Wade Appointed Chief Deputy of Mobile County
Wade named chief deputy of Mobile County to succeed the late William O nets Jr Sheriff Leon Schwarz announced the appointment after nearly 20 years in various law enforcement roles including deputy sheriff jailer field deputy and federal narcotics service He is 40 with a wife Emily R Graham and two children and will assume the new post in a few days.
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Allerdeen Wade
Mobile County
William O. Nets, Jr
Leon Schwarz
Frank Cazalase
John 8. Drago
Cazalas
Wade
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Shirley
Jefferson County
United States Government Service
Secret Service
Mobile
Two Storms West of Bermuda Watch Continues
Meteorologist Al Ashenberger reports two tropical disturbances south of the Gulf of Mexico. One near Bermuda shows no danger to Mobile as it veers north, while a second in the northwestern Caribbean remains weak but could strengthen as it moves north. Advisory notes slow northward progress and slight intensity in both systems.
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West Indies
al Ashenberger
Mobile
Bermuda
Caribbean Sea
Gulf
Pier Remodeling Underway On Mobile and Ohio Wharf
Start of work to remodel Mobile and Ohio railroad pier No 1 between Government and Dauphin streets. Gulf Towing and Wrecking vacating an office while central structure becomes one story to free ground space. Remodeling estimated at 30000 dollars.
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Mobile and Ohio_ railroad
Government and
Dauphin Streets
Gulf Towing and Wrecking Company
New Mobile Sugar Rates Announced for Nashville and Gallatin
Rates on sugar from Mobile to Nashville and Gallatin Tenn will be set under the standard all rail differential. The lower charge is expected to boost shipments of sugar from Mobile to these markets.
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Obile
Nashville
Gallatin
Tenn
Mobile
Market open shows cautious tone as GM leads gains
Early trading on September 13 in New York saw few decisive price moves as traders waited for monetary and business signals. Radio rose on news of control of a large broadcasting chain while Public Service of New Jersey rose. General Motors traded at 142 1 4 after a 50 percent stock dividend and 2,000 shares shifted hands. Cotton futures opened easy with October at 16.73 and May at 17.00, while other futures opened steady with October at 16.79 and December at 16.55.
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New York
Radio
Public Service
New Jersey
General Motors
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
A weather summary notes late Tuesday conditions across Alabama and Mississippi. Forecasters expect variable skies with chances of rain and mild temperatures, advising travelers to monitor local advisories and plan for brief showers.
Extension of Office Room Is Up Today
County officials face an enigma to provide extra space for the tax assessor before motor vehicle licenses go on sale October 1. The board plans to report today on proposed space reallocations and a possible new county book house, but funds are lacking and immediate relief is needed for the tax assessor’s offices.
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Court House
Edward D. Laurendine
Stone
Chancery Court
Books of Chancery
James A. Crane
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
John Craft
Albert 8. Towie
Driver George Howard Fined After Car Crash on St Stephens Road
George Howard of Mt Vernon was fined 101 dollars plus 50 days in jail with 30 days hard labor for failing to stop after a Sunday afternoon auto accident at 4 o clock on St Stephens road near Three Mile Creek bridge. He also forbidden to drive for one year. C G Jordan and Charlies Jordan were injured and treated at the city hospital. D W Parks faced a reckless driving charge. J R Carlton was fined 15 dollars or 16 days for reckless driving on Hamilton Street after a collision with H M Rodwell’s car. Carlton was a stranger to the city and unfamiliar with traffic laws.
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George Howard
Mt. Vernon
St. Stephens Road
Three Mile Creek Bridge
Recorder
Howard
C. G. Jordan
Gorgas Street
Charlies Jordan
D. W. Parks
Will Koster
J. R. Carlton
D. H. Gton
Carlton
Hamilton Street
H. M. Rodwell
Auto theft report and four assault incidents
Police were informed of an auto theft on St Francis street near Joachim as E W Richardson reported his car missing and items taken. Ida Rice was shot at inside her North Jackson home, with James Coleman named as the shooter. Dortch was struck on the head by a stick, needing medical attention, with Sam Jackson accused of the assault.
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E. W. Richardson
Lafayette Street
St. Francis Street
Joachim
Ida Rice
North Jackson Street
James Coleman
Dortech
Quigley Street
Dortch
Sam Jackson
Padlock Decree Halts Liquor At 63 Government Street
In federal court Judge Robert T. Ervin entered a consent decree against No. 63 Government Street owner John Cowley and tenants Frank A. Tremer and Frank A. Tremer Jr. Cowley bonds $500 to prevent intoxication on premises for twelve months, surrendering occupancy while conditions restrict manufacture sale and storage of intoxicating liquors under the National Prohibition Act. The decree directs payment of costs and requires compliance with the prohibited acts and bond conditions during the year.
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Theederal Court
No. 63
Government Street
John Cowley
Robert T. Ervin
Cowley
Frank A. Tremer
Frank A. Tremer, Jr
Tremers
Royal Street
Z Jr
League to Elect Nine Non Permanent Members
Geneva reports the League of Nations will elect nine non permanent council members this week. Three will serve one year, three two years, and three a full three year term to enable rotation. Belgium and Uruguay are likely re elected, with Poland Holland Roumania China Portugal Salvador and either Chile or Colombia among the others.
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Geneva
Wne
League of Nations
League Council
Belgium
Uruguay
Poland
Holland
Roumania
China
Portugal
Salvador
Chile
Colombia
Nicaragua says new peace plans under way
Washington reports peace negotiations are under way in Nicaragua with Lawrence Dennis as mediator while fighting continues between the Chamorro government and revolutionists. Three American warships are in Nicaraguan waters to protect American personnel and interests.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Lawrence Dennis
State Department
Nicaraguan
Rennie Wagner Facing Death Penalty Trial in Mississippi
Rennie Wagner, accused of murder during a Leakesville jail break, goes to trial tomorrow in Mississippi. He previously killed Deputy McIntosh and two officers in Tennessee, escaped custody, and later killed two farm hands near Texarkana before surrendering to a woman sheriff.
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Meridian
Miss
Rennie Wagner
Leakesville
Murdock McIntosh
Wagner
Texarkana
Ark
McIntosh
Gates City
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Supreme Court
Texas
Arkansas
Texarakana
Littie Barber
W. Will
Prichard Cop Held in Jail After Shooting
Ed Chadwell, a Prichard resident, lies in the city hospital with a serious abdominal wound. Chief Gus Dixon says Chadwell was shot by Special Officer A. B. Milstead during an attempted arrest for violating the prohibition law. Milstead is jailed pending investigation by County Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain's office.
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Ed Chadwell
Prichard
Gus Dixon
Chadwell
A. B. Milstead
Bart B. Chamberlain
Dixon
Milstead
Chief Dixon
Gem Robbers haul $100,000 in diamonds in Toledo
Five bandits stopped the car of John Henderson on the Bay Shore road in Toledo. They escaped with diamonds valued at 10,000 while Luther Thompson was beaten. Henderson and Miss Leona Woolford escaped unharmed.
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Toledo
Ohio
John Henderson
Bay Shore Road
Luther Thompson
Automobile Party
Henderson
Leona Woolford
Used Car Ads Offer Reach to Buyers in Territory
A portion of a classified section invites readers to find good used trucks for store delivery needs and to list trucks for sale in the Used Car column, highlighting minimal cost and broad buyer reach.
Hartwell to order special election for city commission
Hartwell, Mobile's only city commissioner, announced a special election to fill two vacancies. He plans to issue the call within the next two or three days, citing a clear act governing timing and past vacancies. The city has had only one commissioner since last spring after R W Taylor resigned.
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Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile
Hartwell
Ma. Tory
R. W. Taylor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prison inmate admits guilt in Cheek killing
Ruby Ray, inmate at the Georgia state prison farm, claims she fired the fatal shot in the Christmas Eve holdup of William H. Cheek, contesting Jack Wilson as the killer. Fellow accomplice Mel Gore faces execution tomorrow. Theodore Berry has life imprisonment, and search for Wilson continues.
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Milledgeville
Ruby Ray
William H. Cheek
Atlanta
Miss Ray
B. H. Dunaway
Jack Wilson
Mel Gore
Theodore Berry
Wilson
Detention of Four Nuns Denied by Official
In Fall River on September 13, a Vatican official denied knowledge of the detention of four nuns by customs authorities. The nuns from St Anthony's in Fall River and Our Lady of Good Help in East Boston were seized from a train in Richford Vermont. Bishop Feehan was absent in Washington and Monsignor Cassidy denied awareness, saying he knew only of press reports about the detention.
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Fall River
Albans
Waiameen
James E. Cassidy
Isarr
Perfety Locoro
St. Anthony's Convent
Fai
River
Sagrado
Perior
New Bedford
Richford
Dest Oliviers
Convent of Our Lady of Good
Boston
D. F. Feehan
Washington
St. Albans
Monsignor Cassidy
Yeggm en Nab $600 in Loot
Burglars entered the Newark Shoe Store at 158 Dauphin Street opposite Bienville Square between Saturday night and Monday morning and stole $600 from the safe. Detective Cliff Adams investigates as fingerprints are found on the transom and the safe shows no tampering.
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Newark
Dauphin Street
Bienville Square
Cliff Adams
J. Donnelly
Prohibition enforcement raids yield liquor seizures and arrests
Deputies and federal officers raided multiple areas seizing whiskey and home brew. Arrests included T Tarver for possession of two gallons of whiskey and John Lewis for violation of dry laws. Others named include Val Nezich, S Canal and Warren streets, and John Nettles for carrying a concealed pistol.
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T. Tarver
Montgomery Street
Stringfellow
Pumphrey
Val Nezich
Royal and Canal Meets
Stringfellow, Sullivan, Lee
McCrary
Hargett and
Graves
Southwest Canal
Warren Streets
John Lewis
Euclid
Senator
G. Poisson
St. Stephens Road
John Nettles
Bernstein
Farmer
John Knox
Mrs Budlong Loses Bid for Control of Children
Newport Ohio Sept 13 Mra Margaret Jessie Budlong again lost her petition for control of her children and their estates. Judge Wal Curry in probate court denied the request and noted an appeal may be filed.
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Newport
Margaret Jessie Budlong
Wal Curry
President Ready to Return Home in Week of Departure
In New York state the president and Mrs. Coolidge plan to break camp Friday night or Saturday in a possible day trip to greet crowds. Republican leaders expect the journey could pass through Wadsworth territory as they avoid active campaigning while he contemplates a brief trip down the Mohawk Hudson corridor or into New Jersey.
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Paul Smith
N. Y
White House
Wadsworth
New York
Mohawk
Hudson River
New Jersey
Benator Wadsworth
Motion for New Hearing in Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Sixty three affidavits supporting a motion for a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were presented to Judge Webster Thayer in Dedham Mass. The affidavits all rely on Celestino Madeiros, a condemned murderer, who confessed involvement in the 1920 double murder.
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Dedham
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Webster Thayer
Celestino Madeiros
Sacco
Vanzetti
County Board Criticized by Mobile Protective Association
A delegation from the Mobile County Protective Association attacked the county board of revenue and road commissioners over re employment of three officials. The group led by Walter Lord demanded rescission, while some members defended the action as in line with majority views.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County Protective Association
Walter Lord
The
Protective Association
Towle
Lord
Robert Gordon
Edward C. Doody
James
Peen Apd Rns
Man Towle
Gordon
Oak
L. F. Pearce
James Shelton
Corleet Kates D. Baken
Toyle
N Ow
Pearce
Owle
Former Officer Fined Under Prohibition Law
Henry Marcet, a former police officer, was fined end costs or 20 days hard labor by Judge N R Clarke in the Inferior Criminal Court for violating the prohibition law. County officers found a large amount of home brew in a house on Perch Creek weeks ago. Tolliver Potseen and John Lewis were each fined $50 and costs for dry law violations.
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Henry Marcet
N. R. Clarke
Inferior Ciminal Court
Marcet
Perch Creek
H. E. Tolliver
Barge Sold At Public Auction In Federal Building
A barge numbered 1 arge No. 10, involved in long libel litigation, was sold at a noon auction in front of the federal building under a court order. D. R. Dunlap, likely representing Pennsylvania Shipyards, bought the barge for 2500 dollars.
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Federal
D. R. Dunlap
Pennsylvania
Wiggins Pleads Guilty in Federal Liquor Case
Ed Wiggins entered a guilty plea in federal court to possessing and transporting liquor. He was fined 150 dollars and the automobile used to transport the liquor was ordered confiscated and to be sold later.
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Ed Wiggins
McPherson Fake Confession Revealed in Carmel Case
Lorraine McDonald Sellaff confesses to staging a seaside cottage scam to obtain 5000 dollars from evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. She admits arranging Miss X with Kenneth Ormiston and coordinating with lawyers and others in a staged tale that linked the Carmel, California affair to the missing evangelist.
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Los Angeles
Examiner
Lorraine McDonald Sellaff
Carmel
Miss X
Kenneth G
Angelus Temple Radio O
Aimee Semple Pherson
Mia
Wanes
Sellaff
San Francisco
Angeles
Angelus
Elsco
Poison Liquor Blamed For Death In Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama a man named William Lowe died and his band William W Lowe a salesman was paralyzed after drinking liquor bought on a trip. Police investigated the case and ordered a coroner's Inquest to determine the cause of the illness and death.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Lowe
William W. Lowe
Lowe
Navy Plane Crashes in Potomac River Near Agnes Point
A Navy airplane piloted by Lie Srelle crashed into the Potomac near Agnes Point in Washington. The pilot escaped with injuries, and authorities reported the craft went down during a flight today.
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NAVY
Rives
Washington
Sept
Lie Srelle
Potomac
Agnes
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Alabama
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Jones
League
Ken Wagner
Gaantiers Penhoet
Aqeemowrer
John A. Boykin
Gore
Cheek
Yeggmen
M Pherson
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