
Cowles Ship Supply Company
Dauphin Street
Cowles
McFayden
J Geary
Aven
Dauphin Streets
Alabama
Prisoner in County Jail Slashes Wrist Requiring Aid
Michael Burrell held on grand larceny charges slashed his wrist with a razor blade this morning. Jailors Dan McFayden and Ed Mos lander found him in serious condition and the county physician was summoned. Burrell had been docketed for the theft of goats after failing to appear in court an alias writ of arrest was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Burrell
Burrell
Dan McFayden
Ed Moslander
Suit Filed Against National Surety for Breach of Bond
Joe Williams sues National Surety Company in circuit court for 2500 dollars claiming Schreiner and Company failed to protect a sidewalk ditch at 563 Live Oak Street on July 8, causing the plaintiff to fall and be injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Williams
National Surety Company
William Schreiner
Schreiner
Huggins Fined After Police Court Hearing
Bob Huggins was fined $15 and 15 days expenses after a police court hearing. Patrolman Bob Gilmore testified that Huggins pulled a knife and attempted to cut him during the arrest on Government near Dearborn streets. He was subdued by the officer and the court accepted the testimony.
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Bob Huggins
Bob Gilmore
Dearborn
Huggins
Henry Roberts Faces Reckless Driving and Drunk Driving Charges
Henry Roberts charged with reckless driving and driving while intoxicated after arrest by Motorcycle Officer Wimberly. He appeared in recorder's court this morning and the case was reset to Friday. Authorities say the arrest occurred on Government Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roberts
Wimberly
Recorder’s Court
Government Street
Burnett Under Mental Examination in Murder Case
Eugene Maxwell Burnett, a young seaman indicted for the murder of streetcar motor man John B. Harrison, will plead not guilty by reason of insanity. He underwent another exam by Dr. E D Bondurant as a special 100 juror venire was drawn by Judge Alex T Howard. The trial date remains July 24 with a motion for postponement to August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Maxwell Burnett
John B. Harrison
E. D. Bondurant
Alex T. Howard
Bondurant
Burnett
Howard
Circuit Court
William E. Crowell, Jr
Cedar
Tennessee
Leroy E. Meyers
Seaman
Norville Rrey
Siete Reig Te
Mobile youths killed in war to be honored
Birmingham Post No 1 American Legion asks Probate Judge Price Williams to record Mobile county fallen service members from April 6 1917 to July 2 1921. Names will be carved on the memorial at Legion park to be unveiled during the Howard Birmingham Southern game on November 23. Names listed include James D Atkins Charles Joseph Benedict Andrew J Burt Owen H Casey and others from Mobile county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Post No. 1
American Legion
Price Williams
Mobile County
Germany
Legion Park
Birmingham
Williams
Birmingham Post
War Department
James D. Atkins
Charles Joseph Benedict
Andrew J. Burt
Owen H. Casey
Charles A. Chambers
William F. Cleveland
Edward F. Collins
Peter M. Coronas
Carl HB. Crawford
John W. Creel
Denley Daw
Arnold
Williams relieved of deputy duties no successor named
Civil deputy Warner Williams, long affiliated with Sheriff Pat Byrne, was relieved from duty today. Sheriff Byrne announced that no successor would be named to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Williams
Pat Byrne
Byrne
Cottage Hill Patients Thank Mobile Donors
Cottage Hill sanitarium patients thank Mobile News-Item donors for contributions. The community effort supported by staff and inmates and encouraged continued charitable support for the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Hill
Cottage Hill Sanitarium
Alana
Polish flier Idzikowski alive after crash in Azores
New York report quotes Major Casimir Kabala saying Major Ludwik Idzikowski survived a crash in the Graciosa island rescue after both men were in the burning plane Marshal Pilsudski. Idzikowski severely burned with little hope for recovery though news earlier claimed burial.
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New York
Casimir Kabala
Santa Cruz
Kabula
Marshal Pilsudski
Idzikowski
Horta
Graciosa
Island of
Seereeee
Coste Fails Paris to New York Flight Attempt
In Paris on July 15 Dieudonne Coste, famed European distance flyer and former South Atlantic conqueror, failed a planned Paris to New York crossing. He admitted the voyage proved far harder than expected, noting favorable north Atlantic weather misled airmen rather than sailors.
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Paris
France
Dieudonne Coste
Europe
South Atlantic
New York
North “Atlantic
Coste
Florida deputy pleads guilty in murder of escaped convict
Deputy Sheriff Chris Stephenson of Seminole County pleaded guilty to first degree murder at trial start for killing Homer Jenkins an escaped convict. Judge Koonce deferred sentencing to allow evidence from witnesses. Jenkins and two companions allegedly fled from Ft Pierce jail. Jenkins survived while others fled with him.
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Tavers
Fla
Chris Stephenson
Seminole County
Homer Jenkins
J. C. B. Koonce
Stephenson
Jenkins
Ft. Pierce
Lake Eustice
Juniors Meet to Plan Mobile Chamber Movement
The Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce membership committee led by Clyde Foreman meets this afternoon to discuss enlisting new members. Tom Twitty, the newly elected president, has formed several new committees to handle activities. The group will hold its first gathering today with a report on plans due at Wednesday’s club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce
Clyde Foreman
Tom Twitty
One Day Delay For J. D. Hamilton Plea
J. D. Hamilton, jailed over a month for default of bond after a state sentence, was granted an extra day in the county prison today after pleading guilty before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Hamilton
Russian troops entrain as Soviets back ultimatum to China
Harbin dispatches report Russian troops moving toward Manchuria amid Moscow’s ultimatum to Nanking and Mukden over the Chinese Eastern Railway. Tokyo cites red troop movements and traffic suspensions near Vladivostok as Beijing and Moscow face a tense, high stakes dispute.
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Tokyo
Cachuk
Siberia
Karimskaya Junction
Chita
Manchuria
Rengo Manchuria
Harbin
Mhese
Vladivostok
Veseranty
Pograndhanya
Rengo Manchull
Siberian
Moscow
Nanking
Mukden
Reuters
Russia
China
Federal jury indicts Clarke brothers in bank fraud case
A New York federal grand jury indicted James Rae Clarke Hudson Clarke Jr Phillip Clarke and John F Booker of the defunct Clarke Brothers firm on two charges conspiracy to conceal assets in bankruptcy and use of the mails to defraud The 12 count mail fraud indictment expands prior charges and the concealment count alleges falsified investments and improper handling of deposits to benefit the defendants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Grand Jury
James Rae Clarke
Hudson Clarke, Jr
Phillip Clarke
John F. Booker
Clarke Brothers
Georgia Fullers’ Earth Company
Booker
Hoover authorizes July 24 war renunciation pact ceremony
President Hoover orders a White House ceremony on July 24 to proclaim the general pact for the renunciation of war inviting ambassadors and ministers from signatory nations. Frank Kellogg accepted, with Senators Borah and Swanson expected. Secretary Stimson said Claude will represent the Soviet government which adheres to the pact but lacks a Washington envoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
White House
Frank B. Kellogg
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Stimson
Claude
Earthquake Jolts Westport and Greymouth Districts
A fairly heavy quake rocked the Westport and Greymouth district on the west coast of the South Island last night after a quiet period. A smaller aftershock followed and tremors were felt in Wellington and Christchurch. No damage was reported.
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South Island
Wellington
WN. I
Westport
Graymouth
Christ Church
West Point Plebe Gunderman Missing After Two Weeks
Cadet Stacy B. Gunderman, 18, of Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania, entered West Point July 1 and vanished Friday morning last week. Initially thought AWOL after two weeks of plebe training, authorities and family have heard nothing since. he was last seen in regulation cadet gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
U. S. Military Academy
Stacy B. Gunderman
Garbert Street
Hollidaysburg
Military Academy
Gunderman
Hoover tariff ideas weighed by committee
The senate finance committee studied administrative provisions of the house tariff bill, shaping powers to adjust rates under a flexible clause. With partisan friction rising, a Senate report by August 19 seems unlikely amid a long witness list and an executive session plan with Democrats excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Soviet Ultimatum Demands Chinese Railway Settlement
The Chinese government faces a three day deadline to settle with the Soviet Union over the Chinese Eastern Railway crisis. If unmet, Moscow warns it will use other means in the dispute, according to an ultimatum to the Chinese chargé d’affaires signed by L. M. Karakhan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U. 8
L. M. Karakhan
Week End Accidents Across Southeast Claim Dozens of Injuries
Southeast week end crash toll includes six teens dead and many seriously or lightly hurt. Incidents span automobile crashes in Jesup Augusta and Camden, drownings in Boca Ceiga Bay and the Kentucky river, airplane crashes in Birmingham and Erwin, and a train collision in Macon. outcomes include multiple fatalities and numerous injuries.
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Atlanta
W. G. Garrett
Jesup
Robert L. Jones
Wagener
8. C
Augusta
T. W. Warren
Memphis
Jackson
Tenn
M. L. Smith
Birmingham
Als
Camden
Ark
Nellie Branan
Ethel
Sarah Darby
Boca Ceiga Bay
Augustine
Fla
Frank Perley
Foreman
Kentucky
B. F. Dixon
Ala
Robert 8. Horsley
F. C. Cornelius
Rogan Schonwalter
Erwin
William F. Whitten
Macon
W. F. Goodson
Wilson Dam
Florence
Morgan Mil
Anta
Rusty Callow Denies Resignation Report
Seattle July report states Penn crew coach Rusty Callow denied having submitted a resignation after the Poughkeepsie regatta. He insisted he has not resigned and would quit only if the board of rowing stewards commands it. He spoke heatedly in response to the rumour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Rusty
Robber killed as cop shoots suspect in drug store holdup
New York police say Patrolman James M. Harrison shot and killed Joe Middleman of Brooklyn after a drug store hold up at 103rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The bandits fled with 221 dollars and drugs. Middleman died in the neck shot during a taxi chase. Detiniola surrendered thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
103Rd Street
Amsterdam Avenue
James M. Harrison
Joe Middleman
Brooklyn
Dominick Detiniola
Two Montgomery Stores Collapse Buries Shoppers and Workers
On July 15 two three story Montgomery buildings on Dexter Avenue housing the Bullock Shoe Company and Pizitz department store collapsed without warning. Rescue teams worked as dozens, possibly scores, of people were believed trapped under debris, many likely young women, as crowds gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
City - Fire and
Bullock Shoe Company
Pizitz
Dexter Avenue
Wap
Hema
Interstate rates ruling targets Louisiana shipments
Washington July 15 report that an interstate commerce commission examiner, C H Bardwell, urged removal of discriminatory intrastate rates on shipments to points west of the Mississippi in Louisiana. He proposed applying consolidated southwestern rates higher than intrastate ones, with a 90 day stay for public service commission rate readjustment. Commodities affected include bagging and ties fertilizer furniture in carloads and grain products and petroleum in smaller lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Interstate Commerce
C. H. Bardwell
Public Service Commission
Negroes Defy Mob in North Platte Neb After Shooting
A report says several black residents returned to North Platte prompting talk of sending a national guard unit to restore order but officials say the situation is quiet for now. Sheriff Salisbury pledges protection for those who return while no leaders are identified or pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Neb
North
National Guard
Salisbury
Policeman Edge
Alee
Helen Wills Meets Prime Minister MacDonald in London
American tennis star Helen Wills, recently presented at court, was introduced to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald after tea on the terrace of the House of Commons. The meeting occurred during a visit arranged by Captain A. Cazelet, a member of parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wills
MacDonald
London
California
A. Cazelet
House of Commons
Woman Fires At Judge In Chicago Courtroom
Ida Gembo Berg drew a pistol and fired three times at Municipal Judge John Haas in a Chicago courtroom. None of the bullets struck. Attaches overpowered her as she attempted a fourth shot. A $1,000 attorney's fees judgment was entered against Berg later that afternoon.
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Chicago
Ida Gembo Berg
John Haas
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Mobilian
Hardy Brothers
Dr. Bondurant
Jury Venire
Birmingham Legion Post
Lisbon
Portugal
Horta Pu
Ludwik Idzikowski
Hamilton
U. S
Far East
Japan
Rengo
Blagoveschenk
Manluci
Bank Gage
West Point Plebe
Dusty
Callow
Penn
Companion
Pizizz
Examiner
North Platte, Neb
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