The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. July 12-(Special.)-The i'm provements being made at No. slope at Sloss of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company are progressing rapidly
 The new hoisting engine is the largest engine of it's kind in the south. A new steel tipple of the most modern kind is nearing completion, and when the work of strengthening the main slope in the mines is completed the distance to the depth of the mine will be greauS lessened and the haul made much easier. concrete building is also being con structed and Is 50 feet by no feet and will include machine shop, blacksmith shop and supply house. Every effort IS
 being made by the company to rush the improvements to completion as there IS a heavy demand for iron ore for the furnaces
 According to rumors preparations are under way at the Bessemer rolling mill te 1 manufacture the finishing parts of new l mine drill, evolved by the engineers o the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroac | company, that promises to reduce py nall | the time for drilling and consequently ln- crease the output of the ore mines The Bessemer Red Cross unit will meet Friday afternoon at o'clock at the Higf school auditorium and instructors VII l be on hand to give instructions in Rec 1 Cross work.
 | Funeral services over the remains o Holm w. Rogers, who died yesterday, were | held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock iron | the late residence, 2630 Dartmouth ave nue. the Rev. Ira F.. Hawkins pastor O | the First Methodist church. officlatlng Mr Rogers was well known in Besse mer, where he has lived for number O years He is survived by his widow, Mrs Tyucv Rogers; one son, w. M. Rogers
 two daughters Miss Mary and Miss Mitti' | Rogers. Interment was made at Unior cemetery with Huey X Mcconnell II i charge.
 l Hilliard Patterson and Mrs. Genevievt Gentry were married yesterday afternoon | in the office of the judge of probate, th' ceremony being pronounced by Clerk Her
 bert Ethridge in the presence Of mum l Der of spectators
 l Mir and Mrs. Eugene Smith entertained ] the latter's Sunday school class of tn 1 I,ipscomb Baptist church last night a | her home at Browns station The hous was prettily decorated In ferns, swee peas and flags. Various games and con I tests were enjoyed and late in the eve ming watermelons were served. Those en 1 toying this hospitality were: Miss Lessi I and Miss Anna May Cargile, Miss Ev' Harris Miss May Harris, Miss Eva Cal l houn Miss Ruth Lovelace. Miss Rocheh i Smith. Miss Ruth Smith, Miss Ida Love l lace Miss Emily Wood Miss Vera Bailey Miss Irene Mitchum, Miss Emily Leon ard, Miss Louise Smith and Raymond Sleeves, Murrah Wagner, Bryan Cargile
 Steve Lipscomb. Earl Lovelace, Milton Calhoun, Mitchell Harkins, O'Hara Bai | lev J. Stewart, Robert Smith and MT and Mrs Smith.
 | Mrs C. NJ. Rubush left today for hel 1 home in Meridian. having been called t
 Bessemer by the death of r. J. Gillen. | Miss Lela McNutt of Rosedale is spend l ing few days with Mrs. W. c, Jones or Dartmouth avenue
 l Miss Kathryn Hawkins has gone to Hat l tiesburg, Miss, where she Is the guest o
 her cousin. Miss Heidelberg 1 Miss Gertrude Shaddix has gone to To edo, O.. where she is the guest of rela | tives.
 | H. E. Guy. who has been stationed at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga, is spending ; l few days with his sister, Mrs. H. F | White.
 l Mrs. l.. w. Lewis has as her guest fo
 a few days Miss Minnie Bearden of Rose
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