Moore Held Bandit by Cashier at Saenger
Donald Moore, Mobile youth, goes on trial in circuit court for attempted robbery of the Saenger theatre box office December 29. Miss Minnie Pearce, the cashier, identified Moore as the man who waved a pistol saying Stock em up little lady. Defense plans alibi witnesses as jurors are selected.
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Saenger Theatre
Donald Moore
Circuit Court
Moore
Miss Pearce
W. C. Taylor
Bert Gunn
Miss Pierce
Gunn
Taylor
Men Held After Chase Over Prohibition Violation
Jack Stogsdill aged 18 and Joe Smith aged 25 were jailed on prohibition charges after a brief chase. Deputies Hudoff Boykin Hargett and Traffic Officer Walter Blackman seized an automobile containing a gallon of whiskey. Stogsdill fled from the car as officers neared, was captured, and Smith tried to escape with the vehicle but was caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stogsdill
Joe Smith
Hudoff, Boykin
Hargett
Walter Blackman
Stogsdill
Smith
Weather Summary and River Bulletin Update
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions with minimal temperature changes through Wednesday night and Thursday with a low near 50 degrees. The Daily River Bulletin notes readings at 7 am and forecasts little change in river levels tonight and Thursday except near Demopolis and below, with the Tombigbee and its branches expected to stay steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Demopolis
Albert Ashen
Mayo Visit Highlights Mobile Infirmary Address
Dr William J Mayo founder of the Mayo Clinic and Mrs Mayo visited Mobile stopping at the Cawthon hotel. He addressed the infirmary staff and nurses on the autonomic nervous system and its relation to disease treatment and spoke about cancer risk research and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Mayo
Rochester
Warrant for Burglary in Loeb Store Theft
A warrant charging burglary names Willie Peperall of Union Mississippi as a suspect in the Loeb store theft on St Stephens road. About $1000 in cash disappeared from a cedar chest after the crime Sunday. The warrant, issued in inferior criminal court, directs Union and Mobile officers to arrest Peperall. Two others questioned were released as investigation continued.
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Willie Peperall
Union
Miss
M. Loeb
St. Stephens Road
Neeley’s
Union Py
Peperall
Loeb
City approves funds to cover out of state witnesses
The Gity board of commissioners authorized up to 500 to pay travel and related expenses for witnesses summoned from outside the state in Clyde Beach's pending murder trial. Beach's first trial ended in a death sentence after a first degree murder conviction but a new trial was granted with an April 2 circuit court date.
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Clyde Beach
W. F. Murphy
Board of City Commissioners
Hartwell
Beach
Two Cent Gasoline Price Cut Lodged at Mobile Stations
A two cent per gallon cut took effect at nearly all Mobile gas stations on Wednesday, dropping prices from 21 to 19 cents per gallon and even 17 to 19 in one case. Wofford Oil, Harbor Oil, Shell, Huxford, Panorama Petroleum, Stubbs, and Galena Signal Oil announced the reduction, with Southern Oil Stores and Mobile Oil Company noted as not yet officially ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compan Wofford Oil Company
Harbor Oil Company
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Huxford Oil Company
Pana2 Petroleum Corporation
Stubbs Oil Company
Galena Signal Oil Company
Texas Oil Company
Mobile
Comeraaree Sennen Ser Beseee
Southern Oil Stores, Inc
Saues
De portation order for Van Harselaar and seven others
John Van Harselaar former Mobile fireman was deported from Mobile with seven others to New Orleans for immigration violations. He faced a technical charge tied to an illegal trip abroad after seven years in the United States. He claimed ignorance and said he worked aboard a vessel to support his expectant wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Harselaar
Mobile Fire Department
Mobile
New Orleans
van Harselaar
Nolle
J. T. Ware
United States
Holland
Spain
George Arthur Gibson
England
Charles R. Bearham
Edwin Paulson
Sweden
Indicted Bank Officials Tied to Pass Christian Collapse
Gulfport Mississippi March 11 Former Governor Lee Russell of Mississippi and J C Walker of Shaw along with Donald B Allen of Pass Christian were indicted for receiving deposits while knowing the Bank of Pass Christian was insolvent. Walker posted bond. Russell and Allen were due to join for bond execution as the bank closed just before Christmas 1929.
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Gulfport
Miss
Lee Maurice Russell
Mississippi
J. C. Walker
Shaw
Bank of Pass Christian
Walker
Harrison County
Russell
Donald B. Allen
Pass Christian
Case of Deputy Lane Remanded for Special Venire
The trial of Charles Lane, former deputy, for the killing of Thelma Wooten while she rode in a car suspected of liquor, was moved from the circuit court call to allow jurors to be drawn. Defense counsel Harry Seale requested a special venire for the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lane
Thelma Wooten
Harry Seale
Mayor Urges Law Makers to Discuss City Legislation
Mayor Leon Schwarz invites three Mobile legislators Edward J. Grove William C. Taylor George A. Sosaaman and Senator John Craft to consult on municipal legislation at city hall on March 17 at 3 30 o clock p m. The notice was issued Wednesday.
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Mobile
John Craft
City Commission
City Hall
Leon Schwarz
Edward J. Grove
William C. Taylor
George A. Sosaaman
Senator Craft
Man Held for Jury Trial in Punchboard Case
Manuel Vallientis, proprietor, demanded a jury trial after arraignment in inferior criminal court on a punchboard operation charge. He posted a $100 bond. Separate cases saw Ulysses Royster charged with gambling and Robert Battles for operating an automobile without a license, with forfeitures and alias writs of arrest issued.
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Manuel Vallientis
William H. Holcombe
Ulysses Royster
Gam
Robert Battles
Former Solon Fages Jurors Deny Charge
A District of Columbia court seated an eight man and four woman jury to hear liquor possession charges against Edward E. Denison former Illinois representative. Prosecutor Irving Goldstein said the trunk from Panama contained 18 bottles of whiskey and six of gin. Defense argues the trunks and a leaky suitcase were delivered to Denison’s rooms by mistake and not his property.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Edward E. Denison
Illinois
Irving Goldstein
Panama
Denison
Everett Sanders
Defense Counsel
Coolidge
Denison Key
Peyton Gordon
William E. Leahy
Two Suspects Arrested for Vandalizing New Highway Paving
Felix Whitted and Cassie Tripp were arrested by Traffic Officer Lartigue and Deputy Sheriff Devise on a charge of malicious injury to property. They allegedly drove a car over more than 1,500 feet of new concrete paving on the Citronelle Mobile highway near Neely's station. A contractor at the site chased them and held Whitted until officers arrived. deputies captured Tripp later.
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Felix Whitted
Cassie Tripp
Lartigue
Devise
Neely's
Whitted
Tripp
Veterans Gather at Mobile Disabled Vets Meeting
Mobile Chapter No. 7, Disabled Veterans of the World War, held a large Tuesday meeting at the W. O. W. hall. A committee was formed to assist disabled veterans in obtaining local employment and a membership drive plus new initiations were announced.
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Mobile
W. O. W. Hall
Tell like shooting stunt nets grand jury bound over
In Atlanta, Policeman J R Smith, off duty after drinking, shot at a suitcase where a Negro sat in a garage corner. Witnesses say the aim was off but Smith's "marketmanship" did not endanger the man. Recorder A W Calloway fined Smith fifty dollars for drunken and disorderly conduct.
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Atlanta
William Tell
J. R. Smith
Smith
A. W. Calla
Norris Warns Partisan Power Grab In Power Trust Meet
In Washington on March 11 Republican senator Norris of Nebraska convened independents to map a legislative program. He warned party control jeopardizes democracy and pressed for federal operation of Muscle Shoals amid allegations of a monopoly in national power.
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Associated Press
Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Hoover
Governor Signs Bill For Power Rate Quiz
State capital report notes the Kelly resolution on a power trust investigation moves through the Bendighter legislature. A seven-member committee will be formed by appointing three senators and five house members, with appointments pending as the long session begins March 3 and may run until adjournment.
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State Capital Bureau
Montgomery
Ala
Kelly
Power Trust
Senate
House
Merrill
Governor Warns Alabama Faces Appalling Deficit
Governor B M Miller told Alabama listeners in his first broadcast since last year’s campaign that the state faces an appalling deficit in its finances. He forecast the credit will stay unimpaired if obligations are met and said he will seek legislative approval for a bond issue to retire the debt.
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State Capital Bureau
Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Alabama
Milliken to Talk at Propeller Club Meeting
John F. Milliken of New York secretary and treasurer of the Neptune Association will be guest and speaker at a Propeller Club meeting in the Cawthon hotel Wednesday at 7 o'clock. Milliken previously visited the city several years ago.
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John F. Milliken
New York
Neptune Association
Propeller Club
Cawthon Hotel
Mr. Milliken
Court Packed for Tar and Feather Verdict in Newsom Trial
Rural spectators crowded the parish courthouse at Springville Louisiana as Dr Sedgie Newsom Hammond dentist seeks sixty thousand dollars in damages for alleged business losses after being tarred and feathered last May. The cross examination involved three Starns brothers Ike Newton and Henry all from the parish as two other Starns Charles and Gordon face later trial.
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Associated Press
Springville
Sedgie Newsom
Hammond
Ike, Newton
Henry Starns
Newsom
Starns Brothers
Charles
Gordon
Moonshine dispute blamed after arson and shooting near Fayetteville
A mob set fire to the home of Bill Simpson a Black farmer several miles from Fayetteville North Carolina early today and fired on him as he evacuated with his wife and child. He and his family escaped unharmed. Authorities cited moonshine whiskey disputes as the motive.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Bill Simpson
Disbarment Arguments Set For March 26 In Mississippi
Five Mississippi state attorneys challenged the Mississippi Supreme Court's original jurisdiction in disbarment cases. Motions filed to remand petitions to local courts for trial. District Attorney J H Howie of Jackson did not challenge the jurisdiction and urged a speedy hearing. Others named include Lester C Franklin state tax commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Carl Marshall and Sam Latham.
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Mississippi
State Supreme Court
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
High Court
State Bar Association
J. H. Howie
Eckson
Court
Supreme Court
Howie
Lester C. Franklin
State Tax Commission
Carl Marshall
Sam Latham
Ane Eemons
End of Trial Nears in Schroeder Case with Alive Insanity Testimony
Final arguments unfold as alienists testify Schroeder was sane. Prosecutors urge death penalty citing circumstantial evidence and a plan that led to a Marion county murder and arson. Schroeder denies killing the man while his wife weeps and children watch.
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Ping
Hobhes
Vic
Heer
Wilson
Schroeder
Indiana
Herbert Wilson
George L. Winkler
Marion County
Gee
Charles D. Humes
Ira M. Holmes
Smith
Grand jury to complete work and report to Judge Erw
The federal grand jury, empanelled ten days ago, is set to finish its work and present an ite report to Judge Robert T. Erw. Several cases remain in warrants and are described as important.
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Federal Grand Jury
Ite
Robert T. Erw
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