Governor Bickett Calls for One North Carolina Front in War
Special dispatch from Goldsboro reports Governor T W Bickett urging an end to partisanship to unite behind the war effort. He asked North Carolinians to raise 48 million dollars for victory, stressing patriotism over office chasing and shared sacrifice. The piece also lists inland waterway funding from the riv ers and harbors bill for North Carolina, including allocations for the Beaufort inlet, Pamlico and Tar rivers, Neuse river, Beaufort harbor, Cape Fear river works, and other improvements totaling significant sums.
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Goldsboro
T. W. Bickett
Bickett
Red Cross
War Savings Workers
Wayne County
North Carolina
N. C
Washington
Norfolk
Beaufort Inlet
Wilmington
Pamlico
Tar Rivers
Neuse River
Beaufort Harbor
Coxe Sound
New River
Beaufort
Swansboro
Two Clergymen to Army from Southern Pines
Southern Pines loses two clergymen Rev Samuel Holden and Rev H O Nash who join the army. Nash has gone to Camp Greene while Holden sails from New York to France for Y M C A work. Mrs Holden has two brothers in the Austrian army and Holden has many relatives in British and French service.
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Army
Southern Pines
Rev
Samuel Holden
H. O. Nash
Mr. Nash
Camp Greene
Mr. Holden
New York
France
Mrs. Holden
Three Hundred for Suffrage Petition in Greensboro
More than 300 Greensboro high school students sign a petition to U.S. Senators Simmons and Overman urging support for the Susan B Anthony amendment. Most signers are girls with some boys also joining, reflecting school involvement.
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Greensboro
Greensboro High School
Simmons and
Overman
Susan B. Anthony
Senate
Raleigh Man Seeks Reclassification From Class IV
R P Michael registered in Wake county now living in Charlotte asks local and Wake exemption board to reclassify him. He states his wife is not dependent on his salary for support and only hardship would be their separation if drafted. He cites a change since his questionnaire and includes a letter to Dr Caveness describing the new conditions and his willingness to serve.
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Raleigh
Wake Exemption Board
R. P. Michael
Wake County
Charlotte
United States
Michael
Caveness
Letters From German Camp Reach Stony Point Family
A letter from Edgar M. Halyburton of Stony Point NC confirms his safe status in a German prison camp. He asks his father to direct savings deposits to his account and to have relatives and Jim and Mae write him, noting he hopes to reunite after the war. Meanwhile at Fort Caswell two trainees were badly hurt when an old Civil War cannonball used as a stove base exploded, wrecking the cook quarters.
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Stony Point
France
Edgar M. Halyburton
Stony
Point
N. C
G. B. Halyburton
Darmstadt
Germany
First National Bank
el Paso
Texas
Jim
Mae
Bob
20Th Company
5Th Battalion
Raleigh
Fort Caswell
Cape Fear
Cook
North Carolina Briefs Highlight Health and Law News
Guilford County plans free school dental clinics via county dentist as part of state school medical inspection campaign. Pitts County reports 325 delinquents. Major William H. Bernard, Wilmington Star founder, dies at 81. Camp Greene quarantine lifted allowing visits to Charlotte theatres. Earle Neville sentenced to death by electric chair after supreme court appeal. Lamberton enacts a curfew law forcing youths under 17 off streets after 9 p.m.
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Guilford County
Wm. M. Jones
Pitts County
William H. Bernard
Wilmington Star
Wilmington
Camp Greene
Charlotte
Earle Neville
Supreme Court
Lamberton
United States Shipyard Volunteers Formed for War Work
The United States Shipyard Volunteers of the Public Service Reserve is formed to speed the merchant fleet program. About 250,000 skilled workmen will enroll to aid shipyard needs, with housing and training underway. Sign up through enrollment agents or write to Edward N. Hurley. Quotas per state and trades needed in shipbuilding are outlined to recruit electricians, welders, boilermakers, riveters, carpenters, and many other skilled roles.
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America
United States Shipyard Volunteers
Public Service Reserve
Department of Labor
Council of National Defense
Shipping Board
State Council of Defense
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Washington
U. S. Shipyard
Hurley
United States Shipyard Volunteers of Public Service Reserve
United States
Nobody Remembers Debts Like The Prompt Friend
Ohio State Journal notes a common habit in public life where a prominent acquaintance repays a loan and claims he had forgotten the debt. The remark is presented as a familiar national form of denial or rationalization amid repayment.
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Ohio State Journal
Worth While Quotation About Sorrows and Foresight
A thoughtful remark notes that some individuals dwell on past sorrows, add current burdens, and then overbuild future trials they are unlikely to face, offering a cautionary view on outlook and worry.
Jewood Library Site Threatens Civic Park View
A San Francisco style civic center principle urges preserving open lawn space. In Jewood Cal residents oppose placing a Carnegie library in the park center, fearing loss of the long view and disruption of a breathing public space amid city buildings. Citizens urge securing an alternate library site to avoid a backward step.
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San Francisco
Jewood
Cal
City Beauty drive urged for clean streets and yards
Spring cleanup urged in Birmingham to protect civic assets from mountain scenery to elegant homes. Citizens urged to keep lawns and sidewalks lush, curb strips greener, and parks well kept, building on City Beautiful legacy and planning an educational push this season.
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Birmingham
City Beautiful Association
Ala
Age- Herald
Urges Need of Play Across Health Bulletin
Dr Samuel G Dixon health commissioner of Pennsylvania urges the need and desirability of sufficient play to relieve daily strain. He argues play must be useful and productive of results, in wholesome environments with pure moving air and ample sunlight for beneficial effects on mind and body.
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Samuel G. Dixon
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Women Planners of Homes Lead Home Building Efforts
Women take an active role in constructing and managing homes, as they spend more time inside and bring closer observation and refined taste to interior matters. The husband often avoids tense disagreements by deferring to the mistress in charge of domestic design.
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