Six State Normal Presidents Named at Board Meeting
At a Montgomery meeting the state normal school board reelected presidents of the six normal schools and selected faculties for Troy and Daphne. The Troy and Daphne faculties were announced, with other instructors to be named later by presidents to the executive committee. Governors Henderson and Feagin presided.
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State Normal
Montgomery
State Normal Schools Board
Henderson
Th State
Troy and
Daphne
Normal School Board
R. B. Evins
Or Preme
Henry J. Willingham
Florence Normal School
G. W. Brock
William F. Feagin
Will T. Sheehan
Troy
Dr. Shackelford
M. D. Davis
F. J. Cowart
E. M. Wright
W. P. McKinley
Catherine Gardner
Nan H. Barksdale
C. M. McCarthy
Martha A.sprouil
Elizabeth W. Gorton
Celeste Darby
Loraine Ham
W. T. Sheehan
Charles 5. McDowell, Jr
Eufaula
W. W. Lavender
Centerville
Greensboro
R L. Glenn
Florence
Rain Rouses Loper Area as Lightning Tops Mules
A heavy rain hit Loper Alabama on Thursday to relieve drought. Lightning struck a telephone wire, knocking four mules and a horse of L H Yarbrough to the ground. Yarbrough's father from Meridian Mississippi visits for several days. Sallie Lopez stayed with the Henderson sisters at Milky Alabama. Yarbrough bought a fine horse and buggy in Meridian and had a brother bring it through.
Harmless Remedy Ad Urges Help for Urinary Weakness
An medical advertisement promotes Zemeto Co Harmless Remedy for kidney bladder and urinary weakness claiming non habit forming relief and offering a free package by mail in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It urges sharing results with friends and asks no money to be sent.
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Zemeto CO
Dept
Milwaukee
Wis
Community theatre contest awards and rules
The notice offers five Empire Theatre tickets to children submitting thirty five pictures with all entries due by Wednesday night. It lists prize winners including Eddie Fox and many names, followed by scattered addresses and street names, suggesting a local community page with contest results and participant locations.
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Empire Theatre
Community Notes From Meridian and Nearby Towns
Local items include Walter Edwards taking a sawmill position in town, Misses ttie and Lillie Moss visiting from South Side, Eddie McLemore of Healing Springs, Joe Yarbrough visiting Meridian, Rev. Fagan's final appointment here, G. T. Loper returning from Motle, Jessie Loper preparing for Livingstone summer normal, Lallie Loper visiting Bay Minette, and Mattie Lopez guesting with the Coaker sisters.
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Walter Edwards
Meridian
Miss
Ttie
Lillie Moss
South Side
Eddie McLemore
Healing Springs
Ala
Joe Yarbrough
Fagan
G. T. Loper
Motle
Jessie Loper
Livingston
Lallie Loper
Bay Minette
Mattie Lopez
Coaker
Bridge Club and Society Events Highlight Moss Point
In Moss Point Miss Clara Herrin hosted a bridge afternoon with prize winners Miss Lida Meriwether and Miss Waddell. Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Graham hosted missionary and Ladies' Aid meetings with turnout of twenty seven and a $25.20 collection. Local residents visit nearby cities and attend events in Mobile New Orleans and Jackson while guests from Nashville and Chicago are noted among attendees.
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Oss Point
Miss
Clara
May Herrin
Lida Meriwether
Waddell
H. A. Canty
J. L. Ford
E. Kk, Gantt
C. A. Graham
Belle Griffin
Co.g., McEachern
R. A. Farnsworth
G. D. Dean
Lida
Hattie Belle Meriwether
Ollie Ford
Annie Griffin
Bertie Waddell
Grace Denny
Louise Cowan
Hazel Graham
E. D. Wood
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
D. Wood
Alice Decell
Lucile Goar
New Orleans
Mobile
Lewis Dailey
Hubert Davis
Lucedale
Albert Davis
Edward George
T. H. Steede
Harry Bond
Nashville
A. M. Cowan
Jac Ty
Calvin Garner
Edna Hovard
Vera Williams
Claude Williams
C. W. Jackson
Hermine
Evan I
Elizabeth Dantzler
J. Bounds
Graydon Carter
J. J
Chicora
H. C. Herrin
Jackson
G. W. O'Neill
In Memoriam for Rose Glass
In loving memory of Mrs Rose Glass who departed this life April 27 1915 at 11 10 p m A loved one from us is gone her voice we loved is still The soul is safe in heaven though the body lies in the grave The memory will be cherished till we see thy heavenly face May God comfort us all in our sorrow and save us from despair
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Rose Glass
Sean
Rain Brings Needed Downpour to Bay Minette Area
Heavy rain fell Friday across the county marking one of the best falls in five weeks and delaying ditching work. The downpour moistens parched ground and is expected to aid farmers worth thousands. Rev. Adame lectured on Ben Hur at the school house. attendance was limited by threatening weather. Electric light plant machinery arrived in town and will be moved to Hand avenue power house as construction nears completion. Additional notes cover shoppers to Mobile, a cement block plant setup by H H Page on Railroad street for a new mercantile building, possible occupancy by Burns & Son, and local business visits by L Glendenning and A P Smith. Work continues on the Alabama Manufacturing Company warehouse to produce hampers and crates with a concrete factory near the railroad.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Adame
S. A. Adams
Mobile
Baptist
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Hand Avenue
O. G. Shollar
Railroad Street
G. W. Burns & Son
L. Glendenning
Robertsdale
A. P. Smith
Robertedale
Alabama Manufacturing Company
Natchez Notes On Convention Attendance And Bumper Harvests
This week in Natchez attending a convention of the Knights Templar. Vegetables are plentiful and in no way damaged by the dry weather. Fruit in this section looks fair to be abundant and pecans promise a heavy yield.
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Natchez
Knights Templar
Toulminville Preparations For Jubilees Fair At Bingville
Mr. Ben E Ward lies ill and Mr Cooper assists at the poor farm. Jefferson Davis picture shown in school. Bingville Fair planned for June 23 as the year’s grand event. Children’s Missionary Society 28 strong attended with Agnes Cooper and many others seen. The Busy Bee Sewing Society postponed. Tenino children praised for talent and Amy Cole cited as leader. Meeting held every Sunday at 3 with all invited. rain liked, gardens thriving and planting underway.
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Ben E. Ward
Cooper
Jefferson Davis
U. D. Co
Bingville
Toulminville
Children’s Missionary Society
Busy Bee Sewing Society
Agnes Cooper
Lingle
Greer
Sims
Purinton
Hail
Miss Johnston
Missionary Union
Tenino
Amy Cole
Amy
Toulminville Children’s Missionary Society
Weather turns rainy as crops may rise in Turnerville
Turnerville Alabama reports a weather shift likely to bring rain and boost crops. A group of youths enjoyed a fish fry last Saturday despite no catches. Local social visits include Miss Gladys Goole visiting Misses Ola Bryars and Beulah Richardson and Miss Richardson accompanying her to the train. Regulars note Mr. James Sears visiting Mobile with Miss Kate Masingil and Miss Grace Roberts, plus trips to Chastang. Miss Ole Bryars and Miss Ethel Leurs are mentioned with recent illnesses and visits. The evening featured singing at Mr J A Mahan's.
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Turnerville
Ala
Gladys Goole
Ola Bryars
Beulah Richardson
Richardson
James Sears
Mobile
Kate Masingil
Mias Grace Roberts
Chastang
T. J. Roberts
A. B. Leurs
Ole Bryars
Mise
Ethel Leurs
Citronelle
Gideon Dickinson
A. B. Seurs
J. A. Mahan
Willards early fire drove him toward boxing ambition
A Pueblo farmer recollects Jess Willard as a hungry youth in Colorado four years before fame. The future heavyweight champion wandered town seeking work, worked a farm job at Smith’s, and relentlessly proclaimed his dream of fighting, sparring with farmhands, and dreaming of a ring career. The anecdote, told by Pueblo patrolman George Lovern, recalls a raw-boned twenty four year old eager for his first bout.
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Jess Willard
Pueblo
Colorado
Boone
Smith
George
Lovern
Pueblo City
Willard
Oklahoma
Fine Way of Wishing Him Joy in New Job
In Columbus on May 8 Jerry O'Shaughnessy left the National Bank of Commerce as assistant cashier to become manager of the O'Shaughnessy firm. A farewell banquet featured the name Jerry with a mortuary theme, coffin on the table, and black drapery as guests celebrated his new position.
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Columbus, O
Jerry O'Shaughnessy
Jerry
National Bank of Commerce
Grace church May festival and community notices
Oakdale reports Mrs. Le Boutillier recovering after illness. Grace church plans a May festival on the church lawn May 12 with refreshments, a May pole dance by Sunday school children, and a country store. Irby Smith starts rebuilding his Sutton and Washington avenue home after a recent fire. Miss Anna Mae Brocker visited sister Mrs Whitenger in Prichard. Miss Eunice Yost visiting friends in Rhope. D J Jackson’s new bungalow on Seneca Street nears completion.
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Grace Church
Irby Smith
Sutton
Washington Avenue
Anna Mae Brocker
Whittenger
Prichard
Eunice Yost
Orchard Orchard Ala Community Notes
A Friday and evening rain broke a six week dry spell in Orchard Orchard Alabama. Dr Chamberlain and family moved to Chicago this week. Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs W P Mayer and daughter Miss Fannie with many attendees. Charles Wengerd moved into the Dean place cottage. Mrs Hayes of Mobile visiting her parents. Mr Charles Harbert and wife occupy the Chamberlain home. Union Church service will follow the lesson hour led by Mr Watrons of Crichton.
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Orchard
Ala
Chamberlain
Chicago
W. P. Mayer
Fannie
Mesdames Driver
Mor~igan
Erdman
Dean
Pearre
Wingerd
Williams
Davis
Hayes
Stanley
Terheurst
Richer
Mae Morgan
Charles Wengerd
A. W. Dean
Mobile
J. O. Stanley
Charlies Harbert
Residents and Visitors Report to Dyas Alabama
Herbert C. Pratt of New Mexico begins building northeast of Dyas after purchasing land. Mrs. E A Lamb of Aurora Illinois surveys her land and notes improvements. Elbert Bozarth of Paradise Kentucky expresses approval. I H Young visits Dyas. O A Gilbert of Elyria Ohio returns for summer. Knoll School Improvement Association meets Friday night. Mary L Fischer of Minnesota visits. Anna B Hall of Mobile speaks on temperance. Fred Thorn of Milford Massachusetts arrives with plans to stay.
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Dyas
Ala
Herbert C. Pratt
New Mexico
E. A. Lamb
Aurora
Ilinois
Elbert Bozarth
Paradise
Kentucky
I. H. Young
O. A. Gilbert
Elyria
Ohio
Knoll
Gardens
Fred Thorn
Milford
Mass
Local Briefs Highlight Brewton Pol lard Area Visitors
Louise M Finlay and T S Lowell Jr visited Brewton on Sunday. Carl Irwin of Evergreen collected auto licenses in Pollard. Miss Corrie James of Evergreen and Miss Minnie Knott Burnett shared time together around the marriage in Evergreen. Sydney Sellers broke his arm after a fall from a henhouse roof. Several officials and residents, including attorney Ed Leigh McMillan, circuit clerk C F Rankin, and Deputy W B Jernigan, are noted for visits and travels. The Eastern Star lodge initiated two candidates.
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Minnie Knott Burnett
Evergreen
Corrie James
R. C. Skipper, Jr
Mobile
Ed Leigh _McMillan
Brewton
Pollard
C. F. Rankin
Fastern Star Lodge
J. F. Fagin
Atmore
W. B. Jernigan
New Orleans
Jernigan & Walton
J. E. Bates
Fort Deposit
Bessie Finlay
J. H. Williams
Quizette
Fla
J. A. Bawards
Wills
Reed
C. E. Harvey
Agricultural School Heads Selected in Alabama Districts
Boards of trustees for Alabama nine district agricultural schools met with Governor Henderson and elected presidents for next session. Incumbents J. J. Moore, W. C. Biasingame, H. O. Sargent, L. Gipson, J. M. Atkinson, and W. B. Farrar were re-elected to districts one, two, six, seven, eight and nine. New presidents are B. H. Boyd for district three at Abbeville and G. H. Thigpen for district four at Sylacauga. fifth district Wetumpka will elect later.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Wetumpka
J. J. Moore
Jackson
W. C. Biasingame
Evergreen
H. O. Sargent
Hamilton
L. Gipson
Albertville
J. .M. Atkinson
Athens
W. B. Farrar
Blountsville
B. H. Boyd
J. R. McLean
Abbeville
G. H. Thigpen
J. R. Cheatham
Sylacauga
Calv in Mc Leod dies at Moss Point residence
Moss Point resident Calv in Mc Leod dies at home after long illness. He leaves a wife and four children. The report notes the death was not unexpected given poor health.
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Moss Point
Miss
Geneva
Italy
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