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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1918

Page

8

Boggan Case Opens Center Stage at Recorder's Court

Morning session featured the Boggan trial for violating city indecency rules near Front Street. Testimony included Mrs. Knight, her husband Walter Knight, and a neighborhood boy, with verdict anticipated after afternoon arguments and defense character attacks.

Recorder Vurt W. . Boggan Front Street Toorrow Walter P. Gafford I. C. Wright George Peschau Burton George Knight Yoas Wwoman Boggan Boggan Market Knight Home Smiley James James Brown Harry Graham Capias Viola Southerland John Galloway

Police poised to arrest wayfarer over railway maps

Bolivia reports a tall slim man Robert I. McBride en route to the city with Atlantic Coast Line Railway maps. Wilmington police await his arrival to investigate suspected espionage or employment intent at shipyards amid questions about the maps and route.

Robert I. McBride Bolivia Williams McBride Wilmington

Mitchell Eyes NL Pennant With Alexander the Great in Cubs

Manager Mitchell sees a National League pennant target with Alexander the Great as a bold metaphor in the Cubs discussion. The quote frames a confident outlook around the team's chances and leadership.

Alexander Cub Mitchell

Knights of Maccabees Sponsor Lady Maccabees Event

North State Tent No 8 hosts a Tuesday evening program for Wilmington’s Lady Maccabees. The 8 o clock event at Odd Fellows Hall Third and Princess features prayers recitations addresses and musical numbers plus refreshments for attendees. Committee members urge casual attire and a focus on enjoyment.

Knights of Maccabees Lady Maccabees Lady Maccabees of Wilmington North State Odd Fellows’ Hall Third Princess Streets R. J. Casteen Fannie Sullivan L. Clayton Grant Croom Quartet John W. Casteen George Hewlett Miss Tucker E. J. Waddell I. W. Willis Messrs J. Edward Hunting I. T. Mintz Roy Casteen I. C. Pickett

Ministers and Business Men Clash in YMCA Volleyball

Volunteers from the ministers and business men's classes meet tomorrow at 5 P M on the YMCA court in a bid to showcase indoor volleyball skills. The event accompanies a membership drive and invites the public to watch Rev J A Sullivan's curving serve as a highlight of the sport.

Ministerial Association J. A. Sullivan

Funeral Services for Mrs. Bessie Bradshaw This Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Bradshaw 41 wife of W R Bradshaw proceed from Bellevue cemetery this afternoon at four after her death yesterday at 1 30 at her home on the Carolina Beach road. A devoted Southside Baptist member she leaves her husband four children Walter Junie Donnie and Oscar a brother C H Powell a half brother E S Thompson of New York and a sister Mrs Nancy E Davis of Brunswick county.

Bessie Bradshaw W. R. Bradshaw Carolina Beach Road Bellevue Cemetery Bradshaw Southside Walter Junie Donnie Oscar C. H. Powell E. S. Thompson New York Nancy E. Davis Brunswick County

War Savings speaker to visit Brunswick county meetings

Mr. Iredell Meares accepts invitation to speak on The Peril of America at War Savings campaign meetings in Southport Shallotte Lockwoods Folly and Bolivia during April. Residents urged to attend to learn why and how to support victory in this world conflict.

Iredell Meares Brunswick County America Southport Shallotte Lockwoods Folly Bolivia

Enter Training School at Fort Caswell

Eighteen enlisted men in the coast artillery corps at Fort Caswell arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and left this morning for Fortress Monroe Virginia to enter the next officers training school. The party includes First Sergeants P F Smith G A Clute Junius P Smith Sergeant D M Rea Corporals C C Warren W H Clinard Privates L W Vaughan Lee Whitaker Dock Cook and W V Baise Corporals C H Waldron and L C Atkinson and Sergeant A B Outlaw.

Coast Artillery Corps Fort Caswell Fortress Monroe P. F. Smith G. A. Clute Junius P. Smith D. M. Rea C. C. Warren W. H. Clinard L. W. Vaughan Lee Whitaker Dock Cook W. V. Baise C. H. Waldron L. C. Atkinson A. B. Outlaw

Officers and men ordered to active service in New York

Lieut W M Atkinson and Ensig O D Burriss U S N R F left for New York to report for active service. Atkinson, section commander in Wilmington since war began, and Burriss assisted him. No substitute named by Rear Admiral Beatty. About 300 to 400 men enlisted locally and assigned to active service.

New York W. M. Atkinson Ensig O. D. Burriss Atkinson Wilmington Bur Tiss Beatty Charleston S. C

Miss McLeod Mourns Loss of Sister in Dillon

Miss Maude McLeod, a Hemenway school teacher, mourns the death of her sister Mrs. J P Smith at her Dillon South Carolina home. Miss McLeod rushed to her sister’s bedside last Thursday afternoon.

Miss McLeod Maude McLeod Hemenway School J. P. Smith Dillon S. C

Bricks Reused for Road Bed on Kerr Avenue

Quantities of old bricks from the former brick yard near East Wilmington are being used to form a road bed on Kerr Avenue between East Wilmington and Wrightsboro a stretch of about five miles.

East Wilmington Kerr Avenue Wrightsboro

New Interest Quarter at American Bank Begins in April

The New Interest Quarter at the American Bank and Trust Co begins April 1. Deposits made on or before April 2 will bear 4 percent compound interest from April 1.

American Bank & Trust Co American Bank and Trust Co Wilmington N.C

Beauty Hints for Your Hair La Creole Dressing Ad

An advertisement promotes La Creole Hair Dressing as a non dye solution to revive gray hair. It claims to restore dark color and add luster, promising easy application and a money back guarantee. Sold by Jarman & Futrelle in Wilmington, North Carolina with a $1.20 price and mail orders available.

Jarman & Futrelle Wilmington N. C Adv

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