City council approves ad campaign for port promotion
A 100 appropriation was approved to fund advertising in support of the port fight with nearby cities. Rotary Club and War Savings organizers seek funding and venue arrangements for speakers at the Academy of Music. Proposals include replacing street trees to pecan, cherry and almond to improve sewer flow and river channel conditions.
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Ee Sea
Wiry Council
Rene
Tarhelia
Rotary Club
Roger Moore
Bunting
Merritt
Moore
Finance Committee
Jorney Ruark
Howard-Wells Amusement Company
Academy of Music
War Savings
Budshaw
Burgwin
Messrs
Warm Elliott
J. J. Blair
War Savings Organization
Jugwin
Ha R. W. Hicks
Bradshaw
Im Steet Department
Chamber of Commerce
Greenfield
Fourth Street
Irish calomel purge touted as cold remedy
An old doctor’s or druggist’s claim praises Irish calomel purge as the best treatment for colds and grippe. It promotes Calotabs as a refined alternative with fewer side effects, claiming it purifies and refreshes by morning. Sold in original packs for thirty five cents with a guarantee.
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Mindi
Iteg
Police Find Numerous Store Doors Unlocked
Police report many store doors unlocked suggesting a partial solution to recent thefts. Two businesses, a vacant and an occupied one, were found open last night prompting closures by managers. A flour car on Water street was unfastened and could have allowed theft. Woolworths was opened and secured after notification. The old Southern Hotel restaurant doorway was open and plumbing thefts noted as it was unoccupied. Police blame negligent store management and fear most robberies are youth driven.
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Water Street
Nut
Grace Streets
Woolworth
No Time for Politics Says Dr Thompson
Special to The Dispatch Raleigh February 27 Dr Cy Thompson urges focus on serious business over partisan NC politics He endorses Governor Bickett nonpartisan proposal and notes Democrats worry Republicans may back it More support comes from Henry B Warner of Davidson County seeking a cease of partisan hostility for his county
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Cy Thompson
Bickett
Henry B. Warner
Davidson
Legislation on Tidewater Reclamation Moves Forward
Advocates seek government aid to reclaim tide water lands from Virginia to Texas for development of cut-over lands. C S Acker spoke at the local forestry meeting and later addressed a New Orleans gathering on the same issue. A bill to reclaim arid western lands may be expanded to include tidewater reclamation or a separate bill could be proposed for federal direction or assistance.
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Virginia
Texas
C.S. Acker
New Orleans
Mickey Devine Joins Louisville Colonels as Young Pitcher
American association players and umpires should stash angoras as Mickey Devine of New Haven pep team joins the Louisville Colonels. Devine, a rising pastimer nicknamed goat getter, unsettles old-timers with his brisk style.
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American Association
Mickey Devine
New Haven
Pepper-Box
Louisville Colonels
Mickey
Boston Navy Yard Dominates in All Sports Across District
The article asserts the Boston Navy Yard's athletic talent surpasses other naval stations and army camps in baseball football hockey basketball and track and field with top players across all games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Navy Yard
Wilmington Caps Fallon's Lively Europe Tour Talk
Captain David Fallon spoke at the Academy of Music before an estimated 3,000 listeners. He described Belgian and French suffering, Gallipoli fighting, and German atrocities with vivid scenes, urging support for democracy and urging action against antiwar elements.
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England
David Fallon
Academy of Music
Wilmington
Sherman
Fallon
Belgium
France
Europe
Germany
Germania
Berlin
Egypt
Captain Fallon
Gallipoli
Wilmington urged as site for Ford shipyard in 1918
State chambers push Henry Ford to locate a Atlantic seaboard shipyard in Wilmington North Carolina. Telegrams from Charlotte Asheville Fayetteville and Raleigh praise Wilmington’s deep water sites labor climate and transport advantages while clarifying Ford project distinct from Hurley visit. Continuous urging across the state supports Wilmington as the shipyard location.
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Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Ford Shipbuilding
Hurley
Ford
Atlantic Seaboard
Charlotte
N. C
G. S. Anderson
Henry Ford
Detroit
Mich
Chamber of Commerce of
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
E. N. Farris
Asheville
Ford Ship Yard
Birmingham
Savannah
Norfolk
Asheville Board of Trade
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Circle 3 meets at Burnett home in Fifth Avenue Methodist
Circle No 3 of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 at Mrs C S Burnett 1101 South Sixth Street. Frank E Andrews Jr formerly of this city now of Atlanta Ga visits W A Jones. Anderson leaves Monday for Atlanta Ga to muster into Base Hospital Unit No 43 and train at Ft Oglethorpe. Sergeant Stratford will be in Wilmington on March 4 for army recruits. Bryan Downey of Chicago and Joe Eagan the Boston battler will clash again at Columbus March 11 in their third meeting.
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Fifth Avenue
Frank E. Andrews, Jr
Atlanta, Ga
W. A. Jones
Anderson
Atlanta
Ft. Oglethorpe
Stradford
Wilmington
Bryan Downey
Chicago
Joe Eagan
Boston
Columbus
Ely's Cream Balm Ad for Cold Relief
Want quick relief from head cold and catarrh. Small bottle promises instant opening of nasal passages and soothing healing of swollen mucous membranes. Advertises fragrance antiseptic cream to druggists and claims immediate comfort.
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Ely
Adv
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Ford Shipyard
Chambers of Commerce
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Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Princess Street
Tella
Ren
Noah’s
Noah Products Corporation
Richmond
Ato Sou
Armour
Armour’s
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Afmour
Trust Mare
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Rire
Chile
Concart
Campbell
Mgr Telephone
Wilmington, N. C
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Rehder's
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