Maxton Mayor Armstrong Seen as Bankers Figure in North Carolina Town
Special to The Dispatch. Maxton reports on Mayor J. M. Armstrong a banker by training and inheritance. The piece notes unorthodox elections in Maxton and lists the mayoral cabinet F. L. McCormac V. Roberson E. B. Chandler and L. B. Martin. It contrasts local politics with national trends.
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Dispatch
Maxton
Maxtonian
J. M. Armstrong
J. S. Armstrong
Wilmington
Baltimore
Certes
North Carolina
Mayoer
Armstrong
Meserg
Ff. L. McCormac
V. Roberson
E. B. Chandler
L .B. Martin
Onch
Associated Press
Chicago
Fred L. Murphy
Yale
Northwestern University
Roscoe E. Battan
Hastings
George A. Blewett
Is Angeles
Univesity of
California
Charles C. Persiani, Jr
Plantsville
Conn
Pennsylvania Military College
Elvin Anderson
Trinidad
Colo
Roy Groves
Wilsonville
Neb
Guy Henry
Athens
Texas
Thomas Ryan
Alvardo
Henry Leidendecker
Champagne
Ill
Harold A. Holtz
Indianapolis
F. J. Boyes
Charleston
S. C
Navy Yard
Ellis Hamilton
Detroit
Harry de Loff
Dakotas
Fall and Winter Plowing Key to Humus in Soil
An Atlantic Coast Line ad advises early fall and winter plowing to incorporate vegetation and barnyard manure into soil. Humus makes soil mellow, improves structure, increases water holding capacity, feeds bacteria, prevents erosion, and preserves crop fertility far beyond mineral fertilizers.
State probes Means finances in theft of securities
The article details Means securing loans with securities totaling about 125000 from Merchants Loan and Trust Company and Illinois Trust Company. Witness N M Garrettson testifies about collateral seventy five thousand and a loan of fourty thousand. It notes Means deposited over 105090 in early 1917 and withdrew it within thirty days.
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N. M. Garrettson
Illinois Trust Company
Chicago
Means
Merchants Loan and Trust Company
Robinson
Mr. Garrettson
War on Waste Prompts Patriotism and Economy Advice
An insurance firm issues a bulletin urging patriotism and civic virtue as part of wartime effort. It calls for selfless service, adaptation to war conditions, and ending extravagance to prevent hunger and prolongation of the war. Emphasis on producing more and conserving resources.
Mike McNulty Guides Roy Moore for Bantam Rumpus
Mike McNulty former manager to Johnny Ertle takes Roy Moore under his wing to train for a forthcoming bout with the St. Paul scrapper. The pairing signals a bold prep to challenge a rival in bantamweight.
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Mike McNulty
Johnny
Ertle
Roy Moore
Mike
St. Paul
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OYAL
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America
Allen Mauis
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American Bank & Trust Co
Mie
Second Liberty
the Peoples Savings Ban
Murchison Ee Bank of
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H. C. McQueen
J. W. Yates
M. F. Allen
J. W. Grain
A le Grainger
Grainger
S. Johnson
R, Jr
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
Chas. Finkelstein
Chas. Finkelstein’s
SMITH
Queen City Cycle Co
Market St
L. Mazer
Fifth Street
Philadelphia
Motte Business College, Inc
City Electric Co
Princess Street
Pythian Bldg
Everything Electric
Bladen
Bear Produce and Madse Co
No. 14
Marine Iron & Steel Co
Norflok
Southern Commercial Bureau
Columbia
M. Lance
Carolina Beach
Clyde Steamship Co
Castle Street
Foltz & Kendrick
Care Dispatch
Cantonments
Atlanta
Red Cross
ST. Helena
Hertenberger & Varga
Gordon’s
H. BE. Evenson
Castle St
W. B. Cooper & Co
Home Savings Bank
Chesnut Streets
American Bank & Trust
Wilmington, N. C
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Milton Calder
E. Fred Banck
Thos. BE. Cooper
C. E. Bethea
R. L. Henley
Asst. Cashier
J. B. McCabe & CO
Certified Public
Accoun
Murchison Bank
N. C
King of Shoe
Front Street
W. B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
Gore
Winmington,n
United States
C. W. Yates
Market Stret
C. L. Dickinson
Princess Building
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