Prominent Citizens Laud Mobile Fair as Educational and Beneficial
A string of local leaders praised Mobile County’s fair, calling it a fine educational showcase of diversified cotton substitutes, livestock, and horticulture. They urged continued support to secure a lasting, regional boost, noting the soil and climate’s promise and the event’s strong advertising value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Hope Glennon
Jas. K. Glennon
E. T. Moore
Western Union Telegraph Co
Ben Padgett
Peoples Bank
L. D. DIX
Montgomery
K. Taylor
James W. Little
Mobile
South
W. D. Nesbitt
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile Fair Exposition Earns Wide Praise from Officials
A collection of endorsements from local leaders and businessmen highlights the Mobile fair as a major regional showcase. Charles D. Willoughby notes Baldwin County should align with Mobile, while Chas E. Hervey predicts homeseeker interest will rise. J. D. Andrews and Judge C Quarterminus praise the exhibits and future growth potential.
Golden Glory Booth Showcases Mobile made goods at Gulf Coast Fair
Thomas J. Duggan displays Golden Glory products at the Gulf Coast Fair in Mobile with honey peanut butter and potato chips from his Dauphin street plant. He plans to expand the line and notes early fair sales could keep the plant busy a month while promoting home industry. He also markets Velvet butter from a Selma creamery and urges support for Alabama products. Grand Opera coffee and tea are also shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Duggan
Dauphin Street
Alabama
Illinois
Children By Thousands Visit Gulf Coast Fair For School Day
Thousands of Mobile area students and teachers joined from every Mobile County school and nearby towns for School Day at the Gulf Coast Fair. Excursions by rail boat and streetcar brought groups from Fairhope Daphne Bay Minette and other points with entertainment including dances by Fairhope girls on the grandstand and a fireworks display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mobile County
Protestant Church
St. Mary's Orphans Asylum
Mobile Medical College
Wrights University Military Schoo
Fairhope
Daphne
Louisville
Mobile & Ohio
Citronelle
Chinchula
Wayne County Agricultural College
Clara
Miss
Southern
Alabama
Tennessee
Northern
Grand Lay
Theodore
Whistler
Toulminville
Richton
Pritchard
Oakdale
Battles
De Palma Faults Car Lap Fast Mile at 1 24 100
The report notes De Palma achieving a mile in 1 minute 24 and 100 seconds during a car race lap. It follows with an unrelated moral fragment about a man claiming to know what is best, implying discomfort from his actions. The text blends racing data with a reflective aside on well meaning interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Palma
New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Barney Oldfield
Chicago
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K. P
Wilson
J. Leslie Taylor
Union Trust Company
Everett True
Baldwin County
Pensacola
Charles D. Willoughby
First National Bank
Mardi Gras
Jackson County
Mississippi
Baldwin
Satsumas
Cawthon Hotel Company
J. D. Andrews
Bell Telephone Company
C. Quartermus
Fair Association
Gulf Coast
Staub
Dauphin ST
the Community Drug Stores
Phar
Milady
Piver’s
Djerkiss
Roger Galuet
Melba
Hudnut
Vantine
Ricksecker
Pinaud
Motorcycle Service
Camille Roberts
Mildred Russell
Marguerite Dickson
Marjorie McGehee
Ferris Riel
Mildred
Catherine Dixon
Mildren Russell
Catherine
Mildren Dixon
Hazel Pilcher
Olive Wood
Skeptics
S. Bauer
Thomas &E.enna
H. Green
Sona
Box E
Chatsworth, Ga
Oda
Gabrifl
Diamond
Mobile, Ala
ST. Emanuel ST
McBroom Shoe Shop
Gulf Coast Fair
Dew’s
American Seed & _ Implement Company
Dauphin and Water Streets
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