Road work and new air mail service planned for Mobile area
Mobile plans a starting air mail service with fast planes as work proceeds on Baldwin county paving and grading. Contracts for the 15 mile Old Spanish Trail link between Robertsdale and the Styx river are expected within months, with paving to follow. Escambia County Florida approves graveling and paving Pensacola to the Alabama line, while the Mobile bay causeway sections near completion. Bridges over Perdido and Styx rivers are passable and cut travel time to Mobile. A Monday drive showed the route via Loxley in good condition and nearly a two hour trip to Mobile.
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Baldwin County
Robertsdale
Styx River
Alabama Highway Commission
Escambia County
Fla
Pensacola
Alabama Line
Lillian
Mobile Bay
Perdido River
Mobile
Loxley
Better Rail Link With Chicago Said Need For Mobile
Mobile residents press for improved rail connections to Chicago to boost development. Charles Dawes of Chicago advocates faster, more frequent service to attract investors and accelerate Mobile’s growth toward metropolis status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mobile
Charles Dawes
Oigan
R. P. Barkley
Miami
Gulfport
Lions to Found Blind Prevention Class in Public School
Mobile Lions Club plans a new program on blindness prevention in a public school starting the next term. Superintendent W C Griggs provides a room. Elmer E Beach, Biloxi resident and Rex Beach's brother, may lecture on Achieving the Impossible. The club intends a $200 to $250 scholarship to fund the instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moseschwarz
Mobile Lions Club
W. C. Griggs
Elmer E. Beach
Biloxi
Rex Beach
Serg. Black Takes Up His New Duties
Sergeant John W. Black arrived to assume his post as special officer in charge of sanitation and beautifying work in Mobile. The commission made the beautification effort a permanent city movement and he will work with the cleanse and paint committee chaired by Tom Boone of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Black
Mobile
City Commission
Sergeant Black
Tom Boone
Chamber of Commerce
Cobb Testimony Heard In Protest Over Piling Rates
R G Cobb traffic manager of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce testified before the Alabama Public Service Commission in Montgomery about the Republic Crest Company wooden piling rate dispute. The commission will rule later. Cobb argues piling rates should not exceed lumber rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
Republic Cresate Company
Cobb
Two illicit 50 gallon stills destroyed in county
Deputies Barber Stringfellow and Gus Newell destroyed two gasoline stills in the western county yesterday. One was on Milkhouse branch south of Government street road and the other on Cottage Hill. Together the outfits contained 12 barrels of mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber and Stringfellow
Milkhouse Branch
Government Street Road
Gus Newell
Cottage Hill
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Holds Large Meeting
The quarterly meeting at Prichard church drew 120 members with Mrs. R. M. Hunter presiding. Dr. W. D. Powell of the Baptist mission spoke on foreign missions and shared experiences from foreign fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Prichard Church
R. M. Hunter
W. D. Powell
Baptist Mission
Weather forecast fragment for Mississippi region
The note describes fair conditions tonight with light to gentle northeast winds shifting to east and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Baldwin Murder Quiz Dropped For Time Being
Investigation into the killing of Z Marks, a liquor informer for the state prohibition forces and Baldwin County sheriff, near Oak Alabama, has been dropped for now. Three men arrested and later released on bail remain under review as authorities cite lack of eye witnesses to confirm the assassination.
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Z. Marks
Prohibition
Baldwin County
Oak
Ala
Bon Secour
Rufus Cannon
H. L. Dolive
Fred Durant
Lewis Watters
Bay Minette
Cannon
Marks
Baldwin
Law of
Carrollton High School party of 25 to visit Mobile
Twenty students and five teachers from Carrollton High School will visit Mobile this weekend. They arrive Friday evening via the Alabama Tennessee & Northern railroad and will dine with the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, attend a picture show, and tour the city including the state docks and bay bridge. They stay at YMCA facilities. Southern Bell invites them to inspect its plant.
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Carrollton
Ala
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
John T. Cochrane
Government Street
Bay
State Docks
Bay Bridge
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Cafe Burglary at Alex's Place Raises Small Stolen Totals
Early today a thief broke a side window at Alex's Place cafe near the Todd shipyard on Texas street and stole 2 dollars and cigars worth 10 dollars. Police report focus also on separate burglaries: tires taken from 11 North Franklin Street, and pipes stolen from 26 Lettuce Street during plumbing work.
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Alex’s
Texas Street
Todd Shipyard
N. C
Ministers' Outing at Battles Wharf Planned by Mobile Association
The Mobile Ministerial Association will hold its annual outing at Battles Wharf next month. A meeting at the Y M C A appointed J H Creighton as chairman of the arrangements committee. Ministers will be guests of Dr Dunbar Ogden who owns a summer home at Battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Ministerial Association
Battles Wharf
J. H. Creighton
Dunbar Ogden
Battles
Court Rules in Divorce Complaint Involving Harris and Hysmith
A divorce case involves Mrs. Hysmith alleging indiscretions by Mrs. Eleanor Elaine Harris former NY banker wife. The chancellor found no proof of non support and reserved on cruel and inhuman treatment while Harris denied all allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hysmith
Eleanor Elaine Harris
New York
E. Palsonates
Harris
Prisoners Start for Camp Kilby
Eight Mobile county prisoners convicted at the last term of circuit court were taken to the state prison at Camp Kilby today by Convict Agent G. F. Bush. They include L. A. Smith and John Smith for forgery eight years, H. Gray, O. Rayburn, Shep Johnson, Burley Croomes each for transportation of prohibited liquors and possession of a still, and C. Jackson for burglary four years. Peter Shelton, Ed Evans and Monroe White from Butler county joined the party, with White held over until today to join Mobile prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
Camp Kilby
G. F. Bush
L. A. Smith
John Smith
H. Gray
O. Rayburn
Shep Johnson
Burley Croomes
C. Jackson
Peter Shelton
Ed Evans
Monroe White
Butler County
Agent Bush
Mobile
Suit for damages after February 25 auto crash
Neely Cooper files a 10000 dollar damages suit in the circuit court against G S Dawson and Mabel Rector Dawson for injuries and auto damage from a February 25 collision at Dauphin and Broad streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. 8S. Dawson
Mabel Rector Dawson
Neely Cooper
Dauphin and
Broad Streets
Lawn Party by Oakdale PTA Set for Friday Afternoon
The annual lawn party and entertainment of the Oakdale Parent-Teachers Association will be held on the Oakdale school grounds on Friday May 4. The event features music features and a playlet in the auditorium as part of the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association of
Oakdale
American consul officer Walter Bee Wilson missing in Shanghai
Walter Bee Wilson, the American vice consul in Shanghai, has been missing for 33 hours. Consulate officials expressed growing apprehension about his disappearance. his home is listed as Greenville.
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Shanghai
Walter B. Wilson, Jr
Greenville
N. C
Wilson
United States
West Point
Walter Bee Wilson
Reo
Alienation suit seeks 250000 in Gulfport area
Mrs Rita Cox of Muskogee Oklahoma sues Mrs Dorothy Stanton of Pass Christian Mississippi in Harrison county court for 250000 damages claiming Stanton alienated her husband I G Os. The attorney for Stanton denies the allegations. A separate alienation suit against Stanton by Mrs J B Swetman was recently filed and settled out of court for 40000 dollars.
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Gulfport, Misse
Harrison County
Rita Cox
Muskogee
Okla
Dorothy Stanton
Pass Christian
Miss
Eoro Cox
Stanton
Christian
Wes
J. B. Swetman
Gulfport
Cigarette Makers Report April Slump in North Carolina
Raleigh May 2 A slump in cigarette manufacture by R J Reynolds American Tobacco and Liggett and Myers is shown in the April report by William Grissom North Carolina internal revenue collector. Collections totaled 15 603 689 dollars, 671 768 less than April 1927, though Grissom says the drop reflects plant and machine readjustments for imminent higher output rather than reduced smoking or overproduction. He notes tax stamp reductions before wholesale price cuts signaled producers gearing up for increased production.
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Raleigh
N. C
R. J. Reynolds
American Tobacco Company
Liggett and Myers
William Grissom
Internal Revenue
North Carolina
Grissom
Textile Plant To Locate At Rome Ga
The American Chatillon Corporation announced plans to build a rayon silk and viscose plant in Rome Georgia with authorized capital of 10 million dollars. It will employ about 2,200 workers in the first year and over 4,000 once full production is reached. Initial output aims for 12,000 pounds daily of rayon silk and 6,000 pounds daily of rayon by acetates, rising to double around 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Chatillon Corporation
Rome
Mail Planes Speed On New Air Trails Through Southern Skies
First air mail plane arrived under new routes in the South as terminals closed for the first time. The flight pressed through early morning weather, with arrival clocks showing 4:35 a.m. local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Tore
New York Atlanta Train Service Disrupted By Schedule Issue
A New York to Atlanta service began last night but ran into disruption as the schedule faced problems. Details remain unclear as the text is incomplete and reads like a fragment from a larger transit notice.
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Satine x
A. Mae
Ana
Forgery and murder cases heard in circuit court
The report details several pleas and sentences: a man named Tee forged T. E. Bartmess checks for $80 and got four years in Kilby penitentiary for second degree forgery. Mary Smith alias Blue pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter for stabbing Louis Wilkerson and was fined $500 with costs plus a year of hard labor and 140 days in default. Ollie Claiborne pleaded guilty to burglary and received 15 months. Jeff Dixon faced manufacturing illegal liquor and illicit still charges, bound over to the circuit court grand jury on $500 bond.
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Orgery
Tee
T. E. Bartmess
Mary Smith
Blue
Louis Wilkerson
Ollie Claiborne
John Fluenker
Jeff Dixon
Sinclair Testimony Reveals Oil Bond Deal Details
Sinclair described talking oil bonds before the committee and testified that Stewart and he received over 750000 each after Continental sold to their companies at a profit of 25 cents a barrel. He said the proceeds were returned to the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company owned by Sinclair and Standard of Indiana interests.
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Stanton
Stewart
Sinclair
Continental
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Sinclair and Standard of Indiana
Standard
Unclear OCR fragment about a morning event and avatar whirlwind
Fragmentary report notes a morning occurrence involving Vivian Jones and a southbound path. Details are unclear due to garbled text, making it difficult to determine the exact action, location, or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Jones
Seley
U S Grand Jury Returns 30 True Bills
The U S grand jury brought 30 true bills after a brief session report notes 63 witnesses were examined. Capiases will be issued soon by U S Marshal J A Stafford. Jury foreman J C Melvin of Selma led the panel with members from counties including Dallas Perry Hale Mobile Marengo and Wilcox.
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United States
J. A. Stafford
J. C. Melvin
Selma
Foreman
G. R. Beers
Dallas County
F. M. Britton
Hale County
H. L. Copeland
Perry County
J. R. Crosley
Mobile County
Walter T. Curtiz
Frank Earl
Baldwin County
A. T. Ellis
Monroe County
Hearn
Choctaw County
W. B. Hull
Charles P. Johnston
8. C. Nettles
Wilcox County
J. B. Phillips
C. M. Stallworth
Marengo County
W. A. Christian
A. W. Hyndman
Sam Kayser
William Shock
Iicaragu an Revolt Costs 2000 Lives
Managua Nic May 2 The annual report Hector to the United States calls the revolution the worst in 100 years with an estimated 17 million dollars in damages. Claims cover property destroyed or seized by government and revolutionary forces through March 31 1928. The San Albino mine owner Charles Butters filed the largest claim near 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nic
Hector
United States
Nicaragua
la Luz
Pis Pis
Charles Butters
San Albino
Zadek Widow Elizabeth Zadek Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Elizabeth G Bromberg Zadek widow of Emil Oscar Zadek died early today after a brief illness She leaves a brother Frederick G Bromberg a niece Mrs Lissette Bromberg Turner and other nieces and nephews A native of Cambridge Massachusetts she had lived in Mobile since early childhood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth G. Bromberg Zadek
Emil Oscar Zadek
Frederick G. Bromberg
Lissette Bromberg Turner
Shriners of Abba Make Impression in Miami Parade
Abba Temple of Mobile drew loud cheers in a three mile long Shriners parade attended by 87 000 from across the country in Miami yesterday. Mobile nobles wore colorful regalia and entertained hopes of a Havana trip after the convention ends Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abba
Mobile
Miami
Havana
Bremen Crew Welcomed In Washington As Aerial Pioneers
The Bremen crew Von Huenefeld Fitzmaurice and Koehl arrived by train to Bolling Field and were greeted by Secretary Kellogg, Major Davidson, and a cheering crowd. Kellogg called their nonstop North Atlantic flight a milestone in narrowing world distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Washington
U.S
Europe
North Atlantic
Kellogg
New
Frederick H. Gee Dies in Los Angeles
Frederick H. Gee, 74, a veteran newspaper editor and publisher from Syracuse, New York, died after a short illness in Los Angeles. He spent nearly fifty years in the Syracuse newspaper field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Gee
Angeles
Los Angeles
Syracuse
N. Y
Gee
Kellogg Seen as Likely Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Berlin May 2 Secretary of State Frank B Kellogg is considered in responsible diplomatic quarters as certain to receive the 1928 Nobel Peace Prize according to United Press from sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frank B. Kellogg
United Press
Geologists Prepare Alaskan Expedition
A party of scientists led by C. P. topographer and Dr Jaggar departed for Alaska to study volcanic crust and earthquake activity. They plan to photograph regions along the Bering Sea coast, moving between sites near Honokai and other coastlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P
Ripe
Dr. Jaggar
Yeste
Bering Sea
Unclear weather halts Italia air mission in Germany
Unfavorable weather at Seddin airdrome in Stölp Germany on May 24 4 prevents the Italia unit from taking off. General Umberto Not flying to Kings Bay Spitzbergen base for North Polar expeditions is delayed.
Famous Indian fighter dies in San Antonio
Brigadier General Francis 87 a retired Indian fighter and veteran of the American wars and the Philippine insurrection died in San Antonio Texas yesterday.
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San Antonio
Tex
Francis 87
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Alabama
Coe A
Robertsdale-Styx
Rich
Huntsville
Arthur Rich
Foley
Alabama Nurserymen's Association
Cawthon Hotel
Lloyd Abbot
F. T. Nye
Irvington
Thomas Dodd
Semmes
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H. B. Chase
Chase, Ala
John Fraser, Jr
G. H. Murrell
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Walter Wilson
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W. N. Dewald
St. Tammany-Gulf Airways
Fokker
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