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Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1916

Page

2

Seventh Grade Graduates Set for Oxford Commencement

Preparations are underway for the county high school commencement at Oxford on Wednesday May 24 at 10 am. About thirty seventh grade pupils who passed exams will receive diplomas. Prof Russell S King invites county seventh graders, many have accepted. Representative Fred Fite will deliver the address and present diplomas, followed by dinner and a lake picnic.

Oxford Russell S King King Fred Fite Tuscaloosa

Woman rides freight rods to travel toward Atlanta

A Birmingham to Atlanta journey ended with a woman found riding on the rods beneath a coal car in an Anniston yard. She claimed the name Phyllie and said she rode the rails to reach her son, pleading desperate maternal motive. City officials released her with a railroad ticket after detaining her in the jail.

Birmingham Anniston Yard Phyllie Phyllis Birmiingham Atlanta

Cleburne County High to Graduate Two Students

Commencement exercises in Heflin Alabama begin Sunday with a sermon by Dr Bryan W Colmer of Calhoun Georgia. Two graduates are Sara Elisabeth Foster and Neal Owens.

Heflin Ala Cleburne County High School Bryan W. Col Mer Calhoun, Ga Sara Elisabeth Foster Neal Owens

Paid in Full at the Oxford Lake Theatre

The Oxford Lake Theatre presents Paid in Full tomorrow night marking the second week of shows. Hazelton stars as Emma Brooks with Winterhoof as Joe Brooks and Patterson as the Sea Captain, delivering human and natural life on stage despite poor weather.

Oxford Lake Miss Hazelton Emma Brooks

Sale of fertilizer tags slows in Etowah county

Gadsden May 20 Fertilizer tag sales in Etowah county are slow. Receipts show 1915 at 89,475 dollars and 1916 at 63,860 dollars. Tag season is over and cotton is planted, signaling a likely lower production this year.

Gadsden Etowah County

Grand Rabbi Loch jailed for sermon blessing Belgian royals

The Grand Rabbi of Belgium A. B. Loch was sentenced in London on May 20 to six months imprisonment for preaching a sermon that blessed the Belgian royal family and expressed hope for their speedy return.

Game Warden Named for Conecu County

Henry A. Chambless of Brooklyn has been appointed game and fish warden for Conecu County. The appointment was made yesterday by John H. Wallace Jr., state game and fish commissioner.

Paerne Henry A. Chambless Brooklyn Conecu County John H. Wallace, Jr

Selma Verdict In $25,000 Rail Case Favored Mrs Morris

News from Selma reports a jury verdict in the suit of Mrs G W Morris of Selma against the Western Railway for $5,000 after the killing of her son Ernest Morris on January 8 1915. It was not known if an appeal would be filed.

Selma G. W. Morris Western of Alabama Railroad Morris

Anniston Park To Host Popular Summer Show

Mr Patterson and Miss Stotts promise Anniston residents a top entertainment event at the park. The warm season brings a cheap night out with "Paid in Full" on Monday and Tuesday, with other plays announced for the week.

Mr. Patterson Miss Stotts Anniston

TASTY TOWN TATTLING Confined From Page Two

Aively worded passage freights gossip about college girls and hometown pride in Anniston. The narrator expresses delight in the city and its returning students, claiming the town will offer worthwhile stories this summer.

Anniston

Parish Parish News From Sulphur Springs Locals

Sulphur Springs locals note Mrs Anna Parrish’s singing last Sunday night. Miss Percy Parrish spent time with relatives and friends including the Parrish family. The McCullates have moved away. Mrs Katie Montgomery of Jenifer visited relatives here. Several Parrish siblings visited others in Plum Springs and Clay county. The community records visits among Hanner Carroll Stewart Metivale and Hutto families with Parrish kin.

Anna Parrish Percy Parrish Pruxie Roxie Parrish J.O. McCullate Katie Montgomery Jenifer Ema Parrish Plum Springs Fronte Beatrice Parrish French Hutto Currie Parrish Talladega Anne Paroe This Place

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