Pair Beaten Gang Fires On Posse In Wisconsin Bank Hold Up
Green Bay police fought six robbers who held up the South Side State Bank. Two officers were shot and a customer injured as the gang stole 1500 dollars and fled toward Appleton. An airplane chase followed with Desmond Denamur carrying a machine gun aboard.
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Associated Press
Green Bay
Wis
Thomas Hawley
Gus Delloye
South Side State Bank
Frank Slupinski
Tective Delloye
Martin Burke
Appleton
Elmer Denamur
Brown County
Denamur
Two Army Fliers Die in Air Collision at Newington
Lieutenant Benjamin F. Lowery and Corporal Strosnyder were killed when two United States Army planes collided over Newington Connecticut. Lieutenant Francis Kelly and Staff Sergeant David L. Spicer parachuted to safety, while a civilian, Michael Pennicelli, was seriously injured by debris.
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Associated Press
Newington
Conn
Benjamin F. Lowery
Ocoee
Tenn
Strosnyder
Wichita
Kas
United States Army
Francis Kelly
David L. Spicer
Michael Pennicelli
Meriden
Lowery
Verseir
Kelly
Spicer
Trial resumes in Mobile over Rose Murphy sinking conspiracy
The second trial of Captain John G. Murphy, Mobile ship owner, opened in federal court with witnesses testifying about a conspiracy to scuttle the Rose Murphy to collect insurance. Key star witnesses Salvador Martinez and James A. Fulford, crew members, admitted guilt and testified Murphy paid them. The ship sank off the Florida coast in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Murphy
Mobile
Rose Murphy
Murphy
Charles B. Kennemer
Middle Alabama District Court
Robert T. Ervin
A. F. Bell
Escambia County
W. H. Yearger
Perry County
Rawson Robinson
Escambia
G. V. Shaw
G. BE. Skin
County backs bond to fund highway maintenance plan
Mobile County endorses a 25 million state bond issue with 300 thousand cash to be spent via the revenue and road board to maintain current highways. The county’s 800 thousand cash repayment funds federal aid, while a proposed hill avenue paving project costs 3000, and a claim for 2500 by Mary McAndrews of Toulminville follows a county ditch incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
State Department of Highways
C. L. Brown
A. M. Cowden
Hill Avenue
Moffat Road
Mobile Street
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
City of
Alabama
Mary McAndrews
Toulminville
Father and Daughter Drown at Gulfport Seawall Dredge
Jefferson D. Robertson a 43 year old Jackson business leader and his 19 year old daughter Dorothy drowned when rising tide filled a seawall cavity at East Beach Gulfport while their companion Miss Frances McPherson watched from shore. Robertson headed Dixie Manufacturing and a Jackson service station. The trio were vacationing at Mrs. F. E. Woodward’s East Beach home.
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Gulfport
Miss
Jefferson D. Robertson
Jackson
Dorothy Robertson
Frances McPherson
Robertson
Dixie Manufacturing Company
East Beach
F. E. Woodward
Kelly Street
Fisher Arrives to Lead Mobile Coast Guard Office
Captain H. G. Fisher arrived Monday to take over the United States coast guard office at Mobile succeeding the late Captain A. L. Gamble. Fisher comes from Sault Ste. Marie Michigan where he led the Great Lakes division. Commander W. K. Thompson remains in command awaiting further orders.
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H. G. Fisher
A. L. Gamble
United States Coast Guard
Mobile
Fisher
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Great Lakes
W. K. Thompson
Sears Sales Decline Shifts Dollar Volume in First Half
Sears Roebuck reports a one percent drop in overall sales. Dollar sales from January 2 to July 16 totaled 184,707,207 dollars, down from 196,263,008 dollars in 1930. The decline reflects reduced consumer demand in the period.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
Convicted for Removing Property Faces $150 Fine
A defendant was convicted on a charge of removing property and ordered to pay a $150 fine. The court records note the conviction and the financial penalty imposed.
Auburn Stadium Bill Signed By Miller
The Associated Press reports Governor Miller signed a bill authorizing Auburn University to buy sell lease and own property for a stadium project at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The measure lets trustees seek subscriptions to fund construction and then deed the stadium to the state.
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Auburn Stadium
Miller
Associated Press
Momery
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Dnatifyuciath
Rth
Bill Gaid
Allen
World envoys reach London parley for relief plan
Delegates from France Germany Belgium and Italy arrived in London for a seven power conference aimed at forging a scheme to relieve Germany's economic distress. Secretaries Stimson and Mellon noted as participants.
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Associated Press
London
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Renkin
Stimson
Mellon
Four Men Arrested In Gulfport Bank Robbery Plot
Acting on information about an attempted morning hold up at the First National Bank in Gulfport, police arrested four men in a large automobile in front of the bank at 8 45. The suspects were Allison Seale Brown 26 Leroy Tolbert Jim Kidd and Allison Capdwell all from Meridian Mississippi.
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Gulfport
Miss
First National Bank
Allison Seale Brown
Leroy Tolbert
Jim Kidd
Allison Capdwell
Meridian
Solicitor Seeks Writ To Halt Court Ouster
In Nashville Tennessee the supreme court hears a petition seeking a writ of certiorari to stay an order by Criminal Judge Charles Colonel Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr. The brief argues court authority questions and cites a conspiracy claim involving Atkinson and the Nashville Tennessean publishers. S. L. Felts files the petition with the capitol as the case heads toward action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Suprémé Court
Charles Colonel
Luke Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
Torney General
Atkinson
Cada Lea
Nashville Tennessean
Evening Tennessean
S. L. Felts
Capitol
Slain man kills rival then kills himself in Memphis quarrel
In Memphis on July 20 Frank Morris 28 shot and killed Paul Williams 20 at Williams rooms over Morris sister Beatrice. Morris then died from a self inflicted gunshot after declaring goodbye to his mother. Witnesses reported Williams' mother had vowed against the match days earlier.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank Morris
Paul Williams
Williams
Morris
Beatrice
Lula Morris
Frank Liams
Market closed as authorities shut General Goods Futures Exchange
BUDAPEST July 20. General Goods Futures Exchange suspended until further notice as authorities act to close it. No further details provided about duration or reasons. Governing bodies and market participants await next steps after the shutdown.
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General Goods
Budapest
Meneery
P T A Protest Delayed By Illnesses Then Board Quorum Expected
After repeated postponements the school board hopes to settle the protest with full attendance Wednesday except President H A Wefel who is recuperating at home.
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H. A. Wefel
Manchurian Forces Move North Toward Honan Disaffection
Peiping and Tientsin report a tightened censorship and seizure of military supplies as Manchurian authorities prepare to confront the disaffected Shih Yu-San in north Honan. Minor clashes last week between the Manchurian advance guard on the Peiping Hankow railway and Shih Yu-San’s army hint at renewed war north of the Yellow River. Shih Yu-San, though professing loyalty to Nanking, continues to commandeer rolling stock and disrupt rail traffic.
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Peiping
China
Tientsin
Honan
Peiping-Hankow
Shih Yu-San
North Honan
Yellow River
Nanking
Snowball machine found under vacant house identified
Police found a snowball machine and motor under a vacant house at Jackson and Earle streets on Saturday. Janes & Rogers identified the machine on Monday as stolen from a residence at Jackson and Manassas streets.
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Jackson
Earle Streets
Janes & Rogers
Rogers
Manassas
Doors Closed As Loop Heads Begin Parley
Memphis Tennessee July 20 Directors of the Southern Baseball Association met behind closed doors to consider the Mobile club situation. President John D. Martin said results would be released to the press. He had been telephoned by Byrd Douglas of Mobile asking for aid.
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Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Southern Baseball Association
Mobile
John D. Martin
Association
Martin
Mobile Club
Byrd Douglas
Nashville
Police ban on loud radio in Mobile city
Police Chief Warren Burch ordered a ban on loud radio at night in Mobile after complaints at headquarters. The move followed a recorder's court hearing for C. B. Karlborn, Acree's fire station manager, arrested on a city ordinance charge after a street machine incident. Final action postponed to July 31 as police enforce the law.
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Warren Burch
Mobile
C. B. Karlborn
Acree
Springhill Avenue
Pine Street
Recorder’s Court
Karlborn
Pogo and
Sealane
D. H. Edington
Navy Blimp Wins National Elimination Race at Akron
The U S Navy balloon piloted by Lt T G W Settle won the national elimination balloon race with a 215 mile distance landing at Marilla New York at 6 am. The Goodyear Zeppelin bag landed at Stevensville Ontario at 8 am after 190 miles. The Navy bag earns the right to represent the United States in the Gordon Bennett races and takes the P W Litchfield trophy.
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Akron
Ohio
United States Navy
T. G. W. Settle
Marilla
N. Y
Stevensville
United States
Navy
Second Traffic Query Issued In Club Drive
The Pilots Club, a businesswomen group in Mobile, issued the second of seven daily questions to reduce accidents. The contest offers a $10 prize for top answers and $5 for the second best. It targets school children and ties to a driving-safety drive along Old Shell Road and Government Street ending at Washington Avenue.
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Pilots Club
Mobile
Florida Street
Old Shell Road
Broad Street
Government Street
Washington Avenue
Saenger Theatre
Au Foor
van. Aller
Policeman Killed in Seville Barracks Clash
In Seville Spain today a police barracks attack by syndicalists left one policeman dead and several others wounded. The syndicalist federation had called a general resignation of Minister of the Interior Maura and demanded abolition of the civil guard and dismissal of officials. The assault followed a street demonstration tied to the funeral of a striker killed in an alleged sabotage attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seville
Spain
Syndicalist Federation
Maura
Mrs Wilson Returns to New York After Poland Visit
Mrs Wilson arrives in New York aboard the Leviathan after a Poland trip to attend a monument for her late husband Woodrow Wilson. Miss Lucy Meling introduces her, and Mrs Wilson declines to comment, expressing gratitude for Polish honors.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Poland
Lucy Meling
Wilson Washington
Son
Negro Woman Wounded In Gunfire Incident
Norma Horn, a Black woman, was treated at City hospital for a thigh gunshot wound. Eb bott Edwards, a Black man from Plateau, was taken into custody by Sheriff George Mills and jailed on an assault charge.
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Norma Horn
City Hospital
Ebbott Edwards
Hes Row
Plateau
George Mills
Eden
Weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi regions
Partly cloudy Monday night with likely widely scattered thunder showers on Tuesday afternoon. Forecasts indicate possible sea thunder showers along the coast and inland. Observations from 7 a.m. standard time note stations including Aberdeen Columbus Demopolis Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Aberdeen
Columbus
Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
Renee Sey
River Forecasts Show Little Change Through Tuesday
The Tombigbee river forecast indicates minimal changes in water levels with conditions expected to hold steady through Tuesday. Forecasters note stable flow and modest levels, with no significant flooding anticipated.
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POSSE
Pomona
Hugh Lee Robertson
Alabama Dry Docks
Beng
City
Hospital
South Warren
Alabama Drydock 2 Shipbuilding Company
Mobile River
Robertson Leen
Rothe
Mr. Stevens
Mrs. Stevens
Mrs. Spotswood
Pivena
Spotswood and the New
Spotswood
Lieut
Benjamin F. Lowry
Connecticut
Jefferson D. Robertson, Jackson
Coast Guard Division
Paris
Organization To Fight
E. Rogers
Marines
Knoxville
Ftor
Goodyear
Mrs. Wilson
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