Unusual WWI Draft Enlistment Push Seeks Tradesmen
Opportunities to serve country open to healthy Americans with scarce clerical posts. Seamen mechanics and hospital apprentices urged to enroll in Navy aviation construction units, carpenters and bricklayers in demand. Applicants obtain a certificate from their local draft board, then pass a physical at Wilmington offices. no later exams.
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Navy
Charleston
S. C
American Bank
Market Streets
Wilmington
N. C
Clyde Line Agent Becomes Army Captain Heading to France
C J Becker local Clyde Line agent for five years has been commissioned a captain in the US Army quartermaster corps. He reports for duty at once and will proceed to a port of embarkation. He expects to be sent to France soon with duties similar to his civilian work and has made many friends in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Becker
France
Clyde Line
Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
Adjutant General’s Office
Becker
Minister to lead Sunday service at Church of Covenant
Rev. W. D. Moss of Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church will conduct the 11 o'clock Sunday morning service at the Church of Covenant. His sermon topic is St. Paul’s Message of Love and he is described as having a pleasing personality and is popular with State University students. All are invited to attend.
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Chanel Hill
W. 2D. Moss
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church
State University
Church of the Covenant
St. Paul’s Mes- Futon Mt Love
Government operation ends chamber membership losses
The Chamber of Commerce loses memberships as the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads are taken into government operation. Notices were sent yesterday that these lines can no longer provide for membership under the new program.
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Chamer of Commerce
Wil
Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Noti
Dance at Lumina Moves From Hibernian Hall to Beach Pavilion
Soldiers and sailors dance night shifts to Lumina Beach Pavilion instead of Hibernian Hall. Event starts at 41 9 o'clock and runs until a ste hour, with beach cars departing Electric Center at 7 15, 15 and 9 15. All service members are invited.
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Hibernian Hall
Beach Pavilion
Hibernie Hall
ICC Orders Valuation Probe of Telegraph Firms Property
Washington April 5 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders an investigation into the physical valuation of forty five telegraph and cable companies property and their financial condition in line with railroad valuation practices used for years.
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Telegraph
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Telegraph and Cable Companies
Dancing Tonight at Lumina
Ars leave Front and Princess for show times at 7:15 9:15 and 10:15 with evening admission advertised.
Noted Labor Leader Guest to Speak in Wilmington
Jerome Jones Southern representative of the American Federation of Labor arrives in Wilmington to address the Academy of Music Monday night as a government liaison on the War. He will stay at the Wilmington Hotel and urges all citizens to attend to hear labor's perspective on the world’s great question.
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Jerome Jones
American Federation of Labor
Atlanta
Academy of Music
Wilmington
Jones
Academy
Mr. Jones
Norfolk
American Federation
Entertain A Soldier Weekend Dinners Urged
Those willing to entertain visiting soldiers for the weekend or Sunday dinner are urged to notify Mrs. M. L. Stover at the Carolina Apartments or General Secretary J. B. Huntington at the Y M C A this afternoon. The arrangement must be assigned before nightfall.
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M. L. Stover
Carolina Apartments
J. B. Huntington
Police Seek Help To Find Missing Five Year Old Boy
Police request assistance in locating a five year old white boy who left home yesterday. Described as light haired nothing further known. Anyone seeing the child wandering the streets should call 405 J.
Automobile collision damages pole at Front and Market
An car driven by Lieutenant Beck collided with a pole on the northwest corner of Front and Market streets Thursday night. Several ladies rode in the car. The pole sustained considerable damage but no injuries were reported.
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Beck
Hawaii's Champion Swimmer to Compete This Summer
Duke P Kahanamoku Hawaii's renowned world swimming champion will travel from Honolulu to the mainland for summer competition. He is set to race in 50 and 100 yard events to defend his world title against U S swimmers.
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Hawaii
Duke P. Kahanamoku
Honolulu
United States
Copyatge, Waderwood
Underqixs
Third Liberty Loan Campaign Opens in Wilmington
The Third Liberty Loan drive launches in New Hanover and Wilmington with a kickoff by Boy Scouts and a large executive committee meeting at Peoples’ Savings Bank. Plans include countywide canvassing, automobile tours, and women volunteers led by Mrs. M. L. Stover to cover the downtown district. Secretary McAdoo to address the group at the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night.
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Liberty Loan
Peoples’ Savings Bank
Fred W. Dick
New Hanover
Wilmington
America
Messrs
Walter Sprunt
J. F. Roache
J. L. Wiliams
J. P. Herring
Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Loan Comittee
M. L. Stover
H. W. Wells
Wells
Cape Fear
G. W. Trask
H. A. Ray
Harnett
J. C. Hobbs, Jr
J. L. Gorman
Masonboro
J. A. Orrell
Federal Point
T. J. Burnett
J. Holmes Davis
J. L. Williams
I. F. Cates
McNeill
Denies Alien Enemies in Chemists Club
The New York Tribune reports officials of the Chemists' Club deny alien enemy Germans are members and vow an internal investigation. They insist no such members exist and threaten to expel anyone proved to be an enemy alien. The article, titled The Parting of the Ways, urges the club to become an American institution.
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New Yorkribune
Chemists Club
H. Herty
State University
the Tribune
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Chemists’ Club
East Forty-fifth Street
BE. G. Love
West
Love
Herty
Dr. Love
Baseball Figures Follow Two-Game Staff Tradition
In taking up baseball Kid Williams, the bantamweight, follows the lead of other prominent athletes who enjoy the two-game staff. Johnny Evers, baseball fame, earned a reputation as a scrapper, and Heinie Zimmerman, another star, once entered the sprinting game.
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Kid” Williams
Johnny Evers
Heinie Zimmerman
Patsy Brannigan Wins Featherweight Bout in Ring Return
Patsy Brannigan, once in the fight with Hector as a pup, remains active after shaving his beard and defeating Eddie Wimler of Pittsburg in a recent featherweight bout.
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Patsy Brannigan
Hector
Patsy
Eddie Wimler
Pittsburg
Giants Stand the Goff After McGraw Air Trip
John McGraw’s recent airplane journey sent his Giants to the field until 27 players were retired. Also noted is Charles Peterson, a St. Louis billiards player, who has faced champion Willis Hoppe all season as an eighth place team backslide.
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Giants
John McGraw
John
Charles Peterson
St. Louis
Dancing Tonight at Lumina Evening Schedule
Cars leave Front and Princess at 7 15 8 15 9 15 and 10 15 for Lumina dance night.
Central committee list released for organization
The central committee is named with F. W. Dick as chairman and J. L. Williams among several officers. Secretaries and vice chairmen are listed, including J. Holmes Davis and J. W. Yates, with additional members F E Freeman W P Sprunt and others.
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J. P. Herring
J. L. Williams
F. W. Dick
Milton Calder
R. L. Henley
C. E. Taylor
J. Holmes Davis
J. W. Yates
FE. H. Freeman
W. P. Sprunt
T. R. Ames
J. F. Roaches
H. W. Wells
O. B. Hinnant
J. B. Huntington
B. D
Maxton Children Buy Liberty Bond For War Drive
Maxton graded school students purchased a one hundred dollar Liberty Bond with cash from their own contributions. The school also bought a matching first issue bond. Separately, Rev M N Melver’s funeral was held at the Presbyterian church with interment at Hastside cemetery. Sanford Lide returned home from Richmond due to acute rheumatism. A fire at A J Shero on North Patterson street prompted the fire department response.
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Maxton
N. C
Maxton Graded
M. N. Melver
Presbyterian Church
Hastside
H. G. Hill
E. L. Siler
Sanford Lide
Richmond College
A. J. Shero
North Patterson Street
Small steamer Annie exploded at Elizabeth City harbor
Elizabeth City N C April 6 five men died when the small coastwise steamer Annie blew up at her dock after arriving from Norfolk. The vessel loaded with flour and sugar was wrecked and wreckage and cargo scattered onto nearby buildings. Two other deckhands were seriously injured with one later dying. The owners are People's Navigation Company.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Annie
Norfolk
Manus Kinsey
James Newdy
Edenton
People’s Navigation Company
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Church OF Covenant
Lumina
Ars
Princess
Guest
Pole
McAdoo
New York Tribune
Liberty
North Carolina
The
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Princess Street
M. N. McIver
Paris
Copenhagen
Alma Brown
Grocer
Payne Drug CO
Fifth and Red Cross Streets
Rehder&Co
Soldiers’ Entertainment Committee
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