Big land deal near Delbis station and Mobile Bay
A large real estate transaction records Fr. 4,200 acres east of Delbis station along Fowl River and Mobile Bay selling for 112,000 dollars to Householders Building and Repair Co of New Orleans. Deed to be filed in probate court. earlier sale priced at 93,500 to Everet t and Boykin, with subsequent resale to the current buyers for 112,000 including 47,000 cash. Attorneys Outlaw Kilborn Gaillard and others represented the syndicate and Boykin interests.
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Delbis Station
Fowl River
Mobile Bay
Householders Building and Repair Company
New Orleans
Cecil Bates
Edward J. Higgins
T. N. Kearns
W. J. Norvin Norville
Thomas N. Kearns
Ray Fonde
J. C. Wilkins
JF. Lee Giblin
R. D. Radcliffe
Frank W. Boykin
Everett and Boykin
Boykin
William M. Delchamps
William J. Norville
Dicate
Outlaw and Kilborn
S. Palmer Gaillard
Mobile County High School Moves to New Building on April 12
Pupils from Mobile commty high school will depart Barton Academy on Government Street for the new county school at Sn Carlen Place on Monday April 12. School commissioners say the building will be ready for occupation by April 8 and staff will prepare for sessions in the new site. Spartan Academy’s 90 year tenure ends as the high school expands with new departments including domestic arts. The auditorium remains unused for now but is to be completed before the term ends.
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Mobile
Commty High School
Barton Academy
Spartan Academy
Er A G
Ee Oe
Eackening
Rain
Cooner R. P. Roach
Reems
Grand jury to probe Knox death in Fiat Top case
Alabama officials report a new grand jury will review the death of James W. Knox, with a controversial report from Attorney General Harwell G. Brandon. Testimony disputes poison as cause, noting Knox died in a laundry vat during immersion as experts cite heart failure and stress.
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Birmingham
Ala
James W. Knox
Harwell Gis
Brandon
Knox
Charles Davis
Davis
President Coolidge Returns Home as Father Dies in Plymouth
President Coolidge arrives in Plymouth amid snowbound vigil as his father dies. A military guard escorts the procession while crowds gather. funeral plans are announced for 2 o'clock the next day at the union church with Rev John White officiating. The President and Mrs Coolidge stay in Woodstock after the family home visit.
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Woodstock
Plymouth
Co 1
John White
Pany
John
Cross Roads
Stolen Car Identified. Abandoned Vehicle Recovered
An abandoned Georgia license car found at Royal and Monroe by Motorcycle Officers Harper and Welch, identified as stolen from La Grange, Ga., belongs to Homer Culpepper. LaGrange chief wires he will claim the vehicle and a $25 reward is authorized. two men fled the scene.
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Royal
Monroe Streets
Harper and Welch
Georgia
la Grange
LaGrange
Homer Culpepper
Mobile
Y M C A Drive To Close Today
Final reports show the Y M C A drive nearing its $20 000 goal with about $5 000 left to raise today. Campaign under way since Tuesday morning with L D Dix as chairman. Workers recap progress at Kiwanis and club luncheons yesterday and today.
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Cawihon
L. D. Dix
Kiwanis
Commissioner Candidacy Filed in Third District Race
Albert Freeland Jr of Grand Bay files to run again for enue and road commissioner in the Third district. He is the incumbent. Also listed are Frank Smee Bayou la Barre W H Del champs Tom Johnson Herron Bay and W Test Abbot station with only one elected.
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Albert Freeland, Jr
Grand Bay
County Farm to Plant Satsumas Next Week
Over 900 Satsuma orange trees will be growing at the county farm by early next week. Chairman Albert H. Towle of the board of road commissioners says many trees were lost in the freeze and these are being replanted.
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Satsuma
Albert 8. Towle
Board of End Road Commissioners
Entries Fill Most Races on Opening Day at Local Meet
The thirteen day race meeting opens tomorrow afternoon with full fields in six of seven races. Mobile owners W. J. Potter and Denny Lynch enter Gad in the fourth and Remnant in the fifth along with Wyoming Girl in the sixth. Post time for the first race is 2 15.
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New Orleans
W. J. Potter
Gad
Remnant
Potter
Wyoming Girl
Denny Lynch
Horse Race Card Ends with Clear Weather and Fast Track
Declarations at 8:30 a.m. Entries close at 10:30 a.m. First race at 2:15 p.m. Weather clear and track fast. Six races feature $600 claiming events for four-year-olds and up about five furlongs and a longer sixth race for three-year-olds and up over about five furlongs. Notable entries include Shamrock Flower Helen Major Northern Star Miss Emerson Gen. Cadorna and Linda Zinda.
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Shamrock Flower
Ivégienees Helen Major
Sesseue Dacee Oe
Frank Sumpter
Col. Taylor
Emerson
Ccc
Cede Cecenevas Vacines
Brown Dick
Csceve SA
Eae
Cdese
Ceeee
Sanaals
Cadorna
Speen
EU Icici
Epee
Gozeko Izarra
Babee Gerrett
Linda Zinda
Sir Ralph
Geccanes Oo
Obliging Mobile Cop Makes Room On Busy Street
A Mobile police officer helps a lady driver find parking on Dauphin Street near Connection. He shoves back two or three cars to clear space while watching traffic signals, proving to a grateful motorist that at least one officer is a “regular man.”
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Dauphin Street
Connection
Rail magnate to be shown Mobile Port
Plans for the visit of J M Kurn president of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad were made by a committee. The program includes a docks tour a harbor boat ride a luncheon at the Battle House and a return to the city. Reservations for the luncheon are due by Monday at 5 o clock.
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J. M. Kurn
St. Louis
Dock Board
Battle House
Kurn
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Bedsole
R. Lyons
D. R. Dunlap
J. B. Haman
R. J. Milling
Harry T. Hartwell
A.S. Towle
Board of Revenue
William L.sibert
State Docks Board
Frisco
Birmingham
Pensacola
City to Acquire Fort Gaines From War Department
Mobile county board of revenue and road commissioners learn the War Department will transfer Fort Gaines property on Dauphin Island to the city of Mobile. The island fort, minus modern ordnance, sold to the county for 13275 earlier. Congressman Joc Duffie helped authorize the transfer to a municipality and the county will be reimbursed by the city.
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War Department
Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
City of
Mobile
Fort Gaines
Dauphin Island
City Commission
JocDuffie
Spring Hill College Campaign Boosts Endowment Gains
Spring Hill College ends a four day inter class contest with pledges and a total of 95,500 in preliminary gifts. A parade and street concert will mark the campaign week led by Joseph M. Walsh and the student body. The first year class led with a 310 percent over quota, pledges reach 96,637 from students and 62,827 from college departments with several large anonymous gifts contributing to Mobile endowment efforts.
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Battle House
Spring Hill College
Edward
Joseph M. Walsh
Rene Sy
Donna Ee
Wession
College Department of Spring HM
Joseph M. Wab
Walsh
W. H. Reynolds
Gordon Smith
Mobile
Smith
Spring Hill
J. Gayter & Co
W.H. Reynalds
Peoples Bank
Thomas Kavernes
Sevises
State Savings Bank
A. Ee Ee
Reliance Equipment Co
Spring Hil College
Feast of St. Joseph Masses Across City Churches
Catholic churches in the city held special Masses for the Feast of St. Joseph with early starts around 6 20 and ends by 9 30 high mass. Stations of the Cross followed at 7 30 with benediction. Confirmation rites were administered at St Joseph's Church under Jesuit leadership with Rt Rev Edward P Allen officiating.
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St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Edward P. Allen
D. D
Gov
Wet bloc wins first gain in debate on the national alcohol law
The senate judiciary committee voted to hold hearings on a proposed modification of the wartime prohibition law. The wets gained a technical victory as the panel approved a six day period to prevent testimony and then refute wet arguments before reporting to the full committee next Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary
Dawes Pays Respect to Dead Father of President Coolidge
In Washington on March 19 Colonel John C. Coolidge was praised as a Christian gentleman and a notable personality by Vice President Dawes. He spoke of Coolidge's influence on his son, the president, and the enduring example set by the elder Coolidge amid the nation’s expectations and sorrow.
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Washington
John C. Coolidge
Dawes
Plym
New England
Colonel Coolidge
Donaldson Taken to County Jail
R Donaldson alias Droulard held in police station long enough to grow a beard a foot long awaiting deportation to Canada. Chief Warren Burch granted brief sunshine through a cell window as H C Brownlow, local imam, seeks to remove him to Windsor. Authorities say there is no permit for liberty and no clear timeline for Donaldson’s release.
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R. Donaldson
Droulard
Canada
Warren Burch
H. C. Brownlow
Jon Ene
Brownlow
Donaldson
Windsor
Butington
Final valuation placed on St Johns River Terminal
The Interstate Commerce Commission sets a final valuation of 1,880,200 dollars for the St. Johns River Terminal of Jacksonville as of June 30. The action affects rate making for the property and was reported from Washington on March 19.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. John’s River
Jacksonville
Senate Honors Col John C Coolidge Death
The Senate and House adopted a resolution of sympathy for the President, honoring Col John C Coolidge. Vice President Dawes issued condolences praising Coolidge as a strong, stable figure and noting the nation’s pride and bereavement at his passing.
Divorce Suit Against Georges Remus Delayed In Cincinnati
The divorce case of S. Imogene Remus versus Georges Remus the former Cincinnati bootleg king was continued indefinitely by Judge Charles Hoffmann at the Court of Domestic Relations. Depositions filed by Remus were not thrown out due to improper service as publication was deemed insufficient. The case may not resume for six weeks or more. Remus had accused her husband of cruelty and his two year federal sentence for liquor conspiracy. he cross filed alleging Mrs Remus was unduly friendly with F. L. Dodge, a former DOJ agent.
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Cincinnati
S. Imogene Remus
Georges
Cincinnnati
Court of Domestic Relations
Charles Hoffmen
Remus
Burglar Binds Woman in Tampa Home
Mrs A B Price was found bound and gagged at her Tampa home after a 4 AM break in. Detectives responded to a neighbor’s call and recovered jewelry valued at about $2,000 missing. The victim said four men with a flashlight awakened her.
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Tampa
Fine
AB. Price
Countess and Earl Part II Play Cancelled in York
Countess Vera blames Carroll for a chilly reception of the work and says she will seek a New York theatre for her play. Carroll defends it as a psychological study of women, while the countess claims a misleading pre curtain speech harmed her. She plans further writing in New York with visits to England for vacations.
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York
Carroll
New York
Vera
Menage
Autobio
South Africa
Craven
London
Ellis Island
Body of University Student Found In River Tragedy
The body of Richard Alexander Henderson a cousin of former Governor Henderson was recovered from the Warrior river after a canoe capsized late yesterday. Searchers found Lawrence Bramlage of Birmingham near midnight and Fred Crowder of Lake City Fla swam ashore.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Richard Alexander Henderson
Henderson
Warrior River
University of Alabama
Yestern
Lawrence Bramlage
Birmingham
Fred Crowder
Lake City
Fla
Prisoner Hangs Self in Cell at State Prison
Edward Radding a Springfield real estate broker facing forgery trial hanged himself in his cell at the state prison early today. A guard found the body after three prior suicide attempts and a sequence of desperate acts including a weakened drug and a prior hotel jump attempt.
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Providence
R. L
Edward Radding
Springfield
State Prison
Radding
McAlpin
New York
Col John Calvin Coolidge Dies After Race For Presidency
Plymouth Vermont March 19 news reports Col John Calvin Coolidge Sr father of a future president died after a long illness. He passed at 10 41 pm in Bridgeport Connecticut where he had been visiting family and staff members. The elder Coolidge attended his son’s early political rise and supported the family’s rural life in Massachusetts and Vermont.
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Plymouth
John Calvin
Merehance
Coolidge
Wamamnen
Dent
Bridgeport
Conn
Northampton
John Coolidge
Northamp
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HSN Lie
Joseph Leiter
Leiter
Levi Z. Leiter
Chicago
Cause
Major Coupal
Dokkies
Thomas
Allmen
Ramalah Temple
Ig Ie Ot Khorassan
Roe A
Imal
A. L. Frey
Columbus
Ohio
Emer
Wong
Eeat Pythias
Satsumas
NEW High School
Prince Regent
FT. Gaines
House
Garrett
United States
Charles G. Dawes
Capitol
Poten
Countess
Cathcart
Miss Mary Browne
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