Massive 1.15 Million Federal Harbor Funds Allocated for Alabama
The War Department announced a $1,153,500 federal harbor allotment for Alabama under unemployment relief. Mobile district receives $322,500 plus $10,000 for surveys, with broader allocations across Pensacola to Mobile bays and related rivers and harbors. Overall national total is $52,819,245 for river and harbor emergency work.
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Alabama
Washington
Associated Press
Mobile
United States
War Department
Pensacola
Warrior
Tombigbee
Bayou la Barre
Gulfport
Pascagoula
Ship Island Pass
Key West
Fla
Caloosahatchee River
Lake Okeechobee
Charlotte Harbor
Fila
Tampa Harbor
Cedar Keys Harbor
Jacksonville
Apalachicola Bay
Flint River
St. A
Pensacola Harbor
Pensacola Bay
Mobile Bay
Ala
Alabama River
Montgomery District
Mobile Harbor
Black Warrior
Tombigbee Rivers
Tombighbee River
Demopolis
Walker's Bridge
Miss
Gulfport Harbor
Pascagoula River
Cape Fear River
N. C
Wilmington
Savannah River
Augusta
Beaufort
S. C
St. Johns River
Als
St. Petersburg
Cumberland River
Nashville
Earthquake Shocks Residents Already Outdoors
An earthquake rattled an area causing fear among residents already in open spaces. No injuries or damages are reported in the brief accounts, but people remain vigilant as aftershocks are possible.
U S Ship Abandons Hope For Rescue Of Mobilian At Sea
A U S Navy cruiser searches 100 miles off Cape Maysi Cuba for seven crewmen of the Emerett a four masted schooner found derelict with no sign of life Captain J B Babcock of the Richmond reports 12 hours of air searches yielded no trace and the navy proceeds to Norfolk William Hurlston of Mobile is among the missing crew members
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Cruiser
Hurlston
Emerett
Hope
Mobile
Cape Maysi
Cuba
Associated Press
Washington
William Hurlston
J. B. Babcock
Richmond
Navy Department
Babcock
Norfolk
Coast Guard
War Department
State Sums Up Case Against Schroeder
A recap of the state's evidence in the Harold Schroeder torch slaying case was presented to jurors in Indianapolis. Floyd Mattice, deputy prosecutor, argued Schroeder from Mobile Alabama killed an unidentified man last May and burned the victim's body, with the torso found in Schroeder’s car.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Mobile
Ala
Floyd Mattice
Schroeder
Jury nearing end of federal probes in afternoon
The federal grand jury in session since March 2 was finishing its work Thursday morning and preparing its reports for submission in the afternoon. Indictments were nearly ready while witness questioning had ended, with Harry Collins of Hale County serving as jury foreman and service of captions to await clerk preparation after indictments.
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Federal Grand Jury
Federal
Harry Collins
Hale County
Legion to Meet Special Meeting Friday Night
A special Legion meeting will be held Friday night in the Battle House main dining room by Lamar Y. McLeod Post No 3. Hugh M. Caffey Jr of Brewton will be a principal speaker. Commander Bailey invites all ex service men in Mobile to attend and hear the speakers.
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Hugh Caffery
Taylor Peck
James Parks
Robbers Sentenced After Guilty Plea in Circuit Court
Jesse and Chester Grice pleaded guilty to robbery and received 10 year sentences in the state penitentiary. Two more robbery charges against Chester were removed. A joint trial with Clarence Grice was planned, with 14 court appointed attorneys. Clarence’s hearing proceeded with Leigh and Gerhardt representing him after substitution.
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Jesse
Chester Grice
Chester
Clarence Grice
Norville Leigh
Rosa Gerhardt
Harry T. Smith
Lymon Holland
Leigh
Miss Gerhardt
Bank of France Weekly Statement Signals Shifts in French Credits
Paris March 12 The Bank of France weekly statement shows gold up 156 million francs and sight balances abroad down 50 million. Bills discounted at home fell 1.946 billion, bills bought abroad rose 50 million, advances increased 151 million, circulation declined 550 million, and current accounts dropped 965 million. Discount rate remains 2 percent.
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Paris
Bank of France
Successful Booster Club Meeting Signals Local Activity
This week's Booster Club meeting in San Antonio features The Hilton Sisters and a staged act including singing and dancing. A Chapter No 7 of the Spell of the Circus titled A Villain Union outlines a new comedy Dogway Melody.
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Ceter
Hilton Sisters
San Antonio
Uniion
Rae
Slater Gries On Departure From State Penitentiary
Lee Cecil Southall, 28, Mobile railroad flagman, heads to Kilby Prison to serve life for first degree murder in the December killing of John Rip O Rorke. He is escorted by Transfer Agent T J Carlisle along with Donald Moore and Willie Fisher, who receive multi year sentences for attempted robbery and murder respectively.
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Lee Cecil Southall
Mobile Railroad
Alabama
Big House
John
Rip) O’rorke
Louisville and Nashville
Southall
Kilby
T. J. Carlisle
Donald Moore
Willie Fisher
Moore
Minnie Pearce
Saenger Theatre
Youth Missing From Oakdale Flight Enthusiast Aids Search
Herbert Lee Dykes, 15, of Duval Street Oakdale disappeared from home Thursday, police report says he is an aviation enthusiast and prize winner in last year’s Make It Yourself contest. He is five feet four inches tall, 115 pounds, wearing khaki trousers blue shirt and grey overcoat. Call Dexter 301 with information.
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Herbert Lee
Duval Street
Oakdale
Dexter 301
Pa Chi steamer explosion blanks Yangtze voyage
Two hundred feared dead after the Chinese passenger steamer Pa Chi blew up and sank on the Yangtze Kiang about seventy miles from Shanghai. About 300 aboard included 100 soldiers. many jumped overboard as a fire and explosion tore through the cargo hold. a revenue cruiser rescued a few survivors.
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Shanghai
Yangtze Kiang
Burglars Enter Bell Grocery Company Store
Thieves broke into the Bell Grocery Company at Cedar and New Jersey streets and stole 15 dollars in cash six cartons of cigarettes and groceries. S. M. Hall manager filed the police report. Entry was through a side door and some loot was dropped at a rear door as the burglar fled.
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Bell Grocery Company
Cedar
New Jersey
S. M. Hall
Postoffice Robbed in Rome Mississippi Heist
The Rome Mississippi postoffice safe was blown open by an explosion and robbed of thirty dollars. authorities investigated the break in and searched for clues and suspects.
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Rome, Miss
Rome
Peavy Surrenders After Fatal Shooting In Liquor Raid
Ed Peavy 53 of Mount Pleasant surrendered to deputy sheriff John Daniel after a liquor raid at Peavy’s home in Monroe County. Daniel was shot and killed when Peavy fired at him and deputy Elliott Sawyer as they left. Peavy fled, hid in a black community area, and later turned himself in with George Scott mediating. Daniel, 50, leaves a wife and children.
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Monroeville
Ala
Ed Peavy
Mount Pleasant
George Scott
John Daniel
Monroe County
Peavy
Daniels
Scott
Pavy
Elliott Sawyer
Sawyer
Daniel
Denison Denied Motion in Liquor Possession Case
Justice Peyton Gordon denied a motion for directed verdict of acquittal for Edward E. Denison former Illinois representative charged with possession of liquor. Defense argued the trunk seized in his office two years ago was not under his control nor its contents known to him.
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Washington
Peyton Gordon
Edward E. Denison
Illinois
Denieon
Playing cowboy ends in death of 22 year old Payne
In Knoxville, William Payne, 22, an American District Telegraph employee, was shot by his companion William R. Hembree, 25, during a game of playing cowboy at their office. Both worked answering burglar alarms through the A D T system.
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Knoxville
Tenn
William Payne
American District Telegraph Company
William R. Hembree
Payne
Hembree
Liquor Seized as Car Flees From Police at Canal Street
Twenty gallons of liquor and a Dodge automobile were seized by Police Officer Ed Hopson at Canal Street and Washington Avenue. The driver fled on approach, according to a police HQ report.
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Ed Hopson
Canal Street
Washington Avenue
Man Drowns After Fall From Barge Board In Memphis
In Memphis on March 12, Jack O Brady aged 29 fell from a narrow board between two barges at the federal barge line terminal and drowned in the Mississippi River. He had been visiting friends on the steamer Baton Rouge and was walking toward the river bank when the accident occurred.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jack O. Brady
Federal Barge Line Terminal
Missississippi
Baton Rouge
Editorial attack on Hoover veto and Muscle Shoals battle
An Alabama editorial accuses Hoover of caving to power interests over Muscle Shoals. It denounces The Mobile Register and News Item as manipulated by Chicago-backed financiers and the Alabama Power Company. The piece lambasts Alabama leaders for opposing the development project and for siding with Republicans against state economic aims.
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Hoover
Muscle Shoals
Mobile Register and News Item
Mobile
Alabama Power Company
Alabama
South
Power Company
Birmingham
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Hugo L. Black
John H. Bankhead
Congress
John McDuffie
Lister Hill
Henry B. Steagall
Lamar Jeffers
William B. Oliver
L. L. Patterson
Miles C. Allgood
Ed B. Almon
George Huddleston
W. B. Bankhead
Shoals
National Congress
Employment Upturn Noted in February Industry
Secretary Doak reported February showed a general rise in industrial employment and payrolls. He estimated total employed persons rose 1.4 percent from January and February wages up 7.5 percent, based on Department statistics.
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Washington
Doak
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prohibition raid targets Capone Cotton Club
Federal agents raided Ralph Capone’s Cotton Club in Cicero early today turning to acetylene torches to pry open the safe for records in the liquor traffic probe. Roy Budd and Dan Copely, who had earlier encountered a gunman and doorman Jack Karron, were briefly detained then released. The raid found guests, chorus girls, and the orchestra dispersed as officers moved through the club.
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Chicago
Ralph Capone
Cicero
Roy Budd
Dan Copely
Jack Karron
Budd
Copely
Karron
Chorus
Wickersham Sees Prohibition Report As More Comfort For Wets
Boston March 12 Chairman Wickersham of the law enforcement commission says the prohibition report offers more comfort for the wets than the drys. He defended the commission's conclusions and rejected claims of disagreement with the report while addressing the Boston Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
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Associated Press
Boston
Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission Today
Commission
Authorities Seize Whiskey Stock in Mobile Raid
Federal, state, and county officers led by Sheriff Holcombe and Judge A W conducted a raid at 702 St Anthony Street seizing whiskey liquor bottling gear valued over 1500. Three black women held as material witnesses while bond tied to white owners is cited. Agents McDuffie Hu helped in the operation.
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William H. Holcombe
A. W
Prohibition
Mobile
St. Anthony Street
Holcombe
Two Negroes Sought After Household Attack in Fulton
In Fulton Kentucky a gang of two Negroes is sought after by authorities for a brutal assault on the Dillon family. They beat Dillon 62 and his wife 50 unconscious, looted the house and car, and fled in the couple's vehicle. Three sons aged 20 to 28 were also beaten but are not seriously harmed. Police in Memphis were asked to watch for the suspects as the case crosses state lines.
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Fulton
Dillon
Kentucky
Tennessee
Dyersburg
Tenn
Memphis
Sawmill Explosion Kills One at Mason Lumber Plant
An explosion at the Mason Lumber sawmill near Junction City Ark killed one man and injured seven others. The dead man was Gou, and injured include Claude Wilson Jer Tadlock Bob Drennon Carl Powell and two African American workers General Washington and Minor Jones. Washington suffered a broken jaw. others escaped serious injury. The blast wrecked the plant with about $5,000 in damage.
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Eldorado
Ark
Junction
City
Here
Son Mason Lumber
Gou
Claude Wilson
Jer Tadlock
Bob Drennon
Carl Powell
General Washington
Minor Jones
Washington
Weather Outlook Local and Regional Briefing
Fair and warmer tonight with a Friday rise in temperatures. Minimums around 56 degrees expected. Alabama trends toward warmer conditions with partly fair skies. Mississippi experiences increasing clouds and warmth into Thursday night, with warmer conditions in eastern portions.
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Alabama
Mississippi
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Jean Doyle
Sissing Frank
U.S
Mattice
Frank Baker
Legion
Hugh M. Caffey, Jr
Brewton
Mobile Booster Club
Saenger
Siuumnee
Slater
Cecil Southall
Herbert Lee Dykes
Daniel Gage
Monroe Planter
Denison
Memphian
The
U. C
Capone Club
Cotton Club
John Doe
Law Commission
Boston Chamber of Commerce
U. S. and
Pear
Te ‘Boykin
Hargatt
McDuffie and
Junction City
Albert
Daily River Bulletin
Aberdeen
Columbus
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery Aes
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