Local society notes and summer travel itineraries
Mrs. O. M. Moran travels to Atlanta to visit her son while Misses Crook Sproull and Hale head for New York via Savannah for Columbia summer studies. Scout camp plans loom for a ten day trip under C. G. Anderson and Chives M. Woodruff with a large list of boys and leaders. A B Y P U picnic is announced for July 9 at Cave Springs and a Hebrew Sunday school outing shares a pleasant Oxford Lake day with lunch. Five Anniston belles stay at a Wildwood summer cottage near Atlantic City before New York trip.
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Edith Johnston
Marian M. Walsh
Julia Harris
Rustellville
Haidy B. Walsh
Savannah
New York
Columbia
Oxford Lake
Hebrew Sunday School
Anniston
Sarah Keith
Juliet Davidson
Augusta Dobbs
Lucy Tyler
Edmund L. Tyler
Wildwood
Atlantic City
New York City
Famous Case of Ervin Pope Is Decided Against Defendant
Narrative recounts a long murder case in Oxford centering on Ervin Pope. Witnesses claim tracks from John Body’s house led to Pope, with contested evidence about mule footprints shoes and seed caches. The sequence covers trials, appeals, and legal rulings up to a recent decision affirming Pope’s conviction.
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Ervin Pope
John Body
Oxford
Pope
Body
McClurkin
Supreme Court
Social News From Ingksonville Delights Guests
Jacksonville July 1 Many visitors attend dinners and attend funerals and visits around town. Notables include Mrs 8 H Bennett Mise Smith of Michigan and several Birmingham Montgomery and Anniston residents visiting relatives and friends. A State Normal school picnic occurred at Nisbet's lake with twenty students chaperoned by Mrs J R Arnold.
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Jacksonville
H. Bennett
Mise Smith
Michigan
Mise Pauline White
Goodwater
Belser
Montgomery
Seymour Hall
Birmingham
William Mardie
Alexandria
C. S. Waldrop
Bryant
Texas
W. W. Davis
Ab Scarbrough
White Plains
Mra
Virgil Howel
R. P. Scarbrough
Preston Steventon
Lineville
Hillside
Bert Hal
John Forney
Sallie Hoke
Atlanta
Jessie Smith
Amy Milligan
New York
Columbia
University
Fay Gladden
Nelle Pinson
Oxford
Victoria Stevenson
Frank
H. L. Stevenson
Hannah Crook
Chautauqua
N. Y
Myra Sterne
Anniston
Nannie Arnold
Liggie Privett
C. E. Harris
Clanton
Lula Harris
Rebecca Norton
Exa Hames
Lee Burton
Genone
H. L. Finch
Sallie Rowan
Minnie Bellemy
Geo. H. Rowan
G. A. Lunceford
Alleghancy Hotel
Francis Avenue
Ed. Mathis
Ed Reid
Heine
Talladegafter
Florence Weatherly
M. D. Moody
H. O. Dumas
Grogan Harrison
Oklahoma
J. D. Posey
White Harrison
Piedmont
Nances’ Creek
Lula Kennedy
Alexander City
Martha Brewton
W. R. Brice
Chas, Lusher
W. W. J. Jannett
State Normal Summer School
Nisbet's Lake
J. R. Arnold
Eugene Lusk
Nantes’ Creek
London Censor Lifts Monna Vanna Ban
The censor has raised the ban on Maeterlinck's play Monna Vanna, allowing performances on the British stage after previous prohibitions by the censorship office. The July 1 report notes the change in status for the controversial drama.
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London
Maeterlinck
Monna Vanna
Typhoid Epidemic Follows Heat Wave in Alabama
Selma reports a severe heat wave followed by multiple typhoid deaths. U M Pegram of Uniontown, newly married eighteen days, dies in a local infirmary. Charles Golson of Mulberry dies after arriving for treatment. Roy P Camp of Browns Station dies after brief illness. Dewey Lee passes away last night as doctors struggle with the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Alabama
U. M. Pegram
Uniontown
Charles Golson
Mulberry
Ala
Roy P. Camp
Browns Station
Dewey Lee
Mulkey and Steagall Chosen for Congress
In Dothan on July 1 W C Mulkey was elected for the short term and Henry B Steagall named for the long term in the Third Alabama district to fill Henry D Clayton seat. Mulkey beat J J Speight by a small margin while Steagall carried seven of nine counties by about 1500 over Frazer and Evans.
American Girl Weds in London
Miss Hope B. Warren of New York wed Robert Wilberforce in London amid aristocratic Catholic circles. Cardinal Bourne officiated at Brompton Oratory as Wilberforce hails from a renowned Catholic family with several bishops among its members. he once planned to join the Dominican Friars before meeting the bride in Rome.
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London
Hope B. Warren
Rome
Miss Warren
Aniston Mayor Announces Re election Bid
At the solicitation of many voters of Aniston I announce my candid for re election as mayor subject to the Democratic party. My record is before you and I seek to continue serving you better than in the past. I respectfully solicit your votes for the office.
Candidate runs for council from First ward
A candidate announces seeking reelection to the First ward council seat subject to the Democratic primary action. The declaration signals intent to continue in local government and compete in party proceedings for the upcoming election.
John F Williams Announces City Council Presidential Run
John F. Williams announces candidacy for president of the Anniston city council, subject to the city Democratic primary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
John F. Williams
Councilman Lamar Jeffers seeks Ward 5 re election
The statement announces Lamar Jeffers as a candidate for re election to the position of councilman from Ward 5 subject to outcome of the democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Jeffers
Jesse Evans
J. M. Bagley
Jesse Evans Announces Candidacy for Ward 55
Jesse Evans declares candidacy for Ward 55 subject to Democratic primary action.
Gardner and Waldrop Seek City Council Seats In Democratic Primary
James T. Gardner Jr and Dave G. Waldrop announce bids for reelection to the city council. The filings reference the Fourth Ward council seat and the Second Ward seat, both subject to Democratic primary action on August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
James T. Gardner, Jr
Dave G. Waldrop
Fourth Ward Councilman Date Silent Under Shaler Houser
A municipal notice lists a date for action involving the Fourth ward councilman subject to SHALER HOUSER. The wording implies an official proceeding or appointment pending determination by the referenced authority.
Kyle Announces Candidacy for Third Ward Councilman
B F Kyle declares his candidacy for councilman from the Third ward subject to Democratic party action.
Hollingsworth Announces Candidacy for Re election
Councilman L. B. Hollingsworth announces re election bid for the First ward subject to the Democratic primary action.
Councilman Date for First 0. M. Alexander
The notice indicates a date for a councilman related action involving First 0. M. Alexander. The readable fragment lists a scheduling detail tied to local governance and public involvement. Further specifics are not visible in the provided text.
Re election date set for Second Ward councilman
The date for the re election of the Second Ward councilman is announced and subject to approval by J. M. Bagley.
Election Date Set for Third Ward Councilman Race
The election date for the Third Ward councilman seat is announced, with CLAUDE J. SETTLES named as a subject of consideration for the race.
If you have something to sell advertise it
A brief note urging readers to place advertisements for items or services for sale. Encourages merchants and individuals to use classifieds to reach customers and clear inventories.
Changes in money order system impact express companies
Washington July Kaat notes a new parcels post office department reform aimed at shifting money orders to a cashable within three days at designated offices. The move creates a constraint on cashing at many express company offices, affecting travelers who relied on express money orders.
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Washington
Oppose Child Labor Bill Shifts to Georgia Mills
Atlanta July 1 The mill of Georgia appeared before the labor committee and the house of representatives hearing on the Sheppard bill now in the legislature. It is expected that cotton mill interests will fight the pending bill amid labor concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Mill of Georgia
House of Representatives
Sheppard cii
Policeman Held in Slaying Trial at Williamston
A jury at Williamston returned a verdict finding Joe Kelly a police officer of that place guilty of killing ex officer C. C. Poore. The case involved an ex policeman and was heard with Anderson listed as the U S. C. in July.
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Ner
Williamston
Joe Kelly
Fliceman
C. C. Poore
Presliceman
Anderson
US. C
Q Ban promises to restore hair color and fullness
An advertisement touts Q Ban as a healthful scalp treatment that darkens gray hair and adds thickness. It claims even delicate scalps are not harmed and highlights a large 7 oz bottle from Bla Drug Co in Anniston Alabama with out-of-town availability.
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Bla Drug Co
Anniston
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Co. J. Houser
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Marie Lanning
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C. G. Anderson
Chives M. Woodruff
Dr. Yarbrough
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Walter Davis
Lowry Mallory
Arren Ingram
John Yarbrough
Stanton Ingram
Merrill
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Charles Davidson
Henry Colwéll
Franklin Meredith
Marion Kitz
Dooley Haley
Jim Mallory
Caver
Evelyn Belle Caver
Wilmer
Ruth Pearce
Prattville
Alva Shores
Autaugaville
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Annie Mae Farmer
Irene Edwards
Emily Inez Edwards
Lillis Goda Louise
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Mesers. Forest
Maynard ‘Nixon
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Eula Crook
Cave Springs
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Ingksonville
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Mulkey
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Hollingsworth
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Third Ward
Claude J. Settles
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