09 Apr 1933
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Newspaper
The Sunday Times
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1933
Page
1
A Mobile Times reprint of a Liberty magazine piece urges swift government action against usury. It argues lenders exploit high rates through illegal practices and commissions, harming farmers and homeowners. The piece condemns banks, calls for credit relief, and links usury to slavery-like subjugation.
Two Mobile fishermen argued over a fish weight in a local lake. A seven and a quarter pound black bass was noted as unusually large for the area. Bream weighed from three quarters of a pound up to about twice that, reflecting a rich catch in the water.
A local discussion highlights rapid bass growth, predicting a two and a half pound fish from a three quarter pound specimen. The article notes a fish expert from Mobile county and advocates a program to raise fingerlings locally to improve survival against cannibal elders.
A fragment hints at further details in page 2 column 5. The note suggests a stronger enterprise is forthcoming but provides no concrete facts or outcomes.
The seven member school board met Saturday afternoon and the Reaves Eldridge faction took control. Five of the seven commissioners were removed by the Craft bill, as Eldridge nominated Reaves for president and was elected vice president and finance chair. Also present were Freeland Glennon and Evans. Glennon’s vacancy appointment after Dr Brush’s death was ratified.
Chamberlain told Post C Travelers’ Protective Association at the Cawthon hotel that law-abiding citizens must perform jury duty to deliver verdicts based on law and evidence. He warned that criminals thrive where juries are absent, and noted that such service reduces crime. John E. Toomey presided.
W C Vail county farm agent will host seed loan office hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays. W R Turnipseed, the seed loan inspector, will be at Vails office to receive loan applications.
A Saturday night robbery in New York involves auto bandits who seize Henry Jones, a grocery delivery boy, and take a small cash amount. Jones, identified as African American, reports the incident to authorities and describes the assailants as unknown suspects.
An editorial urges Mobile banks to lend aid without delay to restore the city’s public credit. It argues bankers hold a moral duty to support the municipality, protect taxpayers, and avoid forced sale of homes, citing President Roosevelt’s call for social values over profits.
Mayors and city commissioners from across Alabama will gather in Montgomery on April 20 and 21 for the Alabama League of Municipalities annual convention. The two day session at the Jefferson will cover municipal affairs and power bills among other topics.
Criticism of Toya Abbot, president of the school board, for failing to include the Central Trades Council and the Voters Protective Association in inviting groups to name a fifth school board member was voiced Saturday by John E. Winstanley.
Plans for 1934 call for about one billion dollars in federal spending reductions across the army navy post office and other departments. Army would lose roughly 144 million while navy and post office seek 56 million and 150 million respectively. Agriculture and commerce also face substantial cuts with details awaited from aides and cabinet members.
Ira Marable a Tallapoosa County farmer was convicted of killing his bride of three weeks in Dadeville. He received a life sentence after a jury found him guilty of hacking her to death at his farmhouse eight miles from town. The victim reportedly kept a large sum of money and government bonds in a trunk nearby.
An oil heater exploded in a bathroom at 361 St Joseph Street last night at 7:45 causing a fire and damage to a rooming house. No injuries reported and local fire units responded to the scene.
Treasury Secretary Woodin announced a plan to reopen many state banks on an unrestricted basis. Walter Cummings of Chicago named executive assistant to coordinate with officials and bankers. By end of March, about 12 737 of 18 200 banks would be opened. state and national anxieties prompted rapid action.
Washington April 8 A joint congressional probe of the Akron airship crash was assured as House Naval Affairs leaders agreed to drop their independent inquiry and form a joint committee with senators. The move aims for a probe free from naval influence amid rumors of confidential flight details.
Washington reports show G O P leader criticizes the Roosevelt New Deal while discussing claimed savings from veteran benefits and administration cuts. Rep. James P. Buchanan predicts an additional $350 million in savings from reorganizations and layoffs, with veterans and salary legislation estimated to save $550 million to $615 million.
The Stanton Road Home for Girls in Mobile County adopts a renamed status to reduce stigma on former inmates. The board seeks to shift away from “detention home” terminology, emphasize segregation from older offenders, and improve outcomes for girls released from custody.
Samuel Leibowits, a New York attorney who led the defense team, urged the jury to see that money cannot buy justice in Alabama. He warned a mob of about 200 in Huntsville could be stopped only by militia force, stating their ties to the case and the effort to influence outcomes.
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