Liberty Bond Drive Spurs Local Support in Wilmington
Bankers optimistic as Cape Fear Lodge 180 of the Brotherhood of Trainmen votes to buy $100 Liberty bonds. Members report many have already purchased $50 war bonds and plan to invest more, with banks offering affordable terms to all wage earners. The campaign, praised for uniting workers and banks, aims to back government needs and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Fear
Brotherhood of Rail
Odd Fellows
Third
Princess
W. C. Capps
Ted
Wpstwooss
Wilmington
New Hanover
America
Sorroj
Young
Tads
Valvid
Liberty
Hanover County
Muddied Affairs of Mr W Toman 4 Finally Shaped
Release Sunday night details a case involving Ir WT Coman a young traveling man linked to a bank issue last year. He was arrested charged with issuing checks and released after satisfactory arrangements to settle the matter were arranged. The father appeared with him and Recorder Harriss continued the prayer for judgment with costs totaling a few hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Toman
Coman
Travelitt
Iris Mons
Harriss
Woal
Greensboro booksellers convention attendance noted
Wilmington delegate Love on program at Greensboro Country Club for the annual booksellers and stationers convention in session today. Attendees were entertained at noon by the Wills and Stationery Company with an automobile ride and county outing in Pensbury afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Greens
Bor Love
Co. v. Yates Company
Market Street Stationers
AONE
Booksellers and Staioner
Hich
Country Club
Greensboro
The
Pe ‘Ly
Wills OR and Stationery Company
Pensbury
Tly
Voudiers Enjoyed Dinner with Company H Guests
Ninny of Company H Second Infantry stationed at tinnoy Hilton enjoyed a big feast yesterday in the mess hall. Guests of Mr George Uhaff Sr expressed appreciation as members of the unit shared a festive meal and noted the generous hospitality during the reunion gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voudiers
Vlna Infantry
Tinnoy
Hilton
George Uhaff
Daily Thunderstorms Plague Wilmington Since June
Wilmington endures a prolonged stretch of daily thunderstorms since June 1 with intense storms last night. Weather Bureau notes a nationwide condition with no relief expected for several days, as rain totals approach monthly norms and crops receive excessive moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Weather Bureau
Revival services at Acme Presbyterian Church close
Very successful revival at Acme Presbyterian Church ends after ten members join the church seven by letter and three on profession of faith Rev. J S Crowley led the services aided by Rev Dr A W Crawford of Greensboro Dr Crawford left for Greensboro this morning Crowley to preach at New Hope Presbyterian in Brunswick County next Sunday at 11 AM and 8 PM
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Presbyterian Church
J. S. Crowley
A. W. Crawford
Greensboro
Elliott 15 Made Freight Agent Rises in Coast Line
Mr. Herbert H. Elliott, longtime Atlantic Coast Line commercial agent in Wilmington, promoted to local freight agent succeeding A J Moore. W E C King leaves as captain to serve in France. Elliott praised by local Coast Line officials and friends. Elliott, a Florence S C native, began rail work twenty years ago and has spent a decade with ACCL in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert H. Elliott
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
A. J. Moore
Wilmington
Coast Line
W. E. C. King
Fifth United States Regiment of Engineers
Philadelphia
France
Elliott
Moore
Mr. Elliott
Florence
S. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington Sailors Return From World War II Era Voyage
A. Lindquist and G. H. Swain return to Wilmington homes after perilous voyage to Europe aboard the steamer Rochester. The Rochester steamed from New York for France as unrestricted submarine warfare began. They report a welcoming reception in Bordeaux and plan to ship to war zones again soon.
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Wilmington
Rochester
Messrs
A. Lindqurst
G. H. Swain
City
Europe
Whic
New York
France
Germany
Bordeaux
Lindquist
Swain
Mrs Whitney Identified as Woman Who Worked Charlotte Merchant
Mrs. C. S. Whitney now jailed on $200 bond for check flashing was identified as the same woman who passed worthless paper in Charlotte. Mecklenburg officers and a county solicitor verified the identification, and she faces arraignment midweek before transfer to Charlotte authorities for disposition of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
Charlotte
C.S. Whitney
Mecklenburg
Long Lost Brother Reunited After Twenty Four Years
Mr. E. C. Marshburn finds his uncle Mr. J. B. Clark in Coldwater Mississippi after 24 years of separation. Clark, who left Bur gaw years ago, was rediscovered during Marshburns vacation in Mississippi and plans to visit home this summer.
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Mississippi
E. C. Marshburn
M. Marshburn
Queen Street
City
J. B. Clark
Marshburn
Burgaw
Mindepend
Mr. Rogers Elected President of Asheville Rotary Club
Mr L B Rogers was elected president of the Asheville Rotary Club on Thursday night. The selection is a distinct compliment to him and reflects the club’s active status. About thirty members will attend the international convention in Atlanta this week.
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Asheville
Sunday School Attendance Shows Overall Drop
Attendance fell across reported Sunday schools yesterday with First Baptist leading, Delgado Baptist second, and Grace Methodist tied with Bladen Street Methodist for third. Schools listed include Bladen Street 119, Winter Park 95, Southside 100, Seagate 95, Delgado 131, First Baptist 199, First Presbyterian 107, Grace 119.
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First Baptist
Delgado Baptist
Grace Methodist
Bladen Street Methodist
Winter Park Baptist
Southside Baptist
Seagate Baptist
First Presbyterian
Car Hits Buggy at Fifth and Chestnut Streets
An automobile collided with a buggy at Fifth and Chestnut streets last night. The colored man riding the buggy escaped injury by jumping clear as the buggy overturned and the horse fled. The driver left the scene. witnesses gathered at the intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth and
Chestnut
Fifth
Chestnut Streets
First Roasting Ears Reported by Mr E L Shinn
Mr E L Shinn of 610 South Second Street reports the first roasting ears of corn for the summer from his lot on Second Street. He also picked a bushel of pole beans from two 75 foot rows and the produce is being canned for preservation.
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E. L. Shinn
Second Street
South Second Street
Shinn
Central Market Sale and Canning Demo Announced
The Central Market at the Tabernacle will open from 6 to 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. A canning demonstration by Mrs Cameron runs 9 to 1 on the Wilmington High School campus. Products brought to the Tabernacle can be cared for at the High School.
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Central Market
Tabernacle
Wilmington High School
Cameron
War Relief Merger Planned at City Hall Meeting
A Sunday afternoon gathering at City Hall resolved to consolidate Armenian and Syrian relief efforts. About forty representatives from churches, lodges, clubs, and societies endorsed a unified budget system for fundraising and scheduled a mass meeting for the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. MacRae
Frances Henshaw
W. H. Sprunt
H. G. Dickie
Ernest S. Bullock
New Hanover Medical Society
St. Andrews
Mystice Circle
W. W. Koch
St. Matthews’ Lutheran Church
Clarendon Lodge
K. of P
W.M. Milton
J. W. Grainger
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Nancy Anderson
W. G. Hall
Southside Baptist Church
J. F. Little
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
S. A. Matthews
Immanuel Presbyterian Church Brotherhood
E. Roscoe Hall
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Jeff Davis
J. A. McNorton
George Washington Council
J. W. Hopkins
New Hanover Council
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
W. C
Capps
Cape Fear Lodge
McC. B. Wilson
Hardy Lanier
M. F. Plyle
Grace Methodist Church
R. E. Gribbin
St. John’s Episcopal Church
J. Walter Williamson
National Special Aid Society
Eliza W. Meares
Colonial Dames
E. L. Prince
Trinity Methodist Church
J. F. Littleton
Wilmington Lodge No
W. K. Rhodes
J. B. Davis
I. Bag
Convention Attendee Recalls Baraca-Philathea Sermon at Republican Baptist
Rev. J A Sullivan of Calvary Baptist Wilmington delivered the principal sermon at a Baraca-Philathea convention held at Republican Baptist church seven miles from Lewiston North Carolina. Editor Archibald Johnson notes the event was highly successful and highlights Sullivan’s farming initiative near the city. The piece explains the church’s historic Republican name rooted in Bertie county politics and its 1803 Baptist organization origin.
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J. A. Sullivan
Republican Baptist
Lewiston
N. C
Calvary Baptist Church
Archibald Johnson
Charity and Children
Calvary Church
Wilmington
Sullivan
A. V. Cobb
Republican Church
The
Baptists
Southside Church Receives $1500 Donation Grant
The Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention announced a gift of 1500 dollars to the Southside Baptist church during yesterday morning services. Rev W G Hall delivered the news as Rev John Jeter Hurt presented the church’s claim. the full grant was approved amid widespread petitions from other Southern churches. Remodeling can now proceed to enhance interior appeal.
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Dr. Hurt
Southside
Southside Baptist Church
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Atlanta
W. G. Hall
John Jeter Hurt
D. D
First Baptist Church
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W. R. C. King
MR. Rogers
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Princess Street
Thomas
L. C
Republic of Gondola
Thomas Grocery Comp’y, Inc
Carolina
Western Carolina
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