FORTY WOUND RUSH HINDERED BY LITIGATION HALT
A two young Mobile group halted a car theft joy ride when detained at Monticello Florida. The suspects Wil m J. Brown Anna Lane and Aretta Randell were held as the U S department of justice takes up the case. The Dudley Lindsey car stolen from Canal Street Alabama was recovered at Kelly and Tenne Street and Willie Diggs is charged with grand larceny.
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Monticello
Fla
Warren Burch
G. C. Allman
Wilm J. Brown
Anna Lane
Aretta Randell
Brown
Saunders U
Florida
Burch
Department of Justice
United States District Attorney
Dudley Lindsey
Cottage Hill
Willie Diggs
Alabama Drydock
Canal Street
Kelly and Tenne «St. Wre
Detective Sullivan Slain After Gallant Struggle on West Side
Detective Sergeant Joseph Sullivan of a squad tracking kidnapers and the Moran gang was shot to death on a West Side street. He helped charge “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn in the seven-gang massacre, and his death follows days of pursuit by Lieutenant William Cusack’s detectives.
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Chicago
Joseph Sullivan
Roy Martin
Jack McGurn
West Side
William Cusack
Sullivan
Moran
St. Valentine’s Day
McGurn
Cusack
Ser
Hoover’s Farm Relief Debate Capsizes Hoover’s Session Wrangle
President Hoover struggles to steer Congress in the extra session over farm relief with a debenture plan and a half billion revolving fund. Senate support slides to opposition, while House leaders fear political fallout and shifting allegiances threaten Hoover’s four year White House tenure.
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Hoover
Congress
Hdd
Salt
Court action sought over Missouri levee contracts
A Missouri protest to Secretary Good discusses suspending awards for the Birds of Madrid levee project. Senator Hawes cites engineering and cost concerns with the Jadwin plan and says a board will review the construction and economics. The issue centers on levee contracts and federal action following the conference.
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Washington
Hawes
Missouri
Good
War Partment
Birds of Madrid
Tary Good
Caulfield
Jadwin
Rn Coal Out
I Art
Funeral for John M. Shelby Held in Pensacola
John M. Shelby a 55 year old Pensacola carpenter died after a 62 foot fall from a water tank during construction at the L and N railroad Libert yards state docks. His body was sent to Pensacola. He would have turned 56 Saturday. Survived by widow Judy Harris Shelby two sons John of Prichard and Thomas of Pensacola three daughters Gracey Harper Jesse Shelby and Co Wilson all of Pensacola four brothers James William Paul and Peter of Pensacola.
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Pensacola
Fla
John. M. Shelby
Watars Street
Libert
L. and N. Railroad
State Docks
Shelby
Judy Harris Shelby
John
Prichard
Thomas
Gracey Harper
Jesse Shelby
Co. P. Wilson
James
William
Paul
Peter
Smith Renamed to Shipping Board in Hoovers Move
President Hoover reappoints R. K. Smith of Louisiana to the Shipping Board as his term nears end. Smith serves the Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Texas region. Senators Sheppard and Connolly urged W. E. Lea of Orange Texas for the post. Lea is a shipbuilder.
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Washington
Hoover
R. K. Smith
Louisiana
Shipping Board
Smith
Senate
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Sheppard and Connolly
Lone Star
White House
W. E. Lea
Orange
Tex
Lea
Potato Shipments Update From U S Markets
May 21 new stock totals across states include Alabama 55 California 6 Florida 4 1 2 Louisiana 2 South Carolina Texas 4 for a total 91 Old stock from northern states 396 Ohio 1 South Carolina 17 Virginia 44.
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H. E. Rutland
Ocean
United Department of Agriculture
U.S
California
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Ohio
South Carolina
Virgini
Weather Forecast for Southeast States
Alabama and Mississippi fair tonight and Thursday. Thursday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Northwest Florida fair tonight and Thursday, and partly cloudy Thursday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Oil Painting Presented L G Adams For Bringing Fox Hunt Here
L G Adams, president of Adams Motor Company, was presented a oil painting of two foxhounds in recognition of his work to bring the National Winter Fox Hunt to Mobile. The gift, made at his office, honored his efforts that gave Mobile national advertising as newspapers and AP coverage highlighted the event. The painting by W R Greenbury, a Mobile artist, has a studio at 102 St Francis Street.
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National Fox Hunters Association
Mobile
L. G. Adams
Adams Motor Company
Fox Hunter
Adams
L. G
Watking
Associated Press
W. R
Stevens Summoned In Power Press Quiz
Col Robert Ewing Sr editor of Old School and president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association warned editors at a Chicago gathering that power interests threaten American journalism. He credited William Randolph Hearst with aiding the defense of independent thought against vested interests.
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Chicago
Robert Ewing
New Orleans
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
William Randolph Hearst
Boston Evening American
Col. Ewing
Hearst
Publishers urged to resist power trust buyouts
Washington reports show Sen Norris attacking power interests in the news industry as the Federal Trade Commission prepares to question attorney T M Stevens of Mobile Alabama about alleged financial ties to Alabama Power and a $100000 loan to B B Chandler of the Mobile Press.
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Washington
T. M. Stevens
Mobile
Ala
Federal Trade Commission
Alabama Power Company
Stevens
B. B. Chandler
Press
Norris
Repu
Nebraska
Power Trust
National Paper and Power Company
News
Funeral set for Captain John J. Johnson at Cathedral
Captain John J. Johnson, a mobile bar pilot, was killed Monday in a crash between a launch and the engineer's wharf. The funeral is at 9 o clock at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, with Tom McKay Funeral Home in charge. Captain Donald Mackay, injured in the same accident, was reported improved this morning.
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John J. Johnson
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Tom McKay
Donald Mackay
City Officials mull continuous downtown fire inspection plan
City Commissioner Leon Schwarz and Fire Chief Gus Rehm discussed appointing two men to conduct ongoing inspections of the downtown area to cut fire hazards. Also present were T. E. Hopkins of the National Fire Protection Association. The group noted current only annual inspections and debated fire waste.
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Leon Schwarz
Gus Rehm
Schwarz
Rehm
T. E. Hopkins
National Fire Protection Association
Oil meet called by Hoover for western governors
President Hoover invited the governors of western oil producing states to a preliminary conference in Colorado on June 10 to discuss possible coordinated oil conservation measures and share ideas.
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Hoover
Washington
Colorado
Mobile County bids set for June paving and bridge work
The state highway commission will open bids in June for 21.14 miles of paving on the Mobile Calvert and Mobile Citronelle highways and for a Citronelle to Washington county line bridge. June 11 and June 18 bid openings mark the first paving under the county hard surfacing program with cost shared by state, federal aid and Mobile County. the commission may reject any or all bids.
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State Highway Commission
Mobile County
Mobile-Calvert
Mobile-Citronelle
Citronelle
Washington County
Woolsey Finnel
Axis
Mobile
Youths in Georgia hold up case bond set for two teens
Sam Montgomery 17 of Apalachicola and Owen Lazenby 18 of Chattanooga were each ordered held on a $3,000 bond after confessing to a robbery of Harry Giolites, fruit store operator, in Mobile. The bond signed by U S Fidelity and Guaranty Co was posted for Montgomery. Both youths face arraignment May 28. release unlikely before Montgomery’s parents arrange bond.
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Sam Montgomery
Harry Giolites
U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Tom L. Boone
Apalachicola
Fla
Owen Lazenby
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tisdale Touart
Montgomery
Mobile
Spring Hill High School
Beauregard
St. Joseph Street
Bank Robbery in Texarkana Nets About 8000
Four unmasked men robbed the Miller County Bank and Trust Company of Texarkana of about eight thousand dollars in currency. They forced five officials and two customers into the vault before fleeing in a green car. One woman, Miss Josephine Streponi, was forced into the vault but not locked in.
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Texarkana
Ark
Miller County Bank and Trust Company
T. F. Booker
Harris suit against executor enters second day in circuit court
On the second day of the suit by Henry D. Harris Sr. against Paul D. Rayford, executor of Oliver H. Harris, the circuit court session before Acting Judge T. J. Bedsole in Grove Hill continued. More than 100 witnesses have been summoned. Harris accuses Rayford of pressuring Dr. Harris to make him a chief beneficiary under the will.
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Henry D. Harris, Sr
Paul D. Rayford
Oliver H. Harris
T. J. Bedsole
Grove Hill
Harris
Rayford
Dr. Harris
Charity League Earns All Street Sale Proceeds
The Junior Charity League will receive the entire proceeds from the sale of its edition of The News Item on Mobile streets Thursday afternoon. The News Item has turned over all proceeds to the League for charitable work, and will reimburse street sellers at cost based on average earnings to prevent any loss to the newsboys.
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Charity League
Mobile
League
Cutter Pontchartrain Returns to Mobile After Gulf Drill
The cutter Pontchartrain, believed to be at target practice in the gulf, is expected to head back to Mobile in the near future according to coast guard information.
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Pontchartrain
Gulf
Mobile
Coas
Good Will Flight Starts From Mitchell Field
Peruvian aviator Captain Carlos Martinez di Pinellas departed Mitchell Field at 1 36 a m eastern daylight time on May 22 to begin a goodwill flight to Central and South America aboard a plane provided for the mission The trip is part of a South American tour intended to foster aviation ties and cultural exchange between nations
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Mitchell Field
Wilmington
Del
Carlos Martinez di Pinellas
N. Y
Central
South America
Green Lah Old: Transatlantic Air Race Readiness Near Paris
In Maine on May 22 the Green Finish monoplane Green Flash tested for a potential transatlantic flight. Bernard White Williams and co pilot Roger Q Williams prepared at Orchard Beach while French pilots Jean Assolant and Rene Lefevre arrived by train from New York. Weather rain stalled dry conditions needed for takeoff as Williams traced the coast from Cape Elizabeth out to sea.
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Orchard Bhach
Maine
Paris
Bernard White
Roger Q. Williams
Genem
Gen Aration
Joe
Harry Jones
Lotti
Jean Assolant
Rene
Alex's Party Returns To Pete House Recital
Repeat night at Pete House features Buck McAfee Buck dancing and Caprice by Miss McKerell with prizes awarded and acts by Cliff and Harry Schroy praised as a hit Also the Blue Bird act with AL girls Miss Dorothy Dr Miss Evelyn Sherman Miss Charlotte Jordan Miss Margaret Quimby and Miss Elizabeth Michael among participants.
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Alex
Pete House
Rons
Ype Ga Cae Weenie
Cliff
Harry Schroy
Buck McAfee
Buck
A McKerell
Dorothy
Evelyn Sherman
Charlotte Jordan
Margaret Quimby
Elizabeth Michael
Driver Fined in Barton Academy Speeding Case
Henry Brown was fined $15 after being charged with speeding near Barton Academy. The hearing of related charges against Og Bere and Adolph was continued until July 13, with postponement affecting similar cases including James Booker.
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Henry Brown
Barton Academy
Og Bere
Adolph
James Booker
Judge Davis Denies Bid Prohibition on Federal Flood Control
Judge Charles B. Davis today denied an injunction against the government to stop bidding and awarding contracts for flood control works in Mississippi and New Madrid counties Missouri. The order concerns construction of flood control projects and related actions by federal authorities.
Monroe County Bridge Permit Hearing Sets May Date
Public hearing planned in Aberdeen to consider the Monroe County board of supervisors request for a Tombigbee River bridge across Aberdeen. Oral statements allowed. written records will be sent to the War Department for review. Participants include Colonel A son and officials from F M and commerce rooms.
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Board of Supevisors
Monroe County
Tombigbee River
Aberdeen
Commerce Rooms
Colonel Ason
United States
Wae Department
Do You Know Mobile Fire Departments and Police Officers
Fragmentary note describes Know Mobile arrangements with 99 police officers eluding 28 traffic officers and a fire alarm system. Mentions 101 officers and engine crews, automatic alarm boxes, a 1928 fire load valued at $139,938.00 and cooperation with local officials.
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Mobile
Know
Mobile Penels Art Cooperation
Ioc Py
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