Durham Seeks Restored Passenger Rail Service
Durham chamber of commerce and local groups push to resume prewar rail schedules with Greensboro Raleigh and others in view. Trains No 108 and No 111 key to passenger traffic as No 108 remains discontinued and No 111 is congested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duram Chambers of Commerce
Transportation Committee of the Road
Greensboro
Raleigh
Burlington
Southern
No. 111
Chamber of Commerce
Fei ‘H. Hallenzeck
Ham
W. M. Upchurch
Durham Hosiery Mills
Judge Glenn Rules After Courtroom Exchange
Judge Glenn admonished Judge Brown for making disrespectful remarks to a soldier witness. The exchange grew heated as Captain Jones protested and Brown refused to acknowledge the judge. The judge demanded decorum and asserted control of the courtroom.
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Glen
Brown
Worthen
Jones
Glenn Ral
Glenn
War saw Jottings in December Visitors and Illness
Warsaw notes show Mrs J C Robinson and family traveling to Baltimore for a visit with Mrs A B Anderson and the Anderson sisters. Local residents Mrs S R Flowers and Mr W D Thomas are recovering or improving from influenza. several locals are home for Christmas from schools and institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Warsaw
J. C. Robinson
Lou Mitchell Faison
Mary Louise Mallard
Baltimore
A. B. Anderson
Anderson
Annie Carroll
Mount Airy
Edgar Singletary
Allen Craughan
Nathan Faison
Blue Ridge Institute
Chas Carroll, Jr
Trinity College
Mattie Owen
Bowden
R. M. Browder
W. D. Thomas
Thomas and Boyette
Last Rites Held for Mrs Williams Lane of Warsaw
Funeral services for Mrs Stella Williams Lane 32 native of Warsaw were held at her sister Mrs F L Faison’s home with Rev George Mathis officiating. She died of influenza pneumonia and complications at Rocky Mount and is survived by husband two children Celeste eight Jack five two sisters and two brothers all named locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Stella Williams Lane
John Lange
Rocky Mount
F. L. Faison
Celeste
Jack
Fef L. Faison
Annie Ross Williams
J. M. Whilliams
Jack Williams
George Mathis
French chemist devises flour substitute from vegetable refuse
A French chemist has devised a very satisfactory substitute for flour using the refuse from potatoes turnips parsnips and carrots.
First Flight Milestone Recounted From Kitty Hawk
The piece recalls the December 17 1903 Wright brothers first heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina. Wilbur Wright piloted four flights with the longest lasting fifty nine seconds covering 852 feet in strong wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Orville Wright
America
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Wilbur Wright
Camp Polk Chieftain Replies To Manning In Battle Over Soldiers’ Welfare
Camp Polk Chieftain reports Colonel W H Clapton Jr replies to Judge James Manning over alleged soldier hospital train injuries. Manning’s letter prompts calls for public statement amid claims of hearsay. Contends nurses and orderlies may be removed. includes remarks on universal military service and school funding struggles.
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Bar
Justis Everett
Greenville
Harry W. Whedbee
Durham
Pitt
Everett
Albion Dunn
Martin County
R. O. Everett
Granville County
Orange
Guion
New Bern
Halifax
Camp Polk
W. H. Clapton, Jr
James 65. Manning
Senator Simmons
Clapton
Asheville
Manning
Raleigh
Homer Peele
Peele
Uncle Sam
Pershing
General Pershing
Washington
Legislative Scrap Promised Over School Funding
The city men argue children are disadvantaged and a heated legislative clash looms. Charley Coon pledges to attend at Phillippi with supporters and will discuss schools in general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Rube
Department of Education
Charley Coon
Phillippi
Brother Coon
Big Developments for British Loom
London reports major industrial moves in England with 5 million pounds already spent. Anglo-Persian Oil plans a Swansea refinery and 2 million pounds on wharves, rail lines, and equipment. Numerous mining projects are anticipated, signaling a shift in the United Kingdom’s industrial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Wireless Service
England
Daily Chronicle
Swansea
Anglo-Persian Oil « Company
Aeans
United Kineg. Fo
Doministralia
Bulgarian Government Faces Criticism For Macedonian Treatment
From Saloniki December 19 Volia of Sofia the organ of former Bulgarian foreign minister N Ghenadieff publishes an article under the caption for the honor of Bulgaria conceding ill treatment of inhabitants in Greek Macedonia and Serbia by Bulgarians The paper demands punishment of those guilty warning that without punishment foreign nations will believe the Bulgarian government countenanced the conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Bulgaria
Volia
Sofia
N. Ghenadieff
Greek Macedonia
Serbia
Inquiring Reader Asked About Escort Carrying Tray
A letter to the University Kansan asks if it is proper for a person to have their escort carry both their tray and their own. The Kansan replies it may be proper but unsafe unless the escort is an ex-waiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Kansan
Kansan
Tar Heel Heroes Fight Like Tigers Break Hindenburg Line
A letter from Major Wentworth Pearce to his mother describes the 30th or Old Hickory division's breakthrough of the Hindenburg line and brutal fighting in Belgium and northern France. He recalls long marches, machine gun barrages, heavy casualties, and pride in North Carolina troops earning recognition from British and American officials.
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Warsaw
Hindenburg
Wentworth Pearce
T. B. Pierce
Belgium
France
Asperin
North Carolina
Hindenburg Line
St. Quentin and
Belinguere
Lieut
Gaston Dortch
Minor
Metz
Faison
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Chamber Commerce
Mrs. Williams
Miss. Jones
MR. S449
Nou
Ford
W. MacMillan, Jr
Grime
Wilmington
W. J. Henry
Care Dispatch
Postal Music Company
Greenwood Bldg
Cincinnati
Ohio
H. J. McCartney
North Front Street
Farris’ Bakery
Farris Bakery
Greenwood Bidg
Music Department
H. Steen
Brooklyn
The
Barnett Avenue
Carolina Place
Cummins
Yonges Island
Monarch
Biggs
Batson's
W. D. MacMillan
Morrow
L Bros., Inc
Remington Typewriter Co., Inc
Garrell
Bolivia
Nun
Florida
B. B
See Ee Ad
Detomasso
Social Party
Europe
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
American Life Insurance Company
A. B. Croom, JR
Williams Bros
C. W. Yates CO
Market Street
W. J. Wilkins & Co, Architects
Masonic Temple
UY A
Eureka Dyf Works
Cc. D. Myers
Mer
W. J. Bradshaw & CO
Princess Street
Garrell Bldg
J.B. McCabe & Co, Certified Public
Murchison Bank
Wilmington, N
F. K. J. Fuchs & CO
Front St
Frank M. Ross
Market St
Hilton Compress CO
W. B. Cooper
Wilmington, N. C
W. L. Douglas, Emerson and Peters
L & ML
Hurwitz
Carolina Printing and Stamp Works
Grace St
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