Burglars Active in Downtown Alabama City Saturday
Burglars operated in the downtown area early Saturday morning with small loot losses. One thief was captured with stolen loot and sentenced within hours. Break-ins targeted John Lores company plant at Eslava and Commerce, Mobile Repair on S Street, Hines home on North Conception, Chicago Shoe Hospital on St. Michael, and Mitteright Boiler Works on Water Streets. One suspect, Charles Towner of California, was found with a pistol. Hines pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received four months hard labor.
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John Lores Company
Eslava
Commerce Streets
Wan
Lir Hines
North
Conception Street
Holmes and Crivalleri
Charles ¥Ower
California
Hines
Recorder’s Court
Chicago Shoe Hospital
St. Michael Street
Mitteright Boiler Works
Burton and Arras
Suit Seeks 50000 Damages in Auto Death Case
Henry Edward Welch as administrator of Enda Wright Welch seeks 50000 in circuit court against Edward Calvin Rogers Sr and Jr for the death of Mrs. Welch after an automobile collision on July 6 at Government and Bayou streets. Mrs. Minnie Simpson of 8531 2 Dauphin street also injured in the same incident.
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Henry Edward Welch
Enda Wright Welch
Edward Calvin Rogers
Welch
Rogers
Government
Bayou
Minnie Simpson
Dauphin Street
Weather Outlook for Alabama Mississippi Saturday Sunday
Partly cloudy with unsettled conditions Saturday night and Sunday. Scattered thundershowers expected across Alabama and Mississippi with variable conditions in the two states.
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Alabama
Mississippi
River flood outlook for Tombigbee and Alabama rivers
Meteorologist Harry Armstrong reports minimal changes expected on the Tombigbee river branches through Saturday night and Sunday. In Montgomery the Alabama river should stay safe while Selma likely trends higher.
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Alabama
Ontgomery
Selma
Harry Armstrong
War Chief Foresees Coosa River Outlet To Mobile
Secretary of War Patrick Hurley predicted the Coosa river and other streams would gain a nine foot navigation channel from Rome Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile. He spoke during a visit to friend Charles East and called the $25 million estimate modest for the project.
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Rome
Georgia
Gulf
Cooga River
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Gadsden
Patrick J. Hurley
Charles A. East
Associated Press
Coosa River
Coosa
Selma
Montgomery
Coosa Valley
Failure to Pay Tobacco Tax Leads to Arrest in Alabama
Leo Martin, cigar maker from Scott and Texas streets, was jailed on charges of failing to pay the state tobacco tax and failing to report sales. Bail posted for appearance in inferior criminal court. Complainant John J. Loftin of the state tax office in Montgomery notes Loftin seeks to enforce the tobacco tax law across counties in south Alabama.
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Leo Martin
Scott
Texas
Martin
Inferior Criminal Court
John J. Loftin
State Tax Office
Montgomery
Loftin
Alabama
Prohibition Agent Hudson Stationed in Selma
Transfer agent W. W. Hudson of the Mobile district office is assigned to Selma as head of the northern division. Judge A. W. Hargett announced the posting, with Hudson to investigate cases in Dallas Hale Perry Wilcox and Marengo counties.
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W. W. Hudson
Mobile
Selma
A. W. Hargett
Hudson
Dallas
Hale
Perry
Wilcox
Marengo
Birmingham
Prohibition Officers Arrest Mobile Man Near Pensacola
Prohibition officers based in Pensacola arrested James Edward Whitehurst of Mobile after a tip led to a house four miles from Pensacola containing a still and seven barrels of liquor destroyed. He was held by Commissioner Anderson.
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Prohibition
Pensacola
James Edward Whitehurst
Mobile
Whitehurst
Anderson
Judge Hamilton silent on new domestic relations court post
Judge Gaillard Hamilton of the juvenile court declined to say if he would accept a legislature offer to become judge of the new court of domestic relations. Rep Sosaman said the presiding officer role would be offered after the November election as the bills abolishing the juvenile court and creating the tribunal move through the statutes.
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Gaillard Hamilton
Ema
Hamilton
George Sossaman
Montgomery
Sossaman
Domestic Relations Tribunal
Probate filings reveal benevolent league aims
Saturday morning records show Home Protective Society Incorporated by John W Wilson J B Wilson and J C Gaillard in a probate court entry. The group lists benevolent work as its purpose and mission.
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Home Protective Sane
America
John W
J. 8. Wilson
J.C. Gaillard
Douglas seeks aid for Mobile team and transfers
A long distance message from Nashville outlines reasons for a special session of the Douglas organization to support Mobile Marines operations and some home game transfers. He denies any transfer of the Mobile franchise and says no offer of purchase has been made.
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Mobile Marines
Aay Ag
Douglas Tion
Nashville
Doc
League
Ide
Douglas
Arese Trenantes Seguir
Mobile
Mobile bills studied as governor weighs pay raise and wall plan
Gov Miller reviews a dozen Mobile measures after action by the legislature. Taylor's bill to boost Mobile Fire Department salaries may become law Monday without a signature. The sea wall construction bill and tax exemption and kerosene tax measures are pending decisions by the governor.
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Miller
News Item Capital Bureau
Taylor
Bay Shore
Mobile Fire Department
Sossaman
Mobile
Mass Meeting Leads to Riot Charges in Dadeville
In Dadeville Alabama on July 1 five of thirty two jailed after a Share Croppers Union meeting near Camp Hill were charged with assault to murder and 20 with conspiracy to commit a felony while the rest faced weapons counts. Solicitor Sanford Mullins cited an alleged plot against Sheriff Young amid tensions from Scottsboro cases as crowds milled and business slowed.
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Associated Press
Dadeville
Ala
Sanford Mullins
Share Croppers' Union
Camp Hill
Mullins Oni
Tenn
Chattanooga
Mullins
Scottsboro
Kyle Young
Sheriff Young
Bucaneers Elect Commodore At Alba Beach Yacht Club
Claiborne Schley was elected commodore at the Buccaneer Yacht Club meeting held July 16 at Alba Beach. J. C. Deleplaine Jr. was named secretary and treasurer, with Dr. H. S. J. Walker Norman McAfee and J. O. Deleplaine Sr. as board of governors. A Dutch supper followed, and plans include boosting local sailing and the club’s largest regatta on Labor Day.
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Buccaneer Yacht Club
Alba Beach
Claiborne Schley
J. C. Deleplaine, Jr
H. S. J. Walker
Norman McAfee
J. O. Deleplaine
Schley
Chub
Representative Bird J. Vincent Dies at Sea
G O P Solon Bird J Vincent Republican Michigan dies aboard the army transport Henderson returning from Honolulu after a March illness. He served his second term for Michigan 8th district and had a legal career before entering Congress days after succeeding John W Fordney in 1923.
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Saginaw
Mich
Bird J. Vincent
Republican
Michigan
Henderson
Honolulu
Naval Hospital
Pearl Harbor
Vincent
John W. Fordney
Byrd flyer plans Brussels to Tokyo nonstop flight
Bert, a pilot from Admiral Byrd’s 1927 France flight, aims a non stop Brussels to Tokyo contest with prizes totaling about $100,000. He will sail to Belgium on September 15 to prepare, estimating a 1,900 mile route and noting Belgian and Japanese sponsors.
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New York
Bert
Admiral E. Byrd
France
Brussels
Tokyo
Belgium
Turmoil Subside Tallapoosa County Holds 32 Radical Members
After 48 hours of upheaval calm returns to Camp Hill Alabama as 32 members of a negro radical organization remain detained. Authorities say the scene cooled and no new incidents occurred today. Local officials tighten security and continue monitoring potential threats.
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The
Associated Press
Camp Hill
Ala
Tallapoosa County
Protest planned in New York over Bank of United States delays
Protesters announce a demonstration for August 15 in front of the state banking department offices protesting delays in reorganizing the closed Bank of United States. Governor Roosevelt and Banking Superintendent Broderick were informed by the depository.
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New York
Bank of United States
Roosevelt
Broderick
State Banking Department
Clarence H. Mackay Weds Anna Case in Roslyn NJ
Clarence H. Mackay chairman of Postal Telegraph and Cable Corp and Anna Case concert soprano and former Metropolitan Opera member married at St Marys Catholic church Roslyn New Jersey. Only immediate family present including bride's mother Mrs Peter Van Nuys Case and Mackay children John W Mackay Mrs OBrien and Mrs Berlin.
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Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph and Cable Corporation
Anna Case
Metropolitan Opera Company
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Roslyn
N. J
Peter van Nuys Case
South Branch
Kenneth O’brien
Irving Berlin
John W. Mackay
Four Convicts Escape By Sawing Jail Bars
Four men escaped Gibson county jail in Trenton Tennessee by sawing through a sheet iron wall between cells and cutting an outside window bars. R T Blackstock, 28, linked to a 20 year bank robbery sentence at Fruitland and other robberies, was among the escapees. Other fugitives named include Raymond Heath and two additional inmates. a $100 reward was issued for the remaining three. The sheriff said the fugitives left town in a Tennessee-registered car.
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Associated Press
Trenton
Tenn
Gibson County
R. T. Blackstock
Fruitland
C. A. Bradshaw
Eaton
Jacks Creek
Crockett Mills
Finer
Raymond Heath
Aks Tal Bovastie
Bradshaw
Tennessee
Teenton
Tees
Evidence Urges Help To Railroads In Large Bond List
Witness Fairman R. Dick of New York testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission as it weighs a 15 percent rate increase for railroads. He cited bonds totaling about 5.7485 billion dollars that could be moved from the legal list of securities due to railroads' inability to earn fixed charges, based on an analysis of railroads with gross incomes around 10 million dollars in 1928.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Fairman R. Dick
New York
Commission of the Railroads
Germany seeks Paris aid as fears rise at home
Berlin reports that German statesmen travel to Paris to press France for financial assistance, warning that without support the nation faces a grim economic future.
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The
Associated Press
Berlin
Paris
France
Germany
Tornado Hits Tennessee Highway Dedication Killing Two
A tornado during a highway dedication near Johnson City killed John Hamilton a local grocer and Mrs George Hughes wife of the Borden Mills manager in Kingsport. Eight others were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals as officials from Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia observed the event before leaving the ceremony.
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Associated Press
Johnson City
Tenn
John Hamilton
George Hughes
Borden Mills
Kingsport
Woodall Charged with Murder in Owen Gifford Case
Arthur Woodall, a Bager merchant from Stevenson Nebraska, was charged in district court with the murder of Owen Gifford a South Pittsburgh salesman whose decomposed body was found in the river near Bridgeport. Gifford disappeared August 13 two years ago and his car was found the next morning in front of the Woodall home. Woodall’s preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday as police pursue possible additional arrests.
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Auto
Woodall
Ek Press
Stevenson
Arthur Woodall
Owen Gifford
Pittsburgh
Che River
Bridgeport
Coe
Henry
Broth
Naeson County
Aga
Cuban Flight Plan Mentioned for Havana To New York Trip
The report notes an aircraft circling the field and planning refueling in Havana before resuming to New York. The route described runs along the eastern seaboard through Miami and Key West toward Cuba.
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Havana
New York
Miami
Key West
Cuba
Convict Agent Sought for Escape Ring Missing Grace
The sheriff's office received a wire from Quentin prison authorities that Convict Agent U A was en route to Mobile to return W C Grace alias Ernest Phillips wanted for an escape. Grace was picked up in Mobile about two weeks ago found with two other men loitering near the Lighted Pine Inn at Mertz station.
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Sheriff's Department
Quentin
U. A
Mobile
W. C. Grace
Ernest Phillips
Grace
Pecana
Fright Fatal in Watsonville Car Crash
In Watsonville California on July 15 a 37 year old man named John C died after a heavy truck startled him while driving. Doctors say the fright triggered a fatal heart attack, ending his life in the car.
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Watsonville
Cal
John C
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