First Community Christmas Tree Lights Up Mobile
A large crowd gathered for Mobile's first community Christmas tree ceremony, led by the Woman's Musical Club under Mrs. Charles Dunster. Mayor Pat J. Lyons switched on the lights as singing and prayers followed, with plans to keep the tree illuminated nightly through the week.
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Home Economic League
Mobile
Woman's Musical Club
Charles Dunster
Court House
Royal Street
Government
Duncan Place
Lyons
Pat J. Lyons
Reub Baerman
Mobile Electric Company
Matthew Brewster
Christchurch
Herald Angels
Little Town of
Bethlehem
John W. Phillips
First Baptist Church
Home Economics League
Gadders
ELKS
Complete the picture by drawing a line through them
A fragmented list of names and addresses appears with scattered notes about prizes and winners from last week. The text urges readers to begin at No 1 and continue, detailing names such as Julia Butt, Frank Pred, Rosalie Fisher, and others along streets like Elmira, Jefferson, and Wilkinson while mixing vague directions and stray marks.
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Sten
Lexington Ave
Julia Butt
Government St
Regia
Himie
Hamilton
Ernest Earle Wilson
D Reynalds
Sanevegen
Julia St. Rosalie Fisher
Savannah St
Essie May Turner
Cedar St
Ross Leslie Childress
George St
Madeline
Fannie E. McKegugh
Wilkinson St
Eer
Luicascaveees
Oak
Ralph Holberg
B. Warren Bt
Warren Helga Anderson
Canal St. Genevieve
M. Walsh
Church
Fannie Conniff
Elmira St
Maybelle Rhodey Ona
S. Lawrence St
December births celebrated with party invite at Empire Theatre
The JTEM requests boys and girls born in December to send full names addresses and birthdates to the Children’s Editor MOBIL ITEM at least two days before their birthday. Six children listed born December 25 and 26 1910 1908 1907 and 1904 are invited to entertain five friends at a birthday picture party this afternoon with tickets mailed.
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Wm. Wade’ Lang
Government Rd
Frances Barclay
Selma St
Wiley M. Howell
St. Francie St
Marie A. Green
Madison St
Leon Mayson
Bloodgood St
Lufe Delgado
Monroe St
JTEM
Empire Theatre
Bloch backs Alabama bond issue for state debt relief
Commander Adolph D. Bloch of the Alabama Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, urges a January 18 bond issue vote. He says the proposal preserves state integrity, avoids higher taxes, and lets Confederate veterans receive full pension amounts in cash rather than discounted warrants. He asks all members to support the measure.
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Adolph D. Bloch
Alabama
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Bloch
Henderson
Sons of Confederate Veterans of Alabama
Roast Pork Heads Menu For City Jail Inmates
Inmates at the city prison woke to a Christmas feast with roast pork and beef, baked sweet potatoes, and pie. Real coffee with milk replaced the usual water, and songs and laughter lightened the day though freedom remained distant.
That Dentist Once More
A fragmented humorous vignette portrays a patient and dentist in a comic exchange about a troublesome tooth. The dialogue hints at a long dental session with the patient insisting on proper care while the dentist remains patient and ready to proceed.
Mail and Express Prosperity Shown by Postal Figures
Postmaster Morgan announces record Christmas mailing at New York. In the last week and seven days, parcel post and other mail reached seventy two million one hundred thousand stamps valued around three and a half million dollars. Four million packages moved through the New York office, up four hundred thousand from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
New York
Negroes Charged With Burglary In Italian Grocery Case
Bill Hudson and Oliver Morant were arrested after a Christmas morning burglary at Italian Grocery Company on Canal Street. The cash register containing three dollars and a watch were stolen. part of the goods were recovered. Hudson and Morant were taken into custody by local deputies and detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hudson
Oliver Morant
Intalian Grocery Company
Canal Streets
Hudson
Harry Murray
Morant
Murphy and Lacey
Congress Pledges Aid Citrus Menu
A political discussion urges continued planting of grapefruit and oranges amid citrus canker concerns. The speaker calls for petitions to appoint a county horticulturist and assistants to inspect trees and report suspected infections for examination and destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Webb
In and Out of Town Visitor Stays at Savage Hotel
Don Farnsworth, a known figure in J bile, is in the city staying at the Savage Hotel as a guest of his brother. He is en route and plans to tour the area before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Farnsworth
J Bile
Savage Hotel
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