Joyous Mobile social season with bridge parties and visits
Social happenings unfold as Mrs. D. B. Dobbs and Mrs. Z. A. Paige entertain children. Mrs. Palmer Piilans hosts a Wednesday Bridge Club luncheon at her suburban home with six tables and a prize spread. Mrs. Moore’s Delightful Bridge Party combines a six-table game, a fifty-guest tea, and festive decor. Notables include Miss Lucille Burke and Mrs. Ab Jackson among prizewinners. society figures travel between Mobile, New Orleans, and other Southern locales for holidays.
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Wednesday Bridge Club
Palmer Piilans
Davis
Victor
A. P. Bush
Amonh
W. S. Moore
John R. Vidmer
John EB. Mitchell
Daniel McNeill
Claude A. Grayson
G. T. Allison
Dire
James L. Coleman
Harry McPhilips
Lucille Burke
Wallace Cumnock
Paul Wilson
Winma Burke
Moore
John Vidrhér
Browne Dawson
Robert B. Gordon
Tallulah Arnold
Fletcher Seaton
Mabel Gore
Gabriella Barret
Ben Barret
Evening Social in Green Messaline with Roses
A social event described where a woman wore green messaline trimmed in gold with red roses. Misses Clara Sims Mildred Shaer Kathleen Welles and Mattie Hickey served punch and helped with the two course supper.
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Clara Sims
Mildred Shaer
Kathleen Welles
Mattie
Hickey
Thursday Afternoon Bridge Party at Monterey Place
Mrs Harry Haverman hosted the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club at her Monterey Place home yesterday at 3 o'clock. Two substitutes joined the game, Mrs S Haas for Mrs H A Forcheimer and Blanche Klein for Mrs A Metzgee. Mrs E J Schwarz won the best score and the prize, a pair of silk hose. Mrs Daverman served salads and other dainties during the mid afternoon.
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Monterey Place
Harry Haverman
S. Haas
H. A.’Forcheimer
Blanche Klein
A. Metzgee
E. J. Schwarz
Champion Tomato Girl to Speak in Mobile
Miss Erin Westbrook of St. Clair county Alabama champion tomato grower will visit Mobile on Saturday December 20 to instruct Mobile county women on organizing a tomato club. She is joined by Mrs Birdie I Robinson Auburn supervisor of tomato club work and will use the Cawthon Hotel as headquarters by invitation from Chas B Hervey. They are in Washington on a free trip awarded to the state champion tomato grower.
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Erin Westbrook
St. Clair County
Alabama
Mobile
Miss Westbrook
Birdie I. Robinson
Auburn
Chas. B. Hervey
Cawthon Hotel
Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Washington
Cupid breaks into Princeton grid squad
Princeton loses varsity end Walter E. Hampiond who married Miss Eliza Zimmerman of Brooklyn last Wednesday. The junior plans to discontinue his college work at Princeton. News of the marriage surfaced today in Princeton New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Princeton
N.J
Walter E. Hampiond
Eliza Zimmerman
Brooklyn
Hammond
Quakes Near Panama Canal Linked to Ocean Bottom Shift
A Panama special commission report concludes the December earthquakes near Los Santos were caused by the settling of the ocean bottom along an old fault, not volcanic activity. It notes deep fractures parallel to the fault line and says canal works remain safe from future quakes.
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Associated Press
Panama
Special Commission
Los Santos
Alfonso and Victoria Leave Paris for Madrid
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain departed Paris today for Madrid on their return journey. The royal party left the French capital after completing the Paris visit.
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Associated Press
Paris
Alfonso
Victoria
Spain
Madrid
Ill health forces Talbert to resign as NYSE chairman
New York December 12 Ill health leads B G Talbert longtime chairman of the New York Stock Exchange to submit his resignation today. The resignation will be reviewed by the NYSE governors on December 24.
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Associated Press
New York
B. G. Talbert
New York Stock Exchange
Chambers Push Special Session to End Fee System
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce seeks Governor O Neal’s call for a special session to end the current fee system in Mobile and Jefferson counties and possibly statewide. Directors will be asked to back the plan and a state wide campaign for the Somers realty valuation system. Tax Assessor Laurendine supports Somers but opposes the Houston plan taxing real estate at 70 percent and real property shifts.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
O'Neal
Mobile
Jefferson
Chamber of Commerce
BE. D. Laurendine
Houston
Laurendine
Mobile County
Sister Seeks Brother Missing Nine Years In Mobile
Eva Abbie Hays of Houston asks Chief Crenshaw to locate her brother William Hays said to be in a Mobile automobile shop. He left his home about nine years ago and has not been heard from since. Police are trying to find him after receiving the sister's letter.
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Crenshaw
William Hays
Eva Abbie Hays
Houston
Texas
Mobile
Sean
Hays
Police Department
Raborg of Farmers and Drovers Co Dies at 45
H Mason Raborg president of the Farmers and Drovers Company a $56 000 000 corporation with Senator Read Smooth as vice president and Governor Spryan among directors died yesterday of heart disease He was former NYSE member and in college days was champion American quarter mile runner He was 45 years old
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Associated Press
Butter
Mont
H. Mason Raborg
Farmers and Drovers Company
Read Smooth
Spryan
Utah
Ra’borg
New York Stock Exchange
America
Vinol touted by druggist for bronchitis relief
Mrs. Frank H. Uline of West Sand Lake urges bronchitis sufferers to try Vinol after a doctor recommended it. She reports a cured cough weight gain and restored strength. The ad claims Vinol blends cod liver elements with iron to boost health and offers a money back guarantee. Antwerp Drug Corp Inc in Mobile carries Vinol and Saxo Salve is advertised to stop itching.
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Frank H. Uline
West Sand Lake
Vinci
Antwerp Drug Corp., Inc
Mobile
Take Salts 10 Flush Kidneys
An old remedy advises meat eaters to flush kidneys with four ounces of Rad Salts mixed in water each morning. It claims uric acid from meat irritates kidneys, causing back pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges, and frequent urination. Regular use supposedly clears acids and waste.
BromO Quinine Ad Claims Fast Cold Cure
Ad proclaims a single Bromo Quinine laxative with claims of curing a cold in one day and grip in two days. It directs readers to look for the signature of E W Grove and lists a 25 cent price.
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E W. Grove
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I Myer
D. B. Dobbs
Mrs. Moore
Goodwin Wilkins
Palestine
Frank Tate
Laurel, Miss
Mrs. Taples
Harry Inge
Phares Coleman
Birmingham
Sidney Rosenbaum
New Orleans
Sidney Longenstein
Business Women’s Club
Fairpe
Catherine Cullen
Fort Morgan
Lieutenant Cullen
Harry Donald
Francisco
Seattle
Oregon
Ligon
Barret
Margharita Ligon
Cantry Club
Gabretta Barret
Tom Thumb
Harte Auditorium
Russell School Improvement Fund
Frances Dean “Reynolds
Josie ‘Crum
Martha Dumas
Ellie March
Tom
Thurmb
Little Sidney Prince
Tom ‘Thumb
Helen Madiler
Cupid
Talbert
Somers
Victor-Victrola
Reynalds
Dauphin ST
Mobile, Ala
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