Hardwood mill to be erected near Chickasaw
The J. M. Card Lumber Company of Chattanooga will lease 110 acres from Chickasaw Land Company on Chickasabogue creek near Chickasaw to build a hardwood mill. The plant, including sawmill, planning mill, dry kilns, docks and rail lines, is expected to employ about 200 workers and produce twelve million feet annually at a cost of three to four hundred thousand dollars. Logs from the upper Tombigbee river will be shipped to the Mobile plant, with much output for export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Card Lumber Company of
Chattanooga
Chickasaw Land Company
Chickasabogue Creek
Chickasaw
Frank H. Duane
Tombigbee
Mobile
Duane
Special Mobile to Meridian Excursion for Fair
Mobile and Ohio railroad runs a special trip to the Mississippi Alabama Fair from Mobile. Train departs at 5 50 p m and returns at 2 60 a m the next day, per division passenger agent Harvey E Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Meridian
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Harvey E. Jones
Lions Plan Ladies Night Dinner Dance in Mobile
The Mobile Lions Club announces its annual ladies night dinner dance set for Tuesday October 20 at the Cawthon Vineyard. The program includes addresses stunts music and other features. George A. Potter district lecturer for the Masons will attend Baldwin county Masonic conference at Robertsdale with speakers O H Ertzinger and H J Winters.
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Lions Plan
The
Mobile Lions Club
Cawthon Vineyard
George A. Potter
Masons
Baldwin County
Robertsdale
O. H. Ertzinger
Bay Minette
H. J. Winters
Harvard Wants Pictures A Chamber Letter
A correspondence from Harvard requests photographs or visual materials be supplied to the chamber. The letter seeks images for potential display or publication as part of ongoing outreach and promotional efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Harvard School of Business seeks historic commerce images
The Harvard University School of Business requests photographs of early locomotives, market places, harbors and street scenes to illustrate the history of business for display in a new building.
Jacksonville Sleeper Restored For Winter Service
The Jacksonville Sleeper on train No. 134 of the Louisville and Nashville road has been restored for the winter season. The train, which was discontinued during the summer with reduced tourist travel northward, had a summer Pullman to Asheville, North Carolina, halted several weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Louisville and Nashville Road
Asheville
N. C
U. S and S Need Draftsmen for Chattanooga Office
A civil service examination will be held for junior engineering draftsmen at the local post office with applications closing October 30. A vacancy in the Chattanooga office at a salary of 1500 dollars will be filled from this examination, along with other openings in the fifth civil service district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S&s
Chattanooga
Civil Service
P. O. Receipts Show Gain in Mobile Quarter
Post office receipts in Mobile for the quarter ending September 30 totaled 164 thousand 211 dollars and 55 cents from all sources except money orders. Receipts for the last month rose to 79 thousand 155 dollars 78 cents, an increase of 5 thousand 899 dollars 99 cents.
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P. O
Mobile
Meetings Planned for Alabama Conference at St Francis Church
Plans for the annual Alabama conference to be held November 11 to 16 at St Francis Street Methodist church will be discussed at a pastor's office meeting by church stewards at 7:30. Committee chairmen will report and propose further plans.
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Alabama Conference
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
Niy
Difi
Injured Switchman George Harding Improves After Fall
George Harding, a Mobile and Ohio switchman, fell from a freight car in the yards yesterday afternoon. He is reported improving today with a broken right leg and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harding
Mobile and
Ohio
Harding
Parole Granted for Former Deputy Sheriff Bud Meyers
A parole was issued for W. E. Bud Meyers, ex deputy sheriff and court bailiff, who was convicted of attempting to influence a juror and sentenced to four to five years. The pardon board split on the decision with recommendations ranging from six months test parole to denial, amid protests from many citizens and a tuberculosis illness note from Dr Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E
Bud) Meyers
Board of Revenue
Montgomery
S&s
Pardon Board
W. B. Allgood
Secretary of State
H. Blan
A. A. Evans
Hibernian Auxiliary to Name Officers
The Mobile unit of the Ancient Order of Hibernians women’s auxiliary will nominate officers at Thursday’s meeting in Conti and Conception streets club rooms. Election occurs in December. Current Mobile officers are Frances Ballard president Eddie Mae Ballard secretary Clara Spencer treasurer Kate Quigley county president. About twenty members. state auxiliary meeting was recently held in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary of
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Conti
Conception Streets
Mobile Division
Auxiliary
Frances Ballard
Eddie Mae Ballard
Clara Spencer
Kate Quigley
State Auxiliary
Mayor addresses police officers at first meeting since taking charge
Mayor George E. Crawford spoke at police headquarters with School Commissioner Leo Eldridge Chief Warren F. Burch Lieut. W. N. LeGear and Sgt G. W. Marshall present. The group agreed to hold Friday night meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Crawford
Leo Eldridge
Warren F. Burch
W. N. LeGear
G. W. Marshall
Wilmer Boy to Be Guest at Dinner
Wilson Pierce from Wilmer, one of three Alabama boys chosen for the stock judging contest in Indianapolis, will be honored at a Wilmer Hotel dinner hosted by Professor Arthur Bales and Dr. T. T. Lane. Pierce departs Wednesday for Montgomery to join the other Alabama representatives. Peoples Bank to cover any expenses not paid by state funds.
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Wilson Pierce
Wilmer
Alabama
Indianapolis
Arthur Bales
Wilmer School
T. T. Lane
Wilmer Hotel
Pierce
Montgomery
Lane
Mobile
Peoples Bank
Wilmer Bay
Stop-over rights sought for Mobile by chamber group
Mobile Chamber of Commerce seeks stop-over privileges for all railroads to let visitors view the city and explore investments. Traffic department notes current rules only allow stop-overs on tourist and excursion tickets. The article cites a 1784 Montgolfier balloon flight by a French woman in Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Department
Lyons
Mobile Will Not Enter Marine Show
Mobile space reservations for the marine exposition in New York on November 9 were cancelled after a meeting of marine and foreign trade officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
New York
Mobility plans shelved as Chamber delays entrance
The Chamber of Commerce called off Mo bile’s entrance due to limited time for display preparation. An energy accumulator powerful enough for ten days of operation has been built and is compact enough to fit in a waistcoat pocket.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bryan the Christian to Speak at Dunbar Ogden Talk
Memorial services for The Comm will be held Sunday night at 7 30 o clock in government Street Presbyterian Church. Bryan the Christian is the featured speaker at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Dunbar H. Ogden
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Chickasabogue
Chattanooga Concern
Carolyn Thomson
Gladys Lloyd
Leila Bennét
Charles L. Lacroix
Montgomery, la
Mrs. Lacroix
Cardus
Cardui
Ron
Sapien Okeraneltific Laboratories
Cardu
Harvard University
Bud Meyers
Hibernian Auxiliary
Mound Builders Country Club
Newark
Wilmer Boy
Beauty Parlor
de Luxe
Rae
Red
Humming Bird
Qurd
Paris
Jersey
Convent of Mercy
St. Vincent's Select School
Madras
Anderson Printa
Gilbrae
Echos
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