Biloxi Area Sees Farm Growth and Real Estate Deals
Pledges raise local strawberry acreage to sixty acres near Biloxi as the Biloxi Vegetable and Fruit Growers' Association seeks affiliation with Mobile via the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange. Deer Island sale to Wentzell brothers marks a major real estate deal, with plans to develop property and oyster beds. The Gulf Coast Contractors' and Builders' Exchange forms in Biloxi with officials from surrounding cities. A swine plague kills numerous hogs in Harrison county prompting measures to prevent diseased stock sales. Biloxi Knights of Columbus install officers and announce roles and duties.
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W. A. Reno
L. D. Fairbanks
J. A. Latimer
Harrison-Jackson Products
Deer Island Improvement Company
New Orleans
Deer, Island
Wentzell Brothers
J. 8
J. E. Wentzel
Deer Improvement Company
Gulf Coast Contractors’ and Builders’ Exchange
Gulfport
Gulf Coast
F. J. Weiss
C. A. Thompson
Byrd Knochs
J. C. Arthur
Mobile
Memphis
Birmingham
Harrison County
Counties lag in filling boards of equalization across state
Montgomery Oct 30 Special In about forty counties full boards of equalization exist while twenty have two members and the rest have one. Doubt persists on counties’ right to name members late, possibly forcing the governor to appoint delinquent county representatives. Governor Henderson defends veto of recircuiting bill and notes no further protests. He plans a bond issue campaign led by bankers to educate voters about paying outstanding obligations.
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State Board of Equalization
Boards of Revenue
Henderson
Anderson
5. E. Blackwood
Seventh Circuit
Tenth Circuit
Jefferson County
Peter
Paul
Biloxi Growers Plan Large Strawberry Plantings
Biloxi harvesting crowd anticipates 100000 strawberries from J B Humphries of Biloxi Canning and 60000 more from G W Haynes of Sunkist Place for the Biloxi Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association this fall. Notes stray items about a politician resigning to avoid removal and a quip on minds and busybodies.
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Miss
J. B. Humphries
Empire Theatre Announces New Organ and Paramount Pictures
The Empire Theatre announces two firsts for Mobile patrons. A Bartola-Grand organ, installed this week, will be premiered with Chicago organist James Hurlbutt performing. Also Mobile gains exclusive rights to Paramount Pictures, complementing regular features and comforts. Joseph Bianchi.
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Mortmain
Empire
South
Chicago
James Hurlbutt
Paramount Pictures
Empire Theatre
Joseph Bianchi
Paramount Pictures Coming to Empire Theatre in Mobile
Paramount Pictures announces exclusive rights secured for Mobile with film service selecting from major studios including Famous Players Lasky Edison Morosco and others. Top stars like Mary Pickford Tyrone Power and Bessie Barriscale will be showcased. Watch for PARAMOUNT PICTURES at the Empire Theatre.
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Paramount Pictures
Empire Theatre
Mobile
Bosworth
Lasky
New York Motion Picture Co
Oz Film Mfg. Co
Lasky-Belasco
Lasky-Leibler
Edison
Morosco
H. B. Warner
Dustin Farnum
Henrietta Crossman
Edward Abeles
Mary Pickford
Bertha Kalich
Robert Edeson
Marguerite Clark
Maclyn Arbuckle
Max Figman
John Barrymore
Tyrone Power
May Irwin
Bessie Barriscale
William Farnum
Marie Doro
Edith Taliaferro
Gaby Deslys
W. H. Crane
Elsie Janis
Prinzi Scheff
Victor Moore
May Robinson
Blanche Sweet
John Mason
Maud Allan
Charlotte Walker
Pauline Frederick
Sam Bernard
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Empire Theatre to Feature V L S E Films This Week
Empire Theatre announces selection of top V L S E features including Mortmain on Wednesday and The Dust of Egypt. Additional titles planned this month include In the Palace of the King and The Man Who Couldnt Be Beat God with more great films added weekly.
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Empire Theatre
Empire
Bagdad
Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno in The Dust of Egypt
Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno star in the V. L. 8. E. feature The Dust of Egypt at the Empire this Thursday.
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Antonio Moreno
Egypt
the Empire
the Empire V. L. S. E
Vitagraph
London
Cleopatra
The
Nile
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