Women in France organize to furnish rebuilt homes for war victims
The Union Fraternelle des Femmes led by Madame Amelie mentions a program to refurnish homes for those whose dwellings were destroyed in the war. The plan includes Paris as the center with depots in allied districts and a system of installments for those able to pay.
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France
Union Fraternelle Des Femmes
Ameliener
Paris
Algeria
Corsica
Puy-de-Dame
Britann
North
Champagne
Creuse
Ardeche
Herault
Blackfriars of State Varsity to Give Fine Show
The Blackfriars of the University of Alabama will present A Bachelor's Romance in Mobile on April 22. Miss Edna Lewis stars, coached by Moritz Frohlich, with Leon Israel returning and praised for prior work. The cast is praised for professional air and high standards, promising a memorable local talent event.
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Mobile
Beason
Blackfriars
University of Alabama
Edna Lewis
Moritz Frohlich
Lewis
Alabama
Messrs
Leon Israel
Cessna to Make Excursion Down Mobile Bay Today
Excursion steamer Charles E. Cessna will sail from Dauphin street foot at 3 PM for a Mobile Bay trip seventeen miles toward the middle light returning by 6 PM. A music and dance program accompanies the outing, with a repeat run planned next Sunday after strong patron demand. The route includes Spanish Fort and Battery Gladden sites and Fort Blakely history.
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Mobile Bay
Middle Light
Fort Morgan
Charles E. Cessna
Dauphin Street
Mobile
Tensas
Fort Blakely
Harry Cessna
Spanish Fort
Battery Gladden
Habeas Corpus Sought for Enoch Gibbs by Touart
Habeas corpus proceedings seeking Enoch Gibbs release were filed in chancery court by attorney Tis dale Touart. Gibbs, held by Judge Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court on a $500 bond for stealing a valuable cow owned by Mrs EB Watkins and slaughtering it. Returnable Thursday at 10 o clock.
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Enoch Gibbs
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
EB. Watkins
Chancery Court
Tisdale Touart
Jitneys Debated in Birmingham Finance Committee Hearing
Mr. Hubert Drennon of Birmingham discusses the large sale of jitney automobiles and the need for sufficient funding and vehicle maintenance. He warns the city may not sustain many of the proposed mobile services without adequate Bs. The debate focuses on financing and legislative approval for the jitney operation.
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Birming Ham
Legislaes
Mobile
Bedean
Mayor Roberts appeals election fraud conviction in federal case
Mayor Donn M. Roberts of Terre Haute has appealed his six year sentence in the Atlanta federal penitentiary after being found guilty in a broad election fraud trial. He is held on a $6,000 bond alongside nearly 100 co-defendants.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Roberts
Farmers Along A T N Prepare for Great Fairs
Farmers along the Alabama Tennessee and Northern line plan improved county fairs this year. Gilbetown Lisman Butler Geiger districts show strong local interest aided by the railroad. Chatom Washington County wants a dignified fair, reflecting credit on the county. The Mobile Fair Association prize list motivates countywide exhibits sent to Mobile for competition.
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Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Gilbetown
Lisman
Butler
Geiger
Russell Houston
Chatom
Washington
Mobile Fair Association
Mobile
$18,500 Distributed Among Whistler Shop Workers
Paymaster William Demony of the Mobile & Ohio railroad paid out $18,500 to Whistler Alabama shop employees for March work. The shops are currently on half time, with a full payroll around $35,000 when fully staffed.
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Whistler
Ala
William Demony
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Monroe Park Opens Season With Movies And Music
Monroe Park, Mobile’s seaside resort, opens for the season Sunday May 2 with first run motion pictures and a band concert. President J Howard Wilson of Mobile Light and Railroad Co says big feature films in serial form will be shown. A new feature this year is a "human roulette wheel" operated by Southern Park and Amusement Co.
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Monroe Park
Mobile
J. Howard Wilson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Southern Park and Amusement Company
Two Bankruptcies Filed in U S Court
In Mobile a wage earner filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition revealing liabilities of 1680 and assets of 512 claimed exempt. In Bay Minette, G L Brantley doing business as Brantley Mercantile Co faced a petition by Ballard Ballard Co. Brantley admitted insolvency and willingness to be adjudicated. Both petitions were adjudicated by Judge Toulmin and referred to Referee R i Ervin.
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United States District Court
Toulmin
Carl E. Hall
Mobile
Ballard, Ballard & Co
G. L. Brantley
Brantley Mercantile Company
Bay Minette
Ala
R. i Ervin
Negress Arrested for Knife Attack on Husband After Quarrel
Henrietta Cruson a rooming house keeper was arrested about seven o clock Saturday night and charged with assault with intent to murder her husband Jim Cruson. She cut him in the back with a knife during a quarrel. He was taken to the city hospital with a back wound not considered serious. Officers New and Avery made the arrest.
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Henrietta Cruson
Jim Cruson
New and
Avery
Calhoun and Coombs For Their Fight
In Birmingham on April 17, Southern League president R H Baugh suspended Mobile’s William Calhoun and Birmingham’s Coombs for three days after a field fight in Friday’s game. The pair resumed seats in the press box at today’s match as Mobile prepared to depart for Mobile later. Catcher Brown joined Mobile and practiced with the club.
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Birmingham
Ala
R. H. Baugh
Southern League
William Calhoun
Mobile
Coombs
Gulls
Schmidt
Catcher’ Brown
Larty
Local Social Notes From Vinegar Bend Visit and Church Program
State Line residents Mr and Mrs Thompson Mr and Mrs Gooding and Mrs Mitchell from Vinegar Bend visited friends here Sunday. Mr L L Briggs spent Sunday in Stonewall Miss. The Ladies Missionary Society rendered a very interesting program Sunday evening at the Methodist Church. Mr Willie Hamrick of Buckitaeceive trains here on.
Daily Fashion Talks on May Manton Frock for Graduation Wear
The article outlines a May Manton pattern ensemble including a lace flounced robe with a silk blouse, bolero, and skirt in bordered voiles and taffetas. It details fabric yardages for sizes 34 to 44 bust and 24 to 32 waist, plus mail order instructions from the paper’s Fashion Department.
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Georgette Crepe
May Manton
Fashion Department
Four Big Features On Program At Crown Theatre
Three big reels of Keystone comedy headline today's Crown Theatre program. Also on show are Children of Ghetto with Wilton Lackaye, Should a Woman Tell, Alias Jimmy Valentine with Robert Warwick, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox's The Price He Paid, billed as the week’s top feature and labeled Damaged Goods.
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CROWN
Keystone
Crown Theatre
Israel Zangwill
Wilton Lackaye
Jimmy Valentine
Robert Warwick
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Bay Minette Council Plans Large Initiation Event
Lady members gathered for a council meeting with plans for a social. Mrs. George L. Clinton of Mobile Council aided in candidate initiation and floor instruction. Bay Minette Council 2102 aims for a large class initiation on Wednesday April 2 at Stapleton Hall Arcade. Membership has more than tripled in 30 days with Clinton's help, and the Modern Woodmen of America meet April 20 at 7 40 PM in the Moose Auditorium with twelve candidates to take obligations and reports due.
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Maple Camp No
Maple Camp
Gus Seiple
Woodmen Pickwicklan Club
Armory Hall
Charles H. Delhomme
Captains Grove
Seiple
Peter Oliver
Forest Camp
Pete
Fr. Koppersmith
Moose Auditorium
D. J. Cashin
R. H. Giles
Maple Camp No. 5
Pickwickian Club
Mobile County
Mercer
Whittington
Pritchett
Cahall
Oliver
Cashin
Primo
Williams
Verneuille
Cunningham
Gordon
Crawford
Hamilton
Cogburn
Palm Grove
Mobile Lodge No
Thiss Lodge
A. W. Metcalf
John C. White
Dewitte Do. Gordon
James M. King
R. H. Parsons
James T. Donivan, Sr
M. A. Murphy
Grover Johnson
P. Untreiner
A. J. Scheuerman
Moose
Brother A. J. Rendthaler
Mooseheart
Kendthaler
Mobile Council No. 6
Moorehead
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
Whistler Council
E. H. Russell
Knights and Ladies of Security
Mobile Council
George L. Clinton
Birmingham
Atlanta
Bay Minette Council
Stapleton Hall
Modern Woodmen of America
Board of Managers
Jewish Young Men and Women's Association Meeting
A regular meeting is scheduled for 3 30 this afternoon with full attendance expected. After the meeting at 8 30 the committee will adjourn for a social entertainment and provide six dozen chickens for neighbors and their friends during the session.
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Jewish Young Men and Women’s Association
Greatest Fight Ever Filmed at the Empire
The Spoilers arrives at the Empire Wednesday featuring a brutal unarmed clash between Roy Glenister and McNamara. The fight scene is promoted as fiercer and more intense than any on film with unrestricted holds and powerful blows. McNamara suffers a decisive hammer lock finishing the bout.
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Roy Glenister
McNamara
William Farnum
Study Classes With Dr. Moses Set Tuesday
Dr. Alfred G. Moses will lead study classes Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 in the Sunday school room of the Temple.
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Alfred G. Moses
Temple
Lemmon Sl अपना Municipal Saloon Proves Profitable for Town
Lemmon South Dakota reports strong gains from a municipal saloon with $1,000 monthly profit, projecting about $12,000 for schools and improvements by two months. The Civic Association oversees licenses, a blacklist, and salary free management to curb graft, supported by Mayor Watt as a booster.
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Lemmon
S. D
B. R. Watt
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