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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1917

Page

5

North Carolina Pushes to End White Illiteracy in State

State leaders announce a two year campaign to teach adults to read and write. J. Y. Joyner urges counties to form illiteracy schools with funds from local and state sources, aiming to wipe out illiteracy in every county by 1920 census. Elizabeth Kelly named to direct statewide effort.

Washington Callett J. Y. Joyyr Joyner General Assembly of North Carolina State Board of Education State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Kelly United States Kelly

Mrs Gilchrist Rites Due At Oakdale Cemetery

News of the death of Mrs. Bila F. Gilchrist wife of William Gilchrist of 708 Market Street comes with condolences. She was a daughter of Edmund and Kate Lilly and leaves three daughters and a sister. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock from the family residence and interment will be in Oakdale cemetery.

Gilchrist Oakdale Bila F. Gilchrist William Gilchrist Market Street Edmund Kate Lilly Dughters Daughers Thomas H. Wright Jonnie Gilchrist Oy. Hunter Wood New Vor Kate B. Lilly Sistup Tay Mernoon OY. McChire Mindy Oakdale Cemetery

Widow of Samuel Bear Dies at Wrightsville Beach Cottage

Mrs Barbara Bear widow of Samuel Bear prominent Wilmington merchant died at 8 50 this morning at her Wrightsville Beach home after years of illness. She is survived by three sons two daughters and two grandchildren and was a devout Temple of Israel member and charter member of the Ladies Concordia Society. Funeral from Fifth and Chestnut streets residence will be conducted by Rabbi Mendelsohn and interment in Oakdale cemetery.

Barbara Ar Samuel Bear Wrightsville Beach Messrs Sigmond Emanuel

Threefold object of food control law outlined

Washington August 11 Herbert Hoover states the aims of the new food legislation. The threefold purpose is to guide trade to curb speculation and waste, stabilize prices in essentials, safeguard exports while maintaining domestic supplies, and promote saving to increase exports to allies for provisioning their armies and people in the coming winter.

Associated Press Washington Herbert Hoover Food Administration

Now First Lieutenant Joe Jacobs Receives Army Commission

A telegram to Mr and Mrs B J Jacobs announced that Joe Jacobs, once a Wilmington boy now living in Raleigh, has been commissioned first lieutenant after passing the exam at Fort Oglethorpe training camp. The recognition follows his voluntary departure from a prior lucrative job to join officer training as the country called for recruits.

Joe Jacobs B. J. Jacobs Wilmington Raleigh Fort Oglethrope Oglethrope

Socialist Chautauqua Opens in Milwaukee at Pabst Park

Milwaukee residents will hear talks by leading Socialists as the week long Chautauqua celebration begins at Pabst Park. The program includes speeches discussions and an elaborate entertainment lineup for visitors.

Milwaukee Wis Pabst Park

Bicycle Crash: Barnett Avenue Worker Escapes Uninjured

Mr B C Ashe yard superintendent for Standard Oil at 2112 Barnett avenue was knocked from his bicycle by an unknown Negro driver near Fifth and Chestnut streets yesterday morning but escaped without injury, to the relief of his many friends.

B.C. Ashe Barnett Avenue Standard— Oil Company Fifth and Chestnut Streets

Swedish engineer stoking device powers locomotives

A Swedish engineer develops a stoking device that converts 1.3 tons of pulverized peat into energy sufficient to power locomotives as much as a ton of coal.

Delayed Trolley Traffic on Princess Street With Faulty Wire

Early morning delays on Princess Street between Eighth and Ninth were caused by a trolley wire coming loose from cross supports. The wire was fixed quickly by workers. Beach line passengers walked parts of the route, some boarding and disembarking multiple times as the train navigated the illuminated wire barrier. Despite the holdups, all beach riders reached the Electric Center.

Princess St Carolina and Beach Line Lumina Ninth Seventeenth and Princess

Demonstrations On Grapes At Bellamy Building Grow

Much interest is shown in grape demonstrations led by Mrs. Annie Pretlow at the Bellamy Building, 107 1 2 South Front Street. Attendees learn grape butter and juice making with plans for jelly and more juice demonstrations next week to prepare for a glut in the local market and low prices.

Bellamy Building South Front Street Annie P. Pretlow

Respite Granted for Todd and King Amid Blockade Conviction

E A Todd and Sam King, both white men convicted in Superior Court of blockading, received a third two week respite after a ten day extension. Judge W M Bond sentenced them to a year each. Governor Bickett ordered no molestation during the pause. Sheriff Jackson notified counsel and telegraphed the governor to enforce the delay.

Jackson Bickett Waynesville

Plan Two Institutes for Inspectors and Fire Chiefs

State Insurance Commissioner James R. Young arranges two Wrightsville Beach institutes in September. The electrical inspectors meet September 16 to 19, and fire chiefs and officers meet September 21 and 22. Mayors and municipal officers urged to ensure attendance due to prior August success.

James R. Young Wrightsville Beach Electrical Institute Wrightsville

O Dwyer Released After Distilling Equipment Raid

Michael J. O Dwyer a meat cutter for Armour and Company was freed on a 100 dollar bond after a raid at 109 South Second street yielded a contraption police believed to be a complete distilling outfit. District Attorney J O Carr said there was no intent to violate the law and the device was for meat curing experiments. Mrs O Dwyer also released on bail.

Michael J. O’dwyer Armour and Company South Second Street J. O. Carr O'Dwyer

Pastor J E Reynolds Returns From Vacation

Rev J E Reynolds pastor of the Dock Street Christian church returns today from a month long vacation spent in Mississippi and Alabama. Regular morning and evening services will be held at the Dock Street church tomorrow.

J. E. Reynolds Dock Street, Christian Church Mississippi Alabama Dock Street

City Exemption Board lists 64 men in draft action

Notices were mailed advising 64 men to report for physical exams at the Y M C A on August 13. Among them 16 were held for service, 5 exempted for dependent relatives, and 8 discharged for physical unfitness. A second group of 13 devoid of exemption claims remains for possible district board action.

Robert Ruark Ruark Wilmington Gaimn Rouark Chestnut i Will Davis Delgado Cleveland Lee Watters Fourth Street Henry ‘Coyt” Cook South Third Street Willam Rockwell McKeithan South Front Wiliam Jackson North Second Street Joseph Franklin Brown South Second Street William L. Carr Bladen Street Kenneth Norwood Davis Woolcott Avenue James Hayes Dawson Street Robert Lee Fryer Princess Street John Derring Schley Chestnut Street Campton Robinson Campbell Street Wiliam “Adolphus Harrell John Smith Edward Ellis Wright Street Achie Evans Eddie Deans Stephens Market Street Lawrence Baccus North Tenth Street Therman Clark North Fourth Street J.W. Meyland Perry Avenue White David P. Grimes MacRae Street John F. Wolff Chas. S. Potter Wooster United States Lewis. Frank South Thirteenth Ed T. Seay Grace Street John .H. Malpass Brunswick Street Henry South Front_street Lucious Johnson Wiliam Edward Boone Meadow Colored Alex. Sampson, Jr South Eleventh Street Ceaphus Freeman William Alex. Monroe King Street Love Grove Wiliam Thomas Bowden South Thirteenth Street Canon Brown North Sixth Nick Nixon Bellamy’s Alley Jos. T. Chestnutt Carl. Walker Fulford Ransom Henry Chestnut Red Cross Fulford South Third Ransom_Henry Dock District Eemption Board

Big Sea Day brings thousands to Manasquan Beach

A decades long New Jersey farm festival, known as Salt Water Day, draws eight to ten thousand Monmouth Ocean county farmers and families to Manasquan Beach for a day of surf and picnics. Attendees travel by wagon and train or modern autos to enjoy a communal outing with evolving fashion and amenities. Public notes include changes in attire and transport over the years, concluding with a broad message of a grand time for all.

Manasquan N. J New Jersey Monmouth Ocean Counties Manasquan Beach Palm Beach Atlantic City

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