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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1918
Page
6
Local social notes and Red Cross meeting announced
A morning meeting of the rescue workers committee gathered at the YMCA. Local residents Mrs E T Partin Miss Lillian Brooks and others returned home or visiting friends. Red Cross annual meeting set for Thursday at 11 at Commerce bar. A charity entertainment at 1919 Market Street proceeds to Red Cross. Miss Nell Sprunt to speak Thursday at First Presbyterian. Honor roll additions include H Fleet Williams and James H Morse of St Johns Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross Meeting
The
Red Cross Society
Bar of Commerce
J. H. Hinton
Market Street
St. Paul’s
Nell Sprunt
Tsing-Kiang
China
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Sprunt
der Sprunt
D. D
Charles S. C
First
Fleet Williams
James H. Morse
St. John’s Lodge of Masons
St. John's Lodge
Camp Sevier
Greenville
S. C
Presbyterian cordial invites all city churches to hear young woman
The Red Cross Unit of St. John's Mission meets Thursday at 3 PM and asks full attendance with scissors and thimbles. Circle 3 of Fifth Avenue Methodist meets Thursday at 3 30 PM at Mrs. F I Mallard's home, 614 South Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
St. John’s Mission
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
F. I. Mallard
South Sixth Street
Local Notables Visit and Military Return Home
Mr. C. S. Griffith of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company in Lynchburg is in the city visiting relatives. Sergeant David T. Duncan of the 119th company Camp Sevier Greenville S C has returned to camp after a visit with friends. Mr. J. G. McCormick secretary of the Acme Manufacturing Company returned from a business trip to Atlanta Ga and notes heavier freight congestion there than locally, where freights are handling fairly well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Griffith
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Lynchburg
David T. Duncan
119Th Company
Camp Sevier
Greenville
S. C
J. G. McCormick
Acme Manufacturing Company
Atlanta
McCormick
Oliphant Resigns State Charities Post for Food Administration
Albert O. Oliphant resigns as assistant secretary of the State Board of Charities and Correction to become field agent for the State Food Administration. The resignation takes effect February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
With
Food Administration
Columbia
8. C
Albert O. Oliphant
State Board of Charities and Correction
State Food Administration
Mrs. G H Mathis Triumphs As Souths Greatest Woman Farmer
Mrs. G H Mathis of Alabama traveled over 20000 miles and has given hundreds of talks on crop rotation and soil building highlighting her work as a leading woman farmer in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Mathis
Alabama
South
Freshmen Defeat Sophomores At YMCA In Tight Game
Tuesday night at the YMCA the Freshmen edged the Sophomores 28 to 18 in a fast basketball contest. Legs Penton, the Freshmen center, starred and played a key role in the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penton
Preaching at Topsail Presbyterian Church Friday Night
Rev. J. S. Crowley will lead services at Topsail Presbyterian Church Friday evening in preparation for the Lord's Supper to be observed Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. A Sunday night service follows at 7 30. All neighbors are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsail
Presbyterian Church
J. S. Crowley
Rev H W Koelling Heads to Camp Jackson
Pastor H W Koelling of Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian Church has been ordered to report to Camp Jackson in Columbia South Carolina to serve as army chaplain. He left Wednesday morning to begin new duties, and many friends extend their best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Koelling
Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian Church
Camp Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Army Cheplain
Trolley Wires Break, Causing Tidewater Power Short Delay
Wires broke in two locations on Tidewater Power Up lines Tuesday, delaying streetcar service with a brief stoppage noted at 5 40 oclock in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater
New Bern Prohibition Speakers Draw Large City Audiences
Reports from New Bern describe Major Minor Wallace and R L Davis addressing sizable crowds at multiple churches on the prohibition topic. The same day local secret service agents report arrests planned for several men in Carteret County accused of making seditious remarks amid antiwar criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
New Bern
Minor Wallace
United States
Arkansas
R. L. Davis
North Carolina
Anti-Saloon League
Wallace
Presbyterian Church
Centenary Methodist Church
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Davis
Free Will Baptist Church
Christian Church
Secret Service
Carteret County
George Alferman
Morehead City
Beaufort
Wilson
Bryan Griffith Credle
C. D. Bradham
Johnson Street
H. A. Humble
J. N. H. Summerell
Cedar Grove
Credle
Hyde County
Methodist Church
Charles Coplon
S. Coplon & Sons
Dastern North Carolina
Coplon
Harry Passman
London Air Raid Death Toll Rises in Basement Shelter
A central news report states many killed in a London basement shelter when two bombs hit a building during Monday night air raids. Thirty bodies had been recovered, with fatalities including a minister aiding evacuees. Firemen and soldiers fight fires among burned remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Central News
Central
Traffic Delays Reported After Brief Break Near Grace Street
A noon traffic halt lasted 25 minutes near the corner of 1 and Grace streets. Later at 11 o clock a wire broke at Seventh and Princess streets but the late hour prevented serious delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Streets
Seventh
Princess Streets
Representative Breece Locates Escapee Sharkey
Rep A B Breece of Fayetteville came to the city to locate a colored man known as Sharkey who had recently jumped bail. He succeeded and arrested the man, taking him away this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breece
A. B. Breece
Fayetteville
English Recruits Leave for British Army Duty
Messrs. James H. Colling and James Dick Jr after passing preliminary examination have been admitted to the British army and have left for New York to report to the British mission for final examination. They will be assigned to the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Both have lived in the community for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Colling
James Dick, Jr
New York
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
False Alarms Plague Local Fire Crews
For the third time since Saturday night the fire laddies answered alarms that proved false. Two false alarms occurred Saturday night and another at Box 67 Tenth and Castle streets at 12:45 Wednesday morning. An investigation is underway and guilty parties will be dealt with if apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth
Castle Streets
Two Registrants in Service Delinquents Cleared
Cor poral R. C. Burnett and Sergeant William M. Jones of Company A 105th Regiment of Engineers at Camp Sevier notified the local selective draft board they are in the service and had not received their questionnaires. Their names had been published as delinquents. They have been with the colors since last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Burnett
William M. Jones
105Th Regiment of Engineers
Camp Sevier
World Tourists Dismissed After City Visit
Two Dutch visitors who toured the world were detained by Chief William Williams on Tuesday afternoon. They were examined and searched with District Attorney J. C. Carr present before being released after a thorough check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
J. C. Carr
A Letter from Mr Garret Defends NC Sugar Use
Paul Garret defends his company's sugar practices in North Carolina wine production. He argues sugar is essential to preserving scuppernong juice, disputes claims of hoarding, and details shipments to Norfolk and Wilmington. He emphasizes conservation, the economic role for farmers, and potential future shift to lighter wine as prohibition evolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Oakland
Cal
Dispatch
North Carolina
Plymouth
Norfolk, Va
United States
France
Italy
Henry Page
Greensboro
Paul Garret
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Health Cure
Thousands of women in the South report relief from backache headaches and nervousness using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription a temperance remedy now offered in tablet and liquid forms. Made from herbs with no alcohol or narcotics its ingredients are printed on the wrapper. Send 10c for trial packages to Dr. V M Pierce Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Dr. Pierce
V. M. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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Rescue Workers 'Committee
E. T. Partin
Southport
Lillian Brooks
Wirgaw
C. P. Bobbitt
Burgaw
Ida Williams
Goldsboro
Delia Smith
Lois Taylor
Asheville
Grace Methodist Church
S. L. Whitaker
Ra- Veigh
T. W. Wood
D. F. Wooten
Kinston
D. G. Pugh
Lois Pugh
Savannah
Clarence T. Stewart
Washin
D. C
Capital City
Sewart
Pullman
Washington
A. D. Brown Co
Brown’s
ERS
Nainsock
Belk-Williams Co
Wilmington
Norfolk
California
Washington, D. C
Sugar Bureau
Food Department
Raleigh
Chichester
Nashville
Texx
Doctor Pierce
Mars
Roxzs Tatum
L. Green St
Sylacauga
Ata
Patriots
Sam
Carnation Milk Products Co
Seattle, U. S. A
Nuxated Iron
Kerr
Chicago
Wm. . Kherr
City of Chicago
R Kerr
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