Fort Caswell Guard Duty Inspires City Hospitality
Cross-organization efforts from the Chamber of Commerce and local groups support Fort Caswell guards with entertainment and lodging plans. A.W. Chase and officers coordinate housing for up to 250 men, with YMCA YWCA volunteers assisting, while Red Cross prepares hot coffee for night guard duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Cas
A. W. Chase
Ith
Chase
Seaman’s Bethel
Y. A
Fort Caswell
George Rountree
H. Harriss
E. A. Metts
You Still Hung at Heartry Woman and Beauty Habits
The note discusses aging beauty habits early in a woman's life. It claims many women avoid face powders in the past but now use cosmetics to maintain a youthful appearance. It also mentions hair dye as a means to keep hair dark and youthful.
Delightful preparation for glossy healthy hair
A readable fragment describes a hair product labeled as not a dye, promising gradual gloss without staining the scalp or rubbing off. It asserts compatibility with washing and waving, a back guarantee, and septic hygiene claims, marketed by druggists nationwide.
Red Cross Service Acknowledged By Hospitality Committee
The Red Cross and the Chamber of Commerce hospitality committee were thanked for service to men Tuesday night. The group will continue this aid as long as needed, seeking donations of coffee sandwiches jam preserves and pickles to be sent to the Red Cross work rooms in the Murchison Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Murchison Building
Patrol Wagon Littered With Money Case Heard
Majorie Harriss a colored woman picked up a dollar on Fourth Street. A white girl claimed it. a bystander alerted police. Harriss was found guilty of larceny with restitution and costs, first offense. Final judgment in Nelson M. Dallas case for abandonment and non support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majorie Harriss
Fourth Street
Jacobs
Nelson M. Dallas
Soldiers in Fort Caswell Guard Need Heavy Sweaters
Soldiers on guard in the city require 100 heavy woolen sweaters for warmth during nightly posts. The Red Cross will supply the sweaters at $1.87½ each, with patterns ready and workers to be secured for rush production if funds are raised immediately. Local support is urged to fund the effort, noting the men guard lives here and deserve protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Caswell
Red Cross
France
Seaman's
Pearce to the Rescue after River Shoal Incident
Captain Louis B. Pearce and A A Hergenrother rescued six marooned men after their boat ran aground in heavy fog on the river Monday night. Pickard Dudley and Miller were nearly exhausted before being hauled into Pearce’s boat and taken to the city. Leon and Porter Davis assisted in the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Pearce
Mergenrother
E. R. Pickard
E. P. Dudley
Dave Miller
G. O. Lee
Louis B. Pearce
A. A. Hergenrother
Mr. Pickard
Mr. Miller
Captain Pearce
Messrs
Leon and
Porter Davis
Death Notice J R Watson passes at 69
Mr J R Watson died yesterday morning between six and seven at his home 1406 Castle Street aged 69 years 4 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notce
Castle St
J. R. Watson
Indians Hope hinges on promising youngsters amid bleak prospects
Rescue efforts across the river are praised despite harsh weather. The Cleveland team suffers from enlistments and the draft, leaving a slim chance for the Indians to advance via new talent. Meanwhile about 20,000 British South African natives have been recruited for service in France and Flanders.
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Cleveland
Indians
France
Flanders
Port Sunlight Sent 4500 Men to British Service
Port Sunlight, the English village famed for soap making, has contributed 4,500 men to the British military, reflecting its wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Sunlight
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RTS
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Hoyt Kennedy
Gordon’s
Good Bank
Small Bank
M. Z
Care Dispatch
Orange
Florida
New Hanover County
Third St
M. Lance
Carolina Beach
Foltz and
Kendrix
Toledos
E. A. Shands, Jr
Toledo Scale Co
Motte Business College, Inc
L. Mazer
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Phila
Harriss Printing and Advertising Co
Richmond Bag Company
Richmond
Castle Street Furniture Co
Castle Street
Bear Produce
Moise. Co
Wilmington
N. C
Maine
Bey and
Charleston
Wakefield
Express
F. O. B. Young
Messenger Service
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
Marine Iron & Steel Co
Norflok
W. D. MacMillan
W. D. MacMillan, Jr
W.D. MacMillan, Jr
AJAX
Farris
Walnut St
Board of Fire Underwriters
Ines
Chas
Pinkelstein
Water Street
Princess and
Dock
Water and Ann Streets
C. L. Dickinson
Agt
Telephone
Princess
U. S
Peoples Savings Bany
Uncle Sam
War Savings Club
Brooklyn Bridge
W.B. Cooper & Co
Wilmington, N. C
Home Savings Bank
W.S.S
C. W. Yates
Vulcan
Cape Fear
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