Lazy Robes and Burgett Socials Highlight Mobile Notes
A look at society happenings in Mobile includes Eleanor Burgett visiting Miss Katherine in Columbus with Searcy and others hosting evenings and games. Separate features cover the Lazy Robes fashion trend and a card party with prizes, plus a Mobile Graded Union notice about the St John stories study group meeting at Government Street Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Graded Union
St. John's
Krudop
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Hair Care Note About Sleep Frizz and Curl Effects
A fragment notes straight hair becoming curly overnight. It mentions not opening new points about drying or achieving a wavy effect by morning. The text is unclear and lacks identifiable names or events.
Social teas and bridge at Battles Wharf honors brides
Irene and Eva Case hosted guests at Battles Wharf Alabama for a bridge party with five tables. Mrs. James Morgan and Mrs. Allen Grayson were the July and spring brides honored with needlework gifts as guests wore pink and green, and the event featured cake, ice and punch.
Engagement announcements cross Alabama cities
A series of engagements reported across Alabama include Mary Elizabeth Mor risette of Newbern and James Harris Fitts Jr of Tuscaloosa set for October, Marguerite Sibley and Henry Gipson Riley due in November, and Sallie Bibb Baugh and Charles Holly Midgeley planned for September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Strother Morrisette
Newbern
Ala
Mary Elizabeth
James Harris Fitts, Jr
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Montgomery
Mobile
Barney Dunbar Sibley
Marguerite
Henry Gipson Riley
Birmingham News
Miss Sibley
Charles BE. Meeks
Sallie Bibb Baugh
Charles Holly Midgeley
Fifth Street
Gadsden Evening Journal
Miss Baugh
Gadsden Times
Miss Stiggins Attends Party In Birmingham
Complimenting Miss Harriet Hayes of Centreville Mrs T J Dusenberry hosted a bridge party Friday at her South Twenty-first street home. Five tables were in play with hostesses assisted by Mrs William Oberhelman and Mrs H Smith. The guest of honor received white silk hose. First prize went to Urania Gardien and a bowl of asters awarded Stella Dowell. Guests included Lucile Tubb Marie Hickman Caroline Brown Virginia Stiggn Urania Gardien Charlotte Schrouder Etoile White Laura Ramey Nellie Hilton Talladega Grace Will Worrell Capatola Moody Frankie Moody Edith Darby Lola Hous Lizzie Beatrice Tate Louise Tubb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiggins
Birmingham
Harriet Hayes
Centreville
T. J. Dusenberry
South Twenty-first Street
William Oberhelman
H. Smith
Urania Gardien
Stella Dowell
Lucile Tubb
Marie Hickman
Caroline Brown
Virginia Stigng
Mobile
Charette Schrouder
Etoile White
Laura Ramey
Nellie Hilton
Talladega
Grace Will Worrell
Capatola Moody
Frankie Moody
Edith Darby
Lola Hous Lizzie
Beatrice Tate
Louise Tubb
Birmingham Ledger
McConnell Returns From Southern Trip in State Deeds Office
R. H. McConnell has returned to the city from a trip to Evergreen Monroe ville Brewton Pensacola and Milton in connection with his office as commissioner of deeds for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. McConnell
Evergreen
Monroeville
Brewton
Pensacola
Milton
Ivef, Gampbal and
Broad coastal city notes travelers and visitors list
Personal mentions recount numerous residents and guests visiting Mobile Selma and nearby towns from Biloxi Montgomery Birmingham Pensacola Gulfport and other locales. Names include Mr Clarence Touart Mrs Richard Swaine Miss Ray Norville Miss Lillian Toulmin Colonel McKinstie Mr T J Burns Miss Coral Burns and many others with weeks or months spent away at beaches hotels and summer homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hill
Brewton
McGehee
Sacnee
Clarence Touart
Montgomery
Birmingham
Richard Swaine
Pensacola
Touart
Quinn
Burgess Little
Iia Beach
Joel Dumas
Edward Dumas
Louise Dumas
Guntersville
F. G. Touart
Coden
T. J. Burns
Coral Burns
Talladega Springs
John T. Bauer
Biloxi
Frank Julian
Sewanee
Perdido Beach
Selma
Waring Harrison
Allan Grayson
Paren
P. Norville
Battien
Grayson
Littlesson
Richard
EB. Andrews
Terest
Ng Ocren
Gulfport
Ally Herald
Hundreds of Bridgeport Strikers Back at Work
Bridgeport workers resume duties after a recent strike as hours and wages disputes with employers are adjusted. The return to work involves hundreds of employees across local factories and marks a settlement phase in the labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Mobile Children Celebrate Birthday in August
The Mobile Item notes six children born on August 30 in earlier years: Lula Antoinidis Nellie C Moore Lillian Sturtevant Earl N Fowler Anna Lee Muscat and Walter Sherry. It invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with tickets mailed. Readers born in August are asked to send full names addresses and birthdates to the Children’s Editor two days before their birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Antoinidis
Dauphin St
Nellie C. Moore
St. Emanuel St
Lillian Sturtevant
Dearborn St
Earl N. Fowler
Anna Lee Muscat
Hamilton
Walter Sherry
St. Louis
the Item
Empire Theatre
Whistler Social News Highlights From Aug 30
Mrs John W Thomas returns from Mississippi City. Visitors include Mrs C E Richmond from Atlanta and Miss Siriia Turner from Jackson. Rev Francis Atchison travels to Crawford for revival. Local baseball: Whistler defeats Whistler White Sox 8 to 5. Multiple residents visit relatives in Alabama Mississippi and Georgia. Miss Irene Sutton returns from Jackson Mississippi.
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Whistler
John W. Thomas
Mississippi City
Wood Brarie
Eight Mile Station
C E. Richmond
Atlanta
W. G. Gibson
Crawford
Ala
T. B. Trotter
Monroe Reeves
Douglas
L. M. Burgess
Franklin Earl Fisher
Mobile
Irene Sutton
Jackson
Miss
Peterson
James Stringer
Chinchula
Walter
Frank Stringer
Edward Kerr
Dorothy
Selma
Charles W. Agee
Magnolia
Thos. Dc. Agee
Leslie George
Dawes Station
Bay Shore
William T. Nettles
Toulminville
Joe Lewis
F. E. Davis
Prichard
Ola Graydon
Marvin
Greenville
Tennessee Veto Timing Sparks Capital Punishment Debate
Chancellor Hal H. Haynes says the governor's veto of the capital punishment bill passed just before a thirty day recess makes it a law in Tennessee. The ruling contrasts with Circuit Judge Xen Hicks who argued differently. The case hinges on whether the veto was timely under recess timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Bristol
Hal H. Haynes
Tennessee
Xen Hicks
Rye
Qualification Round For Golf Champ On Today
The amateur golf championship now under Francis Quimet begins today to cut the field from 738 to 32 with match play starting Tuesday. Quimet, Travers, and Evans head a strong group while D E Sawyer Jesse Guilford Max Marston Nelson Whitney Albert Seckel and others threaten an upset. A recent playoff saw Thomas and Sherrill Sherman win the American golfer silver trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Quimet
Quimet
Travers
Evans
D. E. Sawyer
Wheaton
Ills
Jesse Guilford
Boston
Max Marston
Offield
N. J
Nelson M. Whitney
New Orleans
Whitney
Quinnet
Albert Seckel
Chicago
E. M. Byers
Pittsburgh
J. K. Bole
Cleveland
Sherrill Sherman
Utica
Thomas
N. Y
Canadian Corporal Wounded Twenty-Seven Seeks More Duty
Montreal Aug. 380 Fourteen officers and twenty two wounded Canadians arrived from England aboard the Missonabi. Corporal Stewart of the Fifth Battalion sustained twenty seven shrapnel wounds while Captain Hassard of the Canadian field hospital is among the wounded. All the men, eager to return to active service, praise Canada’s role in Calais aided by Irene Gardner who gathered casualty data for the Canadian Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Missonabie
England
Stewart
Irene Gardner
Ottawa
France
Canadian Red Cross
Canad
Calais
Ptain Hassard
Pital
Chamber of Commerce moves to new quarters
Chamber of Commerce officials worked Monday morning to set up in the Inge building at St. Michael and St. Joseph streets. The four rooms and hallway were arranged after removing furniture and files, and the new location is closer to the street and business core though smaller than the old National City Bank offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
St. Michael and
St. Joseph Streets
Inge
National City Bank
Shand Launches Tour of Nearby Fair Towns
J. G. Shand, superintendent of the dairy department at the Gulf Coast Fair, left Mobile on Monday to begin a tour of nearby fair towns. He plans visits to multiple communities to inspect dairy displays and coordinate exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shand
J. G. Shand
Mobile
Gulf Coast Fair Exhibits Include Local Communities
Inferior plainant was fined six dollars or ten days. W B Hertzogg, charged with obtaining eighteen dollars and fifty cents from D W Hatchett, was discharged for want of prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inferior Plainant
W. B. Hertzogg
D. W. Hatchett
The Baby Welfare and Motherhood Health Claim
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe tonic for women to promote a healthy birth and child. It claims alcohol free, non narcotic formula grown from herbal roots and glycerine, responsive to maternity pains, and supports maternal strength for happy motherhood. It also offers The Common Sense Medical Adviser for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
United States
Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Three Men Remove Steel File From Back Of Victim
Oliver Morant suffered a serious neck injury after a Sunday assault at Palmetto street. John Davis was arrested on an assault to murder charge and awaits a hearing once Morant recovers. Morant was taken to the city hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Morant
John Davis
Palmetto Street
Morant
Davis
Albert Bender Released by Baltimore Federals
Baltimore August 30 Albert Bender was given an unconditional release by the Baltimore Federals. May Groom newly appointed a notary public by Governor Charles Henderson filed the required bond in probate court Monday.
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Es Bender
Baltimore
Albert Bender
Baltimore Federals
May Groom
Charles Henderson
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de Burgett
Canor Burgett
Columbus
Katherine
Columbus Dispatch
Searcy
Aentieth Century Club
Miss Burgett
Mam Landrum
Reuben Searcy
Martha
Elise
Eunice Lipscombe
Main Street
Sanor Burgett
Kathers
Marie
Eleanor Burgett
Martha Searcys
Fize
Misseth Leigh
Burgett
Eleanor
Betty Brown
Miss Chrysanthemum
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Lucy Carter
Carter
Martha Searcy
Leon Gunter
Ida Dashiel
Katherine Maer
Moe
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway
Art
York
Meridian
Tuscalocca
Bir Ham
East
HE & Burke Undertakers
St. Joseph
State Streets
Printt Company
Sita
Ea - St
Soestate and Insurance. Realty Co, Inc
S&s Conception
Battles Wharf
Irene
Eva Case
James Morgan
Allen Grayson
W. B. Curran
Peyton Norville, Jr
Ed. Ennis
Daniels
Grace Hutchings
Corrie Bell Boyd
Margaret Vickers
Mesdames McRae
Schowalter
Peyton Norville
Gavin Hunter
Napier
Corinne
Lillian Thoss
Lettie Weil
Margaret Widney
Margaret Callaghan
Irma Unruh
Ray Nerville
Miss Hutchings
Lilian Thoss
John Hensch
Ada Codington
Bay ‘Minétte
Irene Case
Friends
Bishop Allen
van Heuvels
John Metzger
Gilbert LeBaron
Jake Shook
Frank Dooley
Metzger
Marold Dempsey
Mary Crow
Lake Charles
J. J. Dempsey
A. J. Johnson
Mary Metzger
C. W. Soost
Effie
Pearla Soost
Myrtle Murray
Battles
Mary Belle van Heuvel
Marie McPhillips
Point Clear
A. F. Willard
Janette Boudousquile
Professor Boudousqule
Corinne Roberts
Inez Jacobs
Battles Hotel
Ben Baldwin
Texas
Buck Baldwin
Street
Wie
Lynch
Gaunter
Vaughan
L. 8. Hunter
A. T. Vaughan
W. H. Tipton
W. D. Kendall
Corinne Hunter
Pau
TAPIA
Mrs. Vermeulle
Bayou la Batre
Mr. McKinney
San Souci Club
Jim Dorian
Carolyn ” Rosenthiel
A. G. Ward
Melvin Haas
Mastin Rosson
Mr. Rosson
Gladys Gould
Peter Rabby
Lyons Swayze
Bayou la
Mr. O. Shadal
Ellen Dukes
Florence Gardiner
Eaton
William Ellison
Vernon
Broyles
Thomas Whetstone
James F. Creen
Wilmer Avenue
Whetstone
Anniston
Wegereree
Great Southern Hotel
Airport
Messrs
W. P. Lamond
GL. J. Truesdale
Joseph Norwood
Florence Norwood
Isabelle Norwood
Henry Hall Clarke
Murphy
Stuart Patton
Sronsgomery
Mark Andrews
Auburn
Opelika
Glenn Andrews
South Court Street
Montgomery Journal
Wintstien
Dora Goldman
Dahlheimer
Goldsmith
Atmore
W. M. Denny and Son
Pascagoula
Cawthon Hotel
James A. McNab
Helen and
Adelene McNab
Dallas
A. M. Wing
T Cawthon Otel
R. J. Goode
Gastonburg
Marshal Eskrit
West
Goode
Flossie Lev
Miss Leva
Sack Roberts
W. C. Enholm
Fabine
R. F. Stroecker
RH. Wren
Chatham
Greenwood
da. Caprie
Stabile
Newa
Annie Lou Capelena
Ies
Minnie
Maude
Benen
Perorado
Joe Stone
Norman BelieEiy
N. Loyal
City Ticket Office
South Royal Street
GERON
Bell 210
Western Electric Co
Schenker - Alidor Electric Co
ST. Emanual
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