Record of Extreme Cold Weather Relief Efforts
City and charities respond to a severe cold snap with emergency measures. Citizens urged to seek warmth, as propane gas and water services fail and plumbing breaks rise. Locals rotated street crews, delivering fuel and wood to the needy, while nurses assist Associated Charities and councilman LM Bunting coordinates aid and shelter.
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Sodaries Weather Bureau
Patel Charities
Jey
Chateaua
W. A. McGirt
Roy of Caste Commissioners
Nens Cluretes
Tevin
M. Flall
Tidewaterover Company
Hose Poniantes
Associated Charities
LM. Bunting
Lab at Camp Greene Destroyed by Fire
An iLaboratory and operating room at Camp Greene were totally destroyed by fire early yesterday. Cause cited as a defective flue. fire detected late by a camp watchman. Losses covered by insurance. much operating equipment saved. Charlotte firemen aided, but water mains had to be thawed before pressure could be used.
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Ite Associated Press
Fletry No
Camp Greene
Notor W. J. Sheep
Tory
Charlotte
Wilmington Port Recognized For Nitrate Shipments
Government designates Wilmington as a nitrate distribution port for North Carolina and upper South Carolina. Secretary Houston notes 100000 tons planned for delivery over months with about 18,000 tons in January at an estimated $75 per ton, and farmers to pay local freight and tag charges.
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Jas. H. Cowan
Wilmington
Washington
Enantes
Houston
War Industries Broad
Seaboard
Shipping Board
War Industries Board
Baruch
Chile
Two Men Rescued From Clark's Island After Exposure
Arthur L. Howard and Jesse Bryant were found on Clark's Island near Sunset Park after spending Saturday to Monday exposed to zero weather in a gasoline launch. Rescued by the fire boat Atlantic, they were taken to James Walker Memorial Hospital where Bryant recovered quickly from shock while Howard suffered frost bite but is expected to recover without lasting injury.
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Arthur L. Howard
Jesse Bryant
Clark’s Island
Sunset Park
Jimmie’ Smith
Police Department
Atlantic
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Bryant
Mr. Howard
Messrs
Howard
Big Island
Brunswick River
Clark's Island
Mr. Bryant
Mr. Coward
Capt. Smith
Saving Sugar Across 100000 Bottles
If each of the 100000 bottles of gory drinks in the United States can save one ounce of sugar daily, it would amount to about 200000 pounds saved per year.
Population foreled in United States long before census
Fragmentary OCR text notes a claim about a large portion of the United States population being foreled. The readable fragment provides no clear source, date, or context to verify the assertion or identify affected groups or measures.
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United States
Shippers Seek Data for Clyde Line Service Revival
A Chamber of Commerce special committee began collecting data from city shippers on current use of the Clyde line for imports and exports and potential freight if service improved. They aim for prompt, accurate replies within two weeks to present the issue to the Shipping Board and press to maintain the steamship service.
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Chamber of Commerce
Clyde Steamship Company
Shipping Board
Clyde Line
W L I Boys Return Home From Furlough
The W L I unit is back after a measles quarantine was lifted by Fort Caswell commandant Colonel A W Chase. They arrived aboard the steamer Wilmington and were greeted by friends as cold weather and snow were reported from Fort Caswell.
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Col. A. W. Chasé
Fort Caswell
W.L. I
Wilmington
Wil‘minston Kops
Wilminston
Argentina
Pampa
Pimento
Mass Meeting Next Tuesday Organizes Junior Liberty Bond Drive
Chairman Jos W Little announces a district meeting in New Hanover to organize selling Junior Liberty Bonds. Counties Pender Bladen Brunswick and Duplin are asked to send reps. Judge Gilbert T Stephenson of Winston Salem will deliver the principal address and outline plans for the campaign.
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Jos. W. Little
New Hanover
Stephenson
North Carolina
Food Administration Cracks Down On Hoarding In Two Counties
Raleigh reports from two North Carolina counties prompt a statewide Food Administration inquiry into hoarding of foodstuffs. Farmers buying large quantities after marketing crops are cited as the issue, with penalties up to 5000 dollars fine or two years imprisonment plus confiscation.
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Raleigh
N. C
Henry A Page
Dcline
Food Administration
Europe
Page
North Carolina
Carolina's Broad Splendor Showcased in Citizenship Tribute
The note lauds North Carolina as broad and splendid and praises Mr. Shenson as an exemplar of good citizenship, highlighting the state's qualities and civic virtue in a complimentary tone.
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Carolina
Shenson
North Carolina
War Insurance For Lighthouse Service Transfers
Workers of the lighthouse service moved from the Department of Commerce to the War and Navy Departments will be regarded as part of the nation's defense forces during the war. The Associated Press reports Washington on December 31.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Commerce
War and Navy Departments
Ramblers Meet All-Stars In War Risk Insurance Skirmish
At the YMCA tonight the Ramblers face the All-Stars in a highly touted basketball game. The event is linked to a war risk insurance ruling issued today, affecting more than 1,100 officers according to the report.
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Ramblers
All-Stars
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Princess Street
Willington
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Atlantic Coast Line
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