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The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1925

Page

6

Fort Deposit social notes and travel mentions

Fort Deposit and Mobile area society items recount visits from Maribel Barteé guest of Miss Aileen Parrett and Tennie Bee's Pensacola trip. Bells of weddings, engagements and parties feature Ashton Grosskopf and Gus Cowart nuptials. Elizabeth Pender and Dorothy Turner host guests. many families travel to Healing Springs Roanoke and Yellowstone trip described with stops in Salt Lake City and color.

Fort Deposit Maribel Barteé Ala Aileen Parett Annielou Black Judson

R P Wells Hosts Arrival of Mrs Culver Kin

Mrs R P Wells welcomed her guest Mrs G Culver who arrived Friday, with kin and neighbors joining in the greeting.

Ra G Culver R. P. Wells

Budget Plans Backed by Broadway Dreamer Dorothy Hall

Dorothy Hall, on Broadway in White Collars as a private secretary, credits budgeting with turning a PA salary into a dramatic career. She designed own clothes, saved from $20 or $30 weekly to move to New York, and now shares two budget schedules to guide ambitious secretaries. Her system uses annual expense estimates, shoehorned into weekly portions, promoting thrift and self-made style.

Dorothy Hall Hortense Saunders NEA New York Pennsylvania Broadway Miss Hall

Dead Man's Voice Heard at Funeral in Davenport

At a Davenport funeral Charles W. Lau, a retired farmer, was heard via recorded phonograph messages he prepared before death. A recording titled Gone was played at the home service and another at the cremation vault, startling mourners.

Davenport Iowa United Press Charles W. Lau Lau

Briand Delayed by Work in Paris for London Trip

Foreign Minister Briand remains in Paris with duties occupying his time for the next ten days or two weeks, making a London trip unlikely. Government plans reportedly call for him to proceed to London once available.

Paris A.P Briand London

Blackfish Wash Ashore at Society Beach in Brewster

Seventy five blackfish weighing from a quarter ton to three tons were dying on East Brewster beach near summer hotels. Town officials planned disposal before decomposition. The fish head contains a quantity used to lubricate delicate machinery. Early reports tally a hundred washed ashore with twenty five carried back to the bay.

Brewster Mass East Brewster

Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mary Elizabeth Austin

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Austin were held Monday afternoon at 4 from Dixon and McKay with Rev P B Wells of Government Street Methodist Church officiating. Burial in Pine Crest. pallbearers H a and J Yeend G E a G Bitzer R J Yeend and E J Head. Mrs Addie A Williamson widow of Charles M Williamson buried this afternoon at 8 from 450 Palmetto street. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Williamson survived by her mother Mrs Mary Nichol and other relatives.

M. E. Austin Mary Elizabeth Austin Dixon and McKay P. B. Wells Government Street Addie A. Williamson Bris Addie A. Willamson Charles M. Williamson Palmetto Street

Mrs Cosminsky Moves Home After Operation

Friends are alerted that Mrs. Phillips Cosminsky has been moved from Providence Infirmary to her home and is improving rapidly after surgery weeks ago. Mr and Mrs Gowan receive congratulations on a new baby girl. Miss Billie Brunner of Birmingham visits Miss Alice Alfred of Mobile. Mr and Mrs Mark Boazman of Mobile spent the day with relatives in Chickasaw.

Phillips Cosminsky Providence Infirmary Cosminsky Gowan Billie Brunner Birmingham Chickasaw Alice Alfred Mobile Mark Boazman

W M A And Epworth League Activities Noted

Two members of the W M A will assemble in the Baptist Church Wednesday at 9 30 for a real meeting. Mrs H C Dismukes hosts Miss Ella Dee Byrne and Odd Lloyd of Galveston visiting friends and relatives. J B Johnson is ill at home. W O A meets Wednesday night at regular hour and urged attendance. Prichard Epworth League members plan the Mobile City Epworth League Union boat ride tonight leaving at 7 30.

Ashton -Grosskopf Gus Oliver Cowart Baptist Church R.ae Miss Bute May Cowart Reese Ashton Ily Winstansley Helen Davis Drago George H. C. Dismukes Ella Dee Byrne Odd Lloyd Galveston Texas Johnson Prichard Epworth League Mobile City Epworth League Union

Whistler Maccabees Meeting and Local Social Notes

WHISTLER Maccabees Union Tent No 29 to meet Wednesday at regular hour. Charles Welch guest of Late in Buckatunna Mississippi Saturday. S H Bullard of Meridian spent the week end with family. Mrs W T Lord and family returned from River Falls visit. Mrs Lord's niece Miss Katherne Thompson accompanied her home.

Dorothy Turner Elizabeth Pender Norfolk Birham Emily Smith Birmingham Lurfolk Miss Smith Dorothy Helena Turner Dauphin Ne To- Bromberg Villiers Charleton Duke Petty Mr. Jackson Maccabees Union Charles Welch Buckatunna Miss Saturay S. H. Bullard Meridian W. T. Lord River Fall

Former Ecuadorian President Arrives in New Orleans

General Leonidas Plaza, twice Ecuador’s president, arrives with his wife and four children in New Orleans en route to San Francisco for months abroad. He denies exile reports and declines to discuss Ecuadorian politics, with a possible formal statement planned before Pacific coast departure.

New Orleans United Press Leonidas Plaza Ecuador San Francisco Plaza United Fruit Cartago Panama General Plaza Pacific Coast

Russian Army Surgeon Wins California Medical License

Nicholas Zeuzkevich, former imperial Russian army surgeon and Moscow University graduate, received a California medical license. He fled Bolshevik service after the czar's overthrow, learned English in Santa Barbara, and retrained to pass state medical requirements following refugee status and internship at the county hospital.

Santa Barbara Cal California Nicholas Zeuzkevich Imperial Russian Imperial Russian University of Moscow Russia China

Russia seeks U S credits for mechanization and growth

Leon Trotzky states in an interview that the Soviet regime hopes for a five to ten year credit accord with the United States to fund electrification, mechanization of agriculture, and industrial expansion, arguing rapprochement would benefit both nations. He claims Soviet Russia will become a major world market and notes existing Soviet foreign trade controls need not block credit talks.

Leon Trotzky United Press Moscow Russia London United States Soviet America

Chinese Situation Nearly Out of Hand

Hong Kong cable from Amoy Chamber of Commerce warns that firm prompt action is needed to avert a hopeless coastport crisis. Warship Foxglove sails to Amoy while Titania heads to Wei-Hai-Wei to reinforce the area.

London Aus United Press Exchange Telegraph Hong Kong Amoy

Diplomatic Talks Advance Ahead of England Visit

The article notes a planned trip to England for talks with Foreign Secretary Chamberlain on a proposed security pact with Germany. Departure hinges on a favorable moment due to the absence of the French foreign minister from Paris. Simultaneous negotiations continue between Paris and London to craft a reply to Germanys second note delivered July 20.

England Chamberlain Germany Paris London

Veteran Jeff Smith Knocked Out Amid Sizable Ring Career

Jeff Smith of Bayonne New Jersey a 700 fight veteran was stopped by Tony Marullo of New Orleans in the eleventh round of a scheduled fifteen Smith collapsed after two minutes of fighting in the eleventh Blinded by blood and likely losing eye sight he showed signs of waning power marking an end to his long career in boxing.

New Orleans International News Service Jeff Smith Bayonne N. J Tony Marullo Smith

McAdoo Family Arrives in Santa Barbara for Visit

William Gibbs McAdoo and his family arrived in Santa Barbara from Los Angeles to spend the remainder of the visit. The party checked into a local hotel and planned sightseeing along the coast.

Santa Barbara Calif William Gibbs McAdoo Los Angeles

Four Robbers Escape With Diamonds From Pawn Shop Heist

Four robbers held up the St Ride Pawn Shop of Mangen today and escaped with diamonds valued at $70,000 after binding two staff members. Police hunt for the culprits.

Stride Mangen

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