Mobile County Builds 100 Miles of New Roads
Mobile County advances a bold road program funded by a half million dollars. Convict crews upgrade old routes into nine main highways radiating from Mobile city to unite farming communities and support the Jackson Memorial road project.
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Paradise
Mobile County
Board of Revenue and County Commissioners
Mobile
Harry Fisher
Bayou la Batre
Jackson Memorial
Washington County
Farr Grounds
Cedar Point Road
Catherine Street
St. Stephen's
California
Spring Hill and
Moffatt Road
Lyong Park
Spring Hill Avenue
Semmes
Ala
Sheld Road
Conception Street
Whistler
Serek Nery Base Imereres
Oden
Hard Sur
Farmers in Baldwin County back Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
John B. Lawrence from Dyas leads Baldwin county delegates to Mobile for the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange organization. At 11 am Monday at the courthouse, directors from Mobile and Baldwin counties will be chosen and a plan for joining the exchange will be outlined. The event includes a reception at the Battle House for new officers and directors.
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Dyas
Mobile County
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Baldwin County
Exchange
Mobile
John B. Lawrence
Lawrence
Aubrey Boyles
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Lawrence
Chicago
Boyles
Battle House
Brave Deputies Pinch Slot Machines In Alabama Raid
Sheriff Holcombe and his deputies confiscated eight gambling devices in Toulminville Prichard and Whistler Saturday afternoon. Deputy Sheriffs Soles and Oberhaus located the machines. No arrests will be made until the cases are reviewed with the state solicitor.
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Holcombe
Toulminville
Prichard
Whistler
Soles
Oberhaus
Russian Finance Minister Nears Paris on Mission
Paris dispatch says Russian Finance Minister P. L. Bark arrived at Toulon en route to Paris for a mission not disclosed by the government. Rumor has it the British chancellor of the exchequer may join in discussions on new financial arrangements for the Allies.
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Paris
P. L. Bark
Toulon
Teachers Institute to Meet Here On Monday
Mobile County Teachers Institute will convene at 1 p m Monday at Barton Academy and continue daily sessions 9 a m to 3 p m through Friday. The colored teachers institute meets at A F Owens school at the same hours and also sessions daily until adjournment Friday.
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Mobile County Teachers’ Institute
Barton Academy
Colored Teachers’ Institute
A. F. Owens
Shoplifter Arrested in Lake Charles Store
William Whittaker of Lake Charles Louisiana was arrested for petit larceny at the Reiss Mercantile Company last night around eight oclock by Special Officers Levine and Bauer. A necktie valued at fifty cents was found in a coat pocket.
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William Whittaker
Lake Charles
Reiss Mercantile Company
Levine and
Bauer
Best Local Fishing Spots From Mobile and Alabama Rivers
Real estate sources note top fishing areas around Mobile include Coden for sea bass redfish and tarpon, Dog River redfish, Fort Morgan and Dauphin Island snapper banks, plus prime freshwater spots on the Alabama River and Three Mile Creek. Local authorities praise the region’s climate and waters.
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America
Fish River
Bon Secour
Mobile Bay
Alabama River
Dauphin Island
John D. Wilkins
Mobile
Coden
Mobile County
Dog River
Fort Morgan
Three-Mile Creek
Orphaned torpedo on Spring Hill avenue alarmed city
Mose Halliday, a dealer in rags and metal, found a second hand liquid carbonic acid tank. After striking its brass nozzle it leapt upright and hissed toward Spring Hill avenue like a submarine. Two startled women fled a passing car as the tank moved, causing panic before it finally stopped and died.
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Spring Hill Avenue
Mose. Halliday
Dauphin Street
Spring Hill
Mose
Gulfport Ports See Strong Export Week During War
Gulfport Mississippi reports a top export week with 132 218 dollars in lumber timber and acid phosphate shipped mostly to England Argentina and Havana. The 661 ton phosphate cargo sailed via Gulfport Fertilizer Company. If this pace continues monthly exports could average 528 872 dollars, twice wartime levels. Local supervisors discuss concreting the breach highway at six thousand six hundred dollars per mile versus four thousand per mile for a shell road and plan a sixty day decision.
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Gulfport
Miss
England
Argentina
Havana
Gulfport Fertilizer Company
Board of Supervisors
Automobile Stolen Late Saturday Night
J P Stalleworth reported to the police last night that his automobile was taken from the corner of Dauphin and Jackson Streets after he left it unattended.
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J. P. Stalleworth
Dauphin and
Jackson Streets
Weather Outlook for Interior and Coastal Regions
Weather forecast notes likely fair conditions in interior areas of Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Coastal regions to experience showers Sunday and Monday, with inland areas remaining generally fair.
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Alamaba
Mississhypi
Louisiana
Soon to Allow Shipment of Teuton Goods Bought Prior to March
The state department trade advisors reported that Great Britain will soon permit shipment to the United States of German Austrian and Turkish goods purchased by Americans before March 1.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
State Department
Two Blind Tigers Raided by Deputies on Saturday Afternoon
Deputies Soles and Oberhaus raided Whistler store owned by J Hughes and found several bottles of liquor. At C M Blalack on Government Street officers discovered two full beer casks and six quarts of liquor held as evidence. Warrants for Hughes and Blalack charging violation of the prohibition law will be sworn Monday before Judge Chamberlain.
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Soles
Oberhaus
J. Hughes
Whistler
C. M. Blalack
Lower Government Street
Hughes
Blalack
Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Newman Erb Doing Well Crisis Expected Today
New Jersey Sept 18 The condition of Newman Erb railway man ill from bichloride mercury poisoning was encouraging tonight physicians at his bedside expect the crisis to be reached Sunday afternoon. Three specialists believe the improvement may allow him to pass safely. The Bum Sports club continues to grow faster than other well known fraternal organizations.
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Deal
N. J
Newman Erb
Erb
Bum
Delegates to Nashville Map Campaign for Jackson Highway
Delegates named for the Jackson Memorial Road meeting in Nashville must attend at the Cawthon Hotel promptly to map the plan for Mobile and Alabama cities to route the Jackson Highway. Final trip arrangements and Nashville argument details will be prepared, with the Mobile delegation leaving on a 12 40 p m sleeper Wednesday.
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Jackson Memorial Road
Nashville
Cawthon Hotel
Mobile
Alabama
John Craft
Sires
Mobile to Lead Alabama Delegation to Nashville Highway Meeting
Mobile officials announce a state Jackson Highway delegation atmosphere with Captain Craft heading Alabama Good Roads Association efforts. Wright Smith and Judge Price Willing Jr. named delegates as the city raises funds to send representatives and press for an Alabama route favoring tourism and coastal towns.
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Mobile
Jackson Memorial
Board of County Commissioners
Eltyra
Nashville
Selma
Birmingham
Mim
John Craft
2Ville
Alabama
Alabama Good Roads Association
Mississippi
Captain Craft
Thebama Good Roads Association
New Orleans
Bama
Gulf Coast
Wright Smith
Pat Lyons
Commission
Lyons
Jackson Highway
Judge Price Willing Jr
Alabama Good Association
W. H. Bryant
Home Telephone Company
R. G. Cobb
Then of Commerce
Gulfport
Bilox
Chin Gulfport
Southern Railway
City of
Satern
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Road and Revenue Commission
Hall’s Mill
ST. Stephens
Telegraph Road
Moffat Road
NTER
Bay Shores
Newman
Jackson
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