City aides seek rate expert to safeguard Mobile public interests
Kilborn of the State Commission asked Alabama public service to bring in an American Public Utilities Bureau expert to discuss power rates. He charged I F McDonnell with opposing public interests and said Mobile is handicapped without state expert guidance. The commission unanimously approved a conference with a rate specialist.
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Alabama Public Service Commis
Vincent Kilborn
American Public Utilities Bureau of York
Tax Payers Rush To Pay $5 Street Tax In Eleventh Hour
Mobile residents rush to settle the $5 street tax as the deadline nears. Collector Burgett will keep his office open until 9 p m Tuesday night and will begin listing delinquents Wednesday. Warrants may be issued for unpaid taxes after delays caused by holidays.
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Burgett
Rudder Lost In Sea Run Near Morgan Harbor
In rough seas near Morgan pilots claim the pilot boat Alabama lost its rudder while the Alabama was undergoing repairs the George N Godbold out of commission after a capsizing Sunday afternoon One pilot arrived from Mobile Bay and noted the rough conditions shook the rudder from the Alabama.
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Morgan
Alan
George N. Godbeld
Cédbold
Mobile Bay
Oscillating Thunder Showers Across Alabama and Northwest Florida
Weather forecast indicates occasional thundershowers in Alabama and extreme northwest Florida Tuesday night and Wednesday. Partly cloudy conditions with isolated showers in southern portions on those days.
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Alabama
Florida
South Por
Youth Waives Grand Jury in Wife Slaying Case
23 year old Trenty Taylor waived preliminary examination to the grand jury after being charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife Adelle Taylor. The hearing drew a packed courtroom as Taylor, riding with his attorneys, remained unconcerned. Norma Overcast and Lillian Overcast attended as relatives. The case was set for grand jury consideration following state urging for a special session. Mrs Taylor was killed with a knife Friday afternoon in Mobile county.
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Peop Trenty Taylor
Adelle Taylor
Bali
T. J. Touart
Recorder's Court Room
Taylor
J. G. Bennett
Harry Seale
Norma Overcast
Lillian Overcast
Bart B. Chamberlain
Robert Holmes
Solicitor Chamberlain
Mobile
Grand Jury
Demands Cooperation in New Mobile Annexation Area
The Mobile city commission warned at a Tuesday conference that unless residents in a new southern and western area cooperate, municipal services will be cut in that zone. The statement urged annexation to enable water works, sewers, and fire protection within 500 feet of every home, promising tax savings from reduced fire insurance.
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Mobile
Weather forecast for Gulf Coast issued by meteorologist
A Tuesday morning forecast from Albert Ashhenberger of Moa predicts occasional thundershowers tonight into Wednesday with little temperature change and light to moderate winds across the Gulf Coast. No further details on the tropical disturbance reported by the Mexican weather bureau near 700 miles southeast of Mobile.
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Albert Ashhenberger
Moa
Ashhenberger
Mexican Weather Bureau
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Rose Hamilton Dies in Atlanta Romance Tragedy
In Atlanta on September 3, authorities stated a blasted romance as the cause of Miss Rose Hamilton's death. The report notes the incident centered on personal relationships and prompted local inquiries.
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Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Rose
County Board Agrees Tariff Move for Gulf Coast Shellfish
The county board met under scrutiny of an undercover state official. It approved funding for a dental clinic with a $2000 annual appropriation and discussed offering land for an agriculture station. A resolution by Arthur D. Davis seeks government action to shield shellfish workers from Japanese competition after a large oyster cargo arrived duty free in San Francisco.
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County Board of Revenue
Gulf Coast
Arthur D. Davis
Shell
San Francisco
Japan
F. A. Webb
Matt Boykin
Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Abbott
Five Cars Stolen in Downtown District Theft Report
Mobile police were notified Tuesday of five automobiles stolen while parked downtown and a previously reported recovery. F. W. LeBlanc reported his car stolen from Charleston Street foot, D. L. Browne from Jackson Street near Government Street, and G. W. Lawar of 23 St.
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F. W. LeBlanc
Charleston Street
D. L. Browne
Jackson
Government Street
G. W. Lawar
City Board weighs airport beacon field lighting plan
The city commission discusses installing field lights at the airport for use by pilots, a project being considered for inclusion in October’s budget. The measure was presented as part of budget planning and requires further review.
One Man Held After Fatal Fairhope Row
Baldwin County Sheriff Irwin refuses to discuss a Labor Day killing as authorities hold one man after a fatal incident in Fairhope. A second man was wounded in the same disturbance, investigation ongoing.
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Fairhope Row
Irwin
Baldwin
Baldwin County Sheriff declines to discuss Kellar shooting
Carthis Irwin, sheriff of Bald win county, refused to discuss the killing of Jake Kellar, 45, a former Mobile man, killed in a confrontation with Baldwin county officers. Irwin said he had not received a full report and would investigate the shooting.
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Carthis Irwin
Baldwin County
Jake Kellar
Kellar
Mobile shooting ends in fatality after crowd fight
A farmer in Mobile reports a fatal shooting during a confrontation involving Kellar and Lowell and their wives near an automobile. Henderson is alleged to have fired the fatal shot as deputies and others confronted the group. Kellar died en route to Providence Infirmary as an ambulance sped to the hospital. Authorities say Sheriff Carthis Irwin and the chief were out of town, with no clear record of Henderson being deputized.
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Carthis Irwin
Henderson
Kellar
Providence Infirmary
Mobile
Nol
Lowell
Menderson
Irwin
Fire bug confession follows deadly Memphis blaze
Rosebud Ankton a 15 year old orphan confessed to starting the Sunday fire that killed eight other orphans at an industrial settlement home in Memphis. Judge Camille Kelley urged questioning after noting her odd behavior. The girl had been placed in the juvenile court home where a small fire soon followed. She had earlier been at a detention home in Okolona Mississippi where fires occurred under similar vague circumstances.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rosebud Ankton
Camille Kelley
Okalona
Miss
ABA Committee Recommends Major Radio Law Revision
The American Bar Association released a report urging an almost complete overhaul of radio law, presented to the association during the Washington session on September 3. The committee emphasizes modernization of regulations and greater efficiency in governance.
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Washington
The
American Bar Association
Association
Crane Radio
Naval Accord With England Nears Finish
Geneva dispatch reports Premier MacDonald urging Kellogg Pact integration into peace institutions as 17 of 20 disarmament questions are resolved. He addresses Palestine unrest as criminal plot by disorderly elements and notes Britain will support an economic United Europe concept without forming a political union.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Lavorite Tesman
Palestine
Britain
MacDonald
M. Briand
United States of Europe
Prime Minister MacDonald Discloses League Talks Progress
Geneva Sept 3 Prime Minister Rameau MacDonald told the League of Nations assembly that Britain and the United States have reached agreement on most of twenty negotiation points with only three remaining unresolved.
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MacDonald
Geneva
Rameau MacDonald
Assembly of the League of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Jury Venire Expanded in Gastonia Aderholt Murder Trial
Early jury completion faces setback as Judge M W Barnhill orders a third venire for the Gastonia Aderholt murder case. With 10 jurors tentatively seated, 24 of 24 potential veniremen were rejected in the first hours. A new panel of 150 was ordered amid delays.
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Barnhill
North Carolina Tobacco Season Opens With Hopeful Prices
In Raleigh on September 3, 1929, North Carolina growers began the tobacco season amid an auctioneer’s chant. Optimism ran high as farmers predicted average prices near 20 cents based on strong early zone averages.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bright Belt
North Carolina
Quick sand rescue saves Camden youth from certain death
Camden Tennessee September 3 E A Fry 23 year old pharmacist survived a nine hour relay battle against a quicksand bed in a cave aided by several hundred men and 3000 spectators. Fry was pulled free with ropes and boards and listed in serious condition from exhaustion.
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Camden
Tenn
E. A. Fry
Fry
Young Heflin Released On Bond After Prohi Law Arrest
Young Heflin was released on bond of 118 dollars after spending most of the night in jail on drunkenness and violating state prohibition law charges. His hearing in Recorder's Court was continued to Friday. Heflin's companion B M Haines of Standing Rock also faced drunk driving charges and bond was arranged. Police found three bottles of home brew in Heflin's car and additional charges of failing to stop for an officer. Heflin claimed a Lafayette, Alabama address and planned to go to Tennessee soon.
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Aiebebia Sauk
Young
Eines
Heflin
Po Ward
Lafayette
Tennessee
Olice
Caree
Rey
Paul
Mrs Pantages put on trial as drunken death driver
Mrs Lois Pantages 42 wife of theater magnate Alexander Pantages faces murder charges in a Los Angeles superior court after a June 16 collision that killed Joe Rokumoto. Prosecutors plan to present about 22 witnesses including testimony on intoxication and reckless driving. Defense may claim a nervous disorder and lack of intoxication.
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Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
Alexander Pantages
Superior Court
Joe Rokumoto
Rokumoto
Pantages
James P. Costello
Harold Jones
Passenger train plows into freight near Dexter injury toll rises
A Cotton Belt southbound passenger train from St Louis collided with a stationary freight four miles north of Dexter Missouri at 4 a m. Injuries numbered around a score, two serious. Engineer James Cox of Jonesboro Arkansas and his fireman suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized at Poplar Bluff. Remaining passengers received minor cuts and bruises after the derailment and car overturn.
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Dexter
St. Louis
James Cox
Jonesboro
Ark
Poplar Bluff
First Viscount Mersey Dies at Little Hampton Home
The First Viscount Mersey died suddenly at his residence in Little Hampton England today at age 89. The death occurred in the countryside estate where he resided. He was a prominent nobleman and national figure.
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Little Hampton
Eng
Viscount Mersey
Treasury August receipts and expenditures reported
Treasury receipts for August 30 were $5,074,443.78 with expenditures of $5,589,483.55 and a balance of $90,157,914.88. The report outlines August fiscal activity and the resulting cash balance.
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Washington
Treasury
Missing flyer 9 found alive near Needles
Needles California reports Major John Woods missing Angeles Cleveland air racer found alive near Needles after leaping from his plane with a parachute unhurt. Ward Miller mechanic aboard Woods ship sent telegram from Los Angeles confirming crash and search for the pilot.
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Needles
Cal
John Woods
Los Angeles
Ward Miller
John Wood
Miller
No Report on Northwest Airways Pilots Missing in Flight
Cleveland officials said they had no new information about John T. Wood president of Northwest Airways and his mechanic Russell Ward after they disappeared during a non stop attempt from Los Angeles to Cleveland. Storms along the desert mountain and plain route hindered search efforts as officials hoped for a report to confirm their safety or fate.
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Cleveland
John T. Wood
Northwest Airways Company
Russell Ward
National Air Race
Wood
Los Angeles
National Air Races
Lea
Cate
Mutiny Reported Among Oil Tanker Crew in Mobile
In Mobile a short lived mutiny involved 14 crew deserting the oil tanker Sonebelle as fire broke out on August 27. A second boatload left the flaming vessel but returned, with sailors saying there were no orders against leaving and that they acted of their own accord.
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Mobile
Sonebelle
Aa Resul Pte
No One Sa
Evdeal Te Cokes
Tarde Vpat
Hfe
Rider Olin Pickens Dies After Labor Day Motorcycle Accident
In Atlanta on Labor Day, 22 year old Olin Pickens died when his motorcycle swerved from the track and struck a fence. The crash occurred during a Labor Day race and the cause remains undetermined.
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Atlanta
Ruth Dewey Groves Pens New Serial For The News Item
Ruth Dewey Groves has written a swift moving intrigue romance serial The Cheat starting Saturday November 7 in The News Item It tells of a beautiful orphan drawn into a crook s scheme Readers will recall her popular serials Rich Girl Poor Girl and High Flight and await this new tale full of daring twists.
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Ruth Dewey Groves
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