McGafferys Sentenced After Guilty Pleas in Forgery Case
Alfred McGaffery, a former Texas convict, received four years and his wife Sallie McGaffery was given a six year total for related forgery charges. Ruth McDonald alias Ruth Kemp, Mobile woman, pleaded guilty to forged checks for Signos and Edwards, Big Stand firms in this city. The couple allegedly passed checks on Paterson Lumber and Curtis Feed Company.
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Ruth McDonald
Ruth Kemp
Mobile
Joel W. Goldsby
Ceredit Court
B. S. Edwards
Alfred McGaffery
Texas
Sallie McGaffery
Paterson Lumber Pany and
Curtis Feed Company
Suspect Held for Murder in Thomasville Shooting
An alias suspect known as Charles medice was held at police headquarters after confessing to fatally shooting Will Turner in a Thomasville gambling game 11 years ago. Authorities in Thomasville were notified and asked to transport the case forward.
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S and Run
Charles Medice
Edward Tonstelt
Ter Blackman
Farmer
Congress Street
Will Turner
Thomasville
Thompson
Federal arrest held in conspiracy case of drunkenness suspect
U S authorities Wednesday detained Jack Stogsdill on a conspiracy to violate the prohibition law after a Saturday drunkenness pickup. Indicted earlier on the dry charge, Stogsdill was identified by Motorcycle Officer Joe Fisher who had previously encountered him for speeding and a missed court appearance.
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Jack Stogsdill
Stogsdill
Joe Fisher
Fines Levied in Police Court For Prohibition Violations
Police court Wednesday imposed fines on several defendants charged with violating the prohibition law. Turner Hubbard faced a 50 dollar fine plus costs and 90 days in jail with 20 days credits. Wil Washington paid 50 dollars and costs or 50 days in jail. Isabelle Brown Regress was fined 50 dollars or 30 days on a disorderly conduct charge.
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Turner Hubbard
Wil Washington
Isabelle Brown
Legion to Elect Officers at Lamar Meeting
Members of the Lamar American Legion will meet at 230 o'clock Wednesday night at the Itle House to elect officers and delegates for the annual convention to be held in Montgomery.
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Lamar Y. McLeod T American Legion
Itle House
Montgomery
Parole Revoked for Johnson in Federal Counterfeiting Case
Charles alias Swift Johnson, under parole for over three years on a counterfeiting charge, has his parole revoked by Judge Robert T. Erwin and must serve about 16 months in Atlanta. Prosecutors say he failed to report to his parole officer and attempted a change scam at several Mobile businesses, with Liggett’s cash register showing a $50 short. Johnson admitted being present but blamed heavy drinking and memory loss. He claimed fear of local authorities linking him to another counterfeiting case.
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Charles
Swift
Johnson
Robert T. Erwin
Atlanta
Mobile
Saenger Theatre
Liggetts
Meyers Grocery
Kennedy's Shoe Repair
Liggtet
Plans For Kiddies' Club Are Complete In Mobile
Saenger Theatre manager Harry Marchand announces Saenger and Mobile News-Item sponsor Saturday Matinee Club. Agnes Griffin and Mrs Car Klinge supervise opening day July 19 with a meeting to follow. Members pay 10 cent admission. cards are punched for guest passes after five visits.
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Saenger Theatre-Mobile
Harry Marchand
Saenger Theatre
Agnes Griffin
Car Klinge
Toe
Eeace
Marchand
One Man Hurt After Congress Dearborn Crash
One man was injured and two drivers docketed after a collision at Congress and Dearborn streets. John Kruse of 310 South Conception Street was wounded on the left arm and treated at City hospital. His car collided with Robert Bennett of 562 South Hamilton Street. Both drivers face reckless driving charges. cases set for July 19 in recorder's court.
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Congress
Dearborn
John Kruse
South Conception Street
City Hospital
Robert Bennett
South Hamilton Street
Farmer and Bauer
Officer Blackman
Recorder’s Court
Stunt Flier Roy Ahearn Dies Near Teterboro
Roy Ahearn a well known stunt pilot was killed when the wings of his biplane separated at about 10 000 feet above Teterboro airport Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey reports.
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Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Roy Ahearn
Teterboro
Ta JULY OPEN BIDS FOR Citronelle School Unit
The Ta July school board will open bids on July 30 for a new Citronelle school unit estimated at fifty thousand dollars or more. The project includes thirteen rooms and an auditorium built of brick as a separate structure. Plans and specifications will be distributed from William P Davidson's office starting Friday. Navy reports show one aviation death per 14,500 flight hours in the last fiscal year, with 260 000 total hours flown.
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Citronelle
William P. Davidson
Davidson
Washington
Navy
Trade Day Bridge Toll Refund Promises Savings
Mobile merchants join The News Item and The Register to offer a toll refund for out-of-town shoppers who spend $20 or more on Trade Day. The event promotes special inducements across Mobile Bay area with no red tape and broad participation from local shops.
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Mobile Bay
Mobile News Item
the Register
Register
Mobile
Register Office
Bay Bridge
Armed posse guards Mobile Bay Bridge over Burke tip
Mobile area deputies with riot guns guarded the entrance to Mobile Bay Bridge for hours chasing a tip that fugitive Fred Burke, linked to Al Capone, was nearby with a 101000 reward. The search ended without results as Sheriff Irwin relayed the tip to Sheriff Byrne. Burke faces charges in the Saint Valentines Day Massacre and other Chicago crimes.
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Mobile
Baldwin County
Moblie Bay Bridge
Fred Burke
Notorius Chicago
Burke
al Capone
Carthis Irwin
Pat Byrne
Irwin
Chicago
St. Joseph
Mich
Jefferson
Wis
Thomas Bonner
Moorer Faces Knife Assault Charge in Circuit Court
Robert Moorer was arraigned Wednesday on assault with a knife, fined 50 dollars and costs or 20 days by Acting Judge T. J. Touart. Grady Fitz faced assault and battery, fined 25 dollars and costs or 20 days. M Mattison, abusive language with E gan as complainant, demanded a jury trial with bond set at 100 dollars. Dan Brown cited for violating the state dry laws, fined 50 dollars and costs or 20 days. Crede alias Buck Watson held to grand jury on a statutory offense with 500 dollar bond after waiving examination.
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Robert Moorer
T. J. Touart
Grady Fitz
Asena
M. Mattison
Egan
Dan Brown
Crede
Buck Watson
Cotton seed price fixing hearings move to Montgomery
The federal trade commission will hear testimony on the alleged cotton seed price fixing in Montgomery Alabama for about ten days after concluding sessions in Atlanta. Witnesses include L R Cain assistant secretary of the National Cottonseed Products Association Alabama division E T Allen manager of Swift and Company T J Kidd of Farmers and Ginners Cotton Oil Company Frank H Fielder Joseph Poole Alabama Ginners Association president Seth P Storrs Alabama commissioner of agriculture.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
L R. Cain
National Cottonseed Products Association
Alabama
E. T. Allen
Swift & Company
T. J. Kidd
Birmingham
Farmers and Ginners Cotton Oil Company
Frank H. Fielder
Joseph Poole
Butler Springs
Alabama Ginners' Association
Seth P. Storrs
Ambassador Forbes Ends Talks Before Taft Voyage
Cameron Forbes of Boston has wrapped meetings with state department officials in Washington before sailing July 29 on the President Taft from San Francisco to Yokohama to assume his post as ambassador to Japan. He discussed Japanese American issues with Assistant Secretary William R. Castle Jr., who previously served as ambassador to Japan at the London naval conference.
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Washington
W Cameron Forbes
Boston
Japan
State Department
Taft
San Francisco
Yokohama
William R. Castle, Jr
London
US Army Flier Hops for Border to Border Record
Colonel Roscoe Turner leaves a Vancouver farm at 7 am aiming for Tijuana Mexico to set a border to border speed record. He hopes to reach Mexico in seven hours, flying at 20 meters per second south from Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Roscoe Turner
United States Army
Here
Tijuana
Mexico
Turner
Sale approved of Mobile Oceanic Line to Waterman interests
The United States Shipping Board on Wednesday approved the sale of the Mobile Oceanic Line, operating between Mobile Gulf and European ports, to John B. Waterman interests of this city for a price per ton. Bids from Mobilians were sent to Washington earlier when the line sale became possible.
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United States Shipping Board
Mobile Oceanic Line
Mobile
Gulf
European
John B. Waterman
Washington
Mobilians
Aged husband held in death of wife and child
Russellville Arkansas July 16 1 J A Coleman 65 fisherman fatally stabbed his wife and his 22 year old stepdaughter then set fire to his house. Isobel nine a witness said he ordered the others to leave and, when refused, stabbed Dolores then killed his wife and set the blaze. He hid on a nearby barge and finally agreed to surrender. The family lived at North Dearнеlle four miles from here.
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Russellville
Ark
J. A. Coleman
Isobel
Coleman
Dolores
North
Dardanelle
Life Hopes Fade For Missing Pair In Burma Jungle
In Rangoon Burma on July 16 rescue teams search a vast jungle area for two missing individuals after a failed attempt to reach safety. Flooded tracts force travel by boat while villagers aid by paddling canoes and guiding parties. Guards maintain rigid watches as nocturnal dangers loom.
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Rangoon
Burma
Corcataed
Tas Eokeune Rae
Hook
Bengal Tigers
MacDonald Leaves Baltimore for West Coast Visit
John MacDonald plans a coast tour to expose perjured testimony linked to the Mooney and Billings murder convictions. He will travel from Baltimore to New York to join Frank P. Walsh, then proceed to California with his attorney and Edward N. Nockess, secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor, who had previously secured his admission of coaching.
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Balimore
John MacDonald
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
San Francisco
MacDonald
Baltimore
New York
Frank P. Walsh
Mooney
California
Chicago
Edward N. Nockess
Chicago Federation of Labor
Mooney and Billings
Long enters race for U S Senate in Louisiana
Governor Huey P. Long announces candidacy for the United States Senate in the Democratic primary on September 9, opposing Senator Joseph E. Ransdell. He attacks the New Orleans ring and backs a constitutional convention to fund $68,000,000 for highway paving.
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New Orleans
The
Louisiana Progress
Huey P. Long
United States Senate
Joseph E. Ransdell
Long
Ransdell
Burglary Strikes City Hospital Nurses' Department
A burglar looted the nurses' department at City Hospital on Broad between St. Anthony and Congress streets early Wednesday. Stolen items include several dresses two coats aprons and towels, police report shows. Investigated by Detectives White and Pearson.
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City Hospital
St. Anthony
Congress Streets
White
Pearson
McKellar Attacks Naval Treaty Secrecy Hurting Peace
Senator McKellar charged secrecy and hidden records around the London naval pact threaten future wars. He cited France and Italy near conflict, questioned the treaty as a real peace agreement, and claimed only three powers signed it while administration views are printed privately. The debate continues with leaders seeking ratification within a week.
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Tennessee Democrat
London
Washington
Geneva
France
Italy
Reed
McKellar
State Department
Johnson
Thompson campaigns in Marion County for Democratic senatorial bid
Frederick I. Thompson drew large crowds in Winfield Gunn and Hamilton as he campaigned in the tenth district for the Democratic senatorial nomination. He argued that democracy requires free issue presentation and fair registration of the people's verdict at the ballot box.
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Hamilton
Ala
Tenth
Frederick I. Thompson
Marion County
Winfield
Gunn
Thompson
Woman charged with murder in Columbus Elks death
In Columbus Georgia on July 16 Mrs Beverly P Allen was jailed on murder charges in the death of Anthony B King 49 secretary of the Columbus Elks Club. Police say she admitted fighting with King in his club apartment and applying medicine to his wounds before taking her to her home. Kings wife found him dying early Monday after seeking him when he failed to return home. Allen separated from her husband and declined to comment to reporters per her lawyers advice. Police say the quarrel stemmed from her accusation that King went to her home.
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Columbus
Beverly P. Allen
Anthony B. King
Columbus Elks Club
King
Run on Millbury Savings Bank Shocks Worcester Area
Millbury mill workers rushed to withdraw deposits after rumors of a bank funds shortage. Officials say the official shortage is 1000 dollars but rumor runs higher. treasurer E L Smith suspended and a clerk vanished. State Bank Commissioner Roy Hovey assures no danger to bank operations. surplus funds and securities cover the shortage.
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Millbury
Worcester
Mass
Millbury Savings Bank
E. L. Smith
State Bank
Roy Hovey
Smith
Hovey
Three Florida Banks Fail as New City Bank Planned
The Florida Banking Department announced the closure of First Bank of Lake Worth Bank of Canal Point and Reddick State Bank in Redick. The First Bank of Lake Worth reopened with 958726.23 in deposits as of March 27 and a 175000 capital. A new City Bank of Miami Beach will be formed with 100000 capital and 50000 surplus.
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Tallahassee
Fla
State Banking Department
First Bank of
Lake Worth
Bank of
Canal Point
Reddick State Bank of
Reddick
Reddick State Bank
Miami Beach
City Bank of
Expenditures Reported By McCormick For Ruth McCormick Campaign
Chicago July 186- Colonel BR McCormick publisher of the Chicago Tribune testified to a Senate campaign fund committee that he contributed 15000 to Ruth McCormick’s senatorial bid. Of this, 2500 was already counted in 327000 recorded campaign expenses. He noted a 10000 check sent April 1 1930 which arrived too late for use and was not returned. He initially listed 2000 as a senatorial donation but later said it funded Congresswoman at large effort.
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Chicago
BR. R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Senate Campaign Fund Committee
McCormick
Fliers Leap With Parachutes After Ship Fire Near Bostwick
A New Haven monoplane called K fails near Bostwick Georgia as fuel exhaustion forces three pilots to bail out with parachutes. Jimmy Garrigan Garner Reed and KE Enslow escape unharmed and land about a mile from the crash site. The craft, en route from Roosevelt Field to Buenos Aires, plows into a field after the emergency landing.
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Bostwick
New Haven
South America
Jimmy Garrigan
New York
Garrigan
Roosevelt Field
York
Buenos Aires
Atlanta
Garland Reed
KE Enslow
Radio 6
Explosion at Lake Odessa hardware store kills owner
An explosion at a Lake Odessa hardware store killed Fred La Due and injured two men. Ralo Snyder and Guy Lapo were in the basement. their conditions were serious. The blast spread to two nearby buildings, totaling about 70,000 dollars in losses.
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Lake Odessa
Mich
Fred la Due
Ralo Snyder
la da
Guy Lapo
Tyco Head Dies Syracuse Leader of Graphic Union
James M. Lynch, longtime president of the International Graphical Union and a leader in the 48-hour work week campaign, dies in St. Joseph's Hospital Syracuse after illness tied to blood infections. He served as labor commissioner under Governor Martin Glynn.
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Syracuse
N. Y
James M. Lynch
International Graphical Union
St. Joseph's Hospital
Gernor Martin Glynn
New York Stock Market Mixed Declines Trade Actions
New York July 46 stock market opened with American Telephone leading declines as Oil of New Jersey and American homes lost about a point. S. S. 8 fell 3 4, with National Cash Ester, Radio and Atchison, Kennecott and Chrysler posting small advances amid minor declines in others.
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New York
American Telephone
Oil of
New Jersey
Atmericad
Radio
Atchison, Baker, Kennecott
Chrysler
Weather and River Forecast Summary for Alabama Regions
Partly cloudy conditions expected in Alabama with minimal temperature changes. Daily River Bulletin notes 7 am observations for July 16, 1930 across Aberdeen Columbus Demopolis Tuscaloosa and nearby towns. Tombigbee river forecast shows little change tonight and Thursday with slight regional adjustments for Montgomery Selma and surrounding areas.
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Daily River Bulletin
Aberdeen
Columbus Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
Tombigbee
Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Agere
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Mandy Thompson
Williams
U. S
Legion TO Elect
Lemar
McLeod Post
By Mary Dahlberg
Marley
Mobilian
Citronelle School
Tip
Span
Moorer
W. Cameron Forbes
Shipping Board
Arkansas
M’donald
Man
Louisiana
Senate
Tennessee
Frame
M'Kellar
Bankhead
Marion
Columbus, Ga
Florida
Bostwic
South Carolina
Dogan
Lee
Monroe
Wall Street
Mississippi
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