Veteran Bob Purvis Rides On At Mobile Horse Show
At Mobile's night horse show veteran rider Bob Purvis aged sixty eight rode past the grandstand with unchanged poise as judges awarded top marks to younger competitors. The crowd cheered the lone veteran who received no prize but earned lasting respect for calm dignity and steadfast form. The event featured lavishly dressed riders and a large entry list with results naming Mrs. George Thomas, J. S. Crawford, and Harry Searle among others.
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Robert Purvis
Bob Purvis
Bob
Louisville
Mobile
George Thomas
Thomas Ezell
Nashville
Tenn
J. S Crawford
Shelbyville
Mamie Taylor
Harry Searle
J. S. Crawford
Gypsy Dare
Hubbard Ezell
Thomas H. Ezell
Thomas A. Hays
Lynchburg
Florida Begins Old Spanish Trail Road Building Effort
Florida advances construction plans for the Old Spanish Trail linking Tallahassee Marianna De Funiak Springs and Live Oak. J D Smith of Marianna named honorary vice president urges county commissioners to advance road work and maintenance as Mobile hosts a December convention to discuss the transcontinental highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Florida
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Marianna
S. A. LeBlanc
J. D Smith
Florida
Tallahassee
Live Oak
Jackson
Holmes
Walton
Tech
McGill Night School to Open Wednesday
The McGill Institute Night School for working boys and young men will reopen on Wednesday night November 3 at 7 o clock with Professor B J Eykenrode in charge. Subjects include English arithmetic spelling reading penmanship stenography and bookkeeping. Admission requires good conduct and willingness to profit. Professors Eckenrode Waters and Hart assist. Commissioner Laz Schwarz absent due to left leg injury at home on Jackson and St Francis streets.
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McGill Institute
B. J. Eykenrode
Eckenrede
Eckenrode
R. D. Waters and
Hart
Schwarz Hart
Laz Schwarz
City Commission
Jackson and
St. Francis Streets
Brilliant Wedding at the Gulf Coast Fair Monday
The Mobile Rotary Club oversees a royal wedding on the Gulf Coast Fair stage at 7 30 p m with Henry Bethea and Ella Packer Bladisher as bride and groom. Henry Wade DuBose conducts the ceremony on the racing-field platform opposite the grand stand. The ceremony features a large wedding party including groomsman Dr P B Haas and maid of honor Miss Helen Terrill along with six bridesmaids and several attendants.
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Fair
Henry Bethea
Ella Packer Bladisher
P. B. Haas
Helen Terrill
Celia Webb
Hilda Broadwood
Elize Howell
Margaret Horn
Irvin Fearn
Margaret Blacksher
W. L. Gross
John Nelson
Sunday Fair Exhibition Pace and Motorcycle Races
Program opens 2 pm with a pacing race between Possibility and sottie D as they chase a 2 68 mile mark on a half mile track. Mobile Derby and 1 mile running exhibition with eight local starters. Blanché McKinnie-Hunter present Co motorcycle races 25 and 15 miles free for all. Special band concert sacred selections. General admission 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sottie D
Blanché McKinnie-Hunter, Co
Model Kitchen Exhibit Teaches Simple Farm Home Economy
Mrs. W. W. McGuire demonstrates a fireless cooker water system and cheap ice box in Mobile County showing how any farm home can create a clean practical kitchen for about four dollars. Canning club girls display sewing work while towns like Wilmer Theodore and Mobile participate in a pioneering home economy program.
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Mobile County
W. W. McGuire
Canning Clubs
Canning Club
Machias Team to Play Barneys Sunday at Monroe Park
The Barney Cavanagh Hardware Company team meets the gunboat Machias Sunday afternoon at Monroe Park. First pitch at 2 o'clock with Machias pitchers led by Stevens, noted as navy’s best hurler. Barneys add Jules Watson, ex Texas leaguer, to face the navy lineup in a scheduled doubleheader ending before 3:30.
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Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Company
Machias
Monroe Park
Stevens
Navy
Barneys
Jules Watson
Charley Schmidt
Motle Club
Machias Bunch
Touart
Moss
Murphy
Schmidt
King
Banes
Watson
Burch
Williams
Courtney
Machias—Faires
Hammil
Gawrych
Harsh
Reichling
Timm
Gahn
Threm
Aubrey
Petit
Thompson
The
Crowns
Haff
Gulf Coast Fair Declares Military Figures Special Days
Mobile battalion honors Captain William S Screws Day at the Gulf Coast Fair for his Army service and role as instructor inspector. General G J Hubbard Day highlights the adjutant general, praising his rapid rise and impact on the Alabama National Guard. A retiring First Regiment cup will feature in the exhibit.
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Mobile
Alabama
William S. Screws
Screws
United States Army
G. J. Hubbard
Hubbard
Troops of
Alabama National Guard
War Department
Certificate filed dissolving Stag Hotel Company
A certificate of dissolution for the Stag Hotel Company was filed in probate court Saturday. Stockholders listed are W. H. Burlison Edward Werneth M. H. Roberts and L. M. Webster.
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Stag Hotel Company
Beauregard
St. Joseph Streets
W. H. Burlison
Edward Werneth
M. H. Roberts
L. M. Webster
Fairhope Exhibit At Gulf Coast Fair Captivates Visitors
The Fairhope display by I. Littlefield at the Gulf Coast Fair showcases a detailed miniature waterfront scene. It includes a chutes ride, twin bath houses, a dancing pavilion, ice plant, and railroad trestle, with realistic cliffs, sand beach, and a Colonial Inn backdrop reflecting community pride.
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Fairhope Wharf
Fairhope
Astern
Jefferson
I. Littlefield
Fairhope Town
People's
Ice Plantind Creamery
Fairhope Avenue
Rialto
Mission Incorporated Trustees Named in Probate Court
The Apostolic Faith Mission was incorporated in probate court on Friday as a religious and charitable organization. Trustees listed include Maggie Cook George Woodson Martha Anderson Mary Jackson F W Williams and Lawrence McCue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apostolic Faith Mission
Maggie Cook
George Woodson
Martha Anderson
Mary Jackson
F. W. Williams
Lawrence McCue
Prohibition Cases Postponed For Murder Trial
Several cases are postponed due to the murder trial of Mrs. Theresa McBroom. Prohibition hearings for Charles Schimpf on November 30, William R. Johnson on November 6, and R. J. Williamson on November 20 were rescheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa McBroom
Charles Schimpf
William R. Johnson
R. J. Williamson
Gaited Horses of Class Are Shown at Mobile Show
Graceful steppers drew crowds as gaits and training impressed in a Mobile morning horse show. Awards named victors in multiple classes including light harness roadster and five gaited saddled events with riders from Tennessee Kentucky and Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H
Wrell
Nashville
J. S. Crawford
Shelbyville
Brewton Seeks Stand On Old Spanish Trail Route
Brewton plans to send a delegation of fifty to the Old Spanish Trail convention December 10 and 11 as it seeks inclusion on the New Orleans to Miami route. The city favors the east west national highway and awaits the convention’s decisions after a scout car from Mobile assesses roads. Notables invited include Charles H. Davis and General Colerhan Du Pont, with Palmer Pillans leading the executive committee. Mobile hosts settlers at the Gulf Coast Exposition, highlighting unity and hospitality between old Mobile and new settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewton
New Orleans
Miami
A. le Blanc
Mobile
Charles H. Davis
National Highways Association
Colerhan du Pont
Association
Palmer Pillans
Davis
United States
Boston
J. D. Andrews
Aubrey Boyles
L. . Irvine
5. M. Bailey
E. Q. Noreton
W. C. Bromley
Ohio
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Old South
J. D. Hagan
Southern Oyster Roast Declared Successful Gathering
The event welcomed newcomers and strangers to a unifying gathering hailed as inaugurating a new era in Southern hospitality. The rally emphasized shared interests and community warmth.
Illinois and Alabama settlers pledge cooperative effort at Mobile fair
A speaker lineup from Illinois and Pennsylvania lauds Alabama towns and promotes the Mobile and Baldwin counties Farmers Exchange. They tout local land and chicken ventures, urge unity, and foresee a successful fair and shared prosperity in Orchard, Silverhill, Loxley, and Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
D. W. Davis
Fairhope
Fom
Indiana
Farmers Exchange of
Mobile
Chas M. Lyrene
Silverhill
Illinois
Baldwin Counties
Fred Schoettle
Loxley
California
Orchard
Ala
Petaluma
Cal
Alabama
A. W
Dean
Cl Anderson
Axis
Pennsylvania
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M’gill
U. Prosperity
Rotary Club
Cobb & Derby
York
Sumter County
Sinbad the Sailor
Ezell
D. A. Slate
Franklin
Menlo
Grenarder
Bouncing Lady
Homage
Bert Rex
J. W. Nichols
Coffeeville
Red Zigler
Thomas H. Wreéll
Parambola
T. A. Hase
Lubbling
King Edward
Willie Schenker
Ing Dare
Rose Chief
T. A. Haya
Allie Watts
Brick River Stock Farm
Jonesville
Fred Edman
J. 8. Crawford
Ring
Walter I
T. A. Hoya
Larue Baron
J. W. Nicola
Coffeyville
Light H.ness
Young Emperor
Thomes
Waell
Washville
Wenn
T. '. Hays
Lynchourg
Munice Thompson
Pensacola
Ervin Fearn
Red Sigler
Mate
Doctor
Crawford
Pan
Bell
Paul van Antwerp
Sir Henry
Dr. Williams
Prince Wiliam
Lob Schwartz
Brown Prince
Gulf Coast Exposition Grounds
Mobile Country
Mobile City
Old City
New Country
Mr. Davis
Mr. Davista
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