Early conference on Mobile zoning ordinance planned
City officials, park and planning commission members, and planning expert Myron H. West will discuss a proposed Mobile zoning law at today's conference. H. H. Wefel and City Commissioner Cecil Bates will attend as the city looks to direct residential districts and locations for industrial plants and filling stations following West's summer campaign and prior recommendations.
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Mobile
Park and Planning Commission
Myron H. West
H. H. Wefel
Parks and Planning Commission
Cecil Bates
West
Parks and Planning Board
City Commission
Munar Dan Fire Hits Munson Line Ship at Pier 8
Firefighters battle a blazing cargo ship Muardan at Pier 8 Munson docks as flames spread through the midship hold. The 7,760 ton vessel lists badly, leaks grow, and an estimated $100,000 in damage looms if flames extend. Captain C. M. Best commands the Munson Line ship.
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Munardan
Munson
Ecry
Muardan
Gus Rhem
Ae Set Ater
Marsete
Sigil O ‘ F
Aere
Rhem
C. M. Best
Munson Line
Murder charge filed against novelist Leonard Cline
Leonard Cline of Mansfield is charged with murder in the death of Wilfred Irwin of New York. Irwin died from a gunshot wound after an hours long argument following drinking at Cline's Mansfield home. Cline, who is hospitalized, pleaded not guilty as witnesses were called to bind him over to the superior court.
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Willimantic
Conn
Wilfred Irwin
New York
Leonard Cline
St. Joseph's Hospital
Irwin
Cline
Mansfield
E. Irwin
Bonot ng tim ha American government honors pilots
Washington reports the flight record team receives presidential recognition for hazardous Pan American flights. The army corps and two notable aviators are cited for distinguished service and good will, with crosses awarded on return.
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Washington
Rts
Coolidge
Army
Chamber committee plans more aid for air site at Monroe Park
The Chamber of Commerce committee led by Frank Rossman prepares to coordinate with the War Department and State Guard for a summer training camp for the 31st Division aerial squadron at Monroe Park. Plans include interior changes to park buildings to house officers and men, with 150 to 200 personnel and 12 to 20 planes expected. The American Legion flying field will handle take offs and landings, and park headquarters will manage most camp operations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank Rossman
31St Division
War Department
State Guard
OP Resta
Earl July
Monroe Park
American Legion
Mr. Rossman
Theft of Motor Car Reported in Calvert Ala
Dr. W. Boykin of Calvert Alabama reported a motor car theft at 12 30 in the afternoon from the Knights of Pythias building on St Francis Street opposite Bienville Square. Minnie Warren of 672 North Jackson Street reported a theft of 29 broilers from her chicken house. Otto Gookinson of 512 Conti Street reported his room burglarized and valuables including passport and citizenship certificate stolen.
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W. Boykin
Calvert, Ala
Knights of Pythias
St. Francis Street
Bienville Square
Minnie Warren
North
Jackson Street
Otto Gookinson
Conti Street
Chest Directors Dinner Tonight in Mobile
A dinner and subsequent directors meeting are on the Mobile Community Chest program tonight. Gordon Smith, its president, will host a dinner for board members and the principal business is the admission of a new family work agency organized last month. The dinner starts at 6 30.
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Mobile Community Chest
Gordon Smith
Weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Alabama and Mississippi face mostly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Local thundershowers probable in northern and central portions with southeast to south winds gentle to moderate.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Where Is Eugene Pierce Believed Drowned
Seamen recount evidence as Coast Guard chief Eugene W. Pierce remains missing after disappearing from the cutter Tallapoosa in New Orleans during a flood. Reports claim his body was found or buried, but relatives deny such claims while a railroad train dispatch and river currents are cited as possibilities. Pierce, 32, had served in the Navy before joining the Coast Guard a year earlier.
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Eugene Pierce
Eugene W. Pierce
United States Coast Guard
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Semmes
Mobile
Pierce
Tallapoosa
II Division
Dungarees
Addie Booth
Canal Street
Bowline
Booth
U ‘Y
Bob Pierce
Coast Guard
United States Navy
Nearly 40 Arrested in Gaming and Related Charges
Police and county records show about forty people arrested on gaming charges and drunkenness related offenses. Docketed suspects include Percy Donahue, Pete Corey, W H Kirkpatrick, and several others with ages ranging from 19 to 59. cases involve illegal possession, drunkenness, and statutory violations among juveniles and women.
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Percy Donahue
Pete Corey
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Bay Front
Hattie
W.durant
H. Strouse
Sarah Stokes
A. B. Ward
James Easterling
Former Mobileian Thought Drowned in Jacksonville
Walter Victor Odell once an insurance solicitor in Mobile is believed drowned in Jacksonville Florida after police drag St Johns River for a body. A note signed by Odell bidding his family goodbye was found, sending investigators to confirm his fate. Odell worked in Mobile about five years ago according to local insurers.
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Walter Victor Odell
Jacksonville
Fla
St. John’s River
Odell
Mobile
Iif
Recorder levies speeding fines and penalties
R. N. Judicie of 55 South Jackson street and Mrs. Hunter of 36 South Reed avenue were fined 40 dollars each for speeding on Government street. Six others convicted paid 15 dollars fines plus costs. Orline Smith faced prohibition charges and was fined 100 dollars or 90 days.
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R. N. Judicie
South Jackson Street
Mrs. Hunter
South
Reed Avenue
Recorder
Fisher
Government Street
Curtis Bishop
Alabama
J. 8. Porter
Dauphin Street
A. Platkin
Cottage Mill
George Cameron
Augusta Street
George Gilmore
St. Anthony Street
Agnew Green
Plateau
Orline Smith
Mobile Fourth Sugar Port Emerges as Major Import Hub
Mobile has risen to the nation’s refined sugar import center, ranking behind only New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The port handles shipments from Cuba and the Pacific coast, with the Edgar F. Luckenbach arriving to dock at the new state terminals and a 750 ton cargo set for storage at Pier 1 and the cotton warehouse.
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Mobile
New York
New Orleans
San Fran
Chocolate Sa’ Corporation
Cuba
Pacific
State
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Butler and Smith
California
Hopper
English
Edgar F. Luckenbachte
Houston
Pacific Coast
Nuptial Off Delays Chicago Stage Bride and Detroit Groom
Miss Belle Green of Chicago who plays the ingénue lead in a current Chicago production was to be wed on stage to Edward C. H. DuClos a Detroit businessman. The ceremony was postponed as Mrs DuClos seeks final decree of divorce on desertion charges. The couple works to hasten the legal issue.
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Miss Belle Green
Chicago
C. H. DuClos
Detroit
Miss Green
Mobile county submits one cent gasoline tax bill
County Commissioner J C Prine proposes a one cent gasoline tax in Mobile county to boost finances. The bill would raise revenue by about 100000 dollars annually if enacted and be advertised shortly as a legislative measure.
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J. C. Prine
Mobile County
Arlington to Decide on Gulf Coast Fair Lease Plan
A conference of Arlington city officials and fair backers resolved to pursue a lease with the Gulf Coast Fair association if the plan aligns with city planning expert Myron H. Weat. The group aims to hold the event likely in October and appointed a five member sub committee to work with Weat. Attendees included A. L. Staples L. C. Irvine Mort Bixler and others.
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Arlington
Myron H. Weat
Gnorning
Fnds
A. L. Staples
L. C. Irvine
Mort Bixler
The
Fair Association
P. Gaillard, Jr
H. C. Murnan
Herndon Radcliffe
T. P. Cumberland
Train Kills Two Men Sitting on Track in Alabama
In Birmingham on May 22 R. K. Baxter and A. J. Tucker were struck and killed by a train while sitting on a track. The men, identified by pocket cards, apparently had just left a freight and were mangled by the impact.
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Birmingham
Ala
R. K. Baxter
A. J. Tucker
Peaches Appeal Case Involving Separation Alimony
Motion for court order to transfer the Browning separation and alimony dispute to the appeals court will be heard tomorrow before Justice Seeger. The cross suits between Ed ward Browning and his wife stem from a legal separation granted March 21, which denied Mrs Browning a $300 weekly alimony.
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Noes
Browning
Appe Supreme Court
Yppes
Edward Browning
Seeger
Mrs. Browning
Standard Oil Fire in China Put Out
London May 23 An Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Hongkong says the fire in Standard Oil Company's tank at Chinkiang caused spillage in the property during a bombardment by northern Chinese across the Yangtse yesterday and has been extinguished Local Chinese urged oil companies to withdraw stocks from the city Despatches from Nanking report continued reinforcements crossing the river to Pukow
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London
Hongkong
Standard Oil Company
Chinkiang
Sheela
Yangtse
Nanking
Pukow
Boy Hit by Car Injures Leg at Lafayette and St Stephen
Twelve year old Harry Pringle of 157 Caterers Street was struck by a car at Lafayette and St Stephen's Road at about 8 this morning. The driver Eric Backman of Chickasaw surrendered after taking the boy to Providence Infirmary, then home, and was charged with reckless driving.
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Harry Pringle
Caterers Street
Lafayette
St. Stephen's Road
Eric Backman
Chickasaw
Backman
Providence Infirmary
Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
All members of the Chamber of Commerce the women's division and the Junior Chamber of Commerce are urged to attend the annual meeting at the Elks home tomorrow night. The meeting starts at 7 30 with J L Bedsole reading his retiring president report H J Kittrell to speak as the new president and several prominent citizens to give remarks.
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Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Division
Elks Home
J. L. Bedsole
H. J. Kittrell
Eltizgens
Youth Shotself After Car Denial in Connesville
Connesville police report 18-year-old Leslie Neal fired a shot at his chest when his mother refused to buy him a car. He was wounded and hospitalized in Connesville.
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Connesville
Leslie Neal
Cement Rock Exports Start From St Stephens Bluff to New Orleans
The Louisiana Portland Cement Company begins moving 1500 tons of cement rock from St Stephens Bluff to New Orleans on June 1. Three Warrior Line barges leave St Stephens Bluff May 26 with loading to start May 29, part of a $500000 investment in ground equipment and facilities. A diesel sowboat fleet is planned to complete the operation by July, with rock extraction using monster steam shovels and a belt conveyor system.
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Mobile
New Orleans
Warrior Line
St. Stephen's Bluff
Louisiana Portland Cement Company
J. Stephen’s Bluff
St. Stephen's Biloft
Monster
Louisiana
St. Stephens
Owen Bluff
Bluff
St. Stephen’s
Lindbergh Attracts More Publicity Than Peary
New York reports that Captain Lindbergh’s solo flight from San Diego two weeks ago has generated over 27 000 column inches of newspaper space. The Hyams Company notes his mother is receiving public notices and the clippings exceed 16 000 while the news compares his fame to Admiral Byrd and the late President Wilson.
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New York
Lindbergh
San Diego
Cal
Hyams and Company
Press Bn
Eee
Ders
North Pole
Wilson
Father in law shot to death in family dispute
In Birmingham on May 22 D M Hall was killed and his wife wounded as Will Parks, the son in law, fled after a shooting intended to settle a domestic dispute between Parks and Mrs Hall and her daughter. Mrs Hall remains in critical condition in hospital. Police issued a warrant for Parks.
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Birmingham
Ala
D. M. Hall
Will Parks
Hall
Parks
Mia
Cock Fight Case Will Get Airing In Inferior Court
Seven men were arrested at a Dog River area farm on a charge of unlawful assembly after officers found a game rooster with one crew. The defendants Frank Cleveland Gaines Cleveland M C Prichard Joe Fromme Jr Gaye Hagan R A Thompson and Percy Donahue posted appearance bonds. The case heads to inferior criminal court on May 26.
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Dog River
Pine Crest Road
R. A. Thompson
Percy Donahue
Bond
Cecil Leitch Leads Ladies Open After Lightning Shock
British golf star Cecil Leitch quickly recovered from a lightning shock suffered while watching the British women’s open in New Castle Ireland. She played at Portrush Club in the ladies’ open and led with an 84 showing return to form alongside other British internationals.
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London
Cecil Leitch
New Castle
County Down
Ireland
Royal Portrush Club
Marines to Stay to Preserve Nicaragua Peace
President Coolidge was informed by Henry L. Stimson that American marines will remain in Nicaragua indefinitely to preserve order after negotiations ended fighting. Guerrilla activity continues but organized troops have disarmed.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Coolidge
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Mayflower Returns With President After Potomac Trip
The presidential yacht Mayflower with President Coolidge aboard and a Washington host of guests returned this morning after a trip down the Potomac River.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Potomac River
Slim Lindbergh Honored in Paris Flight Pageant
Paris May 23 The young American pilot Charles Lindbergh traced a glorious arc through the skies from New York to Paris amid plaudits from a civilized world. Friends decorated him and France pinned the cross on as though he were dressed for a triumph before crowds.
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France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Americus
Cow Ieee
Legion of Honor
New York
Paris
Ae “Slim
Lindberg
Pitet
Rn Topubie
Oil firms meet with federal board on production plans
A five-member committee of oil company executives, named in draft plans to tackle their production problem, arrived for a conference with the federal conservation board. Secretary Work, chair of the board, invited the group to present plans or information to aid understanding of the industry’s issues.
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Washington
Five Oil Company
Federal Conservation Board
Work
Mob fatally harms Black man in Braggadocio incident
Reported in Braggadocio Missouri a Black man named Wil Sherod aged 30 was killed by a mob after an alleged crime. He was reportedly beaten and shot about twelve times and strung up near the town square. A widow, Henry, age 31 with two children, was also mentioned in connection with the event.
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Braggadocio
Wil Sherod
Henry
Sherod
Iare
Murder over Lindbergh place of birth sparks arrest in New York
In New York on May 28, a dispute over the Lindbergh birth claims led to homicide charges after a 46 year old man Joseph Hand was stabbed in the heart. Sidney Levene, 28, was arrested shortly after while being moved from a Side case to a hospital. In Paris on May 23 crowds sang a Lindbergh song and sold copies for one franc each linked to the aviation event.
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New York
Charles A. Linday
Joseph Hand
Sidney Levene
Paris
Lindbergh
Sweden Honors Lindbergh With Royal Aero Club Decoration
Stockholm reports Lindbergh is named hero of the day by Sweden's Royal Aero Club. The club awarded the furthest gold decoration in a ceremony inviting him to receive the honor, marking a successful completion of the mission.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Lindbergh
Royal Aero Club of
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