Taxpayers Seek Injunction Over Road Project
Taxpayers filed a case to stop public funds from paying for a road in Precinct 8. They allege the highway mainly benefits private development by H. M. Cochran and costs range from six to eight thousand dollars. A hearing in circuit court is expected, with an inspection scheduled and the board of revenue named along with members.
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Precinct 8
Circuit Court
Board of Revenue
Ben F. McMillan, Jr
Frost Predicted as Winter Blasts Return
The weather bureau forecast shows Frost likely Friday morning for Mobilians with cold overnight conditions. Overcoats and heavy blankets will be comfortable Wednesday night into Thursday as temperatures dip toward 42 degrees, warning of possible additional frost.
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Weather Bureau
Weather outlook and river forecasts for March 19 1930
Local forecast warns fair but much colder conditions with possible frost Wednesday night and fair conditions Thursday across Alabama. North central areas expect warming, and a river bulletin notes the Black Warrior and upper Tombigbee rising while the lower Tombigbee falls tonight. At Montgomery river levels rise irregularly with a likely rise by Thursday at Selma.
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Alabama
Forth
Ontgomery
Selma
Plenty of Money and How to Secure It in Business
An advice note explains that many face financial shortfalls and outlines ways to obtain ready cash. It notes that securing ample security can unlock loans from firms and individuals willing to fund almost any amount.
Governor Delays Highway Motorcade Plan Amid Funding Delay
Governor Bibb Graves asks postponement of the Mobile to Montgomery motorcade until the federal appropriation is actually sent to Alabama. The plan, supported by the Mobile Automobile Club and local Lions Club, involved mayors along Route 31 and a Tuesday departure for a 3 PM meeting with the governor.
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Montgomery
Mobile
Capitol
Bibb Graves
Joeer
Mobile Automobile Club
Baker
Graves
Alabama
Flomaton
Atmore
Brewton
Evergreen
Greenville
Fort Deposit
Georgiana
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Herman
Lions Club
Annexation decision eyed in Bon Air Fulton districts
Voters in Bon Air and Fulton wards choose whether to join the city. Polls open at 8 00 a m and close at 6 00 p m with two boxes placed at Half Way filling station Hall s Mill road and Adams filling station Government street loop and Fulton road. Elections ordered by Probate Judge Price Williams per city commission resolution.
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Bon Air
Fulton
Government Street Loop
Hall's Mill Road
Adams
Fulton Road
Ju Price Williams
Board of City Commissioners
Fire Kills 76 at Kirin Motion Picture Theatre
A blaze in Kirin Manchuria killed 76 people and injured about 100 as a crowded motion picture theatre burned. About 1 000 people were inside when the fire started and panic trapped many, though some escaped through exits onto the street. Kirin is a major city with 125000 residents.
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Tokio
Kirin
Manchuria
Fatally Shot in Arkansas Cousin Fatality
Forrest City Arkansas March 19 Will Brown 40 former St. Francis county constable was shot to death by his cousin Malion Pat Folbre at Folbre home after threatening Mrs Folbre and firing at the house Deputy Marshal Malcolm Graham said Brown drew a motion toward his hip pocket before Folbre fired four shots Brown died instantly No charges were filed against Folbre Graham said Brown had told him he was headed to a private graveyard earlier that night
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Forrest City
Ark
Will Brown
St. Francis County
Pat Folbre
Brown
Folbre
Malcolm Graham
Graham
Fake census takers warned in city notice
Dag hears supervisors say fake agents visiting homes do not represent the census bureau. The census gin starts April 2. Any person claiming federal census work is an imposter. A business census is under way with calls only at business locations. Police should be notified if impostors seek entry to homes for crime.
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Census Bureau
Davis
Federal Census Bureau
Sothern Charged With Mail Fraud Ties To North Lumber Case
Harold Sothern of Toronto is moved to Cleveland to answer an indictment for using the mails to defraud Guardian Trust. Sothersn, linked to a Headlands Alabama lumber concern, is accused of shipping lumber to the north with false invoices.
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Buffaloa
N. Y
Harold Sothern
Toronto
Ont
Cleveland
Ohio City
Guardian Trust Y
Sothern
Headlands
Ala
Robber Holds Up Nashville Drug Store
A young white man robbed a suburban Nashville drug store, taking $140 from a safe after making change for a $10 bill for two customers. He tied proprietor J. W. Head and clerk Prank Bruer with string, then locked the front and escaped via the rear.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. W. Head
Alien Held Pleads Not Guilty in Illegal Entry Case
An alien held in this country illegally entered a not guilty plea before United Commissioner L Burgett on Wednesday. He was picked up by authorities according to official records.
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Orga Betelage Jn
Ransom to Be Carried by Plane for Oil Magnate's Son
An airplane will transport 3000 pesos as ransom for J K E Gordon Bristow, son of the prisoner, in an early exchange related to the oil magnate case reported from San Angelo Texas dated March 18.
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San Angelo
Tex
J. KE. Gordon Bristow
Salvation Army Leader Cites Prohibition Reducing Rum Addicts
The Salvation Army testifies before the House Judiciary Committee with H W Jenkins asserting Prohibition improves urban life and cuts alcohol abuse. Horace Taft submits a letter from 1928 praising the Eighteenth Amendment as glorious amid shifting views on enforcement and reform.
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Salvation Army
George Fearn dies after long illness in Alabama
George Fearn aged native of Carroll County Kentucky and former Mobile real estate man died Wednesday at 8 am at the home of his daughter Mrs W K Syson in Spring Hill Alabama after a long illness. He leaves three sons Edward P Fearn George Fearn Jr and Allen V Fearn two sisters Mrs James B Jordan DeLand Florida and Miss Jane Fearn Milton Kentucky one daughter Mrs W K Syson Mobile 19 grandchildren and many other relatives Funeral services will be held at the Syson home in Spring Hill with interment in Magnolia cemetery Roche mortuary in charge.
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George Fearn
Carroll County
Mobile
W. K. Syson
Spring Hill
Ala
Edward P. Fearn
Birmingham
Ale
George Fearn, Jr
Allen V. Fearn
James B. Jordan DeLand
Jane Fearn
Milton
Turner P. George Manslaughter Case Postponed
The Turner P. George manslaughter case stalled again in Judge Claude A Grayson division after months on the docket. George is accused of killing Harry Rutherford by striking him with a car on Monroe street near Franklin. Also, James Hunter’s case for violating the prohibition law led to a forfeiture against his bondsmen. Preston Tillman and Joe Gollett near St Elmo face trial for grand larceny with an auto radiator and carburetor valued at 125 dollars seized as the indictment against them.
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Turner P. George
Claude A. Grayson
George
Harry Rutherford
Monroe Street
Franklin
James Hunter
Preston Tillman
Joe Gollett
St. Klmo
Justices Disqualified in Wilkinson Appeal in Alabama
In Montgomery on March 19 the court disqualified Justices A D Sayre and Virgil Bouldin from participating in the appeal of Horace Wilkinson after the Jefferson County circuit court refused an injunction. Chief Justice J C Anderson and others are remaining on the case.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. D. Sayre
Virgil Bouldin
Horace Wilkinson
Jefferson County
J C. Anderson
Angry solons resume trail of Marshall in Mississippi
Governor Bilbo asserts pardons do not end contempt case as Mississippi House bars release of Carl Marshall. House and governor clash over authority while Marshall, jailed for defying house orders, remains silent on the source of $80,000 paid by B Crafts.
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Solons
Marshall
State considers cotton acreage bill and mineral resources plan
Senator W B Roberts said the house agricultural committee favored the senate bill to reduce cotton acreage. The mineral resources conservation bill moved as a special order in the house outlining gas and oil drilling rules, including well spacing of 500 feet for gas and 300 feet for oil, with specified exceptions.
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W. B. Roberts
Rosedale
House Agricultural Committee
Senate
House
Murder charge tallies two men in Deland jail
In Daytona Beach Florida on March 19 two men who gave names as Jack Jackson and Judy J Jordan of New York were jailed in Deland charged with the murder of George Kuhn a local merchant killed in a hold up last week Kuhn's son Andrew was shot but expected to recover doctors said Authorities believe the suspects may be from Scranton Pennsylvania based on personal effects and pending communications from Scranton officials augment the claim
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Jack Jackson
Judy J
Jordan
New York
Deland
George Kuhn
Kuhn
Andrew
Jackson
Scranton
Man Faces Murder Charge Tied to Clarksville Visit
In Clarksville Arkansas on March 19 a 65 year old man was questioned about a 28 year old murder conviction. Police say a Las Vegas man identified as John P. Dunn, sought for decades for killing Sheriff A, was brought from Nevada via Little Rock state penitentiary. He denies being Dunn and claims he has never been to Clarksville before.
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Clarksville
Ark
Clarkeville
Las Vegas
Nevada
John P. Dunn
Sherif A
the State Penitentiary
Little Rock
Dunn
Larceny Charged in Birmingham Pair Arrested
Dayton Wilson and Dewey Hand of Birmingham were arrested by Officers Blackman and Brown on petit larceny charges after allegedly stealing cigarettes and chewing tobacco from H. Ripps’s car. The theft occurred around 1 a.m. Wednesday and the suspects reportedly sold the loot soon after.
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Dayton Wilson
Dewey Hand
Birmingham
W. B. Blackman
J. D. Brown
H. Ripps
Hahd
Princess Lila Goes On Trial For Murder In Buffalo
Miss Lila Jimerson a Cayuga woman 35 faces a murder charge in the beating death of Mrs. Clothilde Marchand in her home. The state says Nancy Bowen did the slaying while Jimerson allegedly urged it. Defense motions for delay were overruled and jury selection began.
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Court Room
Buffalo
N. Y
Lila Jimerson
Ane
Clothilde Marchand
Henrie Marchand
Jimerson
Marchand
Nancy Bowen
Miss Jim
Guy. B. Moore
Peaties
Thorne
Capone Eludes Cops And Visits Chicago
Governor Carlton sent telegrams to Florida sheriffs to arrest Al Capone if he appears in Florida while Capone was seen in Chicago. Police were unsure of his whereabouts as officials reported the Chicago visit and urged caution.
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Capone
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Doyle E. Carlton
Sheriffs
Florida
al Capone
al Caponeel
Internespansiens Service
Bis
Caponere
Doheny Defense Plea in Bribe Case
Washington March 19 The defense of Edward L Doheny in a bribery case connected with Hills oil reserve leases wraps up testimony shortly before noon The defense aimed to prove Doheny had no involvement in negotiations through questioning former company officers as time nears a verdict or further action by the court
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Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Hills Oil Reserve
of i
Doheny
Ofi
Copeland Recommends Georgia Senator for Supreme Court Vacancy
Senator Copeland of New York urged President Hoover to appoint Senator George of Georgia to the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court caused by Justice Edward Terry’s departure. The recommendation follows a March 19 report from Washington.
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Washington
Copeland
New York
Hoover
George
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Edward Terry
San
Woman Bandit Irene Schroeder Testsimony in Court
Irene Schroeder resumed the witness stand in New Castle Pennsylvania as special prosecutor Charles J. Margiotti pressed his cross examination in the case naming her as a woman bandit charged with the slaying of Corporal Dr. Paul of the state highway patrol. Schroeder appeared unsure and watched Margiotti as he questioned her, with remarks urging caution.
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New Castle
Irene Schroeder
Charles J. Margiotti
Pennsylvania
Dr. Paul
State Highway Patrol
Irene
Margiotti
Glenn Dague
Schroeder Recalled for Cross-Exam in Patrolman Slaying
Irene Schroeder, 21, a former Wheeling waitress who turned to crime, was recalled to the witness stand for further state cross-examination over the December slaying of a state highway patrolman near New Castle. The case steams toward possible electric chair.
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New Castle
Irene Schroeder
Wheeling
W. Va
Electric Chair
Dog Doomed to Die Escapes As Court Battle Is Opened
In Santa Rosa California March 19 a court battle opened to stay a death sentence tied to a disappearance case. The story centers on Tim and the attempt to resolve the mystery surrounding his plight amid legal proceedings.
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Dog
Santa ‘Rosa
Calif
Tim
Personal Broker Named in Notable Fund Transfer
A report details a $36,100 transfer tied to Shoals Lobby and first deposit activities linked to a named personal broker. The item emphasizes the sum and involved parties but omits additional context from the fragment.
Huston deposits linked to stock purchases in Tennessee case
Testimony shows deposits totaling 36 100 were used to buy stocks by Huston and funds deposited in an account tied to the association. Charles A. of a brokerage firm said checks included 22 000 and 14 100 with funds later used for stock purchases. Krick testified that 36 100 was owed by W. E. B. Moore.
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Tennessee River
Huston
Charles A
Taut
Ublican
Zanamid Cy
Shoals
Flobbmittee
Muscle Shoals
Krick
Worthington
Radio Program Schedule for WODX Studio
Wednesday radio lineup from The Register and News-Item studio on 1410 kcs lists Sunshine Hour Gayfer's Store Records A Save It Book for Thrifty People Easy Hour Off the Air Dinner Music Orchestra Jesse French Sons Adam Glassroel Newlyweds Hana Davis National Sea na with time blocks from 12:00 to 9:00 pm and various segment titles.
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WODX
Register
Sunshine Hour
Gayfer's
White Swan
Jesse French Sons
Adam Glassroel
Hana-Davis
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River Bulletin
Peo Wane
Columbus
Selma Eeeneee
Bon Air and
Motion Picture Theatre
Mallon Folbre
Dag
Berlin
Taft
Bowery
Imee Eesse Ang
Booth
House Judiciary Committee
H. W Jenkins
Jenkins
Horace Taft
Wilam Howard Taft
Irving Fisher
Yale
Sayre
Bouldin
Wilkinson
Gulf Coast
Bilbo
Miss
Carl Marshall
House of Representatives
Marshal
Sissippi
B. Crafts
Arrost
Lila
Buddle
R. Henri Marchand
Gang Czar
Doheny Atot
Banui
Apt
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