Clue Sought In Attempted Robbery At Local Store
Detectives probe an unsuccessful hold up at Mrs. A Pokrovsky s store at Davidson and St Medar streets late Friday night. A brown skinned tall negro with one gold tooth wore a dark suit and demanded cash. Officers Hyland and Lincoln continue the investigation after a clue was reported Saturday. A separate break in at 210 Rapier avenue saw a negro force a dining room window, snag a flashlight left behind in haste.
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A. Pokrovsky
Davidson
St. Medar
Hyland
Lincoln
Maude M. Duggan
Rapier Avenue
Marathon Interest Heats Up For Mobile Event
Mobile Register and News Item sponsors a marathon with prizes from local businesses. Participants must register by noon at the Y M C A and meet at 4 pm for briefing. The 1.5 mile course starts near Government Street and ends at the county courthouse, with motorcycle officers clearing the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Register and News Item
Lyric Theatre
W. E. Jones
Young Men’s Christian Association
Jones
County Courts
Government Street
Mayorete T. Hartwell Peer
Government
Federal aid assured for Moffat Road project
Washington reports that federal aid will be released promptly for the Moffat road from Mobile to nae. Alabama officials, led by Gaston Scott, state way commissioner, secured assurances from Senator Hugo Black and others that federal funds will be paid over at once, ending delays and reinforcing the triple aid plan requiring both federal and state contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffat
Mobile
Gaston Scott
Hugo Black
Alabama
Congress
Washington
Thhle
Boykin
Scott
W. Scott
Graves
Black
John McDuffie
Biloxi Reunion of Vets May Be Last Gathering
Biloxi Mississippi May 24 Confederate veterans plan a four day gathering in Biloxi with a grand parade and ceremonies. The Sons of Confederate Veterans and Southern Memorial Association will meet, with attendees coming from California New York and beyond. The program includes dedication of the Bay of Biloxi bridge and Gulfport airport a Gulfport sister city. A Marine Band concert is noted and the event is described as the largest and most colorful in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Bilos Mine
J Wn
Une
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Southern Memorial Association
Californhead
New York
Rogers Wince
Bay of Biloxi
Gulfport
Biloxi Isle of Caprice Gulf
Woman vanishes after leaving husband in car near Pittsburgh
Police search in the Pittsburgh area failed to locate Mrs. G. C. Bridg of Carnatt Wash after her husband Kirk left her in a car on the Lincoln Highway. State and local officers, including Wilmerding and Keesport teams, scoured highways and suburbs while investigators considered kidnapping as a possibility.
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Pittsburgh
Sylvania
Pit
G.C. E
Condh
Carnatt Wash
Kirk
Lincoln Highway
Wilmerding
Keesport
Gre
Philade
Samuel Jr
Wolf
Bids Planned for Colored Unit Library on Davis Avenue
George Fearn, president of the library association, says bids will be sought soon for the colored unit of the Mobile Public Library to be erected on Davis avenue. Architect George B. Rogers designed both the Davis avenue branch and the main Government street building in a similar style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Public Library
Davis Avenue
George Fearn
George B. Rogers
Government Street
Centenary Society Seeks Mobile Firms A Century Old
The Centenary Historical Society of Philadelphia asks the Mobile Chamber of Commerce to list all Mobile businesses that have existed for 100 years or more. Firms in operation a century or longer are requested to notify the chamber so their names can be forwarded to Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Centenary Historical Society of Philadelphia
Mobile Ber of Commerce
United States
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia
Gough Ogores Opegial Rules for Athletes
University of Alabama coach Wallace Wade urged equal treatment for athletes as students while criticizing special athletic privileges. He cited no athlete at Alabama being kept by alumni, claimed such arrangements are rare in the Southern Conference, and defended athletes as serious in training. The Mobile meeting discussed athletics as a true college spirit and planned monthly gatherings. Wade toured aboard the coastguard cutter AB-20 with Miss Fannie Swann during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Wade
University of Alabama
Mobile
Wade
University Arms College
David H. Edington
University
Palmer Pikens
al Tway
Dot Butterly
WODX
Register
News Item
Steve Kimbrough
Coach Wade
Coastguard
AB-20
Fannie Swann
J. C. Swann
John F. Lancaster
Cusbao
Murphy High forms student welfare committee
A civic welfare committee is formed by Murphy High School students' council to handle welfare matters. It includes four students Betty Sadler as chairman Ruth Elk Marion Muntz and Janice Fry plus faculty advisor Loretta Bogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy High School
Betty Sadler
Ruth Elk
Marion Muntz
Janice Fry
Loretta Bogue
Davis Shows Rural Mobile Census Totals
The rural Mobile population outside city limits rose by 10 775 in ten years per census supervisor Evan B. Davis. County population excluding Mobile sits at 50 115, up from 39 340. city and county total 117 435 up from 100 117. Precinct reads include Crichton and TaCon 4 798 and Theodore 1 798 with respective farm counts rising.
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Mobile
Evan B. Davis
Davis
Crichton
Chickasaw
Allensville
Pine Grove
Plateau
Prichard
Spring Hill
Toulminville
Whistler
R.L. Polk and. Company
Metropoli
Baldwin County
Bay Bridge Head
Tne Point Clear
Crichton and Tacon
Eight Mile Creek
Beard’s Mill
Theodore
Harper Held Grant Harper Case Draft
Grant Harper residing on the previously listed Thonths ee chanend Oe Vanes ae ioe bes is reported in a local case. Authorities allege involvement in an unspecified matter. Further details remain unclear from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Harper
Hoover heads to Blue Ridge for fishing weekend
President Hoover and a large party depart from Washington for a week at the president’s fishing preserve in the Blue Ridge mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Wee Meeare
Blue Ridge Mountains
Invited to Rodeo Draws Global Fishing Interest
Fishermen worldwide were invited to the second annual deep sea fishing event in August. I T Quinn state commissioner of game and fisheries spoke during a WSFA Montgomery and WAPI Birmingham hookup Friday night. The invitation listed Mobile and Baldwin counties communities and included women. The department plans a permanent organization and an annual rodeo open to the world with entrants expected by the starter's gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. T. Quinn
Arma
Est
Bileven
District of Columbia
Alabama
Department of Game and Fisheries
Mobile
Baldwin
Swann Leaves Mobile Port Collector On Official Business
Dr. J. C. Swann collector of the Port of Mobile departed for Birmingham on official duties and is expected to return early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE. Swann
J. C. Swann
Mobile
Birmingham
Graf Zeppelin Passes Bahia Brazil With Citywide Awe
Graf Zeppelin flies over Bahia at 8 15 am local time en route from Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro. The 385 mile leg took eight hours as residents fill streets and roofs to glimpse the silver-gray airship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahia
Brazil
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Graf
Graf Zeppelin Arrival Sparks Rio Welcome
Rio de Janeiro hopes to crown itself Paris of the western hemisphere as Graf Zeppelin signals reach 75 mph en route from Pernambuco. Dr. Hugo Eckener, hailed as a national hero, predicted an 18 hour flight to Rio with the airship leaving Pernambuco at 11 37.
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Rio
Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Polis
South America
Buenos Aires
Havana
Paris
Hemisphere
Graf
Hugo Eckener
Pernambuco
Bishop Cannon to Testify Before Lobby Probe on June Third
Washington May 4 Bishop Cannon and SMU leaders will appear before a lobby probe to be questioned about activities of the temperance and social service board. The inquiry will examine a $65 300 payment to Cannon by E C Jameson of New York for use in the 1928 Virginia anti Smith campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Alabama Shoals Tax Case Sought by Government
Solicitor General Thacher told the Supreme Court the government would welcome a ruling on whether the United States at Muscle Shoals may sell hydroelectric power without exposing itself to state taxes. He warned Alabama may lack proper form for merit review and noted the case hinges on federal exemption of federal commercial activity from taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thacher
Supreme Court
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
United States
Court of Claims
Solicitor General
Hoover Spurs Work On Pact With Threat
The senate moved to act on the London naval limitations agreement as President Hoover warned of a special session if the pact is not acted on before adjournment. Senator Watson and Chairman Borah expect timely disposal while others favor a special session to handle the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Cali
Fair Weather Aids Red River Levee Work Near Shreveport
Prediction of fair weather brings relief to workers from Shreveport to Alexandria as they reinforce and sandbag levees along the Red river. With flood stages expected to reach 1927 levels, a stretch of dry weather would help complete the embankments and reduce erosion risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Alexandria
Red River
Red Valley
Government Weather Bureau
Mobile Featured in International Monthly Publication
Advertisement notes Mobile will be shown in the January issue of the International Monthly, the official publication of the International P Company. The article and photos will cover Mobile and its plant, with the monthly printed in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
International Monthly
the International P Company
Informa
Eretal Atéeiion: Sini
Organiz Ai
New York
Car Crash Involving Coca Cola Truck on Springhill and Gilbert
An unidentified Black motorist in a touring car collided with a Coca Cola truck at Springhill Avenue and Gilbert Street at 10 20 Friday night. The driver fled the scene. the car was seized by police and held at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springhill Avenue
Gilbert Street
Market Opens Mixed as Stocks Move in Early Trading
Prices were divergent at the opening with Westinghouse, American Tobacco, U S Steel and International Harvester edging higher while American Can Warren Union Pacific and Standard Oil slipped. In New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with January at 14.87 and March at 15.04.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Prici
Westinghouse Electric
Delaware & Hadeon
Orleans
New Orleans
Weather Summary for Alabama and Mississippi Regions
Readable fragments indicate fair conditions across Alabama and Mississippi with cooler coastal areas. Interior regions expected to be slightly warmer on Saturday night and into Sunday with no rain reported.
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Alabama
Mississippi
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Henry McKeough
Edward Schernmann
Bernard McCarthy
Milton Klumpp
Billy Henry
Dudley Deak
James Mattei
Edward Kelly
Earl Joseph
Keith Sears
Richard Brassel
Bubba White, Jr
Robert Whitte
Henry Parker
Johnny Brown
Marc Klein
Bill Bnheim
Pete Impas
Atu
Earl Semple
Johnny Blalack
Clarence Steiner
Everett Patronas
News-Item
Barrett's
Thoss Sporting Goods Company
Metzger Bros
Paterson Sport Shop
McGowin and Lyons Hardware and Supply Company
Ray's Cafeteria
Director Jones
Bureau of Roads
Gulf Coast City
Rogers Winter
Avondale Ae Ga
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Richard A. Sneed
Oklahoma City
Confederate Veterans
Buena Vista Hotel
U. C. Va
Young
Pennsylvania Hills
National Furniture Co
Feline Correll
Ele- SP
Pregam Rnal Foundation
Battle House Orchestra
Kruze and
Reid
Citizens
Gough Ogores
Harper
Graf Zeppelin
Oouth
Eckener
Bishop Cannon
Alabama Shoals
Fair Weather
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