The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
News of Ensley

George McNamara, one of the best known young men of this city, died sud- denly yesterday morning about 1O:3o operation. He was apparently in good health Monday afternoon, but Tuesday morning he was taken suddenly i'll and died yesterday morning.
 The deceased is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. D. l.. Me Namara; one brother, ErsiSine McNamara and three sisters, Mrs. b. J. Donnely Miss Helen and Miss Mamie McNamara all of this city. MT. McNamara had lived in this city number of years.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced later, pending the arrival of his two sis iers, who are visiting at Pensacola, Fla.
 Final arrangements have been made by Power company to operate through cars to Fairfield and Wylam. and it is an- nounced that the cars will start in opera ton over the new system tomorrow morn ing. The first car is scheduled to leave Fairfield at 4:40 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, and the first Wylam car will leave at o'clock. The working crew finished installing the block signals yesterday aft ernoon and everything Is in readiness to start operating the new system.
 The South Ensley cars will run to Fair field every 12 minutes with eight cars on the line, and the Owenton- -Ensley cars will run to Wylam every 15 minutes with seven cars on the line. The citizens of Fairfield and Wylam are greatly pleased with having the through cnrs system es- tablished as 1t will do away with a great deal of transferring and will have nearly half the time in making the round trip.
 All children training for the athletic meet at the fair grounds on August IS, and those who wish to take part are re- quested to meet at the Ensley Wesley House this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for practice. Already large number of chill dren have registered for this event and Miss Dorothy Grim. supervisor of the Wesley House playgrounds, has been drilling them daily. They are expected to make fine showing at the meet.
 Owing to number of the business men being out of the city the Merchants
 Field Day exercises at the Ensley park playground association, which were to have been held yesterday have been post poned until next Wednesday, August F. The Ensley Playground association base ball team defeated the Roberts & Son baseball team in hard fought battle yes- terday afternoon by a scoreof to 5. Batteries: Playground, .dcWillIams, Thomason and Giles; Roberts & Son, Worthingtcn and Beckman. The play ground boys are tied for chamionship with the Behrens park playground team in the playground league of the Birmingham district, and arrangements are being made for the two teams to meet the later part of this month.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Lula May Tucker aged 20 years,
 who died in Fl Paso, Tex. last Saturday, were conducted yesterday afternoon from
 the residence of her brother, A. L. Shell Interment followed at Oakland ceme- tery. The Rev. A. K. Wright. pastor of the Ensley Baptist church. officiated. The
 deceased is survived by her husband. P. J. Tucker: her father. two brothers and one sister. Mrs. Tucker was a former
 resident of this city.
 Yesterday morning the younger boys
 closs of the Ensley Highland Presbyterian church left on a three-day camping trir on Shades mountain under the direction of Bert Simpson. About 12 boys made
 the trip. They are expected to return home tomorrow.
 | A series of revival services are beine conducted at the Central Park Baptist
 ahurch by the Rev. ]. c. stivenders as-