Anniston Steel to Grant Saturday Half-Holiday
The Anniston Steel Company will implement a half holiday every Saturday following a statement from company offices yesterday.
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
5
The Anniston Steel Company will implement a half holiday every Saturday following a statement from company offices yesterday.
Selected from the choicest Ceylon and India Teas the drink’s rich flavors and color marked a popular seasonal beverage. Spot cotton traded Saturday at 26 1 4 cents per pound in the local market.
Rick Dugan and Miss Susie Dugan were married at the court house Saturday afternoon by Judge Thomas FB Coleman. The couple, from near Schneck's Springs, are related to several prominent county families. Sheriff A H Border reports war department pamphlets on June 5 registrants are available at the court house and on the bulletin board outside.
L. W. Barlow of the First Alabama Cavalry visiting relatives in this city has gone to Atlanta to inspect the officers training camp. He has permission to join the second officers training camp if he wishes and may decide to do so.
The men's Bible class at St Michael's and All Angels will be addressed by Dr BE M Sasvil at 10 this morning. He will speak on Bethlehem Bethany and Nazareth, drawing on his visits to these places and their current conditions.
Fresh shelled pecans and walnuts offered at Brooks Bros with pimento and Philadelphia cream cheese. Contact via phone numbers 655 and 611 for availability.
Leo Pruitt landed a ten pound trout at Ten Islands yesterday evening believed to be the largest ever caught in these waters. Local fishermen say the fish was taken with a minnow on a rod and line.
Ferndell Coffee announces an exclusive sale with contact numbers 655 and 611. Brooks Bros handles the transaction.
On Sunday July 15 the sixth Sunday after Trinity the services include Holy Communion at 7 30 a m Sunday School at 9 30 a m a Men s Bible Class at 10 a m and Morning Prayer with a sermon by Doctor Benedict at 11 o clock on Enthusiasm All seats are free and everyone is invited to attend at St Michael s Church.
Money loaned on improved city property with no delay. The notice mentions 0. H. Parker & Co. as the lender or broker, and references property and finance terms in a brief docket-like record.
The hal Houser cottage on Christine Avenue has been leased to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fitzpatrick replacing the Taylors as previously announced. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Hannah Reynolds traveled to Talladega Springs with Miss Christine McCan as guest. Numerous local notices promote Red Feather and A. B. C. cigars, Magnificent flour, and Omega Flour while residents visit kin and shop in Anniston.
An advertisement notes a twenty five pound sack of Domino Sugar priced at 2.25 with contact J A Sewell at phones 141 and 151.
Frank Hamilton travels to Geneva Lake Wisconsin to attend the Older Boys Conference. Also advertised, five room cottage for rent at 25 East 21st Street with immediate possession at 15 dollars per month through O H Porker & Co.
Miss Emma Harvey county home economics agent will hold a household economy demonstration at Blue Mountain Monday afternoon at 2 20 o clock. She invites all interested ladies to attend to learn canning and drying vegetables and fruits.
Anniston readers are urged to try Chase and Sanborn coffee, claimed as the leading brew for 15 years. The ad offers samples of a pound with price options 2 1 2, 30, 82, 38, and 40 cents per pound. Bagley and Williams provide phone contact details.
The late Mrs Addie Taliaferro Weaver was remembered at the South Noble Street institution she led for years. Rev L N Claxton W F Price and others delivered eulogies. poems were read by Mrs E B Polk. The school now operates under a board with Miss Mary Lou Morgan directing teaching and social settlement work for about 125 pupils in need of funds.
The report notes Allied aviation losses and German statements. Berlin says twenty one Allied aircraft and one captive balloon were shot down on Friday. Conflicting dispatches from Tokio indicate fragmentary reports of attacks near Pekin and possible quiet restoration.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Consolidated Publishing Company will be held in the office of the company on August 1, 1917 at 4 o'clock p.m. T. B. Edwards, Sec’y.
The Church of Christ at Fifteenth and Cobb lists Bible study at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. on Sundays, Wednesday Bible study at 7:25 p.m., and a Ladies' Bible Class Thursday at 2 p.m.
Anniston businessmen prepare a subdivision along the Jacksonville pike near the covered bridge to serve workers at a major camp nearby. The camp’s presence is expected to spur quick lunch shops and soft drink stands, with most commerce in Anniston and many small shops likely near the camp site within a few miles.
The First Methodist church will hold an 11 a.m. service with a sermon titled The Test and an anthem I will Lift Up Mine Eyes by Adams. Offertory musical piece O For a Closer Work with God will be performed by Geoffrey O'Hara, Mrs. R. D. Allen. No evening service due to a union service at First Presbyterian Church.
Public notice from Singer Sewing Machine Co signed by J. O. Hartley in Anniston Alabama. Advertisement details hematiteking work at moderate prices and high quality guarantees. Machines rented or sold for 2.00 per month with repairing as a specialty.
A public event highlighted by prominent speakers representing each allied nation delivering patristic addresses. The gathering showcased intergovernmental ties and shared ideals in a ceremonial outdoor setting.
In a notable Guild Hall gathering on Friday Lord Mayor Sir William Dunn presented Foreign Secretary Balfour with an address recognizing his services as head of the British mission to the United States.
The War Department informed the attorney-general today about a report addressing immorality in Montgomery Alabama. Details indicate government inquiry into local moral conditions and possible actions to address the issue.
The attorney-general announced that a campaign against women will be started Monday before the grand jury. No further details provided on location or scope.
German national Michael Papa was arrested tonight in Niagara Polis and taken to New York for custody. He is expected to be sent to Fort Oglethorpe for internment.
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