Man Wounded by Deputy Improves but Still in Danger
Lenoir Dickey Whitehurst, 20, boilermaker, wounded in a confrontation with Deputy John Farmer after a traffic stop on Conception and Texas streets, shows improvement but remains in danger. Farmer posted a $1,000 bond after arrest on assault to murder. preliminary hearing set for October 29. Whitehurst claims Farmer shot at tires as he tried to flee. Farmer says Whitehurst refused to halt and emerged from a liquor-suspect house with a package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir
Dickey
Whitehurst
Conception
Texas
John H
Tootsie
Farmer
Inferior Criminal Court
Prisoner Held Under Alias Wagner Faces Identification Delays
In Birmingham Alabama a prisoner at Greene County jail is identified by some witnesses as Kennie Wagner wanted in Tennessee for murder and in Mississippi for other offenses. Lack of fingerprints delays confirmation while officials await Sheriff Turner of Greene County Mississippi for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Kennie Wagner
Tennessee
Mississippi
Bristol
Wagner
Turner
Greene Go Miss
Through Rates to Mobile Allowed
The traffic office of the Chamber of Commerce reports through rates on molasses and beet pulp used in mixed feed from Mobile destinations. Mobile & Ohio Railroad has approved the privilege, Southern Railway will apply the rate, and Gulf Mobile & Northern is reviewing it. Molasses and pulp move via through rates to interior milling joints and onward to final destinations instead of local segment rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile & Ohio Pailroad
Southern Railway
Gulf, Mobile & Northern Line
British steamer Caldy Light ships lumber from Mobile
Nearly a million superficial feet of lumber left Mobile this morning aboard the British steamer Caldy Light of Van Heynism Brokerage. The Caldy Light has been in port a few days and loaded the cargo during that time. The French Line freight steamer Michigan, which arrived yesterday from Havre, will sail for Houston after loading bunkers at Louisville coal tipple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
River Platte
Caldy Light
van Heynim Brokerage Company
Caldy Lit
Michigan
Havre
Houston
Louisville
Hville
Hearing on Lumber Rates Continued to Be Fixed Later
The Adams Bank Lumber Company complaint against lumber rates from southern ports to Virginia and the east was continued from Washington October 21 to an undetermined date. The chamber traffic office reported the move and Mobile freight fate is involved, stressing its relevance to local lumber firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Bank Lumber Company
Virginia
East
Wash Inston
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Lake Capens Sails on Sunday from Mobile with Cargo
The steamer Lake Capens will sail from Mobile Sunday afternoon for Florida with about 2600 tons of cargo loaded here in recent days. Purchased by John B. Waterman from the U S Shipping Board the ship has been undergoing repairs at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding and docked at Turner Terminals recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Fla
John B. Waterman
United States Shipping Board
Alabama Dry— and Shipbuilding Company
Turner Terminals
Teading
Slarksdale Man Beaten by Robbers
Clarksdale Mississippi October 17 Internal News Service reports G C Nicholas 36 was beaten and bound in Counts Spur store by robbers who rifled a $20 cash register. He died early today and his body will be taken to Lambert for interment. Authorities suspect the robbers entered the store to make a purchase and overpowered him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale
Miss
Tional News Service
G. C. Nicholas
Counts’ Spur
Lambert
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Generally fair tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures tonight and in the south portions. Sunday brings moderate northwest and north winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Heav y Docket for Criminal Side of Court
The November circuit court term opens with a heavy criminal docket for non jail cases and jail cases to be disposed of earlier. Indicted prisoners will be arraigned Tuesday at 9 30 AM and trials set thereafter with numerous counts including burglary liquor manufacturing prohibition and embezzlement across dates November 2 through November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
James Henry Thomas
Wilbur C. Burton
Jason G. Reasonover
Will Trainer
Walter Smith
Dewey
Bond
Lynn Wicke
Alphonse Dickinson
Harry G. French
C. C. Laurendine
P. B. Laurendine
Daniel Webster
Fred Schaffer
Prohibition
Claude Wheeler
Lover Wheeler
Dominick Levene
C. C. Schreiner
Beatrice Samuels
Eddie Nelson
Martin Burns
Dominick Leverfe
Frank J. Levene
Teet Young
Nquor
Mra
Will Lartigue
Charles Z. Middleton
Pete Nelson
George Goodman
Roland Graham
Fred Fincher
Jim Alexander
le Broadus
Robert Hearst
R. E. Jones
Frank Coutullio
Jesse F. Hamilton
Harrison Howard
William Keeley
John Tanner
Buck Thompson
F. H. Cassidy
R. E. Kelly
Dewey Long
W. C. Cothran
Andrew McLeod
Dan Maples
Will Hays
Wilton Elmore
Troy Miller
Mobile C. Company
Jim McClung
Eddie Reed
Miiles Smith
J. A. Stafford
Ben T. Walton
Peter White
Richard Woodson
Willie Woolsey
Albert Catledge
Walter Dickson
Fred Frazier
Tom Hawkins
Mack Mann
Will Hogan
Leroy Laster
Joseph Robertson
Joseph Fox
Lighters Sought in Miami Harbor
Captain Thomas P Norville harbor master received a telegram from the Miami Chamber of Commerce secretary noting opportunities for lighterage business in Miami. The message cites river depth 7 feet harbor channel 18 feet bay 7 feet and urges idle boat owners to write for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P.norville
Chamber of Commerce of
Miami
Fla
Norville
Chamber of Commerce
Packet brings in 585 bales cotton at Mobile
The river packet Helen Burke of the Burke Line arrived in Mobile from the up river district with 585 bales of cotton and general merchandise. The cotton was discharged near the foot of St Francis Street. The cricket Port of the same line will arrive next Wednesday from the up river district with cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Burke
Burke
Mobile
Up-River District
St. Francis Street
Cricket Port
Up River District
Mobile Plans Largest City Paving Venture Yet
City Engineer Wright Smith to prepare plans for a million dollar project in Mobile. The twenty third venture will pave many southern streets bounded by Texas and Broad. Commissioners expect work to start next spring after surveys and recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Smith
Mobile
Texas
Broad
Smith
County Board to Name New Stenographer Next Week
The Mobile County board of revenue and road commissioners will name a new stenographer to replace Mrs. Bessie Bailey who resigned. Bailey held the post for several months as the county asylum farm reports praise its self sufficiency and crop driven revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Bessie Bailey
Bailey
Mobile
Grand Jury
Oliie Williamson
Irvington
James E. Shelton
French Case Delayed to October 22 in Prohibition Charge
L. T. French of 458 South Wilkinson faced a prohibition charge in recorder's court and requested a delay, moving the case to October 22. Detectives Arras and Wilcox alleged he kept four dozen beer bottles and 35 gallons of beer mash. A separate violation against I Willey was dismissed, while Earl Ray Ford's case was postponed to October 24. M Moore of the Tallapoosa crew had worthless checks dismissed. Rent-a-Ford operators noted the defendant spent two weeks in city prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. French
South Wilkinson Street
Recorder’s Court
Arras and Wilcox
French
I. Willey
Earl Rayford
M. Moore
Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Rent-a-Ford Company
Police Recover Stolen Ford in Yazoo City
Yazoo City police say a Black man admitted stealing a Ford car taken weeks earlier. Motorcycle officers Brown and Howard Jones arrested him with the vehicle. federal authorities will charge him under the motor vehicles theft act. Sheriff Steely was en route to Mobile for the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yazoo City
Miss
Brown
Howard Jones
Warren Burch
W. T. Steely
Yazoo County
Mobile
Fortes
Jones
Captain John Murphy Takes Vessel Out of Mobile
Captain John Murphy former Mobilian arrives from Baltimore to take command of the American steamer Steel Inventor sailing from Mobile with about 3500 tons of Alabama steel rails and related products bound for the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Inventor
Mobile
Alabama
Mobilian Ag
John Murphy
Mobilian
Baltimore
L. A. Thompson
Orient
Northern Light Enters Mobile to Miami Trade
The steamer Northern Light returned to service after repairs at Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding and was taken to a loading berth on the Mobile River Three Mile Creek to lead the Mobile to Miami trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Miami
Northern Light
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile River
Three Mile Creek
Judge Removes Marvelous Mustache Over Dignity
Nashville report notes federal Judge Harry A. Anderson of Memphis shaved his renowned mustache to preserve court decorum. He aimed to clear his heavy docket and said the moustache was out of place on the federal bench. Odds favor a possible Taft reversal if appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Harry A. Anderson
Memphis
Supreme Court
Taft
Election of bishops fills vacant missionary districts
New Orleans report on the Episcopal Church House of Bishops in session for the general convention. Elections to fill vacancies in Brazil Kyoto Liberia Idaho Arizona Mexico to proceed with about 50 nominees. Debates over joining the Federal Council of Churches ended in a narrow defeat by 50 to 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
A.P
House of Bishops
The
Episcopal Church
United States
Church
Holy Communion
Brazil
Kyoto
Liberia
Idaho
Arizona
Mexico
House of Deputies
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Federal Council
Charles H. Brent
Western
New York
Brent
Logan H. Roots
Hankow
Irving Peake
Colorado
Council
Woodruff Bank Robbery by Seven Bandits
Seven bandits raided Woodruff Wisconsin at dawn locking four poker players in a saloon depot. They cut communications and dynamited the Woodruff State Bank vault escaping with about 900 in twenty five cent pieces from a missing box. The burglars fled in two automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minocqua
Wis
Woodruff
Eight Gang Leaders Arrested in Major NY Case
New York police have arrested four women and seven men believed to be leaders of a criminal gang active for six years. The group is accused of murder robberies and bank heists and of supplying pistols with silencers. Police call the round up one of the most important in years with more arrests anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A.P
Fulton Road Detour Planned During Road Improvements
Detour will route traffic via Hall's Mill Road and Mary's Lane into the city while Fulton Road is improved, announced by County Highway Engineer James Shelton. Hall's Mill Road is being improved and Mary's Lane has been recently paved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Road
S Mill Road
Mary's Lane
City
James Shelton
Hall's Mill
P Udat Joins In Search For Slayer In Tuskegee
In Tuskegee Alabama J T Cherry road overseer was arrested early today in connection with the death of his wife found shot in her kitchen last night A posse of up to 500 searched the area A watch bracelet and revolver found under a barn floor led to the detention of the husband Five men were arrested as part of the inquiry and the grand jury was convened to investigate the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
J. T. Cherry
Cherry
Montgomery-Tuskega
Chehaw Road
Cherry Place
Cherrys
N. D. Denson
Macon County Grand Jury
Morrow’s Condition Reported Improved After Triple Slaying
Norman Morrow wounded while trying to stop Ben Parker from shooting Mrs Parker and Jimmie Parker was reported improved with recovery prospects. A coroner’s verdict found Parker killed himself after slaying his wife and child at the Morrow home. Mrs Morrow testified Parker’s anger over his wife’s questioning about drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Norman Morrow
Ben Parker
Ex champ Britton held for resisting officer
Former welterweight champion Jack Britton was arrested in Cocoanut Grove after a police chase ending in three officers taking him into custody for interfering with an officer. He will have a hearing in police court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fra
A.P
Jack Britton
Cocoanut Grove
Britton
Itton
Storm warnings issued along Atlantic coast from Delaware to Cape Hatteras
The United States weather bureau ordered storm warnings today from Delaware breakwater to Cape Hatteras as a storm of marked intensity moves from northern New York northeastward. The warning predicts rapidly rising pressure and strong northwest winds this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Press
United States Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Delaware
Cape Hatteras
N. C
New York
Six Planes Depart for Arkansas State Fair
Six army airplanes from Brooks Field San Antonio under Capt Charles B Oldfield left Shreveport at 9 am for Little Rock Ark to take part in the Arkansas State Fair air program. Each plane carried two aviators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Charles B. Oldfield
Little Rock
Ark
Spring Hill Player Hurt in Scrimmage
Heberdon Shepperd of Spring Hill College was injured during a scrimmage on campus yesterday and taken to Providence Infirmary. He improved last night and is not badly hurt. Shepperd lives in Pascagoula Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heberdon Shepperd
Spring Hill
Providence Infirmary
Shepperd
Pascagoula
Miss
L. & N. Names Wade as Mobile Commercial Agent
L. and Nashville freight agent T. Wade with Orlando base has been appointed commercial agent in Mobile. Wade arrived to assume duties as general assistant to H. G. Barclay, the company’s general agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Wade
Louisville and Nashville
Orlando, Fla
Mobile
Mr. Wade
City
H. G. Barclay
Tornado Strikes Southwestern Kentucky Causing Casualties
A severe storm in four counties of southwestern Kentucky caused multiple injuries and heavy property damage. Homes collapsed trapping residents. Mammoth Cave area hotels were damaged. towns like Woodsonville and Cannter were cut off with limited information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Borgs
Serio
Warren
Hart
John B. Martin
Woodsonville
Munfordville
Ad Cannter
Hart County
Mammoth Cave
Barren
Wild stock session drives New York market surge
New York October 17 The flood of buy orders from across the nation pushed New York Stock Exchange prices up in a wild session led by motor stocks. Early volume exceeded 700000 shares as prices rose one to seven points while the tape lagged the rapid market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A.P
New York Stock Exchange
Record Check Collections Break 3 Million Mark in U S
New York Oct 17 More than 3 000 000 checks with a value near 1 000 000 000 flowed through twelve Federal Reserve banks at the peak of the post holiday collection rush on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A.P
Federal Reserve System
Meyers Body To Be Shipped Home
The body of Arthur H. Meyer, 30, drowned yesterday in Lake Padgett near Tampa while on a fishing trip was awaiting shipment to his home in Cleveland Ohio. He was reported missing after the drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Arthur H. Meyer
Cleveland
Ohio
Meyer
Lake, Padgett
First National Bank Celebrates Sixtieth Birthday
The First National Bank, oldest financial institution, marks its sixtieth anniversary. The Royal Street building is adorned with palms and flowers as the public tours the offices and a reception with music by the Pupae Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Royal Street
Eead
Bishop Montgo Brown seeks reinstatement after heresy conviction
Galion Ohio Oct 17 4 Press Bishop William Montgo Brown convicted of heresy and deposed by the house of bishops plans to reinstate his claim. He says he has urged his attorneys to file suit in Cleveland or New York to compel withdrawal of the position and restore him to the church. The house upheld the conviction at the recent Episcopal convention in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galion
Ohio
William Montgo Brown
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
United Press
Brown
Cleveland
New York
House of ‘Bishops
New Orleans
Cadets Decline Army Notre Dame Football Participation
West Point will not have the corps of cadets at the Army Notre Dame game in New York for the first time since 1910s. Military rules cap outside football activity to three games a season, so the cadets will instead play with Yale on October 31 and with Columbia in New York. Captain Me army commented on the likely impact saying the decision limits the corps but preserves team play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
A.P
Army
Notre Dame
New York
Corps of Cadets
Yale
New
Tober
Colum
Mearmy
Dixie high motorcade heads south after 2000 mile run
A Dixie highway motorcade of eight cars completed a 2000 mile run ending in Jacksonville. The group paused in Chattanooga and Ararrived in Jacksonville today. They plan to move southward tomorrow as they break up the tour across Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Sault Ste. Marie
Florida
Chattanooga
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Lenoir Whitehurst
Han
Greene County
Kinnie Wagner
Lake Capens
Slarksdale
Jack Guruwitch
Ray Sanders
W. W. Nieblack
Nub Johnson
Lacy Barnes
Marion Reeves
Willie Grosshoff
Fred Seabury
Miami Harbor
U.S
Wisconsin
Holdup
Pudat
Slayer
Morrow
New York Coast
Arkansas
Martin Durkin
Betty Werner
Chicago
Durkin
Betty
Ured
Keny
Pea
Meyers
First National
Caillaux
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