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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1925

Page

3

Dunlap Praises Diversity of Mobile Farms Tour

Renick W. Dunlap assistant secretary of the U S Department of Agriculture praised Mobile county farmers for their diverse activities during a tour yesterday afternoon. He spoke at a Battle House dinner and urged more crop variety for southern agriculture citing boll weevil lessons and regional flexibility as key benefits for resilience.

Mobile County Renick W. Dunlap United States Department of Agriculture Battle House Prac Northwest South

Alabama Has Small Tuberculosis Incidence in Livestock

The speaker noted Alabama’s low TB rates in livestock and the cooperation between the federal department and the state board with satisfactory results. He also cited the Department of Agriculture’s help in building roads in the state.

Alabama Federal Department State Board Dunlap Department of Agriculture

Aspironal Cold Remedy Promise Promotes Quick Relief

An advertisement touts Aspironal as a superior cold and cough elixir tested and endorsed by authorities. It urges buyers to pay half a dollar per bottle, take two teaspoons, and demand a refund if symptoms do not fade within two minutes.

Runch Cardui Cardus

Bud Fisher and Bride To Become Sea Commuters

New York Oct 20 A.P. Bud Fisher the cartoonist to marry next week and plans to live on a steamer between New York and Paris with his new bride the Countess Adelia de Beaumont a Paris beauty prize winner and heiress whose seven year old son helped spark the match.

New York Mutt Jeff Bud” Fischer Harry C. Fisher Paris Aedita de Beaumont Fisher Pierre de Beaumont Matt Acdita Stewart Count de Beaumont France Pauline Welch Cable

Alabama road funds since 1917 total 12 million

Government has allotted 12,808,656 dollars to road improvement in Alabama since 1917. A dinner in Mobile for a government official was held under the auspices of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and presided over by President John T. Cochrane. The visitor toured Mobile county farms and facilities with several speakers delivering welcome messages.

Alabama Washington Mobile Chamber of Commerce John T. Cochrane Dunlap Mobile County Vadco Grass Dairy L. L. Noble Warley F. S. Sanford Robertsdale Mr. Dunlap Secretary of Agriculture J. .M. Moore Albert Ashenberger Department of Agriculture

Frat Theta Omega Phi Sets Meeting at YMCA

The Theta Omega Phi fraternity will hold its regular weekly meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 at the YMCA. A business program is scheduled.

Theta Omega Phi Fraternity

Rev Eldred M Stewart Heads to Greenville Visit

Rev Eldred M Stewart pastor of the Central Baptist church left yesterday for Greenville to visit his mother. He will then go to Birmingham for a short stay before returning to the city.

Stewart Greenville Eldred M. Stewart Central Baptist Church Birmingham City

Navy Seeks Draftsmen in Several Yards

The local civil service commission announces high demand for navy draftsmen. New York yard needs five ship design draftsmen 14 ship detail draftsmen and 10 copyists for a 10 000 ton cruiser. Norfolk yard also seeks draftsmen and Philadelphia plant seeks aeronautical qualified draftsmen. Leaders classes led by Rev. R A Kirchoffer to be held tonight tomorrow and next week.

NAVY Civil Service Commission New York Navy Yard Norfolk Navy Yard Naval Aircraft Factory Philadelphia R. A. Kirchoffer The Christ Episcopal Church

M O Officials Confer At Tupelo Meeting

A Mobile and Ohio railroad traffic officials conference is underway in Tupelo Mississippi. Attendees from Mobile include Vice President C B Hayes Division Passenger Agent Harvey E Jones Assistant General Freight Agent Jack I Ross Jr Freight Traffic Representative C C Fleming Auditor W W Middleton Freight Claim Agent W E Kennedy Foreign Freight Agent F E Spencer Chief Clerk M W Castle to Mr Ross. Three Hurt In Falls In Mobileinclude H C Henderson fractured leg Frank Fisher bruised face and James Thomas struck by a bale of cotton on Warrior river barge.

Mobile and Ohio Railroad Tupelo Miss Mobile C. B. Hayes Harvey E. Jones Jack I. Ross, Jr C. C. Fleming W. W. Middleton J. H. Patterson W. E. Kennedy Freign F. E. Spencer The Foreign Freight Department M. W. Castle Ross H. C. Henderson Toulainville Frank Fisher James Thomas

Docks Commission Aims Faster Bidding On Pier 2 Contract

Officials say streamlined bidding will speed awards for Pier 2 harbor work estimated at 1 million dollars. Advertisements run 60 days with bids opened December 15, following a October 15 notice. The commission hopes to clear riverfront obstructions while awaiting bids.

Docks Commission State Docke Commission

County Awards Shell Contract for Coden Belt Road

The Mobdile and Gulf Navigation Company won the contract to supply oyster shells to the county for road improvement at 1.60 dollars per cubic yard delivered. The board authorized the chairman to hire contracts for jail basement improvements. County Attorney R. E. Gordon ruled the board cannot employ a matron at the county jail.

Mobdile and Gulf Navigation Company Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners R. E. Gordon

German Reichsbank Chief Arrives Aboard Deutschland

Horace Greeley Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, arrived in New York aboard the Deutschland and denied his visit related to loans. He said the trip would let him meet American financial authorities to show Germany aims to build up its industries on sound finance and commerce. Pierre Jay, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, greeted the arrival.

New York A.P Horace Greeley Hjalmar Schacht Reichsbank Deutschand Germany Pierre Jay Federal Reserve Bank of A

Editor Seeks Mobile Industry Site Points From Boston Magazine

F Randolph Bennett, editor of United States Investor of Boston, conferred with Mobile’s new industries committee seeking Mobile’s advantages as an industrial site. His visit focused on textile manufacturing. Parisian fashion trends feature white skin narrow penciled eyebrows and a hint of rouge on eyelids or cheeks.

F. Randolph Bennett United States Investor of Boston Mass Mobile New Industries Chamber of Commerce

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