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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1915
Page
4
The Mobile Item lauds farmers in Alabama Mississippi for cutting cotton 40 percent and boosting food crops. Diversification strengthens livestock poultry credit and profits, with Georgia urged to reduce cotton acreage and expand wheat oats to keep the state prosperous and farmers secure.
Visiting lawmakers from two committees praised Daphne Normal on the Eastern Shore as an ideal site for a state training school. The delegation’s visit convinced them the institution should be maintained and used, with the paper noting their kind words and support for its future.
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad adopts the motto safety first and courtesy always. President Howard Elliott added the courtesy policy emphasizing passenger comfort alongside safety. The piece notes courtesy as a Southern trait and laments frequent lack of courtesy on Eastern railroads, praising broader safety culture nationwide.
Mobile Rotary Club held a well attended reception Thursday night honoring legislators. Members reported strong club support and guests were welcomed with a cordial program and refreshments.
In Mobile this week officials conducted an inspection to locate leaks and praised Mobile County for their efforts during the visit. The inquiry aimed to identify problem spots and assess repair needs.
A fragment notes the Lenten season ending soon, describing the forty day period as a time of fasting and reflection.
The second weekly crop report from Alabama and Mississippi counties in Mobile notes favorable weather and predicts the largest corn crop in the region's history. Farmers consider double cropping and diversify away from cotton, aided by education campaigns. The frost impact in Louisiana is noted, while Alabama’s strawberry crop shows resilience and a two week setback cited.
A white laborer charged with larceny of a congressman’s trunk in Vicksburg conducted his own defense as the sole witness for himself and won acquittal. He was not an attorney.
The list details Methodist churches on Broad Street and nearby areas with pastors, Sunday school times, and preaching hours. It notes Epworth Leagues, prayer meetings midweek, and varied superintendents for each congregation.
Parish bulletins list Lent schedule for St Vincent’s St Joseph’s and the Cathedral. Sunday Masses at St Vincent’s 6 7 and 10:30 pm high mass with sermon for Lent. Weekday Masses 6 7 8 am. Friday Way of the Cross 3 pm and 7:30 pm. St Vincent’s Lent devotions Sundays Wednesdays Fridays 7:30 pm with rosary sermon benediction. Sermon Sunday February 21 by Very Rev E Cummings S J Christ Our Strength. Children Way of the Cross 2:30 pm Fridays with benediction 7:30 pm. St Joseph’s Lent Masses Sundays 6:30 8:30 10 am Weekdays 6 8 am Way of the Cross Friday. Cathedral Schedule includes low Masses 6 7 8 9 am high Mass 10:30 pm rosary vespers benediction 4:30 pm Sundays Lent devotions 7:30 pm sermons by Father Cummings Jesus.
Subscribers report visitors at the Cawthon and Battle House hotels. Among them are Mrs. F W Dye of Dayton Ohio and railroad officials from Louisville New Orleans and York Alabama while others from Birmingham Columbus and Thibodeaux la. attend meetings and tour the Gulf coast after watching the Cave Girl film at the Vineyard cafe.
April 3 report says police began an investigation into a gang of blackmailers with one man under arrest. Oscar B. Boehlinger a merchant says a man posing as a private detective tried to extort 1100 dollars. Peter Ilsen Danish consul and store owner says he paid 1500 dollars to alleged detectives.
A listing of Lenten services and missions across multiple churches. St Matthew's hosts two masses on February 28 with Rev John McCreary S J leading the mission opening. St Margaret's Cedar Point Road and Dauphin Way churches hold morning sermons and confessions. Baptist Tabernacle and First Baptist detail daily meetings through the week with evangelist Shugart and Rev John W Phillips. Calvary Baptist notes revival continuing to Wednesday with B Y P U and evening sermons.
Presbyterian Church at Government Street Northwest corner of Government and Jackson. Rev. Henry Wade duBose pastor. Sunday school 9:30 am, communion 11 am “The Lord of Life.” Evening men’s service 8 pm “The Kingdom of Right” with women invited. Christian Endeavor 7 pm, prayer Wednesday 8 pm. Seats free. Sermons by Rev. P. H. Hensley at both hours.
Episcopal Trinity Church on St Anthony and Jackson streets led by Rev A G Rich holds Holy Communion at 730 Sunday School at 930 am. Holy Communion and sermon at 1100 am. Children's festival 430 pm. Bishop to visit Monday evening for confirmation. Rectors of St Johns and Trinity to present classes. Holy Name Society of St Matthews to attend 700 am Easter mass for Holy Communion.
Farmers in Escambia County Almore to Gonzalez report long standing planting of corn and sweet potatoes with increased cane plans hindered by seed scarcity. Dairy cows are rising in demand and fertilizer use is widespread. Direct shipment to Pensacola via organized marketing headers improves profits.
A week of rain benefits vegetation and allows farmers to plant corn and early vegetables. Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes are being prepared for the early market, with several plants ready to set out after Easter. Crimson and bur clover experiments satisfy, velvet beans and clover aid hog cholera prevention, and new hog and cattle varieties appear weekly. Boys and girls tomato clubs grow rivalry as a packing shed site is set for early truck shipments. The oat crop shows strong promise.
Brewton area reports good rain last Tuesday boosting crops along Route 3. Corn planting advances with some early corn up and healthy. Farm labor is readily available this year ahead of a farmers meeting in Brewton on Saturday April 3.
The text notes farmers clearing and planting, staking land for cattle grazing, few showing poultry interest, housewives raising chickens with hens setting, and no outflow of residents. A small number of new arrivals but no departures are recorded.
The Robinsonville farming column reports corn mostly planted with little up. Straw berries ripening fast though slightly damaged by cold. Peaches dropping due to freeze. Rain Tuesday aids farmers. oats improving. Cotton planting begun this week but crop smaller than last year. Gardening remains chief task.
Clarke County Allen notes farmers finishing corn planting and thriving gardens despite cold weather. Strawberries grown for home use are in fine shape and Irish potatoes are performing well. Poultry receives attention with chicks hatched and cooped. White Plymouth Rock leads. Cotton planting will be late while corn takes priority.
The favorable weather has farmers preparing to plant cotton. Rain in the past days aided gardens and crops like corn and oats show well. Velvet beans are being planted. clover is limited but productive. Other profitable crops include beans, peanuts, sugar cane and sweet potatoes. No damage from the hail and wind storm. Farmers plan more home grown food with some sales.
Farmers marketed several hundred dozen eggs this week in Walker Springs. The region reports good rains, increased sugar cane acreage, and optimistic plans to stay at home as warm weather arrives.
The farmers are plowing daily for crops with some corn planted but not up yet. Rain will aid gardeners, especially those growing beans for market. Beans are coming up and promising. Farmers plan to live at home, grow more corn, peas, velvet beans, potatoes and garden produce, and reduce cotton.
Unsatisfactory weather persists at Winn with little field work done. Corn Irish potatoes and oats are planted and recent rain helps. Cattle prices are rising in the area as farmers focus on planting feedstuffs for livestock.
The Camden area reports favorable conditions with showers improving hard ground and boosting planting. Farmers work on corn and cotton with cane potatoes and vegetables. A good rain increased crop prospects as plowing and planting continue, promising strong yields in corn oats molasses and potatoes.
The report records light showers on the 27th and good rain on the 20th with warmer days afterward. It notes oats growing and anticipates favorable seasons ahead for a good yield.
Farmers have worked the past week preparing land and sowing some beans cucumbers and squash for home use. Little cotton has been planted yet as attention shifts to livestock and food crops after recent favorable conditions.
Farmers progress slowly with tasks in upland and swamp land. A beneficial rain Tuesday and Tuesday night aided cultivation, while swamp areas remain too wet. Hogs purchased this week placed in oat fields. Velvet beans shipped for planting. Fertilizer bought and hauled for use.
Weather is favorable this week with corn and beans planted and cotton, sugar cane, and potatoes progressing. Early corn and Irish potatoes sprout quickly while new ground is cleared and gardens surge in growth after recent rains. Last year's cotton sales were reported this week.
Heavy rain hail and cold weather slow farm work as a dipping vat is completed for cattle tick control and dipping becomes compulsory. Corn planting continues and sugar cane looks to be a strong pay crop this year.
A much needed rain fell Tuesday evening as the wind rose and by 8 p m it was raining and hailing heavily. No serious damage occurred. Farmers selling sweet potatoes report prices of 1 to 1 25 per bushel.
Weather has hindered progress this year as farmers lag behind last year. Readily planted crops look well including cabbages and permuda lions. A farmer reports 300 head of cabbage and 2000 permuda lions with some strawberries ripe. No farmer meetings this week and no new arrivals. County demonstrator provides advice as needed.
A severe hail storm damaged many plants in ESCATAWPA this week. Farmers plowed all week and expect corn to be the leading crop with good profits. No meeting was held here during the week.
A fine rain fell on the 29th aiding corn and ground peas planting. Cold weather damaged the fruit crop and many gardens. Oats are struggling but should improve with rain and spring weather. County demonstrator H. H. Best is on site administering hog cholera serum.
Farmers in Yellow Pine plow and plant with large acreages in corn and sweet potatoes. Over 100 acres new ground opened for crops this week. Orange trees set on some farms. Fertilizer arriving, new barns rising. Hogs cattle and chickens boosted for market. Optimism for a good farming year.
Butler county farmers enjoyed recent rains boosting plowing and corn prep while many planted sugar cane, now doubled from last year. Truck farmers ship radishes by express with rail shipments to start next week as prices stay favorable. A Georgia dairyman moved to Greenville to runSpring Valley dairy, recently closed for a month, and reports success.
The county sees a 50 percent rise in truck farming with sweet potatoes as the main beneficiary. Nugent remains the center though acreage is under 100 for sweet potatoes there. Irish potatoes near Nugent total about 50 acres. Long Beach and Pass Christian report strong sweet potato activity and a cannery in Pass Christian markets 157000 bushels. Wiggins and Sancier both show large cucumber plantings, cabbage and cauliflower flourish at Long Beach, while many truckers grow radishes for carload shipments. Corn acreage is too early to estimate.
A brief weather notice records light rain beginning in the area with damp skies and cooler conditions. Observers note scattered showers and a calm atmospheric pace as mist forms over streets.
County agriculture notes show farmers preparing crops for home use with little for market. A county demonstrator visited farms. no in or out moves in weeks. several farms show some empty buildings.
Good rains Tuesday night benefit crops in Wayne County Bucatunna. They hasten cotton and corn plantings, improve oats, cabbage, and truck crops, and keep farmers hopeful for a splendid yield. Recent cold damaged fruit more than expected but not to a complete failure.
Farmers report no major changes in crop conditions last week though Tuesday's slow heavy rain brought relief. Truck gardeners ship spinach kale and mustard to Northern markets with prices holding strong. One truck farmer bought a water plant to irrigate his fields, expecting output to rise by about fifty percent.
Jackson County Hurley reports farmers have finished plowing and are planting. Early corn is emerging and looks good. Weather last week was favorable aiding fieldwork. Tender peach blooms may suffer slight damage. Several northern buyers are in the area and one sale has been made.
Farmers resume spring planting after a cold spell as warm weather returns. Garden work speeds up with everyone busy seeding and tending crops across the area.
A Wednesday storm brought hail from marble to hen egg size with accompanying rain and lightning. The hail left ground drifts and severely damaged gardens and vegetation. Central Logging Works camps reported roof damage from the falling hail.
Weather delays limit early planting. Farmers plan corn and Irish potatoes for home use with little for market. They aim to grow sufficient feed for home stock and show greater interest in livestock than before.
Dr. Charles M. Gallagher of Mississippi was staying at the Bienville Hotel in Mobile for Easter vacation when he received word Friday afternoon that his father had died in County Donegal, Ireland. The news interrupted his holiday plans.
The Empire Theatre presents The Great Silence starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne as the Easter Sunday headliner. Essanay offers Two Bold Bad Men with Victor Patel Hal Todd and Ben Turpin. Also A Theft in the Dark a three act Edison feature with Marc McDermott and Miriam Nesbit. A Vitagraph comedy The Lady of Shalott with Flora Finch Jay Dwiggins and Kate Price admission five cents.
The Crown Theatre presents two-reel feature Ancestry with Ed Coxen and Winifred Greenwood as headliner. Keystone comedy A Luckless Love also shown. The Stolen Jewels Reliance drama with Harris Gordon and Morgan Jones closes Saturday. Easter Sunday sees three Keystone comedies plus Thanhouser The Duel in the Park with Florence La Badie and Morris Foster and Reliance drama A Game of Thrills.
The Government street district tax analysis shows the street railway company pays $8,570 yearly in special privilege taxes licenses and other taxes. If the tracks were abandoned and a dozen jitneys operated, they would pay $300 annually, an $8,270 reduction.
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