Mobile Sets New World Record in Hardwood Logs Shipment
Mobile advances as Gulf coast leader in export with over a million feet of yellow poplar logs valued at 113 882.12 destined for Great Britain by L. E. Campbell Lumber Co. The Bangor Port facilities handle the giant pile at Turner Terminal as British contracts surge during the war.
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Mobile
South
Lt. E. Campbell Lumber Company
Great Britain
Turner Terminal Company
Atlantic
Gulf
New Orleans
Pensacola
Gulfport
Pascagoula
Pacific Coast
Buland
Alabama and
Tombigbee River
Lime Hill
Alabama
Tombigbee
Campbell
Gulf Coast
United States
L. E. Campbell Lumber Company
Pacific
Reorganization of N C M C Not Yet Closed
Bondholders who bought the old New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad for 2 763 220 dollars at foreclosure plan to form the Gulf and Northern Railroad Company. Receiver W F Owen made a mobile trip and could not comment. Chauncey H Murphy leads the bondholders committee with John W Platten as chairman as the reorganization proceeds.
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New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Gulf and Northern Railroad Company
Wall Street Journal
W. F. Owen
Mobile
Chauncey H. Murphy
Compromise Bill For Maintaining Port Debated In Mobile
A Monday night Montgomery conference will weigh rival port bills for Mobile. The Craighead Bush plan creates a seven member state harbor commission with five year terms and broad powers over waters, wharves, pilots, and port welfare without a statewide bond or constitutional amendment.
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Mobile
Joint
Rivers and
Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Exchange
Montgomery
Hartwell
Wilson
Albert P. Bush
Stewart Brooks
S. P. Gaillard
LeBaron Lyons
S. A. LeBlanc
Erwin Craighead
Senate
Mobile Bay
Mobile River
Fort Mor
Commission
Commission On Port Welfare
United States envoy Brown helms consular duties in wartime Turkey
Col den A Brown, once Mobilian now U S representative in Asia Minor, serves as acting consul in Alexanderetta after the recall of the American consul. He handles U S interests and may protect Britain Russia France and Japan amid Turkey’s war, with a letter to his sister dated July 1 arriving in Mobile recently.
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Colden A. Brown
United States
Asia Minor
Turkey
Mr. Brown
McAndrews & Forbes Tobacco Company
Smyrna
Alexanderetta
Brown
Constantinople
Mobile
Albert E. Reynolds
England
Russia
France
Japan
Woman Surrenders on False Pretenses Charge at Police
Mrs. Ellen Spaulding surrendered at police headquarters to a charge of false pretenses by the J S Barrett Lumber Company. She allegedly pretended to own lot 24 in Haas subdivision to obtain lumber and shingles valued at 132.17 dollars. The incident involves authorities tied to the State Harbor Commission.
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Ellen Spaulding
Government Street
Moffat Road
J .S. Barrett Lumber Company
Spaulding
Haas Subdivision
Barrett Lumber Company
Mobile Medicos Fight Health Bill In State Meeting
By unanimous vote the Mobile County Medical Society opposed the Gorgas public health bill. The measure would abolish the college of councilors and shift voting power to Birmingham, altering Alabama’s public health structure.
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Mobile County Medical Society
Gorgas
College of
P. J. Acker
C. T. Yarbrough
Lee
Birminghamh
Committee On Education
House Public Health
Alabama
Birmingham
Tthe State Medical Association
College of Councilors
Board of Examiners
State Board of Examiners
Big Board
Mobile Society Saturday Night
Alabama health officer selection debate shifts to broad eligibility
Discussion in Birmingham centers on who can appoint the state health officer. The current law requires the officer to be a member of the Alabama State Medical Association and the college of counselors. If the Gor gas bill passes, eligibility would open to any qualified candidate, including non physicians.
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Birmingham
State Board of Examiners
Alabama State Medical Association
College of Councilors
Gorgas
Regimental Band Delights Bienville Square Crowd
Bienville Square drew a large crowd for a complimentary concert by the First Infantry Band before their Montgomery encampment. About twenty eight members played for an hour and a half, as officers Prof A J Suffich chief musician E P Berger principal musician D C Lovelace first sergeant and C Camp drum major led the band.
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Bienville Square
Montgomery
A. J. Suffich
E. P. Berger
D. C. Lovelace
C. ©. Camp
Negro Helps Officers to Locate the Goods
Frank Lavyene a white man under bond for prohibition violations was arrested after deputies Soles and Bertstein traced liquor at his residence 111 South Water Street on a Saturday night. Allen Linesmore a black man said to be employed by Lavene was also charged and both posted bonds for appearance in inferior criminal court Monday.
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Frank Lavyene
Soles
Bertstein
South Water Street
Allen Linesmore
Lavene
Inferior Criminal Court
Growers Meet at Fairhope Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
The Gulf Coast Horticultural Society held its quarterly meeting in Fairhope with over 260 citrus and pecan growers from Mobile and Baldwin counties attending. Leaders discussed crop care, marketing, spraying, packing, and legislative prospects, while speakers from industry and academia covered pest control, harvesting, and orchard management.
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Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Fairhopé
O. F. E. Winberg
Mobile
Baldwin
Alabama
Coast
Mississippi
Mobile Sessippi
Y Bn
Apollo
Fairhope Association
Horticultural Society
C. F. E. Winberg
Winberg
T. E. McElroy
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
H. P. Loding
W. H. Ludewig
Foley
Satsuma
Troyer
Ernest Walker
A. M. Troyer
Fairhope
Gulf Coast
W. C. Griffing
Grand Bay
C. M. Seaver
Summerdale
Banning
Robertsdale
Mdies
W. H. Reynolds
Montgomery
Mobile Infantry Headed to Eight Day Camp Near Montgomery
The Mobile contingent of the Alabama National Guard leaves for the annual encampment near Montgomery. About 225 officers and men from Companies EB M and A tre sanitary corps and band depart at 12:05 a m from the Louisville and Nashville depot on a special train. They join Company C at Castlebury and Company K at Ft Deposit. other regimental units arrive by 11 a m. The eight day camp includes two days of range firing per company and daily drills. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Meo with officers listed for each company, the Sanitary Corps and the band, Suffich in charge of the band.
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Abama National Guard
Montsgomery
Atre Sanitary Corps
Louisville & Nashville
Baynett Company C
Castlebury
Ft. Deposit
Compa
Regif Ar
Montgomery
Phorps
Xeens E—B. J. Grove
Noel ‘McDonald
J. A. Mahon
Albert Verneuille
Farrar Returns From West Decorated By Prized Mementos
Easton Pa August report notes Geraldine Farrar arriving from a three month film tour with private car framed as an Italian flower and gifts of four worn shirts tossed by cowboys. She reportedly struck a powerful blow in staged Carmen and describes toughing a sparring partner and injuring another during production.
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Easton
Farrar
Hayssen Seeks to thank friends after Toulminville fire
Charles W. Hayssen, whose Toulminville home was destroyed in a recent blaze leaving him badly burned, visited the Item office Saturday to express gratitude to neighbors and friends for timely aid to him and his family. Police reported a burglary at Mattie Pollard's 605 North Taverence Street home Friday night with a green hat stolen. suspect identity unknown.
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Charles W. Hayssen
Toulminville
Mattie Pollard
North Taverence Street
In and Out of Town Social Roundup
Mrs M D Hayssen of Chunchu Ala visits son Charles Hayssen of Toulminville Ala. Dr Joseph C Sullivan and W Costello of Costello and Dae visit Stafford S Miss H M Friedenthal returns from York markets and is optimistic about fall business.
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M. D. Hayssen
Chunchu
Ala
Charles Hayssen
Toulminville
Joseph C. Sullivan
W. Costello
Costello & Dae
Stafford S
H. M. Friedenthal
York Markets
Visitors Offered View Of Autos Opportunity
A chance for visitors to see autos is described as an opportunity, with emphasis on access and display without detailing specific models or times.
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N.C
Gulf & Northern
Uncle Sam
Colden Brown
The
River Commission
Board of Pilot Commissioners
State Harbor Commission
Mobile Medicos
BY Satterfield
Dawg
Big Bully
Sarve Reie
First Infantry
Sanitar Corps
Geraldine Farrar
West
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