Visitors and residents share city week end activity
A long list of residents and guests frequent Wilmington news notes include Fannie Whitt of Greensboro visiting Mrs E M Hill Raleigh staying with sister Miss Lot Turner Emma Mallette of Tarboro United States G L Blackburn of Goldsboro guests of friends etc. Multiple travels and visits across North Carolina with several staying at homes and attending church services and socials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Hill
Raleigh
Miss Lot Turner
Recorder's Court Deals Mildly With Local Offenders
In a morning session the Recorder's court handled mostly minor infractions. James Jones and Morgan Spencer, colored, were paroled for 12 months on larceny. Rosa Smith found no judgment on store breaking. James Allen convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and fined 15 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Morgan Spencer
F. J. Dempsey
Rosa Smith
Ralph Canddy
James Allen
Allen
David Elerby
Enoch Murphy
Davis
Viola Southerland
Hall Sumpter
Mason Pherson
Kate Davis
William J. Cooper
John H. Spencer
Display of Monumental Sculpture Arrives in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on August 13 a major display of monumental and sculptural works opens at the Commercial Museums tomorrow as part of the National Retail Monument Dealers Association annual convention. The exhibition will run through the week, drawing dealers from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Retail Monument Dealers’ Association
Funeral Tomorrow for Boy William F C Tienken
The funeral of little William F C Tienken, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Tienken, will be at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at 612 South Sixth Street. Services follow at 10:30 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church conducted by Rev G W McClanahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. C. Tienken
William Tienken
Tomorow
South Sixth Street
St.Paul’s Lutheran Church
G. W. McClanahan
Agitator Lenine Still in Russia
Reports conflict with claims of Lenine’s escape as Maximalists in Petrograd say the Russian Radical leader remains in hiding there and in daily contact with followers amid riots in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agitator Lenine
Russia
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenine
Capi
Wrightsville Beach Visitors Return Home
Mr 3S. Poofé of Raeford returned home this morning after a stay at Wrightsville Beach. Miss Lucy Powell returned to Clinton after a delightful stay on the beach. Miss Eugenia Campbell of Aberdeen also returned home this morning after spending time at Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Holmes
City
Tomahawk
3S. Poofé
Raeford
Afteer
Wrightsville’ Beach
Lucy Powell
Clinton
Eugenia Campbell
Aberdeen
Wrightsville Beach
Misses McKeithley Return From Wrightsville Beach Visit
Misses Pearl and Annie McKeith ley of Ragford return home after a stay at Wrightsville Beach this morning.
Mrs T W Simmons Returns Home From Alabama Visit
Mrs T W Simmons of Birmingham Alabama returns home this morning after spending time at an undisclosed location. She traveled recently for unspecified reasons and resumed daily activities.
Mrs B M Jeffreys and Bert Davis Return Home
Mrs B M Jeffreys and Miss Bert Davis of Dunn returned to their home this morning after visiting, spending time away and traveling together with other locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Jeffreys
Bert Davis
Dunn
Wrightsville Beach
Ethel Johnson Visiting Anderson Resident Hosts
Miss Ethel Johnson of Anderson D C is the guest of Mr and Mrs L G Herring at their Wrightsville Sound home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Johnson
Anderson, D. C
Mrs. L. G. Herring
Wrightsville Sound
Beach Attendance Booms as Atlanta Visitors Arrive
Nearly 1000 people visited the beach yesterday with 150 coming from Atlanta on tourist tickets. Ideal weather spurred widespread surf bathing as hundreds joined in, the blue ocean providing a vivid backdrop for the colorful bathing costumes.
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Atlanta
Lumina Exercises for Children Benefit Tonight
Hundreds of children will participate in Lumina exercises from 8:30 to 9:15 paving the way for a charity event at the beach. Adults will mainly observe as the ballroom floor is reserved for the young participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumina
Weekend arrivals at The Oceanic list guards and guests
The Oceanic weekend arrivals include A G Gilmore New York Mr and Mrs P L Miles Chicago J Ray Parker Asheville Mr and Mrs A T Wishart Miss Lucy Carr High Point Mrs R E Townsend Wilson J J Fowgan W C Hinson Charlotte K C Bent Chicago W R Hale Atlanta D P Hale New York O L Head Maysville Ky etc. Many listed guests hail from cities such as New York Chicago Atlanta Charlotte Raleigh and Nashville with multiple individuals and couples noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Oceanic
A. G. Gilmore
New York
P. L. Miles
Chicago
J. Ray Parker
Asheville
A. T. Wishart
Lucy Carr
High Point
R. E. Townsend
Wilson
J. J. Fowgan
W. C. Hinson
Charlotte
K. C. Bent
W. R. Hale
Atlanta
D. P. Hale
O L. Head
Maysville
B. D. Camp
Franklin
R. M. Walker
Annie Howe
Florence
S. C. S. D. Millas
J. J. Gonzales
Samuel Cunhude
Mrs. K Kennedy
W. M. Buck
Mullins
J. A. Sharpe
Lumberton
W. A. Townsend
J. J. Wade
Dunn
J. K. Harris
T. V. Erwin
H. L. Everett
Laurinburg
Layton McGugan
P. F. Messingill
Bessie Messingilll
J. D. Grandy
J. D. Graney
St Charlotte
BE. R. Simmons
J. E. Cooper
Cola
J. H. Conklin
George L. Bascome
Scranton
Sl.Ressh
Bryce Wooten
Kathleen Wooten
Kinston
L. W. Temple
Lake View
S. C
R. Cobb
Roystan
Calotabs Calomel Tablet Promises Gentle Liver Purge
An advertisement touts a new calomel tablet Calalotabs marketed as free of nausea or griping while providing liver cleansing. The maker offers a refund if customers are not delighted, selling sealed twenty-dose packages for thirty-five cents with one tablet at bedtime and water.
Rew clam sh hold a cover on £ bot cates up ae
Fragmentary OCR reads as a brief item noting a cover held on pounds by a person or group, with uncertain details and unclear names or places. The readable fragments suggest a local or transient event but lack sufficient specifics to identify participants or location.
Ferry purchase plan eyed by two counties
A committee appointed by the Board of County Commissioners met at Maj. J. W. Little’s office to evaluate the joint purchase and operation of the Market street ferry by New Hanover and Brunswick counties. They prepared a thorough cost analysis and plan to present to the Brunswick commissioners on August 20 seeking approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Market Street
New Hanover
Brunswick
Maj
J. W. Little
New Hanover Board
McGirt
Taft's Condition Improves. Begins Eating Again
Former President Taft, ill with intestinal indigestion in Clay Center Kansas, shows continued improvement. He has started eating regularly and sat up in bed for the first time since Monday's attack, though walking may take two or three more days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Clay Center
Kas
Taft
B. F., Morgan
Atendance
Excursion Date Changed for Red Cross Benefit
The Hanover Transit Company backs an outing to Carolina Beach now set for Tuesday August 21. Funds aid the Red Cross with music and dancing planned at the pavilion for a enjoyable day at the resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Beach
New Hanoverisit Company
Red Cross Society
A. W. Pate
the Red Cross
Hanover Transit Company
Death of Acme Infant Touches Local Friends
Four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Rodney Becker of Acme died yesterday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the Becker home. The death drew sympathy from many friends in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Becker
Acme
Merchantman Sinks Another Submarine Near Brest
An Atlantic Port reports a British freighter fired on a German U boat off Brest France during its outward run from the port. The periscope was razed by the first shot and two more caused an explosion as the submarine vanished beneath the sea. The gun crew believes the sink occurred involuntarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assoziatress
Atlantic
Brest
France
Germany's War Spoils Report Through July
Berlin dispatch cites Allied reports tallying German war loot through July 26. Captured matériel reportedly includes over 13 thousand cannons and about 1.6 thousand machine guns along with additional weaponry and equipment.
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Amneranna. Press
Berlin
Wilmington Man Receives Commission as First Lieutenant
C C Brown Jr of Wilmington has earned his commission in the Engineer Corps and is assigned to the 307th Regiment of the Conscriptive Force. He travels to Atlanta on August 27 for reporting and is expected home this week to spend a few days with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
C. C. Brown, Jr
Fort McPherson
Birmingham
Engineer Corps
307Th
Atlanta
Brown
Red Cross Meeting Seeks Scraps for Work Rooms
Wilmington Chapter of the Red Cross holds a meeting tomorrow from 10 to 1 at the Murchison Bank building on the second and eighth floors. Ladies are urged to attend and bring boiled chiffon, marine, and veils for various uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
the Red Cross
Murchison Bank
Edward B. Johnson to Face Trial on Thursday
Edward B. Johnson charged with embezzling funds from the Knights of Maccabees local branch. Preliminary hearing delayed from this afternoon to Thursday with both sides agreeing on the continuance. Johnson, a civil engineer, has been out on bail and was in custody of Constable John Davis this afternoon awaiting bond arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Johnson
Knights of Maccabees
W. A. McGowan
Johnson
Protests Over Drafting First Paper Aliens
Washington Aug 13 representatives of neutral countries protested to the State Department against drafting for foreign service aliens who have taken their first naturalization papers. One government argued that a first paper alien who objects should be allowed to return to his own country within a reasonable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Foreign Service
Last of Shacks Gone on North Second Street
Laborers finish dismantling the former handsome buildings on North Second Street east of the Victoria theatre, clearing shacks from property recently acquired by Howard-Wells Amusement Company. Carl Rehder leads the project, urging quick work to improve the street’s naked beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Second Street
Victoria Theatre
Howard-Wells Amusement Company
Second Street
Carl Rehder
Howard-Wells Company
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Fannie Whitt
Greensboro
aEtons
Emma Mallette
Tarboro
G. L. Blackburn
Goldsboro
R. B. Batson
Ashton
Verna Johnson
Faison
Anie Mae Holt
Brooks G. White
Jacksonville
Fla
R. Co. Cantwell
South Third Street
J. W Stanley
C. ¥. Haskett
Woollcott Avenue
John P. Cameron
Essie May Hurley
Lakeland, Fla
T. W. Coker
Harnett Street
J. Mosley Bowden
Lucille
H. K. Ruark
Carolina Court
A. E. Belch
Garland
H. G. Roberson
Burgow
Harriett Moore
Fayetteville
Owen C. Fillyan
Uth Front Street
Leila Woodcock
Black Mountain
N. A. Calbreth
Maine
Canada
Niagara Falls
F. T. McDougall
Ee Mary
Portsmouth
John A
Elizabeth
S. H. Parker
Chadbourn
J. W. Parker
St. Andrew's Presbyan Church
Ely
A. D. McClure
Heng
Wilmington Light Infantry
National Guard
Carol
Mixa
Bessie
May -Frink
J. H. Hill
Esther Garriss
Annie Mae Dement
No. 214
South Eighth Street
Lina Edwards
Mt. Olive
Charleston
Katie Merriman
Laura
Hill Jacobs
Wilmington, N. C
J. A. Cox
Gisellsboro
Maie Barnes
Madeline Weaver
Masters Thomas
Aubrey
Benson, N. C
Delgado
Calvary Baptist Sunday Schools
Epworth League of
Bladen Street
Methodist Church
Fifth and
Bladen Streets
T. W. Weaver
Waycross
Miss Lillian
Master Horace
D. W. Mason
E. H. Hardison
Bladen Street Methodist Church
Ferris
A. D. Brown
Recorder’s Court
Wrightsvile Breezes
Pearl
Annie McKeithley
Ragford
T. W. Simmons
Ala
Isac Hambager ¢ Sons
Belk~Williams Co
Galomel
Brittswick
MR. Taft
Red Cross
Germany
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