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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1914

Page

2

Shakespeare Club Meets For Today in Mobile Civic Effort

Community events fill the day from Shakespeare Club’s 11 am gathering to All Saints Sunday school picnic at Monroe Park and Country Club afternoon tea at the club house by the bay. Civic beautification drives urge cleaning and pest control to improve health and curb disease.

All Saint’s Monroe Park Country Club Down By the Bay Robin C. Herndon W. N. Hunter Greece

Cornell and Penn Meet in Dual Track Meet Crippled by Injuries

Ithaca New York May 16 The Cornell and Pennsylvania track teams met here in a dual meet hampered by injuries Cornell list five sick while Pennsylvania three Weather was ideal The write up mentions a Massachusetts scientist claiming rhythm in literature or music and notes social tables and prizes at a hostess event with Mrs T C Thomas winning a cut glass tray and Mrs J A Reaves a pin

Associated Press ITHACA, N._Y Cornell Pennsylvania Dual Street T. C. Thomas Fortune J. A. Reaves

Oil Prospectors Stir Up People at Laine Miss

Laine Mississippi May 16 A special meeting was called by the Pascagoula Oil and Development Company owners who sunk two wells at Laine and own 162 acres of promising land. Indications from prior investigations show oil and gas prospects improving with further drilling likely as activity increases along the field.

Laine Miss Pascagoula Oi and Development Company Aroa Laine Lain

Campaign closes tonight as big prize drive continues

The Mobile Item promotes an extended subscription campaign with a first period closing tonight and a second period vote scale. A big extra vote offer runs for a week, plus plans for future subscriptions and club-based voting, touting autos as top prizes and urging renewed effort.

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City Beautiful Committee Harry Inge The Home Bell Phone Shakespeare Club C. J. Torrey Clara Cary Marguerite Festorazzi Eloise Supple Hammel Festorazzis Leopold Hammet Supple Bayou la Batre Washington Mobile J. W Hirshfield Leopold Hammel Gattles Margaret Jones Mamie Paul Butler Belleship Battles Wharf H. M. Butler Bernito Hermann S. G. Neuberger, Jr Beaux Butler Mrs. Butler New Bridge Club Harry Peerson R. G. Cobb Cornell and Penney Massachusetts Sicily Calabria Corsica Carrie Lund Lily Ily Aa Zadek Jewelry Co Mrs. Or Miss Ned Mail Brant Mofhday Man_ O
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