Elks Lead Opening Of Seventh State Convention In Raleigh
Thousands arrive for the Elks seventh annual state convention in Raleigh Ma. Delegates from about 175 cities attend ceremonies at the Elks home and capitol. Highlights include a parade music and dances planned for Fayetteville Street a Dutch luncheon and a barbecue at the state fair grounds.
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Raleigh
Fraternal
Order of Elks
Elks
Fayettéyile Street
State Capitol
Namiona
Elks’ Home
Fayetteville Street
the Elks
Ex soldiers to receive small farms for food production
London May 15 The experiment to place ex soldiers on the land and train them as small farmers is taking shape. The first land settlements will cover 6 000 acres for 240 men with 60 cottages at the Crown colony Patlington near Hull. A central farm of about 200 acres will employ settlers under a director and enable later holdings of 60 farms.
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London
Patrington
Hull
Young Men’s Christian Association
Trap Shoot Opens at Tulsa Gun Club in Southwest Classic
One of the southwest's notable trap shooting tournaments opened today at the Tulsa Gun Club in Tulsa Oklahoma. Prizes totaling more than two thousand dollars will be awarded to winners across the events in the program.
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Tulsa
Okla
Southwest
Lutheran Synod Honors Two Local Citizens in Albemarle
At a North Carolina Lutheran Synod meeting in Albemarle, A. W. Klemme was named to the synod finance committee and Dr. Claude Reitzel was elected to the Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute board of trustees.
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North Carolina Lutheran Synod
Albemarle
A. W Klemme
Claude Reitzel
Collegiate Institute
Mount Pleasant
Synod
Action Taken for Overthrow of German Secret Service
San Francisco May 15 Vigorous action to overthrow the German secret service in America has begun, based on information from Rudolph Flamindinghe alleged head of the Pacific coast spy system. Flamindinghe, jailed in Los Angeles, is said to have supplied data leading to arrests of most German operatives in the United States.
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San Francisco
America
Federation
Rudolph Flamindinghe
Pacific Coast
Fiamindinghe
Los Angeles
United States
Frank Wolf
Frank Fels
United States Aviation Corps
San Diego
Flamindinghe
Washington
Wolf
Five Decades of Flags by Mrs Feldkamp at Union Graves
In fifty years since the Civil War Mrs. Carolina Feldkamp of Cincinnati has placed four thousand five hundred seventy three flags on the graves of Union soldiers, a quiet memorial spanning generations and many cemeteries.
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Carolina Feldkamp
Cincinnati
Government urges corn meal as wheat substitute in meals
Washington May 15. The U S Department of Agriculture urges housewives to begin wheatless meals using corn meal and hominy grits. It distributes Farmers Bulletin 565 with over fifty recipes showing corn meal can replace wheat in breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
American poet Zeeger ends agony after wounds in France
Allen Zeeger, a young American poet, wounded in a charge with the foreign legion near Belloven Santerre, killed himself with a pistol to end his agony. Reports placed his death in early April, and a volume of his works appeared in the United States three months earlier.
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Philadelphia
Allen Zeeger
Foreign Legion
France
Charles Kerwood
Bryn Mawr
Lafayette Corps
Legion
Yeeger
Pbelloven Santerre
Kerwood
Zeever
Heraldry revival in war time coats of arms and badges
London reports a surge in applications to the College of Arms for naval and military symbols. Generals Joffre Haig French and Admiral Beatty are cited with arms featuring the Cross of Santander fleur de lys stars crescents dolphin and a heraldic crest linking to Saghip.
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London
College of Arms
Joffre
Santander
France
Douglas Haig
Viscount French
David Beatty
Plow Day Planned For Scout Gardens In City Tomorrow
The city will observe a plow day for Boy Scouts with plots to be plowed and prepared for cultivation. BE H Anderson and Andrew Joyner will advise, guiding the boys through soil prep planting and care in a complete home gardening course. two local farmers join the effort due to limited plow capacity.
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Boy Scouts
BE. H. Anderson
Andrew Joyner
Greensboro
O. E. Mendenhall
Bessie Hackney
Robbers Recover Most of Castle Shannon Bank Loot
Pittsburgh police say nearly all of the ten million dollars stolen from the First National Bank of Castle Shannon was recovered. Four bandits entered the bank shooting the cashier and assistant cashier, binding a patron. One robber John Chetch was killed. Sam Betts was fatally wounded. Nick Yeele captured and beaten. a fourth bandit escaped. All suspects were said to be Pittsburgh residents.
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Pittsburgh
First National Bank
Castle Shannon
Cahier
John Chetch
Sam Betts
Nick Yeele
Tennessee Clubwomen Convene in Tullahoma
The twenty first annual convention of the Tennessee federation opened in Tullahoma on May 1 with a warm reception and elaborate entertainment for visiting clubwomen. The sessions run through Friday as organizers anticipate a highly successful gathering.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Tennesee
Carolina and Yadkin River Railway Schedule
A schedule in effect April 10 1917 lists train arrival and departure times at stations shown with caveat that stated times are not guaranteed.
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Carolina & Yadkin River
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Lindenwood College
St.Louis
American Red Cross
Board of Agriculture
Holbeach
England
Wales
Herefordshire
Lutheran Synod OF the State
Ment
Ohie
Julius Steger
Ralph Herz
Metro
Shirley Mason
Ford Weekly
High Point Motor Co
Rexall
Ring
Bell
North State
Tennessee Clubwomen
A. M
High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Cid White Teow Ls
Denton
High Rock
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, N. C
Summer Law School
Southern Railway
SOU
Sey
Detroit
North Carolina Public Service Company
Osteopathic Physician Bank OF Commerce
W. L. Armstrong
Guilford County
North Carolina
N. C
Nancy F. Armstrong
W. J. Armstrong
Mann Drug CO
Liberty
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Fee Orla Bank & Trust Comp
Wescott Roberson
W. C. Idol
Enterprise
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