City Exemption Board Names Exemption Claimants and Grounds
Local Exemption Board reviews claims for military exemption under the draft system. City Attorney will appeal questionable exemptions to the District Board. county official will mirror this stance. The board will finalize determinations by mid next week with ten pending cases involving dependents, wages, and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Exemption Board
Bickett
Robert Ruark
District Board of Exemption
Warsden Tellamy
County Board of Exemption
City Board of Exemption
Masonic Bank
Withington
District Board
Soldiers Departure Could Delay Ball Season
Secretary Leonard Gore says league play hinges on soldiers leaving. Tahot vanity units ordered elsewhere will be replaced, allowing a classy exhibition of the national pastime. Bers face Infantrymen while Imman will meet Giants in upcoming schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tse
Tahot
Ars
Leonard Gore
Ncing
Tve1
Bers
Giants
Damages Sought in Alleged Illegal Arrest Case
Greene Fenley Jr seeks damages in a case filed in Superior Court alleging an illegal arrest by Seaboard Line officers. The summons names Fenley and charges wrongful seizure after he refused to pay fare aboard a train headed to join engineers. The conductor, cited for blocking the path, reportedly refused to accept civilian identification and was ordered detained by the commanding officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Fenley, Jr
Nal Hastig
Seaboard
Greene Fen- N
Lamacog
Penley
Pentey
Registration drive to register soldiers before departure
Mr T De Warren of New Bern, head of the State Democratic Committee, alerts county leaders to register young men enlisting or soon to be called to service. Thomas Cooper pledges cooperation with the City Board of Elections to register those eligible to vote under 1917 law before training camps and battlefronts in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. de Warren
New Bern
Democratic Executive Committee
Thos. &. Cooper
New Hanover
Warren
Cooper
C. W. Woodward
City Board of Elections
Europe
Democratic Party
Wilmingtons
Board of Elections
Housewives Enlisted In Food Campaign And Boys For Farm Work
New Hanover Council of Defense assigns housewives to pledge economy and enrolls boys ages 16 to 21 for farm labor. A canvassing committee led by Mrs. M. L. Stover will seek signatures on pledge cards using the block system from the National Special Aid Society. C Walton Johnson of the Y M C A. will assist in recruiting the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hanover Council of Defense
M. L. Stover
Annie P. Pretlow
J. M. Solky
National Special Aid Society
C. Walton Johnson
America
Funeral services for David J Baldwin at Whiteville
David J Baldwin of Whiteville died yesterday at Tankersley Harper Sanitarium after two weeks illness. His funeral was held at the late home this morning at 10 30 a m with interment in Whiteville cemetery. Survived by wife and eight children Avary Baldwin Petersburg Va Baxter Baldwin Chadbourn Mrs W E Lessant Little River S C J P Babson Sumter S C Gaston Baldwin City Point Va J L Baldwin Wilmington and Anne Baldwin Whiteville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Baldwin
Whiteville
Tankersley-Harper Sanitarium
Avary Baldwin
Baxter Baldwin
Petersburg
W. E. Lessant
Little River
S. C
J. P. Babson
Chadbourn
S. M. Hucks
Sumter
8. C
Gaston Baldwin
City Point
J. L. Baldwin
Wilmington
Anne Baldwin
Pythians to Aid War Relief Effort in Wilmington
Wilmington Pythians plan to raise about 500 for war relief as part of a $500000 Knights of Pythias effort. The Dispatch will print a proclamation Sunday explaining the task and the global crisis motivating fraternal service. The local drive relies on member contributions, with high earners urged to give generously and many members unable to serve physically contributing financially.
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Wilmington Pythians
Knights of Pythias
North Carolina
Order
Wilmington
Finance Committee
Minneapolis
Teutons
Dispatch
Idea Considered Good Unsinkable Vessel May Become Reality
Mr Storm of Wilmington Iron Works proposed a hull plugging material to prevent sinking from submarine attacks. Senator Porter J McCumber introduced Senate Bill 2734 to embody the plan. Government experts and lawmakers will discuss the concept as it gains attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm
W. W. Storm
Wilmington Iron Works
Porter J. McCumber
Red Cross Meeting Set For Tomorrow in Wilmington
The Wilmington Red Cross Chapter will hold a work session tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Murchison Bank building with rooms on the second and eighth floors. All interested women are invited to participate in this important effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
the Red Cross
Murchison Bank
Grapes Conserved At Wilmington Tomorrow Demonstration
Tomorrow in Wilmington a grape day will teach housewives to sterilize juice for jelly and grape butter. Mrs Annie Pretlow and the County Food Conservation Commission urge attendance at the Bellamy Building 107 1 2 South Front Street from 10 to 12 and 2 to 6. The aim is to reduce waste, convert grapes to non perishable foods, and aid wartime conservation.
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Wilmington
Annie P.“Pretlow
John D. Bellamy
South Front Street
America
Atlantic
Food Commission
Complete roster of Troop C Cavalry in Federal service
A full roster shows Capt Thomas J Gause as captain with Lieutenants Oscar P Peck Emmett H Belamy and a list of sergeants corporals and privates. The document emphasizes the unit is physically fit and ready for service with named personnel across ranks from sergeants to privates.
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Troop C. Cavalry
Thomas J. Gause
Oscar P. Peck
Emmett H. Belamy
Charles L. Taylor,Jr
John D. Taylor
Norwood Futrelle
LeRoy R. Harris
Hargrove Bellamy
DeWitt T. Duncan
Cook
James B. Wilson
James B. Lewis
Horeshoer
John D
Wells
Joe L. Branner
James L. Metts
Geo.h. Fick
Saddler
Henry H. Bell
LeRoy
Wilmington Boy Abroad Aboard Navajo Escapes Fire
The Navy reports the steamship Navajo of the Navajo Steamship Company was abandoned after a fire, with the crew safely landing. Among the crew was William Gibson Newton, a Wilmington resident and gunners’ mate third class, son of William F. F. Newton, a Dispatch machinist operator. Newton had served seven years in the Navy and had not visited Wilmington since enlisting. Local friends learn of his safe escape with pride and pleasure.
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Dispatch
Navy Department
American Steamship
Navajo
Navajo Steamship Company
William Gibson
Newton
William F. F. Newton
the Dispatch
Navaip
Mr. Newton
Sam
Senay
Abstinence Campaign Aims at U S Army and Navy
A new national campaign led by the United Committee on War Temperance Activities seeks total abstinence from liquor for soldiers and sailors. Dr. Daniel A. Poling of Boston chairs the effort with Harley H. Gill as executive secretary. The program includes manuals posters slides and film to urge sobriety in training camps with support from the War Department and Y M C A.
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New York
United States
Army
Fed- 1 Council of the
Churches of Christ On America
World Christian Endeavor Union
Epworth League of America
Daniel A. Poling
Boston
Christian Endeavor Union
Harley H. Gill
California
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Anna A. Gordon
Cora H. Stoddard
Navy
Carl Milliken
Maine
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
William J. Bryan
Gill
Europe
Army and Navy
Commission
War Department
War Work Council
The
Glass jar prices rise despite no shortage, says industry
Washington reports from the Bureau of Markets show retailers raising prices on glass jars for canning amid the emergency campaign to preserve perishables. Glass jar manufacturers deny shortages, noting ample daily capacity and plans to ship more freely by mid August for the fall trade.
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Washington
Bureau of Markets
United States
Department of Agriculture
British slackers pose as veteran in uniform sales probe
London provost marshal cracks down on illegal selling of military and naval uniforms. Slackers buy and pose as fighters to obtain brigadier and field marshal attire with medals. Captain Hewett prosecutions yield three convictions in one day. dealers fined and magistrates threaten higher penalties.
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United Press
London
Army
London Dock
H. T. Hewett
Darken Your Gray Hair with La Creole
An advertisement promises La Creole to darken milky white or gray hair overnight without dye. It claims lasting lustre and softness, compares cheaper than competitors, and offers $1 large bottles. Sold by Jarman & re or Van Vleet Dawg Company in Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarman & Re
van Vleet
Dawg Company
Memphis
Tenn
Expressing Gratitude for Loyal Wilmington Customers
A store thanks daily visitors who say they were sent by Wilmington friends. It values growing circle of acquaintances over large purchases and pledges to serve friends and their acquaintances to the best of its ability.
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Wilmington
Face powders and rouge shades advertised in 1920s pages
Advertisers list various cosmetics including Hudnuts Violet See Face Powder Luxor Melba La Blac Vantines Porin Rouge Rosaline Hudnuts Compact Luxor Powder Rosaline Pink Seetores Cake Melba and Dorin brands. Names and products appear in scattered OCR form.
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Luxor
Melba
la Blac
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Joseph Thomas Chestnutt
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Ransom Henry
Thomas James Williams
James Edward Robinson
Bisa i Belser
John Garrison
Feildren
Robert Shepard
Chaping Watson
Jee
Jess
James M. Hall
Pythians
RED Cross
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Princess Street
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