Rolfe Arrested In Alabama For Forgery Schemes
C. C. Rolfe of Birmingham and Avon Park was arrested on forgery charges after a spree that allegedly netted between 20000 and 650000 dollars across several states including Webster Grove Evansville Macon and Birmingham. He reportedly cashed bad drafts and admitted passing bad checks while authorities traced his moves and searched for further cases.
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C. C. Rolfe
Birmingham
Ala
Avon Park
Fla
Rolfe
Webster Grove
Evansville
Ind
Macon
Montgomery
Seopate
Chamber of Commerce
Ren Burch
Florida
Hererd
Elties and Southern Bank
First National Bank of
National City Bank of New York
Burch
Mobile
Webster Grove Bank
Vehicone
Silent raid yields testimony in Turner murder trial
A. B. Newman testified in a trial against Felix Lee P T Graves and Gus Dixon over Turner's death in a Still raid near Chunchula on April 28. He said Turner was killed by a neck wound from a larger bullet, and that Lee Graves and Phillip Hughes discussed leaving Turner dead as the body was found two days later.
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Cake Turner
Turnerville
Chunchula
Turner
A. B. Newman
Felix Lee
P. T. Graves
Gus Dixon
Prichard
N. R. Clarke
Newman
Atll
Mobile
Leean Graves
Phillip Hughes
R&p
Roach
D. D. Coley
Alex Burch
Qintet
States
N. EB. Stallworth
J . John
Jere” Austitt
Jack
Courtney
Ian
Wa Ce. Tisdale
Mt. Wvon
Tisdale
Barnett
Four Injured in Citywide Car Crashes
Four people were hurt in three separate accidents across the city today. Mrs A Nichols of Toulminville suffered a broken shoulder blade after a collision between a car driven by Mrs B M Hines and a truck driven by Fletcher Shepherd. Shepherd faced charges for reckless driving. In another crash at St Michael and Claiborne streets Mrs M Lane of Spring Hill was injured when a truck driven by her daughter Theola collided with another truck driven by Ira McKay. Warren Renaud a Raphael Semmes pupil was slightly injured when a passing car side swiped him. the driver stopped and gave aid before the boy was sent to the hospital.
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A. Nichols
Toulminville
City Hospital
B. M. Hines
North Lafayette Street
Fletcher Shepherd
Worth Scott Street
Broad and
St. Anthony Streets
Hines
Shepherd
Mobile Court Hands Down High Court Decisions
Alabama Supreme Court issued mobile county rulings including affirmations in H G Lowery v Rosengrant E Lyles Hatter v Quinn Autrey Greer v Heyer and a reversal and remand in Annie H Smith v Harbaugh plus a rehearing over Nance Equipment Co v Sherae applied.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Mobile County
H. G. Lowery
George M. Rosengrant
E. Lyles Hatter
Chas. T. Quinn
Autrey Greer
James Heyer
Annie H. Smith
E. A
Aviator Killed in Plane Crash at Moline Airport
Floyd Ketner a Moline aviator died when the plane he built crashed at Moline airport The incident occurred today as the aircraft failed and plunged to the ground in a fatal accident like a single engine crash in illinois aviation note.
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Moline, Ill
Floyd Ketner
Moline
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with a chance of local thundershowers in northern portions. Moderate southerly winds are expected across the region.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Arson Suspects Include Siblings in Semmes Case
A brother, sister, and a third relative are charged with second degree arson after a state probe into a fire at H. Hudson Howell’s unoccupied Semmes area house. Bertha Lowery Howell and W C Heartley were arrested, with Lowery’s testimony leading to further charges and bonds set at $1,000. The case heads to the inferior criminal court on May 26.
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Semmes
H. Hudson Howell
Robert Lowery
A. Wade
Bertha Lowery Howell
Charleston Street
Lowery
W. C. Heartley
Savannah Street
Howell
Pat Byrne
Straiton
Mobile
Heartley
Bears Edge Lookouts In Season Debut At Chattanooga
Chattanooga made its local debut of the season and faced the Stockmen who had just fallen to the Nashville Vols. Fritzy Coombe was tabbed to start on the mound against Mobile lefty Ray Pierce as umpires Weaver and Rick Campbell worked the game.
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Chattanooga
Nashville Vols
Bears
Fritzy Coombe
Jimmy Johnsone
Ray Pierce
Mobile
Weaver
Rick Campbell
Baseball fragment shows no runs and no hits
Lookouts Lewis struck out, Carroll fouled out, Stock forced Tangman. Bears Hood was out, Williams grounded out, Stock walked, Elch walked, Schreib er forced Welch. No runs, no hits, no errors in both sides.
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Lewis
Carroll
Palm
Stock
Tangman
Bears
Hood
Williams
Coombe
Elch
Schreiber
Welch
Lookouts Narrow Lead After Early Scoring Sequence
Lookouts Turner singled to left and Palm doubled scoring EK node as Palm struck out. A double steal thwarted Chapman at the plate and Defate walked. Krehmyer singled to left and Ht Countie flied out to Herrera. One run, three hits, no errors. Tangman flied out and some outs recorded, leaving the score tight with one run in the frame.
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Turner
Chapman
Hipps
Defate
Krehmyer
Herrera
Palm
Eknode
Tangman
Hood
Death of A. R. Noble former Mobile port collector
A. R. Noble longtime Mobile port collector died in Anniston hospital from complications after an appendicitis operation. He served as collector for nearly five years, took the oath in Mobile five years ago, and received the appointment from President Harding. He is survived by his daughter Linda Noble and other relatives.
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A. R. Noble
Mobile
Anniston
Mr. Noble
John S. Callaghan
Joseph Swann
Callaghan
Treasury
Noble
Harding
Battle House
Amniston
Linda Noble
St Ive
Bea
Mother Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Iowa Case
In Waterloo Iowa on May 19 a jury found Mrs Marie Maharras guilty of second degree murder over the drowning of her six year old stepson Nick in the Cedar River on August 7 The defense argued insanity.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Marie Maharras
Nick Re
Cedar River
Seneca
Baseball Roundup From Southern Circuits And American League Scores
The clippings summarize regional games and big league results. Notable lines mention Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville and New Orleans with players listed for various matches. In the American League Cleveland tops New York 9 to 4 while Philadelphia ties Chicago 8 to 9 in a separate listing.
County Bills Discussed For Bond Increase And Roads
Revenue and road commissioners plan legislation to raise county bond indebtedness, improve county roads, and implement changes aimed at county finances. The proposal will be reviewed Saturday at an executive conference in Attorney William H. Armbrecht’s office with the county board, Armbrecht, and four state legislators including Senator John Craft and Representatives E. J. Grove C. M. A. Rogers and Marion Vickers.
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Mobile County
William H. Armbrecht
Armbrecht
John Craft
E. J. Grove
C. M. A. Rogers
Marion Vickers
Two Automobile Thefts Reported in City
Police records show two cars stolen last night from Jackson street and the city docks. A burglar struck Jones and Harris at Cedar and Church, stealing two suits of clothes. Also reported were thefts of a bicycle, wrist watch, cash, and clothing from several residences.
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W. C. Baulthorpe
South Dearborn Dearborn Street
Jackson Street
Cendl
M. Street
Whistler
City Docks
Jones and Harris
Cedar
Church Streets
J. B. Lee
Lee Street
Oswald Ketchum
North Joachim Street
Susie Casher
Blacklawns
Ernest Curtis
St. Emanuel Street
Women invited to Made-in Mobile campaign meeting
A community meeting for housewives from Mobile area schools is set for 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mobile High School auditorium. Attendees from Spring Hill Crichton Toulminville Prichard and nearby sections are welcome to hear brief talks and enjoy musical selections while Mobile made articles are displayed and prizes drawn.
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Mobile High School
Woodcock School
Spring Hill
Crichton
Toulminville
Prichard
Everglades Fire Threatens Florida Farmland Front
A blaze along a 20 mile front near Miami threatens 20000 to 40000 acres of Everglades farming land. Pennsylvania Sugar Company officials report the fire’s extent amid ongoing incident coverage.
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Everglades
Miami
Fla
Pennsylvania
Sugar Company
Boy Drowns In Auragua Creek Near Prattville
James T. Glass nine year old drowned in Auragua creek near Prattville Alabama shortly after noon while swimming with playmates. The body was in the water about an hour before being found after summoned help. Doctors from Prattville attempted revival with no success.
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Boy
Prattville
Ala
James T. Glass
Auragua Creek
Here
Use More Cotton at Louisville Conference
May 19. Speakers at the cotton conference of the American Wholesale Grocers Association urged wider uses of cotton. They contended a national campaign to boost cotton goods could lift demand during the current period of low mood from overproduction.
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Louisville
American Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Alabama bankers meet in Birmingham for fifth convention
About three hundred Alabama bankers gather in Birmingham for the 5th convention of the Alabama Bankers' Association. President Sam C. King and Melvin A. Traylor of Chicago, president of the American Bankers Association, offer optimistic addresses to attendees.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Alabama Bankers’ Association
Sam C. King
Melvin A. Traylor
Chicago
American Bankers Association
Alabama delegates oppose Muscle Shoals land title dispute
Washington May 19. An Alabama delegation to be joined by an opposer plans talks with the Justice Department regarding Muscle Shoals questions. The department said the discussion centers on title to lands near the dam and related rights.
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Home Shoals
Washington
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Justice Department
Department
Republican Party Calls May 25 Meeting on Platform Convention
Louisville May 19. Robert W. Hunter, chairman of the Republican state central committee, issues a call for a committee meeting in Louisville on May 25 to reconsider a resolution for a platform convention in Lexington on July 6.
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Louisville
Robert W. Hunter
Republican State Central Committee
Lexington
Hester Found Guilty in Murder Trial at Greenville
Jerry Hester convicted of murder with mercy recommendation after trial for the December 1924 killing of J Ed Thackston. His sons Claude and Charlie Hester were tried with him. Claude and Charlie were acquitted.
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Greenville
8. C
Jerry Hester
Claude
Charlie
J. Ed. Thackston
Tell of murder Miami Fla May 19 Clayton Collins on trial
Clayton H. Collins stands trial in the circuit court of Miami Florida following a murder charge. The case proceeds with testimony and defense arguments expected as the court weighs evidence and legal motions.
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Miami
Flia
Clayton H. Collins
Senator Simmons Predicts $500 Million Tax Surplus in Treasury
Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, predicted a tax surplus of 500 million dollars in the treasury by December when Congress meets. He charged the administration with collecting hundreds of millions from the people last year to pay Liberty bonds before the bondholders asked for payment and suggested the surplus might be returned to the people as campaign capital for a presidential election.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Mass Meet Sets Revival of Arlington County Fair
A mass meeting aimed at reviving the annual county fair in Arlington was called for 11 o clock Saturday at City Hall by Mayor Harry T Hartwell. City organizers like Mobile businessmen and former fair directors push to renew the fair on a larger scale.
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Arlington
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile
The
Fair Association
Mobile Carnival Association
Weather outlook for Mobile cloudy tonight and Friday
The forecast from Albert Ashhenberger, Mobile's local meteorologist, calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with little temperature change across Mobile and vicinity.
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Mobile
Albert Ashhenberger
Mrs. M Bishop Acquitted in Oklahoma City Murder Trial
Mrs. M. Bishop was acquitted of the murder of her husband Luther Bishop, chief state detective, by a jury in Oklahoma City on May 19.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
M. Bishop
Luther Bishop
Maniac Amuck in Ashdown Morning Shootings
In Ashdown Arkansas on May 7 42 year old mill worker Nick Connett shot and wounded Rev Jack Taylor and fired at several mill workers before being shot dead by officers. The minister was wounded in the leg. Officials say the destruction of Connett s home by fire of unknown origin may have damaged his mind.
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Ashdown
Ark
Nick Connett
Paraloma
Jack Taylor
Connett
Cadillac Hauls Whiskey Seized On Hall's Mill Road
A Cadillac touring car transporting 49 gallons of whiskey in four 10 gallon kegs was seized last night on Hall's Mill road near Hall's Mill creek bridge by County Traffic Officer Will Koster. The driver and the would be buyers escaped on approach, per county records.
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Hall's Mill Road
Hall's Mill Creek Bridge
Will Koster
Mother Dying. Boy Sought by Montgomery Authorities
Frank Rudolph, 19, is sought to notify him of his mother's serious illness in Montgomery. He is described as 6 feet 2 inches, 190 pounds, very blonde, and last at the University of Alabama on April 16.
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Frank Rudolph
Montgomery
University of Alabama
One Dead One Injured in Georgia Brother Duel
Arlington Georgia witnesses report a fatal duel at Cordrey's Mills when brothers Jack Wilkinson 30 and Fewey Wilkinson 28 opened fire in a general store. Jack died and Fewey is believed dying. bystander J J Roberts was shot in the neck but will recover.
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Arlington
Cordrey’s Mills
Jack Wilkinson
Fewey
J. J. Roberts
Roberts
Deweyinson
Jack
Mac
Robert
Suit filed in Indianapolis over Klan figure and book claim
A $300000 damages suit was filed in Indianapolis claiming W Lee Smith personally and as a Klan dragon, and the Klan as a corporation, conspired to publish a critical book Mad Mullah of America. The plaintiffs allege Smith dispatched Klan members to influence support for the book.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. Lee Smith
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Klan
Circuit Son
Wayne
America
D.C. Son
Smith
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