Two Carolina Women Die in Burns and Explosion Incident
Miss Madge Donahue 17 of 958 Augusta street suffered arm burns when gasoline ignited after a basin spill near a gas heater. Nearby, Mrs Alma Aline Payne died weeks after severe burns received while dressing a child at 953 Church street. Funeral plans set for 2155 Dauphin street residence with Magnolia cemetery interment.
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Madge Donahue
Augusta Street
Alma Aline Payne
Burns
Mobile
Church Street
Payne
Calvin Payne
Co. W., Jn
Margie G
C. Taylor
James Taylor
Clarence Hollinshead
Ida Dickson
Whistler
Elizabeth Overstreet
Crichton
Higgins
Conditt
John F. Folkers
Dauphin Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Youth is Cut in Plateau Slashing Incident
Minton McDonald a 17 year old from Plateau was slashed about the face Friday night during a quarrel. He is at Providence infirmary reportedly improving. Albert Meaher 17 held on open charge by Prichard police as the investigation continues. Webster Norwood aided in taking the wounded boy to the hospital. The fight followed an argument and McDonald suffered a broken jaw and a deep cut from the eye to the neck.
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Minton McDonald
Plateau
Providence Infirmary
Albert Meaher
Prichard
McDonald
Webster Norwood
Cooper case ends in mistrial over Hartford Fire Insurance claim
The jury could not reach a verdict in the federal case of Howard Cooper of Whatley against Hartford Fire Insurance Co after hours of deliberation. Cooper sought about 4500 dollars for a home loss claimed after a fire, while the insurer alleged arson by Cooper. The trial proceeded for three days before Judge Robert Ervin discharged the jury.
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Howard Cooper
Whatley
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Robert 2. Ervin
Cooper
Husband Sees Wife Drown In Dog River
Mrs Dock Stringfellow about twenty years old drowned in Dog river at Yellow Bluff one mile below Tanner Ferry bridge Friday afternoon while wading with her sister and husband. Rescue attempts failed and her body was recovered an hour later. Funeral services set for 4 pm Saturday at Tanners chapel in Jackson county.
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Wilmer
Ala
Dock Stringfellow
Dog River
Yellow Bluff
Tanner Ferry Bridge
Murphy Trial Set for May 19 on Rose Murphy Case
Federal charges against Capt. John G. Murphy of Mobile arise from the loss of the steamship Rose Murphy off Florida over three years ago. Co defendants include James A. Fulford Salvador Martinez Ben F. Martinez Capt. George Wonson and Oriie Roddy. Wonson shot himself after arrest Roddy died at sea. No lives were lost and insurance disputes preceded the federal case.
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John G. Murphy
Mobile
Rose Murphy
Florida
Murphy
James A. Fulford
Texas
Salvador Martinez
Ben F. Martinez
George Wonson
Oriie Roddy
Wonson
Roddy
Coast Guard
Circuit
Cothron Held to Grand Jury on Prohibition Charge
William Cothron was held to the grand jury Saturday on a charge of violating the national prohibition law. He pleaded guilty when arraigned.
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William C. Cothron
Canal dredging to begin early week at Pensacola
Dredging of the inland waterway to connect Mobile and Pensacola with a nine foot channel will start Monday at the Pensacola end. Equipment shipped from Mobile has been overhauled and towed to off Port Pickens, ready for operations under federal funding announced by local engineers.
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Mobile
Pensacoa
Pensacola
Port Pickens
Communion Reminder For Holy Name Society
Rev Father J O Donoghue urges all Cavalier Club members and St Mary s high school boys to attend Sunday communion at 7 o clock in honor of the Blessed Mother. Rev E J Hackett spiritual director asks participation for the Catholic parish event at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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Holy Name Society
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
E J. Hackett
Cavalier Club
St. Mary's Church
Sixty Bank Job Bandits Face Sterling Hearing
Six desperadoes linked to the Lincoln Nebraska bank robbery and other Midwest robberies are en route to Sterling to face warrants for robbery with a gun. State police, joined by federal and local officers, guard the six in a marked caravan and plan hearings on arrival.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ilnois
Sterling
Lincoln
Neb
National Bank
Tommy Hayes
Thomas O'Connor
Jack Britt
Howard Lee
E. Hawks
William McQuillan
East St. Louis
Nam Springfield
Walter Koody
Lincoln Bank
Oliver Kempster
State Police
John Doe
Tommy Pat Connor
Heary Smith
Nebraska
United States
Injured Women Improve After Selma Street Crash
Two women injured Friday in a collision at Selma and George streets were reported improved Saturday. The victims are Mrs. J. F. Rettig and Miss Targie Bullen. The wreck occurred when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Osborne Barabino, with F. J. Inge and his son Francis H. Inge aboard. Rettig was taken to Mobile by Higgins and Conditt. Bullen returned home in her brother’s car.
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Selma
George
J. F. Rettig
Marine
Virginia
Misa Targie Bullen
Selma Street
Osborne Barabino
F. J. Inge
Francis H. Inge
Rettig
Mobile
Higgins and Conditt
Miss Bullen
J. E. Bullen, Jr
Coroner Reports Fatal Shooting In Malvern
In Malvern Arkansas on May 9 Phillip M. Smith, about 60, shot his wife after a quarrel outside their home on Main Street. He then fatally wounded himself. Mrs. Smith remained in critical condition. The couple, formerly of Hot Springs, had lived in Malvern about six years.
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Malvern
Phillip M. Smith
Main Street
Bank Robbery Strikes Jackson Bank on Capitol Street
Two masked men robbed Deposit Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Jackson. They forced employees to line up, seized cash from several drawers, and escaped with about $17 551. The incident ended after the vault was opened and an alarm was raised.
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Associated Press
Jackson, Miss
Deposit Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Capitol Street
Merchants Bank and Trust Company
James Swan
Mobile Roads Guarded Amid Bank Robbery Alert
Mississippi authorities in a telephone briefing says bank bandits may head to Mobile. officers request road patrols and guarded routes to intercept suspects.
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Mobile
Mississippi
Plea Dismissed on PSC Motion in Mobile Gas Case
The Public Service Commission in Montgomery Saturday dismissed the Turner-Lewis natural gas interests of Mobile for a certificate of convenience and necessity to supply gas here. The decision followed weeks after Turner-Lewis abandoned plans for a Mobile pipeline and the city franchise’s construction deadline lapsed in December.
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Public Service Commission
Montgomery
Turner-Lewis Natural Gas Interests
Mobile
Turner-Lewis
City Commission
Whiskey Seizure Nets Two Stills and Barrels in County
Deputies Hudoff Nelson Hargett and Moore raided two illicit whiskey operations Friday afternoon on Delchamps Coden road and Cedar Point road near Alabama Port. Officers destroyed a 65 gallon outfit with four barrels of mash and seized five gallons of whiskey, plus a 60 gallon outfit and three more barrels of mash.
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Sheriff's Office
Hudoff
Nelson
Hargett
Moore
Delchamps-Coden Road
Cedar Point
Alabama
Alabama Woman Killed in Fatal Two-Car Collision
A head on crash on the Logan Orr valley highway killed Mrs Maurice Goldman of Tuscaloosa and injured her husband and six University of Alabama students. The victims were in one car driven by George Abbott of Tuscaloosa with several injures including Hulbert Culpepper and Miss Gene Baer. The other car was driven by C W Daniels of Bessemer en route from Bessemer to Tuscaloosa.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Als
University of Alabama
Logoens Or
Valaberangle
J. W. Pickens
Maurice Goldman
Tuscaloosa
Mies Gene Baer
Hulbert Culpepper
Demopolis
Ala
George Abbott
C. Persons, Jr
Elizabeth Meadows
Alton Seals
Bessemer
Ale
Pickens
Goldman
Abbott
Persons
Culpepper
Baer
C.W. Daniels
Two Gun Crowley Seeks Quick Death to Expire Crimes
Francis Two Gun Crowley in a hospital bed asks authorities to end his case swiftly after a siege that left him wounded. The case centers on the murder of Nassau policeman Frederick Hirsch, with testimony from Billie Dunne, a dancer, cited as key to the prosecution. Helen Walsh, 16, present during the police siege, will be a main witness, and Durante is indicted for murder.
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Associated Press
New York
Francis
Billie Dunne
West 90Th Street
Crowley
Rudolph
Fat” Duringer
Dunne
Bille
Helen Walsh
Frederick Hirsch
Nassau Poiceman
Misrepresentation Claimed By Montgomery Governor On Income Tax
Governor B M Miller told Senator Teasley the income tax plan aims to shift burden from real estate and personal property to untaxed income earnings. He said the tax is fair and would not raise taxes, with exemptions minimizing hardship. Effective date hinges on voter approval of a constitutional amendment.
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Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Teasley
Cate Eaeentee Sawenereynee
Bilbo Suffers Fractured Rib in Auto Crash
Governor Bilbo sustained a fractured rib abdominal injuries and several cuts when his closed car overturned on a highway near Prentiss Mississippi. He was treated at the site then taken to Jackson and later went to the capitol for a scheduled conference despite medical advice.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Thed G. Bilbo
Prentiss
William Singletery
Actress Oh An Unloaded Gun Goes Off
In a Grace Methodist church rehearsal room in Quincy on May 9, a gun with blank cartridges discharged while actor Robert Randall handled it. Ten of eleven cast members were present awaiting the final member. no injuries reported as the previous rehearsals used blank shots.
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OH AN
Quincy
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert Randall
Concord double murder shocks North Carolina farm
Criss Starnes, 75, and her daughter Ada, 4, found slain at their Concord area farm. Authorities say Ada was hanged, Criss beaten. motive unclear. Police found $265.89 hidden in the house and suspect robbery not the motive.
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Associated Press
Concord
N. C
Criss Starnes
Ada
R. L. Barrer
I. A
Subpoenaes Issued in Catskills Racketeering Case
Fifty persons were subpoenaed to appear before United States Attorney George Z. Medalia in New York to detail what they know of Legs Diamonds racketeering activities in the Catskills. Medalia will obtain records from state investigators touching federal violations including liquor traffic and tax issues. The subpoenas were served in Catskill and nearby towns where Diamond and associates have been seen. Diamond, recovering from gunshot wounds, is charged with kidnapping and torturing two Cairo truckmen.
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Albany
United States
George Z. Medalia
New York
Legs Diamond
Catskills
Medalia
Catskill
Diamond
Cairo, N. Y
Liquor Still Raids Destroy Three Distilleries
Federal Prohibition Officers Graves Hudson and Howard Hargett destroyed three liquor making outfits on Hamilton creek Pearce creek and near Harleston. Operators escaped at Hamilton creek. Mrs Mash found at all sites. Two gallons of liquor seized at the Hamilton raid early Saturday.
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Graves, Hudson
Howard Hargett
Hamilton Creek
Pearce’s Creek
Harleston
Mash
Hamilton
Prohibition Agents Told to Drop Raids in Favor of Searches
Washington officials ordered agents to refer to their activities as searches not raids. A prohibition bureau communication noted Americans favor expressive phrases but urged replacing raid with more neutral wording to reflect intelligent investigations.
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Washington
Prohibition
Prohibition Director’s Office
Bureau
Prohibition Bureau
Weather Report With Regional Partly Cloudy Skies
Local brief notes cloudy tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures. Alabama shows partly cloudy conditions tonight through Sunday with cooler air. Mississippi reports generally fair skies Saturday night and Sunday, warmer in the northwest portion.
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Alabama
Mississippi
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