City Council Adopts Resolution to Clean Up Alleged Conditions
Wilmington officials express belief that alleged evil conditions are overstated and vow effort to suppress any liquor traffic. The unanimously adopted resolution backs the police department, urges enforcement, and invites evidence of any failures while pledging local aid.
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Vt Council
Robert Ruark
Wilmington
Colonel Chase
Major Moore
Southport
Bunting
Bolivia
McCaig
Chase
Fort Caswell
Councilman of Public Safety
Police Department
Coun‘l
John J. Blair
Robert Strange
Blair
Conn McCrji
Peter
rAs Ip
Install Officers Tomorrow Evening at Presbyterian Church
Newly elected officers for the upcoming year will be installed by the Brotherhood of St. Andrews at their regular monthly meeting tomorrow night. Supper at 7 30 p m followed by the installation service conducted by Rev A D McClure D D pastor. Members urged to attend and invited guests for a pleasant evening.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
A. D. McClure
D. D
Brotherhood
Preached Helpful Sermon at Southside Baptist Church
Rev. W. Marvin Huggins conducted evangelistic services at Southside Baptist Church this week delivering a hopeful sermon to a large audience. He spoke on God's love from Genesis to Revelation, urged personal repentance, and urged attendance at the ongoing services daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church
W. Marvin Huggins
Huggins
House of Prayer
Evangelist Huggins
John
God
Christ
Church
Isaiah
Heaven
Calvary’s
Wilmington
Jesus
Mrs Lewis Inherits Flagler Estate After Death Or Deal
Mrs Lawrence Lewis wife of a Camp Gordon soldier and former Miss Louise Wise will inherit about 65 million dollars of Henry M Flagler estate assets on July 27. The Atlanta Constitution notes her rise from Atlanta social circles as the preferred heir of the late Mrs R W Bingham amid past poisoning rumors and contested wills.
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Lawrence Lewis
Louise Wise
Camp Gordon
Henry M. Flagler
Florida East Coast
Lewis
Atlanta
R. W. Bingham
Flagler
Bowers Secures Bond After Hearing on Espionage Charge
J. S. Bowers a Hampstead merchant was given a preliminary hearing by U S Commissioner A B Carr on espionage act violation charges. He was held for the May term and arranged a $500 bond to be released pending the court convening.
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Bowers
Bond
J. S. Bowers
Hampstead
United States
A. 8. Carr
Bridge Sustains Damage From Gum Log Inferno
A brief note reports damage to a bridge after gum logs ignited by a lighter during a rising tide underneath the structure. Local observers describe significant impact to the deck and supports.
Secretaries Pressed for Overseas War Work Aid
Atlanta hosts Southeastern War Personnel Committee as 1 000 Red Triangle secretaries are urged to serve overseas this month amid a growing manpower crisis. Leaders list 5 127 workers already in the system across posts camps and training centers and call for 1 500 new secretaries in April.
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E. C. Carter
Army and Navy
France
America
Paris
Southeastern War Personnel Committee
National War Work Council
Atlanta
S. A. Ackley
Army
Navy
Southeastern Department
New York
Red Triangle
Italy
Portugal
William A. Sloane
W. W. Alexander
Southeastern Department Bureau of Personnel
South
John J. Eagan
Southeastern Department War Work Council
A. Ackley
Bureau of Personnel
G. S. Moore
Nashville
Tenn
George A. King
Georgia
Malcolm Lockhart
Edward E. Rondthaler
Winston-Salem College
North Carolina
Henry N. Snyder
Wortford College
South Carolina
Phillip S. Gardner
Laurel
Mississippi
L. Porter Moore
O. E. Maple
Jacksonville, Fla
C. J. Jackson
Nashville, Tenn
C. C. Huntington
Charlotte
N. C
Concrete shipbuilding plan gains approval in Washington
Washington dispatch notes President Wilson has approved an $80,000,000 concrete ship program. The Shipping Board seeks $15,000,000 immediately and aims to launch three 3,500-ton vessels at Wilmington North Carolina with faster action from Sherley and McAdoo.
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New York
Washington
New York Tribune
The
Tribune
Wilson
Hurley
McAdoo
White House
Sherley
House
Shipping Board
Senate
Dispatch
Congress
Rush
Wilmington
N. C
Captain Leslie Vickers to Speak Here Again
Captain Leslie Vickers, frontline trench man and former congregational minister, will return to the Academy of Music on April 26 to talk on My Life in the Trenches. Proceeds will aid charitable causes. He toured nationwide for the Allied cause and was invalided home after 18 months of service.
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Leslie Vickers
Academy of Music
Vickers
Academy
Captain Vickers
New Jersey
Kenly Writes Employes as Rail Heads Cite War Service
President John R. Kenly issues a circular to Atlantic Coast Line officials and employees explaining government control of railroads during war. The message stresses unity, economy, and loyalty, notes possible staff reductions, and urges cooperation and constructive suggestions to support national transportation needs.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company
John R. Kenly
Direcor
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Atlanta
America
Rotary Club Backs Health Fight to Eradicate the Fly
Secretary Louis T. Moore mails letters to hotel, restaurant, and cafe owners urging immediate cooperation with the Health Department in Wilmington. The message calls for installing fly traps, warns of health risks and business nuisance, and emphasizes a united effort by merchants to keep the city clean and healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Louis T. Moore
Health Department
Wilmington
Knights of Pythias Order Liberty Bonds Locally
Capt. Thomas D. Meares to place $60,000 in third issue Liberty Bonds with local banks per telegram received last night. The sale aims to boost local bond sales and support war financing efforts.
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Knights of Pythias
Thomas D. Meares
The
Serious Charge Against Negro in Allendale Case
In Allendale South Carolina on April 17 Will Ferguson a Black man was arrested and jailed in Barnwell County on a charge of attempting criminal assault. Citizens quickly seized him and turned him over to Sheriff Morris.
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Allendale
S. C
Will Ferguson
Barnwell County
Ferguson
Barnwell
Morris
Germans Advance From Wytschaete To St Eloi In War Push
London dispatch reports German forces have advanced from Wytschaete to St Eloi and hold the southern slopes of Mount Kemmel as part of ongoing World War I actions.
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London
Mutts
Wytschaete
St. Eloi
Mount Kemmel
War boosts British fishing as skips pay heavy taxes
The war has created a boon in the fishing industry across the British Isles. Some veteran skippers reportedly paid taxes this year on incomes of 35 000 dollars and more.
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British Isles
War Department says enough Army chaplains available
The War Department announced in Washington on April 17 that it has sufficient chaplains in service and on its eligible list to meet all current needs.
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Washington
War Department
Reichstag Reassembles with Tax Bills Proposed
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Reichstag reassembling to debate new taxation measures approved by the Bundesrat. The proposals include a spirits monopoly and taxes on beer and wine.
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Amsterdam
Reichstag
Bundesrat
Indians Pitcher Guy Morton Promised Big Year
Cleveland manager Fohl predicts a big season for star pitcher Guy Morton, forecasting improved form and significant contributions for the Indians in 1930. The veteran hurler aims to lead the staff with consistency and wins.
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Fohl
Cleveland
Guy Morton
Indians
Star Flinger
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Resinol
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DR. Caldwell
Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
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Illinois
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Lowon
Copenhagen
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