Unfurl the flag and defend democracy in notes of praise
Miss Rena Sykes of Wallace and Miss Ida Benson of Elkton visit. Several social guests arrive from Durham Richmond and Tarboro. Admiral Watson observed 75th birthday. wartime heroics noted for saving Farragut. Miss Annie Tarpy hosts a party honoring Miss Louise Horne with dancers and games and a large guest list including Frances Cunningham and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Horne
Annie Tarpy
Louise Horne
Rocky Mount
Frances Cunningham
New York
Nannie Edwards
Sanford
Ann O'Neil
St. Louis
Margaret Huttall
Washington,d. C
Mary Louise Foster
Knoxville
Mary Bergen
Margaret Williams
Venitas Sanders
Gertrude McLean
Margaret Sheehan
Annie Bancks
Margaret Bergen
Maie Sanders
Vera Furlong
Marian Williams
Elizabeth Sweeney
Lucille Boushee
Kathleen Bergen
Catherine Brennen
Emily Jewett
Sadie Green
Alice Tarpy
Louis Holladay
Durham
Warren Sanders
R. W. Mills
Roy Sheehan
R. 4. McInnenry
Frank Sweeney
Auditorium Specials Leave for Front and Princess Street
Auditorium Specials run tonight at 7 and 7 30 leaving from Front and Princess streets and returning to Wilmington after the exercises. Regular fare applies on all cars except those marked Auditorium Specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front and
Princess Street
Wilmington
Grace Church to Host Rev Dr Smoot This Sunday
Grace Church invites hundreds of friends and the public to Sunday morning services conducted by Rev Dr T A Smoot of Richmond a former Grace Methodist pastor. He is described as one of the churchs most popular pastors and the announcement is met with keen pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
T. A. Smoot
Richmond
Grace Methodist Church
Edsel Ford Passes Draft Examination on Industrial Claim
Edsel Ford son of Henry Ford was examined by a Detroit draft board and passed the physical tests. He claimed exemption on industrial grounds. Ford is an officer of his father's automobile company which is producing for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Automobile Company
Red Cross
Local Residents Return From Beach Vacations
Miss Ethel Bell returns to Mt Olive after vacation at the beach. Mrs Warren Cain of Fayetteville returns home this morning after several days at Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Bell
Mt. ‘Olive
Warren Cain
Fayetteville
Wrightsville Beach
Lumina screen to show The Secret Agent at Rialto
Miss Mattiew Melvin of Parkersburg returns home from Wrightsville Beach after a several day visit. Miss Josephine Daniels of Chapel Hill visits Raleigh with Miss Josephine White. Mr and Mrs N McInnis of Pem broke return home from Wrightsville Beach. The Lumina screen presents The Secret Agent starring Robert T Haines with an all star cast. Letters mailed from Wilmington and New Haven highlighting food conservation show a decline in death rates due to better diets from more gardens and vegetables. The New Hanover Food Conservation Commission will push the effort through fall and winter and into the war's end, under chair W A McGirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattiew Melvin
Parkersburg
Wrightsville Beach
Josephine Daniels
Chapel Hill
Raleigh
Josephine White
Robert T. Haines
Secret Agent
Secret Service
Wilmington
New Heaven
New Hanover
John “Paul
Lucas
State Food Conservation Commission
New Hanover County
Chas
T. Nesbitt
New Hanover Food Conservation Commission
New Hanover Commission
Europe
W. A.mcgirt
Raleigh Guests Depart From Wrightsville Beach Holiday Scene
Miss Frieda Salomons and Miss Margaret Cronin of Raleigh ended their several day stay at the Holiday House on Wrightsville Beach and returned home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wallace
Martha McGowan
Wallace
Willie Mae
Gladys Fickling
Carolina Heights
Este
Frieda Salomons
Margaret Cronin
Raleigh
Wrightsville Beach
Minstrel Show by Children for Red Cross Nets Nearly 20
At Mrs H C Bear s cottage last night a children’s minstrel benefit raised about 20 for the Beach unit of the Red Cross. Participants included Interlocutor Caroline Bear comedians Marjorie Bonitz Florence Rothschild Henry Stern burger magicians Abél Solomon and Charles Solomon assistants Dorothy Wireless and Adolph Solomon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Bear
The
Red Cross
Caroline Bear
Marjorie Bonitz
Florence Rothschild
Henry Sternburger
Abél Solomon
Charles Solomon
Dorothy Wireless
Adolph Solomon
Oceanic Hotel Arrivals List From North Carolina and Georgia
The arrival log includes Miss Louisa Bixby of Atlanta and J. H. Campbell of Raeford along with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hudson of Smits Field. Also listed are J. Speed of Durham J. H. Campbell Raeford B. B. Anderson Tarboro Kelly Chadbourn C. Ross and wife with two children Rocky Mount Mrs Hugh Parks and two children Franklinville Miss C L Savage Atlanta Mrs H C Horton Miss Lucy Green Franklin Tenn Mr and Mrs Jim Johnson Raleigh W L Johnson Raleigh Y C Thurston Washington DG J W Ward Rowland N C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Bixby
Atlanta
J. B. Hudson
Smitsfield
J. H. Campbell
Raeford
J. Speed
Durham
W.M. Same
B. B. Anderson
Tarboro
Kelly
Chadbourn
C. Ross
Rocky Mount
Hugh*Parks
Franklinville
C. L.’ Savage
H. C. Horton
Lucy Green
Franklin
Tenn
Jim Johnson
Raleigh
W. L. Johnson
Washington
J. W. Ward
Rowland
N. C
Community Notes and Local Travel and Visits
Rev E E Lundy of the Primitive Baptist church left for Hyde county for regular appointments. E M Boggan of Rocky Point visited the city on business. W J B Williamson of Chail bourn was in town en route home from Suffolk Virginia. C N Dunn returned from a short business trip to Washington. B F Keith of Currie spent yesterday in the city with news of his recent pilgrimage to the mountainous section, joined by his sons Fred Julian F and Marion. Marion ill with typhoid but improving. The Clinton News Dispatch praised St Johns Lodge No 1 Masons for giving Bibles to enlisted men, urging others to follow. Senator W B Cooper returned from Atlanta after a Methodist Laymen conference and was named to a committee to plan expending 5 000 000 for Emory University expansion.
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E. E. Lundy
Primitive Baptist
Hyde County
E. M. Boggan
Rocky Point
W. J. B. Williamson
Chailbourn
Suffolk
C. N. Dunn
Washington
B. F. Keith
Currie
Messrs
Fred
Julian F
Marion
Clinton News Dispatch
St.John’s Lodge No. 1
W.B. Cooper
Atlanta
Warren A. Candler
Cooper
Emory University
Thousands homeless from Salomoniki fire
A Reuters dispatch from Saloniki reports 60,000 homeless after last Sunday’s city blaze. The disaster endangers 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 pounds in insured losses while British forces guard 30,000 evacuees. Water access is scarce along the waterfront from the customs house to White Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Fbyews
London
Saloniki
la Réuter
White Tower
St. Tri
Arabs in Revolt Against the Turks Reports Say
A British official communication notes Arabs in Arabia rising against the Turks with extensive operations and success. It states that the King of Hedjaz and his tribesmen have allied with the Allied cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Arabia
Hedjaz
New Books Ready for Circulation at Area Library
The public library adds a long list of works by popular fiction writers and notable authors. Titles include The Red Planet by W J Locke and Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton among many others, with diverse subjects from travel to war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hillman
E. P. Oppenheim
Carolyn Wells
Talbot
Mundy
Adele Blenan
Frances Bellamy
Eleanor Porter
BE. J. O’brien
Honore Willsie
Arthur
Rochey
Grace S. Richmond
Grace Li Luta
Mary ’Gusta
Joseph Lincoln
Zane Grey
Lucas Malet
Phyllis Bottome
Margaret Sherwood
May
Meredith Nicholson
Cedar Mt
Ernest S. Thompson
May Pye
Bettina von Hutton
Julie M. Lippmann
Nicholas Gogal
Anton Tchekhoff
Peggy
Maravene Thompson
John R. Scott
Robert Hichens
Greenmantle
John Buchan
Katherine Keith
George R. Brown
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
O’henry
C. A. Smith
Forbush
Mary L. Reid
James M. Morgan
Verhaeren
Arthur Chapman
K. D. Wiggins
Norman Foerster
Hanson W. Webster
Iar Hay
D. ‘Thomas Curtin
Arthur Guy Empey
St. John G. Irving
France
James R. McConnell
Rudyard Kipling
Frederic Palmer
E. A. Burroughs
God
King
H. G. Wells
Jennings C. Wise
Alan Seeger
Peplac praised by local residents in health boost ad
Mrs. W. B. Walcon of 621 South Fifth street endorses Peplac claiming it rebuilt her run-down system, boosted appetite and energy, and improved sleep. The Peplac Expert notes broad use in the community as stores report strong sales and positive word of mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Walcon
Fifth Street
Peplac
Péplac
of & E
J. Walton
White
Chang
Payne, Elvington, Hardin, Greeg, Jarman & Futreile
Hanover
Soutside
Fentress
Bunting Drug Stores
Peru Indicates Readiness to Break With Germany
Washington reports Peru's president signals breaking relations with Germany and endorses U S entry into the war. Peru also announces its waters open to warships while noting a German prize sinking affected a Peruvian vessel. State Department records say the dispatch created no surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peru
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Columbia State
Rena Sykes
Ida Benson
Elkton
EB. J. Grimsley
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Council
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Winter Park
Topsail
George S. Browne
Eliza
Ellen Bellamy
Waynesville
Asheville
Carrie Holt
Jacksonville, Fla
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Burgaw
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South Sixth Street
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James H. Baer
City
J. G. Baldwin
Mrs
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Charleston
R. W. Pottinger
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Whiteville
W. G. Walker
Marguerite Archbell
Kin‘ston
Sarah Whitehurst
New Bern
A. M. Stewart
Little Daughter
Petersburg, Va
T. TH. Fess
Henrietta Fess
C. J. Kelloway
C. T. Banck
Dorothy
Oscar Banck
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Vassar College
J. EB. Barry
Masters Willie and
Johnny Barry
CuaNeston
W. P. Mangum
Turner
A. M. Baldwin
Greensboro
Healing Springs
Daya County
Watson
John
United States Navy
Admiral Watson
Kentucky
John J. Crittenden
United States
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Tennessee
Hartford
All Makers
Wooltex
A. D. Brown
Wrightsville
N. McInnis
Pembroke
Arthur Gleason
Suvla Bay
John Hargrave
Rene Nicholas
van Roose Ey
Roberts
Tinehart
Ob ‘Volun Poll
the Somme
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Gibbs
Verdin
Somme
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Baron Spiegel Peckeisheim
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L. M. ‘Alcott
Diddy
Dumps
Tot
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Pussy’ Meaw
Patterson
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Paull
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Dimplean
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Barbour
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Mcintire
Andrew Jackson
Polly’ Prentiss
Gould
Polly Prentiss
Poll Prentiss
Brooks
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Mills
Sarah
Bryant
Page
Rover
Treasin Island
Winfield
Lay and Sea
Winfield Bob
W. B. Walton
Peerles
Germany
Lumina
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