Citrus canker fight eyed by Alabama leaders in Washington
J H Webb of Mobile led a delegation to Washington to press Congress for a four million dollar grant to eradicate citrus canker threatening U S orchards. Also covered is John T Ashcraft of Florence promoting peanut cultivation as a cotton alternative amid rising peanut butter demand and Southeastern Association actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. H. Webb
Mobile
Congress
Department of Agriculture
United States
Webb
Secre of Agriculture
House
Appropriations
Bankhead
Underwood
Citrus Fruit
John T. Ashcraft
Florence
Ala
Charleston
S. C
Southern Commercial Congress
Ashcraft
Southeastern Association of Commissioners of Agriculture
Alabama
G. W. Koiner
Virginia
J. A. Wade
North Carolina
South Alabama
Association of Commissioners
South
Plan to Improve Magnolia Cemetery Drains and Lots
The city commissioners may fund drainage improvements at Magnolia Cemetery this week to fix groundwater issues that hinder graves and even cause caskets to float after spring rains. Laz Schwarz leads the project with a multi thousand dollar drainage system and plans to fill the old Potter's Field facing Gayle Street to create hundreds of valuable cemetery lots once streets paving funds arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Cemetery
Laz Schwarz
Old Spanish Trail Advocates Press for Baldwin Road Bond
Baldwin county bond issue for good roads faces scrutiny as Old Spanish Trail advocates warn a negative vote may leave the route with bad roads hindering tourist travel from the East. Local figures argue bonds will draw new settlers, raise taxes for distant payers, and require a cross delta road to connect with Mobile and Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin County
Alabama
Old Spanish Trails Association
J. A. Emmett
Delta
Mobile County
Florida
John B. Lawrence
Dyas
Mobile
Lawrence
Baldwin Counties
Pensacola
Change of Schedule for Southern Railway Trains
Change of Schedule for Southern Railway trains leaves Mobile includes No. 20 to Birmingham at 6 30 a m instead of 7 a m and No. 22 to Thomasville at 4 15 p m instead of 5 15 p m. Effective December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Mobile
Terminal Station
York
Ala
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Calvert
Deaths and Funerals in Mobile Community
Services honored Elizabeth Spiro Primo at 2612 South Claiborne after a long illness. Survived by husband Augustus Primo and children Anita, Augustus Jr, and Manuel. Funeral held 3 PM Tuesday for Joseph Bianchi at 55 South Joachim Street with Elks and Rotary attendance. burial Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs Margaret M Frank also buried at Magnolia. service by Rev Hugo M Henning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Spiro Primo
Augustus Primo
South Claiborne Street
Primo
Anita Primo
Augustus, Jr
Manuel
M. Trognitz
John Spiro
Mobile
Fred Spiro
St. Louis
Died Mobile resident buried in Magnolia Cemetery
The body of William Demouy aged Mobile resident who died Monday was buried Tuesday in Magnolia Cemetery with flowers on the tomb. The funeral was from his daughter’s home 1296 Dauphin Way and later from St Marys Catholic Church with a requiem mass. Rev Fr T J Eaton celebrated the mass assisted by Rev Fr Lauzon. Pallbearers named. Melania Fell twenty day old child of Mr and Mrs Britton Fell died Wednesday at 1 am at the home of Mrs 8 S Lawrence 408 Congress Street. Mother convalescing from typhoid fever. Body taken by Crenshaw Undertaking Company and sent to Foley Alabama for burial Wednesday afternoon. Notary Helen H Smith filed her bond in probate court Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Frank
Hugo M. Henning
Magnolia Cemetery
John ©. Rush
William Matzenger
Thomas L. Cook
I. V. Wood
Thomas Turner
Marvin ©. Discher
J. N. McAleer
N. Felis
William Demouy
Mobile
R. D. Harrison
Dauphin Way
St. Mary's Catholic Church
T. J. Eaton
Lauzon
Robert Demouy
Max Demouy
Rex G. Rapier
James Rapier
Edward Carlin
George W. Unruh
Melania Fell
Britton Fell
Phoenix
Ariz
Mercury
Durango
Rockies
Sheridan
Wyoming
Bill
Gilly
Billy
Bill Blank
Contests in Montgomery as Judge Graces Thirty-Day Review
A legal bid to end the Stough Smith contest gains time as Judge Teasley is given thirty days to determine voter qualifications. The piece also notes holiday travel plans of Governor Henderson and state officials, plus a circular from the state board of equalization outlining timelines for counties of varying populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
T. J. Stough
Smiley Smith
Charles B. Teasley
Henderson
Troy
Beauvoir Capacity Expansion Planned by Confederate Home
Biloxi, Miss. Dec 22 Special. The Confederate Home board will, at its January meeting, authorize adding rooms at Beauvoir, raising capacity from about 225 inmates to fifty more. Also notes Biloxi schools close at noon for holidays with trees and treats in ward buildings. George C Meaut dies aged 44 native of Biloxi. survived by wife Angeline and five children. burial at Biloxi cemetery. Fire destroys Jacob Forehand grocery building at Charter and Fayard streets. L D Kunkel, former Biloxi ball player, critically injured in Cripple Creek Colorado.
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Biloxi
Miss
Confederate Home
Beauvoir
George C. Meaut
George Clinton Meaut
Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Company
Justin Meaut
Angeline Labash Meaut
Jacob Forehand
Charter and
Fayard Streets
L. D. Kunkel
Cripple Crek
Colo
Fsi
Turkey shoot at Mobile Gun Club on Carlin avenue
Members of the Mobile Gun Club began a turkey shoot Wednesday afternoon at the club grounds on Carlin avenue. They will shoot twenty five birds in two events for twelve birds with fifty targets total. Winners are the shooters with the highest scores. Competition is from scratch with no handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Gun Club
Carlin Avenue
Last Santa Claus Matinee Planned for Christmas Eve
A lasting holiday event offers a Christmas Eve matinee with each child receiving a Xams present. A grand double matinee is scheduled for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as part of the season agreement.
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Adv
Weather Wise Man Predicts Warmth Through Thursday
The forecast notes smiling skies and warmer temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday. It recaps a local forecaster who confidently predicts pleasant conditions and springlike allusions, easing worries of shoppers during the holiday season.
Out of Town Visitors and Local Weather Notes
Mobile readers report several visitors in town including S. P. Tucker of Thomasville and Henry S. Miller of New York. Freight and passenger traffic to Mobile remain steady as grape fruit ships depart and weather shows a cool regional pattern with Phoenix unmatched in warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McMillan
Stockton
Ala
Mobile
Henry S. Miller
New York City
Whistler Socials and Visits Highlight Holiday Week
Whistler hosts a busy Christmas period with dances at Odd Fellows' Hall and a Boys Social Club mask ball. Local residents plan trips to Mobile New Orleans and Texas relatives while officials from carmen unions meet with rail executives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Od Hall
Mr. Lee
Yellow Pi
Clarence McKean
Mobile
Henry Megartta
McKean
Mattie Harrington
Shiport
Walter Smith
Joe I. Manuel
John
New Orleans
Ohio
J. J. Little
Atlanta, Ga
Southern and Allied Finés
Whistler
Mra
Shelton Hendrix
Sarah Elizabeth
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Canker
W. F. Demiller
Government
tLe Tererg
Everett True
Everett
Baldwin
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Southern States Lumber Company
Bay Minette Lang Company
Southern Railway
Thomasville
J. B. Erwin
Mme, Lolo Dixon
Curoccor
Spring Hill Avenue
Avenue
Crichton
Elizabeth S. Primo
Joseph Bianchi
South Joachim Street
Mobile Lodge 108
Elks
Mobile Rotary Club
E. C. Gerow
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Henry Link
J. W. Murphy
Joseph Espalla, Jr
Leo M. Brown
W. Fowler
J. B. Webster
Bianchi
Charles Bianchi, Sr
Estelle Bianchi
Charles Bianchi, Jr
Mary Bianchi
Maggie Luckle
Memphis
M. M. Frank
Helen H. Smith
County Boards of Equalization
State Board of Equalization
Alton P. Stevens
Jefferson County
Stevens
Robert Newman
Abbeville
Newman
Turkey
Waganer’s Cafe
North Royal ST
Fox
Sportsmen
Geo. J. Waganer
The
Cawthon Hotel
Waganer’s
A. Bug
S. P. Tucker
Thomasville, Ala
Battle House
O. K. Cameron and
A. P. Bradley
Selma, Ala
J. M. Pelham, Jr
Miss Carrie Pelham
Chatom, Ala
Robert Jemison
Robert Lawrence
Mr. Jemison
Episcopal Church Home For Orphana
G. B. Harris
W. H. McIntosh
A. G. McIntosh
Bond, Miss
T. B. Snevely
Kemp Motor Company
Dayton
Irvington
Thomas E. Smith
la Grippe
Frank
Stone
Bay Minette, Ala
Dick Koppersmith
Whatley
A. C. Spinks
V. L. S. E. Star
Bryant Washburn
Ruth Stonehouse
Empire
Rire A
Dauphin and
Fulton Road
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