Public Dispute Over School Board Appointments
A Dispatch letter criticizes local politics over school commissioner selections. It questions executive attempts to appoint based on political views and warns against a "Packing House" of the board, urging return to democratic local self governance and popular vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Cranmer
Ephraim
Judah
Senate
House
R Cranmer
Rabbit
R Grant
Bryan
Mr. Grant
Willard
Rountree
Kellum
Bellamy
Mr. Welker
Mr. Campbell
McIntire
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
MeclIntire
George Rountree
Gilbert Foard
W. B. Cooper
Mr. Newcomb
Solomon
Gieschen
Southport
Iredell Meares
MeFs OY Kee Berd two year old girl in Harrisburg
MeFs OY Kee Berd, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs O M Fisher of 238 North Street Harrisburg, Pa, suffered measles and a severe cold. S J Wilhelm sent a jar of Vicks VapoRub Salve, and after nightly use on the chest and throat the child recovered. The note promotes VapoRub as an external, inhaled remedy with multiple uses and three sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Fisher
North St
Harrisburg
S. J. Wilhelm
Food trains rushed to New York amid congestion
Rail officials report efficiency experts are tightening schedules on major trunk lines from Chicago to New York to speed perishables. Freight movement is improving as weather eases conditions and perishable goods volume rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Buffalo
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Splendid Speakers to Be Heard in Lois
Lois South Carolina’s Gate City hosts March speaker series announced by Rev W B Duncan Jr pastor of Lois Methodist Church Lt Gov A J Bethea speaks March 2 Dr W S Currell president USC March 9 and Dr H V Snyder president Wofford March 16 in Lois City limits with events set for Friday evenings
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Dispatch
Lois
S. C
South Carolina
W. B. Duncan, Jr
Lois Methodist Church
South
Duncan
A. J. Bethea
German acts list grows after Norwegian ship sunk
The Dalbeatie was sunk by a German submarine with two Americans aboard. Consul Frost reported the crew were rescued but endangered by shell fire and drifting at sea for nearly 18 hours. The State Department weighed steps as war fears rise and British port losses fall to under 1 percent of ships. The United States seeks Turkish mediation for safe passage of Des Moines and Caesar at Alexandria carrying relief and refugees.
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Associated
Prss
Washington
Dalbeatie
State Department
Germany
Frost
Queenstown
Wilson
Des Moines
Caesar
Alexandria
Beirut
Palmetto State Speakers Highlight March Event
Governor Richard I. Manning heads a lineup of foremost Palmetto State orators for a Friday evening program on March 30. The gathering promises a rare treat for attendees as the speakers are noted for their oratorical skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard I. Manning
Palmetto State
Major quake felt with Central America likely origin
Mobile Alabama reports the strongest shaker in seven years recorded on the Sprig Hill College seismograph yesterday at 1.33 pm. The epicenter is placed about 1 700 kilometers away with a probable location in Central America.
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Associated Prss
Mobile
Ala
Sprig Hill College
Central America
Messenger Service For ads and telegrams
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company offers messengers to collect ads and other items with the same speed used for telegrams and night lettergrams. For ads call 176, and for telegraph service call Postal Telegraph for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
Sterling Furniture Co advertisement declares big bargains
An ad from Sterling Furniture Co at 19 and 21 South Front Street touts furniture of all descriptions at attractively low prices. It promotes slightly used items and says the store cannot be undersold, with storage available and contact E. H. Sneed, manager, phone 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Furniture Co
South Front Street
E. H. Sneed
Sterling Furniture Company
H. Sneed
Mgr
Loyalty to City Funds Building and Loan Drive
A local building and loan association urges loyalty to the city by subscribing to stock in its 18th Series. Progressive Building and Loan Association at 118 North Second Street asks residents to invest, with Joseph W. Little serving as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L
Progressive Building and Loan Association
North Second Street
Jos
W. Little
Wilmington
Concord
North Carolina
B. and L. Town
Live Stock Insurance and Marriage Offer Notices
Classified snippets offer live stock insurance through J. M. Stevenson in Murchison Bank Building and a matrimonial service from The Successful Club run by Mrs. Purdie in Oakland. Warnings about experience and confidentiality accompany the offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Stevenson
Western Live Stock Association
Murchison Bank Building
Purdie
Oakland
Calif
Springs Front Springs For Ford Cars Price Three Dollars
Genuine sewer leaf bushed spring offered by W. D. MacMillan Jr of Wilmington North Carolina dated February 13 1910. Oregon and California Railroad Co grant lands title revested by act June 9 1916 open for settlement. Two million three hundred thousand acres available with lands soil climate rainfall elevations map and description for one dollar postpaid Grant Lands Locating Co Box 610 Portland Oregon January 19 1913 amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
W. D. MacMillan, Jr
Wilmington
N. C
Oregon and California Railroad Co
United States
Grant Lands Locating Co
Portland
Oregon
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Lillian Romaine Fisher
Aghir
New York “City
Gotham
Loris
W.B. Cooper &Co
Wilmington, N. C
L.J. Meredith
Southern
Whiteville
Cuthbert Flaherty
Secayrait
L. L. Sheppard
North 4Th St
wWk Earles Finkelstein’s
Teé
R. B. Moore
3Rd and
Castle
Man
Ellis
Princess Strete
5Th Avenue South
YORKS
Baldwins
Smith Bros
Bear Produce & Merchandise Co
Harriss Typewriting & Adv. Co
Castle Hayne Stave Co
Wright St
City
Jas. M. Stevenson
Wilmington and Vicinity
Robeson
Sampson
Onslow
Pender
Brunswick
Gordon’s
H. L. Kidd
Builders’ Supplies
W. B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
the Peoples Savings Bank
the Murchison National Bank
Tide Water Power Co
Princess Street
Richard Dudensing & Son’s
MR. Dudensing
Wilmington Hotel
THE
Payne Drug CO
Fifth and
Red Cross Streets
Payne
Woodrow Wilson
Washington, D. C
Via
Southern Railway
Raleigh
Durham
Chapel Hill
Burlington
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Selma
Severn Railway
Raleigh, N. C
American Bank and Trust Company
JAN Bank & Ust
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