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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1924

Page

5

Social and Wedding News From Biloxi and Mobile

Society items cover kitchen shower for Miss Lucile Lyle, a June bride elect, with blue and pink decor and a bride’s book. a Leinkauf dance for Ruth Hunter Wolfe and Mansfield McCowan. Isabelle Ward Bible Class meeting updates. Biloxi wedding at St Michael Church with William Coppersmith and Mary Labash. Jackson wedding of Cecil Frisbie and Nonie Griffin. Scottish Rite entertainment program details. weddings, travel, and local society notes enriched with numerous names and places.

Lucile Lyle W. O. Archer T. F. Archer Lucille Lyle Miss Lyle Leinkauf Hazelvallet Ruth Hunter Wolfe Mansfield McCowan Leinkauuf Hazel Lavallet Norma Blanchard Mildred Mabel Edwards Lillie Belle Minchinnette Lucia Emmaline Tuttle Elizabeth Ennis Antoinette Demon Margarette McCoy Jessie Reynolds Martha Homer Marion Walton Una Thomas Lucedale Miss Jane Agee Perdue Hill Ala Florence Brooks Doris Tuttle Ethel McWhirter Mary Virginia Wolfe Eugenia Lavallet James Beard Spencer Adams Edgar McWhirter C. P Millard Barnette Mark Kline Bill Bailey Edwin McCowan Walsie Billie Wolfe Eugene Lavallet Harry Lavallet W. C. McCowan Emma Shelton G. G. Wolfe E. A. Lavallet Coppersmith-Labash St. Michael Biloxi William Coppersmith Mary Labash Father O'Bicirne John Labash Mobile Louise Kasloski Fred McVea Ocean Springs

Personal mentions of travelers and visitors in Mobile area

Mrs. Howard Wilson and Mrs Caro Malone Cameron returned from several weeks in Ex chelsior Springs Missouri Kansas City and Fort Leavenworth. Mrs. Cameron plans a July mountain trip to North Carolina. Mrs. W R McPike of Huntsville attended daughter Ellen Moe's graduation in Mobile. Mrs. C Hudson hosted by Mrs. Will Ware in Milton Florida. Mrs. Steiner will join husband in Los Angeles to reside. Mrs. Steele returned from Selma after visiting cousin Mrs. Staggers. Mrs. Flossie Lera Schwartz returned to Selma after visiting relatives here. Mrs. George Nicholls returned to Eutaw from Mobile after her father's death. Mrs. William B Inge arrived in Montgomery to visit sister Mrs. T P Rushing. Mrs. Havard and sons Fritz and Ralph en route to Havana Cuba paused in Pensacola visiting Mr. and Mrs. R R Moyers. W E McLeod and son W Junior visit Mobile parents. Miss Bessie Gunter visiting Angalus ia with Mrs. M E Phillips. Mrs. J T Mackey and daughter Jessica Jane of Pensacola visiting relatives here.

Howard Wilson Caro Malone Cameron Excelsior Springs Kansas City Ft. Leavenworth Cameron North Carolina George Nicholls Eutaw Mobile F. Havard Fritz Ralph Havana Cuba Pensacola R. R. Moyers

Prettiest Girl at Temple University Refuses Cosmetics

Margaret Miller, named Temple University’s prettiest girl, has consistently refused powder rouge and lipstick. The feature notes her natural look and public recognition at the Philadelphia campus.

Margaret Miller Temple University Philadelphia

Suburban News Brief Highlights Local Church and Activities

Mrs F L Wyatt and her daughter left for Montgomery to visit relatives. Community church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning services at 11 led by evangelist W D Bass of Corinth Mississippi. Young Peoples Society meets at 7 p m and evening service at 8. Chickasaw Boy Scouts depart Monday for camping at Halls Mill Creek. Miss Lou Autrey, former seventh grade teacher, attends summer school in Florida.

W. D. Bass Corinth Miss Young Peoples Society Boy Scouts of Chickasaw Halls Mill Creek Lou Autrey Florida

Whistler Troop 15 Scout meeting and local notices

Whistler Troop No 15 Boy Scouts of America will hold their regular meeting tonight. All members are urged to attend. Miss Beila Dossett has been taken to a local infirmary with typhoid fever. Lee Bosarge and daughter Katie Bell of Bayou la Batre are visiting here. Bulletin at the M and O shop calls back twelve suspended carmen, three helpers, and three apprentices. Preston Platt is ill and confined to his home.

Whistler Troop No. 15 Boy Scouts of America Beila Dossett Lee Bosarge Katie Bell Bayou la Batre Carmen Preston Platt

church services and social notes in Prichard and area

Lack of Rev. W H Evans keeps a Mobile preacher to lead Sunday services in Prichard. Epworth League meets Sunday night at the Methodist church. Regular Methodist services planned for Sunday morning and evening. Miss Diantha Hurt and Miss Virginia Thompson of Citronelle were guests of Miss Lois Evans. Mr and Mrs J M Clancy and family have returned to Prichard from Montgomery to settle here. C and Calander of Mobile are guests of their daughter here.

Isabelle Ward D. W. Cowley W. K. Linscott H. C. Geron W. H. Evans The Baptist Church Mobile Epworth League of the Methodist Church Methodist Diantha Hurt Virginia Thompson Citronelle, Ala Lois Evans J. M. Clancy Montgomery Ala Prichard

Social News Notes from Natchez and Mobile

Mrs. John S Boatner hosts visitors Miss Sarah Boatner of Vidalia and Miss Gertrude Hart of Mobile for an Apache dance in Natchez at Mrs Shirley Boatner s. Miss Bernice Hendricks resigns Gulfport organist post and plans mobile Birmingham Marion vacation then new Mobile musician job. Dorothy Dennon honored at a heart party by Mrs W B Dennon with prizes and refreshments. Mr and Mrs J R Gregory to reside in Mobile as he joins the Mobile post office July 1.

Omicron Sigma Fraternity Spring Hills College Battle House Brown Leigh New Orleans Patrick W. Browne Dorothy Ray John S. Boatner Sarah Boatner Vidalia Gertrude Hart Mobile Natchez Shirley Boatner Duncan Park Bernice Hendricks Gulfport Birmingham Marion Dorothy Dennon W. B. Dennon Dorothy Barton Annette Doody Elsie Calmer Agnes McRae le Merle Andrews Margaret Allman Lelia Dulany Elizabeth Blount Mildred Roh Edna Laws Nan Jo Green Malinee Johnson Elizabeth Mickle Lillian Morris J. R. Gregory J.R. Gregory Gregory Mobile Post Office

Elation in Germany as Dawes reparation plan approved

Berlin reports a 64 to 0 vote in the Reichstag approving Germanys acceptance of the Dawes reparation report. The Marx cabinet gains full authority to negotiate with the reparation commission and faces continued support from socialists while opposition groups face a united front. Stressmann lauds the Dawes report calling it the economic Bible.

Berlin Associated Press Reichstag Germany Marx Stressemann Dawes United Socialists Bavarian People's Party Economic League Stressmann

Printers Tabulate Election Returns In Union Vote

The International Typographical Union canvassing board in Indianapolis tabulated its recent election. Early unofficial results favored James M. Lynch of Syracuse for president and the administration ticket, with both major factions represented on the board. President Charles P. Howard of Detroit backs the progressive candidate, while Secretary J. W. Hays seeks re election, joined by a third unnamed appointee.

Indianapolis Ind International Typographical Union James M. Lynch Syracuse Administration Charles P. Howard Detroit

Oratorical Prize Won by Westerner

Washington readers learned that Don Tyler of Los Angeles won the national secondary school oratorical championship. Judges included Secretary Hughes and Supreme Court Justices Vander, Sanford, Sutherland and Butler. Ruth Newburn and John M. Dallam earned second and third honors with prizes of 1000 and 500 dollars.

Washington United States Don Tyler Los Angeles Coolidge Hughes Wah de Vanter Sanford, Sutherland and Butler Supreme Court Ruth Newburn D.C John M. Dallam Philadelphia Tyler Miss Newburn Dallam

Change of Venue Sought in Herrin Riot Case

Judge FE N Bowen of Herrin City court took under advisement motions for change of venue in the cases of S Glenn Young and 55 Ku Klux Klan liquor raiders indicted by a special grand jury that investigated the February riot in which Constable Caesar Cagle was killed.

Herrin, Ills FE. N. Bowen Herrin City Court S. Glenn Young Ku Klux Klan Caesar Cagle

Japanese Olympic Team Arrives in Paris in High Spirits

The Japanese Olympic team landed in Paris and was welcomed by embassy staff and many Japanese residents. All team members appeared to be in good spirits as they arrived for the Paris events.

Paris

Improved pneumonia serum touted by Harvard doctor

Boston June 6 An improved serum may cut pneumonia deaths by 25 to 59 percent, described by Dr. Lloyd D Féiton assistant professor of preventive medicine at Harvard Medical School in a New England Health Institute address.

Boston Lloyd D. Féiton Harvard Medical School New England Health Institute

Senate debates ban on president’s image as trade mark

Harvard College reportedly passed a bill to forbid using the president's picture as a trade mark during the president's life or widow's life. The dispute stems from a purchase by Cotton Mather of thirteen theology volumes from the college in 1682.

Washington Senate Harvard College Cotton Mather

Dixie Veterans End Holiday Reunion in Memphis

The thirty fourth annual United Confederate Veterans reunion and related Sons of Confederate Veterans and Confederate Memorial Association meetings closed in Memphis Tennessee. A massive parade and a grand ball drew tens of thousands, with General W B Haldeman reelected commander in chief and Dallas chosen to host the next gathering.

Memphis Tenn Southland United Confederate Veterans Sons of Confederate Veterans Confederated Southern Memorial Association U. Co. V Veterans’ Organization South Sons of Veterans W. B. Haldeman Louisville Veterans Haldeman Connie Leake Frank Harold VA. D. C Virginia Dallas Texas S. Etheridge Chattanooga A. McDol. Wilson Atlanta Confederate Southern Memorial Association

French deadlock to break as Millerand may name premier

Paris June 7 The government gridlock may end as President Millerand plans to name a premier after talks with M Steeg and other leaders. A motion to sit until a ministry aligned with the May election will is proposed, but Millerand is believed to be forming a cabinet within two days.

Paris Associated Press Millerand M. Steeg Elysee Palace M. Millerand

Full Maintenance of Navy Urged by League Letters

The United States Navy League sent identical letters to Republican Chairman Adams and Democratic Chairman Hull urging both national conventions to endorse full maintenance of the navy at the 5-5-3 ratio and to support all other essential naval requirements.

Washington Adams Republican Committee Hull Democratic National Committee United States Navy League

Further Report on Bureau Is Returned in Senate Gation

Washington June 7 The first instalment of the third preliminary report of the special senate investigation of the veterans bureau was filed last night by Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, ranking Democratic member of the committee.

Washington Senategation Veterans’ Bureau Senator Walsh Massachusetts

Sweet Dreams Spray Ad Promises Quick Fly Death

A vintage ad touts Sweet Dreams Spray as a guaranteed killer of flies and other insects with a money back promise. It promotes half pint red top cans at 49 cents and larger packs at lower per unit prices, sold by Ebbecke's Pharmacy and others.

Ebbecke

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Society Jackson Lord Laura Lee Frisbie Cecil Frisbie Nonie Griffin Horace Frisbie Scottish Rite Auditorium Athelstan Lodge No A. F A. M Scottish Rite Annie Mary Shields Gates E. Michael David S. King James A. Fryer Pearle Schwarz Romance Svendson Josie P. Savage Barcarotte Tales of Hoffman A. L. Clothier A. R. Ball Gertrude Stewart EB. Michael Fagist FE. H. Cassidvy H. Hansén William Schock My Garden Courtney J. S. Southall P. L. Sample Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagna W. Horn Ethel Dyas Jesse W. Vineyard E. C. Bristol Alice Dyas J. C. Baker F. E. Dewidson G. E. Drago B. Palmer J. R. Miller V. Sherma William A Schock Joseph’ Metzgers Joseph M. Metzger John Buffalo New York Logan Youngstown Isabelle Unruh Trinity College Zema Unruh George Rapier Isabelle Dauphin Way Baptist Church W. R. Parker Nelson Walther League Grace Lutheran Church Tony Clement R. Brutkiewicz Booth Dan Booth Prattville Gertrude H W. R. McPike Huntsville Ellen Moe Mrs. c . Hudson Will Ware Milton, Fla W.e.steiner Cal Mr. Steiner S. M. Steele Selma J. M. Staggers Flossie Lera Schwartz William B. Inge T. P. Rushing E. W. McLeod Little Son Bessie Gunter Angalusia M. Ei. Phillips J. 7. Mackey Jessica Jane Ily Goldwyn Eastern Shore Fairhope Dauphin Street BellePhone M.A. Bowen Mer F. L. Wyatt Whistler C. & Calander of Westerner France Dixie Veterans U. C. V. Trek WantAids D. H. Jones Moler Barber College Canal New Eer Inter. Railway Dept Dauphin Bell Phone South Georgia Ave Nileart Company Ft. Wayne Mobile Business College the Bay Moser College America Sylmen Jackson St Cincinnati Miles Bixler Co Dept Euclid Ave Cleveland Singer Sewing Machine Co Ballweg Bell Springhill Ann Eadquarters Star Brand Shoes George Nixon St. Emanuel Nobiue Glo-Co Theo. A. Kochs Co Bel Dauphin “ Jachiementaneonl Nelson's Royal Street sMcFanden's St. Francis Boyett Bros. Conti and Conception E. L. Gentry Eerie Onigs St. Francis St Cawthon Church Street Bell Ashen South Royal Street 106 N. Royal Toulminville W. H. Gaines & CO Reeves Electric CO Molyneux & Demony Hamilton John W. Rutherford DateMae Ae Labor Temple South Broad Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams Spray Jed Obie G. W. Lee Satsuma W. A. Crist Jefferson Mettie Bond Agnes Nicholas New Flisworth Crichton Edington Richard Rogers Agricultural Department Wey T Alaine Mwuslandix Bros Tnes-Thur-Sat Dauphin Steet Bell Fontaine
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