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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1930
Page
4
The Mobile News Item lists Associated Press dispatch credit and local news published in Mobile Alabama. It notes publication details and telephones for information and exchange connections in the Mobile newspaper office.
The piece urges citizens to aid the jobless in Mobile by connecting them with any available work. It argues that even temporary tasks can provide food, medicine, and clothing, and calls on the community to organize opportunities for those seeking employment.
The Alabama League of Municipalities calls on the president to push early action on Muscle Shoals. It condemns past delays and faults the administration, urging Hoover to use influence and consider an extra session to address the Shoals amid the London treaty discussions.
Henry Ford predicts swift economic growth with widespread employment and rising prosperity. He advocates international industrial outreach in China, Ireland, and the Americas, arguing global buying power boosts domestic production. The piece notes a British tunnel project rejection and a presidentially recommended bill moving forward.
In Chicago a gangster war unfolds while New York hosts a tong contest. City officials note growing jealousy and rising tensions. Commissioner Doran claims liquor drinking is declining as more people reportedly abstain.
A Detroit girl tells detectives she is a bandit queen and demands recognition for her claimed title. Authorities assess the statement as a boastful claim from a youth.
The report urges Al Capone to return to Chicago to restore order amid ongoing gang conflicts. Officials warn that instability could worsen if he remains away from the city.
Mobile's business leaders are urged by Commissioner Storrs of the state board of agriculture to attract farmers to the rural outskirts. He argues that more farmers and better yields will boost Mobile's economy, with poultry eggs vegetables and milk driving stable prosperity if produced and sold cooperatively. The piece notes national farm labor trends and hints at rising food prices, while predicting mutual benefit for farmers and merchants if land is repurposed for production. It closes with a stark urban crime note about Chicago gang killings and police recalls.
A collage of 1920s political plots and pop culture references. The senate battles Hoover vetoes over Spanish war pensions while preparations for a naval treaty loom. Al Capone basks in Miami. a Virginia man faces jail for profanity. Lindy tours New Jersey. and Iowa Republicans pivot around Brookhart’s allies amid tariff talk.
A prominent violinist in Chicago dressed as a beggar played an expensive Stradivarius to no crowd. Rudy Vallee reviews New York militia. An editorial says Eskimos do not spank children. A Montana woman is arrested for laughing in the street, sparking debate about police conduct.
In New York on June 7 report that 200 actors returned to Broadway last month as Hollywood exodus ends. Producers favor established screen favorites, while 75 percent of coast actors struggle to earn a living, signaling a shift in draw from screen to stage talent.
New York state bans necking in parked cars on public highways with a loophole off the road allowing parking and petting. Coney Island officers threaten arrest for any public embrace while Rockaway invites couples to be discreet and pet on the beach, suggesting Rockaway may draw more visitors this season.
A report notes the American Electrochemical Society session endorsing rapid brain stimulation by radio heating at high frequencies. O H Caldwell cites polar reversals speeding nerve activity, predicting future businessmen may use a back room of tiny tubes to boost thought power.
Four thousand aerie retreats atop Manhattan buildings generate about 20 million dollars in annual rent. Tenants gain city views of nearby apartments and distant gas houses amid persistent dust and grime. The piece contrasts opulence with the city’s harsh, laboring atmosphere and polluted air.
The long groggy drama of Broadway may end in the fall as Empire and Earl Carrol theatres plan autumn openings. The Theatrical Syndicate, born from an idea by eight men, controlled bookings and aided the theatre's decline. Its demise leaves only one surviving member, while talkies and a harsh policy toward the public are blamed for the industry’s ills.
A lecture and concert scene shifts toward signing notable figures much like Willie Hammerstein did on the Victoria Roof. Reputed names such as Floyd Gibbons and Sir Hubert Wilkins have been offered multiple dates, while scouts seek any person with a story to tell, aiming to boost appeal beyond traditional performers.
The poem extols resilience amid misfortune and contrasts the downcast thinker with a neighbor who, despite setback, dusts off his damaged tile and faces adversity with a smile and steady resolve. The piece reflects Mason's characteristic wit and encouragement for perseverance.
In New York on June 7 Gilda Gray weeps at sentimental films while Marshall Field III learns to fly over Long Island. Walter Damrosch collects toy dachshunds and a pair of long bow-wows. Edwin Lefevre gathers early American whiskey bottles. Broadway uses amplifiers for sidewalk ballyhoo, Eva Le Gallienne plans Shakespeare with Lady Macbeth returning next season.
A survey notes stage doormen endure 12 hour days earning about 25 dollars a week while observing wealthy patrons depart in luxury. It mentions Henry Lustig, a vegetable wholesaler who opened his chain 12 years ago and promotes continental tipping and Parisian ice cream lore. Richard B. Harrison, famed for The Green Pastures, read the Twenty third Psalm to J. P. Morgan’s St George’s church audience.
Women prefer male hairdressers and once faithful servants receive costly gifts such as automobiles. Frederick Van Patten leaves millinery to run a restaurant. Skyscrapers rise higher with Golden pinnacles, as the Empire State nears a Da Mascus glow over Waldorf site and Alfred E. Smith aims for the world’s tallest metal front office building.
A defiant voice expresses resolve to overcome misfortune and reclaim leadership. The speaker vows to rise after every setback, refusing to be kept down or defeated, and emphasizes endurance and resilience in the face of hardship.
A devotional note cites Romans 6 12 urging believers not to let sin reign in their mortal bodies and to obey its lusts choosing righteous living over sin.
A promotion story highlights rapid gains from our home study courses. Ralph Lumsden, from West Seaweed New Jersey, moved from a soup kitchen to a guard job at Matteawan Asylum after studying our instructions. The installment covers window washing in large buildings as a new course offering.
A humorous guide advises starting by applying to a tall building superintendent for a window washing job. It jokes about floors tried and the hopeful ascent to higher floors, warns of banana peels and traffic risk, and notes the value of a safety belt over suspenders for the professional window washer.
Capital Notes outlines Lawrence C Phipps as a wealthy US senator once called part of the millionaire club. It notes estimates of his fortune from 30 to 50 million dollars and mentions his affluent Washington home Single Oak. The piece mentions Josephus Daniels with homes in Denver and Los Angeles and his Wilson era Navy secretary status.
The subject rarely appears in the senate for debate and prefers front-row Republican seating and personal publicity. He reads prepared speeches, has a weak voice, and keeps to the post office committee, staying aloof from journalists and legislative hobbyhorses while maintaining a reserved, dignified demeanor and a discreet smile.
The senator, close to allies Dave Reed George Moses and Hiram Bingham, owns a speedboat on the Potomac and travels by limousine from Single Oak to the senate. He is noted for gray brown suits, white hair, and polished play at cards. He will retire after this term, having announced plans to leave politics.
The text discusses using safety belts and rubber heels as aids to prevent injuries from falls. It notes rubber heels perform well up to the third floor and suggests opinions vary beyond that height. It mentions a forthcoming installment about advancing in life.
Century and Forum Magazines announce a planned merger as editors confirm a forthcoming absorption by HisLife and Liberty, with details pending from the Methodist Clipsheet about the schedule and any interim changes.
A reader suggests sulphur ointment and hot baths for a skin itch with burrows and warns to disinfect clothing. Another reader with abdominal symptoms is advised to seek a skilled surgeon to remove a focus of infection, not assuming cancer.
A reader notes letters answered only when praising L. H. P. and bets that a letter missing that praise will be ignored. The question asks how to lose 20 more pounds without counting calories, a goal tied to his dislike of calorie counting despite past success. A bet hinges on whether the columnist will respond, with $5 at stake.
The writer explains simple calorie free weight loss by cutting one third to one half of intake and limiting bread and starchy foods. Emphasizes fruit desserts and avoiding meals when not hungry with small fat and sugar restrictions. A Peters pamphlet offer and contact details follow with article submission notes.
The piece criticizes campaign speeches given from railroad trains as ineffective. It recounts a Bryan anecdote where a journalist asks David B. Hill about William Jennings Bryan delivering 16 speeches daily and Hill asks when he thinks.
Three or four actors whose options lapsed join to take over a small neighborhood house for an evening. They host a joint screening of their tests with families and friends invited. An indignation meeting follows.
The Detroit News notes Main Street in Keene New Hampshire is 220 feet from curb to curb. It jokes about finding a Keene pedestrian who might hold the 70 yard dash record.
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