Two Stores Looted In Downtown Robberies Early Friday
Burglars pried two locks from the doors of B Marvel grocery at Bloodgood and South Cedar and R Higgins market at 304 Adams street. Cash register loot totaled $15 plus groceries, meats, and cigarettes. A thief also stole Mrs. E H Mayo's blue sedan from Conti and Joachim streets between 8 and 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Marvel
Bloodgood
South Cedar Streets
R. Higgins
Adams Street
E. H. Mayo
Pascagoula
Illac
King Place
Conti
Joachim
Beteen
Mayor Hartwell attends Holly Grove barbecued picnic
Mayor Harry T. Hartwell visits Holly Grove Baldwin county on Friday to deliver an address at a barbecue basket picnic sponsored by the Holly Grove Improvement Association. Charles McCall candidate for governor appears on the program. Fiddlers and yodeling entertain, a free airplane ride for the prettiest girl, largest family cake, baseball games US Navy vs Stockton and Bay Minette vs Perdido, with Dixie Bluebird band providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Hartwell
Holly Grove
Baldwin County
United States Navy
Stockton
Bay Minette
Perdido
Dixie Bluebird Brass Band
Williams Fined for Auto Theft and Violations
Jesse Williams pleaded guilty to taking and using Manuel Vellanitis's car found at the airport. He was fined 25 dollars plus 20 days in costs and 60 days hard labor. the grand larceny charge was dropped after prior arrests and trials. Separately James Smith was fined 100 dollars and costs for knife assault on Mary Spencer. Louis Early was fined 50 dollars and court costs for violating prohibition laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Williams
Manuel Vellanitis
Recorder's Court
Williams
I So
Conti
James Smith
Mary Spencer
Louis Early
Radio Schedule for Friday on WODX Studio Programs
Friday radio lineup from The Register and News-Item studio lists shows on 1410 Kcles and 212.5 Meters starting 10:00 a.m. with National Furniture, morning studio blocks, music segments, merchant programs, and closing with Charles Ball and Dot Butterley at Jesse French Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WODX
Register
Kcles
National Furniture Company
Three Georges Candy Company
Prichard Merchants
Merchants of the AX
Twilight
Greer's Stores
San Carlos Trio
Mobala Coffee Company
Dauphin Way Baptist Chorus
Dixie Ramblers
Charles Ball
Dot Butterley
Jesse French Grard
Wright's School Graduation Frame Captivates Audience
Sixteen senior girls from the Girls' Preparators and 22 cadets from the University Military School graduated at the Scottish Rite cathedral. Dr. Julius T. Wright introduced Rev. J. E Barnes for the invocation before Judge D. H. Edington spoke and Francis H. Inge Jr gave the military address. Company B, led by Cadet Captain Richard Inge, won the competitive drill at Hartwell field. Medals were awarded to honor students as diplomas were presented amid pomp and circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Military School
Scottish Rite
Julius T. Wright
J. E Barnes
D. H. Edington
Francis H. Inge, Jr
Company B
Richard Inge
Hartwell Field
Former Mobile Lad Rescues Companion in Memphis
Charles Jessup, 14, son of Rev W B Jessup, Pentecostal pastor formerly stationed at Mobile, saved Dutro Dollahue also 14 from drowning in shallow Mississippi river water near the river bank. Dollahue was in critical condition but had a fighting chance of recovery per medical reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jessup
Mississippi
W. B Jessup
Mobile
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Young Jessup
Associated Press
Dutro Dollahue
Dollahite
Judge Denies Farnell Plea for Democratic Candidacy
Judge Joel W. Goldsby denied W. Reese Farnell of Mertz station the chance to qualify with Mobile County Democrats for revenue and road commissioner. The court upheld demurrers by committee attorneys Smith and Johnston, ruling the party’s oath requirement is valid under Code section 672 of 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Reese Farnell
Mertz Station
Joel W. Goldsby
Mobile County
Democratic Executive Committee
Goldsby
Smith and Johnston
Farnell
Mobile
Small Craft Warning For Mobile To Carrabelle Area
A small craft warning was hoisted from Mobile to Carrabelle on Friday morning following orders from Meteorologist Albert Ashenberger. The warning targets small craft and for Friday afternoon and night, with winds not expected to be dangerous to ships or warranting a storm warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Albert Ashhenberger
Carrabelle
Fila
Ashenberger
Inspector urges reforms at Mobile convict farm
Dr. Glenn Andrews, state prison inspector, forwarded recommendations after May 22 inspection of Mobile county convict farm. He urged painting quarters, proper laundry of bedding, better sleeping garments, and improvements to feeding described as monotonous. The report was sent to Governor Bibb Graves and Warden J G Edwards with orders to implement the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Andrews
Mobile County
Bibb Graves
Board of Revenue
J. G. Edwards
Andrews
County Board
Arthur D. Davis
Warden Edwards
Dr Bradford Knapp to Speak at Citronelle Public School
Dr Bradford Knapp president of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn arrives in Mobile on Friday afternoon en route to Citronelle where he is scheduled to deliver the annual public school commencement address Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
Bradford Knapp
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At Auburn
Mobile
Citronelle
Ex Mobilian Sent To Jail On Court Contempt Charge
H H Lemon a bankrupt contractor formerly of Mobile Alabama was jailed in Houston Texas after failing to answer questions from the bankruptcy referee about $1600 in checks obtained before filing. He remains jailed pending a ruling by Federal Judge Hutcheson who set an indefinite sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
H. H. Lemon
Mobile
Ala
Hutcheson
Lemnon
Ae Ae Speen
Mobile Seeks 120 Members for Alabama-Coosa Development
A Mobile group at the Chamber of Commerce meeting endorsed joining the Mississippi Valley Association to back the Alabama-Coosa river system development. A committee of eight was named to raise Mobile’s quota and launch a fundraising campaign starting Monday. John A. Fox cited Valley support and a tonnage survey, with district engineers drafting a report for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Valley Association
Alabama-Coosa
A. F. Norquist
Harry T. Hartwell
E. V. Pickley
John W. White
John Glennon
E. P. Eberlein
F. J. Spaulding
Estes D. Baker
Marine Affairs Committee
E. E. Quincy
John A. Fox
Alabama- Coosa
Valley Association
Association
Montgomery
Congress
Fox
States Represented as Travel Traffic Through Mobile Month
Twenty eight states are listed in travel registration at the Mobile County Tourist Club rooms in Bienville hotel for May. A total of 180 cars stopped in Mobile that month, with Ohio five and Indiana six among others. States represented include Alabama thirty six, Louisiana seventeen, Florida fifteen, California ten, Mississippi eight, Illinois eight, Georgia six, Texas ten, Michigan five, Tennessee eight, Missouri five, Arkansas three, Maryland two, New Jersey two, Rhode Island two, New York seven, Iowa two, Kentucky one, Wisconsin four, North Carolina five, South Carolina six, Alaska one, Virginia two, Colorado one, Connecticut two. Road and other information supplied by the club and the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Tourist Club
Bienville
George A. Zolezzi
Club
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Indiana
Alabama
New York
Mississippi
Louisiana
California
Georgia
Virginia
Florida
Iowa
Texas
Montana
Rhode Island
Illinois
Michigan
South Carolina
Alaska
North Carolina
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Maryland
New Jersey
Colorado
Connecticut
Public meeting to discuss Dauphin Island bond issue
A public meeting to discuss the Dauphin Island bond issue will be held in Bienville square on Monday night. R. V. Taylor, former Interstate Commerce Commission member, will speak. Advocates of the issue and the public are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin Island
Bienville Square
Dauphin Island Land Company
R. V. Taylor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baseball scores and batters from major league games
Detroit and Cleveland played a 9 inning doubleheader with Detroit winning 5 to 11 and Cleveland 3 to 2. Philadelphia beat Chicago 7 to 1 while Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia in a 14 to 11 game. Cincinnati topped Pittsburgh 9 to 10 and St Louis shut out Chicago 5 to 0. Home runs were credited to Cochrane and Klein with runs at various parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochrane
Philadelphia
National—Klein
Brooklyn
Simmons
Gehringer
Cleveland
Hoover Urges Moderation in Peace Aims at Gettysburg
President Hoover delivers Memorial Day address at Gettysburg urging moderation inspired by Lincoln. He calls for charity toward all, forebearance in public life, and pursuit of knowledge to widen opportunity while avoiding prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Nuover
Mr. Hoover
Bank Loot Raises St. Louis Billions in Losses
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports reliable sources indicate over 1,000,000 dollars was taken from the Grand National bank safe deposit department during a Sunday raid. Losses to bank and customers exceed 660,000 in cash securities and jewelry, with 350,000 in customer collateral securities and 35,000 in cash missing, revised from earlier 20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Safe Deposit Department
Grand National Bank
Post- Dispatch
Urgent Plea Voiced For Flood Refugees
Dr. C Cottingham of the Rapides Red Cross issued an emergency appeal for funds to aid 10 000 to 15 000 people displaced by the Red River floods in Natchitoches Red River and Grant parishes Louisiana Readily available relief funds total 12000 already distributed and Washington headquarters urged liberal contributions to meet the emergency
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red River
Louisiana
Alexandria
Natchitoches
Grant Parishes
C. Cottingham
Rapides
American Red Cross
Cottingham
Washington
Charles Carr
Memorial Day tribute to dead soldiers at National Cemetery
A Memorial Day ceremony at National Cemetery will honor World War II heroes with a 5 p.m. reading of the ritual. Fitzugh Lee Camp and Spanish American War Veterans lead a march from George Street to the cemetery. Rev. D. P. Lawton will give a eulogy. A. J. Harkins presides. Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion will lay wreaths at Memorial Park and the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cemetery
Memorial Park
Fitzugh Lee
George Street
D. P. Lawton
Spring Hill College
A. J. Harkins
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Unio Prone Chut Down In Jail Mutiny
London Ohio May 30 Sam Mazello a Trumbull county convict was shot to death when guards fired on 47 convicts attempting to batter from the cell block during a jail farm mutiny. The prisoners, brought from the Ohio Pen after the April 21 fire that killed 320, refused to quiet and were shot on orders of Superintendent Amrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNIO
London
Ohio
Sam Mazello
Trumbull County
London Prison Farm
Mazello
Ohio Penitentiary
Farrm
W. F. Amrine
President Hoover Delays Departure for Decoration Day Parade
President Hoover waits as veterans delay the Gettysburg parade review. Grand Army of the Republic commander Samuel G. Mawson and aides discuss timing while Mawson insists on starting at 10 o clock. Hoover agrees to delay after White House input. Mrs. Hoover sits beside him during the review of Civil Spanish and World War veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Gettysburg
White House
Grand Army of the Republic
Samuel G. Mawson
Mawson
Arlington
Mrs. Er
Car Club Pushes Bill to End Thumb Tourism in North Carolina
The Carolina Motor Club announces a statewide campaign against thumb tourists. It plans to back a bill in the next legislature to ban soliciting automobile rides on streets and highways in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Motor Club
Greensboro
N. C
Arnold Goes Far In Sea At Half Way
Chicago driver Billy Arnold led the Indianapolis 500 at halfway with a five mile margin over Cantlon and Schneider in pursuit. The 165000 crowd watched crashes knock out 17 of 38 by the 200 mile mark as Arnold pursued a near record pace and built a five mile cushion at 250 miles before pitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles * Oeee
Associated Press
le Speedway
Indianapolis
Arnold
Cantlen
Schneider
Ernie Tripless
Los Angeles
Cantlon
Triplett
Bayou Power and Ice Plant Sale Filed to Alabama Power
The probate court recorded a bill of sale transferring the Bayou Power and Ice plant and franchise to Alabama Power for 146 000 dollars. Sellers were George W Pearson and R A Sossaman. The sale includes the Ba La Batre generating plant and distribution serving Bayou La Batre Coden Irvington St Elmo Grand Bay Theodore Delchamps Denecke and Laurendine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayou Power and Ice Company
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
George W. Pearson
R. A. Sossaman
Ba la Batre
Bayou la Batre
Coden
Irvington
St. Elmo
Grand Bay
Theodore
Delchamps
Denecke
Laurendine
Rates Postponed For Fertilizer and Gypsum Shipments
The new fertilizer import rates set for July 1 are postponed to August 1, announced by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce. The Southern Railway will publish a gypsum rate from Mobile to cement plants in the state to cover an upcoming shipment routed east to this port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Southern Railway
Mobile
Brame Held in Jail on Embezzlement Charge
George Brame former employee of the City National Bank of Selma remained in jail in Mobile after arraignment on embezzlement charges. He failed to make a $1000 bond by Friday noon and was still confined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brame
City National Bank of
Selma
Mobile
Weather Roundup for Alabama and Mississippi
Weather outlook shows fair skies in Alabama and Mississippi with cooler conditions in southern portions Friday night. North to northeast winds expected along the coast with Saturday remaining fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
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J. B. Maisel
Baldwin
Hartwell
Mobilian
Wright
Edington
Wright's Preparatory School
Mobile Lad
Gunvict Farm
Movement For
Fund In Mobile
R.H.E
Detroit
Sorrell
Hargrave
Hudlin
Jablonowski
Shoffner
Myatt
Washton
Philadel
Liska
Marberry
Ruel
Grove
Quinn
Perkins
Schang
National
Willoughby
Davis
McCurdy
Dudley
Lopez
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Lucas and Gooch
Chagnon, Hargreaves and
Hemsley
St. Louis
Chicago
Johnson
Hard
J. Wilson
Root and Hartnett
National Soldiers’ Monument
UF U
Paul Marshall
Brother
Bill
Bayou Power and Tee Company
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