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The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1924

Page

3

Eight Spring Hill seniors receive diplomas in 94th class

Eight graduates in black robes received bachelor of arts and science diplomas from Spring Hill College as Rev. Edward P. Allen and other speakers urged originality and service. Joseph Newburger of Memphis delivered the address, praising education in Russia and urging graduates to avoid mediocrity.

Spring Hill Old College Edward P. Allen Ohile Ais College Joseph Newburger Memphis Spring Mr. Newburger New England Russia United States Father M. McNally W. H. Reynolds van Antwerp Jeremiah O’sullivan James Davidson Miller Reese Hutchison George Sabatie Edmund P. Merrill Powell Casey William M. Mastin James Carney William W. Walsh Joseph Boyd George Sabatier Samuel B. Burgoyne Ray Charles

Exercises At Trinity Church School Certificates

Certificates of promotion will be awarded to students of the Trinity Episcopal church school at the 11 o clock service Sunday morning. There will be no session of the school at 9:30 o'clock. Dr. John W. Phillips of the First Baptist church has returned from Greenville where he conducted a revival service and will preach at both services Sunday.

Trinity Trinity Episcopal Church School Phillips John W. Phillips The First Baptist Church Greenville

Driver G H Thompson Injured in City Crash

G H Thompson truck driver for Morgan Hill Paving Company injured when his truck struck a pole at Franklin and Government streets. He was taken to City hospital and is recovering from his injuries.

G. H. Thompson Morgan-Hill Paving Company Franklin and Government Streets

Putamayo region placed under Colombian protection

The Putamayo region, long disputed by Peru and Colombia, is now under Colombian protection. The move follows a boundary treaty signed by both nations and announced by Colombia's consul J. L. Marty yesterday.

Putamayo Peru Colombia J. L. Marty

Long Live the King shines at Crown Theatre

Jackie Coogan's first Metro production plays at the Crown Theatre. The teen star, hailed as the Prince of Filmdom, hosts a stream of visitors from Admiral Eberle to Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. when in Los Angeles or Hollywood.

the King Crown Theatre Jackie Coogan Metro Jackie Los Angeles Holywood Admiral Eberle Arthur Conan Doyle Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr Heywood Bround III H. M. S. Curlew Rome Pope London Prince

New Yorker Made REALTORS Head New Yorker Made REALTORS Head

Charles G. Edwards of New York was elected president of the national association of real estate boards at the close of its seventeenth annual convention. The group voted to hold the 1925 convention in Detroit and adopted resolutions endorsing the Mellon tax plan and praising President Coolidge for his stance on tax legislation.

Washington Charles G. Edwards New York National Association of Real Estate Boards Detroit Coolidge

Honey and Tar Compound Ad Promises Cough Cold Relief

A Scranton reader touts FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND for coughs colds hoarseness noting it helped a head and chest cold. The ad urges readers to buy a bottle today and mentions availability everywhere, with address 712 West Lackawanna Ave.

Benjamin Thomas West Lackawanna Ave Scranton

Lumber Men Watch Urgent Southern Pine Meet in Memphis

Questions vital to the South's lumber industry will be discussed at a midsummer gathering of the Southern Pine Association in Memphis, June 26 and 27. E A Frost of Shreveport will chair both the board meeting on the 26th and the subscribers meeting on the 27th. An address on current business conditions by a noted financial figure will headline the program. A New York firm offering general information has set in to assist inquiries by telephone.

New Orleans Southern Pine Association Memphis Tenn Association E. A. Frost Shreveport Southern Pine

Dredging Proposal for Dog River Near Mobile Urged

Colonel E V Knight of the New Albany Veneer Company plans to appear before the board of engineers in Washington on June 17 to urge dredging of Dog River near Mobile. He will submit a brief prepared by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce. The board has not yet ruled, delaying final decision until after arguments.

E V. Knight New Albany Veneer Company Dog River Mobile Washington Board of Engineers Mobile Chamber of Commerce Knight Mobile Chamber of Commerc Earl North

London novelty elephant hair charms gain craze

Londoners embrace elephant tail hair charms as a new fad to ward off the evil eye. Rings and bracelets feature hair strands with a gold clasp and a white enamel elephant motif, becoming a popular accessory.

London

Mobilians Off for Shippers Meeting

John B. Waterman president and W. E. Campbell traffic manager of Waterman Steamship Corp leave for the ship operators convention opening Monday in Chicago. The conference will unite operators from the south and north Atlantic and Gulf coasts to discuss rates and routings and possible port benefits for Mobile.

John B. Waterman W. E. Campbell Waterman Steamship Corporation Chicago Mobile North Atlantic Gulf

Finch Brothers Get 10 Years In Prison

Wi V. Press Finch and Al Finch of Georgetown receive ten years each in a circuit court sentence after a 30 minute jury deliberation for setting fire to a trestle of the Oak Grove railroad line.

Finch Brothers Press

Revenge motive cited in defunct railroad act case

The state charged the act was committed out of revenge after a railroad section hand killed a dog owned by the Finchs. The incident occurred on February 27 last.

Georgetown Finchs

Pressure in Paris Politics Aims to Starve Government

In Paris on June 7 radicals and socialists introduced a bill to replace the biennial budget with monthly provisional credits. If passed the measure could starve the president and cabinet of funds by cutting all government money supplies except for parliament, aiming to influence cabinet formation.

Paris Millerand Chamber of Deputies Chamber

Barnes criticizes government interference at mutual savings meet

Barnes president of the United Chamber of Commerce warns against excessive government meddling in national progress during a speech before the National Association of Mutual Savings. He credits newspapers for shaping public opinion and cites past achievements over centuries.

Deer population grows in California despite hunter and predator toll

San Francisco reports the deer population in California is rising. Estimates from the state Fish and Game Commission put the current tally at 300,000 to 100,000, even though hunters and mountain lions together kill at least 50,000 annually.

San Francisco California California Fish and Game Come Mission

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