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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
5
The Wednesday Study Club urges Anniston automobile owners to lend their cars to transport Bulbul cast members to Gadsden for a play tomorrow night. Cars meet at the Alabama hotel at 3 p m and volunteers should contact Miss Augusta Cobb.
Omega flour leads the market, boasting a long running history of over seventy five years and a steady high reputation for quality. The brand highlights its durable presence and consistent performance in baking staples.
Local buyers report cotton priced at 12 percent in the day’s market activity. The figure signals steady demand with mills monitoring futures as traders note limited supplies.
Real estate notice inviting investors and builders to purchase a frontage lot on Quintard Avenue near Fast Street. Offered by A. J. Goodwin & Co with the brief advertising line 24 Wed Fri Mon 3t.
Dr Markham travels to Russellville Kentucky for three days and plans to return with his wife to resume residence in this city.
An all day singing is planned for the fourth Sunday in May at the Southern Methodist Church in Glen Addie. Members of the Christian Union Singing convention and all singing classes are urged to attend with song books and four baskets of dinner. A large crowd and good singing are anticipated.
Mrs. Jim Planegan of 1532 Walnut Street entertains her sisters Mrs. Hulsey and Mrs. Freese at Alpine during the week.
Small business owners on 16th Street own their premises and pay no rent. Community merchants emphasize independence and stable operations amid changing storefronts.
Listing of vegetables and fruits including artichokes lettuce celery rhubarb cauliflower asparagus beets green onions squash peppers gourds spinach cherries oranges apples grapefruit bananas pineapples limes lemons and special strawberries 3 quarts for 25 cents.
City council member Jesse Evans tendered his resignation citing moving out of the ward. The council took no action on the resignation at the last night meeting.
Screen windows and doors offered at 25¢ and up. Paint and glass builders supply company open daily until 6. Includes Til-6-1 notation.
An ordinance was introduced to ban Wacklisting by firms in the same trade. Wacklisting means keeping a list of discharged employees who shall not be hired by any shop, store, or factory in the city after their discharge from a similar establishment.
The O14 Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is advertised as equally valuable as General Tonic. It is claimed to contain quinine and other tonic properties, aid liver function, drive out malaria, and support overall health.
Dr. George Lang will give the commencement address at Anniston High School tonight marking the close of a successful scholastic year. The program includes invocations, diplomas for seventh grade and high school, salutatory by Marion Johnson, valedictory by Ruby Andrews, prize awards, and benediction with music by the high school orchestra.
Viead Lettuce, Celery, Rhubarb, Fan Peppers, White Squashes, Spinach, Turnips, Tomatoes. California fruits include Valencia oranges, apples, grapes. The fragment suggests a catalog of produce items with California origin.
EATHA SPROTAL. South Alabama Strawberries, quarte for the. STERNE'S.
Infantry assault at the west end of Verdan front as German forces renew pressure on Hill 304. The ongoing action marks a costly period of combat along the front in Italy with continuous clashes and efforts to hold or seize strategic high ground.
Rome reports General Brusats commander of Italian forces at Trentino has been relieved of command. He was retired and placed on half pay rather than shifted to another sector as Austro Hungarian forces advance.
An American patrol near Namiquipa reports a battle in which a soldier was killed. Capt. Harper ordered retaliatory fire but the crowd of Carranzistas and civilians answered with stones and missiles as trains halted for rest. The Americans withdrew as stones struck a crewman.
El Paso reports on General Gavira seeking a border conference with General Pershing to avoid friction between Carrancistas and American troops. Gavira’s expanded sphere and Obregon’s border control are noted, but optimism is low that Pershing will concede. Source suggests Washington permission may not be required for talks.
V. Sparks from seven miles outside Anniston brought stalks of wheat showing a good stand despite dry weather. The five foot tall stalks with five inch sheads prove wheat can be reliably grown in Calhoun county.
Scouts stage a large auto parade through Anniston to promote the Chautauqua. Redpath tickets rise from 2.50 to 3.00 with limited seats—tent pitched on Quintard between 14th and 14th streets and Quintard closed for the event.
The grounds are being hauled to the site and the top will be swung immediately to have everything ready for the opening by Sunday. Comfortable seating replaces old benches and lighting is improved. Glenn H. Thomas, to be platform manager, arrives Sunday and is praised as capable and experienced in lyceum and chautauqua work.
Shopkeepers urge license for itinerant vendors. City council introduced an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to sell without a license. The measure has a second reading and is likely to pass at the next meeting.
Local ad lists Patra Sprotal offering strawberries from South Alabama at 3 quarts for 25 cents. The notice reads as a brief price listing with vendor name and origin.
The register includes G 8. Thompson A F Fitzsimmons J W Kennedy P W Gay H B Fulwood and Kirk Dewey of Birmingham Jas A Mackie and C E B Cason of Talladega C P F Wilburn of Blocton J R Davis of Athens.
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