Woman's Game and Social News From Wilmington
A chorus poem titled A Woman's Game opens the column, followed by society notes from Wilmington. Mrs. C. W. Shaw and Mrs. E. A. Taylor are visiting the city, while Miss Sara Spivey plans a trip to Tabor to see her sister. Numerous locals return home or travel for visits, with church groups meeting and society events scheduled, including hospital and Dorcas Society activities. Reverend and Mrs. Smoot visit, and Carolina College happenings feature in brief notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Spivey
Tabor
W. M. Spivey
J. M. Hill
Acme
C. H. Brown
Lela Garner
Newport
N. C
Catherine Davis
Carolina College
Maxton
Southport
Wilmington
Robert Davis, Jr
Bobbie Davis
Fifth Avenue
Louise Shore
Hattie Durant
Emily Donnelly Yopp
Varina Yopp
Travelers' Aid badge secured for station volunteers
Mrs BE M Gregg chairs the Social Service Committee as she arranges the national Travelers' Aid badge for use by the Union Station workers in this city. The badge, known as The Travelers' Palm Tree, features red white and blue colors and a patented emblem to prevent unauthorized use. It is on display at Hennett's window on Front Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. M. Gregg
Social Service Committee
Travelers’ Aid
Union Station
Hennett
Front Street
National
Thrift Army and patriotic cooking in wartime urges
Article urges saving food to support Uncle Sam and troops, sharing recipes for boiled cabbage with Cottolene and scalded cornmeal cakes. It notes Charlotte Observer item guiding club women to prepare hospital booklets for French hospitals, including friendly notes and jokes for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Sam
Charlotte Observer
Hugh A. Murrill
Cherles E. Platt
France
Fritz
North Carolina
Hugh Murrill
Demonstration Club Organizes to Aid War Effort in Wilmington
Yesterday at 3 PM Mrs. LaClair hosted South Third Street residents to form a demonstration club with 16 members. Mrs. R Jones elected president and Miss Mary Clifford Bennett spoke on Woman's Responsibility in the Present Crisis. The group will study conservation of foodstuffs. Also reported: Miss Hattie Lou Grasslin wed Lt Adrian B Rhodes in Charlotte with reception. Rhodes, a Forty-seventh Infantry member, nicknamed Dixie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Charlotte Observer
Wilmington
Hattie Lou Grasslin
Adrian B. Rhodes
E. M. Bell
East Boulevard
Dilworth
T. F. Marr
Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church
Forty-seventh Infantry
Myrtle
Bell Rhodes
Miss. Horen
Charlotte
Parks
Farnum
Ebel
Herbert McDonald
BE. M. Bell
Rhodes
Miss Horen
Dixie
Penn State Wrestlers Dominate First Intercollegiate Meet
Penn State’s grapplers, the inter collegiate champions, captured six of seven weight classes in their opening intercollegiate meet, highlighting a strong start to the season and promising depth across the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
Growing Muskmelons in Sandy Loam Soils
Sugar loam with well rotted manure suits muskmelons, a heat loving crop needing about four months. Start plants in hot beds or berry boxes until soil warms, then transplant. Plant about four strong per hill six feet apart, or sow in drills six to seven feet apart and thin to 18 inches to two feet. Frequent cultivation early, then weeding only as vines run. For insect and disease control, refer to Farmers Bulletin 856 from the U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ruth Proves He Remains Fence Buster in Practice
Pitcher Babe Ruth of the Red Sox demonstrates in practice games that he is the same old heavy hitter with extra base drives. The big twirler appears loaded for power as he approaches the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Red Sox
Notable Black Draught remedy story from Kings Mountain
Mrs Belle Jenkins of Kings Mountain Kentucky recounted four years of stomach trouble with a lump in her stomach causing breathing difficulty and poor sleep. After tried medicines and tooth extraction her husband brought home Black Draught sample which she took and soon felt better and gained weight back to 138 pounds claiming it saved her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain
Belle Jenkins
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Oston
Golden Medicale
M. C. Poipps
Bar 65
Route 2
Porterville
Miss
Florida
Mississippi
Eva Grantham
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Forrest R.long
Brother
the London Pictorial
C. W. Shaw
Phoenix
City
E. A. Taylor
Maysville
Donnie Mallard
Rose Hill
Elizabeth Wishart
Lumberton
Annie Quinlivan
North Second Street
T. C. Pate
Wananish
D. F. Lewis
James Walker Memorial Hospital
W. H. Harrelson
Chadbourn
L. L. Merritt
H. D. Ward
William St. George
Southgore
Spartanburg
Gertrude Chamberlain
Magnolia
Cheraw, S. C
Evelyn Whaley
Mr. W. W. Whaley
North Fourth Street
Ethel Messick
Pensacola
Fla
D. C
A. G. Herring
New Berlin
Virginia
Herring
Norfolk
Fannie Powers
Magnolia School
Hamlet
W. C. Boney
Wallace
H. W. A. Han
Harrisburg
Jennie Whippler
G. E. Megrow
Greenville, S. C
Hospital Circle of the King’s Daughters
South Third Street
King’s Daughters
J. K. Wise
T. A. Smoot
Mary Lily
Richmond
Dorcas Society of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Luther Memorial Building
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Trinity Methodist Church
Bear Memorial School
J. F. Epperson
Mattoon
Ill
Joseph Epperson
Fort Caswell
Church of the Covenant
Academy of Music
Mary Lillie Cox
Jacksonville
College For Women
Grensboro
E. L. Cox
Sorosis
North Third Street
Officergz
Youu
A. D. Brown Co
Eleanor Smith
F. L. Smith
North Fifth Street
Bib and Tucker
Eleanor
W. E. Yopp
Sammy
South
Dow
Lion Brand
Belk-Wlliams Co
Chen
Porto
BORAX
Alggmys
Peruna
W. H. Edgar
Cooper St
Atlanta
Georgia
Wilmington Printing Company
Dr. King
Sullivan
King of Shoemakers
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