Muscle Shoals Bills Push Faces White House Action
Washington May 28 Senator Black told The News Item that the senate agricultural committee will immediately consider pending Muscle Shoals bills to report one as farm relief. Senator Norris reintroduced the government operation bill once vetoed by Coolidge and joined Black urging quick action. Hoover's stance and House gag rule complicate lower-house action, with Steagall criticizing Republican leaders as dictatorial obstructing committee work.
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Black
Senate Agricultural Committee
Muscle Shoals
American Cyanamid Company
Farmers Federated Fertilizer Corporation
Senater Norris
Nebraska
Coolidge
Senator Black
Alabama
Senate
House
White House
Hoover
Greseman Bacon
Morrows Reveal Daughter Secret Honeymoon To Escape Publicity
The Morrow family confirms the daughter’s hurried secret marriage to her fiancé yesterday at the bride’s father Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow’s home. The couple departed in a car headed toward New York, amid rumors and sightings without confirmation.
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Morrows
New York
N. 3
Molenioer
H Harbor
Eran
Harry Guy
Filer
Oman
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ernape Oe Morrow
P. m
Dwight W. Morrow
Arendy
Wiliam
Increase 112 Percent Rate Amid Commission Advised Action
A commission meeting discussed increasing the rate to four percent on deposits held by Mobile and other banks. The panel sought uniform interest on all deposits, aiming to apply the same four percent rate to Mobile’s accounts and other depositors.
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Mobile
Ondias
County Conference on Road Machinery Held This Morning
Arthur D. Davis with J. Prine and C. L. Strange led an informal briefing on road building equipment. Strange said no arrest yet in theft of a county tractor on Lott road near Georgetown. thieves removed gasoline and oil tank and other parts with no clues left.
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Arthur D. Davis
Board of Revenue
J. €. Prine
C. L. Strange
Davis
Strange
Lott Road
Georgetown
Mr. Strange
Deserter Ralph Adams Ordered to Fort Barancas
Ralph Adams surrendered to Police Sergeant John Danzey and confessed desertion from the army. He will likely be taken to Fort Barancas, Florida, by Sergeant Danzey for custody and processing.
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Ralph Adams
Fort Barancas
Danzey
John Danzey
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Overcome by gas in home. W. C. Cox dies at 72
W. C. Cox of 72 Government Street was found in his residence unconscious from gas exposure. He was taken to a local hospital where he died. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible accidental gas leak.
Weather Local Brief For Alabama Mississippi Florida Tonight
A local forecast notes mostly cloudy skies with patchy fog tonight across Alabama Mississippi and Florida. Overnight temperatures are expected to remain mild with light winds and no major precipitation indicated.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Worth
Florida
Nine Miners Die In Alabama Coal Mine Blast
Nine miners were killed and two badly burned in a Conneville Alabama coal mine explosion caused by dynamite overcharge. One crew member escaped unharmed as rescuers recovered bodies and rushed the injured to Birmingham.
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Yolande
Ala
Connerville
Yolande Coal and Coke Company
Wae
Grover Herring
Herring
Grover “Herring
Bill Imbel
Charley Patterson
Mitchell Turner
Will Kelly
Harry Kelly
Phil Grees
Allen Pearson
Noves
Mary Hulsey
E. O. Chastaine
George Byron
Chastaine
Birmingham
W. B. Hillthouse
State Mine Inspection Service
Assistant Attorney General Willebrandt Resigns
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt submitted her resignation as assistant attorney general to President Hoover. The resignation, offered March 4, was not accepted at the time, she remained at her post at Hoover's request, and now leaves the government as an unusual opportunity arises. She is en route to Texas.
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Washington
Mabel Walker Willebranat
Hoover O
Willebrandt
Colls
Hoover
New national law enforcement commission convenes in Washington
President Hoover convenes the ten men and one woman named to the new national law enforcement commission for its first meeting in Washington. The group was invited to a White House luncheon before the cabinet room session.
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Washington
Hoover
National Law Enforcement Commission
White House
Mobile to accept temporary pig iron rate cut
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce executive committee decided to temporarily reduce pig iron rates from the Birmingham district to coastwise ports. Mobile will not oppose the relief but will maintain the existing port relationship. R A Christian serves as committee chairman.
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Mobile
Birmingham
Mobile Chamber
Pie
R. A. Christian
Shriners Leave Mobile for Imperial Council Meeting
More than 130 Shriners will depart Mobile tonight at 10 on a special Louisville and Nashville train for the Imperial Council of North America meeting in Los Angeles June 4 to 6. Illustrious Potentate E. Palmer Eberlein of Abba Temple leads the party. The route out and back includes stops in southern western and midwestern cities and notable historic sites.
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Shriners
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Imperial Council of North America
Los Angeles
E. Palmer Eberlein
Abba Temple
South
West
Middle West
Colonel Landers Assists in Marking Local Historical Spots
Colonel Landers, visiting official, will explain marking procedures and assist preservation committees in Baldwin County. He toured river sites including Jack River and Wert area during last week’s inspections and conference preparations with the Junior Chamber committee.
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Colonel Landers
Daughters of the Y
Baldwin County
Cadets at Wrights Plan Campus Field Day Today
Cadets from Wrights University Military School will hold field day exercises on campus at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Dr Julius T Wright, the president, announced the event.
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Wright's
University Military School
Julius T. Wright
Wright
Monroe Park
Hartwell Field
Mobile channel to be widened and deepened for harbor work
The Mobile ship channel will be dredged to 320 feet wide and 34 feet deep starting July 1 as future maintenance. The harbor project already calls for 300 feet by 30 feet, but dredging and silt buildup have prompted an upgrade in scope under Army Engineer Col. W D A Anderson and assistant H S Collins in the Mobile district.
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Mobile
W. D. A. Anderson
H. S. Collins
Anderson
Vestris Sinks After Violent Shock and Long Submergence
Warwick Roberts, boatswain of the steamship Vestris, testified at the board of trade inquiry that the vessel never returned to an upright position after Sundays shock and foundered after taking on water. He described the perilous launch of lifeboats and that about forty survivors were rescued after the ship sank early Monday.
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London
Warwick Roberts
Vestris
Board of Trade
Roberts
No. 3
Intruder Sought Near Dempsey Home. Clothes Stolen Nearby
Mrs. B. M. Dempsey reported a prowler in her rear yard on Government and Franklin streets at 9 45 p m. Officers found the intruder had fled. L Fris of 1063 Persimmon street said his home was entered yesterday and a suit of clothes taken.
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B. M. Dempsey
Franklin Streets
L. Fris
Persimmon Street
Gamble Due In City After Six Weeks Vacation
Coast Guard Captain A L Gamble division commander of the gulf unit is expected to return to Mobile tomorrow after a six weeks vacation. The cutter Comanche based at Galveston docked in Mobile today and will stay until Captain Gamble arrives.
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A. L. Gamble
Gulf
Coast Guard
Cubs
Mobile
Galveston
Gamble
Assault Charge After Barbecue Knife Attack
Andrew Taylor was docketed at the county jail on a charge of assault to murder after a fight with Henry Peets at a barbecue on Bay Shore road. Taylor allegedly cut Peets several times with a knife near the S t tions. Deputy Sheriff Warner Wi Kans made the arrest last night.
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Andrew Taylor
Warner Wi Kans
Taylor
Henry Peets
Bay Shore
Mobile and Alabama leaders plan Alabama-Coosa river talks
The Mobile Chamber and city government name Cecil Bates and T. Hartwell as representatives for a Montgom ery conference called by Governor Bibb Graves. A large Mobile delegation is being organized with M Phelps and the Junior Chamber to attend alongside officials from Alabama Georgia and related agencies to pursue river system development and navigation improvements.
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Mobile
Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Alabama-Coosa River
Cecil Bates
T. Hartwell
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Z. H. McKinley
Graves
M. Phelps
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Uaerance
Ciation
Aeaterways
Georgia
Tax enforcement notice aims to swift delinquent arrest
A public notice declares that tax warrants will be sworn and arrests made within days if residents do not pay the $2.50 county tax due January 1 and delinquent after April 1. A 50 cent penalty applies after April 1, with additional five days to pay before arrest and ten days of county road work.
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Government Street Loop
H.l Doody
Board of Revenue
Three Men Case Reset In Vehicle Theft
The cases of Leroy E. Meyers, Louis Whitehurst, and Frank Leri accused of stealing an automobile owned by N. R. Leigh lil were called in recorder's court and reset for May 31. The trio was arrested by Patrolman Gil more in the vehicle. Attorney F. K. Hale noted two witnesses were ill and the Whitehurst case was continued.
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Leroy E. Meyers
Louis Whitehurst
Frank Leri
N. R. Leighlil
Joachim
Government Streets
Recorder's Court
Gilmore
F. K. Hale
Whitehurst
Black man fined in knife incident in recorder court
Peter White, a Black man, was fined 500 dollars plus costs or 140 days after a morning hearing in recorder court on a charge related to an incident with a knife. Willis Tappis, another Black man, suffered a neck injury. Earl Williamson faced a separate public safety case at 865 Earl Street, with the case reset for May 31 after Jones was hospitalized following the incident.
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Peter White
Recorder’s Court
White
Willis Tappis
Earl Williamson
Earl Street
Willie Jones
Fisher's Alley
Recorder
Jones
City Hospital
Fair Associations File New suit in Mobile Circuit Court
Rival Mobile fair groups the Mobile Fair Association and the Greater Mobile Gulf Coast Fair Association clash as the former seeks to recover items allegedly used in displays. The suit lists Ford truck, painting machine, 150 sheets of board, 150 100 watt lamps, 5000 feet of iron, lumber, an office desk and shelving for merchants and agricultural buildings.
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Mobile
Mobile Fair Association
Greater Mobile-Gulf Coast Fair Association
Greater Mobile Gulf Coast Association
Merchants’ and Woman's
Agricultural
Two youths charged in cafe robbery at Socoph Street
17-year-old Samees turned over to the juvenile court after an Apalachicola cafe robbery. Montgomery and Lazenby, both 18, face trial after circuit court grand jury investigation. They allegedly held up Henry Gilotis, proprietor, on May 20 and took about $40. Witnesses included Gilotis and Officer Walter Blackman.
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Samees
Socoph Street
Owen Lazenby
Circuit Court
Montgomery
Lazenby
Harry Gilotis
Spring Hill High School
Gilotis
Walter Blackman
Recorder's Court
Apalachicola
Fla
Thal
Widening of St Emanuel Street Considered by City Commission
The city commission discussed widening St Emanuel street by cutting off 20 feet from the east side property. J C Van Antwerp warned a 30 year lease by an out of town firm could cost nearly a million if the lease is abbrogated. Attorney N R Leigh sought details for Mrs T J Ford as the ordinance on barber trade was also before the commission.
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St. Emanuel
Harry T. Hartwell
J. C. van Antwerp
van Antwerp
N. R. Leigh
T. J. Ford
Hartwell
Commission
Lad Regains Memory After Amnesia Spells Homeward
Lawrence Edward Fugatte, 22, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, known as John Doe at Mobile Police HQ for over a week, recalls loss of memory after May 18. He left Chattanooga May 4 for Birmingham with $60, later traveled to Montgomery and Mobile before amnesia broke. A machinist, married homeowner, awaits his father and return home.
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Lawrence Edward Vfngatte
Chattanooga
Tenn
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Ee Station
Dawson
R. BE. Mehaffey
Ece
Fugatte Fiaeuest
Two Are Returned In Memphis Car Theft Case
Coy Tripplett and an associate were arrested in Memphis at the request of local authorities for renting a car from the Saunders U-Drive-It system and driving it to Memphis. The machine has been recovered.
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Coy
Memphis
Thief Breaks Into Home at 352 Glidden Place
Police report a break in at 352 Glidden Place Sunday night. Items stolen include a plated razor hat and electric trousers according to the home’s occupants.
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Glidden Place
Potato Shipments Report by State and Stock Totals
The report tracks potato shipments to midnight May 27 with totals by state and stock type. Louisiana shipments to date this season reach 246 523 and the season totals show 1371 shipped to date versus 1569 last season.
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Floris
Georgia
Louiels Nia
Iana
North Carolina
Ceolina
Texas
Virginia
Louisiana
Ol@ com
Alabama
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Know Mobile Tax Surprise In Alabama
The report notes Mobile residents pay a low per capita tax of about $21 while Alabama has no state inheritance or income tax. The feature contrasts Mobile’s tax burden with state policies and highlights local income considerations.
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Alabama
Union
Mobile
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