Urgent call for boys to whittle Red Cross applicators
The local Red Cross Chapter urges the city's juvenile male population to whittle four inch applicators notched four times to hold iodine saturated cotton for battlefield first aid. Samples are available at the Red Cross work rooms in the Murchison National Bank Building and the effort aims to supply soldiers near Vimy Ridge and Flanders.
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No Man’s Land
Red Cross
Murchicon
Vimy Ridge
Flanders
Ladies Salute Him Discovers Corn Treatment
A report notes a claimed discovery of a drug that loosens sore corns, allowing them to lift out. The article highlights endorsements or reactions from women readers and medical commentators.
Freezone Corn Cure Promises Instant Relieve
A Cincinnati chemist reportedly discovered two ether compounds and introduced Freezone a remedy sold in drugstores for a few cents. Apply a few drops to tender corn or callus. soreness vanishes and the corn loosens enough to lift off with fingers. No pain or skin irritation claimed. marketed as a magical, quick fix for soft or hard corns and calluses. Millions of women urged to keep a bottle handy to avoid corn pain.
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Cincinnati
Library acquires number war books for circulation
The public library announces a new wartime book acquisition set. The list features titles and authors including Mrs Humphrey Ward, W Mac Neile Dixon, Donald Hansley, R D Holmes, Gertrude Atherton, Guy Empey, May Sinclair, M Boardman, W J Dawson, C D Baz en, M Swayne, R A L, Alan Bett, H Gibson, Woodrow Wilson, Patrick MacGill, Ian Hay Beith, John Masefield, Irvin S Cobb, and Iliodor.
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Public Library
Humphrey ‘Ward
W. MacNeile Dixon
the Field of Mercy
Huard
C. Dawson
Alsace-Lorraine
C. D. Bazen
France
G. C. Musgrave
Mesopotamia
M. Swayne
E. Cammaerts
Alan Bett
Belgium
H. Gibson
Woodrow Wilson
John Masefield
Irvin S. Cobb
Flanders
E. A. Powell
Russia
Iliodor
Minstrel Show Tonight by High School Boys in City Auditorium
The High School boys stage a four act minstrel show in the school auditorium at 8:30 p.m. Principal Mr. Malcolm Little hosts as interlocutor. Cast includes tenors Robert James George King Walter Hannah Frank McGlaughon and others with Miss Jessie Mercer at piano. The program features songs such as Sons of America Joan of Arc My Hawaii Keep the Home Fires Burning and Star Spangled Banner with an Act II Philharmonic Sextette and Act III a negro church scene.
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Malcolm Little
Mr. Little
Wm. Ek
Robert James
George King
Walter Hannah
Frank McGlaughon
Charleton Symmes
Calvert Hall
Andrew Mahler
Lee Clark
Hardy Jacobs
Charles Cavenaugh
Cecil Appleberry
Wilbur King
Neil McEachern
Harry Tucker
Neveland Brand
Holt McCracken
William Holden
Stuart Cover
James Smith
Jessie Mercer
Sons of America
Joan of Arc
Hawaii
Aeolian Quartette
The
Philharmonic
Calvert Halls
Captain Sprunt
William Eksong
Star Spangled Banner
Dutch Supper For Soldiers At Mason Temple Dining Room
Soldiers from Fort Caswell will be entertained by the Wilmington Prophets of Sepa Grotto with a Dutch supper in the Masonic Temple dining room tomorrow night from 7:30 to 9. A musical program of vocal and instrumental selections will be provided by city talent. All visiting soldiers may attend and bring one friend. Committee: Eugene M. Beery H. H. Springs C. B. Newcomb P. H. Mason.
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Fort Caswell
Wilmington
Sepa Grotto
Masonic Temple
Eugene M. Beery
H. H. Springs
C. B. Newcomb
P. H. Mason
Whiskey Seizure In Raleigh Moves With Loaded Trunks
United States Marshal Woodley of Raleigh seized two of three whiskey trunks that arrived in the capital from Jacksonville Florida. He, acting on advice sent to Special Agent Dorsey Phillips, had the check numbers and expected the third trunk to land soon.
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Raleigh
United States
Marshall Woodley
Dorsey Phillips
Jacksonville
Fla
Elementary teachers employ 40,000 women in U S
Morohan reports that about 40,000 women work as elementary school teachers across the United States. The figure highlights the gender distribution in early education and the scale of female participation in teaching roles nationwide.
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Morahan
Elemenary Schools
I‘pe
United States
Bread suspected of glass content not yet analyzed
DoJ officials seized bread suspected of containing ground glass. City chemist Landry said analysis would wait its turn and depend on his current workload. Local reports claim many bread substitutes like rice corn and potatoes are now used due to flour shortages.
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Department of Justice
Landry
Queen Street
Dorsey Phillips
Accomplishment Praised Rural Mail Carrier in War Bond Drive
Iredell Meares, Est. lauds John G. Melvin of Roseboro for selling 5024 in savings stamps and thrift stamps. He path described as patriotic and duty driven, urging neighbors to support the army and France in the war effort. He notes personal stance and commitment to defeating the Kaiser.
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John G. Melvin
Roseboro
Iredell Meares
Melvin
Sampson Democrat
Meares
Wilson
France
Important Meeting Tonight In New Han Over County
The school committee will hold an important meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the courthouse to discuss the forthcoming school election. All committeemen are urged to attend as notices were sent yesterday.
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New Hanover County
Court House
Atlett
Chamber backs health officer appointment
At a monthly chamber meeting, a special committee proposed resolutions pledging support for Dr. Charles S. Low as county health officer, who assumes the post on May 1, following a motion by Roger T. Moore.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roger T. Moore
Chamber
Charles S. Low
Strength and How to Gain It Health booster promises nerve and body power
The ad promotes nerve nourishment with bitro phosphate tablets from Bellamy, Green, Jarman and Futrelle. It claims physical endurance mental focus and willpower improve as nerves are revitalized, urging readers to take one tablet with meals for renewed strength.
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Bellamy, Green, Jarman and Futrelle
Wade
Seventy Students Named On Honor Roll At High School
The third quarter honor roll lists 67 pupils with Edward Westbrook scoring 97.75 and Lucile Merritt 97 as top names in senior and freshman classes. Domestic science honors include Laula Woody at 96 and Kate Cumming 95.3, with ties among Susie Roberts, Elizabeth Johnson and others in multiple grades.
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Edward Westbrook
Lucile Merritt
Gladys Fore
Laula Woody
Kate Cumming
Susie Roberts
Elizabeth Johnson
Rufus LeGrand
Irene Price
Payson Willard
John Hardin
Jack Ortell
Emilie Bissinger
Johanna Rehder
Marie Bonitz
Mae Davis
Neveland Brand
Elizabeth McClure
Margaret Williams
Ethel Cockey
Stuwart Cover
Clayton Bellamy
Holt McCracken
James Westbrook
Ida Cardwell
Caroline Bear
Margaret Elliott
George Shepard
Nancy Battle
Elizabeth Croom
Gladys Williams
Christiana Wood
Aubrey Kelley
William Grant
Fannie Armstrong
Elizabeth Sparrow
William Smith
Fred Capps
Elizabeth Graham
Bernice Mason
Hancel Cockey
Cassandra Lord
Lucile Hardwick
Leona Colwell
Ellen Grant
Frank Montgomery
Marc Sinclair
Lima McKeachern
Ethel Sage
Ethel Brown
Vernia Reed
Nina Hartsfield
Carrie Hanson
Elizabeth Richardson
Elsie McGlaughan
Katherine Rehder
Madge Cavenaugh
Maude Bissenger
Mae Sanders
May Grant
Lucile Kashagen
Ann Milton
Florence Tucker
Mabel West
Kathlene Windley
Laura Cox
Services at Hallsboro Presbyterian Church Sunday
Rev. J. S. Crowley will conduct morning service at 11 and evening service at 8 at the Hallsboro Presbyterian church. All residents are invited. Crowley returned today from Clinton where he attended the Wilmington Presbytery spring session.
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Hallsboro
J. S. Crowley
Hallsboro Presbyterian Church
Crowley
Clinton
Wilmington
Rural route mail carriers to be hired nationwide wartime measure
Women will be employed as rural route mail carriers across the country as part of a war emergency measure. The plan aims to speed up mail delivery and support wartime logistics by expanding the workforce.
Confidence in concrete ships gains support in Wilmington
Mr. C N Wylie district engineer for the Portland Cement Association spoke at the Chamber of Commerce and at Hemenway school on concrete ships. He endorsed the technology though still experimental and urged funding to test feasibility. He praised Wilmington as ideal for construction due to sand gravel and cement access.
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C. N. Wylie
Portland Cement Association
Chamber of Emmerce
Hemenway School
Wylie
Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce
Hemen Way
Italy
Norway
California
J. J. Blair
Anna Graham Harriss
Texas League Opens Season In Wartime 150-Game Schedule
Dallas April 12 The Texas league season opens with 150 games on the schedule despite wartime conditions. Member cities include Houston Fort Worth Waco Dallas San Antonio and Shreveport with Sept 8 as closing date. Paris proposes renaming a street in honor of the Queen of the Belgians. All members are expected. Vishing brothers will be welcomed. By order of the Master.
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Dallas
Tex
South
Houston
Fort Worth
Waco
San Antonio
Shreveport
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