City leaders call mass meeting on shipyard talks
Hon Rowland H. S. Dyer of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation attends conferences on the fabricated steel shipyard. A mass meeting of business and professional men at the Court House, 9:30 a.m., will hear his address. The Rotary Club will meet at 9 a.m. at the Y M C A and join the gathering. All urged to attend promptly. meeting short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland H. S. Dyer
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fiset Corporation
Washington
Court House
Rotary Club
J. C. Williams
Dyer
Dying at Home Mrs Hawkins 68 Rites Set
Mrs Cornelia W Hawkins 68 widow of J W Hawkins died Monday at 9 am at her home 516 South Second Street She was a member of the First Baptist church and respected by friends Survived by two sisters Mrs S K McKeithan and Mrs H C Kilman and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be at her residence Tuesday afternoon with burial in Bellevue cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia W. Hawkins
J. W. Hawkins
South Second Street
H. C. Kilman
Iater
Bellevue Cemetery
Experts to Study Concrete Ship Faith Maiden Trip
A committee of experts led by F. R. McMillin H. S. Loeffler and L. Brush will travel to California this week with the 5 000 ton concrete ship Faith for her maiden voyage. They will observe strain on steel reinforcements and wave pressure on the new construction. Self recording instruments of new design will record exhaustive tests for the Shipping Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
F. R. McMillin
H. S. Loeffler
L. Brush
California
Shipping Board
James River Floods Reach Richmond and Surroundings
Heavy rains caused James River to overflow its banks in Richmond Virginia with extensive flood damage to crops and lowland properties. The freshet crest near Lynchburg has moved downstream flooding farmland east of the city.
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James River
Richmond
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Lynchburg
Betts Home on Furlough After War Mobilization
James P. Betts, who went with the W. L. I. to Fort Caswell during mobilization for the war with Germany and has trained at Fort Oglethorpe in recent months, is in the city for a ten day visit with relatives and friends.
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James P. Betts
Fort Caswell
America
Virginia debt case reargument ordered by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ordered a re argument of Virginia's bid to compel West Virginia to pay a 12 393 000 judgment from the Civil War debt suit. The court will review its power to enforce the judgment with a February argument, Chief Justice White stating WV should pay or the court could appoint a master to assess WV resources. earthquake shocks hit Hemet and San Jacinto prompting further ruin as walls crumble and debris falls.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
West Virginia
White
Bozx
San Jacinto
Cal
Hemet
Lean on America for War Finances Budget Speech
London April 22 Chancellor Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that Britain had advanced 505,000,000 pounds to its Allies while the United States advanced 950,000,090 to Entente nations. He said Britain must lean on the United States as others lean on Britain, and noted a prewar tax-to-revenue shift. The gross national debt stood at 5,850,000,000 pounds. new taxation would exceed 60 percent of prewar taxable revenue.
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London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Great Britain
United States
Abandon Search for Captain Barr
A Greenville South Carolina newspaper reports Camp Sevier officers have abandoned the search for Captain Albert L. Barr who disappeared weeks ago. Greenville has been thoroughly searched with no trace found and the mystery remains unsolved. Relatives are at a loss for his whereabouts or reasons for leaving the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
N. C
Greenville
S. C
Camp Sevier
Albert L. Barr
Barr
City Employees Win Substantial Wage Increase
Council debate reveals workers living hand to mouth as Merritt defends higher pay. McCaig supports freeing Bunting to trim street department until funds are available. He argues city cannot compete with shipyards and must offer wages enough for modest living comfort.
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Merritt
McCaig
Bunting
Many Motor Parts Demand Attention
A New York YMCA Automobile School article explains bearing systems in engines. It lists 102 engine bearings across six cylinders including wrist pins crank pins and main bearings plus cam shaft valve stem and ignition bearings and covers lubrication and wear, fan and water pump bearings, steering gear and transmission bushings, and common repair practices.
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H. Clifford Brokaw
New York Y
Southport Offers Free Land for Government Coaling Site
Congressman Godwin offered one hundred acres along the Cape Fear river in Southport to the War Navy and Shipping Board on behalf of Philip Allen of Providence for use as a coaling station shipbuilding plant or other government need. The tract part of 450 acres is tendered free with Southport mayor J W Ruark and attorney Russell M Richmond presenting the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Manning
Washington, D. C
Southport
Cape Fear River
War Department
Navy Department and Shipping Board
Congressman Godwin
Philip Allen
Providence
R. I
China Working Out Her Own Problems
A Pacific coast report quotes K DeBuchi now bound for Washington as secretary to the Japanese embassy. He says China is solving internal North South tensions with little German influence and that Japan will not interfere, as China consolidates toward possible lasting unity.
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Pacific
China
Japan
K. DeBuchi
Washington
Peking
DeBuchi
Russian Ambassador to Germany Named and Departing
Moscow April 16 Adolph Joffe named Russian ambassador to Germany leaving Moscow tonight with staff. He will meet Count von Mirbach the German ambassador to Russia on route to Berlin. Joffe 34 Bolshevik socialist led Brest Litovsk peace delegation. exiled in Siberia. once lived in Germany.
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Moscow
Adolph Joffe
Germany
Berlin
Count von Mirbach
Russia
M. Joffe
Brest- Litovske
Siberia
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Wilmington Talking Machine Co
Red Cross
Gordon
W. H. Malpass
Rocky Point
H. L. Walker
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Hanover Building and Loan Association
J. W. Yates
H. F. Wilder
Foltz and
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Chas
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Tan
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Mrs
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Housewives’ League
C. L. Dickinson
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L. Mazer
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Philadelphia
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
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James Walker Memorial Hospital
Delgado
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Kryptok
Cates Visio
Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
U. S
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