Police Officers Suspended In False Arrest Case
Police officers J M Lundy and J B Baker are suspended pending an investigation into charges of false arrest and assault by merchant H L Grodsky of 69 Government Street. A hearing will be held by Chief Burch. a grand jury or civil trial may follow. Grodsky asserts he was arrested in the Royal Cafe on Feb 21 after being accused of disorderly conduct. officers claim Grodsky resisted and used profanity.
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J. M. Lundy
J. B. Baker
H. L. Grodsky
Government Street
Burch
Ieek Commission
Grodsky
Baker
Huh
Mobile
Gradysky
Strik
Billy
Gradsky
Prices Contrast as Trading Opens in Street Market
New York stocks opened with mixed movements as Pan-American B led gains of 184 points while other oil shares softened. Renewed buying supported General Electric and DuPont amid overall caution. Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans opened steady with modest price quotes across March May July October December contracts.
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New York
General Electric
Dupont
New Orleans
City awards huge paving contract in Mobile
Bids for a $380000 paving project to blanket 16 Mobile streets were opened by the City Commission. Bidders from Mobile and 10 other cities attended, with tabulation to follow at a 4 PM meeting to authorize work starting soon. Streets listed include Old Shell Road Lafayette St Michael Kilmarnock and several others across the city.
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Mobile
City Commission
Minneapolis
Raleigh
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Meridian Bessemer
Memphis
Charlotte
Old Shell Road
Hallett
City
Lafayette
Government
St Stephen's Road
St. Michael
Franklin
Scott
Kilmarnock
Spring Hill Avenue
Gladys Avenue
Dauphin
New Hamilton
Macey
Arlington
Washington Avenue
Ross
New
Azalea
Brown
Julia
Ann
Julie
Seramatc Avenue
Selma
Elmira
Michigan
Mary’s Lane
G. M
N. Crossing
van Rendsalear
McPhillips Avenue
le Baron Avenue
Parker Avenue
Nolle Prosequi Entered in Nelson Case in Federal Court
A liquor sale charge against Louis Nelson was nolle pressed after witnesses failed to identify him. U S District Attorney Aubrey Boyles moved to dismiss following a pretrial conference. The Hughes motor vehicle theft case, with two state witnesses, went over to next Wednesday. Noah Noel and Herman Noel, convicted of distilling, received two month sentences.
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Louis Nelson
Nolle
United States
Aubrey Boyles
Nelson
Ernest K. Hughes
Sity Employe
William Zwyer
Tony Oliva
Benjamin Noel
Herman Noel
Dismantling of Church Organ Ahead of Special Meeting
Workmen began dismantling and packing the old organ at Central Presbyterian church to be stored and sold. A new pipe organ with chimes will be installed this spring, freeing space for a special choir next week for evangelistic services led by Dr. Charles W. Sommerville of Westminster Presbyterian Memphis who assisted last year in organizing the men of the church.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Charles W. Sommerville
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Memphis
Sommerville
Man Taken Back to Answer Charge in Auto Thefts
Ames Archer arrested by Montgomery police on theft charges involving Saunders A-Drive-It system in Capitol City. Returned to Montgomery for trial with Deputy Sheriff Bill Frizzle in charge. Saunders company received the recovered automobile and officers were paid a reward.
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Ames Archer
Lilly and Pitroff
Montgomery
Capitol City
Bill Frizzle
Montgomery County
Saunders Company
Archer
Record
Missing Youth Sought in Mobile Case
Relatives seek George Lamar Gerst aged 20 in a Mobile inquiry. Police request information from the public about a youth once housed in an orphan home in Chattanooga Tennessee. Ernest Hartley of 1614 Whitesides Street appeals for help locating the missing person.
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George Lamar Gerst
Ernest Hartley
Whitesides Street
Chattanooga
Tenn
Weather: Alabama Fair Tonight and Thursday
Readable fragments indicate fair conditions for Alabama tonight and Thursday with mild, pleasant weather expected. Limited text suggests clear skies and stable temperatures across the region.
Metcalfe Murder Case Postponed Due to Illness
Sidney Metcalfe facing second degree murder charge for the December store shooting at Lawrence and Virginia streets. Case continued to next term after court accepts a physician certificate of illness. Metcalfe free on 5000 dollar bond, also facing a separate liquor conviction with 18 months to two years. case on appeal. Other docket actions recorded include defamation, livestock law, assault, and bad checks matters.
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Sidney Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Centi Street
S. F. Hale
Claude Constantine
Lawrence
Virginia Streets
Liberty
Wilbur Gray
L. L. Hare
Nolle Presse
Frank Heater Hester
Bingham Horton
E. c. Ae
Boy Scout Fund Drive Opens With Nine Teams
The Mobile Boy Scout Council launched a 5,000 dollar fund drive with nine teams of businessmen rallying to support scouting activities. Meetings were set at 9 am for instructions and 5 pm for reports, with William B. Taylor as general chairman and endorsements from local ministers noted.
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Mobile Boy Scout Council
Chamber of Commerce
William B. Taylor
Arive
T. G. Woods
Joe Bancroft
C. W. Dodson
King Ice Cream manager injured in Franklin and St. Francis crash
Rigsby manager of King Ice Cream Company suffered facial bruises when his auto collided with a Florida Fish Company truck at Franklin and St. Francis streets at 8 55 this morning. Officer Brown filed the report. Rigsby received surgical attention and resumed work. Allen Alexander driver of the fish company truck faced a reckless driving charge.
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G. €. Rigsby
King Ice Cream Company
Florida Fish Company
Franklin and
St. Francis
Brown
Rigsby
Allen Alexander
Fish Company
St. Francis Street
Alexander
Franklin Street
Sapinero Joins Laid Up Fleet Along Coast
The Watermans Steamship Corporation steamer Sapinero was to go to Twelve Mile Island this morning to be laid up awaiting redelivery to the United States Shipping Board. The Sapinero had recently arrived from Galveston. Braddock of the Mebtinec Line, commanded by Captain Marceline Ressijac, was due to arrive from Pensacola later today.
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Watermans Steamship Corporation
Sapinieo
Twelve Mile Island
United States Shipping Board
Sapinero
Galveston
Bazast
Braddock
Mebitenic Line
Marceline Ressijac
Pensacola
Coast Guard Cadet Engineer Exams Planned in Mobile
An examination for cadet engineers in the United States Coast Guard will be held in Mobile on March 16. A separate exam for temporary commissioned officers is set for April 6. Interested young men should write Commandant Washington for further details.
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Se Raged States Coast Guard Service
Mobile
Eam
Washington
Alabama Sportsman League forms branches in Mobile area
John M. Godelock editor of the Alabama Sportsman arrives in Mobile to promote a new statewide plan to protect wild life and improve fishing and hunting. Branches are forming across the state with leaders including R. F. Allison as president and Senators Goode and Holmes as vice presidents.
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John M. Godelock
Birmingham
Alabama Sportsman
Alabama Wild Life Conservation League
Mobile
R. J. Goode
Wilcox County
W. B. Holmes
St. Claire County
Still Destroyed Near Chunchula After Arrest
A 60 gallon copper still was found and destroyed five miles east of Chunchula by state and county officers. Clarence Cheat ham, identified as Black, was arrested on site and jailed on a manufacturing prohibited liquors charge after admitting ownership. Six barrels of mash and several gallons of white whiskey were destroyed.
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Chunchula
Clarence Cheatham
Traffic Committee to Meet Friday in Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic committee will convene Friday at 11 o clock to discuss traffic matters including the Butler bill which would make the long and short haul clause of the transportation act absolute and the port steamship services. A F Norquist heads the chamber traffic department and freight rate and traffic issues affecting Mobile will be on the agenda.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Norquist
Mobile
King Gruffyd Sails With 6800 Tons Of Steel Rails
The British steamer King Gruffyd carrying about 6800 long tons of steel rails from Emsley Birmingham Prattville and Fairfield ships this morning from Nor ton Lilley & Company heading to South Africa ports. Rail cargo includes steel rails and barbed wire plus agricultural material. Discharge at London, Port Elizabeth, and East Coast ports is noted.
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Warrior River
King Gruffyd
Norton, Lilley &Company
South Africa
Emsley
Birmingham
Prattville
Fairfield
Ee — Y
Eant
London
Mobile Docks Co. Accepts State’s Land Price in Condemnation
In probate court Judge Price Williams approved a $2,000 price for lands near One Mile Creek. The State Docks Commission filed condemnation proceedings weeks earlier, and the ruling settles the dispute with Mobile Docks Co. as the land recipient.
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Mobile Docks CO
Mobile Docks Docks Company
One Mile Creek
State Docks Commission
Price ‘Williams
Credit Association Discussed At Meet In Mobile
Merchants at the Chamber of Commerce offices today planned a Merchants' Credit Association for Mobile. W. V. Trammell of Birmingham outlined the plan and led committees to recruit more merchants. The meeting was well attended with strong interest in forming an efficient local credit association.
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Merchants’ Credit Association
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
W. V. Trammell
Birmingham
Trammell
British Ship Brings In Heavy Freight at Pier 6
The British steamer Vestalia arrived yesterday afternoon from Bremen and discharged 21 550 bags of nitrate 30 850 bags of kainit in bulk and 200 bags of pyrites at Pier 6 for J M Walsh Stevedoring Company.
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Pier
Vestalia
J. M. Walsh Stevedoring Company
Bremen
Nurseryman Sues Over Alienation of Wife's Affection
Clark Cumbaa filed suit in the circuit court against Alex Gunaris of Todd shipyard for $10,000 damages alleging that Gunaris alienated his wife's affections. Attorney Foster F. Hale represents Cumbaa.
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Clark Cumbaa
Circuit Court
Alex Gunaris
Todd Shipyard
Cumbaa
Foster F. Hale
Gunaris
Worry Remover Family Peace Over a Cook
A brief column notes how a reliable cook can restore harmony in a busy household. The piece emphasizes practical routines and steady meals as the key to smoother family life.
Inaugural Address Highlights and Tax Reform Calls
The speech stresses cooperation and beneficial legislation, warns against unnecessary taxes as legalized larceny, urges tax reform to protect earning rights, and emphasizes peaceful aims with a capable military. It cautions against overreaction to slogans and favors focused action over isolation or entanglement.
Inauguration Color Schemes Highlight Coolidge Gray
Washington witnesses a color palette at the ceremony as Mrs Coolidge showcases Coolidge gray moon stone tones in a tailored ensemble of joseena cloth and gray silk embroidery. Mrs Dawes appears in a blue spring suit with a matching hat, while Mrs Harding’s signature blue is noted as a reference.
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Washington
Associated Press
Youth Injured In Crichton Auto Crash Improves
Kenneth Coe six years old of Mohawk Street Crichton sustained slight injuries when struck by a car driven by W A Benson of the Mobile Paint Company on Shells road. Benson paused to help the boy and was later charged with reckless driving. The case was reset for March 19 in recorder's court. Benson claimed the child ran into the front of moving cars as he crossed the street.
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Kenneth Coe
Mohawk Street
Dauphin
Providence Infirmary
W. A. Benson
Mobile Paint Company
Shells Road
Crichton
Recorder’s Court
Benson
Congress Ends Peaceful Session as Dawes Is Sworn In
The 68th Congress adjourned sine die at 12 16 p m after the oath for Vice President Charles Gates Dawes. The Senate and House wound down with little remaining work beyond minor bills and the second deficiency bill, as major measures faced doom with the adjournment.
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Senate
Charles Gates Dawes
House
Washington
Eigth
Congress
McNary-Haugen Export ‘Corporation
Underwoodle Shoals
McFadden
Bible opened at favorite verses during oath
Coolidge's Bible, given him by his grandfather for five years, was opened to their favorite chapter. The selection includes Genesis 1 and 8 to 9, with lines about In the beginning was the Word and light shines in the darkness. The chapter concludes with a verse about Heaven opening and the Son of Man.
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Washington
March
Sanders Takes New Job as Secretary
Sanders of Indiana left his House of Representatives duties at noon and assumed new duties as secretary to the President. Bascom Slemp and another Hoosier are noted in the local report as taking over roles related to the vice secretary position.
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Washington
Sanders
Indiana
House of Representatives
Gress
Coolidge
Bascom Slemp
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