Sugar Shipment From Cuba Boosts Mobile Volumes
The Lake Fairport docked with 34,100 bags of Cuban refined sugar, lifting Mobile's ten month Cuban sugar imports to 267,310 tons. The cargo, valued via Russell English of Hopper and English, supports Hershey subsidiary Chocolate Sales Corporation, the sole Cuban refiners, with duties totaling $512,367.72. Waterman Steamship acted as agents and the ship's discharge is near completion.
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Lake Fairport
Havana
Cuba
Mobile
Russell English
Hopper
Farmers' Curb Market In Mobile Opens With Large Crowd
The Farmers' Curb Market of Mobile opened on Broad street with 49 products to sale from 30 trucks and wagons drawing several hundred buyers. City officials and 35 county school prize students attended as the market drew crowds before 9 am. The event impressed the Chamber of Commerce and was deemed likely profitable across cities with curb markets.
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Farmers’ Curb Market
Mobile
Broad Street
St. Anthony
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Wall
Ten
Harry T. Hartwell
A. D. Davis
County Board of Revenue
H. J. Petrell
Joon
Crown Prince Peter Karageorgevitch Named Heir
An article notes the youth Peter as crown prince of Jugoslavia and heir to the kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, highlighting the heavy responsibilities tied to such a title for a child and future king.
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Uct
Peter Karageorgevitch
Peter
Jugo-Slavia
Air race stakes loom as pilots race to Paris
May 14 London dispatch cites Van Leer Black ordering a Fokker for Amsterdam to New York. In New York, adverse weather postpones Cham berlin Betaud flight while Byrd Lindbergh and Chamberlin Bet aud crews prepare. Lindbergh vows to launch with Spirit of St Louis as others seek favorable conditions and friendly rivalry prevails.
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London
Anm Bixchange
Copenhagen
Dutch Air Navigation Company
van Leer Black
Amsterdam
New York
Fokker
Paris
Weather Bureau
Clarence Chamberlin
Lloyd Betaud
Richard ©. Byrd
Charles Lindbergh
Lochinvar
Byrd
America
Bert Acosta
Bennet
St. George Novilig
Lindbergh
Chamberlin-Bertaud
Debdnatr Fiter
Missouri National Guard
San Diego
Calif
Spirit of
Curtiss Field
Long Island
Columbia
Bertaud and Chamberlin
Frenchmen seen by 9 Monday morning near Harbor Grace
A Harbor Grace resident and two Bear Cove men reported seeing a plane near Bear Cove at about 1 AM Monday. The witnesses described a white-painted craft and noted engine sounds heard earlier in the week during fog, fueling speculation it could be the missing French airmen Captains Nungesser and Colli.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Arbor Grace
Bear Cove
Alice Mae
Eben Peddle
Peddieson
Nungesser
Coll
City to sell bonds next month for seven million payoff
Mayor Hartwell announced the city will not sell the seven million bond issue until next month. A new plan speeds legal work with immediate attorney review for all commission and legal matters after sale. City attorney Kilborn will send data to New York firm Thomas Wood and Hoffman for approval. No contracts will be awarded until bond sale is completed and funds deposited.
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Harry T. Hartwell
Vincent Kilborn
Bend
Thomas, Wood and Hoffman
New York
Arrest of Robert Davis on Prohibition Charge at South Royal Cafe
Robert Davis, 36, was arrested by Chief Deputy A Wede, Deputy Barber, and federal officers Satterfield and Ford at a South Royal street cafe for violating the prohibition law. They report finding part of a pitcher of white whiskey, enough to warrant the arrest. Virginia Shamburger, a Black woman, was fined 90 dollars or 90 days after pleading guilty for possession of several half pints of white whiskey.
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Robert Davis
A. Wede
Barber
Satterfield and
Ford
South Royal Street
Davis
Virginia Shamburger
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners Call Meeting
The full board will attend a session at 10 30 Monday morning per official announcement. Commissioner Frank Smee of the third district, once ill at his Bayou la Batre home, was reported improved and expected to report for duty Monday.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Frank Smee
Third District
Bayou la Batre
Motion for New Trial Refused in Parham Forgery Case
A motion for a new trial filed by Attorney M. V. Hanan for Cecil Parham alias Palm, convicted of forgery, was denied by Judge Claude A. Grayson on grounds of no new evidence. Parham remains sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary, gave notice of appeal, and bond was set at five hundred dollars.
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M. V. Hanan
Circuit Court
Cecil Parham
Palm
Claude A. Grayson
Parham
Monument to late Chief Deputy Robbins to be unveiled
City Commissioner Leon Schwarz and Deputy Sheriff George Mosilander traveled to Birmingham for the unveiling of a monument to the county’s late Chief Deputy Sheriff W O Robbins Jr Schwarz will speak at the ceremony Robbins was shot and accidentally killed last August in a bootlegger pursuit by Deputy Sheriff Joseph Stringfellow in the southern city area
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Leon Schwarz
George Mosilander
Birmingham
W. O. Robbins, Jr
Schwarz
Robbins
Joseph Stringfellow
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Florida Regions
The forecast covers Alabama Florida and extreme northwest Florida with fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Coastal areas in Alabama see slight warm up with gentle to moderate west and northwest winds. Florida may have showers in the south this afternoon or tonight and cooler conditions in the east and south portions with moderate shifting winds.
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Alabama
Florida
West
Suburb Patrons Get Reductions in Power Rate
The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered Spring Hill Whistler and Prichard residents to receive the Mobile rate, about 15 percent cut for 30 kWh monthly, with tiered prices from 10 cents to 6.5 cents per kWh and a 10 percent prompt payment discount plus a $1.25 readiness charge reduced by 25 cents for quick payment.
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Spring Hill
Whistler
Prichard
Mobile
Alabama Public Service Commission
Montgomery
Pupils Compete for Lions Club Oratorical Medal Tonight
Five Mobile High School pupils, chosen from ten finalists, will speak at 8 o clock in the high school auditorium for the fourth annual Lions Club oratorical medal. Contestants include Leslie Darden, W. E. Fulton Jr, Charley Johnston, John McDonald and David Shapiro. judges are five school teachers evaluating enunciation, pronunciation, voice poise, memory and subject choice.
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Mobile High School
Lions’ Club
Leslie Darden
J. W. Daniels
W. E. Fulton, Jr
Gray
South
Charley Johnston
Alamo
New South
Grady
John McDonald
Lake Capens Up Will Get Cargo
The steamship Lake Capens arrived this morning from Lake Charles to complete loading. Waterman Steamship Corporation is agent for the vessel, as for the West Chetac which will load for Spanish ports and the Lake Fairport from Cuba. The barge Oriole arrived from Galveston to Sipsey Barge and Tow n Company with a cargo of a German Steamship Corporation also sailing the Braddock to Hamburg Bremen and Rotterdam, with a general cargo. Munson Steamship Line shipped out to New Orleans to complete a cargo for Cuba.
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Lake Capens
Lake Charles
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Lake Fairport
Cuba
Oriole
Galveston
Sipsey Barge and Town~ Company
Braddock
Hamburg
Bremen
Rotterdam
Munson Steamship Line
New Orleans
Angeles Not To Go To Labrador
May proposal to send the airship Los Angeles to Labrador in search of the French aviators is reported from Washington. The move would place the vessel on an expedition to locate the missing pilots amid ongoing wartime aviation concerns.
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Angeles
Labrador
Washington
Los Angeles
Rate Suspension Petition Is Sent to Washington
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce filed a rate suspension petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission to block recent grain rate increases from producing points to Mobile and other Mississippi Valley cities. H. G. Cobb, traffic manager, attended a Meridian conference where the Mississippi railroad commission agreed to file the suspension with other cities joining the effort.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Mississippi Valley
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber
Meridian
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Gas Price Drops to 20 Cents Here
Gasoline now sells for 29 cents a gallon, a two cent cut, at Standard Oil and Pan-American stations after price reductions ordered to take effect this morning. Standard stations lowered prices and Pan-Am matched the cut. Other firms had not received orders to reduce yet but are expected to follow.
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Standard Oil Company
Pan-American Petroleum Company
Standard
Pan-Am
Joke Nearly Triggers Ambulance Crash on North Warren Street
A misdirected practical joke prompted fake calls to Higgins & Courtney and Roche Mortuary about 6:15 pm sending ambulances to 152 North Warren Street. Two speeding ambulances and a heavy E. Carre Bottle Company truck narrowly avoided a three way collision. the truck went into a ditch and was damaged. Police have the alleged prankster's name and expect an arrest.
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North Warren Street
Higgins & Courtney
Roche Mortuary
E. Carre Bottle Company
Divorce Ends Lady Beattie's Paris Romance
International divorce case linked to Sir James and Lady Beattie of St Andrews and London. Captain Harold Spencer seeks to move venue from Wisconsin to New York, claiming residency since 1924. He accuses Isabella Beattie of cruelty and misconduct with William Mac Queen, a former British Army officer.
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New York
James
Lady Beattie
St. Andrews
Scotland
London
Harold Spencer
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Spencer
Isabella Beattie
William MacQueen
MacQueen
Valparaiso
Chile
Royal Field Artillery
British Army Intelligence Service
Appleton
Wis
New York State
Amanda Chambers-Lloyd-Perry-Ballantine
George Ballantine
Fair and Warmer Local Weather Forecast
The local observer reports a fair and slightly warmer night with fair weather Sunday. A 56 degree temperature was recorded this morning by the weather bureau.
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Weather Bureau
Tennessee State Golf Tournament Dates Set in Knoxville
The Tennessee state golf tournament is scheduled for August 24 25 26 and 27 in Knoxville. Secretary Robert L Bright announced the dates today.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Robert L. Bright
Old Plantation Lullabys Cheer Flood Workers
In Baton Rouge Louisiana on May 14 flood workers at Plaquemine Point sandbagged amid mud and rain while a behind the levee plantation hosted a dance. Gentlemen in evening dress supervised the levee defense as music drifted from the gathering.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Plaquemine Point
Bodies of Two Negroes Recovered From Drowning
The bodies of Tommy MacDaniels of 1613 Davis avenue and Love Blanton of 658 Selma street were recovered after drowning from a gravel barge at the foot of Palmetto street. MacDaniels was found yesterday at the foot of Eslava street and Blanton at the foot of St Louis street. Coroner E. F. Hale viewed the bodies and certified death from drowning.
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Tommy MacDaniels
Davis Avenue
Love Blanton
Selma Street
Palmetto Street
Eslava Street
St. Louis Street
F. Hale
Western horses favored to win on muddy track
The Churchill Downs track is likely to be dull, boosting western contenders for the $50,000 sprint. Favorites include Royal Julian, Hydromel, Rolled Stocking, and Fred Jr., while eastern entries Kiev Bostonian and Scapa Flow are mudders. Eighteen entrants could yield $62,628 to the winner, surpassing the $53,775 Morvich won in 1922.
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Churchill Downs
Royal Julian
Hydromel
Rolled Stocking
Fred Jr
Oval
Kiev
Bostonian
Scapa Flow
Morvich
American Turf Idols to Match Speed at Downs
Derby day at Churchill Downs marks the fifty third renewal of Kentucky turf classic. Rain softened the track causing Saxon withdrawal and possible scratches while Rolled Stocking, sold for $110,000 to Er. P. Waggoner of Electra Texas, looms as a leading contender as a record crowd gathers.
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Lodieville
Kentucky
Churchill Downs
Saxon
Times
J. W. Parrish
Midway
Er. P. Waggoner
Oj Man
Electra
Texas
America
Kentucky Derby Fifty-Third Run Promises Quiet Field
Louisville May 14 The top official watches the field as horses prepare for the fifty third Derby at Churchill Downs. No standout favorite dominates the list with Rip Rap Osmond and Rolled Stocking among contenders, as training notes and betting lines build toward race time.
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Davie J
Walsh
Louisville
Hasiiisk
Baxon
Ueral
Rip Rap
Osmond
Youth Docketed On Warrant In Baldwin Burglary Case
Herman Wiggins aged 16, a messenger, was docketed today at the county jail on a burglary and grand larceny charge. The warrant, from Bay Minette in Baldwin county, alleges he broke into and entered the store of R. A. Carlisle.
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Herman Wiggins
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
Wiggins
R. A. Carlisle
Judd Gray Embraces Bible Amid Sins Before Death
In New York on May 14, sentences of death for Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray loom. Gray reads his Bible in jail and declines to accept the doom, while Snyder questions belief in God. Justice Scudder opposes capital punishment and favors confinement if the public desires a harsher penalty. The two inmates plan for Sing Sing's death house as they await execution the week of June 2.
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New York
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gary
Gray
Long Island City
Snyder
Queens Village
Ife
Townsend Scudder
Sing Sing
Break in Big Bend drives 6000?0 people from homes
Water a foot deep pours through a new crevasse on Bayou Rouge three miles north of the Cottonport break and 170 miles northwest of New Orleans. The break, about 200 feet wide, occurred late yesterday afternoon, forcing residents to flee.
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Bayou Rouge
Cottonport
New Orleans
Flooding From Des Glaines Crevasse Deluges Louisiana
New Orleans reports fast moving floodwaters from the Bayou Des Glaines crevasse engulfing the Sugar Bowl Evangeline country and threatening 1 000 000 acres of land. Evacuations expand as 200 000 homeless and $10 000 000 in agricultural losses are anticipated with coast guard rescue efforts continuing.
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New Orleans
Bayou Des Glasses
Louisiana
Sugar Bowl
Atchafalya River
Moreauville
Melville
Coast Guard
Nolves
Donahey Vetoes Dog Warden Law in Ohio
Governor Vic Donahey vetoed a bill to create dog wardens to seize and impound unlicensed dogs. He objected to patrols by wardens and deputies, calling the term warden unpleasant and questioning the need for more spies and inspectors among taxpayers. The veto reflects his blunt stance on expanding state regulation and enforcement.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Flight crew search widens as missing airmen fade from view
Secretary Wilbur said Washington would press the naval bureau of aeronautics to send the Los Angeles to Labrador. The plan aims to keep the vessel in the Labrador region for four weeks to aid communications and locate Captains Nungesser and Coll after their Paris to New York flight went overdue.
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Nungesser
Fairmen
Paris
New
Nats
Jersey
Theos Angeles
Labrador
Los Angeles
Labrador Wilds
Aces Alive Report From Trinity Newfoundland
Atlanta radio fan reports that Nungesser and Coli have been located in Trinity Newfoundland after a 70 hour flight. The aviators were forced down due to fuel exhaustion and are described as bedraggled but safe. The message was received Friday night via Canadian relay. authenticity could not be verified.
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Atlanta
J. Mu
A . Filers
Nungesser
Soll
Trinity
New
Foundland
Coli
Canada
Eubanks
United Press
Boston Dynamite Plot Foiled by Postal Authorities
May 14 Boston authorities intercepted a parcel post dynamite device addressed to Governor Alvin Fuller. The package bore a threat against Sacco and Vanzetti and was sent to the governor with a letter from Postal Inspector Colvin.
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Boston
Alvin T. Fuller
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vangetti
Colvin. R
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Tyrell
Prince
Chamberlain, Byrd
N. Y
Bertaud
St. Louis
Bear Cove, N. F
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Miss
Judd Gray
Bible
Big Bend Break
Donahey
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