Boy Scouts to Aid Red Cross in War Effort
Dr. Ernest P. Bicknell of the American Red Cross and Boy Scouts officials plan widespread cooperation with the Red Cross wartime relief. Scouts trained in first aid and organized in local groups will aid surgical dressings, transport, food service, and communications for hospitals and missions under local Red Cross chapters. The Rotary Club launches a second rally tonight in the First Ward to push the free factory sites measure with broad community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest P. Bicknell
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout
Red Cross
Bicknell
National Red Cross
Rotary Club
Fifth
Brunswick Streets
Fourth
Marnell
Touring Car And Ford Collide At Busy Corner
Early morning crash at Third and Chestnut streets involved a large touring car driven by I. W. Cooper and a Ford driven by Assistant City Attorney C. Bellamy. Both cars were badly smashed but no one was seriously injured apart from shock and minor injuries. Mrs Bellamy rode with her husband. foliage blocked view on the corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third
Chestnut
Chestnut Streets
I. W. Cooper
C. Bellamy
Bellamy
Mr. Cooper
Chestnut Street
Mr. Bellamy
Injured by Rock, Young Colored Man Faces Charge
Henry Haywood a reportedly 17 year old colored youth was arrested in Price alley between Fifth and Sixth streets by Officer Rivenbark for assault with a deadly weapon on Eugene Newton eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Sam Newton. He will be tried before the Recorder tomorrow morning. The white boy suffered a scalp wound from a rock he said he threw it to frighten not injure and that it glanced off a building before hitting the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Haywood
Price’s Alley
Fifth
Sixth
Rivenbark
Eugene Newton
Sam Newton
Haywood
Recorder
Latest street suit for the young woman of simple, neat style
A street suit suited for the young woman is showcased. It emphasizes simplicity and trim neatness with a plain narrow skirt hanging two inches below the shoetops and a plain waistline coat with a box plaited skirt. Features include a breast pocket, wide cape collar, pearl buttons, and machine stitched parallel rows above the hem.
Presbytery Delegates Return From Wilmington Meeting
Delegates from city Presbyterian churches travel to Clarkton for a three day Wilmington Presbytery session. Baptist ministers and laymen join as Rev J S Crowley speaks on Home Mission Work. Women’s society reports follow, with Mrs Rankin leading a daily study class and addresses by Mrs Ramsey and Rev Hassell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarkton
Wilmington
J. S. Crowley
Charles Rankin
Hallsboro
W. B. Ramsey
Hickory
Synodical
A. P. Hassell
Japan
Body of Dick Myers Recovered Near King’s Bluff
The body of Dick Myers, who was drowned on the Cape Fear river four months ago when a log raft fell from a dam at King's Bluff, was recovered near the site by a son of D. J. DeVane, lock keeper. The Elizabethtown coroner authorized burial relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Myers
King's Bluff
Cape Fear River
D. J. DeVane
King’s ‘Bluff
Elizabethtown
Myers
Remains of Mrs Olivia J Shipp Taken for Clinton Interment
Mrs Olivia Jane Shipp wife of J D Shipp of 801 South Fifth street died last night at James Walker Memorial Hospital after a brief pneumonia illness. Her body was sent to Clinton for interment tomorrow. She was nearly 37 and survived by her husband four children her parents seven brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Jane Shipp
J. D. Shipp
South Fifth Street
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Clinton
Injury at Home Lands Leland Lady in Fall
Mrs. E. C. Hilburn of Leland Brunswick county, 76, slipped and fell on steps last night and suffered painful injuries. Dr. George E. Bowdoin treated her, and while the extent is not yet known, friends hope the injuries are minor and she will be out soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland
E. C. Hilburn
Brunswick County
George E. Bowdoin
Rotary address urges aid for Wilmington boys
Rotarian C. J. Atkinson of the Boys' Club Federation spoke to the Wilmington Rotary Club on our boys, urging greater attention to youth ages nine to eighteen and noting the city faces a multimillion need for safe conditions and activities while funding for such efforts remains scarce. Rotarians Hinnant and Atkinson will work on a planned approach through the local club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Club Federation of
New York
C. J. Atkinson
Boys’ Club Federation
New York City
Wilmington Rotary Club
Atkinson
Fifth
Brunswick
Rotary Club
Wilmington
Hinnant
Chautauqua Parade Time Changed To 6 15 Tonight
Chautauqua parade will start at 6 15 rather than 6 45 as planned. The change is from Chautauqua headquarters at the Y M C A due to church prayer services. Attendees for opening night should adjust plans to avoid a half hour wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Robbery at Corbett & Company Stolen Lard Buckets
A loaded freight car on the Corbett & Company siding at Nutt street was entered shortly before 1 30 last night. Five buckets each containing five pounds of lard were taken. Policeman Fulford discovered the theft at 1 30 and notified Mr. M J Corbett who investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett & Company
Nutt Street
Fulford
M. J. Corbett
Wilmington Consistory No 4 Stated Convocation Notice
Wilmington Consistory No 4 A A C 8 R Stated convocation this Tuesday evening at 8 o clock in the Consistory Chamber Masonic Temple. All members urged and visitors invited to attend by order of the Presiding Officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Warrant settlement sent as state pays guard debts
Warrants were mailed today to clear debts incurred by the State Guardsmen while on duty during last summer's Tidewater Carmen strike. The state expense was confirmed by the attorney general after county officials sought settlement. The payment will aid restaurant and cafe proprietors who supplied meals to soldiers.
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Raleigh
Tidewater
Carmen
W. A. McGirt
Board of County Commissioners
Sanford Martin
Bickett
McGirt
Treasury certificates oversubscribed as limit raised to 250 million
The Federal Reserve Board wired all banks to stop subscriptions at 10 am for the first wartime offering of 200 million dollars in treasury certificates. The issue is believed to be over-subscribed by 100 percent, possibly more, and the plan to raise the offering to 250 million dollars is already fully absorbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble
Board of Trustees
County of
Plan
Wilmington
Rotary Club
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Charlotte Adopts Commission Plan
Charlotte votes by 422 to adopt the commission form of government under a new state law. The charter takes effect in May with a mayor and two commissioners to be elected May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Illinois Mobilizes Food Forces
Illinois moves to boost wartime food production urging farmers to raise 20 percent more corn. The State Board of Agriculture also calls for use of laborers not of military age or fit for service, to support both European and American armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
United Press
Springfield
State Board of Agriculture
Stage of water in Cape Fear River at Fayetteville
River stage at Fayetteville shows 6.9 feet with no further data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Fear River
Fayetteville
Kitchener of Finance Helped Avert English Financial Crises
London reports Lord Cunliffe, Bank of England governor and key wartime financial expert, as the principal figure guiding Britain through early war liquidity shocks. Born to a Manchster trader, he rose from Harrow and Cambridge to director of the Bank in 1895 and governor in 1911, aiding Allied credit and national finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Kitchener
Lord Cunliffe
Washington
England
Unon
Bank of England
Oli Bai
Threadneedle Street
Walter Cunliffe
Manchter
Harrow
Cambridge
India
China
Cee
O ''Liffe Brothers
Ofr
Powerful Medicine Rheuma Promises Rheumatism Cure
A wartime style advertisement touts Rheuma as a strong remedy to drive rheumatic poisons from the body. It claims rapid pain relief within two days and a money back guarantee if not cured. Sold by R Bellamy and druggists with a no cure no pay offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Bellamy
America
Demet Sands
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Elm Street
William Harriss Yopp
Isabel Benson
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Tankersley-Harper Sanatorium
Carolina Red Cross
Arnold Stovall
Wrightsville Avenue
Cuthbert Martin
Young Woman's Christian Association
Robert Strange
Miss Kendricks
Relief Organization
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Fifth Ward
F. B. Clausen
Messrs
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George Galvin
W. D. McMillan, Jr
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