Now and Then Social Notes from Wilmington City
Local society page lists visits and travels of residents from Southport New Bern and Baltimore. Frequent arrivals include Miss Virginia Husham and Mrs J B Church with shopping trips in Wilmington. Red Cross rooms call for volunteers while B Y P A meets at First Baptist church and Epworth League gathers at Grace Methodist. Colonial Dames host enlisted men at the Y M C A with music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Husham
New Berlin
Colonial Dames
Women Advertising Managers Earn Over Ten Thousand In New York
Among New York City’s top earners are several women who report annual incomes of ten thousand dollars or more as advertising managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Wilmington Leads State in Registration Efforts and Food Drive
New Hanover County reports the largest county registration in the state with over 300 people in war gardens and 1,500 in Red Cross and National Special Aid work. The Food Commission assigns two colored workers to teach food conservation at 210 Queen Street and St Stephen's Church parsonage, urging housewives to attend and include their colored helpers. The article also covers warnings about repression and conservation as essential to keep food flow steady, plus updates from the YWCA board on finances, staff, and plans for a Junior War Work Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
New Hanover County
W. D. Waddill
Henderson
Council of Defense
National Special Aid Society
Red Cross
New Hanover Food Commission
Mary C. Bennett
Queen Street
St. Stephen’s Church
America
Food Administration
James H. Taylor
Robert C. Ruark
House Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Friends of the Association
Walter Sprunt
National Board War Council
Kinston
Wallace and
Chadbourn
Nancy Anderson
War Work Council
Patriotic League
Elizabeth Haile
War Council
Richmond
Camp Lee
Change for the Better Kemp Texas Cardui testimonial
Mrs Minnie Cheek of Kemp Texas reports relief from long lasting pains and weakness after taking Cardui a vegetable tonic for women The letter claims one bottle brought improvement and five to ten bottles completed her recovery The advertisement touts Cardui as a historical remedy recommended by physicians and letters from women users
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
The Daily Mail of Mary Pickford
The article notes that Mary Pickford, movie star, has a daily mail volume said to exceed that of any other woman in the United States. It emphasizes her prominence and public interest surrounding her correspondence and personal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Mail
Mary Pickford
United States
New Spring Underwear Display In Wide Variety
A detailed notice touts a New Spring und er muslins lineup with Corst Covers, Combinations, Chemises, Envelope Chemises, Brassiers, Night Gowns, Petticoats, Bloomers and Drawers. Prices range from 0.50 to 3.00 for items like Envelope Chemises, with Petticoats from 0.98 to 4.95 and lace trimmed gowns and embroidered undergarments highlighted alongside a Mildred stout line and Crepe de Chine options.
Lettuce Shipments Begin Northward From Wilmington Farms
The first carload of lettuce from East Wilmington farms of William E. Springer and John F. Klein was shipped yesterday to Linders Ackhart & Co New York wholesale merchants. The car carried over 400 baskets and New York quotations ranged from 34 to 5 per basket. Future shipments of seven carloads daily expected next week from Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Springer
John F. Klein
East
Wilmington
Linders, Ackhart & Co. Wholesale Commission Merchants of
New York
4. J. Doughty
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Forrest R. Long
Whit Montgomery
Eureka
Texas
Ercelle Robinson
Dixon
W. L. Daniels
Bolivia
J. B. Church
Southport
J. D. Minnis
Florence, S. C
J. W. Hudler
Market Street
A. K. Goldfinch
Helen
City
Louise Knight
Baltimore, Md
S. P. Collier
North Front Street
Matilda Arthur
Lingo City
Halisboro
C. C. Brooks
Beaufort
First Baptist Church
C. B. St. George
Ella
Academy
R. M. Armstrong
New Bern
E. L. Armstrong
J. A. Wooten
Lumberton
Edna Rowe
Hampton, Va
Louise Jones
F. H. McCullough
E. G. Hester
Sarah
Lexington, Ky
Murchison Building
Josie Lewis
Tue Uy
Alma Crump
Philadelphia
5. W. Kay
J. L. Greer
Gasparilla, Fla
Brunswick
J. M. Clark
Elizabethtown
G. T. Baugh
Raleigh
T. N. Baugh
Fort Caswell
David Arther
Albert Loughlin
Harry Weeks
Kate Stuart
E. M. Toon
Whiteville
H. W. Harges
Wilmingston Hotel
H. Jacobs
Georgetown
Epworth League of Grace Methodist Church
League
W. E. Johnson
Euphelia Highsmith
Kerr
Armour
Max Mayers
W. J. Doughty
W. C. Winters
Bolton
Dosher Ruark
S. R. Freeborn
Emma Freeborn
Jacksonville
Greenville, S. C
E. M. Freeborn
Camp Sevier
Ladies Aid Society of
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Luther Memorial Hall
A. D. Brown Co
C. C. Covington
Nadine
Nadin
Niagara Maid Glove
W.S.S
Lettuce
Tmarley Credit Plan
F.M. Southerland
Mer
Wilmington, N. C
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