Quake Toll Triggers Police Chase and Whiskey Seizures
Police halted a liquor runner near Government Street after a booze haul. Officers Clark and Smith seized 20 gallons of whiskey in Breca and Basil streets, firing at the driver as he fled. Logan, a negro, faced a charge of violating the liquor law after a dawn arrest near Govern and Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Smith
Breca
Basil
Stou
Martin
Logan
Govern_and
Fulton Streets
Mighell dies in Mobile at 80 with church service planned
Eph R Mighell 80 native of Mobile died Wednesday morning at his Dauphin street home. He is survived by his son Mighell Jr., daughter Miss B Mighell, grandson J B Mighell III, two sisters Mrs G M and Mrs R O Harris, and other relatives. He served as senior warden of the Episcopal church for about 20 years. Funeral is Thursday at 5 pm from 1201 Dauphin street home. burial in the family plot at Olia Cemetery with Rochemor in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eph R. Mighell
Mobile
Witc
Yate Dauphin Street
Ighell, Jr
Miss B. Mighell
J. B. Hell III
G. M
R. O. Harris
City
Mighell
Episcopal Church
Dauphin Street
Inent
Olia Cemtery
Rochemor
Men Freed After Vagrancy Arrests in Wounding Case
Peter Westcovich and Leah Lam were discharged in inferior court after arrests on vagrancy tied to a Sunday fight that left Murrell wounded. Adams charged with assault and battery was fined $151 and 70 days. L Robertson paid $100 or 30 days. Prentiss Lambert Oscar Bert and Marian Culver each faced $50 and costs or 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Westcovich
Leah
Negro stabbed man in front of City hospital
Mathew Hubbard of 761 St Anthony street was seriously stabbed on St Michael and Joachim streets Wednesday afternoon by an unknown assailant who fled. Officers Girod and Blackman investigated and took the victim to City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathew Hubbard
St. Thony Street
St. Michael and Joachim Streets
Girod
Blackman
City Hospital
Walter White Arrested For Attempted Chicken Sale
Walter White of Atmore was found with 12 chickens being sold at 4 30 am on Davis avenue near Marmotte street. He was arrested by Deputies Holmes and Farmer and is held at police headquarters on a general charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter White
Atmore
Davis Ave
Marmotte Street
E. White
Des Holmes
Weather forecast and river bulletin for July 23, 1939
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with continued warm temperatures in Alabama and Mississippi. River bulletin notes changes in the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers with fluctuations possible. timing listed as 7 p.m. central time and mentions flood concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
River Bulletin
Cenandard
Atlanta
Virginia
Carolinas
Seaboard
Louisiana
West Florida
Arkansas
Probe Into Absentee Ballots Under Grand Jury Scrutiny
The Mobile county grand jury opened a wide inquiry into alleged absentee ballot trafficking for the August primary. Judge Price Williams appeared with the ballots list, followed by questions to Frank Reod and Rhett G. Smith. The panel aims to examine potential buying of ballots and broader election fraud across Precinct 31 and related precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Grand Jury
Price Williams
Williams
Frank Reod
Rhett G. Smith
Grand Jury
County Courts
Dauphin Island
Government Street Loop
Pat Byrne
Sixth Ward
Herron Bay
Floyd Lewis
Emanuel Alvarez
Wilbur Cato
John E. Rolston
B. A. Prevost
S. J. Miller
Wilhelmina Muths
S. EB. Brandon
D. L. Spivey
John M. Cowley
Iane Anne Pillman
J. B. Tyson
A. R. Smith
T. A. Sosthemis
Mobile woman rots at man found in yard
A mobile woman fired at a man found in a rear yard after he jumped a fence. Detectives Bernstein Burch and Arras searched Dublin and Houston streets but found no trace of the intruder. Police also investigated burglaries reported by Mrs. George Martin and thefts of two cars on St Joseph and Conti Claiborne streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Docknary
Dublin
Houston Street
Beckham
ET Uate
Bernstein
Burch
Arras
Houston
George Martin
Homer Street
Harry Haverman
Montauk Avenue
Sheriff's Department
St. Joseph Street
Dauphin
St. Francis
Peter Sexton
St. Medar Street
Conti and
Claiborne
Deputy Sheriff Fights Fugitive in Mobile Chase
Baldwin County deputy sheriff, unnamed, pursued a suspect through Mobile streets after the fugitive snatched his pistol. The man dodged into an alley near St Michael and Royal streets, escaping as citizens joined the chase. The capture attempt followed a Wednesday morning warrant near St Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin County
Mobile
St. Michael
Royal Streets
Royal
St. Francis
Talley predicts best season for copper industry at United Verde
Jerome Arizona July 23 Robert E Talley president of United Verde Copper Company the largest producer in northern Arizona said the industry faces its best season with copper price stable around 18 cents and fat production keeping the market orderly for domestic and export trade Talley succeeded late Senator William A Clark Montana copper magnate as United Verde chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome, Ariz
Robert E. Talley
United Verde Copper Company
Arizona
Talley
United Verde
William A. Clark
Montana
Army assign Lt William Whipple Jr to Mobile district post
Washington July 23 War Department announces Lieutenant William Whipple Jr assignment as assistant district engineer for Mobile area. Whipple currently on leave of absence and will assume duties when it expires. He is a native of Baton Rouge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Whipple, Jr
Mobile
War Department
Whipple
Baton Rouge
Drugs Seized On Steamship Innoke In New York
Three cases of morphine valued at 73500 dollars were seized by treasury agents aboard the steamship Innoke from Antwerp to New York. No arrests were made. Reddon Wiggins Jr six months old son of Mr and Mrs Reddon Wiggins of Toulminville died after a short illness. Funeral services to be held at home with interment at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Higgin s Conditt to direct funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Treasury Department
Innoke
American Diamond Line
Antwerp
Reddon Wiggins, JR
Reddon Wiggins
Toulminville
Shadowlawn
Rosalie
Clara May
Belle
Edward L
Henry Wiggins
Higgins & Conditt
Pilot Club Dinner Set for Thursday at Cawthon Hotel
The Pilot Club will hold its regular semi monthly dinner at 6 15 Thursday evening at the Cawthon hotel. Full attendance is requested as a special program has been arranged for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Cawthon Hotel
Mobile Trade Day Opens With Toll Free Bridge Benefit
Mobile Trade Day offers Baldwin and nearby shoppers toll free access to Mobile Bridge when they present receipts showing twenty dollars or more spent with advertisers in the Mobile Register and News Item. The day promotes home goods with lower prices across food clothing and furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Baldwin
Mobile Register
Leaders puzzled over Huston stand in Republican party
Washington July 23 Republican leaders weigh Huston status as chairman of the Republican National Committee after the Senate adjourns. Promised a statement, Huston’s resignation remained uncertain as conference discussions continued with Hoover's aides and several senators visiting the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claudiuson
Republican National Committee
Senate
Husto W
Walter Hope
the Treasury
Hoover
Huston
White House
James Francis Burke
James R. Nutt
Allen
Kansas
Baird and
Kean
New Jersey
George Keim
Keim
Fee Os Omn
Union Carbide Company
Tennessee River Improvement Association
The
Improvement Association
Budget Work Began On 1932 Government Budget
The budget bureau started hearings with department heads for the 1932 fiscal year. President Hoover urged cabinet officers to cut expenditures as revenues decline due to business depression. Hearings will continue until the budget is completed, likely by late October, before Hoover submits to Congress in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Budget Bureau
Hoover
Congress
Flights Begin Toward Tokyo From Tacoma
The two Tacoma to Tokyo flights near launch with Lieut. Harold Bromley ready to depart City of Tacoma after tomorrow if weather holds. Rival Robert B. Wark says he will take off Friday morning. Bromley and Wark deny racing. both advance their plans. Bromley and co Pilot Harold Gatty install gyroscopic instrument for blind flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Tokyo
Harold Bromley
City of
Robert B. Wark
Bromley
Wark
Harold Gatty
Grouse die trapped in tar on highway near Huntingdon
Ten young ruffed grouse were found confined in tar on a new highway near Huntingdon Pennsylvania. Game wardens tried to rescue them but all perished from exposure and tar effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Young
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania
Here
Heflin Talks at Monroe Park As Independent Senate Candidate
Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama speaks at Monroe Park at 8 o clock tonight in support of his independent bid in the November general election. The speech targets voters in the area and promotes Heflin as an alternative to major party candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Monroe Park
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Power Trust Fight Highlights In Senatorial Campaign
Montgomery July 23 Special to The News Item Frederick I Thompson accused the Montgomery Advertiser of suppressing parts of a radio speech by Congressman Lister Hill to shield the power trust and aid a GOP aligned candidate. Thompson warned that newspaper ties to monopolies endanger democracy as he outlined Bankhead’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Montgomery Advertiser
Lister Hill
Alabama
Power Trust
Republican Party
Alabama Power Company
Frederick I. Thompson
WSFA
Advertiser
Power Company
United States Senate
Thomas W. Martin
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Power Combine
Thompson
Saaing
Democratic Party
Pomme
John H. Bankhead
Detroit Gunmen Kill Political Commentator After Recall Vote
Gerald E Buckley a radio commentator for WMBC was shot dead in a downtown Detroit hotel lobby at 1 50 am two and a half hours after the recall vote against Mayor Charles Bowles. The slaying follows three weeks of gang killings tied to the recall campaign and prompted Governor Green to deploy state police and the national guard to assist in the investigation. local authorities seek to determine whether Buckley s radio attacks on gangsters and gamblers fueled the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Charles Bowles
Gerald E
Jerry) Buckley
WMBC
Fred W. Green
John S. Bersey
National Guard
Bersey
Bowles
Thomas C. Wilcox
Buckley
Hill Urges Power Trust Fight in Alabama Speech
Congressman Lister Hill denounces the power trust the fertilizer trust and the Republican administration in a WSFA radio broadcast from Montgomery urging Alabamians to unite for a final struggle to defeat lawmakers opposing Muscle Shoals legislation and secure cheaper fertilizer and relief from high electric charges. He targets Claudius H Huston as a focal point in the push for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
WSFA
Power Trust
Fertilizer Trust
Republican
Muscle Shoals
Lister Hill
Alabama
Claudius H. Huston
Drought Relief Prayers Planned In Selma Churches
Selma Alabama Protestant churches plan a prayer service for drought relief as temperatures eases slightly from 96 degrees. Atlanta reports continued heat across the south with variable winds and promised cooler seaboard conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Practice Cruise Brings Navy Fleet to Hampton Roads
Norfolk Va July 23 Battleships and cruisers of the scouting fleet gather in Hampton Roads for fall maneuvers from September 7 to November 20 with short range target practice off the southern drill grounds. The fleet includes Wyoming Arkansas Utah Florida Detroit Trenton Marblehead Richmond Salt Lake City Cincinnati Milwaukee Raleigh Pensacola Northampton Chester Houston and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Wyoming
Arkansas
Utah
Florida
Detroit
Trenton
Marblehead
Richmond
Salt Lake City
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Raleigh
Pensacola
Northampton
Chester
Houston
A. Willard
William C. Cole
W. T. Cluverius
Norfolk Navy Yard
Antres
Amtorg Chief Urges Probe to Save Trade Ties
Peter Gogdanov president of Amtorg Trading Corp says American Russian trade exceeding 100 million annually could collapse unless charges against Amtorg are fully investigated and proven groundless. Rep Hamilton Fish Jr chairman of the committee investigating communist activity vows a thorough examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Gogdanov
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Congressional
United States
Gogdanov
Amtorg
Star Named In Suit Involving Dolores Del Rio
Dolores Del Rio is charged in Los Angeles with wrecking the marital life of attorney Gunther R. Lessing by influencing his wife Loula C. Lessing to end their marriage. Lessing also sues Del Rio for legal fees amounting to 31000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Dolores del Rio
Gunther R. Lessing
Loula C. Lessing
Phantom Rider terrorizes Fletcher Park ranchers in Wyoming
Death threats signed The Phantom Rider reach five men and a woman near Wheatland as a masked horseman on a snow white horse roams Laramie peaks. He shot rancher Charles Adams in the shoulder after riding into his yard. Posses scour the hills chasing the elusive rider who previously ordered ranchers to leave the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Wyo
Fletcher Park
Laramie Peaks
Charles Adams
Fire destroys drug store and Dansby store in Scooba
A blaze last night razed the Peoples' Drug Store and the C. E. Dansby store in Scooba Mississippi, threatening nearby buildings. Macon fire department arrived promptly and kept the flames from spreading. both structures and contents were reported totally destroyed, cutting off outside telephone lines until a line was restored today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scooba,miss
Peoples’ Drug Store
C. E. Dansby
Macon Fire Department
Libel Suit Tangles Two Chicago Papers Over Lingle Case
A $250000 libel suit links the Chicago Herald and Examiner to investigations following the assassination of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle. Robert M. Lee, Lingle’s longtime Tribune city editor, sues Illinois Publishing and Printing for printing material implying Lee should testify before a grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfred Lingle
Tribune
Robert M. Lee
Lingle
The
Illnois Publishing and Printing Company
Herald and Examiner
Lee
the Tribune
Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy Killing Hundreds
Tremors struck southern Italy early today with Naples reporting many deaths and widespread destruction. Melfi and Potenza suffered heavy damage as palaces churches and castles toppled. Relief trains and Red Cross aid mobilized under Premier Mussolini.
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Rome
Italy
Ministry of the Interior
Mussolini
Prifes
Melfi
Apulia
Potenza
Istoric
Frederick
Rionere
Cremonesi
Red Cross
Foggia
Mercalli
Slayers Sought After Greenwood Store Killing
An armed posse hunted two negroes east of Marshall Louisiana after they killed C. J. Mason a 40 year old Greenwood merchant in his store when he refused to open the cash register. His wife who witnessed the slaying was forced to give up the register contents as the robbers fled. Sheriff T R Hughes of Tadda parish said 500 to 600 men joined the search with Shreveport peace officers and warned mob violence could erupt if the pair were caught.
Oliver Sentenced in Cook County Tax Evasion Case
Oliver, assessor of Cook County, was found guilty in federal court on three counts of income tax evasion. He received an 18 month prison term and a fine of 12 500. The case ties to his role on the county central committee and alleges evasion of income exceeding unspecified amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gene. G. Oliver
Cook County
Oliver
Cedan County -Central Committee
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Government Street Loan
Booze
Westcovich
Lambert
Hubbard
A. M. Beckham
Loata
Tusale
Negro
Robert Talley
Mobile Engineering
Bay Bridge
Grouse
Heflin
HILL
Utilities
Green
Michigan
GOV
POWER
Bankhead
Dixie
Amtorg Trading Company
Mia Lessing
Phantom Rider
Scooba, Miss
Naples
Messina
Oliver Sentenced
Ilinois
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