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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1918

Page

5

Wilmingtonian 10 Preside At Annual Masons Meeting

Grand Master Claude L. Pridgen a Wilmington born U S Army Major will preside at the North Carolina Ancient Free and Accepted Masons annual communication in Raleigh tonight. Deputy Grand Master George S Norfleet will succeed him. The gathering honors long local Masonry leadership in Wilmington with three city lodges noted as key houses.

Grand Lodge of North Carolina Free and Accepted Masons Masonic Temple Raleigh United States Army Wilmington Claude L. Pridgen 113Th United States Feld Artillery Camp Gevier Greenville S. C Pridgen Georges. Norfleet Winston-Salem St. John A. S. Holden Grand Lodge Messrs H. A. Huggins Chas. B. Newcombe F. H. McCullough F. G. Rose Kk. W. Jewell P. B. Bell F. M. Holley Mr. C. Hi. Robinson City John T. Nichols H. A. Gudger Asheville Francis M. Winchester Charlotte Leo D. Heartt

Injuries Suffered By Ed Sandlin In Barn Accident

Beulaville North Carolina January fifteenth Ed ward Sandlin sustained a serious injury Friday from falling through a barn floor hole injuring his right foot left thumb and dislocating his left shoulder the physician estimates a month to six weeks recovery Mr Sandlin who runs the Edward Sandlin Piano and Sewing Machine Company in Wilmington was formerly based at 114 North Eighth Street in town Also noted postmaster W M Bishop is ill with heart trouble and a notable wedding occurred at a bride's home with Mrs Kittie Bass and Mr Willis Gresham the pairing likely to be elected next fraternity treasurer Governor Thomas W Bickett is set to be Grand Orator for the year.

Beulaville N. C Edward Sandlin Sandlin

Thrift campaign grows as New Hanover schools organize

Community leaders praise child driven thrift efforts as every classroom forms a thrift society. A high school meeting with presidents secretaries and National Special Aid Society leaders sets districts assigns work. New society officers are listed for Union and Cornelius Harnett schools with multiple chapters and officers named.

New Hanover Hemenway Cornelius Harnett National Special Aid Society Union School A-1 Margaret Garrett Hampton Davis A-2 George Farmer Hilda Reinhold B-1 Hershcell Lennon Margaret Schinberger Carl Zellers Edith Gore B-3 Carl Mobley Edythe Donnell C-1 Marguerite Donnell James Wibere C-2 James A. Meier Thelma Herring C-3 DeWitt Sidbury George Dew D-1 Carl Hill James Center Hugh Little Winnie Byerly Cornelius Harnett School Eunice Johnson Tom Batson Kenneth Lee James Grimsley Harold Cavenaugh Louise Sullivan

Experienced men wanted in engineers farmers institute Scott's Hill

A farmers institute at Scott's Hill this Saturday will feature 19th century experts from state and national departments to discuss soil fertility food crops and marketing. A women’s institute led by Mrs Mittie M Henley will cover home economy conservation and wartime recipes with a practical cooking demonstration. County Agent J P Herring urges widespread attendance and personal outreach to secure large crowds.

Scott’s Hill J. P. Herring Departments of Agriculture Mittie M. Henley Herring Farmers’ Institute State Department of Agriculture Experimment Station Europe United States England France Italy

Nurse and Patient Debate Nourishment in Court

A courtroom exchange centers on a nurse offering nourishment to a patient and the patient resisting. The judge weighs the propriety and safety of providing sustenance during a period of incapacitation.

Fifth Avenue Church Board Hosts Informal Reception

The board of stewards invites the church membership to an informal reception in the lecture room this evening from 8 to 10 o'clock with refreshments provided.

Fifth Avenue Church

Unclear Ad Quotation Highlights Local Trade Claim

A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a boast about product quality and a claim of manufacturing Gant powder, suggesting a local advertisement or trade note without full context.

Louisville Courier Journal

Home Made Pinex Cough Syrup Proves Cost Effective

Readers can make a potent cough remedy at home by combining 215 ounces of Pinex bought from a druggist with a pint of sugar syrup. The mixture costs about 65 cents, yields a full pint, and is claimed to relieve throat and chest distress quickly without side effects.

Norway

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Ilmingtonian OF Masons North Robert Williams Maj.Pridgen Siale Treasury B. R. Lacy MR. Sandlin Thos. W. Bickett Fach Dock St Robert G. Bark Mus Farmers Institute Army Foreign Service Engineering Department War Department Twentieth Engineers Lumbermen’s Regiment Treasury Department The Wilmington Savings & Trust Company Princess Street Gore D. L. Gore Company Nequin Soire ST Ae S Front Street Columbia N. Jacobi Hardware Co Front St Standard Oil Company Giew Jersey Washington, D.C Baltimore St Oil Erika
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