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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1916

Page

3

Local Lumber Demand Drives Projected Workforce Boom

The speaker notes high demand for lumber will create substantial work for the operating force, signaling ample employment opportunities and increased activity in the industry.

Governor Honors Four Mobil ians as Delegates to Southern Congress

Governor Henderson names Mobile residents and other Alabama leaders as delegates to the Southern Sociological Congress in New Orleans April 12 to 16. The list includes Dr. T. H. Frazer, Mrs. Julius Goldstein, Dr. D. T. McCall, and Dr. J. S. Schwarz, among many others. All delegates are noted as civic leaders and progressives, with large Alabama attendance anticipated due to low rail rates.

Henderson Mobile Southern Sociological Congress New Orleans T. H. Frazer Julius Goldstein D. T. McCall J. S. Schwarz J. D. Matlock Ensley C. E. Thomas Prattville M. S. Davie Dothan J. L. Sibley William G. Thomas C. Williams Charlies T. Pajlard W. H. Oates John S. Tilley W. H. Sanders Montgomery Mary R. Jordon Woodlawn Moran F. W. Ragland W. L. Murdock J. H. Phillips Sidney J. Bowie George G. Crawford W. L. Grubb J. L. Kaul E. R S. O. Carlisle L. B. Eierson J. S. McLester Birmingham J. T. Searcy Tuscaloosa William Ives Florence F. C. Smith Vincent D. H. Finley Pollard W. H. Holloway Talladega J. L. Doster University Cary Gamble Huntsville W. D. Partlow M. 8. Davis Mary W. Kirk Tuscumbia Lillian Kirby R. P. Killpatrick Camden P. B. Lusk Guntersville Thomas E. F. Taylor Tuskegee Southern Commercial Congress J. E. McCulloch Alabama St. Charles

Mobile Attorney Thomas Sims Dies at 55 in City

Thomas Shelton Sims aged 55 a local attorney died Saturday at his home 20 Lemoyne Place after weeks of illness. He was a Greene county Alabama native and son of the late Thomas W. Sims and Lethe Shelton Sims. He is survived by his wife a half-brother Thomas W. Sims chairman of the State Tax Commission and other relatives. He belonged to the Mobile Bar Association practiced in state and federal courts and was a member of the Athlesian Gulf Fishing and Hunting clubs. Funeral services Sunday at 4 pm with Magnolia Cemetery burial.

Thomas Shelton Sims Lemoyne Place Greene County Ala Thomas W. Sims Lethe Shelton Sims Athlesian Club Gulf Fishing and Hunting Club Sims Magnolia Cemetery

Jett Muths Construction Company Incorporation

The Jett Muths Construction Company Inc filed incorporation papers in the probate court late Friday afternoon to engage in general contracting with headquarters in Mobile. The firm, in business nearly a year, is capitalized at 2000 dollars and will start with 1000 dollars. Officers are D. E. Jett president and director, G. A. Muths secretary and treasurer, G. M. Jett vice president and general manager.

Jett-Muths

Whistler Religious Notices and Local News Roundup

Whistler Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Lascis M Atchison and Wilbur Cato. evening sermon at 7 15. Bethany Baptist and St Pauls Episcopal list services and pastors. Notable items include the marriage of May Barnes to Alexander Ross McPherson at Carr Street, and wedding of Joseph Barrett to Mrs Fanny Sweeting at Toulminville. Community events, travel notices, and local social news accompany the church listings.

Whistler Methodist Lascis M. Atchison W M. Cato Wilbur Cato Tye Panes Bethany Baptist Heywood T. Vaughan J. W. Jones Ernest L. Graham John St. Paul’s Episcopal A. G. Richards James T. McCan Mobile Joseph J. Harris Henry C. Everett Myers Memorial Baptist Harry Brance J. W. Whitsett E. M. Daffin St. Elmo Ala Baptist Church Emma Knight W. M. Shoemate Ida Roy Calloway Willie Woodward Escatawba Assembly of God Edward Lavett Richton Miss Odd Fellows’ Hall Sunset Band Misses Blanch Katie Lou Kelley Foree Thelma Malone Ruth Lee Freeland Nina Gray Eleanor Lucile Fitzgerald Lora Adele Hartley Christine Rawls Susan Crabtree Joseph Nix Miss Irma Okolona Clyde George Joseph White Elmer Clarence Cato Joseph Chastang Clyde Hartley Malcolm Bossey Mr. Steiner Adolph Vetter Preston Laws Henry Peterson Edgar McRee Earl Myles John Ranagier Isaac Fitzgerald N. S. Gay Thomas Hartley James Bellinger Buford Stephen J. McCarty George A. Maloney Whistler Pat McDonough Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company Peterson & Sons Leroy Finnegan Southern Columbus Francis M. Atchison Whistler Methodist Church Miss May Barnes Alexander Ross McPherson Carr Street Miss Barnes McPherson Barnes Whistier W. L. Caton Frank Pringle Lima Ruby Caton Neander Cunningham Walter Cato George L. Lambeth Emanuel Alvarez Lindey Emelia Barnes Blanch Kelley Augustus Nylander Cornelius Brown Whistler Shops

Rail car shortages ease as lines expand interconnections

Railway circles report easing car shortages with more cars moving to high demand points. E H Turner of the Alabama and Mississippi railroad says business is improving and a May connection with the Pascagoula Moss Point Northern is expected, uniting Vinegar Bend Alabama with Moss Point Mississippi. Lumber shipments on the Alabama Tennessee and Northern are rising as truck movements to market approach.

E. H. Turner Alabama and Mississippi Railroad Moss Point Miss Russell Houston Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad

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Marine Supply Co. “‘the Motor Boat Store America Toggery Mobile’s Leading Men’s Shop St. Emanuel and Dauphin Streets Decatur Wabash Railroad Company QO. J. Kidd Chunchula O. T. Kidd Glen Burdette Pom O A. R. Link Frank Connors Cyril Pooley Wasson Street I. L. Whatley Wilmer Star Agen Georgetie Pauline Jayne Thomas W. Jayne Bethany Baptist Church Milton James Frank Ryals Selma D. W. Bosdell Northside Baptist Church of William Taylor James Morgan Louis Walker William Scott Frank Hosbeins George Hosbeins Joseph Barrett Fanny Sweeting Toulminville Methodist Church Whistler Baptist Church Francis M.atchison Mr. Barrett Barrett Merchants Bank Water and ST. Francis Sts Mobile, Alabama Georgette Shepherd C. J. Gayfer & Company
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