Citrus Exchange Plans Backed by Mobile Clearing House
At a Mobile Clearing House Association meeting the plan for a Gulf Coast Citrus Fruit Exchange received endorsement. The group pledged moral support and urged growers to cooperate on proper grading. Delegates included Joseph M. Walsh and R W Taylor. A May 4 meeting will organize citrus grower associations and elect officers ahead of a Mobile May 20 general assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Clearing House Association
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Coast Citrus Fruit Exchange
Clearing House Association
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph M. Walsh
R. W. Taylor
Stewart A. LeBlanc
George L. Kilmer
Taylor
Mobile
Young Gonzalez Bound Over for Cutting Klipp
John M. Gonzales Jr. was bound over to city court on an assault to murder charge after testimony in which Klipp testified he was cut at the Gonzalez home while seeking resolution of a children’s dispute. Gonzales Sr. was discharged from a disorderly conduct charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Gonzales, Jr
A. S. Klipp
Edington
John M. Gonzalez
Klipp
Gonzalez
Standard Oil Tax Ruling Upholds Payment Requirement
Attorney General William L. Ma advised Auditor M. C. Allgood that the state may not refund 678 dollars to the Standard Oil Company. The claim argued oils were not used for illumination, but the tax under Section 1572 of the 1907 Code remains valid regardless of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
William L. Ma
M. C. Allgood
Standard Oil Company
Martin
Prichard Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Meta Roberts of Mobile visits the Jones family in Prichard. Mrs. Newburn visits Toulminville. Blanche Chandler improves enough to leave the infirmary. Ladies' Aid meets Thursday at 3 30 at Mrs Howard Richardson's home. Mrs. Frank Baxter improves after grip. Delegates from Prichard Baptist attend the Women’s Missionary Union meeting in Whistler. Mertz station will be next meeting site. Dinner on the grounds. Randle and Jesse Gilpin return from Whistler. Oscar McMillan recovers and goes out. J and Mrs Henry Darden of Chicago visit relatives near Prichard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Prichard Baptist Church
Woman'sissionary Union
The
Mobile Association
Whistler
Bethany Baptist Church
Randle
Jesse Gilpin
Oscar McMillan
Havoc den
Henry Darden
Chicago
Prichard
Inferior Court Notes On Assault Case and Vagrancy
Dorsey Richardson demanded a jury trial after arraignment on assault and battery with bond set at 100 dollars. Complainant W M McGuire of Cottage Hill alleges Richardson struck him. Mike Woods pleaded ently and was ordered out of the city. Rena Boykin on vagrancy was jailed ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inferior Court
Dorsey Richardson
Inferior Criminal Court
W. M. McGuire
Cottage Hill
Richardson
Mike Woods
Rena Boykin
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Industrial Work of Negro Pupils in Public Schools
An exhibit of industrial work by Mobile county Negro public school pupils is on display in Royal Street window at L Hammel Dry Goods Company. Bessie Fonveille oversees the program with the Jeanes Fund and school board support. The display moves to the Negro Masonic Temple where it will join other schools exhibits. A Friday night program at the temple features Superintendent Murphy speaking on illiteracy in Alabama with school board members and Isaiah J. Whitley. Rev. G W Lewis will deliver the principal address. The program traces four years of Plateau Institute led efforts by Isaiah J. Whitley to promote industrial work across county schools, showcasing needlework, crochet, embroidery and upholstery taught to girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hammel Dry Goods Company
Royal Street
Negro Public Schools
Mobile County
Bessie Fonveille
School Board
Jeanes Fund Board
Negro Masonic Temple
Murphy
Alabama
Isaiah J. Whitley
G. W. Lewis
Warren Street
M. E. Church
Railway Officials Visit Mobile For Business and Planning
Railroaders General Passenger Agent Charles Rudolph of the Mobile and Ohio visits Mobile on business. J. J. Abercrombie, Santa Fe traveling passenger agent, with wife, also tours Mobile. Gordon W. King returns from Beiking Ranch trip. F Leslie Miller promoted to Pensacola city ticket agent after moving from New Orleans. R V Taylor, M and O VP GM, back from St Louis trip. L P Matthews, Southern Pacific, in Mobile after Panama Pacific Exposition trip and plans to move many people to the expo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rudolph
Mobile and Ohio
St. Louis
Mobile
J. J. Abercrombie
Santa Fe
New Orleans
Mr. Abercrombie
Gordon W. King
Mobile and
Ohio
Citronelle
Ala
F. Leslie Miller
Louisville and Nashville
H. C. Geron
Pensacola
Fla
Miller
R. V. Taylor
L. P. Matthews
Southern Pacific Lines
Lawsuit filings in equity court against Roberts and Clarke-Butler Realty
Roach Tonsmiere and McMahon for McMillan and Harrison sue Warren H. Roberts for 245 on a promissory note. Excel Manufacturing via Webb and McAlpine sues City Ice Company for 145 on an open account. Simmons and Young sue Clarke-Butler Realty Company for 195 on a promissory note. R. H. and R. M. Smith represent the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAW & Equity
Roach, Tonsmiere & McMahon
McMillan & Harrison
Law and Equity
Warren H. Roberts
Excel Manufacturing Company
Webb & McAlpine
City Ice Company
Simmons & Young
Clarke-Butler Realty Company
R. H
R. M. Smith
Currency Demand Loans Overdrafts Grand Total LIABILITI
Financial table listing liabilities and deposits with figures for demand deposits time certificates cashiers checks and due to clearing houses. Shows totals in thousands and units across various categories including unpaid dividends and due banks in state and other states.
Birmingham Shippers Protest Freight Rate Increase
Birmingham shippers will appear before the state railroad commission to protest the N C and St L Railroad petition for higher freight rates on the Huntsville division. The commission will also hear requests by other lines for a 10 percent rise after June 30, seeking continuation of current reduced rates amid wartime business conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Als
Birmingham
State Railroad Commission
N. C. & St. L. Railroad Company
Huntsville
Europe
E W Robinson Dies After Brief Illness at 55
Edward W. Robinson, prominent lumberman linked to Robinson Land & Lumber Co and partners, died Thursday at 12 45 AM after a two week illness. He split his life between Mobile and New York and will be interred in Muskegon, Michigan. Funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. A C Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Robinson
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
New York
Muskegon
Mich
Trinity Episcopal Church
A. C. Richards
Dixon & McKay
Muskegon, Mich
Robinson
Robinson Land & Lumber Company
George L. Kilmer
Oakdale Society Notes Include Unions and Resignation
Misses Julia Emma White Marguerite and Bessie Evans visited Crichton friends Tuesday night. Yoke Bearers Sewing Circle met with Mrs Hammett with small attendance. WTU branch at Methodist Church held a temperance talk by Mr A Rush. Three new members joined. Next meeting at Oakdale Baptist Church in May. Miss Lucille Cooper of Laine has returned to Mobile to live with Mrs A Macon. Mrs W D Taylor visited Mrs Giddens. Rev B S Vaughan of Oakdale Baptist Church has resigned. congregation regrets his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Emma White
Marguerite
Bessie Evans
Crichton
Hammett
Bay Avenue
Methodist Church
A. Rush
Temperance
Oakdale Baptist Church
Lucille Cooper
Laine
Mobile
A. Macon
Baltimore Street
W. D. Taylor
Giddens
Vaughan
Fourth Quarter Pensions Provided in Alabama
Montgomery Ala special report states one hundred twenty five thousand dollars will be paid to Confederate pensioners for the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. Auditor M C Allgood notes this is the largest fourth quarter amount in years due to many pensioners being dropped from the rolls last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
M. C. Allgood
Dr. Mastin’s Home Damaged by Fire
The two story residence and office of Dr. Claude H. Mastin at 55 North Jackson Street burned badly about 4 a m Thursday. Fire reportedly started in the kitchen on the ground floor. Neighbors gathered as flames rose in a single sheet. Heavy rain helped firefighters. cause undetermined at daybreak. Building was partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude H. Mastin
North Jackson Street
Material Witness Sought in Reckless Driving Case
Captain J. M. Scott faces reckless driving charges after a street accident on Conti and St Emanuel streets when his car struck Theodore Wardell as he stepped from the sidewalk. City witnesses testified before Recorder's Court, with the case continued to Friday for defense witness access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Scott
Theodore Wardell
Recorder’s Court
Scott
Conti Street
St. Emanuel
Wardell
Mayor Names Delegates to World Court Congress
Mayor Harry Pillans announced three delegates to the World Court Congress in Cleveland Ohio from May 12 to 14. Gregory L. Smith Thomas M. Stevens and R V Taylor were named to represent the city at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pillans
Gregory L. Smith
Thomas M. Stevens
R. V. Taylor
Cleveland
Ohio
Burglary Arrest After Fixture Theft in City House
Frank Levenshan, a Black man of 59 St Medar street, was arrested by Officers E New and New Bern Thursday morning for burglary at a vacant house on 265 State street. A police call led to discovery of him removing brass fixtures and electric chandeliers from the walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Levenshan
St. Medar Street
E. New and
Newbern
Co. W. Stanton
State Street
Coronation of Queen at Daphne May Day Event
In Daphne Alabama on Saturday morning Miss Mary Blair, senior girl, is chosen Queen of the May by her classmates. A procession from the Normal School to the campus throne will feature the queen and attendants, with songs and coronation. The Normal and Model schools and the Organic school will participate with folk dances and performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Ala
Mary Blair
Normal
Modelse
Organic School
Dissolution Sought for White Swan Laundry Partnership
Henry G. McAllister filed in chancery court on Wednesday for the appointment of a receiver for the White Swan Laundry on Spring Hill avenue at St Anthony street. He seeks dissolution after being removed from general manager by partners Frank E. White and Lee Sutton who refused his $25 monthly salary. the business capitalization is not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. McAllister
Chancery Court
White Swan
Spring Hill Avenue
St. Anthony Street
Frank E. White
Lee Sutton
Nearly 5000 Take Alabama Teacher Licensure Exams
About 4,912 people sat the Alabama state teacher licensure examinations last week. The state department of education announced plans to hold additional state exams in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Te State Department of Education
Examiner Coxwell Files First Public Accounts Report
Montgomery April 29. Examiner of Public Accounts R L Coxwell filed with the governor his report on the examination of books and accounts of Conecuh county officials. Coxwell, recently appointed, made Conecuh county the first county he has reported on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
R. L. Coxwell
Conecuh County
Coxwell
Police Officer Galle Suspended Twenty Days for Striking Prisoner
Commissioner Laz Schwarz approved Chief F. W. Crenshaw’s recommendation suspending Police Officer George Galle for twenty days for hitting a prisoner after a Sunday incident at Conti and Royal streets. Crenshaw orders officers to use the club only in self defense and not to club restrained or drunken prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laz Schwarz
F. W. Crenshaw
George Galle
Conti
Royal Streets
Chief Crenshaw
Jailed for Contempt in False Swearing over Marriage affidavit
M. J. Marcus signed the marriage license as a witness in the probate court for Hardy H. Creal. He swore Jessie Foster was over nineteen, was jailed on orders from Judge Price Williams for contempt, held until Thursday morning and released with a warning. Marcus said Creal claimed he was marrying Foster and he believed his affidavit true. No fine was imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Marcus
Hardy H. Creal
Jessie Foster
Price Williams
Marcus
Creal
Foster
Williams
Patriotic Women Rally to Liberty Bell Request
Letters from leaders of patriotic women's groups in Philadelphia and nearby cities urge support for Liberty Bell tribute efforts. Mrs J G Thomas of the Colonial Dames of Alabama, Brewster regent of Under Fi Flags, and other officers from Virginia Ker and Semmes Colston chapters coordinate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
Mayor Blankenburg
Phi
J. G. Thomas
Colonial Dames of
Alabama
Brewster
D. A. Bi
Thurber
Virginia Ker
D. A. Ri
Moulton
S C Semmes Colston
Anna Boulet
Bay
Children of the Conferacy
New Eelania
Waits on His Way to Birmingham Position
Sidney Waits of Reids Point is pointed chief clerk of the Birmingham office of the state convict department. He passed through Montgomery en route to Birmingham to begin his new duties on Saturday. He stopped at the Montgomery office of Hartwell Dow, president of the convict board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Sidney Waits
Birmingham
Watta Oi
Hartwell Dow
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Dauphin Street
Guaran Bell Phone
Armour’s
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Blue Valley
Arm & Hammer Soda
Louisiana
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Pane Oe
van Camp
Ito
Cencer
Stern Pounce Ee
Priscilla
Marie Elizabeth
Underwood
Young Mien
City Bank
City Bank & Trust Co
Sodercpens Oumavenases
State of
A. C. Tonsmeire
City Bank and Trust Company
Ay Barotary
Pat
Lyone
T. A. Yeend
Railroad Commission
E. W. Robinson
Oakdale
Dr. Mastin
Galle
Liberty Bell
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