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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1916

Page

9

Bond Issue Rally Gains Support for Mobile County Schools

A Friday night rally at Barton Academy supported a proposed 150000 bond issue for Mobile County schools. President Harry T. Hartwell chaired, citing Samuel J. Gaillard as a knowledgeable former board member, with Gaillard urging rural investment in education and Dr. Erwin Craighead stressing campaign education for the young as future community strength.

Barton Academy Mobile Harry T. Hartwell John T. Cochrane Hartwell Samuel J. Gaillard Gaillard Erwin Craighead Mobile County

New Jersey Man Says Hernia Healed Without Operation

Eugene M. Pullen of Manasquan New Jersey recounts suffering a right inguinal rupture for years. He refused surgical risk and wore trusses until a simple home remedy based on information from his mother produced complete and lasting healing with no operation and no lost time.

New Jersey Eugene M. Pullen Manasquan Eugene Pullen Young Pullen Mr. Pullen

Experts on Cattle to Attend Meeting in Mobile

Doctors R. E. Jackson and C. A. Carey of Birmingham will attend the Mobile County Tick Eradication Association meeting in Mobile at 11 o'clock. They are leading tick control efforts for Alabama and will discuss funding vats and state support to reduce tickborne disease risk for dairy and beef herds.

R. E. Jackson C. A. Carey Birmingham Mobile Mobile County Alabama Livestock Association Jackson Bureau of Animal Industry

New Commander of Death Ship Eastland

The event describes a bond issue rally with speakers including Joseph H. Lyons Professor Harvard Elliott G. Rickardy and Judge O J Semmes. Lyons prepared a past address on school bonds and urged support for the issue. Rickardy tied road bonds to school quality and pledged city effort. Vickers and McCall discussed rural district needs and board work.

Joseph H. Lyons Lyons Harvard Massachusetts Elliott G. Rickardy Barton Baldwin County O. J. Semmes Vickers and McCall

Fairhope Social Notices and Local Visits

Fairhope updates show visiting notables from Illinois and Ohio. Deb orah Comings and Mary Comings arrive. Mr and Mrs Irwin of Rockford and Captain C P Smith of Mobile visit. local clubs plan events and elections. funerals for Elizabeth Howard and Martha Imore noted. mail service petition seeks double daily Mobile to Fairhope.

Fairhope Ala Deborah Comings Mary Comings Aledo Ill Call Cottage Corner Bay View Magnolia Avenue F. D. Irwin C. Hallock Rockford C. P. Smith Miss Judd Mobile Herman Smith Magnolia Beach Phelps Reid Cleveland Ohio Murray Clover Leaf Bible Class Millie Beckner W. H. Winters John Winters Henry George Club Methodist Church L. M. Clements Bay View Avenue West Brocton Laura Creswell Jacobs Wert Coewem Srtvek Ieet Rama Order of the Eastern Star

Farmers Learn to Administer Hog Cholera Serum

Dr. H C Wilson of Auburn Polytechnical Institute and George A Maloney county farm demonstrator led practical demonstrations for farmers to treat hog cholera serum. A Citronelle farm demonstration drew nearly all local farmers and they agreed to buy instruments for communal use. Steve Pierson chosen as the lead novice to manage the work locally. Serum to be supplied from Auburn institute laboratories. A closing note remarks a tragedy is a funny story told the second time to the same man.

H. C. Wilson Auburn Polytechnical Institute Auburn George A. Maloney P. A. Anderson Citronelle Steve Pierson Institute

Mann Fined For Selling Mortgaged Property In Court

Mann was tried in the inferior criminal court Saturday on the charge of selling mortgaged property and fined 101 dollars or fifty days in jail. Mann gave notice of appeal and his bond was fixed at 250 dollars. Will Harris proved to the court that Mann had sold a horse on which he held a mortgage and that J M Streety was the purchaser.

Mann Inferior Criminal Court Will Harris J. M. Streety

Baptist Church Campaign Enters Second Week In Mobile

The Mobile Baptist Association launches week two of the church to church campaign led by Rev. J. B. Barnes with assistants Rev. J. H. Benson Mexico Miss Addie Cox and other church leaders. First week reports show pleasing results as Dauphin Way Baptist Church hosts the outreach in the city.

Mobile Baptist Association Dauphin Way J. B. Barnes J. H. Benson Mexico Addie Cox

Church Speakers to Visit Dauphin Way and Five Nearby Cities

Local pastors will present engaging programs at several venues including Dauphin Way church today Semmes Tuesday Whistler Wednesday Crichton Thursday and Prichard Saturday highlighting community outreach and religious events across the area.

Dauphin Way Church Semmes Whistler Crichton Prichard

Louisville man held on theft charges for 5000 pounds steel rails

Mose Plenty, described as a negro, is held under $500 bond in the inferior criminal court to await the February grand jury after allegedly stealing 5000 pounds of steel rails from the Choctaw yards of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and selling them to a junk shop. Deputy Sheriff Bernstein and Special Agent Schreiner are pursuing additional theft charges.

Mose Plenty Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company Chamberlain Inferior Criminal Court Bernstein Schreiner Louisville and Nashville

Delbert Williams Sentenced to Thirty Days in Jail

Delbert Williams pleaded guilty to an assault with a gun after being indicted for assault to murder. Judge O Semmes sentenced him to 30 days in jail. Vivian Friend received 10 days for abusive language. The Kersch vagrancy case was continued to the next term.

Delbert Williams Arthur Williams Alabama Vivian Friend William Kersch

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