City Council Approves Temporary Overhead Fire and Police System
Fire chief Charles Schnibben urged a temporary overhead fire and police alarm system to replace a defective underground cable network. Cost for repairs estimated at 2100 dollars versus 306 dollars for temporary setup. Council postponed ordinance on baggage transfer charges to next meeting and discussed street lighting rebates from Tidewater Power Company. A sickness-pay review was requested amid rising absences.
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Pernmenre
Fmt
Charles Schnibben
Enoml
Voila Shepherd
Joyneilman Bunting
Schnibben
Beca
Mears
2 Tidewater Power Company
Ruark
Halts Examination Of First Class Men In Selective Service
Telegram from the Adjutant General orders local boards to delay physical examinations of Class 1 registrants until new regulations arrive in the mails. About 300 men have been examined. roughly half expected to be found fit. The 13 Negroes quota for camp February 23 remains unchanged.
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Adjutant General
Crowder
Washington, D. C
Raleigh
N. C
Prominent Officials Seek Government Action on Beautification
Messages indicate strong urging from Mayor Parker Quince Moore and Congressman Godwin to press the government for ground condemnation to beautify the stern front of the Custom House. Telegrams show Overman pledging assistance to influence the process and secure needed action.
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Custom House
Parker Quince Moore
Shaler Lee S. Overman
Con“sman Godwin
Moore
Correction issued for misprint in want ad name
A correction note fixes a misprint in the Business Pecial column stating G. W. DeVault should be G. W. DeVance. Readers who responded to the ad are asked to write again with a letter per the correction. The North Carolina Sorosis holds its regular monthly meeting Thursday afternoon at 4 with an executive committee meeting at 3:30 in the club rooms.
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Tate
G. W. DeVance
DeVault
Ce North Carolina Sorosis
Dividend Declared by Southern National Bank Liquidators
The liquidating committee of the old Southern National Bank declared a twelve and a half percent dividend for stockholders of record last Saturday. Most recipients are Wilmington residents, boosting local money circulation. The committee members are John H. Rehder Ed Ahrens and Z W Whitehead. This is the second dividend. the first was ten percent issued last year.
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Old Southern National Bank
Wilmington
Messrs
John H. Rehder
Ed Ahrens
Z. W. Whitehead
Invitations Extended to Visit Wilmington by Chamber and Rotary
The Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club sent telegraphic invitations to Director General McAdoo to visit Wilmington. The notices, signed by Marcus W. Jacobi and Rotary officers, aim to show shipping facilities and warehouse space to influence rail and port freight flows.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Wilmington
McAdoo
Chamber
Marcus W. Jacobi
Columbia
S. C
Like Donovan at 70 Teaches Men to Box at Camp
The Grand Old Man of the Tring, famed boxing coach for years at the New York Athletic Club, still hits and sidesteps with ease and now instructs soldiers on how to handle the mitts.
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Donovan
Tring
New York Athletic Club
Veteran Chief Bender to Shoulder Phillies Next Season
Winter dope notes veteran Chief Bender as Phillies ace to carry the burden next year with Alexander and Rixey departed. The Indian hurler is slated to cement a comeback from last season and get a renewed opportunity to shine for Philadelphia.
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Chief Bender
Phillies
Alexander
Rixey
Bak
Young Women’s Christian Association finance drive shows early gains
The second day of the YWCA finance campaign reports more workers in the field after a strong first day. Tuesday’s chilly weather limited activity, but Mrs. Walter Sprunt directs the effort as teams seek to reach a $4000 goal, with $672 already raised and an average gift around $5 from 105 donors.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Walter Sprunt
W. H. Pemberton
Nancy Anderson
Governor Bickett Accepts Wilmington Visit Invitations
Governor Bickett plans a Wilmington visit during Chairman Hurley of the United States Shipping Board stay. Mayor Parker Quince Moore and local groups extended invitations with appreciation for the shipyard idea and a letter to Henry Ford urging location on the Atlantic coast. The governor stressed he never refused invitations and his arrival date will be set with Hurley’s schedule.
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Bickett
Wilmington
Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Parker Quince Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Henry Ford
Detroit Automobile
Atlantic Seaboard
Monthly Fire Report Summary for January
The Fire Department reports 27 alarms in January with estimated losses not exceeding 3500 dollars. Chief Charles Schnibben classifies causes as chimney sparks eight, chimneys burning out four, careless three, false alarms three, unknown two, burning grass two, heating from stoves two, lamp explosions two, accident one.
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Charles Schnibben
Fire Department
Schnibben
Health Department Reports Unusually High Death Rate
January’s figures show 70 total deaths city and county with a temporary rate of 290.3 per thousand in the city and 24.2 in the county. Dr. Arnold Stovall cites cold weather and fuel shortages, noting many deaths were among elderly with heart failure, and few signs of ill health. He adds 141 city indigent visits and 12 in the county, plus numerous inspections of dairies, slaughtered animals, and markets amid ongoing quarantine cases for whooping cough and measles.
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Health Department
Arnold Stovall
Stovall
Recorder
T. B. Carroll
P.C
C. Couine
Cape Fear
Elmhurst
Holland
Leeuwenburg
Johnson
Nichols
Warren
Echo
Fatally Wounded Man Shot in Russell's Alley Incident
Hammie Fields, colored, was found fatally wounded after a shooting in a Russell's Alley house near 3 am. Deputy Marshal Burt Kelly pursued Mag Jordan, described as a large woman, who fled down Kingston Street. Fields crawled to Kelly's home for help but died soon after. Jordan remained at large as police plan to arrest her.
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Hammie Fields
United States
Burt Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Mag Jordan
Russell’s Alley
Fields
Kelly
Jordan
Knghth
Counterfeit Money Hoax Dismissed by Waterfront Firm
A suspected counterfeit two cent pieces story circulated after a Rockingham Post item about altered quarters. Treasury officials clarified the coins were genuine, sparking local concern before confirmation. No Pitt varsity baseball this spring. Over 900 Pittsburgh students have joined the National service to date.
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Rockingham Post
Treasury
Rockingham
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Rheumatism Warns of Painful Winter Return
An advertisement warns that rheumatism worsens with cold weather and urges readers to try S. S. S. blood purifier. It claims external treatments fail and promotes seeking medical advice from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Latory
Atlanta, Ga
Adv
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Tidewater Power
Nceilman Bunting
Bunting
McCaig
Merritt
Erman
Southern National Bank
Monthly Fire Report
United Cigar Stores Co
Newman's
O. O
Chas F. Green
R. F. Warren
Ss S
Wilmington Cigar Co
BE. M. Cheek
Esaen
N. Kostelos
Payne Drug Co
Teen
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Rivington Ees
Jarman & Futrelle Old Aus
Mission Pharmacy
Ss . Baxter Cigar Co
Ene
Starkey’s
Crumpler & ‘Scott
New York
Eeae Coast Line
Savage & Savage
Plummer Eeeer
Saffo Bros
John Phillips
Washington Candy Co
Groceries
M. Ross
Seeane
Hall & Durham
Wilmington Grocery
Atkinson & Watters
H. Bornemann
Thomas & Co
P. Rouda
Royal
Chas. Collins Meat “Markets
I New Way
Davis & Hintze
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J. F. Sellers
L. L. Sheperd
O. H. Kennedy
M. T. Madrin
B. B. Bryans
J. W. Batson
M. T. Madrin Bakeries
Farris
R. C. Fergusee
Co. R. King
Fales & Co
W.S.S
The
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
France
Committee On Public Information
Underwood & Underwood
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Pocomoke
Wilmington, N. C
Duplin Wharf
Red Shed
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