Fire near Semmes Probed by Deputies After House Burn
A one story dwelling near Semmes in the western county area was destroyed by fire believed set by arsonists. Hudson Howell owner reports the vacant house burned with no chance to save it. Tracks of an automobile and a man's footprints were found around the site as deputies investigate. Fire marshal will review all available evidence and an arrest is expected.
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Semmes
Hudson Howell
Areon
Pat Byrne
Howell
Stael
Coast Guard Boats Warned As Mississippi Flood Devours Route
The floodwaters on the Mississippi have damaged coast guard vessels. CG-302 limp toward Pascagoula for dry dock after a broken propeller. CG-301 towed into Vicksburg after a crash and propeller loss. Several boats badly damaged. none lost. Other craft rushed to New Orleans for debriefing and repairs.
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Mississippi
Coast Guard
Gulf Division
Vicksburg
Pascagoula
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Key West
Biloxi
Eee Sree
Keenenburg
Ouachita River
Natchez
Miss
Flood Devastates New Orleans Area As Levees Fail
Massive flooding from the Mississippi and its tributaries drives over twelve thousand from Concordia Parish and floods Vidalia Ferriday and nearby towns. Five thousand homeless in a region as rescuers use boats to evacuate people from rooftops and trees. Other levee breaches threaten adjacent parishes as floodwaters spread across Louisiana communities.
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New Orleans
Bt. Joseph
Walsipecot van
Made in Mobile film shot for theater campaign
A Made in Mobile film was shot Sunday afternoon in a theater store for display at the aferever theater and later moved to the Leinkauf School for a weekly community meeting. Mrs. J Holifield presides with assistance from several members as residents discuss buying locally made goods and present a short musical program by Pauline Pigford Teale DeWinter and others.
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Saenger Theater
Aferever
Lelnkauf School
Leinkauf
Parent-Teachers Association
T. Spavldine
Harry Case
J. Wilson
Pauline Pigford
Soni
Teale DeWinter
Embree Smith
Serena Edey
New Magnolia Vessel Inspected for Mobile Magnolia Run
Tied at the municipal wharves the New Magnolia undergoes inspection and engine work to replace the Magnolia on the Mobile to Magnolia Springs route. Brought from Magnolia Springs by Arthur Holk and Captain H. Pierce, the larger vessel will carry about 50 percent more and will serve the port with freight and passenger service to Fish River Week’s Bay and Foley district.
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Magnolia
Mobile
Magnolia Springs
Arthur Holk
H. Pierce
Death Raid Set for Hearing Soon
The case against Deputy Sheriff Felix H. Lee Chief of Police Gus Dixon and Federal Agent P T Graves for manslaughter in the death of Mack Turner is slated for hearing in inferior criminal court May 12. The defendants may waive examination to the grand jury meeting late June. All three surrendered at the county jail posting $1,000 bond.
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Felix H. Lee
Gus Dixon
P. T. Graves
Mack Turner
Turnerville
Inferior Criminal Court
Early Markets Open With Modest Buying on Industrial Stocks
At New York May 5 a moderate buying surge appeared at the opening on popular industrial issues. Dupont Baldwin Locomotive Houston Oil and Brooklyn Union Gas drew steady demand as traders moved to buy.
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New York
Dupont
Baldwin Locomotive
Houston Oil
Brooklyn Union Gas
New York Futures Open Ease With Mixed Front Month
Futures opened softer with May at 15.54 and Fas ter at 15.72. October sits at 16.01 and December January at 16.22 as the market threads through early trading signals.
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New York
New Orleans Futures
New Orleans may futures steady with quotes for May 15 46 a yield for May contracts. July 15.69 7s 15.91 December 16.98 January 16.12.
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New Orleans
Ae Orleans
Cottom
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and Friday across Alabama with a chance of local thunder showers in the north and central areas. In Mississippi the pattern is cloudy with possible local showers in extreme north and northern central portions and moderate southeast to south winds.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Under Arrest in Raymond Death Case
Dr W J Sullivan and actress Dorothy Mackaye are held by Los Angeles police for concealing facts in the death of Ray Raymond Mackaye. Film actor Paw Kelly, a friend of Miss Mackaye, is charged with the killing.
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W. J. Sullivan
Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Raymond
Miss Mackaye
Paw Kelly
Asheville Surgeon Elected Chief of Southern Medical Group
Dr. A. T. Prichard of Asheville North Carolina was elected chief surgeon at the doctors convention. Norfolk Virginia was picked as next meeting site with two convention cities named Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
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A. T. Prichard
Asheville
N. C
Norfolk, Va
R. J. Payne
St. Louis
M. B. Carr
Tatwell, Tenn
H. 8. Black
Spartanburg
D. C
Edith A. Foltz
State
William L. Sibert
State Docks Commission
John L. Cummings
Docks Commission
J. L. Bedsole
Chamber of Commerce
Association
Samuel R. Benedict
Birmingham
Burns
Earl R. Campbell
Chattanooga
Tenn
Battle House
Fairhope
May Ask Report on Van Heuvel
A report to the U S attorney general may be requested on John Van Heuvel a federal marshal recently arrested and convicted on police charges in Mobile according to a Washington dispatch The office said information had been received but an anonymous letter and clipping were forwarded and suggested a confidential report by the southern district of Alabama to the department
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United State
John. .Sargent
Washington
John van Heuvel
United States
Alex C. Birch
Mobile
Sargent
Washi
Airect
Southern District of
Alabama
van Heuvel
Department
Bridge operation cost is studied
County Treasurer George E. Stone estimates the cost of preparing an analysis for the Mobile bay bridge and board will be submitted to the board of revenue in a few days. Unofficial estimates put the county cost at about 50000 dollars yearly. Stone remains careful with figures.
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George E. Stone
Mobile Bay Bridge and Board
Stone
Dennis Sullivan Wins Gold Medal in Oratory Test
Dennis Sullivan won the national oratorical contest at Spring Hill High School in Mobile County. Five contestants competed with Sullivan performing The Lay of the Mad Man. Judges Rev. John P. Reville Norville R. Leigh and Tisdale Towart announced the results with the listed placements.
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Dennis P. Sullivan
Mobile County
Spring Hill High School
College Auditorium
Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan
Harold O’donnel
Oliver Livaudais
Frederick Broussard
John McCourt
Spring Hill Orchestra
Salvador
Bestrez
Olivers
Livaudais
Oscar Wildé
Rotary to Seat New Chief Today
Rotary Club holds installation of officers at 1 PM during lunch meeting in Battle House green room. New officers include A. F. Norquist president C. W. Hempstead first vice president W A Benson second vice president Herbert A Bruner secretary Joe Norton treasurer George D. Lin ing sergeant at arms 8 H Colvin s B dams Frank Rossman and Lester Carroll as directors.
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Rotary Club
Battle House
A. F. Norquist
C. W. Hempstead
W.A. Benson
Herbert A. Bruner
Joe Norton
George D. Lining
Wilmer Observes Better Health Week With Talks
Wilmer held Better Health Week with a program last night involving residents from several local communities. Speakers included Dr. L. T. Lane of Wilmer, Dr. J. Mac Bell of Mobile, and Dr. F. A. Webb of Mobile who discussed methods in child care. Wilmer is the county’s only community to sponsor such a week.
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Wilmer
L. T. Lane
J. Mac Bell
Mobile
F. A. Webb
Higher Tariff on Fertilizers Hits Alabama Freight
Farmers in Alabama face higher freight rates for domestic and imported fertilizer within weeks as Interstate Commerce Commission and Alabama Public Service Commission actions take effect. The Alabama PSC issued an order aligning intra state rates with interstate increases and scheduled a June 7 hearing on carriers rate petitions. A May 9 Atlanta conference will review interstate adjustments with Mobile Chamber of Commerce official R G Cobb attending.
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Alabama
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mobile
Atlanta
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
I. C
Seattle teacher claims solution to ancient angle problem
Bertice C. Hastings, 62, a Seattle high school instructor, announces successful trisection of all angles, a long unsolved geometric problem. He says engineers and designers will find the discovery practically valuable and widely applicable.
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Seattle
Wash
Bertice CC
Hastings
French inventor proposes flood control plan for U S
Paris May 5 A French engineer J Archer offers a plan to save the southern United States from floods. He proposes automated water flow methods costing far less than dykes and dredging and asks one percent reduction of France war debts as payment. He backs his claim with documents and guarantees.
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Paris
United States
J. Archer
Myron T. Herrick
France
Archer
Walter Boothe Still Alive After Two Weeks On Ventilator
Roanoke Va May 5 Walter L Boothe a young farmer remains alive today after two weeks on artificial respiration provided by friends in turns. Doctors say his condition has worsened but his heart action remains good and he stays conscious. A dislocated vertebrae from an automobile accident last year left him partially paralyzed and his lungs collapsed two weeks ago.
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Roanoke
Walter L. Boothe
Boothe
Chicago Health Expert to Aid in Flood Area
Chicago Health Commissioner Hermat N Bundesen received mayoral permission to join Illinois Central Railroad sanitation efforts in flooded Mississippi and Louisiana. Accompanied by Dr. William A Evans they will survey health and sanitation with Dr. F J Woodward in Jackson Mississippi.
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Chicago
Hermat N. Bundesen
William Hale Thompson
Illinois Central Railroad
Mississippi
Louisiana
Bundesen
C. C. Dowdall
Bundesend
William A. Evans
F. J. Woodward
Mississippi State Health Department
Jackson
Miss
Byrd Ocean Flight Indefinitely Postponed Report
Paris reports a possible indefinite postponement of the New York to Paris nonstop flight by Commander Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett. Dr. Herbert A. Gibbons says Wanamaker backs the project as a practical travel advance, noting the recovered America plane after a New Jersey crash during landing.
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Paris
New York-Paris
Richard Byrd
Floyd Bennett
Herbert A. Gibbons
American Trans-Oceanic Company
New York
Gibbons
Rodman Wanamaker
America
Europe
Byrd
Atlantic
Parta
Bennett
New Jersey
Anthony H. G. Fokker
Futures for Dixie Bright and Chamber Outlook Told
Washington May 5 The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States heard a bright business outlook for the United States with optimism for the East, West, South and North Central regions despite ongoing farm troubles. Speakers including Silas H. Strawn John B Lawrence Harry Chandler and George H Baldwin addressed regional prospects and the Pacific coast as the new commerce front door while noting agricultural distress and foreclosures in the Midwest and continued migration dynamics in the South and racial intermingling debates.
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Washington
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
Middle West
Territory
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
Strawn
John 8. Lawrence
New England Council
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles Times
George H. Baldwin
Jacksonville
Fla
Lawrence
New England
America
Pacific
Florida
South
Baldwin
Louisiana State University Boys Join Rescue Effort in Flood
Four hundred Louisiana State University students offered to pilot 200 small motorboats to reach refugees in the Mississippi flood area. They are experienced in river travel and first aid, with flat-bottomed nine cyraft craft and outboard motors. The volunteers also help set up a refugee camp for about 20,000 at the old university buildings.
Radio will aid in flood relief in Louisiana
A planned radio network will coordinate rescue and relief in flooded Louisiana. A fleet led by Major Malcolm Elliott will use wireless devices to direct six naval and coast guard craft and ten river boats on the Mississippi to gather and transport refugees from Baton Rouge to safety.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Ajor Malcolm Elliott
Army Neer
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Faukee
Mississippi
Ite
Market Report Bureau Opens in Federal Building
The daily market reporting bureau opens each spring in Mobile during cabbage and potato shipping season. H. E. Rutland will lead the operation on the third floor of the federal building, continuing from last year. The service will run for about two months.
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Daily Market Reporting Bureau
Mobile
Federal Building
H. EE. Rutland
Rutland
Office furniture shipment for new bureau unit in Mobile
Preparatory to opening the Mobile office of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce a shipment of office equipment has been made. Furniture will be placed in the Meaher building, leased for the office. The move marks the start of the coming fiscal year.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Meaher
Forest rangers promote forestry literature in Mobile County
Two forest rangers Wollie Mims and A Reeves assigned from the state office lecture in schools across the county and distribute forestry literature. A Montgomery dispatch notes the federal allotted funds of 38 260 for the coming fiscal year, contingent on use for forestry.
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Mobile
State Range
Lecturin
Opilaren
Wollie Mims 3
A. Reeves
State Commission of Foretry
Jaly
Montgomery
Alabama
U States
Classified Ad Call to Action Spins Rooms Rented
Reader is urged to rent rooms through the classified section by using regular ad placements. The notice promotes checking the ads to fill vacancies and invites quick engagement.
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Luuidiana
Ami Afr AF Fileaara
Alaiffriain
Shyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Queens County Courthouse
Henry Aud Gray
Gray
Ruth Snyder
Mrs. Snyder
Sny
Jamaica
Queeny Village
Sabove
Lorraine
Long Pend Y
Bridge
Hency
Snyder
NEW Bay Packet
Wall Street
Southern Railway
Norfolk
Spring Hill
Rotary
U. S
Walter Boothe
Thompson
J. C. Forces
Dixie Bright
U.S
Chamber
Market Report Bureau
Forest Rangers
Bell
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