Lawyers Sought to Aid Draft Boards in North Carolina
Legal ad notes that selected attorneys in New Hanover County and across the state are asked to serve as advisory members for local draft boards. The aim is to mobilize the profession to classify registrants, answer enrollment questions, and support the selective service process during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orney
New Hanover
George Rountree
Herbert McClammy
Renmt
Bickett
North Carolina
T. W. Beckett
Wirt
Chas. E Taylor
Wilmington Sayings and Trust Company
Ragsdale Addresses Elks on War Support and Patriotism
A Wilmington event features Hon. J Willard Ragsdale speaking at the Elks Lodge of Sorrow on wartime unity. Governor Beckett urges lawyers to enroll and advise registrants under selective service regulations. The address praises Elks service to the nation and reflects on America’s war stance.
War budget totals $11 billion faces Congress
The proposal outlines Navy and Marine Corps pay rises, expanded naval aviation funding, and new items for naval stations in the Virgin Islands and ordnance provisions. Major increases include Navy pay to $213,229,535 and Marine pay to $22,159,370, with naval aviation requesting $94,000,900 and new base and fortification expenditures across Norfolk, Port Royal, Charleston, Key West, and Hampton Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Naval Aviation
Virgin Islands
Navy
Navy Department
Norfolk
Naval Academy
Marine
Port Royal
S. C
Charleston
Key West
New Orleans
Hampton Roads
Naval
St. Helena
Army
Service in Honor of Enlisted Men
Grace Methodist Church held a patriotic closing service for the conference year led by Rev. M T Plyler. Twenty five Grace church members were read as having enlisted in the armed forces. The ceremony included hymns by the church choir and a sermon stressing courage and service over wealth. Private Harry Watters Morriss was listed among those answering the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Plyler
Grace Methodist Church
B. H. Houston, Jr
Grace Church
Harry Watters Morriss
Fort Caswell
Elks Memorial Services Held With Ragsdale Address
The Elks held their annual Lodge of Sorrow ceremony at the Academy of Music with Hon. J Willard Ragsdale of Florence South Carolina delivering the principal address. The stage featured garlands palms ferns and a memorial tablet honoring departed Wilmington lodge members. Exalted Ruler W S Register presided and Rev Father Dunnen offered the prayer as music enriched the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Willard Ragsdale
Florence
8. C
Congress
Academy of Music
Lodge of Sorrow
Elks
Lrothers of
Wilminton
Lodge No. 432, Furnished the Background of the Stage Setting. Exalted Ruley
W. S. Register
Father D Nnen
Sermon Inspires Junior Order Members at First Baptist
Dr. John Jeter Hurt preached to a large First Baptist congregation and Junior Order United American Mechanics members about patriotism, the Bible in schools, and youth education. Leaders praised education, urged higher teacher pay, and an umbrella gift capped the visit as flags framed the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
John Jeter Hurt
Order United American Mechanics
Order
Jeff Davis
George Washington
Hart
Corinthians
Pennsylvania
Hurt
Dr. Hurt
J. A. McNorton
George Washington Council
Aunt Becky Midgette Who Named Oriental Near Death
New Bern North Carolina December 3 Aunt Becky Midgette 79 who named the town of Oriental Pamlico county lies near death at her home after a stumble caused internal injuries. Her husband Uncle Louis Midgette owned much land there and gave her the honor of naming the place after a ship stranded on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
Becky Midgette
Oriental
Pamlico County
Becky
Louis Midgette
Ensign E F Williams Commissioned in Naval Reserves
Mr E F Williams son of Captain Edgar D Williams of this city has been commissioned as ensign in the Naval Reserves. He has been stationed at Charleston for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Williams
Edgar D. Williams
Naval Reserves
Charleston
Jews to Raise Relief Fund
Beginning today the Jews of America launch a two weeks drive to raise five million dollars as part of a ten million dollar relief fund for Jews in Russia Poland Turkey and the Balkan states who are reported to be dying in large numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Russia
Poland
Turkey
Balikan States
Arsenal funding totals in insular troops and home guard
The proposal lists large allocations for fortifications and fighting gear including gas and flame devices hand grenades signal lights and bridge railway and road building equipment. It seeks 892 million for engineer operations up 600 million and 390 million for ammunition plus 93.4 million for ordnance repairs and 237.144 million for machine guns 75.55 million for armored cars and 4.509 million for home guard arms and ammunition with 6.018 million requested for further items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insular
France
Delegates Informed of Anti-Saloon League Meeting
Notice to North Carolina delegates outlines Washington convention details. Rev R L Davis says headquarters at Metropolitan Hotel 615 Pennsylvania Ave NW lodging 1 50 daily and asks attendees to confirm arrival dates by written or wired communications before December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bickelt
North Carolina
R. L. Davis
Metropolitan Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
N. W
Washington
Baptist State Convention Opens in Durham This Week
Delegates from Wilmington and Calvary Church travel to Durham for the Baptist State Convention. Dr. Hurt heads the Board of Education and will present the plan to raise a 1 000 000 endowment for denominational schools and colleges in the year ahead. Other Wilmington attendees include S F Garrison C V DeVane and Rev W J G Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist State Convention
Durham
John Jeter’ Hurt
John R. Hanby
Hurt
A. L Goodrich
Delgado Baptist Church
Board of Education
Convention
Wilmington
S. F. Garrison
C. V. DeVane
Calvary Church
W. J G. Hall
Southside Church
Dick Kennedy Resigns to Join Justice Department
Deputy Collector in the internal revenue service, Mr. J. R. Kennedy, resigns after four years and moves to the Department of Justice as a special agent. He notes threats once planned for his grave with flowers, now shifting to a banquet. No successor named yet. W. A. McGowan rumored for the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
J. R. Kennedy
Internal Revenue Service
United States
Kennedy
W.7a. McGowan
Catlett to Speak at Chapel Hill Next Monday
Prof. Washington Catlett, superintendent of public instruction for New Hanover county, will deliver an address at Chapel Hill next week on a county wide system of city and rural schools. He was invited by Prof. B C Branson who organized a series of state wide talks to bring the university and people closer in social matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Washington Catlett
New Hanover County
Catlett
B. C. Branson
Dies in St Paul Former Wilmington Resident Passes Away
Mrs J J Feurst of 1125 South Fifth Street received a telegram noting her husband died Sunday morning at the home of his parents in St Paul Minn He had lived in Wilmington for years and had health declines recently He went to St Paul a month ago for relief The funeral services will be held today in St Paul and the widow has the sympathy of friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
J. J. Feurst
South’ Fifth Street
St. Paul
Minn
Feurst
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