Wilmington notes many city visitors and a Pa. wedding
The column lists numerous visitors from Raleigh Rockingham and other towns staying at Wilmington hotels and city residents traveling to Raleigh Salemburg Warsaw and Smethport. It also covers the December 28 wedding of Mildred J Gleason to Leonard E Allen in Smethport with details of ceremony reception attire and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Simpson
Ethel French
Rocky Point
Wilmington
Mildred J. Gleason
Leonard E. Allen
Smethport
Charles Henry Gleason
Mildred J
N. C
Howard F. Brownell
Lohenegrin
James S. Fleming
Methodist Episcopal Church
Marjorrie Gleason
Elbie C. Ray
Indiana
Helen Gleason
Helen Bouton
Smethport High School
Temple Institute
Philadelphia
Wilmington N. C
Hickory
Chadbourn Lumber Co
Out of Towin
E. S. Churchill
Springville
N. A
George McGowan
Eleanor Jane
Lillian Fletcher
Ralph W. Herzog
New Haven
Local residents list health updates and travels
Irienes learns of R D Clove’s rapid improvement after surgery at James Walker Memorial Hospital. J W Freeman trips to New York on business. Carl Gunnerson departs for New York to join Clyde Dreamship Company on the Chippewa. J G Carney shows rapid post op recovery at James Walker Memorial. J W Oplinger of Waycross assists Coast Line offices. Edwin B Josey visits from Tarboro. O L Clark of Clarkton visits the Orton Hotel. F W Kendrick returns from Philadelphia after visiting friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irienes
R. D. Clove
James Walker Memorial Hospital
J. W. Freeman
New York City
Carl Gunnerson
Clyde Dreamship Company
Chippewa
J. G. Carney
J. W. Oplinger
Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Coast Line
Edwin B. Josey
Tarboro
O. L. Clark
Clarkton
Orton Hotel
F. W. Kendrick
Philadelphia
Town Topics on Seaport Photographs for New Book
Mr. A. G. Cram and his sister Miss M. R. Cram are in the city gathering photographs and data for a book titled Old Seaport Towns of the South to be published by Dodd Meade Co. New York. It will also run in serial form in Collier's Harper's and Scribner's magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Cram
M. R. Cram
South
Dodd-Mead & Co
New York
Collier's Harper's
Scribner's
Scales Pushes Governor Pay Rise and Public Instruction Increase
Raleigh dispatch reports Senator Alf M. Scales filed the first salary bill raising the Governor’s pay from 5000 to 7500 and adding 500 to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s 3000. The move drew plain displeasure in several departments while supporters anticipate smooth passage. The article notes other pension and welfare measures and political maneuvering shaping 1916 issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scales
Raleigh
Alf M. Scales
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Rickett and Joyner
Senator Scales
Person of Franklin
Farmers’ Union
Gregg
Randolph
Doctor Gregg
Craig
Peetor Gregg
Sunday School Expansion Discussed by Fifth Avenue Church Group
Members of the Young Men's Social Club of Fifth Avenue Methodist Church met last night to plan an addition to the Sunday school room. Committees will confer with trustees to raise funds, with A. H. Allen as president and H. B. Register as vice president guiding the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Social Club
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Messrs
A. H. Allen
H. B. Register
H. L. Dixon
E. F. Weil
E. G. Register
North Carolina Municipal Association Holds Annual Meet
Raleigh announced the ninth annual convention opening with municipal officials from across the state attending. Morning sessions featured addresses and discussions on municipal subjects. Afternoon included a legislative committee report drafting proposed general laws on city and town charters and financing for submission to the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Municipal Association
Calendar of sports during the week in multiple venues
The fragment lists events from various sports and venues including the Grand Circuit stewards meeting in Atlanta, American Amateur Hockey League opener in New York, boxing matches in Brooklyn Boston and New York, vaudeville tour by Les Carey in Trenton, professional bouts in Gary and New York, golf and automobile speedway meetings in New York, indoor games by Irish American Athletic Club, and a pork production note about Miss Josie Fuller in Imperial Valley California. It also references Jockey Club meetings and a note on Buffalo Bill sam Cody fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
New York
Billy Miskers
Charley Weinert
Brooklyn
Jack Dillon
Futtling Levinsky
Boston
Golf Association
New York City
American Automobile Speedways Association
Butch O’hagan
Angie Ratner
Irish- American Athletic Club
Josie Fuller
Imperial Valley
California
Shursday
Denver
Colo
Wil
The
Jockey Club
Sam Cody
Buffalo
Bill
Rip Van Winkle Tale Sparks Curious Chronicles
A fragmentary item references the tale of Rip Van Winkle and a dog named Snider. The brief suggests a long nap leading to unexpected discoveries, including a gun that mishandles the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip Vanwinkle
Snider
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Roseboro
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Salisbury
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ST. John’s Lodge
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West Ossipee
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Les Carey
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Abert Badoud
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Spike Kelly
Gary
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Iran
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American Bank and Trust
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