Standard Home Company Denies Stone Ties and Agents
Letters from the Birmingham office defend the Standard Home Company against ties to Geo E Stone the Mobile jail escapee. They state Stone never held a contract with the firm and that former district agent A Taylor discharged him. The company claims strict hiring standards and vows cooperation with legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Stone
United States Grand Jury
Standard Home Company
Stone
J. M. Stuart
8. A. Taylor
Taylor
Mason
Crenshaw
Mobile
Texas
Man and bride wed in unusual multiple ceremonies
Marriage licenses issued by the probable court on Monday show Sherman L. Comstock of Mobile to marry Oliver Ellison of Creola, and W. H. life insurance agent of Go ya, Ill., to wed Mary Null of St. Paul Minnesota. He admits prior marriages for both spouses, noting he has been married twice and the bride three times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman L. Comstock
Mobile
Oliver Ellison
Creola
W. H
Goya, Ill
Mary Null
St. Paul
Suspect Arrested in Atmore Killing Case
Willie Smith was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Paul Cazalas and jailed on murder charges for allegedly firing at Jim Atmore during a Sunday row. The case centers on the shooting during a dispute described in the county report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Smith
Crichton
Paul Cazalas
Ang
Smith
Jim Atmore
Kilby Campaign Group Sights Mobile County
A party including State Senator Thomas C. Kilby banker from Anniston and notable editors and business men visits Mobile to fish and hunt. Kilby tours Mobile County as he campaigns for lieutenant governor, receiving warm local support and praise from Mobile news figures before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Kilby
Anniston
W. A. Darden
Game Place
City National Bank
Hugh W. Roberts
Birmingham Age-Herald
L. 8
Betty
State Capitol
Edward R. Norman
Birmingham Ledger
Leon Bradley
Tuscaloosa
Mobile County
Alabama
Brown Case Reversed Over Wife Reputation Testimony
The state supreme court reversed and remanded the conviction of William J. Brown for the 1912 killing of Alfred Percy. The court held the trial erred by admitting witnesses who testified to the general reputation of Brown’s wife for chastity, a matter unrelated to the issues and not a proper rebuttal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Brown
Alfred Percy
State Supreme Court
C. W. Tompkins
Walker
P. J
Rollings
the State
Koch
District travelers visit Mobile in holiday season
District Passenger Agent F N Griffith of Memphis and manager P C Steele of the Bienville hotel are among visitors. Dr W C Norris of DeSoto Miss is in Mobile on business. O E B Jones and family from Richmond are guests at the Battle House. Others include Mrs L B Carber Wheeling and JC Long Nashville staying at Battle House. John A Owens Jr Richton and Andrew McMillan Brewton also travel for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Griffith
Memphis, Tenn
Rock Island Lines
Mobile
W. C. Norris
DeSoto, Miss
Bienville Hotel
O. E B. Jones
Richmond, Va
The
Battle House
L. B. Carber
Wheeling
W. Va
JC. Long
Nashville, Tenn
City
Andrew McMillan
Brewton, Ala
John A. Owens, Jr
Richton, Miss
the St. Andrew
John Blanks Charged After Prison Release for Raising Note
John Blanks faces federal charges after allegedly turning a dollar into a ten dollar bill soon after leaving prison. He was arraigned in U S district court and indicted by the recent grand jury. Will Henderson, linked to a post office burglary, will be arraigned after Blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blanks
United States District Court
Blanks
Will Henderson
Norman Hackett Star Returns to Mobile With Lyric Engagement
John V. McStea, Hollywood business manager for Norman Hackett, recalls the New Orleans roots and Mobile ties as Hackett headlines the Lyric Theatre for a Christmas attraction. McStea, longtime Lyric manager in New Orleans, notes this Mobile visit is his first in about ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagckett
Mobilian
John V. McStea
Norman Hackett
Lyric Theatre
New Orleans
Mobile
Gulf City
McStea
Lyric
Christmas oranges shipment planned by chambers of commerce
Business Manager Don Farnsworth prepares to send one hundred boxes of Satsuma oranges to chamber of commerce directors in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Kentucky Missouri and other states. Only $40 is raised from real estate and nursery men to cover shipping costs. All contributors endorse the plan. Twenty men were asked to help. Press notices accompany the shipment and publicity is expected to boost Mobile advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Farnsworth
Board of Directors of
Chambers of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Farnsworth
McMahon Files Bond as New Notary Public
Carl McMahon, recently named a notary public, filed the required bond in probate court Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M'Mahon
Carl McMahon
Automonous Gerhilde Yacht Arrives in Mobile After Atlantic Cruise
The Gerhilde, an auxiliary gasoline yacht built by Boyles and Son of New York, arrives off Government street with four aboard led by C Henry Stanwood. The party, including Stanwood, his wife, son, and Mrs Stanwood, have cruised from New York down the Atlantic coast to Florida and New Orleans over eighteen months and plan no definite winter plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florida
New Orleans
Gerhilde
Government Street
C. Henry Stanwood
Jack Stan
Stanwood
Atlantic Coast
Tampa
Fila
Mobile
C. H. Stanwood
Boyles and Son
Panama
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Courts Open with Multiple Decrees and Orders
Law and Equity Court proceedings on Thursday grant petitions for removing disabilities of non age and amend bills, order proof by affidavit, and decree pro confesso in several cases. Appraisers read, testimony ordered published, and pleadings considered as the court adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Equity Court
Safford Berney
Amanda Flynn
John Flynn
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
William M. Mastin
C. H. Mastin
Eliza Johnson
Partina Johnson
KR. H. Williams
Geneva Williams
Union Lodge No. 13
Odd Fellows’ Building and Loan Association
Alabama Lodge No. 1
James McDonnell Grocery Company
Charles C. Laurendine
David R. Burgess
Thomas B. Pace
Kathleen Boone
John 8. Boone
Edith Roberts
Dominick Kunz
Singletary Escapes Yet Again From County Camp
Mobile area report says Co. B. Singletary escaped from the county road convict camp for the second time in a month. He had been serving a two year sentence for forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses. Police and sheriff aided by W. H. Snow pursued him as alarms extended across the region near Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Singletary
County Road
Joseph Jackson
Thomas T. Palmer
Frank W. Crenshaw
Singletary
Jackson
Palmer
Mann Station
W. H. Snow
Dothan
D'Ala
Mobile
Warren Burch
B. Needalman
City Court
Nolle
High
Low
Snow
Sheriff's Department
Ladies Charity Oyster Supper in Prichard Friday
The Ladies Charity Association of Prichard hosts an oyster supper at Turner Hall Friday evening starting at 6 o'clock. Proceeds aid the poor and needy, funding medicines groceries fuel and other necessities for local families. The society formed recently to relieve suffering in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Charity Association of
Prichard
Turner Hall
General changes among warships in Mexican waters
Several American warships were reassigned. The Wheeling moves to New Orleans for crew shore leave, Dolphin shifts from Dominican waters to Mexico, and New Orleans replaces Maryland at Topolobampo. Connecticut and Kansas head toward Vera Cruz to relieve New Hampshire and Louisiana, while Michigan stays on gulf duty before Ohio, ordered to Charleston, replaces it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wheeling
Tampico
New Orleans
Dolphin
Dominican
Mexico
Puget Sound
Maryland
Topolobampo
Connecticut
Kansas
Guantanamo
Cuba
Mediterranean
Ohio
Vera Cruz
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Michigan
Gulf
Charleston
S. C
Fletcher
Navy Department
Tacoma
Bolivia
Deaths and Funerals of Louis Howell and Mary Klumph
Louis M. Howell a Semmes planter aged 53 died Wednesday night after a several week illness. He is survived by his wife and family and burial was arranged by Roche and Burke with interment in Semmes. Mary Livingston Klumph aged 70 died Wednesday at the Benevolent Home after a long illness. Her funeral was held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. from her home and interment was in Magnolia cemetery. Her mother Miss Mary Howard of South Carolina was married to Colonel Robert W. Livingston, a former Mobile resident and Belgian consul before the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis M. Howell
Semmes
Ala
Mr. Howell
Roche and Burke Undertaking Company
M. L. Klumph
Mary Livingston Klumph
James E. Klimph
Ann and
Government Streets
Magnolia Cemetery
Mary Howard
South Carolina
Robert W. Livingston
Mobile
States
Ghent
Belgium
Cause of Insomnia Stems from Digestive Disorders
A historical advertisement notes insomnia mainly caused by stomach disorders and constipation. It claims Chamberlain's Tablets correct these issues and aid sleep, with sales through Van Antwerk Brug Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
van Antwerk Brug Corporation
Sisal crop touted by Florida rep in Mobile visit
H J Fletcher, special representative of the Sisal Hemp and Development Company, toured Mobile seeking landowners to grow sisal in the South. He cited a St James City, Florida plant supporting 800 residents and said the crop could be grown without heavy cultivation or fertilizer. Fletcher met with the Chamber of Commerce and Business League and planned several days in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Fletcher
Jacksonville
Fla
Sisal Hemp and Development Company
Mobile County
Fletcher
St. James City
Florida
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Farnsworth
Battle House
Entertainment for Trinity Social Club Hosts Charity Event
The Trinity Social Club led by Miss M Maloney Miss Moffat and RE H Heeb will stage an entertainment at the Trinity parish house on Friday December 19. Proceeds to benefit local church activities and community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Trinity Social Club
Miss M. Maloney
Miss Moffat
RE. H. Heeb
Leach's Oil of Pine Cold Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old promotional notice touts Leach's Oil of Pine Compound as a fast cold cure. It claims relief within minutes and guarantees money back if ineffective. The ad directs readers to buy at druggists or mail order from the Leach Chemical Co. in Cincinnati and mentions Mobile distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach’s Gee Oil of
Pine—Compound Pub
Leach’s
Leach’ Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mobile
van Antwerp’s
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Atmore
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KILBY
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P. C. Steele
Southern Interstate Hotel Men's Association
W. D. Harrigan
Fulton, Ala
Anna Wallen
St. Paul, Minn
Fred Wallen
Dauphin Way
John R. Cudahy
Cudahy Plantation Company
Robertsdale
Baldwin County
Chicago
Ills
Stanwoods
Berney
John R. Courtright
Ayer
Lowell
Everstich
Union Painless Dentists
Dauphin Street
Best Shoe
U. S
the Ready-To-Wear Department
Ygr
York
Lornie
L. Hammer Dry Goods Co
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