davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-09

Cowhide Bags, Is inch, pin frame, leather lined,
pockets brass lock and catches choice Of cordo-
van and black--$5.98 each.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-09

Cowhidc Bags, 1s inch size crepe grain leather
leather lined color, black with brass lock and
catches, for $4.88 each.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-09

chartered for the trip and tickets will
be sold to pay the expenses of hirins
the car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
RANDOM GLEANINGS BY THE AGE-HERALD
 IN HOTEL LOBBIES

T find construction more active in the south than in any other section of the country, ana I see that Bir- mingham is erecting many buildings" said T. F. Mcguire of La Cross, Wis, who travels all over the United States. The only thing that can stop the souths present building boom will be prohibitive prices of building material. Prices are rising. and l believe they will reach the war time limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
POULTRY DIVISION MEETS

A public speaking will be con- ducted at the Hueytown High school auditorium Thursray evening under the auspices of the poultry division of the Chamber of Commerce, at which there will be a number of well known speakers. This meeting will serve as regular session of the poultry division, and is the fore runner of an intensive membership drive to be put on in the rural dis tricts.
 The purpose of the meeting will be to give residents of the surrounding country an opportunity to see the practical working of the division, and to obtain an insight into plans to encourage the raising of blooded poultry. Other meetings of this na- ture are to be conducted at other schools in the district until all the territory around Bessemer has been covered
 There will be an interesting pro- gram Thursday evening. The regu- lar business of the poultry division will be dispensed with and talks will be made by D. H. Lisle, Flora Shelby. l.. E. Ausman, Jap Bryant, Rev. Joseph Scheiffeilp and others. Fol lowing this there will be a social gathering and music will be provided by an orchestra. Bessemer members of the poultry division will meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 2 o'clock, going to HueYtown In a body. where the meeting will be opened at 80 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
MORE METERS PUT IN AT MUNICIPAL PLANT IN NORTH BIRMINGHAM
Contract Awarded By City For Laying of New
 Water Main

Contract for laying of the new Pinch water main to supply North Birmingham was awarded to the Alabama Supply company. and work will be pushed, according to c. M. Baker, city electrician. who Is in charge of the work. The new main will give three times the supply now being rendered and will cost approximately s14,000.
 Running from the source of sup ply at Twenty yninth street and Twenty-first avenue, the main en- ters the center of distribution at Twenty-seventh street and Twenty ninth avenue. One month and a half has been estimated as time neces- sary for the work and the present eight-inch main now in use will also be used in connection.
 Work on the rehabilitation of the North Birmingham plant is being pushed, and during the past week S5 water meters and 125 light meters have been installed. Material inn provement has resulted since the changes, Commissioner Harrison stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
SAYS BUSINESS GOOD HERE
SAYS SUGAR CONTROLLED

"So many people nowadays are dis cussing the high price of sugar. Most people think prices are due to crop shortages, but this is not the case" said w. II. Hill of Mobile. "The trou- ble Is spectators are controlling the market, and the warehouses of the country can tell the story. While the spectators hold the warehouse re- ceipts. the people fuss about the price they pay for the sugar which goes into the morning cup of coffee.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23

A. R, Deckard-Funera1 services for
 A R. Deckard 63, who died at the residence, S00S Fourth avenue,
 Friday night, were held at o'clock Sunday afternoon at Vice funeral parlors, Woodlawn. Interment in
 Elm wood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
UTILITY CONFERENCE SET FOR WEDNESDAY
Conflicting Engagements Cause
 Music Study Concert

Owing to conflicting engagements, the conference set for Monday morn ing between the city commission and officials of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company has been postponed until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
 Both sides have furnished all data necessary for a complete settlement of the issues. The conference Wednesday morning may bring forth solution to the differences, but neither commission members nor traction company would say an agreement would result.
 This conference is the sixth during the past two weeks. The fifth con ference was adjourned a week ago to be resumed at call It is understood the ordinance requiring separate en- frances on street cars is no longer an issue. An understanding is said to have been reached regarding 1t, which doubtless means the death of the jitney.
 The commission will hold a meet ing at o'clock Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
DR. MAC SPORRAN BIDS FARE WELL TO HIS C0NGREGA |ON
Breaches Final Sermon and Dedicates New Sunday
 School

Before packed church. filled with members of all faiths and denomina- ticns as we'll as his own, pr. John A. MacSporran preached his final for mal sermon at the "Old First" Pres byterian church Sunday morning.
 Taking Paufs farewell to his old congregation as recorded in Philip plans 1885, as his text, pr. MacSpor- ran compared that ministry with his own in Birmingham, From first to last you have never disappointed me. never failed or forgotten CT hurt me"
 pr. MacSporran touched on the growth of individuals in his congre- gation, pilgrims on the upward path" and on its great response to the strong meat and tough fiber of the Word-nGt popular. easy to grasp message, but the sort of un- derstanding one must strive for: Friends in the deep things of God"
 Finally the departing minister spoke of the dead of the "Old First" still goes on here. who have made the hope and the promise of heaven all the more alluring because it is now their home.'
 O O O
 Dcdicates Sunday School.
 In the evening, at the close of the 5 o'clock twilight service, pr. Mac Sporran and the congregation ad- journed to the new Sunday school building of the church, now practi- cally completed. There brief and informal dedication of the new struc- ture was held.
 With this consecration of the new addition to the expanding facilities of the old First, it's Sunday school capacity Is doubled. Dr. MacSporran thus leaves behind him one more substantial monument to his four years resultful labors in Birming- ham. It will be placed in service early in May.
 Dr. MacSporran will return to Bir- mingham in the coming fall to dedi- cate also the new memorial Carillon, ordered during his ministry here. but which will not be completed by the English bell founders and delivered in the city for some months yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
KENTUCKY STUDENTS INSPECT PLANTS HERE
Mines and Mentallurgy Class Guests
 of Alumni and T. C. I.

Members of the junior class, de- partment of mines and metallurgy of the University of Kentucky, Saturday afternoon completed two days in spection trip of the Birmingham dis trict, through courtesy of officI< of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Ran road company.
 The party left Knoxville Wedres day, arriving in Birmingham Friday, after making several insetction stops en route.
 Headquarters in Birmingham were established at the Motion hotel. They visited, the Wenonah Ore Mine No. 8 Friday at 7:30 o'clock; an auto mobile trip to Westfield, and dinner at the Westfield club house al 12:3o o'clock, and an inspection trip through Fairfield steel works and ear shops during the afternoon.
 Dinner was served at the country club at 7;S0 by the Birmingh nam alumni.
 Saturday morning the students visited Ensley and later went to Edgewater, returning to Ensley for dinner and a trip through blast fur naces and steel plants.
 Thirteen pupils, under direction of Prof. c. s. Grouse, were in the party. They left Birmingham late Saturday afternoon for Lexington, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
BESSEMER CHURCH MEN DECIDE UPON CLUB FUR LAYMEN
All Denominations To Join EvangeIistic Organization
 To Be Formed
BESSEMER BUREAU l
 THE AGE-H ERALD ! Ressenanr Ala Anril % l

A Laymen's Evangelistic club will be formed at Bessemer as a result of a meeting of all denominations con ducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Methodist church. This club will be patterned after clubs of similar nature throughout the south. The Sunday meeting adopted res olution providing that each mems Bible class in the city appoint three members to act as a committee which will meet next Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist church to perfect the organization.
 The Sunday gathering was largely attended. There was a delegation of 15 members from the Birmingham club present. including the president, D. II. Marbury. Many of the Bir- mingham members spoke, testifying to the benefit they had derived from the club. and pointed out the remarkable results the members have achieved in bringing in new members to the various churches. Dr. H Holderly of Chicago also made an interesting talk on "The Family Altar"
 The purpose of the organization will be to bring the consecrated men of the city into a compact organiza- tion in order to carry out definite program of evangelistic work. The club will conduct a weekly luncheon and members will be asked to preach at the various churches of the city the movement being interdenomina- tional. An important part of the clubs activities will be personal work, each member of the club to pledge himself to exert his influence among his friends in order to bring them to Christ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
Chattanooga Artists To Appear In
 Music Study Concert

The last open meeting to be held by the Music Study club this season will be concert at Cable hall at S15 o'clock Monday night with brilliant array of Chattanooga artists appsar- ing, Including Miss Eloise Baylor, sGprano: Miss Dorothy Phillips, oela list; Hugh RiDout, pianist. and Lesteg Cohn, violinist.
 The program for Monday night ia as follows
 Piano, La Castagnette" (Ketteno. Minuet a rAntioo fSeeboeck), Pre-. Jude in G Minor tRachmaninoff) 1, Shadow Song from "Dinorall- CDvo- rak -Heerman); Koi Nidrei (Max Bruch); Serenade Espanols (Chami- made Kreisler); AllegrettG Grayaoso (Roy Lamont Smith) Hymn to the Sun (Rinsky- -Korsawoff) Guitares ct Mandolines (Grovley); Le Baiser (Grovley) Chevaux de Bois (De- Bussy); Lament of the Beduin Slave Girl (Bantock): The Merry Broom Thurush (Roy Lamont Smith); Sous venis de Moscan tWeiniowskD; Noc- turno CT. P. ScCtD. !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
JESSE M. LTTLETONI LAST OPEN MEETING DIES IN CHATTANOOGA OF CLUB ANNOUNCED
Leading Republican Of South Sue
 cumbs After Long Illness

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn April 22.-- Jesse M. Littleton, aged 56, former national committeeman from Tennes- see. former mayor of Chattanooga and one of the most prominent mem bers of the state bar, died here today after an illness extending over year. In 1904 he was the republican nomi- nee for governor and made a race for Congress from the Third Tennes- see district in 1916. He had figured prominently in state and national politics for many years. He was a brother of Martin W. Lfttleton and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., of New York city.
 MT. Littleton was born in Roane county, Tennessee, and was at one time in the newspaper business at Nashville, later moving to Winches- ter, Tenn, where he was appointed postmaster by President Harrison. He came to Chattanooga in 1911 and had since that time won prominence as a lawyer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
ROBERT ID. WALLER

Robert D. Waller. 3S years old, died Sunday afternoon at his home at Maxine following a short illness. He is survived by his widow, one son; his father. R. B. Waller, Sr.; a borther o. H. Waller; four sisters; Mrs Holstead of Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. J. E. Ray of Woodstock and two sisters. who live at Greensboro, Ala. Funeral services will be held at Greensboro. the body being sent from Bessemer Monday morning.
 Mir. Waller had been with the Franklin Coal company at Maxine for a number of years and was a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow.
 The Masons will have charge of the services at the grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
NEGRO EATS ICE CREAM
He'll Also Eat His Meals In Jail FoI
 A Long Time

Bob Simms. 24. negro, 413 North Fourteenth street, was in the city jail Sunday night on chages of burglary. grand larceny and carry ing a knife following his arrest early Sunday morning In the Rains drug store, $500 First avenue. by Woodlawn Call Officers W. ". Ellard and w. T. Jones.
 Simms, the officers allege. had en- tered the store by wriggling through the slats placed across a broken win dow, selected two watches and quantity of soap. taken shave In the store and was commencing to enjoy a large saucer of ice cream when surprised by the officers.
 The negro confessed to having committed a burglary In the same store about o'clock one morning about a week ago, the officers stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
MEMORIAL IS PLANNED FOR MRS. ALICE ORR
Mrs. Percy Brewer Busy With
 Church Reading Room

As tribute to Mrs. Alice D. Orr, well known and beloved teacher of Birmingham, memorial reading room will be fitted out In the Inde- pendent Presbyterian church through the efforts of Mrs. Percy Brewer. Mrs Brewer was one of Mrs. Orr's favorite pupils and working with Dr. Henry Edmonds, pastor of the Inde- pendent Presbyterian church, planned this monument to her greatness.
 Development of the plan is being worked out by Mrs. Brewer. The room Is on the second floor, in the Sunday school department. Many of Mrs. Orr's former pupils have sig nified their cordial approval of the plan and will cooperate.
 Mrs. Orr taught school in Birming- ham for 50 years and thousands of Birmingham children were in her classes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
REVIVAL ATTRACTS LARGE CROWDS TO
 HEAR DR. GARDNER
Boy Scouts Act As PaII Bearers For Comrade
 George Gibson
ENSLEY BUREAU l THE AGE-HEKALD

The First Baptist church was crowded beyond it's capacity at both services Sunday owing to the evan gelistic campaign which will con tinue throughout the present week. The services are being conducted by the pastor. Rev. David M. Gardner, assisted by Jack Scholfield, singer. The services during the week have all been largely attended So far over sixty new additions have been made and a large number more are expected to join before the revival closes Sunday. Starting Tuesday. services will be held daily at 10 o'clock in the morning and at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. At the eve ming services Monday night Dr. Gard ner will use as the subject of his theme. "Who Can Be Saved?" The song services. under the direction ot Jack Scholfield, are one of the fea- lures of the meeting, and at each service Mir Scholfield renders sev- eral solos. The people of this com munity are cordially invited to at Q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
PASTOR GIVEN WATCH
Pays Tribute To Work
 CT For His Church

Members of the Eleventh Street tor. Rev. M. M. Wood, with a gold watch and fob at the morning service at the tabernacle Sunday in token of their appreciation of his work. He recently directed campaign for the raising of s1.700, which brought the church out of bedt. James Robinson presented the watch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
SMOKES MAY GO UP
Cigar Manufacturers Warn Public
 Against Boost In Prices

NEW YORK. April 22.-Lay in a stock of your favorite perfectos. for the prices of smokes may go up. Rising prices for cigars are looked for by manufacturers, it was de- clared today. They see mounting production costs eating into the margin of profit, though there is a rapidly increasing demand for their product. Pooling of domestic crops by cooperative tobacco growers
 sociations in several states, hleher nrices for Havana and Porto Rican tobacco and for Sumatra leaf, with increased wages, are the causes of the predicted increased costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
STALLINGS TO NEW YORK
General Secretary Of "Y" To Attend
 National Meeting

of the Young Mems Christian associa- tion, is to leave for White Plains, N. Y, Monday morning to attend a meeting of committee of the ma tional Young Mems Christian asso- citation, which will arrange for constitutional convention of the asso- citations throughout North America to discuss the association's supervisory agencies. The committee will also plan for program of enlargement.
 MT. Stallings is the only local sec retary from the south on the commit tee. The associations constitutional convention will be held in Cleveland O.. in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
DEATHS

Mrs. J. F. Courson-Funeral services for Mrs. J. B. Courson, 45. who died at local infirmary Saturday night, were held at the residence. 11I4 Forty-fifth street, north, at ? o'clock Sunday afternoon. Remains were sent to Cordova by Brown for burial.
 J. l.. Youns-Funeral services for J. l.. Young, who died Friday morn ing, were held from the residence, 2407 Eleventh avenue, north, at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Burial in EImwood cemetery, Johns in charge.
 A. R, Deckard-Funeral services for A. R. Deckard, 63, who died at the residence, S00S Fourth avenue, Friday night, were held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Vice funeral ..- pariors, Woodlawn. Interment in E Elmwood cemetery.
 Charles Alvin O'Quinn-Remains of Charles Alvin O'Quinn, 1-month- -old son of MT. and Mrs. Pat OQuinn, Clifton Ga, who died at Bir- mingham hospital at 8 o'clock Sat urday night, were sent to Clifton by Johns Sunday for burial. J. c., Carney-Funeral services for J. c. Carney, 75, who died at Noun tain Creek, Ala, Sunday morning, will take place from Leaks chapel, Montgomery, Ala, at o'clock Monday afternoon, Lige Loy in charge.
 Mrs. Lucy c. Carter-Remains of Mrs. Lucy c. Carter, 79, who died Sun day afternoon at the residence, 1910 Huntsville avenue, were to be sent to Franklyn, Ky, by Johns Sunday night for burial. She Is survived in Birmingham by her husband, J. c. Carter, one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Brownlee, and in Kentucky by other relatives.
 kathlene Edwin Lynn-13- months old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edwin M. Lynn, died at the residence, 2216 Avenue r, Sunday afternoon. Flu neral arrangements will be an- nounced later by Vice.
 Mrs. Cora Wood-Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Wood, 20, of 306 Eff ty-fourth street, who died Sunday morning at a local infirmary, will be held from the Fifty-sixth Street Baptist church at o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Wood. cemetery, Vice In charge. She Is survived by her husband, Morgan Wood. Jr.: two infant daughters,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
MARTIN RE-ELECTED TRUSTEE

Robert Martin was reelected trus- tee at the congre gational meeting or the First Presbyterian church which was held Sunday immediately follow ing the morning services, held at the Ensley Masonic temple. Several mat ters pertaining to the building or their new Sunday school annex was brought up and discussed. Work will begin on the new building very shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS TO GIVE PLAY
Come Out of the Kitchen" To Be
 Presented At Jefferson Friday

Members of the senior class of Cen tral High school are to present the three-act comedy, Come Out of the Kitchen" Friday night at the Jeffer son theatre, under the direction of Miss Leila Mae Smith, dramatic di- rector of the school. The lead part is to be played by Miss Lillian Fearn.
 The parts of the four Daingerfield children are as follows: Olivia. Miss Lillian Fearn; Elizabeth. Miss Morgia Shropshire; Paul. Morton Nesmith i; Charley. Covington Riley.
 Other members of the cast are as follows: Randolph Weeks, Frank Blackford: Burton Crane. rich north erner. Bryant Sells; Solon Tucker, George Clark; Mrs. Falkner. Susan Cobbs: Cora Falkner, Elizabeth Perry; Tom Lefferts Arthur Brown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
GEORGE GIBSON

Funeral services for George Gib- son, the 16-yearo son of Mir. and Mrs. H. C. Gibson, who died Friday light at the family residence. 2320 Sixteenth court, were conducted Sun day afternoon from the residence with Rev. R. L. Dill, pastor of the Fairview Methodist church, and Rev. l.. A. Holmes, pastor of the Ensley Highlands Methodist church. offici- ating. Interment followed at Oak Hill cemetery. He is survived by his parents and two brothers, Sidney and Albert Gibson. Pallbearers were se- lected from the members of Troop 20, Boy Scouts, of which he was a mem Der Boy Scouts of the Ensley dis trict attended the funeral in full uniform and acted as honorary pail bearers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
BEsSEMER-TUSCALOoSA

Much interest is attached to the mer-Tuscaloosa series of ball games that are to be played at Tus- caloosa Friday and Saturday. The Bessemer team will be accompanied by large delegation of fans. who will prepare to stay both days
 Bessemer High has for outclassed all high school teams of the South Jefferson County league, having won all games the first half of the sea son. Tuscaloosa High also has a winning team,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
CIRCLES MEET MONDAY

The circles of the Woman's s Mis- sionary society of the First Baptist church will meet Monday afternoon as follows: Builders. with Mrs. w. T.. Simmons, 2904 Avenue H; Helpers, with Mrs. G. S sherman, 2020 Ave nue H. Cleaners, with Mrs. w. J. S. Drummond. SIS Twentythird street; Workers. with Mrs. John Smelling. 262S Avenue F; Brides, with Mrs. J. J. Chisolm. 1723 Avenue G; High Circle No. l at the home of Mrs. Nat G. Clark, 26Oo Ensley avenue, at 5 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
BICYCLE CLUB PICNIC

The Bessemer Bicycle club and it's girls auxiliary will hold their first picnic of the summer season at West Lake next Sunday afternoon. It is expected that there will be large gathering of members of both or ganizations and an interesting pro- gram is being arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
BEssEMER FOLLIEs OF 1923

Preparations have been completed for the presentation of The Bes- semer Follis of 1923" Monday and Tuesday evenings at the high school auditorium The minstrel is to be staged under the auspices of the Business Women's club, and is to be directed by Charles A. Casmus of directed by Charles A. Cassimus of as interlocutor. and there are a large number of young people in the cast. The performance will begin at s o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23
BISSELL'S MOTHER DIES
Birmingham Man At Parents Bed
 side In New York T0Yn

Friends of MT. and Mrs c. S. Bis sell Sunday night were grieving over news of the death of MT. Bisselfs mother Mrs. T. J. Bissell, a her home in Rochester N. Y., at 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. S. Bissell left Birmingham last Monday to be pres ent at her bedside. Another son of Mrs. Bissell, Dr. F. J. Bissell of Santa Barbara. Cal. paid a visit to Birmingham relatives last summer.