30 Mar 1927
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1927
Page
1
A 16 year old girl named Parrish was struck on Cottrell Street near Broad and taken home for care after the incident. EB Knight stopped to help and requested no arrests until further investigation by authorities.
A warrant was served on Beverley in the Vernely case involving a March 12 crash on Craft Highway that killed Miss Janie Bell Hudson of Prichard. Beverley faces charges of reckless driving and excessive speed. Other local court actions include fines for reckless driving and various prohibition and trespass cases.
Detroit March 6 Henry Ford remains under treatment at the Henry Ford hospital after a Sunday night automobile accident near the Dearborn plant. A small coupe driven by Ford was forced off an embankment and rolled several times. Ford walked to his estate gate before aid arrived and was later hospitalized for observation and a minor operation.
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The national oratorical contest nomination will be held at Spring Hill college auditorium at 8 o'clock with T Mackin M Brady Dol 1 EB Goss and R DeNeefe set to participate. The venue will feature the national colors and A Suffich invited as committee, alongside school staff and Kathleen Yerger, the principal. It marks the preparatory school’s second entrant contest this year.
Mobile Council 666 Knights of Columbus initiated a group of candidates at its regular meeting held last night at the home on Warren and Government streets. First degree recipients include John Murphy William A Shaw A Lawrence Coco John Patrick Weney Jr Herman Marston Leo Rev C Kennedy H Ve Charset Dill er Olivari Pat EB Lilley Jr L Towle J W Mills McHugh Jr.
Report to police states chicken thieves stole 18 Rhode Island red hens from Cassello farm on Ferry Road. The theft occurred last night with detectives investigating and a purse containing $12 and eyeglasses taken from a car parked at Hodge’s home.
Mostly cloudy tonight with light showers in the north portion. Interior could see warmer conditions. Southeast winds gentle across the area.
A new term Mamo meaning made in Mobile debuts in Mobile’s Commerce division efforts. The Credo in Mobile committee plans window displays in stores for a week and state wide campaigns with housewives gatherings in school buildings starting next Friday. Burton Butler proposed the word and organizers will have manufacturer reps at community events with talks on buying Mobile made goods and prizes for participants.
John Henry Foreman reports being held up with May Johnson in a car on Gayle street near Magnolia cemetery. An unidentified robber with a pistol forced Johnson from the car and took three rings while fleeing through the cemetery. A separate report alleges Dan Bell, sought for highway robbery, broke a Delaware street door and assaulted a man, then attacked Officer Qualis with an axe.
Robert Burke, a Black man, was arrested by Detectives Bauer and Aarras for operating an automobile while intoxicated. He appeared in court today and was fined $201 with $60 costs. The incident occurred on January 28.
The Boosters Club of White Bay announces an election meeting next Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend to choose officers and discuss club activities for the coming year.
Two ships arrived at Mobile today with one ship sailing. The Luckenbachs Lena Luckenbach heads to Pacific ports after loading cargo for shipment from San Francisco to San Diego. The Majestic from New Orleans brought general cargo under the British flag.
A through rate allowing mahogany logs to move from Mobile to Evansville and Louisville for processing and lumber to furniture factories has been authorized by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The new rate takes effect May 4 and aligns Mobile with south Atlantic port rates, while other notes mention Michigan peaches pricing to Mobile.
Joe Hertzogg of Wheeler Motors reports a thief entered his garage and stole a Chevrolet car. Detectives and deputy sheriffs search for the vehicle. Earlier, a car stolen from Conti and Conception Streets was later found abandoned by Officer Ed Tuns Tall in the city’s northern area.
Ambrose Parker's suit against the city of Prichard seeking to void its incorporation via quo warranto ends with a non suit. The court closes the case without a decision on incorporation.
In Bartow Ohio, jockey W H Tuck aged 58 faces bigamy charges after revelations of three wives. Prosecution details include a self described god error claim and reports of six marriages total. One wife is dead and two marriages ended in divorce. A third woman supplied information from Atlanta.
Miss Johnny Peale nurse to Virginia Jo Frazier was freed after 26 hours of detention by Chattanooga police. Det Chief Hackett said no evidence tied her to the abduction for ransom. Fr ank Baskett and Mrs Annie Miller Tomington remain under arrest. Frazier to address students defending the family’s trust in Miss Peale.
A roadster stolen Monday from Dr. H. D. Ha at Theodore Alabama was found yesterday afternoon near Mobile Heights. Four convicts who escaped from the county farm at Irvington are believed responsible, but no faces or descriptions are available. Deputy Sheriff J. C. Pumphrey recovered the vehicle.
City Commissioner Bates says an effort will be made to create a floral display at the Sol Dal Memorial located near Government Houston streets. The plan includes age-appropriate plants and flowers to complete the project.
Governor Richards suspended enforcement of the blue law on Sunday gas and motor oils after court injunctions in several cities allowing Sunday golf and motor product sales. The move follows a veto of a bill aimed at liberalizing the statute and pending judicial rulings statewide.
Annapolis reports Governor Ritchie administration asks Congress to set a nationwide referendum on all amendments to the state constitution. The General Assembly passed a joint resolution backing the move to direct a public vote on changes adopted previously.
March 20 story notes approval of bridge plans for Demopolis Bridge in Washington. Fragmentary text references wartime context and other names, with uncertain details about parties involved.
A February March seismic event rang through Cordova injuring no one and rattling buildings. Authorities say the quake lasting about five seconds was felt across the area with no aftershocks reported.
In Helena Arkansas on March 80 a river levee broke near Laconia Circle forcing all box cars into the danger zone. Refugees were moved to Mozark fourteen miles below Snow Lake with high ground to protect them. Missouri Pacific offered train service through the night. Natchez area flooded with officials halting Natchez River traffic. Red Cross crews to survey the situation tomorrow.
In Natchez and nearby areas, rising river water drives families from homes as the Mississippi at a high stage prompts authorities to reinforce levees. Local residents fear further displacement if floods worsen and cattle, crops, and property face damage amid ongoing weather.
Chicago reports four men killed within an hour in separate incidents. John Palumbo and his assistant Jack Prete were shot at home by Joseph Clemente who feared for his family. Frank Palumbo was killed in a car by unknown assailants. Clemente then killed himself after firing on Prete’s home and being wounded by police.
Billie Hill J W Hamilton and Charley Wiley pleaded guilty in circuit court to violating cattle tick eradication laws. Each paid a one cent fine plus costs. Deputy Bulivan later served warrants on Hamilton for prohibition violations. Hamilton posted bond and will be arraigned in criminal court.
John Q. Davis, 29, is arrested here on an escape charge. He was already wanted for jail breaking at Sintarelles Tieseeral See and is now locked up in the county jail.
In Memphis on March 29 a breach in a river bend near Lanconia Circle released waters that submerged about twelve thousand three hundred five hundred acres of fertile Arkansas land. The rising flood widened as a 61 foot stage discharged water along the levee.
In Pryor Oklahoma the trial of Mrs Anita Greer for the murder of her husband Leonard Greer rests with a district court jury. The state attorney summed up urging jurors to uphold law and memory of the victim. The lawyer warned the jury to weigh crime waves and the duty of juries in safeguarding justice.
A early March blaze in the Syndicate block of Franklin New Hampshire killed two women and a man and injured twenty one others. The dead were Miss Mamie Philbrook, 68, Mrs. Gage, 60, and Fred Gage, 60. Firefighters battled flames through the business district.
Liberal envoy Pedro J. Zepeda announced two defeats of the conservative army in iexbaain at the hands of the liberal forces today, marking significant victories in the March struggle. He reported the battles to the bureau here, noting the outcomes shift momentum in the ongoing conflict.
Fragmentary report mentions an admiral and detainees with references to British and American actions. Details are unreadable, with garbled names and phrases, making exact identities and events uncertain.
A garbled note mentions Shanghai and a journey with referenced travelers and en route status. No clear names, dates, or events are discernible, but the fragment implies a transit or shipment heading toward an unspecified destination.
Washington reports that the Interstate Commerce Commission held livestock shipping rates reasonable after complaints by livestock associations. The ruling allows slight schedule adjustments but opposes broad reductions, citing potential annual carrier losses if reductions were granted and labeling the case a test of Congress imposed limits on agricultural producers.
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