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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
6
A poetic line proclaims he is for peace while the world bears the toll of conflict. Amidst wartime notes, local society items chronicle visits, weddings, and church events in a bustling Atlantic community, with announcements of marriages, receptions, and social gatherings interwoven with tributes and prayers.
In the American zone near the front snow disrupted troop training and supply logistics for three days. Motor trucks crawled over drifts, accidents rose, and some vehicles froze. Brigade maneuvers were halted briefly as a newly landed division prepared to be billeted after marching through the storm despite cold. Southern troops acclimated to the weather, while the Cape Fear apartments will host some troops returning home in a few weeks.
W P Lewis freight traffic manager tells chamber committee the Clyde line steamer serving this port shows a net loss of over 2039 in nine months and may be moved to the West Indian trade. A full chamber meeting is planned to decide whether to adjust freight arrangements to keep the vessel here. Officials claim southbound trips run at half capacity while northbound cargoes are ample.
Deeds filed for record include Wilmington Suburban Corporation transfer to Anson Alligood for 190 dollars at the northwest corner of Fifth and Mayes streets a 33 by 75 plot. D B George and wife convey to DPD VL George and wife for ten dollars a tract of land in Masorbore township.
The Boys' Cabinet and The Crusaders of the YMCA host an entertainment for boys home from schools and colleges this evening from 8 15 to 10 30. About 50 invitations were sent. A special musical program directed by Miss Pauline Williams will be followed by refreshments.
The Recorder's court did not convene as there were no cases on the docket. Jess Willard prefers the open ring to indoors and dislikes the cabbage-like tobacco odor during performances.
Jewish student bodies from principal universities and colleges nationwide send delegates to the Menorah Societies of America annual convention in New York. The Maccabean Dinner at Columbia University tomorrow night expects about two thousand guests including Ambassador Elkus, Baruch, Rosenwald, Schiff, Captain Albala, Lauzanne, and President Finley.
A market cold wave covers the upper Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and moves east and south toward the Atlantic coast. Snow is expected in northern regions while the Southeast may see colder air and frigid winds spreading from Minnesota toward the Canadian northwest. Highest barometric pressure noted as the cold front advances.
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