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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1916

Page

8

Fletcher Heads The Commerce Committee

Washington Dec 5 Senator Fletcher of Florida was chosen by the Senate to chair the Committee on Commerce succeeding the late Senator Clarke. The report notes water supply issues and high taxation threaten city and county finance along with lack of fire protection. The plaintiff argues selling the plant to move it from Wilmington would best protect stockholders and creditors.

Washington Fletcher Florida Senate Today Committee On Commerce Clarke Wilmington

Good Sweet Potatoes From Williston Industrial School

Samples of sweet potatoes grown by Williston Industrial School students were shown to the Board of Education. The salable size potatoes will be sold in Northern markets, with proceeds to fund garden development and growth, while emphasis on spiritual life was noted.

Williston Board of Education

Receiver Appointed For Atlantic Coast Veneer Company

A Wilmington Superior Court judge appointed George H Hutaff temporary receiver for Atlantic Coast Veneer Company after stockholder J A Brown petitioned the court. The plant on Smiths Creek near Love's Grove faces high fire insurance costs due to insufficient city water mains. The company seeks sale and possible relocation to a city with better fire protection. it owns the plant property and claims insurance burdens threaten its viability.

Atlantic Coast Veneer Company Wilmington J. A. Brown G. W. Connor George H. Hutaff M. L. Starkey Smith's Creek Love's Grove

Low price meat ad from O J Mintz & Co City Market

The city market offers loin steak 25c, round steak 20c, pork 20c with a prompt phone order option. O J Mintz & Co invites customers to beat the prices and place orders by calling 1245 W. on December 5, 1914.

O. J. Mintz & Co Carolina

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Commerce Committee Williston Industrial School Veneer Company Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple Stephen D. Lucas Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph CO Peoples’ Market Castle Street J. D. Stefano R. C. Fergus Carolina Beach Care Dispatch People’s Building and Loan Association Princess Street W. E. Perdew D. R. Foster O. P. Stuckey L. Mazer S. Fifth Street Philadelphia N. C G. W. Franklin Youngstown Ohio Neilsen Dock Street R. B. Moore 3Rd and Castle W. B. Klander South 2Nd St H. J. Culclasure Bunting Grace and Front Streets Fifth Avenue North Farris Bakery J. T. Burke Jas. M. Stevenson Southern South Fourth Street Gordon's Winter Park Ford Automobile A. A. Avery C. H. Bathson South Kront Street Howard T. Busbee South Front Street Wrightsville Sound C. D. Foard J. O. Hinton H. Stein South Second Street May Front Street N. 3Rd Street Bear Produce & Merchandise Co H. E. Foster Virginia Market House John E. Walker Charles’ Finkelstein’s Mr. Briggs Messenger Service Postal Telegraph Cable Company Postal Telegraph Dolly Vardon Sterchi-Bancroft Company North Front Street Gene the Peoples Savings Bank North Carolina Lwvans State of New Hanover J. Holmes Davis CHAS Grainger Lov VE Tale Tay Low F. W. Dick Dire, Org Murchison National Bank Wilmington, N. C Southernational Bank Lecept THE Tide Water Power Company C. W. Yates Company Market Street Elates Whitman J. Frank Jarman Druggist W. B. Thorpe and Company Water and Ann Streets W.B. Cooper Ste Wilmington, N Coast Line Hotel Cafe M Hall & Ross Wilmington Grocery Co A. H. Morriss Co J. H. Rehder & Co F. W. Woolworth Co Davis Moore Paint Co G Dannenbaum Dixon & Kerman C. H. Fore & Co Schloss Bear & Davis W. T. Farriss Swisa R. C. Platt W. Monroe © Co N. Jacobi Hardware Co New Way Market Co C. W. Yates Co Shrier & Solomon People’s Supply Co S. H. Kress & Co Elvington Wilmington Furniture Co Hornet S. Green Wilmington Shoe Co Belk Williams
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