Church Federation Picnic Declared a Success
The Federation of Churches picnic at Point Clear drew 263 participants and funded summer open air services in Bienville Square starting June 27. Mrs. C. M. Moss chaired the excursion committee and Mrs. James K. Glennon was thanked for providing hotel privileges to picnickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Clear
Federation of Churches
Bienville Square
C. M. Moss
Pleasure Bay
Carney
James K. Glennon
Mobile Children Celebrate Birthday At Empire Theatre
Three children born on June 19 are highlighted Miguel A G Marques James M Hyland and Norma A Stroecker. The TEM invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with tickets mailed. Children born in June urged to send full details to the ChildrenJuditory mobile item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miguel A. G. Marques
S. Royal
James M. Hyland
Oakdale
Norma A. Stroecker
St. Emanuel
the Tem
Empire Theatre
Liszt Pianoforte School Picnic at Country Club
Pupils of Liszt Pianoforte School of Music plan a Saturday picnic at the Country Club at 11 a.m. The notice invites attendance and highlights a community event by the music school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liszt Pianoforte School of Music
Ginger Cakes And Lentil Croquettes In Old Recipe Pages
A collection of rich ginger cakes using light brown sugar New Orleans molasses and honey with ginger and spices plus notes on snaps with flour and butter spread. Also Lentil Croquettes recipe with lentils celery onion parsley and a milk butter sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Delicio
Recipes for Strawberry Shortcakes and Pineapple Cup Punch
The excerpt lists methods for a Strawberry Shortcake assembly with sugar water ice nutmeg dusting, plus a Pineapple Cup recipe mixing pineapple juice lemon and currant juice with raspberries. It describes chilling on ice and serving over a large ice block. It reads like a late 19th or early 20th century household guide.
A Man's Grouch and the Reason for It
A columnist explores a common male grievance about wives not being home. The piece argues the wife is an integral part of the home and a man’s grouch stems from wanting her presence to greet him, linking it to deep social roles across time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Patterson
Euripides
Jane
Eve
Adam
Four Corners Lies in Four States Not a Town
In Durango Colorado a note on Four Corners explains a fictional town where Utah Arizona New Mexico and Colorado meet at a single spot. The piece imagines cross state issues a fugitive might face and notes the site remains undeveloped due to rail access. A unique religious service gathers four Episcopal bishops from Colorado New Mexico Arizona and Utah on the Four Corners soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Col
United States
Four Corners
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Brewster
Howden
Smith
Paul Jones
Running No Chances and the Forgetful Maid
A London Standard anecdote tells of a noble guest visit where a new maid Polly inadvertently delivers hot water to Mr Chumleigh’s room overnight, mistaking morning duties. The piece also notes cynicism toward college diplomas as mere scraps of paper and ends with a Coca Cola advertising line urging genuine bottled Coca Cola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Mr. Chumleigh
London Standard
Decker Divorced by Actress Wife Katheryn Brown Decker
Katheryn Brown Decker, noted actress, has sued Henry Iedward Decker for divorce on statutory grounds. Decker reportedly does not defend. The pair wed five years ago amid New York society interest, with Decker connected to Sheffield Farms Slaw son Decker Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker
Katheryn Brown Decker
Henry Iedward Decker
Sheffield Farms Slawson Decker Company
Contempt Charge Against Clerk F W Hermann Held Open
Clerk F W Hermann of the inferior criminal court faced a contempt charge for failing to appear as a witness in the Edward Singleton versus Mrs P Frederik case. Judge Samuel presiding advised Hermann to secure counsel as the matter was serious, and attorney F K Hale was retained to represent him. The proceedings continued into Saturday morning pending a conference with the county solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Hermann
Samuel
Edward Singleton
Co. P. Frederik
Hermann
F. K. Hale
Small Koy Is Bitten by a Large Moccasin
Calvin Walker five year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Walker near Ocean Springs Miss was bitten by a moccasin snake Thursday He paused to pick up a dead chicken as the reptile attempting to swallow it struck The physician calls it the worst non fatal bite he has treated Calvin is all right now
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Springs
Miss
Calvin Walker
Henry Walker
Calvin
Negro convict escapes from Flat Top mines
Will Malone, a negro convict, escaped from Flat Top mines. Malone, serving a two year sentence for grand larceny, was sentenced February 15 this year in Jefferson county. The escape was reported to the state convict department in Montgomery Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Will Malone
Flat Top
State Convict Department
Malone
Jefferson County
Recorder's Matinee Case In Recorder Court
Louis Bowers faced a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses after a false telegram from his father claimed a $500 transfer. the case was continued to Tuesday. Henry W. Shields, jailed for cruelty to animals, was fined $2.50 or five days. The piece ends with a quip about a rich widow and her adventurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder's
Louis Bowers
Recorder’s Court
Bowers
John Cleve
Henry W. Shields
Edington
Out-Of-Town Society Greenville Personal Arrivals
Greenville Alabama social column lists numerous guests and visitors. Names include Miss Ida Williams Chapman Miss Genie Powell Judge A Chenney Reno Mrs Harry Eddings Tuscaloosa Miss Kate Porter Demopolis and Dr Dan McMillan Pensacola among others visiting local residents or staying with families this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Ala
Isabel Bricken
Luverne
J. A. Kendrick
Ida Willams
Chapman
Genie Powell
Montgomery
A. Chenney
Reno
Harry Eddings
Tuscaloosa
Lucile Graham
Margaret Cater
Abbie
Lucile Poole
Myrtice
Ethel Brown
C. K. McGehee
Effie Perdue
Birmingham
Margaret Parker
Maude McPherson
Georgia Stallings
D. 8
Lightcap
Columbiana
W. T. Dunklin
C. C. Stewart
Ruther Stewart
Jack Stewart
Glasgow Stewart
E. M. Stewart
Sellers
J. T
St. Louis
J. W. Anglé
R. B. Smythe
Autangville
J. M. Stabler
University
Gladys Gantt
W. C. Cater
Laura
James Ramsey
Jacksonville
Fla
J. B. Powell
Gulf Coast
Kile
W. H. Seymore
J. P. Reynolds
J. A. Allen
J. S. Kern
Rouse Smith
Dothan
Park Smith
Atlanta
Wiggins Notes Local Visitors and A Quiet Wedding
Dr J A Leggett returns from a week’s vacation Julia Hulton wed Wayne of Lyman at bride’s parents home in Wiggins. Sun bathing party hosted by Miss Moire Reed drew a large crowd. Carrie Daughdrille of Mobile visiting Mrs J A Leggett. Harold Martin returns from Hattiesburg to Fourth Street. Mrs W S McCoy and Harry Burnett travel to Nashville to see their brother, Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Bigbee Valley “Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. G. Thomas
Mobile
Colonial Dames
Ellen Peter Bryce
Tuscaloosa
Peter Bryce
Alabama
Fngare
Noble Institution
Rhett Goode
Trimble
Tardy
Birmingham
Robinson
Bessemer
James L. Parker
Fred Jones
Carl W. Mcnahon
Lakewood
Parker
Edward Gache
Mary Adelaide Howell
Christ Episcopal Church
Oak Park
Howell
J. G. Clark
Miss Howell
Ruth Krudop
Mary
Lucy Gachet
Mid- Way
Glenn Rutland
Lucille Rutland
Peat
Sophie Tice
A. von ‘Seeberg
J. R. Smith
Lucy
Mary Bachet
Mid- Wavy
Edward Gachet
Montgomery
Montgomery Advertiser
Sadie Brown
Sadie E. Brown
C. W. Thomas
Virginia Thompson
B. H. Johnson
Johnston
Miss Brown
Local announces graduates and visitors at Mississippi colleges
Riley Burnett, a medical college attendee, receives his diploma. Mrs. Mary Chapman of Laurel visits friends in Wiggins for the week. Little Bernice Leggett visits her grandparents in McHenry this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Burnett
Mary Chapman
Laurel
Wiggins
Little Bernice Leggett
McHenry
Allen Ala Bee Hive Robbery Tied To Local Notable
Local notes from Allen Alabama report J A Slayton losing a fine cow after it supposedly strangled in a dipping vat Monday. Social visits include Claude Dumas home where Perry Lonnie Juddie McLeod Raymond Dumas H B Murphy and F N Singleton met. Shield Tarleton was robbed of his bee hive Tuesday. Richard Tarleton plans to bring his wife home from Tuscaloosa. Carrie Tally visits Mrs H C Gomillion. H C Gomillion travels to Red Level on business.
Dorcas Charity Association Incorporated in Probate Papers
The Negro Benevolent Dorcas Charity Association Mobile filed in probate on Saturday. The group aims to dispense charity mainly among the colored population of the county. Officers and members signing the incorporation include Sara J. Duncan Mary Europe Jones Pauline A. King Zimd ie Fedrow Ella H. Thomas Lena By Hannum and Rebecca M. Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Charity Association
Mobile
Sara J. Duncan
Mary Europe Jones
Pauline A. King
Zimdie Fedrow
Ella H. Thomas
Lena By Hannum
Rebecca M. Beck
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Bentztown
Church Federation
Brown
Leinkauf School
Frances Baumhauer
Meridian
Laura Gabel
Shreveport
Farrell
Enterprise
Stonewall Club
Agnes Schleveigt
Mothers’ Club
Monroe Park
Electra Semmes Colston
Mobile Cotton Mills
Wilson
Henry Aldridge
Agnes Belle Goldsby
Miss Goldsby
Julia Creary
Marie Layette
Mrs. Aldridge
Business Women’s Club
Mobile Business Women's Club
Magnolia Beach
Sweedie
Nay Selign
Nellie
Sera
Columbia
Bell
Out-Of-Town Society
Greenville Personals
Allen Personals
Negro Benevolent
City Ticket Office
South Royal St
H. C. Geron
Pass. Agt
Bell 210
Ani Wéturecturers
Mole
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