Social Bridge Party in Honor of Mrs Bellenger
Mrs. Bellenger was feted as guest of honor at a Thursday morning bridge gathering hosted by Mrs. Pred L Blackmon and Mrs. Joseph Wheeler at the Blackmon home. Guests from nearby towns attended a luncheon of chicken croquettes and iced tea with small prizes awarded at each table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Owen
William McKleroy
Hen Spearman
Walker Stickney
Okey Williams
Niel Sterne
Louis Kidd
Sara Bellenger
Gadsden
Wallace Comer
William Orrison
Walker, Stickney
Millar Sproull
William A. Davis
Stephen Smith
Marshall Peck
Ben Spearman
Jack Capron
Robert Cowan
C. H. Parker
Henry Edmondson
Mary Hyde
Amos, Goodhue
W. C. Bellenger
Tuscumbia
Evelyn King
King
Lorraine Avenue
Juliet Ruth
Montgomery
Walter F. Brown
Lillian
Mary D. Yarbrough
Hasseltine Caudle
Martha Mallory
Knoxye Lanning
Knox Home
John B. Knox
Knox
Rosa Knox Brown
Livingston
James Newman
Nashville
Fannie Gillespie
Atlanta
Talladega
Judge Newman
Testimony: Cardui Helped Gladwell in West Virginia
Glad to testify from Watoga West Virginia that at about 15 she suffered headaches backaches and exhaustion. After using Cardui for months she improved, gained strength, and had three children without doctor visits. She urges other women with similar troubles to try Cardui, recommended by physicians for over 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watoga
W. Va
S. W. Gladwell
Cardui
Cardus
First Alabama Regiment Finishes Long Hike to Montgomery
The First Alabama Infantry Regiment of the National Guard completed a 225 mile trek from Mobile to Montgomery in 21 days, with 1060 men arriving and 40 losses mostly due to illness. The unit will train in Montgomery before moving to Macon, Georgia, as part of the Tenth Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALA
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama National Guard
France
Belgium
Macon
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Happy
F. M. Maddox
Mobile Regiment
South Alabama
Maddox
Tucson
8. C. Crosby
Resort Planned for Soldiers Near Camp
Government aims to provide amusements and recreation for the men with a resort near the camp. Officials are expected to approve the proposal to boost morale and leisure options for soldiers.
Health Board Plans Sanitation of Alabama Towns
Montgomery July 27 Special Sanitation work will begin in Oneonta Albertville Guntersville and Brewton once local finances are arranged The International Health Board offers funds if local aid is provided The state health officer urges towns needing sanitation to contact the health office Medical inspectors visit Monroeville Anniston Bay Minette Fort Payne and Camp McClellan to ensure water and sewerage and overall sanitation coverage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Board of Health
Oneonta
Albertville
Gun
International Health Board
Health Office
J. W. Donley
Monroeville
Anniston
Camp McClellan
Dadeville
H. G. Perry
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
Gets-It Corn Remover Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement for Gets-It corn remover claims two drops on the corn will cause immediate shrinking and peeling with no irritation. It asserts no other remover is as effective, alleging earlier discoveries, and promotes a 25 cent bottle sold by Lawrence & Co. and Scarborough Drug Co. in Anniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Anniston
Scarbrough Drug Co
Russian Front Brutality Drives War Pressure
The article reports General Korniloff demanding execution powers to crush traitors as Galician retreat widens with Russian troops yielding ground to German and Austro-Hungarian forces from Tarnopol to Bukovina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galicia
Tarnopol
Bukowina
British Forces Fail to Hold La Basse in Belgian Fight
Heavy infantry fighting erupted in Belgium with La Basse changing hands twice. British forces launched a strong attack in the Warneton sector. War Office says La Basse was penetrated, but German counter attack recaptured the village before consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
la Basse
Warneton
War Office
Germany
Meridian Chamber Sues Over Interstate Rail Rates
Investigations by Perry W. Turner show a major Alabama case on Meridian to obtain better interstate freight rates. If sustained, ICC may force railroads to raise intrastate rates. Attorney General William L. Martin says the state may intervene in September with testimony to support intrastate rates. Meridian merchants claim discrimination against competition with western Alabama towns at equal distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Meridian
Miss
Perry W. Turner
Attorney-General
Alabama
Meridian Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
William L. Martin
Shreveport
Martin
Pensacola pastors aid destitute women
In Pensacola Florida a church committee with several clergymen and church representatives has taken up the cases of about 200 women in the closed district and will provide assistance and a temporary home while arranging permanent help. Some women have moved to Mobile Florida with others expected to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Senate measure to conscript aliens backed by committee
Washington July 27 The senate military affairs committee unanimously recommended immediate adoption of Senator Chamberlains resolution to conscript aliens for military service The measure will be reported to the senate Monday It was amended to exempt aliens who by treaty law cannot become U S citizens The exemption excludes Chinese and Japanese readers noted broad consent to passage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Senate
United States
Admiral Sims Urges Submarine Attack Tactics
Washington reports Admiral Sims in British waters urging aggressive methods to curb the submarine threat. He proposes either a joint offensive on submarine bases or a combined force move designed to trap submarines near their bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Sims
Ish Waters
Sims
Anniston Sees Fort McClellan as Solid Ground for Growth
John Weatherly of Chattanooga notes Anniston underestimates the camp’s impact and urges more school capacity for officers’ children. C. R. Bell of Calhoun Grocery predicts local business will benefit from 30 000 soldiers, with groceries partly from Atlanta and a bumper harvest for area farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weatherly
Chattanooga
W. H. Weatherly
First National Bank
Anniston
Mr. Weatherly
Atlanta
Age-Herald
New Government Purchasing System to be Announced
Washington reports a new government purchasing system will be announced today after final adoption by the council of national defense. President Wilson has approved the plan and Frank Scott of Cleveland will head a new war industries board to oversee war purchases, merging with the general munitions board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Council of National Defense
Wilson
Frank Scott
Cleveland
War Industries Board
Scott
General Munitions Board
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T. L. Robinson
Walter Wade Robinson
Thomas Scott Roberts
Virginia Beach
Old Point Comfort
Edmund Leighton Tyler
the Pines
Murray Cobb
National Guard of
Washington, D. C
Tyler
Nellie Tyler
Maury Ome
George Matthews
Schnectady
N. Y
Engineering Corps
T. W. Ayers
Mary Lee Ayers
Emmett and
Hartwell Ayers
East Fourteenth
Leighton
Arthur Butt
Catherine Herren
Birmingham
Mary Allen Oliver
J. M. Herren
John Bibb
Phoebe
Francis Pettus
Alice Pettus
Indian Springs, Ga
Red Cross
D. P. Haynes
Tenth
Eula Crook
Tupelo
Mr. Green Crook
Mrs. Crook
Boe En VC
Health Board For Sanitation OF Alabama
VEY
Onconta
Guntersville
Brewton
Tersville
Him
Kornjieff
Korniloff
MEN OF
Chang
Brit
Gloom
Sens
Coca-Cola
Bottling CO
Pany
Shivar
Sheton
S. C
Bell, Rogers & Zemurray Company
Geo. Cater Furniture Company
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