Grand jury probes fraud in Alabama primary amid writ fight
After a night of deliberation the special grand jury resumed, investigating fraud and irregularities in the primary. Leo F. Eldridge and others faced election box custody disputes as N E Stallworth sought a writ of prohibition from Chief Justice Anderson, who refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Stallworth
Leo F. Eldridge
Democratic Exve Committee
C. Anderson
Alabama Me Court
Montgomery
Jus Anderson
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Eae
Joel W. Goldsby
Moe
Sher- Pat Byrne
Stallworth
Mont
Xes
High Court
Goldsby
Dld
Eldridge Manamus
Byrne
Sdea
Iewspaper
Man in serious condition after bichloride dose
Ira Hall of 208 Monroe street was taken to City hospital Monday night after reportedly taking bichloride of mercury tablets. He was listed in serious condition Tuesday and told hospital staff he regretted taking the dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Hall
Monroe Street
City Hospital
Hall
Weather outlook and river forecast for Alabama Mississippi
Partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday with little temperature change. In Alabama, similar conditions prevail. Mississippi shows warmer trends in the northwest Tuesday night into Wednesday. River forecast for Tombigbee and branches. irregular changes noted on the Alabama river around Montgomery with unstable conditions tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Tombigbee
Babelhaeere
Montgomery
Lima
Expert letter on Beach murder evidence arrives for Beach case
Registered letter from Major Charles Gunther, Hoboken ballistic expert, arrives with what is believed to be his report on the bullet and pistol linked to Clyde Beach’s murder trial. The package remains sealed until court orders allow opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gunther
Hoboken
N. J
W. F. Murphy
W. A. Conrad
Clyde Beach
Gunther
Beach
J. G. Hamilton
Rubira
Alex Howard
Monticello
Miss
Liberty
Harbor widening project to secure Pinto Island easements
E. E. Quincy, chairman of Mobile Chamber of Commerce marine affairs, S. P. Gallard of the Alabama state docks commission, and City Commissioner Cecil Bates head a special committee to secure Pinto Island property easements for the harbor work. Colonel W. D. A. Anderson commands the river and harbor engineers. No owner meetings yet. conferences to be arranged soon. The project requires community cooperation. government funds cover no land purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Quincy
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
P. Gaillard
Alabama State Docks Commission
Cecil Bates
Pinto Island
W. D. A. Anderson
Army
Names Drawn for October Jury Service in Mobile
Mobile court announces October jury service beginning October 6 with the first eighteen names serving as grand jurors. Remaining names will act as petit jurors for the week. The October docket includes appeals from Mobile and Prichard police courts and numerous civil and equity cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Prichard
Charles W. Smith
Martin Neilson
Samuel E. Webb
Richard Miller
Reuben H. Given
Adrono W
Relief Shipments For Santo Domingo Sufferers From Mobile
Relief shipments of 30 boxes containing food and clothing were sent Monday aboard the Aluminum steamer Firth from Mobile for hurricane sufferers in Santo Domingo. Kiwanis collected and packed items led by Earl Gaston of National Furniture Stores. Red Cross has received over $300 in cash. Additional donors include McGowin-Lyons Hardware $40.35, St Luke's Guild, and several cash gifts from individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Firth
Santo Domingo
Kiwanis Club
Earl Gaston
National Furniture
Dauphin
Claiborne
Red Cross
Employes McGowin-Lyons Hardware Company
St. Luke’s Guild
Poin
Clear
J. W. Penneil
Theodore
Mobile County Schools Open New Year With Expansions
The 1930 31 school year begins for about 20 000 students in Mobile County after a teachers institute. Improvements include four new Woodcock classrooms, five Crichton classrooms, eight Alba rooms plus auditorium, and a large new Murphy high school physical education building slated for use by mid fall. Airdale school renovations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
Woodcock School
Government Street Loop
Crichton
Alba
Bayou la Barre
Murphy High School
Mobile
Airdale
Kiwanians and Rotarians Ready For Title Contest
Kiwanis and Rotary baseball teams of Mobile prepare for a 3 PM battle at Hartwell Field to decide the title. Edington of Leons likely to start for the Kiwanis, while Guess Stafford is slated for the Rotarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarians
Hartwell Field
Kiwanis
Rotary
Mobile
Kiwaniens
Edington
Léons
Happy” Cowan
Police Court War On Drunk Auto Drivers
Judge D H Edington declared a crackdown on drunk drivers and urged maximum fines, with rare minimums. Danzey, cited for drunk driving and prohibition violation, reset to November 1 due to medical condition. risk of permanent license revocation if he drives. Williams faced charges for drunk driving and hit and run. Etheridge case reset due to illness. solicitor urged medical proof for his court appearance. Thibéde fined 15 dollars plus costs for reckless driving after a collision at Craft highway and Catherine street. Brown held to grand jury in auto theft case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Edington
Edington
M. J. Danzey
Danzey
Cliff Williams
Bruce Etheridge
Vickers
Laura Thibéde
Negress
Preston Molet
Craft Highway
Catherine Street
Fred Brown
Clara Matthews
Blanchard Goes On Trial For Murder In Gervin Shooting
P E D Blanchard a 30 year old salesman walked from a hotel to an uptown job in May and shot contractor Harry Gervin with a revolver Juries set up a 100 man panel as both sides said ready In court a $50000 suit against Gervin for alienation of Blanchard s wife s affections was pending and Blanchard s wife had divorced him a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
E. D. Blanchard
Harry Gervin
Blanchard
Gervin
Lightning strike at Fort Matanzas kills two fishermen
Two men were killed instantly and a third seriously burned when lightning struck Fort Matanzas near St. Augustine Florida as five fishermen sheltered from a storm. The dead are Gene E. Godwin of Quitman Georgia and J H Gurr of Matanzas. J W Osteen of Cartersville was hospitalized with severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Augustine
Fla
Fort Matanzas
Gene E. Godwin
Quitman
J. H. Gurr
Matanzas
J.W. Osteen
Cartersville
Akron Woman in Critical Condition After Poison Dare
Akron Ohio September 16 Mrs Hazel Wright 36 is in critical condition after reportedly taking poison tablets in response to a dare from her 15 year old son Police said the quarrel over his conduct led to the threat and her subsequent ingestion of a dangerous amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Hazel Wright
Fire Claims Three Children in Knollwood Park Blaze
In Jackson Michigan three Martin children died when their home in Knollwood Park was destroyed by fire. The father Clarence Martin was burned while trying to rescue them as flames engulfed the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Clarence Martin
Martin
Knollwood Park
Aaa
City to Seek Right to Test GAO Question
The Mobile commission passed orders to test the gas company franchise rights in circuit court while awaiting any federal order changes. It also moved to intervene in the gas rates case and enacted a noise ordinance prohibiting loud music near homes from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. A smoke nuisance complaint against Adams Motor Company was referred to the appropriate municipal department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
City Commission
Vincent F. Kilborn
Mobile Gas Company
Public Service Commission
Adams Motor Company
Government and
Claiborne Streets
Municipal Department
Mississippi voters choose bench in three districts
Mississippi voters in three judicial districts cast ballots for three state bench seats. Chancellor James Finley of Tupelo faced J. E. Friday in the first district, while Judge Jennings I. Sturdivant of Columbus vied with B. F. Bell of Starkville and Judge W. L. Crawford of Seminary competed against Edgar L. Lane of Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
James Finley
Tupelo
J. E. Friday
Booneville
Jennings I. Sturdivant
Columbus
Attacks on ships along the Yangtse River in China rise
Consul General Frank P. Lockhart reports ongoing assaults on American naval and merchant vessels along the Yangtse from Hankow. Changsha residents fear recapture by communist forces as bandits loot and destroy. Attacks escalate with trench mortars machine guns and rifles from the river's right bank about 45 miles above Kiukiang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Yangtse River
China
State Department
Frank P. Lockhart
Hankow
Lockhart
Changsha
Yangtse
Kiukiang
New York Sheriff Invited To Testify On Judge Appointments
Sheriff Thomas F. Farley of New York County has been invited to testify before a special grand jury probing charges that judgeships in New York City were bought. Assistant Attorney General Penny said other ex-Tammany leaders Mayo Walker and George Olvany were asked to appear. The inquiry centers on claims that George F. Bauer paid for his 1927 city bench appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas F. Farley
New Yorks County
New York City
Attorne
Penny
Whl B
Tammany
Mayo Walker
George Olvany
Third Bank Account Of Missing Justice Uncovered In Probe
New York reports a third bank account used by missing Justice Joseph Force Crater revealed by DA Crain. Crater drew $7,000 cash from this account last May, with $5,000 withdrawn from two other accounts before his disappearance on August 6. Grand jury witnesses included Justice Louis Valente and Mara, son of Tammany leader John Mara, who cashed seven $1,000 bills. Crater's wife is described as in poor health and near a nervous breakdown. a ransom was mentioned in connection with her release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Force Crater
Supreme Court
Crain
Louis Valente
Mr. Crater
Joseph Mara
Justice Crater
John Mara
Tammany
Mara
Francis J Qillian
Smith
Farmer Found Slain in Auto Near Jackson Tennessee
The battered body of A. B. McKenzie a 30 year old farmer was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car in a ditch three miles from Jackson on the Medina pike. Coroner Griffin and Sheriff Exum called the death murder though motive was unknown. An inquest was set for this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Tenn
A. B
Oilie) McKenzie
Medina Pike
Ewing Griffin
Fred Exum
McKenzie
Tragic Boat Accident Claims 16 Year Old Elsie Hughes
Elsie Hughes 16 of East Hampton N Y died after a motor boat accident on upper Saranac lake. She fell overboard struck by a propeller, lost a leg and suffered severe injuries. Dr John D Walker New York surgeon operated but she died in General hospital. Miss Hughes was a guest at the 8 Bache camp and is niece of Joseph Hughes Mobile manager of Fenner Beane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Upper
Elsie Hughes
East Hampton
General Hospital
John D. Walker
New York
Miss Hughes
Joseph Hughes
Fenner & Beane
Tues
Noman Solon Sued Plea In Vote Probe Details
Illinois Attorney General Oscar C. Carlstrom refused to present a defense for Ruth Hanna McCormick as the Senate campaign funds committee opened a hearing. Senator Gerald P. Nye denied private records were pilfered and called Mabel G. Reinecke as a witness amid allegations of wire tapping by committee operatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Illinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Gerald P. Nye
Draper Leads Ashford Votes in Republican Senate Nomination
In Ashford Massachusetts Eben S Draper won 29 of 32 votes cast for the Republican senatorial nomination. Former Senator William M Butler received one vote and another Republican cast no ballot for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Ashford
New Ashford
Mass
Eben
Draper
William M. Butler
Marianna Express Station Robbed for 7000 in Cash
Two unmasked men robbed H. H. McNeil an agent for the Railway Express in Marianna Florida of 7000 dollars in currency and 600 in other funds from a bank shipment bound for the Federal Reserve in Jacksonville. The bandits fled after binding gagging and tying McNeil and are being pursued by police aided by posses and railway investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varianna
Federal Reserve Bank
Marianna, Fle
H. H. McNeil
Railway Express Agency
Express Company
Marianna Bank
Jacksonville
Fla
McNeil
Ov See Company
Tire head Lindsey of Yonkers dies at 55
Thomas H. Lindsey of Yonkers New York vice president of the Kelly Springfield Tire company died of a heart attack in New York City last night at age 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey
Yonkers
New York
Thomas
Yonkers, NY
Kelly, Springfield Tire Company
New York Temperatures Reach 80 as Heat Wave Bites
A late season heat wave pushed temperatures to 80 degrees in New York by 10 am with oppressive humidity. The day marked a notable rise in hot, humid conditions across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fire kills four in Virginia house blaze
A Casanova Va house fire at the J M Wells home killed four people and left a fifth badly burned. Mrs Wells was hospitalized in serious condition with Betty Wells, age 10, the only child to escape through a window. The blaze is being investigated with initial reports pointing to an accidental start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
J. M. Wells
Casanova
Wells
Fauquier
Betty
Robbers Routed Wounds Target Amid Loot Unclear
Report describes a robbery attempt near Smiths Creek about 15 miles west, with one robber wounded. Loot amount from safety deposit boxes remains undetermined. The piece recalls Thomas Edison being thrown from a Grand Trunk train years ago during an amateur chemistry fire incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan Smith
Thamas Edison
Grand Trunk
Repeal Talk Marks Ohio Campaign Across Parties
In Columbus Robert Bulkley a Democratic candidate urged repeal of the 18th amendment during a state party address. He challenged fiscal policies to support prohibition and cited Senator Simeon Fess. Republican Roscoe Morganenes opposed repeal while asserting it is not an issue unless Democrats push it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Robert J. Bulkley
United States
Ace
Ohio
Simeon D. Fess
Fess
Bition
Bulkley
United
Roscoe Moganenes
Tealey
Measure of Love for Olympian Diver and New York Broker
Helen Meany Olympic low board diving champion and Henry Russell Balfe of New York applied for a marriage license in Greenwich Connecticut. They did not set a wedding date and await the statutory five day waiting period. Meany is 23, Balfe 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Helen Meany
Henry Russell Balfe
New York
Connecticut
Miss Meany
Cave-In Traps Worker in Rocky Mount North Carolina
Se published dispatch reports a cave in at a Rocky Mount job site killing John Forbes, 38, with two other men injured. The event halted work as rescuers pulled debris. Forbes was pronounced dead on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
N. C
John Forbes
Fen Isham
Abram Small
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