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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1925

Page

11

Social Bridge Party Honors Miss Marie at Cottage Tea

A Cot Tea Room bridge gathering entertained Miss Marie on the eve of her wedding with two tables of play a perfume bottle and a hand painted powder box as trophies. Attending were the hostesses the honoree and Mrs R E Williams Mrs Howard Summerall Mrs Cooper Miss Irma Potter Miss Odette Burgoyne and Miss Vivian Busbee. Also noted a ninth birthday party for Gladys Willine McDaniels at her parents home on Congress Street with red and white decor and a gold birthday cake. Miss DeWitt Dillard and Mr W J Given wed in a St Francis Street Methodist ceremony with Mr W Dieh and Mrs A G Forbes in attendance.

Bridge Marieles Cottage R. E. ‘Williams Howard Summerall Cooper Irma Potter Odette Burgoyne Vivian Busbee Ys Willine McDaniels Gladys Willine McDaniels C. M. McDaniels Congress Street DeWitt Dillard Given Mobile Infirmary W. J. Given Londonery Island Mobile and Ohio Railroad W. J. Dieh Mobile Ohio A. G. Forbes Birmingham Plaes St. Francis Street

Milky-White Skin Product Prompts Safety Review

A brief from Owell and Weinacker Bros. along with ue Pharmacy and C J Gayfer and Co outlines a milky-white skin product claimed as a new safe method. The note lists multiple firms involved in promotion and distribution, with emphasis on safety assurances.

Flapper Fanny on Frame of Mind and Facial Impression

Flapper Fanny offers a witty take on how mood shapes the face and fixes the look one presents in photographs. She notes that inner state affects outer appearance and the resulting picture message.

Wedding of Miss Margaret Vickers and Mr Given Ends in Jackson

The ceremony was held at noon with Miss Coleen Moore as soloist and Miss Pearl Schwarz at the organ. Dr J W Frazer and Dr Dunbar Ogden officiated, then the couple left for an extended trip east and will live in Jackson Tennessee.

Odist Church Coleen Moore Pearl Schwarz J. W. Frazer Curch Dunbar Ogden Jackson Tenn Chariton Dukes Birmingham William Given Jackson, Tenn A. G. Forbes Washington New York Cleveland Given Mobile Infirmary Association

Freckles Promise Quick Removal with Othine Double Strength

An advertisement claims Othine double strength removes freckles. Apply nightly and morning with simple use. results vary from light to complete clearing, and most users need about an ounce. Money back guarantee if freckles persist.

Wilson's Last-year Memorial Plan Denied by Grayson

Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson revealed to a Staunton group planning a birthplace memorial that Wilson hoped for a memorial last year. He spoke during a gathering of admirers and recalled their final automobile ride together.

Washington Oct Parentis Wigee Bob Vivaan Cary T. Grayson Staunton Grayson

Social notes highlight prizes and upcoming dances and teas

Items list first prize a hand-painted bread board and knife for Mrs George Rapler, second prize amber vase for Mrs John Murray. Consolation a pearl bead necklace. bride-elect given lace boudoir pillow. Guests mingle at a collation. Three Chesterfields to entertain at Cawthon on Oct 16 with Battle House Six and chaperones named. Tea in honor of new school teachers at YWCA Oct 9. Creary family plans Manila winter via Temjo Maru then Canal transit. Card party for St Josephs school fund at KOC auditorium Oct 9.

George Rapler John Murray Gests Joe Roe Robert Fuller Ray Norville Charles Baumhauer Cawthon Battle House Wilber Mayson D. W. Burgett, Jr W. N. Newell Henry J. Gordon Blake MccNeeley S. A. Creary Mary Emma Creary San Francisco Manila M Creary Smith Major Smith Panama Canal Woods Fort Amador Robert F. Woods Julia Creary Chester Canal Zone St. Joseph's New School Building Fund Knights of Columbus

Sheriff Deputies Under Grave Charge In Miami Shootout

Miami, Oct. 8. Sheriff Henry R. Chase, seven deputies, and six city policemen were charged with second degree murder in a double indictment. The grand jury, after a two day probe, cited the fatal jail break shooting of two prisoners on September 27 and urged immediate suspension of Sheriff Chase and discharge of all officers involved.

Miami Fla Henry R. Chase Grand Chase

Suburban visitors listed around Fairhope and neighbors

Suburban News-Item notes Mr and Mrs B L Smith and family of Sixth street visit Fairhope with Mr and Mrs A D Grieg of Atmore and Mr and Mrs J H Stallings of Citronelle hosting. Also Mr and Mrs Stallings visit. Mrs Randall Silpin has recovered from surgery and will be discharged from care soon.

B. L. Smith Sixth Street A.D. Grieg Atmore Fairhope Ay Stallings Citronelle Ala J. H. Stallings the Boulevard

Local Visits and Travel Reported by Area Residents

Mrs. Kate Young returns from Jacksonville to visit her daughter Miss Bensie Grace Young who works there. Miss Julia Wilson goes home to Spencer North Carolina after two weeks with relatives. West Roberts departs for Augusta Georgia to seek treatment in a government hospital. John Black and his son Ernest of Jackson Mississippi visit Mrs. J E Ross.

Kate Young Jacksonville Fla Bensie Grace Young Julia Wilson Spencer N. C West Roberts Augusta John Black Ernest Jackson, Miss Mr. Black J. E. Ross

Local Social News Highlights From Tulsa Visit to Taylor Home

Mrs G Platt and two sons and a daughter from Tulsa spent the day with Mr and Mrs C H Taylor on Wednesday. The many tribals of N D Landes were glad he is able to be out again after illness. The Prichard Epworth League council met at Miss Jewelle Johnsons on Edison street Wednesday night. Regular prayer service at the Methodist church will be held tonight at the usual hour. H C Dismukes will complete repairs and additions to his residence on Rives street soon. Young people attended a surprise party for Mr and Mrs E Nurse at their Spring Hill avenue home on Tuesday evening with games dancing and refreshments.

G. Platt Tulsa Okla C. H. Taylor N. D. Landes Remrn Prichard Epworth League Jewelle Johnson Edison Street Methodist Church H. C. Dismukes Rives Street Mrs. E. Nurse

Personal Notices of Travel and Visits Across Cities

Mr and Mrs J H Sherrill and guest Mrs Ida Clarkson of Memphis returned to Pensacola after a Mobile weekend. Dr and Mrs W M Oates returned from Atlanta. Mrs Ray Fonde returned from Tuscaloosa after her mother Ms J H Buck died. Mrs Maude Thayer Mannon returned to Montgomery after visiting Mrs Allen Blackledge. Mr and Mrs Hugh Rolston went to New Orleans for two weeks. Mrs M J Falligant closed her Magnolia Beach cottage and returned to the city. Mr and Mrs Tom Williams of Lower Peach Tree Alabama returned home after visiting Mrs Williams sister Mrs B M McGetrick. They visited Point Clear with Capt and Mrs Ed Peppers. Dr and Mrs W W Perdue and children returned from New York after a summer on Fisher's Island.

J. H. Sherrill Ida, Clarkson Memphis, Tenn Pensacola Mobile Tom Williams Lower Peach Tree Ala W. W. Perdue New York Fisher’s Island Connecticut

Device in Tokio Warns of Quake

A Tokyo seismologist Dr Jun Shida of Kyoto Imperial University claims a device can warn of approaching earthquakes five to eleven seconds before they are felt. The system uses a pendulum, coil and amplifier to produce a sound proportional to tremor magnitude, but experts remain skeptical of its current practicality.

Tokio Jun Shida Koyoto Imperial University Shida M. Ty Wireless Kunitemi Central Meteorological Observatory

Escaped killer Bernard Whitten arrested in Chattanooga

Chattanooga police capture Bernard Whitten who reportedly escaped from a Florida penitentiary where he faced life for murder. Whitten had been sentenced to the electric chair but that was changed to life imprisonment.

Chattanooga Tenn Bernard Whitten Florida Whitten

Wanted helper and staff items at local market

WANTED A nurse for child must live on place 302 S Monterey St. WANTED Colored couple for country home cook and yard man references. WANTED TO BUY your hogs chickens and eggs Bon Ton Market Bell S910. WANTED One 8 or 10 HP boiler oct8-21 Phones 627. CONTRACTING WM. J. KORA J. main of tains 9 Re Dyan aoe ae

S. Monterey St Bon Ton Market Bell Putas WM. J. Kora Tains Dyan Aoe

Indicated U S Cotton Crop For 1925 Sees 14.8 Million Bales

Washington report from the agriculture and census bureau shows an expected 14,759,000 equivalent 500 pound bales for 1925 with 7,101,710 running bales ginned by Oct 1. The October 1 yield is projected at 150 pounds lint per acre, down from earlier estimates and below 1924's 157.4. Ginnings by state and totals are listed, with Texas and Mississippi among leading producers.

Washington A.P Consolidated Department of Agriculture Census Bureau Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Missouri New Mexico Arizona California United States Alabama Arkansas Florida Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma Tennessee Texas States

Giant cotton compress merger unites 35 plants

A large merger of cotton compress companies totaling 35 plants across six states was completed. The Federal Warehouse and Compress Company of Delaware is parent, with capital of 25 million dollars and offices to be in Memphis under general manager R. L. Taylor. The consolidation includes major compresses in Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Missouri Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Little Rock Ark A.P Federal Warehouse and Compress Company Delaware Secretary of State Co. A. Gunningham Blyteville Arkansas Compress Memphis R. L. Taylor Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Missouri Louisiana Oklahoma

Prayer book adds aviators prayer clause in revision

In New Orleans on October 8 United Press reports the Episcopal committee voting to insert an air clause in the Book of Common Prayer. The new supplication asks God to preserve all who travel by land water or air and to show pity on prisoners. A separate note mentions blue roses blooming on a Roscoe California ranch that last year grew ordinary blooms.

New Orleans United Press Episcopal Committee On Revision

Pape's Diapepsin Advertisement Claims Instant Relief

Instant relief from sourness gas or acidity of stomach indigestion belching palpitation headache or any stomach distress. The moment you chew a few Pape's Diapepsin tablets your stomach ache feels fine. Correct your digestion for a few cents Harmless Pleasant. Any drug store.

Wanted workers for tree work in Mobile Alabama

Advertising a job for two young sturdy men aged 20 to 25 with high school training and some experience with trees preferred. Willingness to work and travel required. Pays well. Respond to PF D Box 1207 Mobile Alabama.

PF. D Mobile Ala

WANTED Opportunities and odd jobs advertised in local classifieds

Classified items include workmanship roles in ripsaw and cutoff saw production, veneer work for colored women 16 or older, and various jobs at mobile and regional companies. Listings mention training, college employment, painting, welding, catalog writing, and chimney cleaning, with contact numbers and locations in Alabama and Louisiana.

Mobile Naveo Hardwood Co Naveo Ala Odzit

Classified Ad Information

Orem based SST offers listings for services and goods. Details and contact options are not clearly readable from the fragment.

Classified Ad Rates and Policies

Advertisement rules outline rate per word and minimum charges, with typesetting details, insertion limits, and late payment penalties. Terms require written cancellations for multiple ads and note billing timing and error liabilities.

Material errors will be adjusted by gratis insertions

The notice states errors in an advertisement will be corrected by more than one free insertion, with no fault attributed to the advertiser and adjustments applied as needed.

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