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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
15
Survivors recount a yacht fire near the coast where Captain Young struggled to maintain order as passengers panicked. Lifeboats flooded on the port side and the vessel burned to the waterline before coast guards arrived.
A formal city council application seeks approval to issue five million dollars of five percent first mortgage bonds for the New Orleans Public Service Inc. The bonds, bought by Electric Bond and Share Co and Dillon Read & Co of New York, would be offered at public sale after approval. Revenue will fund improvements to physical properties power and service extensions.
The Brammalgine, Glendale, Monks Furniture, Mobile & Ohio, and Maccabees teams schedule Sunday games. Brammalgine vs Southern Art Glass at Spring Hill 10 am. Glendale vs Arlington Sluggers 9 am. Monks at Georgetown with Bonham starting Johnnie Barnes. Mobile & Ohio vs Barrets Haberdashers afternoon at Lyons Park. Maccabees vs G. M. & N. at 9:30 am with Sutton Callaway or Allen pitching and Davis catching.
The obituary notices record the death of Augustus Edward Sharp Thursday night after a long illness, with funeral arrangements through Dixon and McKay. Surviving relatives include son P. W. Sharp of Mobile, a grandson and granddaughter, sister Mrs. J. Cates of Newcastle Indiana, and brothers William J. Sharp of Knightstown Indiana and Frank Sharp of Washington DC. Other items note the burial of Mrs. Mary Latrigue McCall in Magnolia Cemetery with services at Roche mortuary, and the funeral of John Joseph Douglas at the family home on Old Shell road with Mass at St. Joseph’s. Also reported is the death of Emma Sidoli, 14, of Wilmer Alabama, who died from accidental poisoning after ingesting a poisonous solution at City Hospital.
Mrs. Mary Abigail Givens age 58 native of Mobile died at 10:55 PM at her home after a short illness. She was wife of A. C. Givens and survived by four sons Leroy Givens Detroit Mich James S C C and W A Givens Mobile two daughters Mrs Jene Detroit Mrs Nelson Mobile and others in Oak Grove and Mobile She also leaves sisters Mrs of Akron Ohio and Winnie of Akron?
The funeral of Thomas W. Kavanaugh a Mobilian and longtime McDonnell Grocery employee was held from the home of his cousin Mrs James Cuthbert at 8:30 this morning and at 9 oclock from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Mass Father Joseph Ryer officiated Burial was in Catholic cemetery Pallbearers named W P McDonnell D Cashin W F McDonell D McDonnell James Donaghue and Joseph A Hynde Also note Ontario consumed over 300000 glasses of 44 per cent beer on the first day the law took effect in Windsor Canada.
Federal Judge J. W. Ross, linked to 32000 in dishonored checks from People's Savings Bank in Jackson, Tenn., says he has done nothing wrong and will not resign. He faces a three day deadline to honor drafts under state bad check law as Jackson grand jury probes the bank's collapse. Three arrests have been made so far in the case.
The Gulf Refining Company will probably enlarge its docking space at Magazine Point where storage tanks are. Two new tanks have been built and the wharf length will reach about 450 feet. Manitoba beekeepers with 22 113 colonies produced 1 362 000 pounds of honey valued at 195 000 in 1024.
Heyman Gabriel, or school board member, will address the County League at its regular meeting Monday at the Cawthon hotel. He will speak on education to urging women voters and discuss schooling.
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