Arrests Made In Liquor Roundup By Federal Agents
Federal deputy marshals and officers arrested six on federal charges for violation of the prohibition law. Individuals named include Frank Curtain formerly with the city police, B E Buddy Malone Denny Lynch George Goodman and Jack Thompson. Undercover agents aided the roundup and first warrants charged sale of liquor. A raid near Florida Street yielded a small still with Emile Walker Silas Lundy and Berrywood charged with manufacturing liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Curtain
B. E
Buddy’ Malone
Denny Lynch
George Goodman
Jack Thompson
Rowment
Prohibition
A. W. Hargett
Beard
Gillespie
Gore and Pruitt
Florida Street
Emile Walker
Silas Lundy
Berry Ood
Bodiford to Face Trial on Saturday
R G Bodiford arrested on complaint of Buck Taylor for disorderly conduct was arraigned in police court and the case set for hearing tomorrow morning Taylor testified he could not be in court Saturday claiming Bodiford used obscene language in the presence of his wife in a Royal Street confrontation Judge Edington also sentenced Ernest Cooper to one day in jail and $10 fine for petit larceny in a fire theft case Other cases postponed or held for grand jury actions and bonds set for Palmer and Chapman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Bodiford
Buck” Taylor
Taylor
Boliford
Royal Street
Edington
Ernest Cooper
Adams Motor Company
S. Bagersfold
P. Hyatt
I.W. W
Ora Chapman
Negress
John Palmer
Noble records high gun in Gulf City trap tourney
L. L. Noble shot 49 of 50 to lead the regular weekly shoot at Gulf City Gun Club. John Sirmon and E. D. Flynn tied as runners up with 47s. Noble, Sirmon, Marston, George Lining, Garrett and Luscher each won a leg of the Goodbrad memorial trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Noble
Gulf City Gun Club
John Sirmon
E. D. Flynn
Noble
Sirmon
Marston
George Lining
Garrett
Luscher
Flynn
Gordon
Van Aller and Little Meet in City Tennis Semi Final
Hans Van Aller and Don Little will face off this afternoon at 4 o clock in a semi final match of the city tennis tournament. The event has drawn high interest as finals approach, with current titlist George Meyer among the players noted for their fine play as the singles championship progresses. The match will be held on the Lyons Park court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans van Aller
Don Little
George Meyer
Hans van
Aller
Little
Lyons Park
Two Vessels Sail With Cargo for Foreign Ports
The American steamer Braddock of the Oceanic Line, commanded by L. P. M. Ressijac, a Mobilian, is set to depart for London with a cargo of pitch pine lumber. About 1,500,000 superficial feet of lumber left Mobile port early today aboard the Japanese steamer Maru, arranged by Van Heyningen Brokerage for sailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Oceanic Line
L. P. M. Ressijac
Lanos
Rotm
Maru
van Heynigen
Brokerage Y Satara
Mobile
Experienced Seamen Wanted On Cutter Tallapoosa
Four experienced seamen sought for the Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa. Applicants should be seasoned sailors and report to the executive officer at Stabile. The notice was issued this morning.
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Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Stabile
Local Showers Tonight Then Cooler Sunday In North
Weather bulletin notes local showers tonight and Saturday followed by cooler conditions Sunday in the extreme north portion. Moderate southwest winds expected. A brief, weather-only report suitable for a daily notice.
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Mississippi
River Packet Tariffs Discussed at Mobile Chamber Meeting
A morning meeting of river packet operators and shippers at the Mobile Chamber of Commerce reviewed proposed tariff changes for boats operating Mobile to upriver routes. The Burke Packet Line and Oswald company cited existing rates while smaller boats like Boyce and Eleanor May favored adopting Mobile bay rates. R G Cobb of the chamber will help prepare tariffs for filing with the Alabama Public Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama Public Service Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Burke Packet Line
Oswald
Burke Concern
Boyce
Eleanor May
Stockton
Mobile Bay
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Eradication of Mosquito Sought Along Gulf Coast
Mobile and Alabama officials join a regional plan to ask the federal entomology bureau for a survey of salt marsh mosquitoes. A Chamber of Commerce meeting with Dr G W King and engineer George Hazellhurst led to coordinated state cooperation to develop eradication methods amid a summer surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Bureau of Entomology
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Reynolds
G. W. King
George Hazellhurst
Alabama Public Service Commission
Gulf Coast
Japs Held On Court Order In Mobile Smuggling Case
Six Japanese held on court order after detaining an automobile crew aboard a thirty five foot boat at Mobile port. Immigration investigators probe suspected smuggling from Cuba to Mexico via this port. One man linked to the car was released. languages hinder clear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
David H. Edington
L. T. Armour
Cuba
Mexico
Schwarz Rally Tonight in Ninth Ward Before Election
Campaigners for Captain Leon Schwarz, city commissioner candidate, plan a Ninth ward rally tonight at 8 o'clock on Marine and Elmira streets. The rally precedes the Monday election, with a downtown giant rally to close the campaign Saturday night. Mayor Harry Hartwell, Campaign Manager Vinone Kilborn, and Attorney Claude Munn will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Schwarz
City Commission
Marine
Elmira
Captain Schwarz
Harry Hartwell
Vinone Kilborn
Claude Munn
Woman sues railroad over injuries at depot lavatory
Lorrie Charlie filed suit in circuit court against the Louisville and Nashville railroad company seeking five thousand dollars claiming personal injuries after an iron bar fell as she entered the lavatory at the L N depot on July 20 1925. The case was filed by Attorneys Gordon and Edington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorrie Charlie
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Gordon
Edington
Rescued airman named assistant chief of aeronautics bureau
Washington Sept. 1. Commander John gers, rescued after nine days afloat in the mid Pacific, aboard the PNY No. 1, was appointed assistant chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A.P
John Gers
Mid- Pacific
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Cartooning of Schwarz Boomerang In Mobile Rally Clash
A Taylor campaign cartoon depicting Captain Schwarz as a yellow dog drew public protests at a Michigan avenue rally. Speakers condemned attacks on war records, defended Schwarz’s service, and highlighted his Mexican border and Spanish American War experiences amid political sparring with Dr. Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Campaign
Captain Schwarz
Commission
Michigan Avenue
Government Streets
St. Francis Street
Taylor
Harry Hartwell
F. I. Thompson
Ward
Dr. Henderson
A. A. Edey
Council of Women Voters
Hartwell
Vincent Ilborn
Henderson
Schwarz
Bondurant
Oates
Rush
Toulmin Gaines
Winthrop
Reeves
Joe Schwarz
Marion Inge
Clarence Jones
Campbell
Crowe
Mobile
Coun
Schwaz
D. Henderson
Charles Cunningham
Oscar Gray
War Department
Jay
Leonora Wood
William Tenderson
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Lund
Boston
Dr. Son
Lost Flyers Safe in Port After Sea Rescue
Commander John Rodgers and his four crewmembers aboard PN-9 No. 1 are alive after the plane vanished en route from San Francisco to Honolulu. The U S submarine R-4 located and towed the crippled craft to Nawiliwili on Kauai, with Rodgers and crew in good health. A Destroyer is rushing medical officers to the island as the plane is to be towed ashore.
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Honolulu
A.P
John Rodgers
San Francisco
Nawiliwili
Kauai
U. S.S
McDonough
Rodgers
Wien
Nawiliwill
John D. McDohald
D. R. Osborn, Jr
Rodger
Loeb and Leopold Progress in Joliet Prison
Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb, serving life terms for the Bobby Franks kidnapping, have advanced from menial factory tasks. Leopold now clerks in the shoe department while Loeb acts as a straw boss over inmates cleaning the yard. Leopold is viewed as nearly a model prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet Penitentiary
Bobby Franks
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Leopold
Loeb
Old State Prison
Blank Ballots For Prichard Election
Names of individuals nominated for mayor and aldermen of Prichard will not appear on the ballot. Voters will use blank ballots provided by election officers next Monday. Judge Price Williams ruled the corrupt practices act does not apply to Prichard, and no petitions were required. Jasper C. Mills was nominated for mayor and Mack Emeret is expected to seek the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prichard
Price Williams
Jasper C. Mills
Mack Emeret
Cutter Tallapoosa Returns After Gulf Cruise
Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa arrived in Mobile after patrolling the Gulf of Mexico. It inspected the wreckage of the schooner Lewis Grothers near Horn Island Pass, noting the keel is visible. The vessel is not large, and the wreck appears partially exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
Lewis Grothers
Horn Island Pass
Colored Y Holds Sunday Meeting With Dr Williams
Dr H Roger Williams will speak at Steward Chapel Colored Methodist Church on Hercules Street Sunday at 3 20 PM. The topic is the Colored Y M C A. Rev W W Atchison will preside. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Roger Williams
Steward Chapel
Hercules Street
Theer
W. W. Atchison
Taylor Record Justifies Public Doubt On Re election
Mobile readers scrutinize Mr. Taylor’s city commission record as a basis for opposition to a second term. The piece cites endorsements of the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals, testimony defending former Police Chief O Shaughnessy, parole requests for a party chairman and a liquor peddler, alleged gambling violations, street paving after a fire truck accident, and Pinecrest cemetery sale as factors shaping public judgment on fitness for office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Taylor
Eer
Ford
Muscle Shoals
O'Shaughnessy
Atlanta
Pinecrest Cemetery
Struggle Over Investigation Into Mitchell Case
Acting Secretary Davis calls for an impartial outside inquiry into Colonel Mitchell's charges against the army and navy air services, while Secretary Wilbur resists. Davis favors civilian or congressional review to reassure the public and possibly study a unified air service. Mitchell welcomes an objective probe and seeks to prove his claims.
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Washington
A.P
Dwight F. Davis
War Department
Mitchell
Army
Navy Air Service
Wilur
Navy
Wilbur
Davis
War Secretary
Special Commission
Congress
Weeks
Coolidge
San Antonio
Absent Mindedness Linked To More Automobile Accidents
Dr Bingham of the Personnel Research Federation told a rational conference that absent mindedness from mental pre occupation explains why highly intelligent people such as professionals doctors lawyers and business men have a higher accident rate than lower skilled workers. He cited data from years of study showing professionals show greater accident proportions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.P
Bingham
Personnel Research Federation
Capital punishment bill to abolish murder penalty
Sydney Nova Scotia reports the legislative assembly passed a bill aiming to abolish capital punishment. The measure seeks to end the death penalty for murder and related offenses, signaling a major shift in provincial law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
N.sw
LN .S
Legislative Assembly
L-1 German airship disaster recalled in navy record
Navy records recount the loss of the German L-1 airship on September 9 1918 off Heligoland with 14 of 20 crew killed. The report compares Zeppelins used in World War I to weather losses, noting 49 percent destroyed by weather and detailing overall Zeppelin losses and reconversion of craft.
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Washington
A.P
Navy
Department Today
Penes Navy
Wea
Walter R. Gherardi
United States
Berlin
Wilbur
Naval
Eckener
Nevel
Los Angeles
Shenandoah
Hamburg
Heligoland
Ocean
Hanover
Germany
Gherardi
Colorado educator dies in Denver hospital
Dr. James Hutchins Baker president emeritus of the University of Colorado died in a Denver hospital from pneumonia. He was born in Harmony Maine October 13 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
James Hutchins Baker
University of Colorado
Harmony
Maine
Rain Breaks Heat Wave Across Dixie as Flooding Risks Rise
Scattered showers eased a prolonged heat spell across the southeast. Rain fell at many points from Georgia to North Carolina, reviving morale and aiding drought-stricken areas while triggering electrical storms and cooler temperatures. Officials caution drought conditions persist in portions of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Dixie
North Carolina
Nashville
Piedmont
Mae
Yalan
Winston Balew
Vane Cues
Gurronmaisae
Kama Power Company
China
Saint Ark.Tex
Podacon
Bry
Rhine
Boy Found Living in Coop With Fowls Near El Paso
Three year old Juan Syle was discovered in a chicken coop at a Graner home outskirts of El Paso. He was taken into custody by the Rene Army today as officials plan to place him in a state institution. The child suffers exposure and under development from neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Juan S&tyle
Rene
Graner
Steve
Ross
Chi
McCray Discharged From Bankruptcy in Indianapolis
Former Governor T. McCray, serving a ten year federal sentence in Atlanta, was discharged from bankruptcy by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzel. The discharge allows him to resume business activities and prevents creditors from touching his earnings or property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Governieni
Atlanta
Federal
Robert. C. Baltzeil
Texarkana Mayors Urge Water Saving During Drought
A joint Texarkana proclamation asks residents of Texarkana Arkansas and Texarkana Texas to use as little water as possible amid a drought. The plea notes a water famine has persisted for eight months in the area with some rainfall only marginal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Texas
Anti Evolution Law Urged By Cleric In Decatur Session
Bishop Henry H. Fout of Taol is in Decatur addressing United Brethren delegates. He advocates passing anti evolution laws modeled after Tennessee's law, urging states to enact similar measures. He cites Bryan and expresses support for the Tennessee precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Educa
Henry H. Fout
Taolis
United Brethren Church
Tennessee
Bryan
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Bodiford
Schwarz Boomerang
Gulf
Colored “Y
Age Review
Shenandoah Fral
Colorado
Anniston
M'Cray
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