McGill elected head of Alabama Retail Jewelers
T. E. McGill of Selma was elected president of the Alabama Retail Jewelers Association at Mobile. G. W. Whitlock of Eufaula was named vice president with E. T. Ormond of Tuscaloosa as second vice president and H. W. Bradley of Birmingham as secretary treasurer. The two day meeting closed with a banquet at the Cawthon hotel. Reid Lawson chaired the dinner and Conrad J. Brotherly of Newark addressed the delegates. An entertainment program featured Mildred Swayne Blanche Nathan Harry Turner and Billie Simon performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. McGill
Selma
Alabama Retail Jewele Association
Mobile
G. W. Whitlock
Eufaula
E. T. Ormond
Tuscaloosa
H. W. Bradley
Birmingham
Cawthon Hotel
Reid Lawson
J Stack
Conrad J. Brotherly
Newark
N. J
A. G. Moses
Mildred Swayne
Blanche Nathan
Harry Turner
Road inspection to begin May 20 for five days officials say
The board of revenue and road commissioners will start the annual road inspection on May 20 for a five day period. Blanche Nathan closed the entertainment program with a dance duet. Keng asks for new trial as Co. M. King seeks remedy after assault conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Nathan
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Keng
Co. M. King
Inauguration of Hindenburg to Be Without Trouble
Berlin May 8 The inauguration of Field Marshal von Hindenburg as president of the German republic is expected to proceed without hitch next Tuesday. Communists plan peaceful protests away from the president elects route, while socialists seek to avoid incidents and several fraternal groups have lined up 150000 participants for the welcome procession.
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Berlin
Associated Press
von Hindenburg
German Republic
Hanover
Mechsbanner
Blican
Reichstag
Paul Loebe
Vereins
Germany seeks tourist trade to end isolation
Berlin May 8 Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann urges foreigners to visit Germany to improve understanding and rebuild ties while removing economic and political isolation. Lord Mayor Gustav Boess stresses renewed confidence in German trade and urges lifting obstacles to allow visitors to judge quality on the spot.
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Dietzel
Stat
Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
League of German
Germany
Pr. Sresemann
Beca
Gustav Boess
Bulgarian police claim to hold all plots in hand
Bulgarian police report arrests and confessions amid anti communist and anti war plots. Workers for Russian reds allegedly received more than 15000 levas monthly. Explosives found in Burgas, weapons uncovered in Varna and other locations. Three Sofia priests arrested over cathedral bombing. In Haddonfield an old tree reveals a horseshoe dated 1777.
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Associated Press
Russia
Burgas
Black Sea
Varna
Sveti Kral
Sofia
Sexton’ Zadgorski
Iith
Phillippopolis
Vratza
Haddonfield, J
Stop That Itching Skin Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts a skin remedy that quickly relieves severe itching from poison oak rashes and other sores. The ad promises direct action on the skin without staining or a pleasant odor and mentions Wood as a brand or seller.
Coolidge Thrift Seen Guiding Federal Reserve Costs
New York May 8 The Coolidge example of thrift influences the Federal Reserve Bank in cutting household expenses to 14 million dollars. Despite an 8 percent rise in banking operations this year costs have fallen. Paper money handling saved forty percent and protection costs twenty percent. Gold bullion and specie moved to a single vault reducing guard and porter costs by one fifth.
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New York
Associated Press
Coolidge
Federal Reserve Bank
Wall Street
Circuit court to hear assault case Saturday morning
Kine was convicted of assaulting and beating Mrs. Marie Zalter of northeast Dauphin and Lawrence streets. He faces a $500 fine and costs of court and the hearing is set for Saturday at 9:30 in the circuit court before Judge Grayson.
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Grayson
Kine
Marie Zalter
Dauphin
Lawrence Streets
Services for the colored prisoners in Mobile jail
Services were held today at 11 oclock by M. J. Williams general secretary of the colored Y M C A and Rev W W Atchinson pastor of Steward Chapel Colored Methodist Episcopal church. Talks were given, hymns sung, and leaflets distributed among prisoners.
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Mobile County
M. J. Williams
The
Colored Y. M. Co. A
Steward Chapel
Colored Methodist ‘Episcopal Church
Revival Draws Large Crowds at Broad Street Methodist
Large attendance at Broad Street Methodist Church revival led by Rev W H McNeal of Pensacola. Tonight youth service and Sunday morning family service announced. City Wharfinger Reed reports April city dock and wharf income of 43248 22 with about 3000 added to accounts receivable and 247 92 cash revenue. Bureau officials from New Orleans and Montgomery inspect Mobile veterans bureau office, praising conditions before departing for Montgomery Birmingham and Washington. Gulf Mobile and Northern traffic expert J B DeVilliers and Frank Ellis of Merchants Transfer to speak at Mobile Traffic and Transportation Club dinner at Cawthon Hotel Vineyard next Thursday at 6 o'clock. All shippers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beng
Broad Street Methodist Church
W. H. ‘McNeal
Cetisacola
William W. Reed
J.b.devilliers
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Frank Ellis
Merchants’ Transfer Company
Mobile Traffic and Transportation Club
Cawthon Hotel
Vineyard
Miss Tilney Heads Seamen's Bethel Auxiliary
Miss Mary G. Tilney elected president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Seaman's Church Institute at yesterday's annual meeting. Other officers include Miss Virginia Thomas as vice president and Mrs. G. H. Randall as secretary. The non-denominational group supports sailors' needs through social and religious work. Rev. R. A. Pearce reported an average 900 monthly attendance, with men using the quarters for reading and writing and attending weekly movies or concerts plus services. During April 97 free beds were used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary G. Tilney
Seaman’s Church Institute
Virginia ‘Thomas
G. H. Randall
W. L. Ross
R. A. Pearce
Seamen’s Church Institute
Mothers Day Observed by Mobile Rotary Club
Members of the Mobile Rotary Club observed Mothers Day at a weekly session with tableaux, special music, and an address by Rev. J. E. McCann. Participants included Hallie Ladd Herman Warren two children Thomas J. Taylor and his mother Mrs H C Taylor and soloists Mrs N C Van De Vander Don Barbour with piano accompaniment by Mrs J R Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Rotary Club
J. E. McCann
Hallie Ladd
Herman E. Warren
Thomas J. Taylor
H. C. Taylor
N. C
van de Vander
Don Barbour
J. R
Flowers to be sold for home observance
Aged Flower sale on streets tomorrow by Benevolent Home for Aged committees in observance of Mothers Day. Funds raised support the home. Mothers Day to be observed in local churches and Sunday schools.
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The
Benevolent Home For Aged
Earthquake Damage Hits Philippine Town. No Casualties Reported
A May earthquake crumbled an old church and shattered glassware in Tanjay Oriental Negros, with no loss of life reported by weather officials. Emergency phone lines opened for motorists along 1,500 miles of Pennsylvania highways.
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Manila
Associated Press
Tanjay
Oriental Negros Province
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Vampire Complexion Is Natural Says Dancer
A famous dancer denies using makeup calling her skin natural and reveals a beauty secret. She applies a thin layer of mercorized wax at night and washes it off in the morning to remove dead skin and keep a fresh complexion. The wax, sold in drug stores, aids freckles and sallow skin.
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Mgill
Alabama Retail Jewelers
Fanny
Hindenburg
Stresemann
Bulgar
Thrift
L. H. Meyer & Sons
Dauphin Street
Dallas B. Smith
New Orleans
E. H. Jackson
Montgomery
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Traffic Club
Miss Tilney
Seamen's Bethel
Rotary
Nadinola
Nadinda
the Heart OF Mobile
Deuphin
van Antwerp
Park Store
Conception
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