Street worker injured in city truck accident
John Bowen Wilson a 40 year old city street department employee was struck by a Vaughan Lumber Company truck at Dauphin and Hallett streets and is hospitalized with a broken leg and other injuries. Driver T Blanks is held at the police station to determine the extent of Wilsons injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bowen Wilson
City Street Department
Vaughan Lumber Company
Dauphin
Hallett
T. Blanks
Wilson
Old Shell Road
Dauphin and
Public invited to oyster planting along Cedar Point area
Emory Akridge state oyster inspector invites the public to observe oyster planting underway off Cedar Point and Portersville Bay. The Vera Quinn will depart Bayou la Barre landing daily at 1:30 PM for Portersville Bay, carrying up to 25 guests. Planting directed by Captain Earl Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Akridge
Cedar Point
Portersville Bay
Vera Quinn
Bayou la Barre
Earl Bryant
Akridge
Fisheries Division
The
Conservation Department
Howard Will Play College Tuesday
A return series between Spring Hill and Howard colleges will be played here Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Howard Bulldogs lost 7-4 and 8-2 in recent Birmingham games. Spring Hill trained hard this week and looks to rebound against the visiting team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill
Howard Colleges
Birmingham
Howard Bulldogs
Hill
Pensacola Aviators
Hillians
Badgers
Pensacola
Aviators
Coast Guard Men To Take Up Special Work
Coast Guard personnel are assigned to special work in Cleveland. Co. D Goodwin chief machinist of the patrol boat AB-20 will depart for Cleveland to join Winton Engine Works. J B Massey formerly with AB-20 now stationed at Biloxi on CG-246 will also proceed to Cleveland via the city today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. D. Goodwin
Coast Guard
Wll
Cleveland
Winton Engine Works
Goodwin
Coast Guard Service
J. B. Massey
Biloxi
Forgery Charge Against Lee Smiley Upheld
Lee Smiley, labeled as a negro, faced the recorder on forgery charges filed by City Detective Eddie Werren. He allegedly forged Jack Daniels signatures on two checks for 10 and 20 dollars to pass at the Jordan Driverless Car Company. Damon Lucas, a new arrestee and material witness, escaped custody and must serve forty days or pay fines. a separate $50 or 50 day sentence relates to carrying concealed weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Smiley
Recorder
Eddie Werren
Police
Smiley
Jack Daniels
Jordan
Damon Lucas
Tcwins
Wilmer Track Field Meet to Feature County Schools
County schools will be represented at the Wilmer Alabama track meet this afternoon. Exhibits of domestic art domestic science and papers will be displayed as part of the national side of the event. The first event starts at 1 and the meet should finish around 4 with W E Jones YMCA physical director in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brobile
Wilmer
Ala
Essor W. E. Jones
Weather Forecast for Alabama Tonight and Sunday
The forecast for Alabama calls for fair conditions tonight with rising temperatures. Sunday is expected to be warmer, especially in the eastern portion of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Baseball Scores and Home Runs From National and American Leagues
Baseball results across the majors show multiple games with totals and key moments. Highlights include Meadows homering for Pittsburgh in the first, Fournier driving one in for New York, and Ring adding a Philadelphia homer late in the third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ring
Pittsburgh
Meadows
New York
Fournier
Carey
Huber
Burroughs
Towle Urges Early Action On Mobile Theodore Concrete Road
Mobile county officials plan to press the State Highway Department in Montgomery to advertise bids soon for the Mobile to Theodore concrete highway. Chairman Albert S. Towle will attend the good roads dinner, then urge the department to proceed as bids were slated to open in May. Rights of way are secured and detour routes prepared. Towle sees no reason for delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Mobile
Theodore
Albert S. Towle
Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Montgomery
Towle
John Rogers
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Tow
Third Arson Charge Arises From Local Grand Jury Actions
Willie Grosskopf of Prichard, 27, was docketed on a second degree arson charge for alleged fires at two dwellings owned by Andrew Straus and Henry Dukes. The dwellings were inhabited with occupants away. Will Hogan and Jack Gurwitch were also indicted for arson in related cases.
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Arso
Willie Grosskopf
Prichard
Grosskopf
Andrew Straus
Henry L. Dukes
Gus Dixon
Chamberlain
Will Hogan
Jack Gurwitch
Madison
Conception Streets
Gurwitch
Barton Seniors Hold Class Day Pageant at Lyons Park
Seniors of Barton Academy, the last class to graduate from the old building, present a Class Day pageant this afternoon at Lyons Park starting at 3 30. The program in three parts chronicles the students journey through high school with rehearsals completed after three weeks of practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Aademy
Lyons Park
Wiltse and Hall Meet in Third Baron Game at Monroe Park
Elberfeld sends Hal Wiltse to oppose Hall in the Birmingham Barons series at Monroe Park. In the opening frames both teams exchange threats with bases loaded and key outs, as Griffin and Schepner successively contribute with walks and timely hits. Two runs cross in the second inning for Birmingham on a single by Hall and a pair of runners advancing, while Mobile leaves a man on third.
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Birmingham Barons
Elberfeld
Hal Wiltse
Hall
Monroe Park
Mobile
Birmingham
Mulvey
Griffin
If Cueto
Stewart
Riley
Jeanes
Jones
Haas
Kelly
Bowman
Wilkie
Schopner
Maguire
Eeree
Chaplin
C. Hall
Wiltse
P. Tabi
Schepner
Cueto
Hartford
Lining
Lerain
Railroads Drop Handling Charge Effort at Southern Ports
Railroads abandon plan to charge handling fees on import traffic moving to local stations at southern ports. Hearing in New Orleans canceled as lines agree to continue absorbing charges, ending the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Office
New Orleans
Quarantine Site Survey Concludes in Mobile Harbor
Captain Stephen Olop of the Public Health Service completed a four day survey of Sand Island in Mobile harbor for a new quarantine station. He will draft final construction plans after arriving in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Olop
Surgeon General's Office
The
Public Health Service
Mobile
Washington
Sand Island
Mobile Harbor
Olop
Policemen Appear in New Uniforms at Mobile Headquarters
The Mobile police held a regular inspection at headquarters with members from all three shifts attending. Chief Warren F. Burch addressed the force, and every officer, including Chief Burch, wore the new summer uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Police Department
Warren F. Burch
Bureh
British steamer Mabay arrives for repairs at Alabama Drydock
The British steamer Mabay docked at the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company for repairs this morning. Page and Jones act as local agents for the vessel. After loading a cargo, the steamer Frank Lynch of Van Heyningen Brokerage sailed for New Orleans to freight shipments to the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabay
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Page and Jones
Frank Lynch
van Heynigen Brokerage Company
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Police Seek Ford Touring Car Stolen in Mississippi City
Mobile police are searching for a stolen Ford touring car at the request of Hattiesburg Mississippi chief Warren Burch. A long distance message notes the thieves took the vehicle in Mississippi City and carries license tag 27-767-Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Warren Burch
Mississippi
Von Ezdorf Tug Undergoes Dock Repairs In Harbor
The quarantine tug Von Ezdorf remained on Harris Drydocks' docks this morning for its annual inspection and general repairs. While on the docks, physicians at the local quarantine station will use the launch Puffin to board arriving vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Ezdorf
Harris Drydocks
Traffic laws in cities cause driver confusion says AAA
In a May 2 statement the American Automobile Association warns that municipal rules signs and directions are so confusing motorists suffer a traffic complex. Officials say busy cities create rules that defeat their purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Press
American Automobile Association
Mobile Exposition Exhibit Heads to New York
Mobile's exhibit for the Southern Exposition will depart the city today. Articles are crated and at a local express office awaiting forwarding. The Alabama state banquet is set for May 19 at the Hotel Astor with statewide and Birmingham participants aiding the Alabama booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
New York
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Astor
Alabama Society of
New York City
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
State
Alabama
State Docks Board
Docks Board
Barton Academy
Lumber Shippers Meet to Discuss Mobile Exports
Local lumber exporters and dealers from western Mississippi and east Louisiana plan a 11 o'clock Wednesday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss shipping Jumpher from those sections via the Mississippi railroad to Hattiesburg and Mobile. Rates prior to the train service cutback remain in effect after an Interstate Commerce Commission suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Hattiesburg
M. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Habeas Corpus Heard Over Embezzlement Suspect
Judge Claude A Grayson presided as habeas corpus hearings addressed the release bid of J N alias J M alias J Motley Lewis a CPA held on a Florida embezzlement warrant. Attorneys argued the governor’s removal warrant named J N Lewis not Motley Lewis while police established the alias and the arrest details with testimony from Detective Moody and Deputy Crossley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N
J. M
J. Motley Lewis
Orlando
Fla
Claude A. Grayson
Grayson
McMillan & Grove
Lewis
Brandon
Florida
J. N. Lewis
Polce
Chamberlain
H. E. Crossley
Moody
The
Police Department
Orlando, Fla
Pn 9 lands at navy yards after long sea flight
Reports from Philadelphia and other cities detail a PN 9 naval seaplane landing at the navy yards at 2 58 p m after 28 hours 86 minutes aloft without a stop. The messages also note a Klan setback in Marion Newfoundland and a guard death in Boston during maneuvers. Atlanta wins 1926 Parents and Teachers meeting and Liberty Mills plant sale for 219000 at chancery court sale in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Navy Yards
Marion
Williamson County Board of Supervisors
Boston
Alexander V. MacAulay
Massachusetts National Guard
East Boston
Austin
Texas
Atlanta
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Nashville
Tenn
Liberty Mills
Fourth
First National Banks
Sentiment shifts in Vermont kidnap case as Woodward faces charges
In Middlebury Vermont May 2 public sympathy swung toward Earl Woodward an ex convict charged with kidnapping Lucille Chatterton age 11 as details emerged of alleged parental abuse. The case drew praise for the girl’s rescue and notes the hope of a new home and schooling for Lucille while her father Walter Chatterton faced accusations of threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleberry
Earl Woodward
Lucille Chatterton
Vermont
Woodward
Walter Chatterton
Lucille
Chatterton
Noble Sanford
Frank C. Archibald
May Day Festivity Draws Mobilians to Daphne
Mobilians depart on the New Daphne for Daphne to attend the May Day festival starting at 9 30 this morning. The New Daphne sails again this afternoon. Athletic events fill the day as Baldwin county queen is chosen in the afternoon and crowned tonight at 8. Jumping contests racing baseball boxing and other sports are listed with two pro boxers among the main attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Baldwin County
Milk Ordinance Violation Fines Dairy Depot Operator
W Christiansen a dairy depot operator was fined 10 by Recorder D H Edington for labeling milk grade B as A. Inspector George W Fordney charged the offense. Christiansen claimed others violated the law, but the court said he must file complaints with the city commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Christiansen
Cairy
D. H. Edington
Board of Health
George W. Fordney
Christiansen
County contracts awarded by board in morning session
Contracts for county department supplies were awarded this morning by Clerk T. B. Allman of the county board of revenue and road commissioners. Fresh meats to Haas Bros, groceries to McPhillips Grocery Company, shoes to Morris Simon, clothing to L Hammel Dry Goods Co and Nelson & Bailey, hardware to Cunningham Hardware Co, harness to McGowin Lyons Hardware Co, stock feed to McMillan & Harrison Grain Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Allman
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Haas Bros
McPhillips Grocery Company
Morris Simon
L. Hammel Dry Goods Company
Nelson & Bailey
Cunningham Hardware Company
McGowin-Lyons Hardware Company
McMillan & Harrison Grain Company
Prichard Dance Hall Ordered Closed
Briggs' dance hall near the Mobile and Ohio crossing in Prichard is closed indefinitely after Sheriff Leon Schwarz received a petition from residents citing disorderly conduct. Chief Deputy Sheriff W O Robbins Jr confirmed the charges and ordered the establishment shut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Mobile and
Ohio
Prichard
Leon Schwarz
Schwarz
W. O. Robbins, Jr
Coolidge Outlook Sparks Confidence in Business Future
Washington May 2. President Coolidge says nationwide prospects for progress are unmatched as business conditions remain sound and production climbs. He notes gains in bank clearings and agriculture, urges self regulation by business, and warns on rising local taxation while expecting six months of federal stability amid tax and tariff debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United
Coolidge
Great Britain
Holland
America
Julius Klein
Foreign and Domestic Commerce Bureau
Commerce Department
Congress
Ransom Satsuma Company Incorp Oranges Orchards
The Ransom Satsuma Company Inc organized in this city filed incorporation papers in probate court. It will operate Satsuma orange and pecan orchards with headquarters at Fowl River. Capitalization is $20,000 paid in. Incorporators are S. M. Engs president N Sproat Heaney Kathryn Gettinger secretary and F G Gettinger vice president and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ransom Satsuma Company, Inc
Satsuma
Fowl River
M. Engs
N. Sproat Heaney
Kathryn 8. Gettinger
F. G. Gettinger
Man Charged With Operating Auto While Intoxicated
Gothan Scott, described as a negro, appeared before the recorder on a charge of operating an automobile while intoxicated after a collision between a car he rode in and a Yellow Cab driven by W T Matthews. The case was continued until May 5. Both cars sustained heavy damage.
Conviction in Cedar Grove flogging case prompts grand jury probe
W C Oliver, 28, carpenter and Cedar Grove church worker, convicted of conspiracy to flog John Barker, 53, Cedar Grove foreman. Judge Bell deferred sentence until next Wednesday. A grand jury inquiry into Cedar Grove conditions is planned, with May 11 as a suggested start. Three more suspects face conspiracy charges as bond is posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shreveport
W. C. Oliver
Cedar Grove
John Barker
Cleve
W. E. Miller
T. F. Bell
Oliver
Miller
Nate Caese
T. R. Hughes
A. M. Mayburn
Poer
Olliver
Ler
Mason V. Boatwright
Carpenter
Forest Lee
A. Houston Nettles
Coles
Bell
Chief Engineer Attacked Aboard Steamship Essex
W J Crosson chief engineer of the Essex Merchts and Miners Transportation Company was wounded on the head when struck from behind with a heavy cast iron piece while aboard at sea. He is hospitalized in Savannah Ga and a suspect named as a negro was arrested after the ship docked.
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Savannah
W. J. Crosson
Essex
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Crosson
Philadelphia
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Schilling
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O’neil
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Carlson
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Sheehan
Douglas
R. H. BE
Vance
de Berry
Nehf
Scott
St. Louis
Snyder
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Sosh
Shawkey
Schang
Wingfield
Picinich
Cochran
Coyaleskie
Ue Sooereg
Danforth
Vangfider
Severeid
Faber and Schalk
Barton
Bears
Useles
Ford Aerial
R. W. Schroeder
Ford Airport
Dearborn
Mich
Detroit
Ford Company
Satsuma Company
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