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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1917
Page
8
Wilmington cotton exporters W. B. Cooper & Co have opened a Charlotte branch in the Bryant building. F. G. Hill, previously with E. L. Mason & Co, is named manager. The Wilmington operation will continue to expand, with Charlotte chosen for the branch due to its significance in the state.
British and French troops pushed beyond the shattered German frontline near Warneton and Dixmude, taking two lines of trenches between Dixmude and Doesinghe. They reached the second German trench line along a 20 mile front, under an immense barrage, with La Bassee Ville recaptured and air superiority established for the Entente.
The body of Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham arrives from Louisville and is taken to the Graham Kenan home for services at 5 PM led by Rev. George M. Ward. Music by John F. Kneisel and the Presbyterian quartet to accompany ceremonies at house and cemetery. Attending relatives include Judge Robert Worth Bingham, Graham Kenan family, and others from Cincinnati, New York, and Atlanta.
An evening program at First Baptist Church honors Maj Claud L Pridgen before his departure. The Helping Hand Class organizes the event with invited city troops and Navy Reserve units. A full choral and musical program features solos, quartets, and two addresses by Rev Dr John Jeter Hurt and Rev Dr A D McClure.
William Farnum stars in a seven reel version of A Tale of Two Cities at the Royal Theatre. The feature presents the Reign of Terror and Carton’s sacrifice, with a strong Fox cast and a dramatic, world tragedy that should draw large crowds tonight.
Wilmington Y directors plan a Thursday night banquet at the Y building to honor Mr D H Howes Jr soon departing for France to aid American soldiers. A longtime board member and key contributor especially to the boys department, he is held in high esteem by fellow directors who will host him at 7 o clock.
Early today two small colored boys drowned within two hours of each other. Fred Morris, a very small boy, drowned in the Cape Fear near Ann Street after 1 pm and his body had not been recovered by 3 pm. William Smith died in Smiths Creek near the Atlantic Coast Veneer Company plant, believed to be swimming when the tragedy occurred.
Walter Rawlings, a prominent former county official, was killed at 8:30 this morning while walking along the rail on the Seaboard Air Line near Charlotte North Carolina. He was 40 years old. Ad: a Willson gathering at Lumina will be held tomorrow night. Police at scene of Smith Creek drowning after noon with Sergeant Lane and Officer Bullard assisting.
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