Tragedy At Alabama Docks As Car Fatality Reported
A man named Hammock, foreman for a barge line, was found dead beneath an overturned U Drive It auto on the Alabama state docks road near Pier B. He rented the car and had been dead about an hour before discovery by police at 1:30 Thursday morning. The victim resided on St Emanuel between Madison and Eslava streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kile
Alabama State Docks
Pier B
St. Emanuel
Madison
Eslava
Hertz
Auditorium Meet Discusses City Auditorium Financing
A Thursday morning Chamber of Commerce session addressed proposed city plans for building an auditorium. Commissioner Schwarz attended as the committee reviewed the city’s financial condition and financing options. The meeting adjourned without recommendations, the chairman being R. M. Weinacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Schwarz
R. M. Weinacker
Case Postponed in Reckless Driving Charge Against L A Buzzard
The case involving L A Buzzard charged with reckless driving after a 6:20 PM accident on Amy Street and Avenue that injured city fireman Joseph Connally was reset for September 12 in recorder's court. Buzzard stopped after the crash, aided Connally to City Hospital, then surrendered to police, per report by Officers Stout and Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A Buzzard
River‘Ride Drive
Dog River
Amy Street
Avenue
Joseph Con‘nally
Recorder’s Court
Orange Street
Buzzard
Offi Stout
Martin
Buzzgard
City Hospital
Medial kit and morphine stolen from Dr. Walker’s car
A medical kit and about two grains of morphine were taken Tuesday afternoon from the car of coroner Dr. H. B. Walker on North Royal Street. Dr. Walker said this is the third theft in three months from his vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. 8
J. Walker
North Royal Street
Weather bulletin notes minor sunlit changes
The Daily River Bulletin at 7 a.m. CST reports little change in sunshine and weather conditions. No significant shifts expected for the day, with temperatures and river conditions remaining steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily River Bulletin
Central Standard Time
Boplender
Alabama river inspection tour urged for Hurley and Ashburn
Senator John Craft urged Governor Bibb Graves to invite Secretary Hurley and Major Ashburn to inspect the Alabama and Coosa rivers from Mobile to Rome during a Rome September 22 waterways conference. The plan aims to assess tonnage potential and channel costs with government guidance from the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Major Ashburn
Mobile
Rome
Mrs Wooten Buried In Cemetery Here
Funeral services for Mrs Thelma Nss Smith and Paps C Lane and T H Sullivan were held with acting deputies, on murder charges. Their cases were on the inferior criminal court call by error when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thelmanss. Smith
Paps
C. C. Lane
T. H. Sullivan
Inferior Criminal
Negro jailed after effort to loot home near Navco
John Thomas was bound to Mobile county's October grand jury on an assault to rob charge after Mrs. W H Hill identified him as one of two intruders who entered her Navco residence. She said a gun was drawn and screams alerted neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas
Mobile County Grand Jury
W. H. Hill
Navco
Mobile County
Precincts Dropped for Crow Tax Collection Plan
Joseph B. Crow, collector, received permission from the board of revenue to eliminate several precincts from the list of visits starting October 1. He will print visit cards, locations, and pay details soon. Many taxpayers still visit the courthouse to pay taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Crow
Board of Revenue
Negro fined for prohibition violations in separate cases
Walter Alexander, a Negro, was fined 100 dollars and costs or nine days in prison on a prohibition charge. Hardin, also a Negro, received a 50 dollar fine and costs or fifty days for the same offense. John, a Negro, was fined 50 dollars and costs or sixty days for disorderly conduct in Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
H. G. Howarth
Lillie Collins
Walter Alexander
Hardin
John
Stanton
McGowin Road paving OK’d. city street settlement approved
The board of revenue conference agreed to pave the McGowin road from Conception street to Telegraph road at a cost of 6000 dollars. They also voted to pay the city half of a nine hundred ninety thousand dollar street maintenance settlement and to settle all claims for seventy five thousand dollars with the first payment after confirmation and the balance in January via warrants. The plan keeps funds in the general city treasury, not for the hospital, and allocates 3000 for road bed prep and 2000 for surface work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue
McGowin Road
Conception Street
Telegraph Road
City Commission
No Man's Land
George E. Stone
Cecil Bates
Vincent F. Kilborn
General Fund
Bates
City Hospital
Otis MacMahon
John R. Peavy
Charity bout plan draws up funds for Dempsey appearance
The PLAN CHARITY BOUTS committee met in Mayor Harry T. Hartwell's office to discuss finances for the benefit fight at Hartwell Field on the night of September 20. Members reviewed costs and potential revenues to fund the event featuring Dempsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Hartwell Field
Harry T. Hartwell
Pecan Parley In Mobile Details Growers Plans
Pecan growers from seven south Alabama counties meet in Mobile with county agents and Bureau of Commerce representatives to organize a local pecan marketing association linked with the federal farm board. The session focused on plan adoption and director elections, with a name for the group to be chosen and J. Lloyd Abbot of Mobile noted as a key Alabama Farm Bureau figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Alabama
Agriculture
Bureau
Mobile
Locapecan Marketing Association
Federal Farm Board
Sesee Ae Onn
Road signs placed at dangerous crossings on new highway
Chairman Davis announced new traffic signs naming dangers along recently paved curves and highway sections. Markers, bought two years ago from Mobile Steel Co, were stored until the completion of the five million dollar road program over recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Mobile Steel Company
Bonds to be sold for county road project
County attorney James H. Webb said bids for the remaining 5,000,000 bond issue for paved roads will be called soon. The bay front and Moffat road bonds won’t be advertised now. Moffat road won’t be ready to fund soon, and money for the bay front road awaits a seawall, requiring a legislative act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Webb
Bay Front
Moffat
Moffat Road
Jackson fined for reckless driving in Davis Avenue crash
John Jackson, described as a negro, was fined 101 dollars and 50 days hard labor by Recorder D H Edington on a reckless driving charge. The incident on Davis Avenue involved a collision with another automobile, showing careless operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
D. H. Edington
Jackson
Davis Avenue
Coamo Liner Reaches Port After Severe Caribbean Storm
The tropical liner Coamo fought through one of the worst hurricanes near Santo Domingo. Captain barely escaped destruction as wireless failed and the vessel battled furious seas for hours. The ship limped into San Juan Puerto Rico with extensive damage and crew's harrowing ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Coamo
Santo
Storm Toll From Tornado Hits Ouachita Refinery Plant
High winds swept Union county last night and touched tornado force one mile south of El Dorado at the Ouachita Valley Refining Company plant. No one was reported injured though two nearby negro houses were blown down. Eight workers were present at the refinery as the twister damaged four smoke stacks and unroofed buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Ark
Union County
Os Ouachita Valley Refining Compan
Refining Company
Permits Reported for Feed Shipments to Drought Areas
Washington reports 3,783 car loads of feed authorized for shipment to drought stricken regions, as filed with Secretary Hyde by the American Railway Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hyde
American Railway Association
Record Throng Expected At Children's Club Meet
The Saenger in Mobile hosts a matinee by the Mobile Recreation Club featuring five kiddie acts. Police assist at box offices to speed ticketing so families can avoid long lines. Organizers expect a large turnout for a day of fun and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saenger
Santo Domingo City Stricken by Devastating Storm Desolation
Santo Domingo in ruins after a hurricane sweeps the Dominican Republic. Officials report widespread damage and call for aid as the city recovers from the disaster. Local authorities urge relief and funding to support recovery efforts and shelter for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Nichols
Associated Press
Asua
Republic
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Red Cross Aids Santo Domingo After Island Storm
U S Red Cross moves to aid Santo Domingo victims after a storm plea from President Trujillo. Antonio Silva of Puerto Rico is dispatched from San Juan to survey needs and lead relief, with cash and supplies to be procured locally. Curtis, the American minister, awaits Silva's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Cross
Santo Domingo
Rafael L. Trujillo
Antonio Silva
San Juan
Silva
Curtis
Trujillo
Payne
State Department
French Fliers Soar Wet in Dallas Hop Across Atlantic
Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte left Valley Stream at 6 55 p m EST bound for Dallas Texas to claim a 25000 prize offered by William Easterwood The flight departed nine minutes before the rival ship Racover Coste American team is reported to have begun the attempt amid wet conditions near New York as news coverage continued
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Stream
N.Y
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Dallas
Tex
William Easterwood
Racover
Coste
WRECKED CITY DESCRIBES SANTO DOMINGO PORT TODAY
Wrecked Santo Domingo, half ruined, seeks medical aid and water for hurricane victims as awaiting relief. The city on the Ozma River holds a 35 900 population figure from three years ago, with colonial fort and cathedral sites marking its historic harbor district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santo Domingo
New World
Columbus
V. Real
Loma Tina
West Indies
Florida Fears Lighten Storm Misses Both Shores
Forecasters say the storm will weaken as it nears Florida, with light winds expected to sweep the peninsula. The system is shifting course away from major landfalls, easing fears for coastal communities and buoys along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub
Hurricane Prompts Wide World Alarm as Storm Veers North
Island city reports first horror details as a hurricane reaches 160 hour winds. Porto Coamo steamship nearly sinks. storm veers toward Cube and the 3 ida straits then shifts north to sea. Red Cross, navy and weather bureaus brace for measures. Cuban observers report Cuba north of Baracoa with Florida still in path as storm continues inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto
Cube
Ida Straits
United Government
Red Cross
Navy Department
West Indies
Santo Domingo
Cuba
Rev. Lanza
Belen Observatory
Jose Millas
Florida
D Belen Observatory
Baracoa
Orem
Haiti Storm Wreaks Havoc in Port au Prince
Heavy rain and violent winds lash Port au Prince today as storms sweep Haiti. Damaged cane fields and widespread flooding hinder relief efforts while authorities work to assess the extent of the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Port AU Prince
Mingo
Planes Used in New York Authorization by Red Ci
Planes used in New York were authorized for use by American Airways Incorporated for operations linked to Red Ci. The action confirms aviation service adjustments and potential routes within the city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Airways, Inc
Red
Also Mentioned on This Page
Auto Wreck
Moblin
B. Hammock
Ber
L. A. Buzzard
Fiood
Ashburn
Alabama
Dee
Rose
Patrick Hurley
McGowin
Seven Counties
J. Lloyd Abbot
Baigwin
Monroe
Escambia
Conetah
Clarke
Waghe
Webb
Stormloss Light
Arkansas
Rover
Saenger Theatre
FRAR
Dominican
U.S. Red Cross
Aids
U. S. Bureau’ Bulletin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!