Engagement and Society Notes From Mobile Girlfriends
Announcements of Katherine Acker marriage plans to Mr. George of Beaumont Texas set for November 1 1925 at the bride’s parental home. Miss Anna Weisman returns from Atlanta visiting Stone Mountain and attends Alabama Georgia football game. Community events include a masquerade for PTA and a Shakespeare Club lecture at St Francis Street Methodist Church.
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M. Fermany
Katherine
Mr. George
Beaumont
Texas
Brown Club
Shakespeare Club
J.°. Frasier
St. Francis Street Methodists Church
Hair Youth Tonic Claims Grandmother Level Hair Glory
A consumer extols Hair Youth a concentrated tonic said to combat brittle oils, stimulate the scalp and keep it clean. Using an eyedropper, the maker appeals to women seeking thick luxurious hair, claiming best results come from ongoing, updated hair care knowledge.
Death by Own Action Ends Tragedy in New Orleans
In New Orleans on Friday Eleanor Fontana shot her husband Dominick Fontana, then died by gas inhalation. Police say two officers were nearly asphyxiated while extracting her body from the room. Fontana had been free on grace bond after previous trouble with her husband. She used the alias Miss E Richards at a rooming house. A fur coat valued at $1,000 and $55 in cash were found in her room. Relatives in California reportedly hold the body awaiting instructions.
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New Orleans
Ln.s
Eleanor Fontana
Dominick Fontana
California
Thousands Dead in Damascus Bombing Report
London dispatches quoting French sources say at least 10 000 people were killed in a recent French bombardment blamed on Arab fighters amid the Damascus violence.
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Damascus
London
Jerusalem
Personal News Reports From City and Surroundings
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Perdue returned from New York after three weeks for eye surgery study. Mrs. E. J. Buck arrived in Mobile after visits to New York and Baltimore. Miss Julie Forsyth came back from a two week Atlanta vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Julian McPhillips moved to Ashland Place. Mrs. Eugene Smith of Tuscaloosa visits son Truman Smith in Mobile. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Spencer weekended in Laurel with Mrs. Spencer’s sister Mrs. W. S. Love. Mrs. Joseph Norwood returned from Montgomery. Margaret Patterson of Montgomery visits locally.
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J. D. Perdue
New York
E. J. Buck
Mobile
Baltimore
Buck
Julie Forsyth
Atlanta
Julian McPhillips
Ashland Place
Mrs. Eugene Smith
Tuscaloosa
Truman Smith
Monterey Street
Mrs. F. E. Spencer
Laurel
Miss
Mrs. Spencer
Two More Ships Wrecked by Tempest Off Newfoundland
Two sailing vessels were added to Newfoundland wrecks from a weekend gale. The three masted Nancy Lee, 150 tons, is feared lost with all hands after sailing from Labrador to Seville. Utowana reportedly wrecked at Tilt Cove with a fish cargo, and Gondola ran ashore at Bay St. George en route to Halifax, likely total losses.
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ST. Johns
N. F
A.P
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Nancy Lee
Labrador
Seville
Spain
Utowana
Tilt Cove
Gondola
Halifax
Bay St. George
Danderine Tonic Promises Healthier Hair For Girls
A 35 cent bottle of Danderine is pitched as a vitalizing beauty tonic that soothes hair. it supposedly nourishes roots, strengthens, and promotes thick healthy growth. The ad urges brushing with Danderine to refresh hair and scalp, claiming rapid improvements in one week.
Duke funds allocate 70 million for education and charity
A 70 million fund was made available immediately for educational and charitable work in the Carolinas after a Duke Foundation conference. An additional 10 million is to follow. Funds will support Duke University in Durham and aid superannuated Methodist ministers, hospitals, orphanages, and various institutions. A medical school at Duke is planned.
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Charlotte
N. C
Carolinas
James B. Duke
Duke Foundation
Duke University
Durham
Methodist Church
Santiago Quiet After General Strike In Chile
Santiago Chile Oct 28 Following a 12 day state of siege during a general strike the city neared normalcy with traffic returning and some businesses reopening. The unrest tied to the presidential election left twenty three people wounded in clashes between rival supporters.
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Santiago
Chile
A.P
Valparaiso
Detectives Search for Mrs. Dobbs Diamond Bracelet Theft
Police in Atlanta investigate a $10000 platinum bracelet theft from the home of Mrs. Dobbs, wife of former Coca Cola president Samuel C. Dobbs. The bracelet, set with ten large diamonds and 200 smaller stones, vanished during the family move from Oakdale Road summer home to a winter city apartment.
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Atlanta
A.P
Samuel C. Dobbs
Coca-Cola Company
Oakdale Road
Family Drowns in Buffalo River Boat Disaster
Ollie McClanahan a Rush area farmer his wife and their young child were drowned when their small boat overturned near the mouth of Big Creek on Buffalo River last Thursday. The rugged inaccessible country and poor communications hinder details of the incident.
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Yellville
Ark
Ollie McClanahan
Rush
Big Creek
Buffalo River
Posses Pursue Slayer of Officer in Escape from Arrest
A posse scoured the countryside after a police officer and a companion tried to arrest an intoxicated woman in a negro neighborhood. The suspect fled through a garage window and into the woods. Deland, a Kentucky native, served on Monroe Louisiana police and later as a Chicago railway detective. He leaves a widow in Ann Arbor Michigan. They will be sent to Chicago.
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Haven
Fia
Deland
Kentucky
Monroe
Chicago
Ann Arbor
Mich
Romance Stalled as US Immigration Blocks Honeymoon Plans
In New Orleans at Algier station Paul Moller of Denmark and his fiancée Miss Elsie Delgas, also of Denmark, await word from Washington after authorities halted their plans to wed. He entered as a six months visitor via New York and now faces possible deportation or relocation to Montgomery Alabama for settlement or Denmark for reunion.
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New Orleans
United Press
Sam
Algier
Washington
Montgomery
Ala
Denmark
Paul Moller
Elsie Delgas
New York
Local man held after time limit expires
As his time limit expired he was taken into custody and held with his sweetheart. Local authorities have asked Washington for a ruling on the case.
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Washington
Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Gray Hair Darkening
Advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready-to-use preparation to darken gray hair naturally. It claims noticeable darkness by morning and glossy results after one or two applications, costing 75 cents at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Pearance
Wryeth
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E. C. Hughes
A. Christian
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Marshall Seifert
Mary Joe Southall
Marie Pap
Rita Goodman
A. M. Yost
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R. T. Ervin
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Edward Manning Thompson
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Ira Rigby
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Sarah Kennedy
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Douglas Webb
Thomas N. Drew
Macdonald Cleveland
F. & Cleveland
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Richard Harding Macdonald
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Messrs
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R. L. Jones, Jr
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