Portraits and society notes from a Mobile era
The column praises Mrs. Irene Alford Godbold of Camden and recounts Montgomery Bar Association visitors. It reports Paradise Hall weddings in Ansley Park with Miss Cawthorn and Fred Rogers, mentions Marguerite Shonts vacationing at Newport, and notes Annie Pittroff of Mobile marrying Robert McLeod of Fort Morgan plus local social chatter.
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The
Advertiser
Norman Godbold
Camden
Montgomery
Norman D. Godbold
State Bar Association
Miss Cawthorn
Mobile
Fred Rogers
Marguerite Shonts
Newport
Polly
Shonts Ris
Agnes Scott
Ottage
Shonts
Pensacola
Annie D. Pittroff
Robert McLeod
Fort Morgan
Their Married Life Ends In Quiet Reconciliation
Helen visits Mrs Thurston at her top floor apartment to settle a past quarrel over a diamond and finds forgiveness and warmth. Mrs Thurston endures hardship without an elevator while maintaining dignity, prompting Helen to admire her kindness and hint at future visits and social bridge.
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Helen
Mrs. Thurston
Thurston
Mrs"Thurston
Mr. Curtis
Mrs Thurston
Punishment Ordered for Belgians Serving Allies
General von Bissingen, Belgium's governor general, issued an order punishing Belgians aged 16 to 40 who leave the state to serve in any country at war with Germany. Penalties include a fine of re or up to five years in prison, with motive presumed as female if unclear.
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Brussels
London
von Bissingen
Belgium
Germany
Social life on Pensacola beach and Battles pageant
Miss Annie Mooney hosts a Friday dance at Palmetto Beach with about forty five guests and a prize dance won by Miss Viola Roch and Mr. Chester Griffin. The Battles pagoda hosts a Yama Yama girls event with elaborate costumes and a second dance reserved for hostesses. A linen shower for Miss Myrtle Moore features pink and white décor and gifts while many guests attend weekend gatherings at Battles and nearby inns along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McHugh
Marco White
L. Borvas
Ethel Marquis
Mobile
Gladys Garth
New Orleans
Louis Kirk
Jacksonville
Battles
George Moore
Myrtle Moore
Miss Moore
Harry Mangold
J. I. Horn
K. Jermundnsen
Olg Olsen
L. Ravier
Eden
T. H. Barnett
B. F
F. H. Moore
Mercees Jones
Amy Watkins
Ellen
Mobile and regional society notices in late week
Personal mentions from multiple Alabama cities record visits, guests, and travel. Mrs F N Gross tours en route from Cincinnati to Mobile. Mrs W L Denham and son Lassie return from Fairhope.Miss Myrtle and Eleanor Cleveland stay with Mrs J K Glennon at Point Clear. Mrs C W Stoddard heads to Atlanta. Mr Antoine Goodbrad visits Fairhope with George Goodrad. Dr L B Farish visits Mobile. Mrs N C Bell and Mrs J Cooper host relatives and friends. Miss Emily Malone returns from Carolina trip. Miss Alice Clapp travels to Montgomery then Mobile. Mr James E Dodd returns to Biloxi. Stuart Petton family stay in Mobile. Mrs A Hammell visits Miss Joe Beer. Misses Curtin and Extexstein visit Mobile. Miss Marie Smith ill in Selma. Mr and Mrs S C Martin and Miss Mattie Lou Martin visit Montgomery. Dr Wy Mobley from Birmingham facing post-surgery recovery. Mrs Marian Cleveland and child in Grand Bay. S L Nabors guests of Slie Birmingham News. Btolle White enjoys hospitality as guest.
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Tom Marshall
Battles
Jim Buck
M. E. Henry Ruffin
Chicago
Convention of the Catholic Knights and Ladies of America
Caroline’ Randolph Ruffin
New York
Cincinnati
Ruffin
Emmitsburg
Myrl Abercrombie
Alabama
Monteagle
Tenn
Abercrombie
Daphne Cunningham
Tuscaloosa
Claire Abercrombie
Edna Manning
Edna Finch
Pensacola
Effie Soost
Miss Manning
Irma Pizard
H. H. McNeill
Dothan
Rivers Rush
Point Clear
H. T. Smith
Smith
Albert Thalheimer
Selma
Mobile
Semmia Journal
Evelyn Brannan
Ocean Springs
C. N. Pooley
Broux
Biloxi
Max Fry
Little Baby
White House
B. H. Davis
Jackson
P. Hulley
Sarah Alice
Meridian
Coden
Bob Paterson
Meridian Star
R ‘Wy Pendergrass
Montgomery
Beverly Wilson
Paul Wilson
L.J. Davis
Duke Goodman
Long Beach
Viola
Guinea
E. D. Flynn
Dickens
Miss Dickens
Florida
Roh. Bolling
John Randoth Bolling
Louisville
Virginia
Bolling Powell
Anson Arnold
Saturay
Austin Pharr
H. Cc. Lowenstein
W. W. Boyles
Sidney. Lowenstein
James H. Lyons
Sidney Rosenbaum
Mell Frazer
Harry Smith
Point Clears
T. H. Frazer
Washington
Auburn
C.H. Morian
Sallie Frazer
F. N. Gross
Ala
Chattanooga News
W. L. Denham
Leslie
Fairhope
Margaret Curtin
Hazel Extexstein
New Orleans
Alice Clements
Marie Smith
Cc. Martin
Mattie Lou Martin
Greenville
Montgomery Journal
Mobley
Birmingham
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Marian Cleveland
Little
Grand Bay
L.” Nabors
Names and addresses listed, Baldwin county officials visit Mobile
A long list of names and addresses from Alabama Mississippi and Florida appears, including residents of Ala and Miss in association with various locals and firms. The report notes Mr and Mrs T M Richardson of Bay Minette passing through Fairhope and Professor J S Lambert Baldwin county superintendent visiting Mobile on business.
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Ala
Lane Ore Aeabe
Set
M. R. Ducey
Meridian
Miss
St. Andrew
R. E. Moore
Little John
Robert Riches
Birmingham
C. D. Harvey
Lucedale
G. P. Ford
Wagar
R. W. Fagan
Waynesboro
Geo. M. Carter
Evergreen
J.D. Turner
Leakesville
Migs
Cawthon
O. M. Brown
Pensacola
Fla
Tom J. Monaghan
Clarksdale
J. W. Turnipseed
Mount Vernon
C. W. Kellerman
Elliott C. Wells
W. H. Pierson
E. P. Covey
Citronelle
Klosky
S—S. C. Tompkins
Stockton
T. J. Gladwell
Monroeville
Evelyn Johnston
Emma Anderson
West Point
Windsor
C. T. Rogers
T. B. Carter
F. E. Bartmess
Bay Minette
Geo. J. Walker
T. M. Richardson
Fairhope
J. S. Lambert
Baldwin County
Mobile
Commerce Commission Rules Against Proposed Lumber Rate Raises
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that proposed lumber rate increases from the southwestern territory to New Orleans averaging two cents per 100 pounds were not justified. Increases from the Ohio River crossings and from the Mississippi valley to the north were also questioned, with some exceptions noted.
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Washington
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
New Proposals Promise Settlement of Strike in Wales
London dispatch reports new proposals likely to form a basis for settling the South Wales coal strike without loss of prestige for either side. No details were released as added drama arose from a cabinet message to the miners executive committee in Cardiff. The committee adjourned to meet Walter Runciman in London this afternoon.
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London
South Wales
Cardiff
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Fifteen Rescued From Flooded Marsh Near Kenton
Fifteen persons were saved up to their necks in water from a flood in the Scioto marsh near Foraker a suburb of Kenton. A rowboat carried the rescuers as water rose six inches during the operation. Rainfall ended this morning and officials fear more marsh residents may be threatened.
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Kenton
Ohio
Scioto Marsh
Foraker
Weather and river forecasts for shipments and regions
The report warns protecting 36 hour shipments north east and west from 98 degree heat. Tombigbee river forecasts predict falls in the next two days while Alabama remains mild. A high barometer region brings cooler air from the northern Rockies to the upper Mississippi valley. Scattered showers occur in the upper Mississippi valley and the southeastern United States enjoys generally sunny and warm conditions with Georgia and South Carolina recording around 100 degrees in cotton regions. Albert Aschenberger, local forecaster.
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Tombigbee River
Alabama
Rocky Mountains
North Pacific States
Mississippi Valley
Sheridan
Wyoming
Helena
Mont
United States
Georgia
South Carolina
Lake
Albert Ashenberger
Recorder Edington Announces Drunk Fines Under Prohibition
Recorder Edington announced from the bench that all drunks before him will be fined $10 for the first offense and $25 for the second. He said drunkenness since the prohibition law took effect is deliberate and fines will be strict. Sylvester Steiner was fined $15 or fifteen days for speeding by Recorder Edington Monday morning.
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Edington
Sylvester Steiner
Deaths and Funerals in Fairhope Alabama
Burial rites held for Herman A. Smith Jr at Fairhope residence and Methodist church with Rev. G C Simpson and others officiating. Interment in Fairhope cemetery with floral tributes. pallbearers listed. Separate notice for William S. Bogue infant burial at 881 Dauphin Street. Service at home then Magnolia Cemetery with floral designs.
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H. A. Smith Jr
Herman A. Smith Jr
Fairhope
Ala
G. C. Simpson
J. D. Wilks
G. W. McRae
Eugene Bosage
Don Littlefield
Harris Oswald
Robert Alexander
Ralf Keller
Warren Stevens
William S
J. S. Bogue
Dauphin Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Harpers Trip Codens 7 to 1 Behind 15 Strikeouts
The Harpers defeated Codens 7 to 1 on Codens grounds as Drinkwater struck out 15 Codens. Red Klass fanned all three times at bat. Key plays came from Drinkwater Stevens Barrett with a standout catch. Goldman relieved by James for Oden with arm soreness. Betancourt on third and Spencer at short.
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Mateur
Harpers
Coden
Drinkwater
Codenians
Red” Klass
Harper Battery
Stevens
Barrett
Goldman
Oden
James
Red” Betancourt
Spencer
L.W. Harpers
Betancourt
Community Notes From Eight Mile Creek and Mobile Area
Local social notes report Lambeths taking a Fair cottage and visits from McCarty brothers and others. A revival preacher’s son Clinton Harris is injured in a motorcycle accident near Eight Mile Creek. witness says the boy crossed abruptly as Hastings Davison approached. The Harrises stay with the Ormerds on Carr Street.
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George L. Lambeth
Fair
Varieties of Trees Will Warn Highway Autoists
Clinton Indiana July 19 Varieties of trees instead of printed signs are to warn motorists of railroad bridges and dangerous turns on the Lincoln highway announced by Elmer C Jangen chairman of the American Institute of Architects general committee on the highway Jansen said the tree feature is part of a broader plan for restoration and preservation of nature along the transcontinental road aimed at easing automobile travel
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Clinton
Lincoln Highway
Elmer C. Jangen
American Institute of Architects
Jansen
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A testimonial from Mrs. A F Kreamer describes relief from misery and nervous symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes the product as a standard female health remedy and invites readers to write for advice, noting widespread newspaper testimonials.
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Lydia Ham
Risade
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. F. Kreamer
Electric Avenue
Raem
Mass
Denhihenie
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Wayne Mineral Baths
America
Detroit
Wayne Hotel
J. R. Hawyes
Mich
Bay Ride
Coney Island
Pleasure Bay
International News Service
Winifred
Mangold
Commodore Carl Holzborn
Elizabeth Thurston
Irvington
Evelyn
Estigann
Alter Sink
Ed Shaffer
George Lesesne
Maiden Cammack
H. C. Lowenstein
Ike Forcheimer
Mr. Holzborn
Co. W. Spotswood
Mcgregor Springs
William Field
Pauline Dawson
Jessie Dawson
Mabel Dawson
Louise Perry
Marguerite Lawson
Penny
Misses Field
Field
Frank Roos
Seattle
Yellowstone Park
Felix Taylor
Miss Kitten Yonge
Mon
Phillip Yonge
Ruth A. Burke
Atlanta
Arthur Bromberg
Frank Loughran
Joe Josephine Chamberlain
Birmingh
Celia Wine
Daphne
Freda Bose
E. A. Little
Bessemer
J. J
T. H. Hallowel
Willie Spencer
A. R. Holland
Bayou la Batre
L. H. Faith, Sr
R. K. Guthrie
Colonial Inn
Harry and
Raymond Guthrie
Armbrecht House
Sea Cliff
Nelle Gonzales
L. C. Irvine
Naylor
Mignon Allman
Wallace Winn Daniel
Mrs. Daniel
H. M. Williams
G. M. McMain
W. Thompson
M. Thompson
Fannie Richardson
Montrose
Jane Rhode
Virginia Mitchell
Maggie Dalton
Lorraine ~ Cunningham
Tom White
George Dunla
Katherine Middleton
Myrtle Murray
Zandel's
Joe Nettles
Dick Murray
Myrtle
Eleanor Cleveland
J. K. Glennon
Point Clear Hotel
Mrs. C. W. Stoddard
Antoine Goodbrad
George Goodrad
L. B. Farish
N C. Bell
J. H. Cooper
J. W. Raley
Brewton Pine Bellows
Emily Malone
North and
Alice Clapp
Louise Johnson
Exchange Hotel
Selma Journal
James E. ‘Dodd
Stuart Petton
Murphy
A. Hammell
Joe Beer
Commerce Commission
Punt
Rae _— beers
Cecelia
Compo
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