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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1917

Page

6

Social notes and visits fill Wilmington week

Miss Dorothy Newkirk visits relatives in the city while Miss Sallie Oldham travels to Goldsboro for a recital. Many residents, including Mrs. E. E. Hunter, Mrs. J. G. Ray, and Mrs. A. P. Russ, make trips to Fayetteville Athens Petersburg and Richmond for family gatherings and events. A church social, a Rotary Club talent selection, and a large hospital benefit dance at Germania Hall highlight local activities with numerous residents attending and traveling for friends and matters of society.

Ida Hawkins Epworth League Grace Methodist Church J. Co Grange Atlanta Fayetteville Cora Griffin Petersby J. C. Griffin Virginia Murchison Wilmington Warrenton O. P. Peck Leslie Hummiell George N. Harriss George Honnet George P. Galvin T. R. Ames F. E. Little Germania Hall Front Orange Streets James Walker Memorial Hospital Graingers Orchestra J. W. Grainger Sol Sternberger Andrew Harriss Cuthbert Martin MacMillan J. M. Selby W. G. Hull

Great Rejoicing By Rheuma Cripples Ad

A vintage advertisement promises relief from rheumatism with Rheuma, selling a 50 cent bottle through R. R. Bellamy. It claims rapid cures and cites Judge John Barhorst of Ft Lorne, Colo, as an example, noting crutch use before and health after.

R. R. Bellamy John Barhorst Ft. Lorne Gio Advt

Cardus praised by Mrs. J M Elam after 14 years of illness

Mrs J M Elam writes of long female troubles lasting fourteen years with back pain loss of appetite and nervousness. After taking Cardus she reports rapid improvement in pain appetite energy and ability to walk and work again.

J. M. Elam

Grain inspection push debated by Wilmington dealers

Federal grain inspector E N Warner toured Wilmington with Secretary H B Branch meeting local dealers. They argue a Wilmington inspector would improve grain grades and terms, reducing reliance on Western houses. Debate centers on oats inclusion and inspector funding via fees, with broad dealer support for a local inspector.

E. N. Warner North Carolina Jacksonville Fla H. B. Branch Warner Wilmington Locel

Wrestling Showdown at Woolvin Hall Tonight

A Friday night wrestling match at Woolvin Hall features Fritz Hanson, local favorite, versus Joe Nasser from Sunny Italy. Nasser, about 160 pounds, is praised as fast and aggressive, with Masimo later possible as a planned second bout.

Woolvin Hall Fritz Hanson Joe Nasser Italy Nasser Hanson Tony Masimo Don Albright Masimo Joe Varga Gunner McGurley Fort Caswell Wheer Columbia Charlotte

Snow Storm Looks Likely in Raleigh After Noon Message

A Raleigh telephone report at noon Friday described snow falling in a business-like manner for about twenty minutes, signaling a substantial storm may hit the state capital.

Raleigh

Photographer Capt A O Clements Visits Goldsboro

Capt A O Clements, noted Goldsboro photographer, arrives Thursday by air and will stay several days. He plans to take photographs and portraits in homes and to create photographic portraits of old pictures.

A. O. Clements Goldsboro

Deed Filed and Court Hearings Noted in City

A deed recorded transfers property on South Fourteenth Street from P. FP. B. Price to Clinton D. Hazel for ten dollars. The Clyde Liner Cherokee departed New York bound for port arrival expected Saturday night or Sunday morning. In Superior Court Quelch vs Futch et al continues with title dispute likely finishing Saturday. Snow observed in city Friday afternoon just before 2 30 PM. First Baptist Sunday School reports January attendance of 1 625, up one third from last year.

Court House B. Price Clinton D. Hazel South Fourteenth Street New York Superior Court Quelch Futch Et al First Baptist Sunday School

Carroll Property Auction At Pender County Farms

O T Wallace will auction 10 acres located one mile from the Mirnaw depot on Monday at o’clock. The Carroll property is offered to the highest bidder with free transportation provided at Mr Wallace’s expense. Auction invites all interested bidders to attend.

O. T. Wallace Tie In Mirnaw Carroll Wallace

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Dorothy Newkirk Hamlet City E. E. Hunter Athens Clarence Vaughn Petersburg A. J. Lewis A. P. Russ Margaret E. ‘B. Vann City Point, Va T. H. Thompson North Seventh Street Gladys Miller Richmond Va Lawrence Applewhite Washington, D. C Oscar Starling Wade Dorothy Bowden Alma Scott Annie Casteen Rocky Mount Nellie Childs Durham J. J. Hurt Herbert Hughes Gladys Brady Points Florida Marshall Shrier Debra Shrier Chicago Boston Mr. W. A1. Shepard Bride Hazel Winstead Virginia Charles Rowan Bowden Aubrey Parsley Henry M. Persley J. W. Moss South Fourth Street United Workers of the First Baptist Church SS. E. Koonce Sixth Grace Streets Cardus Tony Masiino United States Blackburn’s Ford Manassas Jackson Ewell Jefferson Davis Confederate Congress Richmond A. D. Brown Oscar P. Peck DR. Tutt Belk-Williams Company Pender County Farms Mary
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