Lost man may be C Van Ess found near Prichard
An elderly man about 70, found semiconscious in woods off St Stephens road near Prichard, is believed to be C Van Ess of Whatley Alabama. Authorities say a telephonic report from Whatley claimed the description matches but no certain identification is made.
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Prichard
C. van Ess
Whatley
Ala
van Ess
A. R. Milstead
St. Stephens Road
Milstead
Sheriff's Office
Kent
Merchant Fleet President Arrives in Mobile for Vessel Sale Plan
General A. C. Dalton, president of the Merchant Fleet Corporation, lands in Mobile for an overnight stay to announce the sale of 26 of 80 laid up vessels at Twelve Mile Island. He travels with Elmo L. Davison and others to inspect harbor facilities aboard the tug Harry G. Lytle.
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A. C. Dalton
Merchant Fleet Corporation
Mobile
Twelve Mile Island
General Dalton
Elmo L. Davison
Shipping Board
William L. Sibert
State Docks Commission
John B. Waterman
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Gulfport
New Orleans
Harry G. Lytle
Gulf Towing and Wrecking Company
Sibert
Welch Sees Mobile Club Repeat Attainment of Trophy
Giant summary not provided due to fragmented OCR. Key details show Mobile club winning attendance trophy for sixth straight year, President Martin to present to J. C. Wilkins, Mobile Southern Association. Baseball play by play snippets mention Welch homer, Cubs/Crackers, and various national league scores.
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Atlanta Zoeller
Schwab
Kohlbecker
Markle
Pety
John D. Martin
Southern Association
Mobile
T He Mobile Club
Martin
J. C. Wilkins
Mobile Southern Association
Airmen crash land on Molokai tree in desperate Pacific flight
Ernest L. Smith and Emory B. Bonte survived a perilous route from the Golden Gate to Hawaii. After a five hour silent radio, they ditched in a tree on Molokai to avert a sea wreck. Gasoline pump trouble, low fuel, and circling fog plagued the voyage. Navy salvaged the plane’s motor and instruments as they recounted near misses and mirages before landing.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Molokai
Ernest L. Smith
Emory B. Bonte
Terra Firma
Bronte
Navy
Golden Gate
Smith
Feeble Man Lashed by Maskers in Alabama
Lon Royston a 60 year old Roanoke night watchman was abducted by masked men from his home, driven to a creek bank, and beaten in a merciless punishment alleging wife mistreatment. Deputy Solicitor Burns Parker called it the worst case yet and pledged action as Randolph county authorities probe the assault.
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Roanoke
Ala
Alabama
C. H. Vann
Burns Parker
Lon Royston
Royston
Tla
Parker
Randolph County
Sapiro Ford libel suit settles for retraction
Aaron Sapiro and Henry Ford settled Sapiro's $1,000,000 libel suit over Dearborn Independent articles. Ford issued a retraction through his paper and no compensation was demanded. Terms included a public retraction and statements by Ford's side, with Chicago and Dearborn involvement.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Mr. Sapiro
Sapiro
Ford
Dearborn Independent
American Agricul
Beetip Fg
Gallagher
Cliff Longley
The
Motor Company
Sapiro T
Federal District Court
Inder
Dearborn Lgent
Martin C. Ansorge
York
J. Kostman
Govite
Clifford Langley
Earl J. Davis
Dearborn
Traffic Executive Meeting Called by Mobile Chamber
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic department executive committee will meet at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon to discuss operations and major rate policies. R A Christian heads the traffic committee as it plans the department's organization for the coming year. The session will cover rate questions including charges on cotton shipped to Mobile and the Galveston case decision principles.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
R. A. Christian
Mobile
Galveston
Charles W Kling Dies at Mobilian Home
Charles William Kling well known Mobilian and president of Home Industry Iron Works died at his home 1964 Government street at 2 PM after two years ill health. He leaves five children two sons C W Kling Jr Sheridan and Frank Kling two daughters Mary Alice and Katherine Kling his mother Mrs August Kling Sr two brothers August Jr and Leo Kling and sister Mrs W J Goodman. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Charles William Kling
Home Industry Iron Works
Government Street
C. W., Jr. Sheridan
Frank Kling
Mary Alice
Katherine Kling
August Kling
August, Jr
Leo Kling
W. J. Goodman
Alabama Baldwin Investment Company Incorporation
The Alabama Baldwin Investment Company Inc filed incorporation papers in probate court to engage in general securities brokerage real estate and insurance. It is capitalized at 50000 dollars and will start with that amount. Incorporators are Mayrant Adams president George A Michael vice president and Ellen L Adams secretary treasurer.
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Alabama-Baldwin Investment Company, Inc
Mayrant Adams
George A. Michael
Ellen L. Adams
Judge T J Bedsale Visits Mobile
Judge T J Bedsale of the district circuit court, comprising Clark Washington and Choctaw counties, is in Mobile on a visit. He called at the county courthouse and will visit his brothers in the city for several days before likely traveling to the coast for a few days.
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T. J. Bedsale
Circuit Court of the
Clark
Washington
Choctaw
Probom
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi from Mobile
Local meteorologist reports mild July pattern with highs around 89 and recent 90s across New York Montgomery Birmingham and Boston. Tonight and Sunday look partly cloudy with occasional thundershowers and southeast to south winds across Alabama and Mississippi.
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Gard
New York
Montgomery
Birmingham
Boston
Alabama
Mississippi
Russell Train Stop Petition Hearing Monday
Alabama Public Service Commission members will hear evidence Monday on the Southern Railroad petition to abandon the Russell stop in Mobile County near Citronelle. Residents oppose. the railroad says freight and passenger volume do not justify the stop. The hearing at 10:00 a.m. will consider arguments from both sides.
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Alabama Public Service Commission
Southern Railroad
Russell
Mobile County
Citronelle
Chamber of Commerce Traffic Department
Public Service Commission
Hat Cleaning Fire Injures Man at Manhattan Shop
A fire at the Manhattan Hat Cleaning Company at 100 12 Dauphin Street injures one Black man when a hat cleaning machine exploded after being started by Eddie Smith. The blaze causes panic among four Black patrons and three customers. fire crews arrive but the shop sustains no damage.
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Manhattan
Steve Bellos
Dauphin Street
Eddie Smith
Gus Rehm
Fox
Stringer Charged With Embezzling at Adams Motor
L. W. Stringer of Calvert Alabama, 48, was jailed on an indictment charging embezzlement by four counts involving property and auto accessories from Adams Motor Company. Bond posted. circuit court hearing set for October. Celestine Gibson faces petit larceny. Peter Coleman 28 charged with a statutory offense. Henry Taylor 62 charged with violating the prohibition law.
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L. W. Stringer
Calvert
Ala
A. Wade
The
Adams Motor Company
Stringer
Bond
Celestine Gibson
Peter Coleman
Henry Taylor
Griggs Files Bond as Mobile County Superintendent
W C Griggs recently elected superintendent of Mobile County schools filed a $2500 bond in probate court as required by the school board. Notaries Henritta M Andrews F W Herman M D McRae and Marie McCarron filed their bonds in probate court.
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W. C. Griggs
Mobile County
Board of School Commissioners
Henritta M. Andrews
F. W. Herman
M. D. McRae
Marie McCarron
Prisoners Sentenced and Transferred to Camp Kilby
E. N. Reneke and Willie Williams convicted of burglary at Peoples Drug Store received two year terms. Robert Williams given one year and a day for manufacturing prohibited liquor and possession of illicit still. They were taken to the state prison at Camp Kilby today, under the care of Transfer Agent M. Mayo.
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E. N. Reneke
Willie Williams
Peoples Drug Store
Robert Williams
Camp Kilby
M. Mayo
Beer raid nets 104 home brew bottles near Citronelle
A raid two and a half miles west of Citronelle yesterday afternoon yielded 104 bottles of home brew and gallons of beer. Chief Deputy Wade and Deputies Newell Stringfellow and Barber recovered the supply. W. R. Sweeney, 46, was arrested on a charge of violating the prohibition law.
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Citronelle
Wade
Newell
Stringfellow
Barber
W. R. Sweeney
Prisoner Sentenced After Sudden Guilty Verdict
Whit Marvin Smith, youth from near Creola, was sent to Camp Kilby for 20 years less than 12 hours after a circuit court jury found him guilty of the June 5 murder of Averly Taylor. Jesse Cooper, 17, awaiting trial July 21, faced joint indictment. Insanity plea denied. both admitted witnessing the crime amid liquor dispute. The case moved swiftly, with verdicts and sentencing unfolding overnight.
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Whit Marvin Smith
Near Creola
Camp Kilby
Smith
Averly Taylor
Jesse Cooper
N. E. Stallworth
J. Bennett
Penitentiary
Portage
Cooper
Taylor
Baseball Scorecard Fragments From Boston Cleve Doubleheader
Fragmentary box score lines show pitching duels and lineups for both games. Names include Ludgren Hoffman Shaute L Sewell MacFayden Levsen Myatt Rommel Perkins Whitehill Woodall Pennock Grabowski Jones ONeill and others. The text records innings and totals with unclear formatting.
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Boston
Cleveland
Sindee
Ludgren
Hoffman
Shaute
L. Sewell
Aise
Dinia
Pierets
Areca
Erica Aie
Ees
MacFayden
Levsen
Myatt
U S Establishes Uniform Method of Grading Seed
Washington July 16 The department of agriculture announced official standards for grading cotton seed for crushing purposes. They will take effect when necessary apparatus and methods are available. The move aims to provide uniform quotations across markets and stabilize seed prices, offering incentive for higher quality seed and reducing regional price variation.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Atlanta Supreme Court voids city wage ordinance
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Atlanta municipal government cannot fix a wage scale for public works. The decision voids an ordinance setting minimum wages and an eight hour day for laborers. Also reports Millicent Rogers sailing from New York on the Majestic, returning to Europe with her father H. H. Rogers, though not listed on the passenger list.
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Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court
Millicent
New York
Millicent Rogers
Majestic
Kee Seciars
Europe
H. H. Rogers
Indict Floggers in McSweeny and Boggs Case
Jefferson county grand jury returns three indictments against men tied to the flogging of Hugh McSweeny and Pearl Boggs. County authorities released the information this afternoon in Birmingham Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Hugh McSweeny
Pearl Boggs
Former Canton Police Chief on trial for editor’s assassination
In Canton Ohio on July 16 the jury of five men and seven women received the case of former Chief of Police A Lengel, charged with complicity in the assassination of editor Don R Meliett.
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Canton
Ohio
A. Lengel
Don R. Meliett
Sharkey Buckley agree to defend title if Dempsey loss
New York reports Jack Sharkey and manager Johnny Buckley have signed with Tex R to defend the heavyweight crown in 1928 if Dempsey defeats Gene Tunney next Thursday and then dethrones Tunney.
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New York
Jack Sharkey
Johnny Buckley
Tex R
Boston Sailor
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Adams denies knowledge of Waterloo aviator in Birger roadhouse bombing case
Gus Adams brother of slain West City mayor denies knowing Elmer Kane the Waterloo aviator who testified that Mayor Adams paid him $1,000 and gave a car for the November 12 bombing at the Birger roadhouse.
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Benton
Ill
Gus Adams
Joe Adams
West City
Here
Elmer Kane
Waterloo
Iowa
Adams
Birger
Man in jail denies shooting Sheriff in home incident
John H. Carlisle, held in Montgomery county jail for safe keeping after the shooting of Sheriff H. B. Gantt of Covington county as the latter entered Carlisle's home near Opp Alabama early Friday morning, denied malicious firing. The sheriff was seriously wounded by a shotgun blast through his right thigh.
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Montgomery
Ala
John H. Carlisle
Montgomery County
H. B. Gantt
Covington County
Carlisle
Opp
Wilbur Urges Caution In Use of Distress Call
Secretary Wilbur urged caution in distress reports by transpacific fliers Ernest L. Smith and Emory Bronte after a call 500 miles from Hawaii. He warned erroneous information endangers future filers and prompted navy searches as passenger liners diverted to assist. the pair landed safely.
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Washington
Wilbur
Ernest L. Smith
Emory Bronte
Hawaiian Islands
Oakland
Navy
Sandino vows death before surrender in Nicaragua
General Sandino declares he will not surrender to the U S Marines and will await a free country or death. A marine detachment moves toward Sandino’s headquarters as Honduran forces post 2 000 soldiers near the frontier to block incursions.
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Managua
Nicarag
Sandino
G. Hatfield
Atotal
Eral Sandino
Saturnino ‘Medal
Nicaragua
Honares
Police prepare to halt Ku Klux Klan parade in Detroit area
Detroiter police and Highland Park officers, numbering in the hundreds, assemble with guns and tear gas at Highland Park station to stop a Klan parade. The group sought a parade permit in Highland Park after Detroit denied one, but the permit was later canceled despite warnings of an attempted march.
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Detroit
Highland Park
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Father Six Sons Arrested In Row With U S Rangers
Preliminary hearings for Ellis Morgan a cattleman and his six sons Hub Cecil Leon Henry John O and Elmer arrested yesterday on charges of interfering with or obstructing a federal officer will be held in Mobile next Friday before U S Commissioner J I Burgett Morgan and his sons posted bond of 1000 each after federal deputies served warrants The arrests stem from a Wednesday clash between Morgan family range riders and Morgan men at Oak Grove amid cattle moving and alleged use of fists whip stocks and lumber A Maples vat was dynamited twice after a tick eradication dispute involving federal officers led to personnel shifts in Mobile County
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Ellis Morgan
Oak Grove
Mobile
United States
J. I. Burgett
Morgan
Hub
Cecil
Leon
Henry
John O
Elmer
Noah Gwin
Ed Gwin
Morgans
L. EB. Patterson
Federal
A. B
W. Q. Waters
C. B. Taylor
Mobile County
Mr. Patterson
Board of Revenue
France Approves Ocean Flight Plan for Coste Plane
Paris July 16 The French government officially approves an attempt to fly across the Atlantic from New York using a Dieudonne Coste aircraft. The plan sets the stage for a pioneering ocean flight and outlines the approval at government level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
York
Dieudonne Coste
Preacher Sues for Damages Over Sermon Injury
In San Francisco on July 16 John Matthews of Glendale California says a sermon caused throat strain and muscle injury while preaching to four men. He applied to the state provost commission for medical expenses and lost time seeking recovery through the church committee.
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San Francisco
John Matthews
Glendale
Calif
Matthews
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