Two crippled vessels head for Mobile in towing rescue
Two damaged ships move toward Mobile after a heavy squall. The shipping board steamer Cockaponset, towed by the tug Bayport, lost a turbine shaft off South Pass and seeks South Pass entry. The schooner Catherine Scott, from Cuba with lumber, lost her foretopmast and jib boom but continues toward Puerto Padre and Mobile.
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Shipping Board
Mobile
Cockaponset
South Pass
Catherine Scott
Cuba
Bayport
Cockpoonset
L. A. Scott
Galveston
Puerto Padre
Waterman Steamship Corporation
United Sates Ones Board
Elve Mile Island
Alabama legislature joint judiciary to meet in federal court
The Alabama senate and house joint judiciary committee will hold sessions in the federal court room on April 7 and 8. Members will hear from board association representatives on criminal procedure law changes and the Baumes act. Attending are Sen Watt Brown, J Lee Long, Ww. Davis, and others. The panel will also discuss workmen compensation and jury system charges.
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Joint Judiciary Committee
Alabama Senate
House
Maron Vickers
Mobile County
Vickers
Board Association
Watt Brown
Senate
J. Lee Long
Davis
Travis
Bonner
Young and Ellis
Simpson
Ware
Winn
Starnes
Luck
Norwood
Sanderson
Seventy one tad ng hy i ing contracted aboard the Noa
An American aboard the Noa reports coming from Chinkiang and ports where conflict between communists and nationalists continues. The steamer arrived Sunday bearing updates on the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tad Ng
Head of Survey on Mobile Visit
Campbell Scott president of the Technical Advisory Corporation of New York is in Mobile to confer with Chamber of Commerce officials and city commissioners on the survey report. He says Mobile has port and industrial potential requiring cooperation and hard work from citizens. He stresses support for state art terminals to spur natural industrial development and notes the back-country trade area is vital for industry. He will stay two or three days.
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Campbell Scott
Technical Advisory Corporation of
New York
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
City Commission
Scott
Auto Collision Injures Driver and Passenger in City
R W Bracken of Prichard was injured when his car hit another vehicle on the highway. Kostas was struck by an auto driven by Pauline Rourke while crossing at St Joseph and St Francis streets. Kostas was taken to City Hospital for treatment. A negro woman named Testight was wounded as a bystander as the incident unfolded.
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R. W. Bracken
Prichard
Natah James
Kostas
Pauline Rourke
St. Josep and
St. Francis
Eeeta Testight
Ort Ort
Weather Forecast Sketch for Tuesday Showers
Fair tonight with calmer conditions. Tuesday looks to bring showers mainly in the southwest portion. Temperatures remain mild with light to gentle winds from the north toward the east coast.
Riviera plans to be subject meet tonight
Several hundred Mobilians are expected to attend the mass meeting at the Battle House in Mobile tonight at 8 o clock. Dr Albert Shaw and John H Perry arrive from Fairhope to discuss the Riviera Association plans with members of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and local clubs and the general public.
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Battle House
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
John H. Perry
American Riviera Association
Shaw
Perry
Fairhope
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Green Room
Riviera Association
Pensacola
Dauphin
Mobile
City Commission
Mr. Perry
J. L. Bedsole
Chamber of Commerce
J. B. Morrow
Pensacola Chamber of Commerce
Morrow
Bay Bridge
Dr. Shaw
Paul P. Stewart
T. L. Gant
O. H. L. Wernicke
Harry Hartwell
Gordon Smith
Ala
Turpentine Rates Cut by M. and O. Rail Line
New low rates on turpentine in barrels and tank cars to mobile and other points on the Ile and Ohio railroad to the coast have been authorized. The order affects shipments from various inland points and aims to reduce transportation costs for turpentine products along the line.
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Mobile
Ile & Ohio
The
According To
Burglars Strike Local Filling Station and Homes
The Standard Oil filling station at Government and Jackson streets was robbed last night with 32 gallons of oil stolen. Burglars gained entry by rear window. Separately a tire rim was taken from a car in the yard of W. Culver at 1509 Church Street. Attempts were made to break into the home of Mrs. M Sossaman on Elizabeth near Florida but neighbors fired shots and intruders fled. Deputies and a county officer searched the area but found no trace of the suspects.
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Standard Oil Company
Government
Jackson Streets
Co. W. Culver
Church Sree
Mayo to Use Mobile as Winter Headquarters in Florida Tour
Dr. William J. Mayo famed Rochester surgeon will base in Mobile for the winter. He will bring his yacht to Chickasabogue waters, lease a home in Chickasaw, cruise from there to Florida and other resorts. Mayo’s party inspected sites near Pascagoula and Moss Point before selecting Chickasaw.
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William J. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Mobile
William T. Henderson
Mayo
Chickasabogue
Chickasaw
Florida
Pascagoula
Oss Point
Negro Minister Is Shot to Death Near Cottage Hill
Harry Groves, a Negro minister, was shot at his Foster Road home near Cottage Hill yesterday afternoon at 2 30. Johnson Bradley, another Negro, is charged with the shooting. Coroner Hale reports Groves was shot in the abdomen and beaten about the head. two men quarrelled. Sheriff Byrne and officers investigated the killing.
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Harry Groves
Foster Road
Cottage Hill
Johnson Bradley
F. Hale
Groves
Pat Byrne
Fed- I
Barber
Will Koster
Farrell Golden Tie In South Open Playoff
Two New Jersey golfers Johnny Farrell of Quaker City and John Golden of Patterson led the South Open after 18 holes and faced a playoff at 2 pm today at East Lake. The leaders had finished with 209 strokes and a share of the prize pool offered, with $4,000 for first and $1,760 for second, to be decided in the playoff.
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Atlanta
New Jersey
Johnny Farrell
Quaker
John Golden
Paterson
East Lake Club
Weekend port arrivals reach eleven at Mobile
Week end at the Port of Mobile shows eleven arrivals with four departures and three more due to arrive. General cargo ships from New York via Tampa and the West Cobalt from New Orleans docked for discharge. Various vessels including the Verona United Fruit and Lake Benton reported cargo in transit and plans for return trips.
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Mobile
New York
Tampa
West Cobalt
New Orleans
Waterman Tp Corporation
Hunter Benn
Consul Olsson
Transmarine
Pensacola
Adler
A. W. Thompson
Gulf Ports
Maiden Creek
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Gulfport
Almuiium Line
Swatsford
Verona
United Fruit Company
Tela
Lake Benton
Mobile, Miami and Gulf Steamship Company
Lake Charles
Commodore Rollins
Standard Oil Company
Benjamin Brewster
Baytown
Burko
J. B. Oliver and Company
Jucaro
Casey
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Bowden
Banan
Shipping Board
Cockaponset
Bayport
South Pass
Twelve Mile Island
L. A. Seott
Catherine Scott
Kidnapping Case In Chattanooga Ends With Baby Found
A two year old child abducted four days earlier in Chattanooga was found unharmed after police and volunteers intensified the search. The infant had been drugged with a small amount but recovered quickly. Fraziers, a local physician couple, were briefly visited by authorities as the investigation continued with the city wide manhunt.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Kidpapers
Frasier
John G. Venable
Flist Presbyterian Church
Frazier
Youth slashes host at house dance in Thorsby
Thorsby Alabama March 28—Tal Madge Davis 22 stabbed Amos Grooms 33 during a Saturday night house dance after Grooms asked him not to spit. Davis fled but later surrendered and faces first degree murder charges. Grooms died hours later in a hospital leaving a widow and three children.
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Thorsby
Ala
Amos Grooms
Talmadge Davis
Grooms
Davis
Mia
Sailor Lad From Dixie Named Outstanding China Hero
London report profiles American sailor from Dixie among China heroes. Foreign Secretary notes no negotiations while Cantonese unrest continues. He cites international settlement size and population as context for British action amid chaotic conditions.
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Sailor Lad
Dixie One
China
Monroe Park Named Guard Camp Site for Aerial Division Encampment
A special committee on sites recommended Monroe Park in Mobile as the guard camp site for the annual List Division Aerial encampment. The proposal, preferred over the old fair grounds, will be sent to Major Sumptur Smith and the adjutant general for approval. The encampment runs July 17 to 31 with 115 to 160 personnel and about 16 planes, using Monroe Park buildings and space for plane landings, while main flying occurs at the American Legion field on Ann Street.
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Monroe Park
Alabama National Guard
Sumptur Smith
Adjutant General
Montgomery
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Grounds
Mobile Light and Road Company
Mobile
American Legion
Ann Street
Salary Conference To Be Held Today In City Hall
City hall hosts a salary conference this afternoon to debate raises for firemen, police, street workers, and other city employees. The twelve citizen committee backs a ten dollar monthly bump for fire and police, while Mayor Hartwell seeks increases for street staff and all rankers earning under one hundred dollars monthly.
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Harry T. Hartwell
Citizens Committee
Ernst To Return Two Prisoners
County Traffic Officer Will Ernet left the city for Montgomery to return two prisoners who escaped from the county road gang. They are Lawyer Curry serving six months and Ernest Houston serving a year for petty larceny. They were captured at the state capitol by Montgomery police.
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Will Ernet
Montgomery
Curry
Ernest Houston
Police Guarding Mother Dog With Litter in Cave
In Redondo Beach California a fox terrier protected seven newborn puppies in a mountain cave home despite repeated attacks by predators. The mother dog, injured at the cave entrance, refused a hunter until he returned with food and milk. Police checked the den and found the terrier family in excellent health.
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Redondo Beach
Cal
Suspect in Atlanta Murder Seeks Freedom in Writ
Lovett faces a writ hearing after being arrested on extradition questions linked to the murder of Bert Donaldson in Atlanta last summer. Donaldson, an investigator for General Boykin, was lured to a death trap by a mysterious phone call. Authorities dispute Lovett’s alibi and aim to extradite him to Atlanta.
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Lovett
Atlanta
Donaldson
General Boykin
Prohibition Raid Sees 10 Arrested at 661 St. Michael
Police raid on a Fr. house at 661 St. Michael led to 10 arrests, including two women. One woman escaped. Detectives Connick Wilcox Moody and Franco conducted the operation. Fines ranged from 15 to 100 dollars for charges of disorderly place and vagrancy. Prohibition violator M. T. Travis fined 30 dollars. Other cases postponed or continued to April 2. A clerk, Rufus Orr, faced assault charges in a separate matter with a knife incident injuring Henry Morningator at Conti and Royal streets.
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Fr. House
St. Michael
Miller
Connick, Wilcox
Moody
Franco
Recorder
Sie Johnson
G. D. Lester
A. L. Jernigan
Thomas Johnson
J. H. Singer
Larry Moore
M. T. Travis
Thomas McIntyre
Je L. Steadham
Rufus Orr
Henry Morningator
Recorder’s Court
Conti
Royal Streets
Morningstar
Lem Andrews Bound On Prohibition Charge In Mount Vernon
Lem Andrews was arraigned in the inferior criminal court on a prohibition violation after being caught near Mount Vernon. He waived exam, was bound over to the circuit court, with bond set at 600 dollars. Eloise Martin faced dry laws charges and received a 50 dollar fine plus court costs. John Greek and H. M. were fined one dollar and costs for reckless driving. A case involving possession and value of a quail was continued to Wednesday.
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Lem Andrews
Mount Vernon
Inferior Criminal Court
Eloise Martin
John Greek
H. M
Clarke
Joe En
Allied Reinforcements May Form Unified Command in Tonkin
Disjointed reports describe reinforcements from Tonkin Annam and Shanghai concessions. French troops, with a 16 centimeter gun battery, are joined by a colonial infantry and naval detachments. Major Duncan and the British commander discuss cooperation but urge a unified allied command in the internal theater.
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Tonkin
Annam
Shanghai
Majoruncan
Itoaatmander
I Aa
War in Shanghai Threatens Naval Operations
Reports from Shanghai on March 28 describe ongoing hostilities as nationalist troops clash with forces controlling coastlines. Southern destroyers WN and Preble report enemy fire near multiple points while replying with machine fire and 3-inch and 8-inch shells. no casualties are reported.
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Shanghai
Preble
William B
Tokyo Notes Point to Inflation Fears and Troop Stance
A terse dispatch from Tokyo on March 28 hints at inflation concerns and shifts in military posture. Reportedly some officials expect no immediate troop increases while inflation remains a rising topic for policymakers.
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Tokyo
22 Plead Guilty in Tick Law Cases
The first of several hundred tick eradication law cases on the docket of the court opened this week, with 22 defendants entering pleas. Debi paid into the county one cent and costs of six cents for the docket, as attorneys T. J. Tewart and Edward J. Grove represented the defendants, while assistant solicitor Vernal Jansen represented the state.
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T. J. Tewart
Edward J. Grove
Sollelta Vernal Jansen
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Judiciary US
Department of Justice
Virginia Jo Frasier
Fred B. Frasier
Nho
United States Department of Justice
Happy
French
George C Taylor
United States
Eastern District of
Tennessee
J. M. Tolert
Nashville District
Taylor
Knokville
A& S
Stormy Petrel
Eugene Chen
Chin
Shanshai
Nanking
Yangtse River
Chen
London
Stroyer Nao
Man
Mary M. Welsh
Margaret Arston
American Methodist Girls’ School
Chengtu
Ching
Mildred Snell
Utica
Riviera
Jackson
DR. Mayo
Tripute
Henry Arren
Qeerserseneeee
Olin
N. Cat
Roger William
Sir Austen
Light and Railway Company
Ernst
Freedom
Ralph Lovett
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