Hospital takes in Fort Caswell crew for weekend visits
About 55 seamen and officers from Fort Caswell are moved from the Seamen's Home to the Marine Hospital for extended stay and comfort. The change frees space at the Seamen's Home for more weekend visitors and boosts local hospitality efforts coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IV Crest
Dock Streets
Marine Hospital
Piare
Dow
Hayes
Sessaats
C. Wessell
Joys
Kiel
Nicaria
Europe
Fort Caswell
Chamber of Commerce
Resultless pistol duel at Warren home on Nunn Street
A night time pistol duel occurred at the Warren residence No 5 Nunn street between Edgar Warren and an unknown intruder after a series of thefts. Both shots fired wildly and the assailant escaped. investigators found bullets in the back porch and ceiling with no clue to the intruder's identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Waren
E. D. Warren
Warren
Nunn Street
Funeral Services for Mr Ivey Cor ty
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 20 from 1009 S Front Street for Mr Ivey Cor ty who died early Saturday morning Rev H Carr pastor of an Eight Street Free Will Baptist church officiated and interment followed at a nearby cemetery Pallbearers named were Thomas tin Be on Jesse Jenkins C H Mel SeNjamin Potter and Sam Jones
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corney
Ivey Corty
H. Carr
Free Will Baptist
Lew
Messrs
Thomas Tin Be On
Jesse Jenkins
C. H. Mel- SeNjamin Potter
Sam Jones
Slocum Delivers Second Boys League Lecture
Dr. Slocum spoke before the Boys' League in a nearly full audience. The lecture followed the association's event series and drew interest from a crowd of local supporters and medical readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ League
B. Slocum
Slocum
Spain
Nurnberger's Market Robbed Sunday Night
Thieves broke into Nurnberger's Market through the skylight and stole several hams including five Swift Premiums. The known loss is about 30 dollars. Police reported possible new information but had no arrests by noon.
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Nurnberger
Swift
License Ruling Requires Mills and Bakeries to License
County Food Administrator McCormick reports a state ruling requiring mills bakeries boarding houses and similar establishments using more than three barrels of flour monthly to obtain a license by February 14 to continue in business. Noncompliance will be reported to Administrator Page. Applicants must contact the licensing bureau in Washington DC with full case details including flour usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Licensing Bureau
Washington, D. C
The
Food Administration
Wreck of Royal Bakery Truck Meets Trolley Car at Sixth and Ann
Auto delivery truck is torn apart after colliding with trolley No. 104 at Sixth and Ann streets. Driver J T Bennett escapes unharmed as motorman LeClaire and conductor Henry oversee the crash and police record witnesses. Dinner-time store visit cited as cause as truck failed to yield to oncoming street car.
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Royal Bakery Company
Sixth
Ann Streets
J. T. Bennett
North Ninth Street
LeClaire
Henry
Gutherie
Bennett
Funeral for Infant Daughter of Hewletts Held at Bellevue
Funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Hewlett of 1318 South Second Street were conducted at their home at 3:30 this afternoon after a death at 4:40 Sunday afternoon. Interment followed in Bellevue Cemetery. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Hewlett
South Second Street
Bellevue Cemetery
Automobiles Collide at Market and Fourteenth Streets
Sunday at 11 in the morning Miss Pau Line Underwood and Fred Dock were in a collision at the Fourteenth and Market streets intersection. Both cars sustained damage though no injuries were reported. Underwood's car had a badly twisted and bent front axle from the impact with the larger vehicle.
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Pauline Underwood
Fred Dock
Fourteenth
Market Streets
Nautical Instruction Leader To Visit City
Mr D L Brown of Boston in charge of the nautical school here will arrive Saturday February 16 and seeks to meet all junior officers who attended the school at the Chamber. He aims to address licensing delays and clear up objections about granting full licenses after two months’ work. Brown had been expected earlier but could not come.
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D. L. Brown
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Brown
Death Notice of Mr I S King at 716 South Sixth Street
The news notes the death of Mr I S King at 3 25 Sunday morning at his home 716 South Sixth Street He is survived by his wife father three sisters and a brother His father C C King of Brunswick county sisters Mrs Ida Reynolds Mrs Ebbie Ebert Mrs Esther Wehrle and brother Henry King reside in Brunswick county Funeral services will be held at the late residence Tuesday at 4 pm with interment in Bellevue cemetery.
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I. S. King
South Sixth St
C. C. King
Brunswick County
Ida Reynolds
Brunswek County
Ebbie Ebert
Esther Wehrle
Melbern
Australia
Henry King
Bellevue Cemetery
Wilmington Port Favored For War Shipments
Senator Fr. M. Simmons urges government to recognize Wilmington as a South Atlantic port with a base hospital. He cites discussions with Secretary McAdoo and shipping officials about equal investigations and possible special study of Wilmington’s facilities to divert traffic from congested northern ports. The exchange stresses securing Wilmington’s role in wartime logistics.
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Simmons
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Wilmington
Gorgas
Secretary of the Treasury
Donald
Shipping Board
Raymond and
Franklin
Raymond
Mr. Donald
Hurley
Mr. Piez
Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
FR. M. Simmons
McAdoo
Charleston
South Carolina
Mrs Mary B Williams Dies In Bannerman S Sunday
Death of Mrs. Mary B Williams wife of J B Williams occurred Sunday at Bannerman s at 4 pm. She was 73 and a resident of the city who visited often. Funeral services were held at Mt Williams Presbyterian Church this morning at 11 o'clock with Rev P L Clark of Burgaw presiding. Interment followed in the church burying ground. She is survived by five sons and two daughters including S M Williams Burgaw J L Williams of this city J H Williams Wallace A S Williams Bannermans Mrs S W Newton of this city and Miss Mary Williams Bannermans. Also sister Mrs J W Humphrey of Bannermans.
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Mary B. Williams
J. B. Williams
Bannerman’s
Williams
Mt.Williams Presbyterian Church
P. L. Clark
Burgaw
Church Burying Ground
S. M
H. B. Williams
J. L. Williams
This City
J. H. Williams
Wallace
A. S. Williams
Bannermans
S. W. Newton
Mary Williams
J. W. Humphrey
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Tiastre i Hiri Hospital
Plumbing Co
Night Prowler
Bellevue
Sixth and
Mrs. Hewlett
Market Street
MR. King
France
Russia
Naris Chkino
Chicago
New York
Wilmington, N.C
Ww. G. McAdoo
W.S. S
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Southern National Bank
Cape Fear
Clyde Line
J. H. Rehder
Edward Ahrens
Z. W. Whitehead
Funferal
Mt. Williams Presbyterian Church
Vulcan
Kenny’s
C.D. Kenny Co
Alma Brown
U. S.S
United States
Citizens Bank
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