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The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1925

Page

6

Bridge Parties Honor Frances Selden and Nancy Russell

Miss Frances Selden of Greensboro guest of honor at two bridge tables hosted by Mrs. B. F. Adams with prizes of novelty pin cushions. Guests named include Miss Selden Marion Douglas Polk Wilson Jane Lutz Marian Acker Laura An Alice Bancroft and Eulalie Ips. Nancy Russell’s engagement to Frederick McClure Garrett announced at a bridge party hosted by Roderick I. Speer with Chrysanthemums and roses in decor. Additional event honors Mrs. David B. Goode with three tables of bridge noted.

Siahidatee Frances Selden Greensboro Ale John R. Vidmer B. F. Adams Prises Misses C Selden Marion Dougas Polk Wilson Jane Lutz Marian Acker Lauraan Alice Bancroft Eulalie Ips E Speer Roderick I. Speer North Street Nancy Russell Aew Frederick McClure Garrett Atlanta Bridge Ed .Roberts I. C. Coffey Marion Lyons Dick Willis Leslie Taylor Robert Spottswood Henry Szardy Dorothy Ramsey Marie Murphy Sadie Lyons Lida Inge David B. Goode Melon Pitman Frances Ala Helen Pt Missen Leila Burgett

Flapper Fanny’s Party Highlights Social Season

A lively array of holiday gatherings features Miss May Leatherbury hosting a maid of honor event with a salad service and cosmos decor. Guests include Mrs. Lee Robinson, Miss Marion Overton, Miss Frances Ervin, and others. plans for upcoming entertainments and a Dauphin Way M E church bazaar are noted along with D A R and bridge party details.

May Leatherbury Lee Robinson Aristide Minnis Bessie Mayers James Gray Marguerite Festorassi C. M. A. Rogers Toxey Haas Marion Davenport Dick Deshon

Social notes from Ashland Place and nearby towns

Miss Juanita Ramsey returns from Biloxi with Miss Eula Borrils visiting guest. Mr and Mrs Isadore Becker and son pause in on way to New York after Pine Bluff wedding. Miss Betty Wefel visits sister in Asheville while Brooklyn guests mourn Captain Taylor’s death in Jacksonville. Mrs E S Bailey of Chicago visits Ashland Place. Mrs O C McGellee visits son in Montswad. Mrs W T O’Hara returns from east travels to resume music studies. Mrs Louise Wilson recovering from appendicitis at Mobile Infirmary. to go home Tuesday.

Isadore Becker New York Pine Bluff Ark Betty Wefel Hooashville Tenn Oswall Quinligan Brooklyn N. Y Samuel J. Taylor Jacksonville Fla E. S. Bailey Chicago B. A. Wood Ashland Place Bailey Helen McCann Fuscaleoss Louise Wilson Mobile

Two movie fliers killed in crash at Thorne

Cecil De Frietas, 35, died and Delbert Howe, 21, was severely injured when the airplane used by a motion picture studio crashed from a high altitude at Thorne. The two men were employed by a film studio.

McConville dies after flying tackle in Frankford game

Philadelphia tabloid brief reports Paul McConville of the Frankford Panthers died in hospital from a broken neck suffered yesterday while making a flying tackle in a game against Summerdale A A. Other notes mention Harvard baseball coaching appointment and Colgate captaincy.

Philadelphia Paul McConville Frankford Panthers Summerdale A. A

Dixie Radio Jubilee Set From Atlanta Stage

A Georgia radio exposition titled Dixie Radio Jubilee will beam from WES Atlanta Journal stations this week. Governor Clifford Walker and Jer Aims welcome listeners as Graham McNamee and other renowned announcers from WEAF WSM WMC appear to host free informal programs in a community entertainment format.

Atlanta South Dixie Wes The Atlanta Journal Clifford Walker 7 Gate Jer A. Bims Graham McNamee WEAF New York George Dewey Hall WSM Nashville Hayl WMC Memphis Ed McConnell Georgia Lambdin Kay WSB

Suburban social notes include visits and events

Miss Bessie Bell of Mobile was weekend guest of Mrs. Jack Bell on Lee Street. A H Proudfoot departed yesterday for Memphis. A cooking school will be held in the Chickasaw business block Monday to Wednesday from two to five. Mrs Oscar McMillan will host the Young Married Woman's Bible Class social and business meeting at Stadium Road tomorrow evening.

Ee de de Mobile Country Club Mobile W. 8. Pugh Oveviene C. A. Cunningham Bell Alabama Houbigant Miss Johnson L. F. Kittelmeyer G. W. Johnson P. A. Bainter H. H. Hicks New Orleans Bessie Bell Jack Bell Lee Street Oscar McMillan Stadium Road Methodist Church

Whistler Lodge to report year activities and officers to be chosen

The keeper of records and seal along with the master of finance will present a year in review at the Whistler Lodge No. 127 Knights of Pythias meeting on December 14. Officer nominations open, and all members are urged to attend.

Whistler Lodge No. 127 Knights of Pythias

CREOMULSION PROMISES RELIEF FOR PERSISTENT COUGHS

An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims creosote soothes inflamed membranes while inhibiting germs and promises relief with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist after following directions.

Creomulsion Company Atlanta

Tax Bill Advances After Committee Review

The committee moves the tax bill to the House, signaling phased reductions in inheritance taxes and repeals of nuisance taxes such as cigar and jewelry levies. It plans rate cuts on automobile taxes and a 25 percent alcohol tax reduction over time, while proposing a salary hike for the Tax Appeals Board from 7500 to 10000 dollars with over 8000 appeals filed to date.

Green Board of Tax Appeals Rainey Hull

Sorrowful Toll Taken In Week In Auto Deaths

Weekly death tolls show 14 auto fatalities in one column and nine in another with state tallies across Virginia North Carolina Tennessee and Ohio. Chicago reports wintry weather reduced midwest auto deaths to 84 for the week.

Dominion Nessee Atmore Ala Virginia North Carolina Chicago Mid-West Ohio Buckeye Illinois Indiana Michigan Texas Oklahoma Minnesota Missouri Kansas C

Boy Believed Stolen Boy Identity To Be Determined

A bootlegging gunman investigation focuses on a youth believed abducted or stolen. Authorities say the boy's identity will be disclosed after further inquiries.

Stol

Sugar coated tablets promise quick weight gain

An advertisement touts fast tablets for rapid weight gain claiming easy use and no stomach upset. It mentions a woman who supposedly gained ten pounds in twenty two days and offers a money back guarantee if ten pounds aren’t reached in thirty days. It lists Albright Wood and Van Ant Drug Co as sellers and Coy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound as a related product.

Albright & Wood van Ant Drug Co Coy McCoy's

Freshen Up Nicest Laxative Cascarets Ad

Ad copy promotes Cascarets laxative as a candy like remover that cleanses the entire system. Messages claim it leaves the head clear the tongue sweet skin rosy and suitable for men women and children with directions on each box.

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Flapper Santa Dauphin Way M. BE M. E Mobile Gas Company L. G. de van Driver Fulton M. White J. R. Mighell C. C. Williams H B. Dawnon W. A. Payne Florida John P. Sweeney J J Nellie Fort Meyers Mica Sweeney J. W. McWilliams Company Miss Sweeney D. O. McCrary Danco Veritas C. E Schumann Club Oratorio F. A. Dunster Reynald’s Verna Johneson Verna Johnson Jillian Yeend Mobile Money CO O'Gwynn N. W Conti and Conception Streets Dime Messenger Dime Messenger Service ST. Francis ST Radiantfire Cawthen Barton Annie Kate Seville Wright Cawthon Hotel Toen Mattie Lawrence Jack Bennett Ida Maé Clarke Harry Haas Helen Kidd Redwood Rogers Frances Dean Reynolds Bernard Wood Charlotte Bean George Brinson Annie Kate Beville Price Williarhas Roy Boddy John Fowler Oliver Haas Cecil Johnson Robert Haas Roswald Blunt Emmet Conrad Edward Jones William Armbrecht Kenneth Owen Frank Howard William Cane Leo Kelly Clifton Jones Ernest Benson Freddie Toones Bill Sharpe George Combell John Hartley Edward Suarez Bradford Tisdale Dobbins H. Armbrecht P. D. Bevilie Juanita.Ramsey Biloxi Eula Borrils Miss Ramsey Miss Borrils Mrs O. C. McGellee Montswad W. T. O'Hara East Tennessee Tam SPORT Cambridge Mass Fred Mitchell Chicago Cubs Harvard Eddie Mahan Hamilton Nicholas R. Mehler Sharpsville Stor Colgate Buffalo Jimmy Goodrich Rocky Kansas Tex Rickard Madison Square Garden Metropolitan Association of the A. A. U Pauline McPhail Neil McPhail Mobile County N. S Conception and Texas Street Conception Street D. Cowles Lyons, Chamberlain & Courtney Stars of Aerial World Crystal Cage A. H. Proudfoot Whistler Laurence Gramp Stanford University of California Senior Baptist Young Peoples’ Union of the Bethany Baptist Church Prichard B. C. Jordan J. H. Garner William Mills W. 8. Clarke Olivia John Trott Mrs. Trott Oakdale Alaska Cascara MT. Pleasant, Micch Central State Normal School Abba Temple Battle House Newsie L. H. Meyer & Son Metzger Bros Van's She St. Francine Royal Price-Hardwai
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