Johnson Promoted to Superintendent of Mails at Anniston P O
J A Johnson, after eleven years with the city post office, is named superintendent of mails in Anniston. The position was created when the area joined the first class list on July 1. A Camp McClellan branch post office is planned under Anniston’s jurisdiction. Johnson began as a stamper in 1906 and rose through the ranks to chief clerk and superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Johnson
City Post Office
Johnson
Anniston
Camp McClellan
Anniston City
Johns
Germany Upset After Hollweg’s Removal Reported
Continued from Germany report notes Hollweg’s removal sparks political turmoil as he is expected to deliver his first Reichstag speech on Thursday, according to Berlin sources. The account emphasizes national reaction and the impending parliamentary address.
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Germany
Hollweg
Reichstag
Berlin
Russian Galicia Offensive Nets Thousands of Captives and Weapons
Between July 11 and July 18 the Russian drive in Galicia captured 36,648 Austro German prisoners, 93 cannons, and 408 machine guns, with official reports noting continued inflow of captured material. In a separate note, about fifty teachers from the county and neighboring areas attend state certification exams in the county courthouse under H. T. Persons to teach in the next school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila
Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
County Court House
H. T. Persons
Latimer to Address Pelham Heights Baptist Camp
Rev. Leon M. Latimer of Parker Memorial church travels to Pelham Heights to speak at the Baptist summer encampment tonight and tomorrow night, with return to Anniston for Wednesday prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon M. Latimer
Parker Memorial Church
Pelham Heights
Anniston
Hemstitching Services Offered at Low Prices
We offer all kinds of Hemstitching at tolerable prices and guarantee top quality. Machines for rent or sale at $2.00 per month. Repairing as a specialty. SINGER SEWING MACHINE CO. J Hartley Mer 1013 Noble St Anniston Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Sewing Machine CO
Hartley
Mer
Noble St
Anniston
Ala
Personal mentions and local notices from Atlanta visitors
Local notes recount Hal Underwood and Ray New visiting relatives, Miss Alice Weatherly returning from Birmingham, Mrs. Lizzie McClerkin and daughter Nell in the city, and John FitzGerald and others seen in town. Advertisements promote Red Feather cigars Union label Omega Flour Magnificent flour and groceries from Calhoun Co. and J A Sewell with calls for portraits by Russell Bros. studio.
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Anniston Cigars
Union
Calhoun Grocery Co
Lizzie McClerkin
Miss Nell
Atlanta
City
McClerkin
Mystery of $25,000 Postal Theft Lingers Five Years
Denver report details the 1912 disappearance of a registered package carrying $25,000 from a Santa Fe train. Charles B. Oldfield, a former postal clerk, faced two grand juries but no trial due to insufficient evidence. Damaged new twenties were later found near his father’s Kansas home after a windstorm.
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Denver
Cal
Sam
Santa Fe
Kansas City
la Junta
Charles B. Oldfield
United States District Court
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
First National Bank of
Pasadena
Oldfield
Leavenworth
Kan
Elder Oldfiel
Kansas
Crusade Against Evil at Capital Faces Military Demands
A government backed attack on vice areas near training camps targets Montgomery as a camp site. The grand jury meets July 16 to direct local authorities to abolish restricted districts for public women or risk relocating camps. Secretary Baker and Fosdick urge removal of prostitutes and support the department’s aims.
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Montgomery
Baker
Raymond B. Fosdick
Commission On Training Camp
Secretary of War
War Department
Universal military training urged to defend nation
Amid calls for readiness, an editorial argues that compulsory universal military training, modeled on Switzerland, would keep the United States prepared and deter aggression. It claims pacifism failed and insists both rich and poor would be trained, creating national defense through readiness.
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Suiss
Switzerland
Kidnapped 19 Years Later Mother Reunited in Rockport
Ralph Stewart, 19, of Portland, who was kidnapped as an infant by his father and raised in a public home, has found his mother after years of searching. The Juvenile Court office under William Spencer directed the effort. A Portland news clipping first brought the reunion to light, leading to contact with Eh C Carson of Seattle and a trace to Rockport, Washington, where the mother Mrs iP Melvitte was located.
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Portland
Ore
Ralph Stewart
Stewart
William Spencer
Spencer
Eh. C. Carson
Seattle
Rockport
Wash
Ip. J. Melvitte
Plain cocoanut oil soap beats harsh shampoos
The article warns that alkali in most soaps and shampoos dries the scalp and makes hair brittle. It advises using plain coconut oil as a greaseless, inexpensive hair cleanser. Apply a teaspoon with water, produce rich lather, rinse easily, and leave hair soft, fresh looking, and easy to manage. It also claims coconut oil removes dust and dandruff.
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Eve
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Kidney Backache
Anniston resident G W Jones reports relief from kidney backache after using about a box and a half of Dean's Kidney Pills. He says pain eased, kidneys act regularly, and overall health improved. See dealer listings. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Jones
Pine and
Fourteenth Streets
Anniston
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo, N. Y
Citizens Plan Rest Facilities for Soldiers in Anniston
A noon meeting of Chamber of Commerce members in the director's room at City National Bank outlines plans to ease soldier visits to Anniston. Officials expect to provide rest rooms for GIs and improve civilian visitor services during camp operations. Tentative hotel expansion is discussed, with no firm decisions yet.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ton City National Bank
Anniston
Levy Family Vacation in Anniston
Willie Levy son of Mr Julius Levy of Nashville is visiting Anniston for a vacation while his father works with the Nashville railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Levy
Julius Levy
Nashville
Nashville Railroad
Anniston
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Ingity P.O
Anniston Cream Products Co. (Inc
East Tenth Street
Hal Underwood
Red Feather
Alice Weatherly
Birmingham
Dr. T
Ber
Lucy Burdette
Otis Burdett
Fort Valley
Ray New
Fort McPherson
A. Pp. C
Havana
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Frank Carrington
The
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Alfred Coleman
Ft. McPherson
J. A. Sewell
C. M. High
Temple Garden Tea
Ceylon
India
J. N. Bragg
Piedmont
C. W. Daugette
Jacksonville
John FitzGerald
Oxford
Anniston Star
Russell Bros. Studio
C. McPeak
G. H. Batley
Quinterd Avenue
Uliman Bros
Fire and Casualty Co
A. J. Goodwin & CO
OLD Fall& Teeth
L. Mazer
St. St
Philadelphia
Globe Tailoring Co
Anniston Hotel
Statum
McCoy
Anniston Knitting Mills
Care Star
R. M. Ingram & Co
Woodruff Peed Company
15Th and
Quintard
Meredith
Bosworth Machine Works
Moorefield
Diamond Jewelry Store
R. M. James
Blue Mountain
Ito
Anniston Produce Co
BIG Lot
Wiley Johnston's
10Th St
Blackwell Agee & Bibb
A. de Hart & Co
E. H. Willett « Co
Olio Stevens
Lincoln
Bynum
Palm Beach
J. Heine
Mademe Margaret
Oxford Lake
Wwteratere
Arkansas Veterinary College
Fayetteville, Ark
ED. Pinaud
Pinaud
Dept. M
Pinaud Bldg
New York
Savoy
Mary Miles Minter
United States
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