Concrete linking road considered to aid shipbuilding war effort
County commissioners weigh replacing gravel with concrete for a linking road between the Lillington area and Fort Fisher highway to speed shipyard work. Convict labor may be used and government reps back a sturdier concrete route for long lasting service and reduced maintenance.
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Fort Fisher
Caroline
Rowland H
Shipring Board
Burnett
Macedam
Lillington
New Hanover
Young Farmer Joins Coast Artillery At Seventeen
Friends report Robert Wesley Farmer Jr has enlisted with Uncle Sam's Coast Artillery. He joined at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia, now stationed at Fort Screven Georgia. At 17 he left a post as assistant Scout Master of Troop 18 and a significant role with the Atlantic Coast Line to answer his call to serve.
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Robert Wesley Farmer, Jr
Robert Farmer
Sam
Coast Artillery
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Screvens
Young Farmer
Atlantic Coast Line
Oman's Missionary Society Meeting Set Tomorrow
The regular monthly meeting of the Oman's Missionary Society of St. Mathew's Lutheran church will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 o'clock at the church. A full attendance of the members is desired.
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Oman
Liberty Loan campaign to sweep Wilmington
Central committee names committees to manage the final whirlwind finish of the Third Liberty Loan drive. A Liberty Day float, featuring Uncle Sam, sailors, soldiers and the Hemenway Drum Corps, will tour the city Friday to boost bond sales. Manufacturing plants will be canvassed, workers urged to buy bonds, with solicitors stationed at theatres Saturday night. Publication of the bond honor roll is postponed until Monday to ensure a complete list.
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Liberty Loan
Central Committee
People’s Savings Bank
Uncle Sam
Hemenway Drum and Bugle Corps
Messrs
J. L. William
J. F. Roache
H. W. Wells
Odis B. Hinnant
Walter P. Sprunt
F. W. Dick
Jesse F. Roache
Rotary Club
J. Holme Davis
J. L. Williams
Wilmington
Fire consumes Murchison Bank building awning blaze
Firemen report a burning window awning on the Murchison Bank building caused by a discarded cigarette butt. The alarm at 17 o'clock Wednesday morning drew the department downtown where bystanders watched the scene. The blaze was subdued with only the awning destroyed and adjacent areas spared.
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Murchison
Murchison Bank
May Legislation Sought Against Wildcat Real Estate Schemes
City Council heard a request for ordinances to curb profiteering by outsiders promoting wildcat real estate schemes. Local agents urged protection, citing shipbuilding boom gains. the matter was tabled to next meeting for attorney Ruark to consult a realtor committee.
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Quark
D. R. Foster
Princes Street Realty
James Owen Reilly
Foster
Reilly
Baltimore
Greensboro
Merritt
McCaig
Ruark
Delegates Elected to District Conference at Whiteville
Bladen Street Methodist church at its quarterly meeting elected S O Frink J B Taylor R L Merritt and A B Grimsley as delegates to the district conference to be held in July at Whiteville. Rev J H Shore presiding elder led the session which drew strong interest in conference work.
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Messrs
S. O. Frink
J. B. Taylor
R. L. Merritt
A. B. Grimsley
Whiteville
Bladen Street Methodist Church
J. H. Shore
Wilmington
Ministers Clash With Business Men In YMCA Volleyball
The ministerial group and the business men class team meet tomorrow at 5 PM at the YMCA for what may be their last volleyball game. The ministers prepare a strong defense while the business men are aided by James H. Cowan, visiting the city.
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James H. Cowan
Subscriptions Overdue for War Work Fund Payments
General Secretary J B Huntington district campaign secretary for the war work fund urges final payments due April 1 be made before month end. Pledges may be paid to Huntington or Jesse F Roache at Home Savings Bank to settle commitments promptly.
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War Work Fund
J. B. Huntington
Huntington
Jesse F. Roache
Home Savings Bank
Red Cross Unit of St John’s Mission Holds Thursday Meeting
The Red Cross Unit of St John's Mission will meet Thursday after noon at 3 o'clock at the mission house. Full attendance is requested as it is imperative that work be finished on an important consignment.
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Red Cross
St. John’s Mission
Mission House
Cooperation Promised By Merchants On Food Regulations
Food Administrator J. G. McCormick urged cooperation at a meeting of over 50 retail merchants in the Chamber of Commerce room. He warned boarding houses to use wheat substitutes and said violations would place offenders on the unfair list. A. M. Hall said violations would not be tolerated and a one delivery service to conserve labor was discussed. J. P. Herring will be county food administrator with assistants named in townships. McCormick will oversee city work with Mrs. M. L. Stover and Messrs. T. R. Ames and J. A. Livingstone. The administration will issue a twice weekly fair price list for retailers to follow.
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J. G. McCormick
Chamber of Commerce
McCormick
A. M. Hall
Retail Merchants’ Association
J. P. Herring
Coast Guard Seaman Hurt By Runaway Horse Incident
A coast guard cutter crewman was injured when a runaway horse belonging to Roudabush grocery firm stepped on his foot near Princess street. He was carried aboard the cutter. doctors suspected a fracture and he fainted from the pain. The horse had been left hitched and unblocked when it bolted.
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Coast Guard
Roudabush
Princess Street
Handicapped Dispatch Presses On Without Complete News
The Dispatch rushes today with minimal telegraph and local state news due to a gas supply failure halting linotype heating. The gas company vows repairs soon and hopes to restore full operation within hours, allowing normal publication by tomorrow.
Bomb Theory Tied to Florence H Steamer Sinking
Paris reports the American steamship Florence H. was believed bombed off Brittany. A bomb placed on board before departure was timed to explode at port, but a fire aboard caused the device to detonate prematurely, per Radio and News agencies.
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Paris
Florence H
Brittany
United States
Strength and How to Gain It
The demand today is for men and women who are strong in every sense of the word. Weak nerves cause fatigue and poor health, so physicians recommend the organic phosphate bitro phosphate sold by Bellamy Green Jarman Futrelle. Take one tablet with eye meal to revitalize nerves and boost overall strength.
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Bellamy
Reen
Jarman
Futrelle
Goou
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