Mobile to open bids for new public library
Officials announce bids will be opened in April for Mobile’s new public library on Government Street near Wilkinson, with construction to start in early summer. The Bernheimer Memorial adds 30000 to support a library addition, on a site cleared from Government to Scott Street. Architect George B. Rogers completed plans as bids await advertisement this week.
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Mobile
Southwest Government and
Wilkinson Streets
Library Association
Government Street
Wilkinson
Scott Street
Bernheimer
George B. Rogers
Community Chest to curb street begging in Mobile
The Mobile Community Chest plans to end indiscriminate begging and curb general solicitation on streets by unauthorized outfits. A Kiwanis committee urged forming a new family and case work agency, while also seeking city commission action to remove unworthy beggars, block tag days, and require approval for street appeals.
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Mobile
Mobile Community Chest
Chest
Kiwanisub
Nevius
Kiwanis Committee
City Commission
Kiwanis
Community Chest
Ki Is
Col
F. G. Lawton
Nevins
Pelham Durant
Edwin Warley
Chest Board
Gordon Smith
J. Bleckler Thornton
L. D. Dix
Kidnapping Suspect Trio In Virginia Frasier Case Reported
Chattanooga police announce the kidnapping of two year old Virginia Josephine Frasier by Frank Baskett a former policeman and Mrs Annie Tominson with a third suspect under arrest. The nursemaid Miss Johnny Peale is questioned as detectives pursue a ransom motive. Baskett is jailed in Nashville amid high public tension and renewed senate talk of capital punishment for kidnapping.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Virginia Josephine Frasier
Frank Baskett
Annie Tominson
Dayton
Fred Frazier
Johnny Peale
Frazier
Baskett
Nashville
Luke Pogue
Frasier
Tominson
Frasiers
G. A. Miller
Virginia Jo
W. H. Hackett
State Senate
Coolidge Signals US China Role in Wartime Alliance
Fragmentary dispatch describes President Coolidge aiming for a unified American command in China with allied powers. It notes U.S. forces in Shanghai and Nanking areas and references MacMurray and naval contacts as part of contingency planning and cooperation guidance.
Made-In-Mobile campaign to showcase Barton area goods
The first Made-In-Mobile meeting is set for Friday April 8 at Barton Academy with weekly sessions through June 3 at neighborhood schools. Mobile manufacturers will display locally made products and prizes will be awarded. Mrs. Martin Holbrook chairs the organizing committee.
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Barton Academy
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Martin Holbrook
Barton and
Yerby
Barton
Oakdale
Arlington
Russell School
Lee School
Leinkauf
Woodcock
Lienkauf
Old Shell Road
High School
Semmes School
Clarke School
More Guilty Pleas In Dipping Cases In Circuit Court
Pleas of guilty for violating the cattle tick eradication law topped ten by noon today with fines and costs exceeding 40 dollars paid into the county treasury. Court staff anticipate clearing hundreds of docketed cases by Friday as 29 defendants admitted guilt by yesterday afternoon. M Cody and Ed Fincher were found not guilty due to lack of personal service. Forfeitures of bond with alias writs of arrest were recorded for H Pool and Bob Hamilton.
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M. Cody
Ed Fincher
H. Pool
Bob Hamilton
Two Nash Roadsters Stolen From City Streets
Two automobiles were reported stolen last night to headquarters. Dr. M Havard of Theodore Alabama reported a Nash roadster taken from the downtown area. Z Tyler Turner of 1561 Dauphin Street reported a Nash roadster stolen from Conti between Joachim and Jackson streets late yesterday afternoon.
Mobile Voted Logical Capital of the American Riviera
Dr. Albert Shaw, editor of the Review of Reviews and former ambassador to England, and John H. Perry of the Riviera Association declare Mobile the center of the American Riviera at a Battle House meeting. Several hundred people attend as Shaw plans a future port inspection and discusses Bay Bridge and related projects.
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Mobile
American Riviera
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
England
John H. Perry
Riviera Association
Battle House
Shaw
Pensacola
Bay Bridge
Mobile and Vicinity
Boston
New York
J. L. Bedsole
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Perry
Hartwell
Funeral set for Fr. Henry pastor of St Patrick’s
Funeral services for Rev. Father Michael Henry longtime pastor of St Patrick's Catholic Church will be held Thursday at 9 30 a m with Rev Monsignor D A Brady celebrating a requiem high mass Visitation by visiting clergymen from nearby dioceses burial will follow in the Catholic cemetery He died last night after months of illness a native of Ireland born 1868 He studied in Mungret College and in Rome ordained in 1896 later serving in Mobile St Vincent’s St Paul Birmingham Albany Decatur and since 1908 as pastor of St Patrick’s Survivors include a brother and sister in Ireland and other relatives.
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Father Michael Henry
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
D. A. Brady
Mobile
Father Henry
Ireland
Athlonet
Mungret College
Rome
Henry
St. Vincent’s Church
St. Paul's
Birmingham
Albany-Decatur
St. Patrick’s
Carrier pigeon killed by cat at Dearborn street yard
A carrier pigeon with two leg bands was killed by a cat in a yard at 450 South Dearborn Street. The incident was reported to The News-Item office by Mrs. T. P. Franco, who found the bird in her yard.
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Dearborn Street
Office Ag
T. P. Franco
Weather Summary for Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer interior areas. Showers are expected in extreme northern portions by Wednesday, with cloudy skies and further rain in Mississippi on Wednesday as well.
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Alabama
Mississippi
City of Fairburn Leads Four Vessels In Mobile Crippled Fleet
Four ships reported crippled at Mobile with City of Fairburn arriving after steering trouble in the gulf. Bayport towed Cockaponset in for Twelve Mile Island overhaul. Casey limps back to port from Gulf strike 150 miles out, lumber cargo from Mississippi Shipping. Catherine Scott returns to Mobile after storm damage with foretopmast blown away.
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Mobile
Shipping Board
City of Fairburn
Hamburg
Gulf
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Twelve Mile Island
Cockaponset
Bayport
South Pass
Casey
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Gulf of Mexico
Turner Terminals
Mississippi Shipping Company
Catherine Scott
Puerto Padre
Cuba
L. A. Scott
Four Ships Arrive and Depart Port at Mobile
Four vessels reached the Mobile port last night and this morning with three sailings recorded. The Antonio Lopez on Spanish flag arrived for J. B. Oliver and Company with general cargo, last port Galveston. Fruit ships Lysefjord from Belize and Gansfjord from Barbados docked with United Fruit, while Cocka arrived crippled towed by Bayport tug. Sailings include Tug Warbler to Key West in ballast, West Har daway to Rotterdam for Waterman, Swartford to Georgetown with general cargo. Westland leaves today for New Orleans to enter United Gulf Shipping service.
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Mobile
Antonio Lopez
J. B. Oliver and Company
Galveston
Lysefjord
Belize
Barrios
United Fruit Company
Shipping Board
Cocka
Bayport
Cockaponset
Twelve Mile Island
Warbler
Todd Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Key West
West Hardaway
Rotterdam
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Swartford
Georgetown
Westland
New Orleans
United Gulf Shipping Company
Two Share Hero Honor In China With Dixie Lad
John D. Wilson son of E L Wilson general manager of Rumford Hem oan Wom Rumford shared Blin 8 6 Fal. of they warships in the Yangtseng are ous attack on soccay A in Nan ny. When the United States destroyer Noa arrived here today from Wuhu he was relieved by destroyer Stewart Wilson told of his adventures with the two men of the William B Preston and others of the landing party He said that during Wednesday not they kept up a vigil on count but only on Thursday morning aid they have an intimation of theu tility of the Chinese soldiers A machine gun placed on a hill 200 yards away fired on our position and we ducked A little later word came that looting had begun Then we saw the refugee party coming with Consul Davis at the head with the Stars and To At noon four others and I walked a short distance from Socony Hill for chow Returning we were stopped by nationalist troops Our arms had been taken away earlier on Mr Davis orders so as not to incite the nationalists The soldiers demanded money One little devil stuck a rifle to my ribs and I thought the end had come I gave the leader all the money I had after which he kept the others from bothering me This bunch were just kids all under twenty but the leader but they were armed to the teeth much better than the northern soldiers We finally got away when our money was gone The soldiers then began looting Socony House and made a clean job We were still unarmed and helpless We could have cleaned out a whole lot of them with our automatic platols.
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Shanghai
John D. Wilson
E. L. Wilson
Rumford
Hemoan
Yangtseng
Soccay A
Nanny
Noa
Wuhu
Stewart
Wilson
William B. Preston
Consul Davis
Socony Hill
Chow
Mr. Davis
Fire forces workers to jump from third floor
In Chicago two Welllington Stone Company plant workers Gladys Rayner and Lacy Kinsie leapt to elevated tracks to escape a blaze. Mae Widekops and about 50 other employees trapped on the third floor suffered minor injuries in the panic. Damages are pegged at about 000.
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Chicago
Wellington Stone Company
Gladys Rayner
Lacy Kinsie
Mae Widekops
Slashes Throat in Train Berth in Chicago
Edward A. Holden a 66 year old Chicago dry goods merchant was found dead in a train berth aboard the Chicago and Alton midnight special from St Louis. His throat was slashed from ear to ear a bloody razor lay beside him. The body was discovered when the train arrived in Chicago.
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Chicago
Edward A. Holden
St. Louis
Ballots Return for Mobile Chamber Election
Ballots for the Mobile Chamber of Commerce annual board vote are returning in large numbers. Eight directors are chosen for three year terms. The board will elect officers after the results on April 9 during the annual meeting in April.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Comstians
Time Bomb Theory Dismissed in Bullet Explosion Case
Investigating board led by Captain H H Wolf found no local signs of a bomb in the Barataria Bay explosion that ripped the stern from the high speed Patrol Boat Bullet. They described the incident as a spontaneous burn with engines saved and the vessel raised for repairs at Pascagoula. The board continues to seek a definitive cause.
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Coast Guard
Barataria Bay
H. H. Wolf
Pascagoula
Wolf
Biloxi
Three Fruit Boats Due with Cargoes
Over 67000 bananas will reach Mobile by three United Fruit Company fruiters next week. Lysefjord and Ganefjord have arrived and will sail soon, with Bowden and Banan still to come this week. Verona arrives April 14 with 17000 stems, Commodore Rollins April 6 with 2000, and Norma April 8 with 30000. Ports of origin and passenger status are unclear.
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Mobile
United Fruit Company
Lysefjord
Ganefjord
Bowden
Banan
Verona
Commodore Rollins
Norma
The
Fruit Company
Auto collision injures man at Dearborn and Man streets
In a collision yesterday afternoon at Dearborn and Man streets, autos driven by C. W. Us of Fowl River and J. L. Stone of 565 Michigan avenue collided. Horace Scott of Allenville sustained bruises about the body in the crash.
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Dearborn
Man Streets
C. W. Us
Fowl River
J. L. Stone
Michigan Avenue
Horace Scott
Allenville
Scott
Detroit Gang Leader Dies in Gamblers Feud
Detroit March 29 Frank Wright third victim in a bootleggers feud dies from a fusillade of machine gun pistol and revolver bullets. Wright joins Joseph Bloom and George Cohen killed in an apartment corridor after answering a phone summons to a kidnapped comrade. Police seek Meyer Fish Bloomfield. two men, Robert Burke and Harry Levine, are in custody. Ullrich, Bloomfield’s brother in law, confirms Bloomfield was kidnapped with him. armed men halted them near downtown Detroit.
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Frank Wright
Yes
Wright
Joseph Bloom
George Cohen
Meyer “Fish” Bloomfield
Robert Burke
Harry Levine
Bloomfield
Arthur Albright
Ullrich
Controversy Over Sale of Common Sense Booklet
City Attorney Vincent Kilborn will decide if newsstands in the city may display and sell a booklet titled Common Sense by Dr. Dillon J. Spottewood. The issue arose after Mayor Hartwell ordered police to halt sales and was referred to the attorney to determine if the booklet contains libelous material.
Escapes Take Car To Make Getaway From County Farm
Four prisoners at the county convict farm near Irvington escaped last night and are believed to have fled in Dr H D Havard of Theodore s car. All escapees were white. Herbert Piper alias Gnesler previously escaped and was recaptured near Waynesboro Miss and returned to Mobile. He serves two years for auto tire theft. Other inmates include Marvin Ss M who faces six months for alleged watch theft.
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H. D. Havard
Theodore
Dr. Vard
Herbert Piper
Gnesler
Waynesboro
Miss
Mobile
O. Ee Ghee Es
Y c . Marvin Ss
Greer Murder Case Facing Jury in Pryor
In Pryor Oklahoma Anita Greer stands trial for murdering husband Leonard F. Greer with one state attorney and one defense lawyer remaining to finish closing arguments. The case involves an alleged conspiracy with Schuh to enable Greer to marry and follows earlier involvement of Ben by the mechanic in related actions.
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Okla
Anita Greer
Leonard F. Greer
Spavinaw Sporting Goods
Bo’ Cutee
Howard Tan
Geo
Langley
E. H. Johnson
Harlan, Ky
Ben
Horse Thieves Gang Arrested in Dakota Stampede
In Bismarck North Dakota on March 29 a band of desperadoes linked to cattle rustling and horse thefts was arrested on grand larceny charges. Seven men remained jailed at Mandan with four others sought after a yearlong investigation tracing to the Standing Rock area.
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N. D
Mandan
McIntosh
Ted Albers
Oliver County
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Negro Cleared in Assault Case in Mobile Court
Gus Johnson, a Black employee of the Mobile Gas Company working on St Joseph street, was cleared of the charge of assault with a pick handle after a recorder's court hearing. Evidence showed the complainant C A Carlson was the aggressor in the trouble.
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Gus Johnson
Mobile Gas Company
St. Joseph Street
St. Louis
St. Anthony
Recorder’s Court
C. A. Carlson
Noted mine owner dies in France Cannes death shocks Utah
Sale Lake City Utah March 29 W McCune wealthy mine owner in this country and South America died this morning in Cannes according to a word received here today.
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Sale Lake City
Utah
W. McCune
South America
Cannes
Gotham Police Official Resigns to Join AT T
Police Commissioner George V. McLaughlin resigns to become first vice president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The move announced in New York follows years leading Gotham’s police force and marks a transition to a corporate executive role.
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New York
George V. McLaughlin
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Baby Bandit Admits Murder in Georgia Case
A jailed suspect nicknamed the Baby Bandit confesses to the Hogan murder in Miami connected to a Florida prison escape. Police report the suspect, identified as a minor in some clippings, has provided details during a Florida jail interview as investigators prepare to present the confession at a court session.
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Macon
Miami
Bible Today
Hogan
Lobal
McIntosh
Berg
Hall
Ofhers
Ora Sprayer
New York
Florida
Million Dollar Grant for Cancer Institute at Washington University
A $1,000,000 grant funds a cancer research institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The project covers general diagnostics, X ray and related technologies, with about $250,000 for a four story building and the rest as an endowment for ongoing research.
English Racer Segrave Surges To 207.15 mph On Daytona Beach
Major Segrave, the English racing driver, reportedly hit 207.15 mph on Daytona Beach to unofficially shatter the beach speed record. A crowded duneside gathering watched as the mile mark stood at 173.22 mph last February, with official verification pending.
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Erave
Bell
Segrave Tad Estab
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