22 Jan 1933
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Newspaper
The Sunday Times
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1933
Page
1
The remark focuses on a budget concern about teachers pay, noting a proposed or observed amount exceeding $106,000 starting July 1, 1933. The report questions whether the city has overlooked this rise or if it results from planned increases.
A legal interpretation could free the board from salary payments beyond current receipts and back pay liability. The piece supports Dr Reaves and the grand jury, noting teachers have had only two months pay in five and suggesting borrowing from local banks as a possible source.
Citizens complain that secrecy in public affairs clashes with core principles and demand direct board action. The welfare of the schools and transparent governance are at stake as supporters urge a decisive stance and end to evasive tactics.
In 1932 Mobile faced a costly pavement failure on Moffat road. Officials blame others amid blame game as foundation work sits unused, weather turns surfaces to mud in rain and to washboard in dry spells, while the state highway department pledges a tractor to salvage the surface.
The note argues that the Moffat Road should be paved with state approval, while Mobile County contributes ten percent to highway costs in Alabama but voices little in highway councils. It calls for fair administration of gasoline taxes and highway funds.
The message argues sales taxes are preferable to tax sales and that buyers pay as they purchase. It warns that homeowners who cannot pay face eviction enforced by the sheriff, who is described as protecting rights by removing people from homes.
The Senate amended the Glass bill to limit national bank branch banking to nine states, with caps on capital for branches and tight community limits. Senator Long praised the move to save the measure though critics warned it concentrates power and delays effects for decades. Supporters Bratton and Wheeler led the amendment. Steagall Goldsborough denounced the proposal.
Sheriff William H. Holcombe Jr and W H Knox will travel to Birmingham for a two day meeting starting Wednesday to organize a state association of peace officers. Knox will be accompanied by Mrs Knox. The gathering aims to unite sheriffs and other law enforcement officers.
A mass meeting of Montgomery public school patrons demanded the resignation of the Montgomery county board of education and an accounting of funds. Teachers refused a 3 and one third percent pay cut with warrants bearing interest, urging salaries comparable to other public employees. No reopening prospect Tuesday, with teachers possibly running private schools in public buildings.
Four armed bandits entered the Swedish Covenant hospital reception room in Chicago on January 21 and forced 35 visitors patients and staff to the floor. They rifled the cashier’s cage and escaped with about $1000 in cash.
About 500 Okfuskee County farmers paraded through Okemah carrying banners such as No more foreclosures and we want cost of production to protest foreclosures on farm mortgages.
The Times begins a Sunday series on bar pilots. Old Simon Cousett, a historic pilot, is traced to modern times. Mentions of Pilot Cousort during Fort Louis de la Mobile era and Pilot Girard as "Pilot of the Alabamans" imply river piloting. Samuel Carr noted as an early pilot as Pelican Island stayed in use amid Spanish occupation.
Washington January 21 The senate heatedly debated President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt inviting a British debt mission to Washington The clash featured Robinson of Indiana and Robinson of Arkansas with Borah not voting. party lines and foreign policy were at stake in the exchange.
Police shot and wounded a black man in the hip after responding to a report of loitering near a Congress street and Lexington avenue grocery. He fled across fences, drew a hand from his pocket, and was pursued by Patrolmen Donoghue and DeFord. He was taken to City Hospital. investigators may probe for links to recent burglaries and stickups. He carried a sack and a railroad spike.
London reports a movement to defer the new budget until talks with the United States on war debt yield results. Observers say a favorable settlement could allow tax relief in income and beer taxes, with Neville Chamberlain urged to focus on the debt question.
Florida Bar Association sessions begin in St. Augustine as Lincoln Holley president of Stetson University at DeLand denounces the practice referenced in the meeting.
Senator Claud D. Scruggs of Marshall county vows to renew his effort for toll-free bridges during the coming extra session. He favors including Cochran bridge if feasible and notes the state bridge corporation owns 15 toll bridges with $5 million bonds pledged by gasoline taxes. Scruggs criticized Governor Miller for vetoing the prior bills and the recon/finance rider.
Two additional oil and gas leases were recorded in Mobile County by the Ohio Oil Company, which has operated locally for over a year. The 66 acre total includes 50 acres from the Herman estate and 6 acres from William C. Mayo and Emma Mayo in section 36, township 3 south, range 21 west and 2 west. A geologic interest in Mobile County soils has grown amid past gas shows at Toulminville and a heavy 5,685 foot well drilled northwest of town last summer.
Herman Strauss head of the Strauss Brothers Investment company was charged in superior court with conspiracy to defraud bondholders in 250 properties valued at 65 million dollars. The bill names Louis and Gustav Frankel and the Esbico Mortgage corporation as defendants while receivers operate the firm.
Washington January 21 Democratic leaders moved to consider a resolution extending the one cent federal gasoline tax for another year. Speaker Garner said he hoped the house would pass it as the Ways and Means Committee meets next week to review the tax. The tax, enacted last year to raise about 135 million annually, expires June 30.
In Mobile clergy led by Bishop Thomas J. Toolen and Rev. B J Hackett will lead a solemn service on January 29. Members and patrons are invited to attend the exercises at the Convent of Visitation.
Senator Craft moves to restore tax-embarrassed Mobile property to good standing with a special session bill. He studies a compromise measure to ease delinquent taxes and penalties via liberalized installment payments, aiming to lift properties from encumbrance during the January 31 extra session.
Mr Phelps contends charges on cotton handled at Mobile are equal to state rates and unjustly applied. He notes a 25 cent per bale terminal charge at all ports from Mobile to Norfolk is published and filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
C L Goltz manager of Parke Davis Havana office was arrested by Cuban military police and held incommunicado over the Sarra Drug store bombing. Police allege he sent threats to the store owner. The German minister reportedly sought to contact a Parke Davis vice president in Palm Beach Florida.
Mobile plans to preserve the Mother of Mystics carnival traditions for Mardi Gras 1932 while awaiting Community Chest results. Mystic societies proceed with floats and balls independent of the Mobile Carnival association. Alfred L. Staples says plans for Shrove Tuesday should clarify by week’s end. association resists extravagant spending amid regional competition and long-standing funding concerns.
Large crowds gathered along the four mile long Wilson dam to greet and cheer George Norris during a celebratory event. Spectators lined the banks and many carried signs praising Norris as he appeared at the speaking platform.
Adley Parimeter was sentenced to two years in the reform school after a coroner jury found gross neglect in the death of a 17 month old baby in Liberal Kansas. The parents face a pending first degree charge for the child's death. The couple said they strapped the infant in a box because he was restless, and the household includes five other children.
High winds struck western Oklahoma with a miniature tornado hitting Adair damaging about a dozen homes. A sand storm extended from Liberal Kansas to Amarillo causing crop and cattle losses near Mangum and Woodward. Telephones lines were down at several points.
Baseball men mourn the death of Dr Harry W Knight a famed healer who treated stars including Walter Johnson His sudden heart attack in his Rochester office at age believed 61 halted a noted career credited with prolonging Johnsons career Knight treated many others and left a legacy in baseball medicine
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