Fayetteville leaders push to make Wilmington a state port
Fayetteville officials and business leaders met with Capt James D McNeill and others to plan statewide action to secure Wilmington as a state port and restore the old F Y W railroad. A Fayetteville meeting will be held soon with all state commercial groups invited to join the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Fayetteville
James D. McNeill
Messrs
B. A. Sandlin
Fred Hale
B. L. Huske
Wilmington
Status Co. F. & Y. W
Joday
Lumber Company Chartered With $25 000 Capital
Roberts & Co. of this city chartered a lumber company with $25,000 authorized capital and $3,200 paid in. Incorporators are C. H. Roberts H. Edward Rodgers and George L. Peschau all of Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts & Co
C. H. Roberts
H. Edward Rodgers
George L. Peschau
Wilmington
Recorder's Court Hears Prayer for Judgment on Worthless Check Charges
In Recorder's Court a prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of costs for E. M. Lance white charged with passing worthless checks. The judgment was conditional on Lance taking up the checks he allegedly floated, two charges having been led forward from earlier in the week with continuances requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Lance
White
Recorder's Court
Examination of first division registrants ends this week
Physical exam of all first division registrants should finish by week end after notices were mailed. Many delayed at the Trust Building office but are expected to appear for examination. About 1,000 are in the first division for selective service, and the city is moving unusually quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Board
Trust
Mr. MacRae Resigns From Geological Survey Vacancy Filled
Governor appoints R. G. Lassiter of Oxford to the vacancy created by Mr. Hugh MacRae's resignation from the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. Lassiter accepts. MacRae cites other business while praising State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt and team. The article adds unrelated boxing game quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Lassiter
Oxford
Hugh MacRae
North Carolina Geological and Economical Survey
Bicket
R. G. Lasiter
Lassiter
MacRae
Joseph Hyde Pratt
Wilmington Aims to Lead State in War Gardens This Year
Wilmington vows to surpass Raleigh in war gardens as the Food Administration with J. P. Herring Miss Mary C Bennett and Mrs Annie Pretlow mobilize schoolchildren and citizens. They expect to increase gardens produce and canned goods, backed by New Hanover county and local demonstrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
War Gardens
Wilmington
Food Administration
J. P. Herring
Mary C. Bennett
Annie P. Pretlow
New Hanover County
A C L Purchasing Agent Society Formed War Savings Club
Clerks of the Atlantic Coast Line purchasing department organized a War Savings Society in Wilmington. The likely name The A C L Purchasing Agent Department War Savings Society of Wilmington was set to be adopted at a 6 o clock meeting. O L Browne chaired as temporary leader. J A King elected president and W R Smith secretary. Regular meetings planned for the last Friday of each month. Charter membership stands at 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Savings Society
Atlantic Coast Line
A. C. L. Purchasing Agent Department
War Savings Society of
Wilmington
O. L. Browne
J. A. King
W. R. Smith
Wrightsboro School
Dan Rhoades
Lucile Horn
Washington Cattlett
Malcolm Little
Maj
Joseph Little
Annie P. Pretlow
Wrightsboro War Savings Society
John Dempsey
Moses Horné
J. O. Brown
Farmers’ Committee
Geo. W. Frank
D. I. Herring
Moses Horne
Drowning Ruled As Parker's Cause Of Death
Coroner's jury verdict this afternoon found W. B. Parker died by drowning in personal crisis. Parker's body was recovered along Smith's creek by a mill worker near Cocky saw mill after being missing since yesterday afternoon. testimony noted Parker's left-handedness and bindings on body and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Parker
Smith’s Creek
Alex 3S. Holden
Jackson
Parker
Government railroads pledge crop transport for truck farmers
Oscar Price, private secretary to William G. McAdoo, informs Senator Simmons that government railroads will have enough cars to move truck crops, melons, and perishables. The message, via S. R. Winters, notes current congestion will ease and apply to Robeson county, Cameron, Chadbourn, and Mount Olive trucking regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Price
William G. McAdoo
F. M. Simmons
S. R. Winters
Washington
Raleigh News and Observer
Director General of Railroads
A. J. McKinnon
Short Line Railway
Robeson County
Cameron
Chadbourn
Mount Olive
McAdoo
Funeral for Mrs Ursula Southerland This Afternoon
Funeral arrangements are set for Mrs Ursula Southerland widow of Fate Southerland who died last night at 9 o'clock at 1124 South Front Street. Archdeacon Thos P Noe will conduct services at the residence this afternoon at 4 o'clock. She was 47 and survived by a daughter Mrs Ira Jones a sister Mrs Hugh Owen and three brothers Owen E William B and Charlie Har grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ursula Southerland
Fate Southerland
South Front Street
Thos. P. Noe
Episcopal Church
Ira Jones
Hugh Owen
Messrs
Owen E
William B
Charlie Hargrove
Patriot rally and war garden events at Acorn Branch school
A patriotic rally at the Acorn Branch school house announced with speakers to be announced. War garden meetings were held at Union and High schools with Herring describing planting, McGirt and Bennett stressing gardens and community plots. Speakers plan to visit Bear Memorial and William Hooper, with Jeffries to speak in Wilmington next week at Grace Methodist Home Demonstration club. Daughters of Rebekah meet at Odd Fellows Hall to demo salads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acorn Branch
W. A. McGirt
J. P. Herring
Mary C. Bennett
Union and High Schools
Mr. Herring
Mr. McGirt
Miss Bennett
Bear Memorial
William Hooper
Jeffries
Wilmington
Grace Methodist Church Home Demonstration Club
of the Daughters of Rebekah
Odd Fellows Hall
Georgia Senator Plans Flight To Study Mail Plane Use
Washington Feb 28 Senator Hari wien of Georgia arranged a flight for next Wednesday in a British aircraft demonstrated here. As a member of the Senate Post Office committee Senator Hardwick aims to study the utility of airplanes for mail transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hariwien
Georgia
Senate Post Office Committee
Hardwick
Miller Huggins Ambitious Yankee Manager Faces Trade Bid
Miller Huggins the Yankees manager is described as an ambitious cuss who tried to land nearly every American League star but only completed a trade with the St Louis Browns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Huggins
Browns
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder relieves painful feet by sprinkling in shoes and footbaths. Used by American, British and French troops, it claims relief for sweating, calluses, tired feet. Sold everywhere 25c, trial package free. Le Roy N Y ad.
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Allen
Allen &,Nimated
le Roy
N. Y
Adv
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Home Sweet Home
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Coast Line
ST. John’s Lodge No. 1
A. F
A. M
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American Bank & Trust Co
Wilmington, N. C
Masonboro
Walter Parsley
Community Service League
J. T. Herring
Addison Hewlett
John Orrell
Messenger Service
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
L. Mazer
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Philadelphia
Clarksville
Delatour
American Quartette
Queen City Cycle Co
Market Street
Chas
the Motte Business College, Inc
Gordon's
Toledo
E. A. Shands, Jr
Toledo Scale Co
V. G
Notaries Public
Harriss Printing and Advertising Co
Foltz and
Kendrix
Care Dispatch
Cluinder Pressman
The
Baughman Stationery Co
Richmond
Capps Griffith Plug Co
N. 2Nd St
M. C. Darby and Co
R. M. Kerman
F. O
May
Blackwells
Durham
N. C
Market St
North Carolina
James. .H. Taylor, Jr
Reilly’s Real Estate Agency
Front
Princess
J. Irving Bear
Central Wood Yard
C. F. Bell
South Sixth Street
H. F. Wilder
O. C. Blanchard
Wallace, N. C
the Peoples Savings Dany
Front and
Princess Streets
U.S.S
United States
Citizens Bank
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Vulcan
Cape Fear
Wilmington Printing Co
Grocer
Payne Drug CO
Fifth and Red Cross Streets
W. B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
D. L. Gore Company
A.b.croom, JR
District Manager Mutual Life Insurance Co
America
Southern
Uncle Sam
War Savings Club
Brooklyn Bridge
W. B. Cooper & Co
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