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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1930
Page
3
The sixth annual Pis ma Phi Omega prep school convention ends with a banquet at 1 30 p m at Battle House. Awards to be given include the governing board efficiency trophy and a convention attendance cup. Morning and afternoon sessions will present committee reports and business. A tea dance at the Country Club precedes the banquet.
Funeral services for Arthur C Teft were conducted Friday at 11 AM from Higgins Conditt funeral home with Rev H E Palmes officiating. Pallbearers included W M Rasmus H B Johnson M T Sprague E H Johnson F L Sherman and A H Folson. body sent to Toledo for interment.
Willie Long of Magazine Point Alabama died Friday afternoon at a local infirmary. He was a North Carolina native. He is survived by his wife Myra Brown Long of Prichard and two daughters Willie Mae and Gladys Long, plus other relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Roche Mortuary.
Mrs Shirley C Conway and Mrs Shirley E Pollard wife of Charles L Conway a Mobile native died in El Paso Texas Tuesday. Besides her husband she is survived by son Leo Conway her mother Bessie E Pollard one brother Samuel O Pollard two sisters S D Livingston and J Van Duinen both of New Orleans and other relatives. Body to Mobile Monday morning with funeral time and place announced later. Interment Pine Crest Cemetery Roche Mortuary in charge.
The funeral of 13 year old Joseph Sewell Lorpaine Castelin son of William and Mary Etta Rosarge Castelin took place from the family home in Bayou la Batre and St. Margaret's Catholic church with mass conducted by Reverend Father Michael Daly. Pallbearers were Charles Davis Francis Riva Eugene Lyons Amile Lyons George Garrett and T. L. Cain. Interment was in the Catholic cemetery in Bayou la Batre.
Louis Edward Goyette, a former Irvington resident, died in Buffalo New York Thursday at 6 30 p m He leaves a wife Lillie Boulemet Goyette a mother Mary E Goyette five sisters Nora Goyette Sadie Cathryn Carrie and J D Keel a brother Elmer Goyette and other relatives His body will arrive in Mobile on Sunday at 5 p m visitation at his mother's home 968 Easton Street funeral Monday at 10 a m at Oakdale Baptist Church burial at Bayou La Batre Cemetery at noon
Funeral services for Hulda J Brewton were held at 10:30 from the family residence 1355 Old Shell Road with Mrs Cora B Scales officiating. Nephews Philip Brewton Morton Brewton Ben Stokes Albert Stokes Sanford Jernyon and Jake Worthington served as pallbearers. Interment followed in Magnolia Cemetery with Higgins and Conditt directing.
Evelyn Brent stars in Fast Company at Empire while Victor McLaglen leads The Black Watch at Queen. William Powell headlines The Benson Murder Case at Crown and Evelyn Brent appears in Framed at Lyric. Dolores del Rio stars in The Bad One at Saenger.
Federal Prohibition Agents Graves and Hudson encountered Richard Hawkins in Wheelerville while driving along a highway. Hawkins dropped a container and fled toward a house, where three bottles of home brew were found. He was taken to Mobile jail with the alcohol.
The body of George Poe of 656 St. Francis street, a marine engineer, fell from a gangplank to Mobile River near pier four of the Mallory line and was recovered an hour later. He may be shipped to Savannah, Georgia, for burial. Poe formerly worked for Waterman Steamship Co and the fire department. He is survived by his mother and other relatives.
The Mobile Realty Association approved a new lease form for the upcoming rental season at its Friday meeting. A special committee led by Walter Horn proposed modest clarifications. Guests J E Paterson of Paterson Lumber and J P Dismukes spoke on home improvement.
Robert L. Jones, 28, was brought to Mobile from Kansas to answer a federal charge of violating the national motor vehicle theft act. He was previously detained in a Lansing state asylum after being adjudged insane, later deemed sane, and ordered brought to Mobile for trial.
A hearing was held Friday in Demopolis on Alabama Great Southern Railroad’s petition to remove the drawbridge operator at Epps except 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Captain Edward H. Dignowity of the Mobile Army Engineers led the hearing. The railroad argued an operator is unnecessary outside those hours but offered to provide one whenever a boat passes.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors who aided us during illness and death of our beloved husband and father Robert L. McBride. Grateful for Fr. Seidl Buckley Charles doctors and many floral expressions. Mrs. Robert L. McBride and Family.
Friends invited to funeral from 203 N Ann St Saturday afternoon at 1 then Cedar Grove Baptist Church at 2. Interment Lincoln Cemetery. Arrangements by Johnson Allen Undertaking Co.
Alabama League of Municipalities in Florence endorsed a seawall along Mobile bay and a Dauphin Island bridge. Florence Mayor W. S. Bastep named president as Opelika hosts next meeting. Edicts urge expanded airport land powers and highways completion including Bee Line and Bankhead routes.
A fox chase staged for Mobilians drew spectators along Royal street and into the Battle House lobby where a beach show followed. Willis, owned by W. R. Lassiter of Prichard, won Grand Champion and best hound dog first. Dock, owned by Lee Larshee, Whistler, second. Ruby, owned by Larshee, best hound bitch first. Sue, also Larshee, second. Radio broadcast was spoiled by battery trouble. judges were L. G. Adams Ed Hanson and Pat Byrne.
The circuit court criminal docket sheds many old cases as work continues under County Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain. With a light June grand jury, July should wipe many offenses. Disposals Friday include Della Morgan assault with a knife 500 dollars and costs 140 days Jack Mathews forgery third degree six months Allen White prohibition law 50 dollars and costs 20 days George Clay reckless driving 50 dollars and costs 20 days J C Dickerson Mose Duncan manufacturing liquors one year penitentiary Henry Gans prohibition 50 dollars and costs 20 days 90 days add Nelson Finley assault with a pistol 50 dollars and costs 20 days Charles Hamilton transporting prohibited liquor one year hard labor.
Harry Marchand announces vaudeville at the Saenger during the New Adventures of Fu Manchu. The three day run opens Sunday with Myra Sparr leading the bill, joined by Emile Parra Rabin and Lee, and Art Fisher. Performances include a matinee and two evening shows daily.
About 800,000 residences are constructed annually across the United States as builders respond to demand. The figure reflects steady housing activity and industry capacity, with regional variations and impacts on employment and construction markets.
Jesse Barber aged 35 killed his divorced wife and wounded Earl Nuckols, then was shot dead by Nuckols at his Cord home near Batesville. Barber, brother of J. P. Barber serving a 211 year sentence for the slaying of Maurcie Osborne, had separated from his wife twice over custody.
Ralph Arnold Gibson, 15, of Laurel, has been missing since May 23 from 524 Meridian Ave. Parents J L and Mrs Gibson seek information. He frequented Tallahala Creek boat work and fishing, described as slight, 5 feet 4 inches, 110 pounds, with light hair and blue eyes, last seen in striped overalls.
Jack Deavours was elected president of the Laurel High School Alumni Association at their annual meeting in the Y M C A building. D W Winn served as temporary chairman with directors Jack Deavours Evelyn Austin Catherine Porteous Wilbert Carmichasi Estelle Trate Thos Gibbons present. Porteous elected secretary and Gibbons financial secretary. Directors urged stronger backing for the High School Athletic Association.
Jones county convict laborers working on the South Mississippi Fair ground and the municipal airport site were pulled this week after objections from an unofficial unemployed delegation. Crews performed ground work to save money for later construction while the city maintains the budget will not change with or without convict labor.
L. B. Brown a demolition helper at an old synagogue site toppled with a wall and suffered minor bruises and cuts. He alerted others and was taken to Laurel General Hospital for treatment.
Laurel Mississippi June 7 1930 regular weekly shoots are held again by the Laurel Gun Club organized years ago by trap shooters. No new officers chosen yet for the 1930 season the club operates under its old officers inviting all who love the sport to join on shooting dates.
Atlanta June 7 Councilman W. E. Saunders convicted on three of four counts of bribery was sentenced to two years in prison and a $1000 fine by Superior Court Judge Virlyn B. Moore. Saunders is the fifth man tried in a six month grand jury probe into municipal graft that indicted more than twenty city officials. prior trials produced three convictions and one acquittal.
Attorneys Gail lard Hamilton and Santos S Rubira for Clyde Beach alias Steve Hardy request exam of a bullet in the death penalty case for the killing of Motorcycle Officer W F Murphy. The motion was postponed until next Saturday. Beach has been granted a new trial.
Judge Claude A. Grayson heard arguments on a plea Friday in the circuit court equity division. The restraint order by J. D. Black against James McCown bars operating a filling station at the corner of Government and Bayou streets. The case was taken under submission for decision later.
Former University Military School alumni earned honors across colleges. Frederick Ogden tied for first in best drilled man at Davidson College. Ernest Planck, Ernest Ladd, and Boyd Adams were top three in University of Alabama drills with Planck winning best drilled. Frank DuValle scored 100 percent in Alabama ROTC. Virginius Taylor won a saber at Auburn for best drilled company, with Powell Williams earning the medal as best drilled cadet at Auburn.
Nine year old Robert Green was bitten on the ear when a squirrel chased a mocking bird from its nest. The incident occurred in Orlando as the boy played on the ground, and the animal attacked before it could be captured.
The first two cotton blooms of the season reached Mobile on Friday. One bloom came from the Irvington county prison farm and the other from William Robertson's plantation at Jackson in Clarke County. The earliest bloom last year arrived June 4 per Cotton Exchange records.
Heavy rains in Greensboro North Carolina delayed granite mining and a shipment needed for the Tampa post office annex project. The weather disruptions postponed construction work in Tampa.
The annual G M N traffic department outing will be held Saturday afternoon at Shelton's Beach. Officials and workers traveled by car to the picnic grounds for the event.
Clara Dee Forester arrives for a New Year’s Eve dinner with Ivan Moreau amid romantic conflict at Mrs. Flynn’s boarding house. Estelle Kay pushes a marriage plea, sparks jealousy, and departs after a dramatic confrontation with Moreau, while Winfield Baxter’s feelings tighten the tangle.
Estelle arrives at Ivan's candlelit room to confront him about Clara Dee, noting his past entanglements and his controlled, colder reaction. The atmosphere remains tense as she questions the setup and his motives, hinting at prior schemes and a failed conquest.
In Memphis a grocer Joe Norvell 35 was arrested on dangerous literature suspicions while his wife and a college professor Horace B Davis his wife and Tom Johnson were jailed on a breach of the peace charge for planning a public meeting seeking equal rights, with police deeming such remarks incendiary.
Twelve Confederate veterans from Mobile returned Friday night after attending the Biloxi reunion with officers and members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The trip was financed by a local fund led by H. Austil Pharr, with Electra Semmes Colston chapter officials in charge.
Mrs. Bertha Carr of 252 South Royal Street remains in critical condition at City Hospital after her automobile struck a coal car on Water Street side track Thursday morning. Attaches reported the status Saturday morning.
Clara Dee faces Van in a staged dinner where wine and jewels mix with veiled threats. He proclaims devotion while pressuring her with beauty and possession, and she weighs tact against fear as he reveals love is not in his vocabulary.
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