Derailment Delays Coastal Trains Between Faison and Calypso
A wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line between Faison and Calypso caused coal cars to derail and scatter their load. No injuries reported. Train No. 41 from Rocky Mount to Wilmington arrived over two hours late. the Norfolk service was delayed about two and a half hours as passengers were transferred at the scene.
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Ras Atvlantic Coast
Faison
Calypso
Wrs
Wilmington
Rocky Mount
Norfolk
Ford Touring Car Wedges Under Street Car On Front Street
A Ford touring car driven by a woman with two young children wedged its left fore wheel under a southbound street car on Front Street opposite the Bon Marche. The car halted after the driver attempted to pass between a parked vehicle and the street car, and the engine died as the wheel stuck. No major damage outside a mud guard. minor impact noted.
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Ford
Carolina
Front Street
Bon Marche
Funeral for Mr Miller Held at Bellevue Cemetery
Remains of Mr. J. A. Miller laid to rest after services at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Miller died in Waycross Georgia from injuries after being caught between two railroad cars. Interment followed at Bellevue cemetery with a Georgia delegation and out of town pallbearers from Woodmen of the World Knights of Pythias and related groups.
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Miller
Bellevue Cemetery
J. A. Miller
Waycross
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
A.D. McClure
R. A. Brown
First Presbyterian Church
Georgia
City
Messrs. R. B. Falligant
C.,. Harriss
Woodmen of the World
A. J. T. Fetger
A. J. Brown
Brotherhood of Rastrong Carmen
J. G. Smith
C. H. Reaves
Knights of Pythias
Second Concert Tonight by Whitlock West Band at Postoffice Park
Mothers urged to bring children to Postoffice Square for an 8 o'clock concert by the Whitlock West Band. The event is the second of three to gauge council approval for weekly summer concerts, with a paid retainer if attendance meets expectations.
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Postoffice Park
Whitlock-West
Postoffice Square
Council
South Wilmington Ladies Form Canning Club
Mrs J Pretlow discussed canning fruits and vegetables with Mrs Vander at the South Wilmington home yesterday. A canning bee was planned with invitations extended by Mrs Martindale for July. Members were urged to bring shager and the day promised lessons and pleasantries for attendees.
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Pretlow
South Wilmington
Ewn
Martindale
Wilmington Engineers Train Readied for Federal Service
Progress in forming Wilmington's Engineer Train unit with Headquarters and Supply Section near completion. About 52 men needed. 40 already enlisted. Draft into Federal service anticipated this month. Details include pay scales and equipment for the section and emerging Searchlight and Pontoon Sections. Potential total strength 166 with four officers. unit to join a regional Engineer Troops regiment and division.
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Wilmington
Amit
D." Clowe
War Department
North Carolina
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Officers Installed at Jeff Davis Council No 63
Jeff Davis Council No 63 of the Junior Order United American Mechanics installed recently elected officers. Deputy State Councilor James A. Kelly led the ceremony at the council meeting with officers named including J. W. Orrell as Councilor and Woodus Kellum as Trustee and Representative.
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Jeff Davis Council
American Mechanics
Jeff Davis Council No
United American Mechanics
James A. Kelly
J. W. Orrell
John Lander
John E. Wood
A. J. Khranke
Hardy Lanier
D. S. Sandlin
Colored children playgrounds open Wednesdays and Fridays
The playgrounds for colored children at Williston school will be open Wednesdays and Fridays each week from 3 p m to 6 p m. Children aged 6 to 12 may attend. Lenora Williams and Mamie Moore will oversee the grounds.
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Williston School
Lenora ~ Williams
Mamie Moore
New Hanover County Publishes Draft Registration Numbers
The county board of exemption has completed numbering every registrant in New Hanover county for the selective draft. Numbers range from 1 to 441 and the list is posted at the Court House. If No 1 is drawn in Washington, all number ones nationwide will be called to the colors.
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New Hanover County
County Board of Exemption
Court House
Washington
Governor Bickett Praises New Hanover Food Commission
Governor Thomas W. Bickett met with New Hanover Food Conservation Commission members in Wilmington and lauded the county's work in planting food and conserving surpluses. He urged permanence of the cooperative market and noted strong involvement by schools, churches, and Black and white workers in county farming efforts.
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Thomas W. Bickett
Wilmington
New
New Hanover
Little Red
Bickett
New Hanover County
Cabbage Plowed Under as Market Fails to Pay
The cabbage crop, priced at twelve cents per pound locally, is being plowed back into fields to fertilize soil as markets flood and profits collapse. Farmers in Brunswick County and Castle Haynes roads push under cabbage with only fractions of a penny received, while tomatoes also flood the market. Governor Bickett urged kraut production as a conservation measure to save the surplus and prepare for winter, noting the season's unusually large crop and potential waste without action.
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New Hanover County
The
Food Commission
W. A. Ment
J. P. Herring
Washington Catlett
Davis H. Howes, Jr
First Baptist Sunday School
George King
King
Bickett
Z. W. Whitehead
Carolina Fruit and Truckers’ Journal
State Department of Agriculture
W. J. Kirkham
Brunswick County
Castle Haynes Road
New Hanover Food Conservation Commission
Thomas W. Bickett
North Carolina
Mrs Kidder Dies at Wrightsville Beach Home
News of the death of Mrs. George W. Kidder occurred last night at 8 at her Wrightsville Beach summer home after a brief illness. She was in her 67th year and is survived by one son and three daughters, including George E. Kidder and Elise Y. Kidder. Funeral is set for tomorrow at St James Episcopal Church at 5 p.m. with interment in Oakdale cemetery.
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Wrightsville Beach
George W. Kidder
Strong for Harper as Elks to endorse exalting ruler
Local Elks will endorse Fred Harper of Lynchburg for grand exalted ruler at the national convention in Boston next week. A large Wilmington delegation will travel Sunday to attend and offer full support to Harper as he campaigns for the leadership.
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Elks
Boston
Mays
Fred Harper
Lynchburg
Wilmington
Cars Derail on Princess Street Hampers Traffic
Two rock cars left the rails on Princess Street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth, tearing up the roadbed and crossties for several yards. The derailment halted traffic, with work crews replacing crossties and restoring the line to passable condition by this morning after heavy damage yesterday afternoon.
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Carolina
Princess Street
Princess and Market Street
Reward Offered for Jewel Heist on July Fourth
Circulars mailed by Sheriff Jackson offer a handsome reward for the recovery of diamonds valued at 1200 dollars taken from E. E. Dallis of Atlanta while staying at the Seashore Hotel on July 4. County and city authorities are circulating an accurate description to chiefs of police nationwide as they press to locate the stolen property and seize the culprits.
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E. E. Dallis
Atlanta
Seashore Hotel
Jackson
Infant Son George Alton Mote Dies in Wilmington
Mr and Mrs J D Mote of 716 North Fifth street mourn the death of their infant son George Alton Mote who died yesterday afternoon at James Walker Memorial Hospital at 230 oclock The funeral service is set for this afternoon at 430 oclock with interment in Oakdale Cemetery.
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J. D. Mote
North Fifth Street
George Alton Mote
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Oakdale Cemetery
Appraisers Inspect Land Offered by Farm Loan Members
Mr. A C Chapman land appraiser of the Federal Farm Loan Bank in Columbia S C spent yesterday in the city with Mr J P Herring county farm demonstrator inspecting land offered for security by New Hanover Farm Loan Association members who wish to borrow.
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A. C. Chapman
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Columbia
S. C
J.P. Herring
New Hanover Farm Loan Association
Leave Flowers Alone JanitorObjects to Yard Picking
A. L. Jones janitor at Isaac Bear Memorial School protests women and children taking flowers from the yard. Though not on the payroll this summer he watches the grounds on his own time and keeps grass cut, with playgrounds open Fridays 4 to 6 p.m. for district children.
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Isaac Bear
A. L. Jones
Isaac Bear Memorial School
Dispatch Office
Jones
Transportation Problems Shift Cars to Government Service
Thousands of freight cars will be withdrawn from public service to support wartime needs. The North Carolina Division analysis notes a severe shortage, especially in the South, and urges shippers to safeguard their interests while officials seek to simplify and accelerate transportation to meet urgent wartime demands.
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South
E. E. Hunter
Seaboard
North Carolina
C. E. Hix
Mament
Ecor
All Traces of Scrofula Eradicated from the System
An advertisement touts S S S as a fifty year proven blood remedy for scrofula. It claims a purely vegetable formula from forest roots and herbs, free of minerals, with expert medical advice offered by Swift Specific Co of Atlanta Georgia.
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Advi
Swift Speci Co
Dept. F
Atlanta
Platform Tilt Incident Injures Telegraph Worker Near Front and Dawson
Motorman Cecilan misread signals and drove a southbound streetcar into a swinging platform at Front and Dawson, narrowly missing injury for lineman J J Pridgen. A co worker A S Lewis signaled to stop, then attempted to pull the platform clear as the car struck the suspended platform, knocking a tool box onto the car roof.
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J. J. Pridgen
Southern Bell
Front
Dawson Streets
Sunset Park
Cecilan
A. S. Lewis
Pridgen
Smoking Restricted At Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Cigarettes were barred from the United States Naval Training Station at Great Lakes Illinois yesterday. The move aimed to curb tobacco use among the large number of youths and young men in training by restricting cigarettes and directing them to other forms of tobacco.
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United States
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
McCain clears age barrier for second officers camp
Adjutant General McCain stated last night that intelligent and forceful men are wanted for the second officers training camp even if they are under 31 and lack military background. He urged eligible applicants not to hesitate and emphasized that misconceptions about the requirements have kept many desirable men from applying.
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McCain
Mili
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FSH
Galypso
Conservation Commission
Harper
Wilmington Savings and Trust Company
Elvington
North Front Street
Hall’s Drug Store
Sells Plummer’s
Castle Streets
Dorine Rogue
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