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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1930

Page

4

Mobile Visitor Rescued After Bay Sailboat Capsizes

F A McKinley of Mishawka Ind a guest of the Cawthon hotel was rescued from a capsized sailboat off Bay avenue near Daphne in Mobile Bay. The New Magnolia towed the craft to Daphne and McKinley then rode a bus to Mobile. The sail was deemed too large for the boat by its owner Paul Schreck who warned against its use.

New Magnolia Mobile F. A. McKinley Mishawka Ind Cawthon Hotel Daphne McKinley Paul Schreck Bay Avenue Mobile Bay Henry Hanson Schreck

Pascin Painter Found Dead in Montmartre Studio

Paris dispatch reports Jules Pascin, born Jules Pins­cas in 1885 in Widdin Bulgaria, found dead by hanging in his Montmartre studio. A police verdict cites death by own action due to acute neur asthenia, after months of illness. Pascin was a noted figure of the younger school who naturalized as American in 1915.

Paris Petit Parisien Jules Pascin Montmartre Pascin Jules Pincas

Mail Contract Assigned to America West African Line

Neander Cunningham announces the assignment of a mail contract to the America West African line. The line has operated an occasional ship from Mobile to the Canary Isles Dakar to the Belgian Congo and via the Azores Madeira and Cape Verde.

America-West African Line Mobile Canary Isles Dakar Belgian Congo Azores Madeira Cape Verdi Neander Cunningham van Heynigen Brokera Company

Tong warfare flares anew in New York

Louis Lee a Brooklyn laundryman was shot dead in the rear of his shop bringing the two day tong death toll in the city to three. Ah Yung a Hip Sing ally was killed at his Chinatown home and Charles Eng Sing, another Hip Sing member, died in Newark. Police surge manpower in Chinatown as a tong war is suspected.

New York Louis Lee Brooklyn Lee Ah Yung Chinatown Charles Eng Sing Hip Sing Tong Newark Mulroorey

Eight Women Die as Bridge Arch Collapses in Cuneo

A section of a large bridge under construction over the Stura river in Cuneo collapses killing eight women and seriously injuring three men. Authorities probe the cause of the accident.

Cuneo Italy Stura

Storrs Addresses Rotary on Farm Board Stabilization

Seth P. Storrs state commissioner of agriculture spoke to the Rotary Club about federal farm board efforts to stabilize agriculture and finance. He defended the board, urged changes by its friends, and warned against producing farm products at or below cost to attract money into Alabama.

Seth P. Storrs Rotary Club Storrs Rotarians Commissioner Storrs Federal Farm Board United States Chamber of Commerce Alabama

Playlet by Cullman Odd Fellows Home at Crichton Tonight

Children from the Odd Fellows Home at Cullman Alabama present The Little Clodhopper a three act comedy at the Crichton Odd Fellows hall for the home's benefit. It was performed at the YMCA last night and will be repeated at Bayou la Batre Saturday night.

Odd Fellows Home Cullman Ala Odd Fellows Hall Crichton Bayou la Batre

Sixth novena service at Convent of the Visitation

Father John Schimpf of St. Joseph's church will conduct the sixth novena service held Friday afternoon at the Convent of the Visitation.

Convent of the Visitation John Schimpf St. Joseph's Church

Women Receive County Work Leadership Certificates

Twenty Mobile county women received leadership certificates after attending county demonstrations led by Miss Helen Kennedy. Certificates were presented by Mrs. Louise Riley. Named clubs include Grand Bay Irvington St Elmo Half Mill Crawford Wilmer and Mr Vernon with recipients listed. May Nicks named county garden leader and Irvington’s Mrs Partridge chosen as voting delegate for Auburn state council meeting.

Mobile County Helen Kennedy Louise Riley Mobile County Home Grand Bay Club Susie Stender Cora Lively Chas. Heinselman Alvin Johnson Irvington Club John Gregg Frank Foutz Frank Partridge Theodore Battiste St. Elmo Club R. R. Tillman Lewis Husby J. 8. Rhodes May Nicks Irvington Council of Home Demonstration Clubs State Council Auburn Riley

Holy Name Society to Attend 7 AM Mass

Members of the Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s Catholic church will attend the 7 o’clock mass Sunday morning and receive holy communion in a body. All men of the parish are urged to sit in the center aisles and join with the society. officers emphasize full attendance.

Holy Name Society St. Mary's Catholic Church

Goople Bound to Next Jury in Forgeries

Leroy Adams and his wife Sallie McGaffy Adams of Dallas were held to the grand jury under $500 bond on forgery charges. They allegedly passed two checks for $25 each on Curtis Feed Co and Paterson Lumber Co, the woman admitting possession of the checks but denying signing them. authorities cited a confession by Adams and linked him to stolen automobiles in Charleston and Palm Beach.

Leroy Adams Sallie McGaffy Adams Dallas Texas Curtis Feed Company Paterson Lumber Company D. H. Edington Warren Burch Adams Charleston U S. C Palm Beach Fla

Suburban News on U C V Reunion and Local Visits

Mrs A C McCaskey Mrs Mc Adams Mrs Hood Mrs J L Harris and Mr and Mrs Mark Boazman attend U C V reunion in Biloxi Friday with Mrs Boazman named matron of honor for Alabama General Kennedy selected her. J C Faulk of Birmingham visits local residents and travels to Robertsdale to see H I Faulk. BE D Baker family visit Alexander City C D Hedrick now stays with J S T Hoyt Emily Dents child friends note tonsil surgery at Providence Infirmary.

A. C. McCaskey McAdams Hood J. L. Harris Mark Boazman Biloxi Boazman Raphael Semmes Camp Kennedy State of Alabama J. C. Faulk Birmingham J. P. McNider M. E. Henson Robertsdale Ala H. I. Faulk Emily Dent Providence Infirmary B. B. Harris Holmes Street P. N. Dunnan Dixon Mills A. J. Isaacks Kansas City Cecil Alston Magnolia Columbia Miss B. F. Harris

Prichard Church Eats Schedule and Local Notices

Rev C C Griffin of Crystal Springs will preach at Prichard Methodist June 8 at 11. Pastor G Gaf ford will lead the 8 o clock service. Local residents move, visit, and depart. Miss John Noah Agee to finish nursing studies in Montgomery on June 10. deaths and guests noted. families travel to Columbia and Mobile. Edna Earl Noble returns for summer.

C. C. Griffin Crystal Springs Miss Mississippi M. E. Church South Prichard Methodist Church G. Gafford John Noah Agee Johnnie Prichard Montgomery Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Montgomery Ala

Mrs Carr Improves After Auto Accident

Mrs Bertha Carr of 252 South Royal Street remained in serious condition after an automobile crash at 3 30 yesterday morning. She had regained consciousness, according to a City Hospital report.

Bertha Carr South Royal Street City Hospital

Suit Reversed in Fisk Tire Lease Case In Mobile

The Alabama Supreme Court reversed and remanded a Mobile county case in which Fisk Tire Company faced a $2,040 verdict in favor of W. N. Hunter on a lease dispute. The circuit court jury had awarded the plaintiff the sum, but the high court disagreed with that ruling in its Thursday decision.

Circuit Court Mobile County Fisk Tire Company W. N. Hunter Supreme Court

Dolores del Rio in The Bad One at Amusements SAENGER

Evelyn Brent stars in Frame at LYRIC while William Powell appears in The Benson Murder Case at CROWN. Buddy Roosevelt leads The Devil's Tower at QUEEN with Evelyn Brent featured again in Fast Company at EMPIRE. Ken Maynard headlines Mountain Justice at CRESCENT.

Saenger Dolores del Rio Evelyn Brent CROWN William Powell Benson QUEEN Buddy Roosevelt Empire Fast Company Crescent Ken Maynard

Population same Clarksdale and McComb record identical count

Clarksdale and McComb Mississippi share the same population of 10,057 in the latest census. Clarksdale shows a 33.1 percent increase versus McComb at 29.3 percent, with figures subject to revision.

Clarksdale Miss McComb Mississippi

Rebel Head Dying In Bulgaria As Poison Rumor Rises

Panze Michailoff, head of the Macedonian revolutionary organization, was reported dying in a Sofia nursing home. Partisans claim poisoning with a slow acting drug, while officials say he has tuberculosis. His location remains secret due to his status with police over multiple political murders.

Sofia Bulgaria Panze Michailoff Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Michailoff

Obituary notices for Ulmer Deupree and Losse families

Funeral services were held for Charles Herman Ulmer at his Prichard residence with burial at Wheelerville cemetery. Dr. Albert Bush Deupree died Wednesday and was buried at Pine Crest cemetery after services at his sister's home and St. Mary’s Church. Mrs Elizabeth M Mallon Losse died Wednesday night and was buried in Catholic cemetery after services at home and St Mary’s Church with Roche Mortuary handling arrangements.

Charles Herman Ulmer Wheelerville Cemetery Prichard Higgins Conditt

Obituary of Hulda Jane Brewton in Mobile

Hulda Jane Brewton of Mobile died at the family residence 1355 Old Shell road on Friday at 12 15 AM. She leaves two daughters Mrs George E Drago and Nettie B Brewton. three sons E L Brewton H B Brewton and C W Brewton. one sister Mrs R E Hinote. several grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 10 30 AM from the residence. Interment Magnolia Cemetery with Higgins and Conditt directing.

Hulda Jane Brewton Milton Fla Mobile Old Shell Road George E. Drago Nettie B. Brewton E. L. Brewton Bogalusa H. B. Brewton C. W. Brewton Way

Funeral services held for Arthur C. Teft

Funeral services for Arthur C. Teft were held at Higgins and Conditt on Scott and Conti streets Friday morning at 11. The remains were shipped to Toledo Ohio for interment at 1 o'clock.

Arthur C. Teft Higgins and Conditt Scott and

Funeral services for Mildred Hale Slaughter

Mrs Mildred M Slaughter wife of Lyons E Hale died Wednesday morning Funeral services were held Thursday at 3 30 from the family residence 1417 Brown Street and at 4 from Dauphin Way Methodist with Rev J E McCann officiating Pallbearers were A H Flinn J Burns H Smith Sr B J Schram W W Morris J Green and C D McMillan Interment in Pine Crest cemetery Roche mortuary in charge Also funeral of Joseph Castelin son of William and Mary Etta Bosarge Castelin died at a local infirmary Wednesday afternoon services held at the family home in Bayou la Batre at 8 this morning and at St Margaret Catholic Church at 9 Mass Interment in Bayou la Batre Catholic cemetery

Albert Bush Deupree Charles Mohr St. Anthony Street John W. Phillips First Baptist Church Dunbar Ogden W. W. Scales Bertram C. Minetree E. T. Jervey J. T. Ing Elizabeth M. Losse Elizabeth M. Mallon George K. Losse South Reed Avenue St. Mary's Catholic Church Thomas M. Cullen Sidney G. Patterson Gerald Delchamps Arthur Smith Albert Grepke Walter Brady Nell A. van Cleve Catholic Roche Mortuary Mildred M. Hale Mildred M. Slaughter Lyons E. Hale Brown Street Dauphin Way Methodist J. E. McCann A. H. Flinn J. Burns H. Smith, Sr B. J. Schram W. W. Morris J. Green C.D. McMillan Pine Crest Cemetery Joseph Castelin William Mary Etta Bosarge Castelin Bayou la Batre St. Margaret's Catholic Church

Grazed Suitor Murders Girl and Kills Himself

In Rochester Michigan a coroner's inquest probes the double tragedy of Henry Clouse 46 a farm hand who shot Marjorie Clemons 13 then killed himself Their bodies were found beneath a blanket beside a woodland edge near an abandoned farm Clouse's borrowed rifle was fired Clouse's kerosene bottle and a burned car suggest premeditation Police noted bruising on Marjorie's body and that Clouse may have attacked her The case linked to the Clemons household and a long involvement with Clouse authored by a landlord family member and local officials

Rochester Mich Henry Clouse Marjorie Clemons Here Clouse Marjorie Clemons Ralph H. Bastien Booth Newspapers Ralph H. Booth United States Denmark A.E. Clemons

Mobile Police to Hold Semiannual Inspection in Summer Uniforms

The Mobile police department will hold a Friday night inspection at 7 at police headquarters led by Chief Warren Burch. Officers will wear new summer uniforms with blue trousers and blouse, a Sam Brown belt and revolver holster, replacing winter coats. This marks the first time all uniformed men wear the standard Sam Brown belt.

Mobile Police Department Police Warren Burch Sam Brown

Alabama Accredits Fourteen More High Schools

The Bishop Toolen High and Advent Christian Seminary Bridgeport join 14 rural and private schools added to Alabama’s accredited senior high list, bringing total to 328 with 179 since 1920. New principals include James Wakefield Addison site and Winkle at New Site, among others.

Bishop Toolen Mobile Grand Bay Alabama Mont~egomery Dispatch Bishop Tooten High School Advent Christian Seminary Bridgeport Addison James Wakerfield New Site Alexander City M. L. Winkle

Vander Sys Chosen Arthur Van der Sys Elected President

Arthur Van der Sys was elected president of the Mobile Federated Churches at the annual meeting held Thursday night at the YMCA. Re elected officers include William M. West vice president W H Walker and Thomas P King secretary. A committee led by King with John Weinand and James W Morgan will confer with officials on placing an amplifier in Bienville Square for summer union services and with Hunter Watkins to broadcast the services over WODX.

Arthur van der Sys Mobile Federated Churches William—M. West W. H. Walker Thomas P.king T. P. King John James. W. Morgan Cecil F. Bates Bienvile Square Hunter Watkins WODX Register News Item

Mobile Propeller Club Outing At Bayou la Barre

Members of the Mobile Propeller Club held an outing and dinner at Bayou la Barre Thursday night. The program was given over entirely to pleasure.

Mobile Propeller Club Bayou la Barre

Giraffe Relative: The Okapi of Congo Forest

The okapi, found in the Congo forest, is the last living relative of the giraffe. Historically scientists also posited a relation to the zebra.

Congo Forest

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