Two-bank pair linked to New Orleans heists sought in Alabama
A man and a woman linked by New Orleans police to the Rocheblave Canal Street Trust heist are pursued by Mobile police and county deputies in south Alabama. They reportedly fled Lumberton bank with 3000 dollars in a green Oldsmobile coupe and may be heading toward Florida. The male, 24, heavyset in a light suit. the female, slender, wearing knickers.
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Lumberton, Miss
New Orleans
Rocheblave
Canal Meet and Trust Company
South Alabama
Mobile
Crescent City
Florida
Lumberton Bank
Rocheblave Street
Alabama
Spouse Files Across Atlanta For Husband Arrest
In Atlanta on May 25 a wife who feared her husband’s threats to be arrested aided his release from city jail. G. W. Odom claimed he sought arrest after telling his wife he would go out to get arrested, prompting her to post bond and provide a pint of milk before he was freed.
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Atlanta
Capitol
Georgia Avenues
G. W. Odom
Amite
Poppy Day marks welfare effort aided by Legion drive
Mayor declares May 26 as Poppy Day with American Legion collecting funds at street corners to aid welfare and relief work. Mrs. E Roy Albright chairs the committee with Mrs. E C Jones as vice chair. other members include Mrs Leon Schwarz and A C Carter among others. Carter injured in collision on Davis avenue. motorist fled after striking Governor Kenneth at Conception and Delaware streets, car abandoned on Elmira Street as police pursue suspect.
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American Legion
Legion
Community Chest
Gali
A. C. Carter
South Julia Street
City Hospital
Davis Avenue
Ann Street
Carter
J. Winthrop
Bon Air
Kenneth
Conception
Delaware
Hail Storm Strikes West Central Alabama Wrecks Crops
Unofficial estimates place damage from a Tuesday hail storm in west central Alabama at over 500000 dollars. About 600 square miles of farmland was ruined with 16000 acres of cotton and 6000 acres of corn affected. Around 200 families faced destitution and hunger as Red Cross and local agencies organized relief from Gordo Pickens County.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
National Red Cross
Gordo
Pickens County
Red Cross
Montgomery
Browning pleads guilty to two more petit larceny counts
John Browning of Toulminville, convicted two days earlier of stealing a $30 bicycle from Glenn Hilliard, pleads guilty in circuit court to two additional petit larceny charges. He receives 20 more days in jail on top of a prior three year sentence.
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John Browning
Toulminville
Glenn Hilliard
Browning
Nathan Campbell
Dailey
Albert Brisbun
Brisbun
Joe Velmas
A. L. Mayfield
Death Suit Starts Over Child's Death at Bakery
Reno Nichols in next best friend case for John Mills seeks 35000 damages from Smith Bakery Inc claiming death of the minor from a fall from the bakery building on March 2 1927. Roach and Jensen represent plaintiffs while Smiths Young and Johnston defend. Many witnesses summoned and trial expected to last several days.
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Reno Nichols
John Wesley Mills
Smith Bakery, Inc
Claude A. Grayson
Roach
Jensen
Plantiffs
Smiths
Young and Johnston
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Cattle Breeders Form Association
The Tennessee Alabama and Georgia Cattle Breeders Association was organized in Chattanooga yesterday to advance cattle raising interests across the three states. The group unites cattlemen from Tennessee Alabama and Georgia to coordinate efforts and promote the industry.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Cattle Breeders’ Association
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
General weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi to be largely fair tonight and Saturday with a slight warming trend. Winds expected to be gentle to moderate shifting directions as conditions remain tranquil.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Car Fire Destroys Mobile Oil Truck After Gas Explosion
Firefighters responded quickly when a C. D. Kenney Coffee Company truck at a Mobile Oil station erupted in flames from a gas explosion. A nozzle slip during fueling sent gasoline onto a hot exhaust, causing the blaze to engulf the truck despite two firefighting attempts.
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Mobile Oil Company
C. D. Kenney Coffee Company
Tthe Department
Sherman man held to grand jury on liquor transport charge
Sherman Guy, 31, was held to the grand jury under $500 bond after arraignment in inferior criminal court on transporting prohibited liquors. R. R. Pyburn received 90 days hard labor plus a $50 fine and costs or 20 days hard labor. appeal set bond at $300. Henry Unrath and E. Whitehurst were each fined $100 and costs or 30 days for possession of prohibited liquors.
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Sherman Guy
R. R. Pyburn
Henry Unrath
E. Whitehurst
Plans Drawn for $10000 Girls Detention Home
Architect L Platt Roberts and Arthur D Davis discuss drawings for a detention home to be built between the county garage and farm. Plans, costing ten thousand dollars, will be submitted to the board soon. The unit-plan design allows future additions and the location has board approval.
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L. Platt Roberts
Arthur D. Davis
Board of Revenue
Robbed Jeweler Loses 25000 In Gems In Milwaukee
Detroit manufacturer Jacob Rassner was found trussed to his hotel bed and robbed of jewelry valued at 25000. Two armed men escaped with a four hour head start after binding him. Rassner freed himself and notified police.
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Milwaukee
Jacob Rassner
Detroit
Mich
Rassner
Mobile Chamber of Commerce Sets June 7 Meeting
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on June 7 with I B Tigrett, president of Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad, as main speaker. J L Bedsole chairs the special committee for the event, Outlaw will present the program, and Henry J Kittrell will review last year’s work and key developments.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
I. B. Tigrett
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
J. L. Bedsole
Tigrett
Ae Threelee
Store Burglary and Auto Thefts Reported in City
Mrs. I Smolky reports burglary at her northwest Hamilton and New Jersey streets store last night with six packs of gum four cartons of cigarettes and some cash taken. Entrance gained by forcing a rear door. M B Herzfeld says his car was stolen last night between 7 30 and 10 30 at Jackson and Government streets. H Rodwell reports auto theft from in front of his North Joachim street home yesterday afternoon and the vehicle was found abandoned by motorcycle officers in the western city worksite area.
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North
Joachim Street
Fisher and Stout
Rates Reduced In Interstate Traffic Classification Hearing
A June 5 hearing before the Alabama Public Service Commission in Montgomery will review a proposal to align Alabama state rates with the interstate classification. Railroads and shippers held Atlanta conferences. reductions are expected per R G Cobb Chamber of Commerce traffic manager.
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Alabama Public Service Commission
Montgomery
Atlanta
State Public Service Commission
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
Japanese Cabinet Approves Kellogg Peace Note
Tokyo May 25 The Japanese cabinet formally approved the note to the United States on the Kellogg proposal to outlaw war. The reply is a blanket approval awaiting the emperor's sanction before presentation to Charles MacVeagh the American ambassador.
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Tokyo
United States
Charles MacVeagh
County highway paving set for September completion
About 50 miles of county highways within a 192 mile paving program will be ready for hard surfacing by September, per Arthur D. Davis, chairman of the board of revenue and road commissioners. This excludes 86 miles of state and federal aid roads with surveys finished and contract letting expected in September.
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Arthur D. Davis
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Hartwell Hears Architect on Proposed Street Widening
City Commissioner Harry T Hartwell, who handles streets, conferred with architect George B Rogers on widening Government Dauphin St Francis and St Emanuel streets. The recess plan has been in development for months with many details still to be decided before action.
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Harry T. Hartwell
George B. Rogers
Dauphin
St. Francis
St. Emanuel
Miss Megan Lloyd George Named Liberal Candidate
In Anglesey Wales May 25 stormy scenes marked the Liberal selection for the Anglesey seat. Megan Lloyd George daughter of former Premier David Lloyd George hoped to sit beside her father in the Commons after winning the Liberal nomination. Three candidates contested the seat Ellis W Roberts Colonel Lawrence Wil...
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Miss Lloyd George
Liberal House Commons
Llangefni
Anglesey
Wales
Megan Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Ellis W. Roberts
Lawrence Wil
Chicago teen disrupts offices with cheeky special delivery
William Carago, 18, roamed Chicago businesses on May 2 with a kiss tied to a “special delivery” claim. He kissed Edith Tyrone at Bell Telephone, then offered kisses to Leah Dakele Hedwig Shardey Josephine Zuccala and Genevieve Hitchcock at A B Hoffman, receiving rebuffs before police intervened.
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Chicago
William Carago
Bell Telephone Company
Edith Tyrone
A. 8. Hoffman Company
Leah Dakele
Hedwig Shardey
Josephine Zuccala
Genevieve Hitchcock
Carago
Salvation Army band concert in Bienville Square
A Mobile Salvation Army band from Mon county officials and attaches performed in Bienville Square at 9:15 with a concert at 10 in the Lyric theatre. Captain A. EK Baldwin directed the program featuring Onward Christian Soldiers and American Melodies with vocal solos and cornet numbers by Adjutant H. Bartlett and Capt. William Parkins.
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Peon
Madan Samael Gration Army
Salvation Army
Bienville Square
Lyric Theatre
A. EK. Baldwin
Sond
Leidzen
Adjutant H. Bartlett
Broughton
A Browning
New York
Brig. R. Young
William Parkins
Scarborough Arrested After Collision in Prichard
Scarborough of Prichard faces charges of drunk driving and reckless driving after a collision with a parked car at Springsill avenue and Pine streets. He asked for a continuance to secure witnesses, was treated for a chin wound, and jailed at police headquarters. Louis Henderson was fined 100 dollars or 90 days for possession of whiskey.
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L. ©. Scarborough
Prichard
D. H. Edington
Scarborough
Springsill Avenue
Pine Streets
Fisher and Stout
Louis Henderson
Moody
Franco
Henderson
Woodin Recovering From Knee Injury At Sanitarium
William H. Woodin president of the American Car and Foundry Company and the American Locomotive Company is recovering from a fractured knee cap at a private sanitarium in New York. He was injured in a fall from his car three weeks ago and expects to return to work soon.
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New York
William H. Woodin
American Car and Foundry Company
American Locomotive Company
Fate of the signed to thwart Norris in Senate turmoil
A chaotic night in the Senate with discussions on quorum and cloture. Senators including Tydings Heflin Blease and Smoot grappled with deadlines as hours passed and attempts to reach the 60 vote quorum. The scene features tense floor action and shifting allegiances amid delays.
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Norris
Senate
Pennsylvania
Tydings
Fort Sumter
Heflin
Blease
Typographical Union Election Results Reach Indianapolis
Unofficial returns from 121 cities show Charles P. Howard leading for president with 20 343 votes and James M. Lynch 8 510. Woodruff Randoph leads for secretary treasurer with 18 195 votes against John W. Hays 10 158. Official tabulation starts June 7.
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Indianapolis
International Typographical Union
Charles P. Howard
Chicago
James M. Lynch
Syracuse
N. Y
Woodruff Randoph
John W. Hays
Minneapolis
Elimination Races Set for Mobile Yacht Club Series
The first elimination races of the season will be held this weekend over the three mile Mag nol ia Beach course. The top four skippers by season points will represent Mobile in the Lipton water classic for the $5,000 cup, with this year’s series moving to New Orleans.
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Mobile Yacht Club
Magnolia Beach
Mobile
New Orleans
Carpenter Loses Tools in House Invasion
Ed Bailey, a Chickasaw carpenter for J. Vander Sys & Bon, reported a theft when a thief invaded his house stealing tools valued at about $50 during the incident observed near pea bur erkine and viable an acted.
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Ed Bailey
Chickasaw
J. Vander Sys
Mobile Cedar Point field lands first flight for Gulf Coast Airways
The municipal Cedar Point road airfield in Mobile hosted the first Gulf Coast Airways flight with the southbound plane landing discharging and loading mail. W. W. Dewald, manager of Gulf Coast Airways, attended from Mobile as the new field was being prepared for use on May 1 with cinders to be laid on the runway.
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Municipal
Cedar Point Road
St. Tammany, Gulf Coast Airways, Inc
W. W. Dewald
Airways Company
Mobile
Municipal Field
Bound Over after Prohibition Raid Dog Bite Incident
Pair bound over to Agent Ford after raid on Middleton residence arrest for violating the national prohibition law. Ford was bitten by dogs during the operation at the Middleton home.
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Zollie Middleton
Clarence Fosk
Agent Ford
Middleton Place
Three Drownings Near Columbia In Lake Hor
A car plunged into Lake Hor near Columbia last midnight, killing three people. Miss Ivey Smith, Miss Ruth Tilman, and Roy Mathis died in the accident. The vehicle left the road and entered the water, with bystanders seeking to assist. The incident remains under local investigation.
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Columbia
Ivey Smith
Ruth Tilman
Roy Mathis
Here
Lake Hor
McKellar Surrenders on Muscle Shoals Recommit Votes
Washington reports May 23 that Senator McKellar voted against two efforts to recommit the Muscle Shoals conference, ending pursuit of the measure.
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McKellar
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Japan inaugurates first air sea route Osaka to Tokyo
Japan marks a milestone with the first sea plane passenger and freight service. The Osaka to Tokyo route operates three flights weekly with stops at four coastal towns along the way.
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Japan
Osaka
Iow
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