RFK A Prison Bull Ring Fight Ends With Fines
In a recorder's court a prison bull ring brawl led to two prisoners being fined 25 dollars and costs for assault and battery and 15 dollars or 15 days for drunkenness. Turnkey Joe Clarke was injured while trying to intervene and save Lynch from harm, losing some clothing in the chaos. C H Carlson of 612 Springhill avenue and P F Lynch were the involved prisoners.
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Recorder’s Court
Joe Clarke
C. H. Carlson
Springhill Avenue
P. F. Lynch
Clarke
Lynch
Efficiency House Schooner Auction Block In Federal Sale
The schooner Rosa Ferlita, salvaged from the Isle of Pines and brought to Mobile after going aground, will be offered for sale at 12 30 in front of the federal building following prior government seizure after a driver pled guilty to liquor possession and transport. The Efficiency House is also slated for auction though the truck was too large to bring to the federal building.
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Rosa Ferlita
Federal
Mobile
Isle of Pines
Fight with ex Chief recounted in murder case
Judge Edington ruled state evidence in the February 2 assault on ex police chief O Shaughnessy supports only second degree murder. Burrell and O Shaughnessy were bound to the grand jury without bail. Barber Tim Watson testified naming J B Tait who cursed and threatened the officer. death linked to blood poisoning from wounds.
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D. H. Edington
of 'S Court
Burrell
O'Shaughnessy
Tim Watson
J. B. Tait
Bart B. Chamberlain
O’shaughnessy
C. L. Rutherford
City
Watson
Harry Campbell
Lawrence Street
Canal
Bank Robbery Ends With Fatal Shooting at Madison
An armed robbery at a Madison bank left Elmer Baltz and Frank Smith shot as crowds fleeing the scene scattered. The perpetrators, who had just received the cash, fled toward a telephone pole after a sparked machine noise, pulling money from the scene before vanishing.
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Madison
Til
Elmer Baltz
Ation
National Bank
Wag
Frank Smith
Bers
Baltz
Smith
Negro bound over on forgery count in recorder court
John Smith alias James W Barnes arraigned for forgery and held to the grand jury under 31000 bail. State charged sixteen checks drawn on Mobile Gulfport banks were found in possession not by the defendant. The checks included amounts 12 14 15 14 14 15 14 5 10 15 21 dollars payable to various individuals and signed by different names.
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John Smith
James W. Barnes
Recorder’s Court
Mobile
Gulfport
First National Bank of Mobile
Robert Lima
James E
J. A. Richard
Reed
Nett
Fred Smith
J. T. Pierson
M. Waller
Charts Smith
W. A. Roberts
Ang
First National Bank of
John Reed
Frank Morgan
Laundry Building Here to Cost 11000
The Southern Linen Supply Company of Atlanta will run a branch in this city and construct a brick plant at northwest Lawrence and St Francis streets. City building inspector C W Adams issued a permit for an 11000 structure. R E Sunberg Coats Company of Birmingham will erect two brick apartment houses at Government and Macy streets. Total permits in the first 15 days totaled 207024.
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Southern Linen Supply Company
Atlanta
Lawrence
St. Francis Streets
C. W. Adams
R. E. Sunberg Coats Company
Birmingham
Government and
Macy Streets
Taxpayers rush to file as deadline nears
The Mobile internal revenue bureau reports the highest income tax paid at $48,000 and a wide range across filers. About 4,000 persons filed returns. checks will begin soon, and those who fail to file by March 15 will face requirements.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Monroe County Notables Apprehended After Attempted Transfer
Two individuals identified as Monroe County residents were captured after an incident involving the Volsteidact. They were taken into custody by Deputy U.S. Marshal Pillians and remained in the county jail awaiting bond.
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Mobile
United
Pillians
Mercury Slump to 42 Degrees Tonight
An abrupt temperature drop will see the mercury fall to 42 degrees tonight as a fresh norther moves in. Strong northerly winds caused small craft warnings for Mobile and Pensacola, with a disturbance near the Mississippi River mouth moving northeastward and followed by rising pressure and northwest winds later today and tonight.
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Mobile
Pensacola
Mississippi River
Raiding Party Seizes Two Large Stills and Boat near Mobile
Federal and county raiders seized two 400 gallon copper stills a motor boat and 85 gallons of white whiskey on Little Bayou Canal about 18 miles north of Mobile. The craft were recovered or destroyed and operators escaped. A previous seizure included a 1,000 gallon still at Oak Bayou and other boats found on Spanish River.
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Little Bayou Canal
Mobile
A. W. Hargett
Upper
Delta
Offi
Hughes
McMillan
Pumph‘Tey
Oak Bayou
Spanish River
Fruit Tree Blight Expert Due Soon
Dr. L. L. English of Urbana Illinois, an expert on oil sprays for fruit tree diseases, will arrive about 15 to begin work. He is brought here by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee and the state department of agriculture. Tests will take time and he will select a headquarters site upon arrival.
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L. L. English
Urbana
English
Agricultural Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Agriculture
Traffic Campaign of Safety Ends. Police Praise
A safety drive led by the Astemeelio Club and police wraps up after a week of promoting adherence to traffic laws and road rules. The campaign targeted students and the public to improve crossing practices and cautious street behavior.
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eee _Astemeelio Club
Gasoline Price Slashes Cut In City Suburbs
Three major oil firms initiated lower retail prices in the city and suburbs, with Pan-American Oil setting 19 cents per gallon to match rivals, while Standard Oil and Gulf Refining quoted 20 cents. Prices apply to city stations with tax included, suburbs at 18 to 20 cents.
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Pan-American
Pan- American Company
Pan-American Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Gulf Refining
Texas Oil
Wofford Oil Company
Palm Oil and Supply Company
Prisoner Transfers and Prohibition Sentences In Alabama
Prisoners were moved by a transfer agent from a county jail in Alabama to Camp Kilby with State Convict Agent C Rester present. At 1 PM, white inmate Zillottee McCarth received payment for beating a person in the Valle area related to prohibition law and affray, while C Johnson faced charges for violating prohibition law.
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Toe
County
Ala
C. Rester
Kilby
Louisville
Nashville
McCarth
Valley
C Johnson
Two Negroes Sent Up For Five Years In Killing Near Brook Park
Nathaniel Langford and Leonard Gayle pleaded guilty to manslaughter in circuit court over the September 6 killing of Grant Thomas near Brook Park and were sentenced to five years in the penitentiary each. Gayle had earlier received seven years. Rice Fisher, another defendant, is noted as the fourth involved.
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Nathaniel Langford
Grant Thomas
Eneber Meats
Brook Park
Leonard Gayle
Gayle
Rice Fisher
Thomas
Texas Delegation Instructed for Dry Candidate at Houston Confab
A Dallas report states a Texas movement to instruct the state's delegation to the Democratic national convention in Houston to back a dry candidate. Governor Dan A. Moody favors instructing for prohibition and a dry plank in the platform, while Moody denies support for specific named candidates.
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Texas
Houston
Dan Moody
Dallas
Kition
Dan A
Prohibition
Smith
Reed
Ritchie
Moody
Kiss Theft Trials Create Town Split in California
In Redding California three trials over a kiss theft ended in jury deadlocks. Miss Octavia Hafford, the Kissee, caused the arrest of H Lae on a battery charge after a torn dress incident. The first trial discharged after a 1 to 1 split, the second ended in a six to six deadlock, and the third also faced deadlock.
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Redding
Calif
Octavia Hafford
H. L. Ae
Ocean Flights Meet Disapproval
Tageblatt warns that enterprises lacking careful tiows should be prohe by the government. Vossische Zeitung criticizes last year's German attempts as harmful to national prestige and urges Lufthansa to discourage sensationalism among fliers to aid aviation.
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Tageblatt
Vossische Zeitung
Lufthansa
Phone expansion shows prosperity
On March 16 the Alderman Telephone Company agreed to acquire the Alderman Telephone Company for 881,100 and assumed its debts. The move claimed to expand service and territory, reflecting growing prosperity in the area.
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Alderman Telephone Company
Georgetown Quake Shakes Washington Impact Felt
A seismograph at the university recorded an early morning quake near Washington. Director Tondorf reported the event and its seismographic trace. Nearby areas felt tremors as researchers monitored the readings for potential aftershocks.
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Washington
Merck
Tondorf
Flood Delegates to Go to Capital
Memphis dispatch notes senators urging immediate action on flood relief as delegates prepare to travel to the capital on March 16 amid mounting concerns over the inundation.
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Memphis, Tenn
Defense points score at trial of Chief Blake
Columbaina Alabama March 16 More eye witnesses appeared for the defense in the trial of Police Chief H F Blake of Calera Alabama charged with the murder of Miss Louise Monteabaro who was shot to death on the Montgomery highway last November 14 Mrs M T Poy and her 12 year old son A P Hattaway testified they heard the siren of officers motorcycle as they pursued Monteabaro a few minutes before the chase ended they said a pistol was fired and after the girl had been overtaken her car turned around for the drive back to Calera a second pistol report was heard a woman and her son reside on a farm near the highway where Miss Monteabaro was killed their story matches Blake and Officer W D Farmer who said the girl died by her own action when they arrested her
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Columbiana
Ala
H. F. Blake
Calera
Als
Louise Monteabaro
Montgomery
M. T. Poy
A. P. Hattaway
Monteabaro
Miss Monteabaro
Blake
W. D. Farmer
Calera Police Chief Linked to Murder Probe
A report from Columbiana signals the Calera police chief is linked to a murder investigation. The brief notes a connection with an Oregon state case and mentions ongoing contended charges.
Wife Murderer Asks New Trial In Chattanooga
Chattanooga March 16 Mrs Kate Neilson is dead and the defense asks for a new trial while alleging another body was found in a family furnace.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Kate Neilson
Detroit graft charges indict four customs inspectors and two rum runners
Four former customs border patrol inspectors and two alleged rum runners were secretly indicted on graft charges in Detroit. The indictment accuses the inspectors James Lantry Ray Rinkusa Wilts and others of taking 26 cents per beer case and one dollar per whiskey case for landings on the Detroit river side, with Joseph Galbo and Joseph awaiting capture by deputy marshals.
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Detroit
Customs Border Patrol
Detroit River
John R. Watkins
James G . Lantry
Ray Rinkusa
Joseph Galbo
Joseph
Bradford Knapp Named Next President of Auburn Polytechnic Institute
Bradford Knapp was unanimously elected by the Auburn Polytechnic Institute board of trustees as the next president. The historic decision marks a new leadership era for the institution.
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Bradford Knapp
Auburn Poly
Stitute
Auburn
Board of Trustees
Auburn board selects Dr Bradford Feres for college post
In Montgomery on March 16 a special committee of the Auburn board chose Dr Bradford Feres of the Oklahoma and Mechanical college at Bullae for a college post. The selection followed resignations and urging from the governor's office as part of a larger board report.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bradford Feres
The
Oklahoma and Mechanical College
Bullae
Spe
Auburn
Coal Mine Market Bill Introduced In Congress
Washington March 3 1936 a coal mine market bill was introduced listing companies and individuals forming associations and outlining proposed market rules and regulations.
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Washington
Blizzard Grip Hits Arkansas Statewide Weather
Arkansas endures a severe winter blizzard with snow sleet hail and ice rain. North and northwest regions report heavy snowfall aiding the apple crop while Bentonville records a mix of sleet rain snow and hail within two hours.
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Eger Atk
Arkansas
Bentonville
Reward withdrawn for missing pastor in Waycross
Waycross Ga March 16 reward for finding Rev Herbert D Young pastor of Central Baptist church was withdrawn by deacons last night. Congregation believes he may have left to marry Mrs E P Walker in Meridian Mississippi.
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Waycross
Herbert D. Young
Central Baptist Church
E. P. Walker
Meridian
Mises
Gallant couple feared victims of raging sea
New York report from March 16 states the Honorable G. R. Hinchitte was lost at sea with his mate while a coastal rumor spread of rescue. coastguard inquiry concluded sun glare on a farmhouse window misled the woman and no further plane reports have arrived since clearing the tip of Ireland Tuesday morning.
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New York
Ackay Aoe
G. R. Hinchitte
Gintior Pes Tee Guwain
Pisas
Coastguard
Ireland
Woman to Fly Ashore From Ship
A brief wireless report states a woman aboard a New York to sea voyage plans a 300 mile flight ashore. Dr Otto Peltzer is to accompany her and a definite advisory on the flight will follow after assessment.
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New York
Men
Otto Peltzer
Her
Mesane
Gloria’s Husband Ready Re-enter U.S
Paris March 16. Difficulties delaying Marquis Falaise De La Coudray, husband of Gloria Going Isa, to return to the United States were described as government regulations. He will be permitted to sail on.
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Paris
Marquis Falaise de la Coudray
Gloria
British Naval Officers Suspended Over Malta Incident
Three British naval officers including a rear admiral were suspended from duty following a mysterious Malta incident aboard a battleship. The officers had long service records with notable awards such as the DSO. Details indicate Rear Admiral Collard's prior roles and wartime service.
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London
Pi Tnng
God
Cers
Malta
Collard
Geredem
Ie Dees
Five Trainmen Die as Express Wrecks in Titueville
A freight express crash near Titueville causes six deaths among train crews. Early reports say five trainmen died when coaches left the track and rolled into a ditch as the train turned.
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Titueville
Powder Explosion Kills Four Workers at Plant
A powder explosion at a mill killed four workers including John Haynor 25 Victory Bhelley 25 and Harry Chite 43 a millwright and two other laborers. The blast injured several colleagues and prompted emergency response.
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Millwright
John Haynor
Ee Penter
Victory Bhelley
Harry Chite
School Head Held for Whipping in Alabama Incident
Ju High School principal Teal was held for whipping after an incident at Heffcin Alabama. The report notes the principal of a local high school was detained, with authorities releasing few details about the case and the proceeding.
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Hefcin
Teal
Is Ju High School
German Papers Back Pact Break Boosts Soviet Ties
Berlin reports reveal constrained detail as German officials back a pact break with the Soviet Union. The arrest of engineers and the reaction in press organs like His Fahne reflect tensions in Berlin amid shifts in policy and foreign engagement.
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Berlin
Russia
Fahne
Britain Benefits by Wills Estate
In a notice concerning Frederick N. Willis of a tobacco firm, a large estate is declared. The settlement lists bequests totaling well over substantial fortunes, with values around two million pounds and a broader estate value exceeding twenty million pounds.
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Britain
Sattle
Frederick N. Willis
Interstate rails face order to equip locomotives
Washington dispatch reports an interstate commerce commission order requiring all railroads to equip their locomotives with certain safety devices. The directive mandates compliance across the network, aiming to standardize protective gear and improve operational safety nationwide.
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Washington
0& An
Interstate Commerce
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U. S. Commissioner OF Customs
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