Great Thingo In Store For This City Of Wilmington
A Charleston audience hears strong talk of Wilmington's coming boom driven by shipbuilding and a convalescent camp. A Macon telegraph item says a 7000 acre site near Wilmington impressed General Wood, who backs hospital plans and camp construction for wounded from France. Publicity from editor Wade Harris is praised as helping Wilmington secure favorable outcomes.
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Wilmington
Anyon
Coast Line
Cantonment
Wade Harris
Charlotte Observer
Charleston
S. C
Macon
N. C
France
Wood
General Wood
Medical Men Equip Uniformed Sanitary Unit
Maj Claude L Prid Fens Field Sanitary Unit members received uniforms yesterday and quickly swapped civilian clothes for dress outfits. Troop Cavalry uniforms were issued, with officers noting the battalion appears ready for action. Wilmington Light Infantry members planned weekend beach trips while others remained in the city amid rumors of moving, which were denied by officers.
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Claude L. Prid- Fens
Hill of Laden
Troon Cavalry
Petey
Meier
Wilmington
W. L
Ponte
Ebenezer Church Hosts Special Services Today
At Ebenezer Church colored services will be held today at 11 am led by Rev. A. J. Boney. Dr. A. J. Wilson pastor of Stephen's A M E Church will deliver, with the choir providing music. Dr. Wilson is noted as a leading figure in his community.
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Ebenezer Bist
Hurch
A. J. Boney
A. J. Wilson
Stephen's
A.M. EB
Cheacy
Wilson
eRardes
Hig Race
Virginia man and North Carolina woman wed in quiet Norfolk ceremony
Mr Julius Carroll of Virginia and Miss Cleveland Croan of North Carolina were married by Justice Bornemann in Norfolk last night. The small gathering included a few friends, and the couple will reside in Norfolk after the ceremony.
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Julius Mr. Carroll
Virginia Th
Cleveland Croan
Chorie
N. C
CG. We. Bornemann
Mts
Carroll
Norfolle
War relief committee formed to coordinate aid efforts
A four member panel led by Archdeacon Noe and including Dr. Sprunt and W A McGirt plus J G McCormick will oversee war relief across Wilmington. They aim to avoid duplications, coordinate with the County Council of Defense, and report activities to central agencies. The group outlines roles of Red Cross, National Special Aid, Conservation, and Soldiers and Sailors Business Aid.
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Thomas P. Noe
Red Cross War Relief Committee
James Sprunt
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Business Aid
W. A. McGirt
J. G. McCormick
County Council of Defense
Council of Defense
New Hanover Council of Defense
Red Cross Chapter
National Special Aid
Conservation Committee
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Business Aid Committee
Wilmington
American National Red Cross
Geneva
Congress
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Heart of Nations
National Special Aid Society
Patriotic Penny
Surgical
New York
Committee On Conservation
Kiefer Pear Crop to Mature Amid War Food Plans
As Hoovers says Americans can save six cents per day in war costs, New Hanover and nearby counties prepare one of their largest Kiefer pear crops. Mrs. Pretlow urges careful handling, possible refrigeration shipments to northern cities, and demonstrations for canning for enlisted men. The Food Conservation Commission plans actions to prevent waste during the pear season, which starts mid month and lasts about a month.
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Herbert Hoover
Washington
W. B. Cooper
Cooper
Hoover
New Hanover
Pender
Brunswick
Columbus
Food Conservation Commission
Annie P. Pre
W. A. McGirt
Local Negro Found in Santos Brazil by Consulate
Arthur Brown, a colored youth, located in Santos Brazil by Justice G W Bornemann acting for Georgiana Brown his mother. Three letters led to American consul informing that Brown sailed July 5 as fireman on the Santa Rosalia to Baltimore via Rio de Janeiro. If not yet home, requestshiping commissioner in Baltimore for whereabouts.
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Santos
Arthur Brown
Brazil
G. W. Bornemann
Geogiana Brown
Santa Rosalia
Baltimore
Rio de Janeiro
Browne
Capsul
Great Britain Coffee Imports Reach Thirty Million Pounds Annually
The record notes that for home consumption Britain imports about 30,000,000 pounds of coffee each year. This figure highlights the scale of domestic demand and the country's reliance on imported beans for daily consumption.
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Great Britain
Pythians urged to raise five hundred thousand dollars
Local Pythians prepare to contribute about 500 dollars of a statewide effort to raise half a million dollars for war relief. The Knights of Pythias plan a War Relief Fund with a Pythian War Relief Council to organize within the Supreme Lodge and across Grand Domains. A proclamation by Supreme Chancellor John J Brown urges readiness and civic duty amid a global conflict.
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Order
Committee of Finance
Supreme Lodge
Order of Knights of Pythias
Dominion of Canada
William G. Edens
Richard S. Witte
Charles J
Wilmington officers to train at Oglethorpe camp
Wilmingtonians accepted for the second Oglethorpe training camp for officers will be drilled by Wilmington Light Infantry members who will accompany them. Col. Walker Taylor announced that all accepted men must report at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow at the W L I Armory and leave August 25 to reach the camp by the 27th. The list includes Kenneth Burgwin Sydney MacMillan W H Northrop Jr F F Garrison Henry Gerdes Walter C Bush A T Suthmey Robert Strange Walter Sellars Boyett Ernest Irving Walter Blair Mack Wilson Galloway Houston Rhodes Walter Sanders J R Eddy Hugh Hines.
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Col
Walker Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Oglethorpe
Messrs
Kenneth O. Burgwin
Sidney J. MacMillan
W. H. Northrop, Jr
F. F Garrison
Henry Gerdes
Walter C. Bush
A. T. Suthmey
Robert Strange
Walter W. Sellars
Mr.Boyett
Ernest J. Irving
Walter H. Blair
Mack Wilson
Mr. Galloway
Mr. Houston
Mr. Rhodes
Walter C. Sanders
J. R. Eddy
Hugh Hines
Mrs Gilchrist Funeral Planned From Market Street Home
Funeral services for Mrs. William Gilchrist will be held this afternoon at 5 oclock from her residence at 708 Market Street. Rev. A D McClure D D pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian church will officiate. Interment will be in Oakdale cemetery.
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William Gilchrist
Market Street
A. D. McClure
D. D
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Oakdale Cemetery
Bank bids on first $150000 farm loan bonds
The American Bank & Trust Company of this city submitted a bid for the first issue of 150000 in farm loan bonds. The offer was par plus accrued interest at 4 1 2 percent, secured by farm mortgages backed by the United States. The award may be made Monday amid multiple proposals from others.
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American Bank & Trust Company
D. A. Houston
Columbia
S. C
Farm Bank
United States
Wilmington
Progressive Bank
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Dr Ruark Commissioned First Lieutenant in Army Medical Corps
Dr Thomas W Ruark of Southport brother of City Attorney Robert Ruark has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the U S Army Medical Corps. The commission was received yesterday afternoon and sent to his brother in Southport. Dr Ruark is well known locally for his past connection with James Walker Memorial Hospital and has many friends who will be pleased by his commission.
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Thomas W. Ruark
Southport
Robert Ruark
United States Army
Ruark
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Milk Shortage Hits Wilmington Speechless Shakes and Drinks
Milk ran short yesterday across Wilmington outlets as creameries and dairy sources failed to meet demand. Cafes ice cream parlors and soda fountains ran dry by midday as milk tradesmen reportedly disposed of cows and prepared to exit, with relief only expected from a Coast Line train last night.
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Ceneral Wood
Ebenezar Church
Senator Cooper
MR. Hoover
Organization For War Relief
Charles S. Davis
Fred E. Wheaton
Thomas D. Meares
The
Wilmington Savings and Trust Company
Princess Street
North Carolina
Savings Bank
American Bank and Trust Company
DR. Ruark
New York City
Pictorial Review
James M. Hall
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