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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1917

Page

5

Court Delivers County Farm Sentences After Rowdy Session

Mrs. Whitney the young woman tied to check washing received ninety days at the county farm with hire-out rights. R.S. Taylor faced fines and jail for failing to answer witnesses in a court seen as crowded and disorderly. Several witnesses and attendees were fined or subpoenaed as the recorder asserted control over the proceedings.

Recorders Court Jufz R.S., Mylor Warsaw Duplin Record Taylor Annie Ginesses Elscere Brooklyn Middleton A. O. Moore H. Bridsers Floyd Strickland Lucille Garrison L. F Range Ton T. M. Hall Yalet Harriss S. Whitney Wman Carolina Burch Florence County South Carolina Yesephy Whitney Jones Reder Harriss Asve Jenkins Ithoritie DeWitt Russ F. J. Dempsey Noles Harris

Funeral for Infant Saunders Held at Sidenees

Funeral services for ten month old Ph Linea Saunders daughter of Mr and Mrs George D Saunders were held yesterday at Sidenees Church street with interment at Elleny cemetery conducted by Bellny.

Ph Linea

North Carolina exhibitors plan big fourth convention at Wrightsville Beach

The North Carolina Motion Picture Exhibitors League convenes its fourth annual three day session at the Oceanic hotel Wrightsville Beach starting tomorrow noon led by Percy W Wells president of the Howard Wells Amusement Company. Delegates expected to attend include leaders from Wilmington Durham Lexington and Winston Salem with a packed program of tax talks war tax fights cooperative efforts and a moonlight parade and dance to close the event.

North Carolina Motion Picture Exhibitors’ League Oceanic Wrightsville Beach Percy W. Wells Howard Wells Amusement Company State Association Wrightsville P. W. Wells Wilmington Paul V. Phillips Durham L. G. Taylor New Bern Henry B. Warner Lexington A. F. Sams Winston- Salem R. V. Anderson Charlotte D. M. Bain R. D. Craver J. M. Davis Salisbury C. R. Seelye New York City Pathe Exchange, Inc Indiana Frank J. Hembusch Shelbyville Ind Chicago North Carolina Lumina

Remaining Bloodhound Kate Dies at Officer Kermon Home

Kate the citys remaining blood hound died this morning at 617 South Second Street the home of Officer W H Kermon Black tongue was cited as the cause after a period of feeble health and forced nourishment She followed her mate John to the grave three months after his burial suggesting a shared fate from the same illness

Kate Kermon W. H. Kermon South Second Street Kerman John

Report on Sale Season Tickets Most Favorable

Encouraging reports reach the Baptist Seaside Assembly in Wilmington as pastors and churches commit to boarding and funding for the week long religious gathering. Leaders anticipate strong attendance and chautauqua programming with national talent, while urging widespread church support.

Baptist Seaside Assembly Carolina Assembly John Jeter Hurt Tist Church Wallace C. V. Brooks Bap Assembly Mr. Brooks T. Sloane Guy Baptist Church Mt. Gilead Guy D. H. Wilcox Durham Wilcox Raleigh Wilson E. L. Middleton Fayetteville Dunn Middleton Hamlet Rockingham Shelby Walter N. Johnson Mission Board of North Carolina Hart Wilmington

Knights of Pythias Buy Liberty Bond and Honor Service

Clarendon Lodge No. 2 Knights of Pythias voted last night to buy a $100 Liberty Bond. The meeting also exempted members entering government service from further dues. New officers named for the year include F. W. Gerkin as chancellor commander and Dr. A. D. McClure as prelate.

W. A. Woods J. C. Cowden G. A. Warren

Honor List of Eligible Recruits Across Counties

The county registers four hundred forty names for selective draft eligibility. Federal Point and Seven Mile Post townships list Whites and Negroes among registrants, with numerous families and individuals named. Winter Park and Masonboro townships report large white and colored pools, while entries include James, William, George, Oscar, and John among others, with notes of x marks for some and extensive surnames across communities.

Federal Point Township White Wm. A. Ainsworth Geo. A. Biddle Chas. Lee Bowden James B. Craig Henry D. Davis Wm. L. Grissom Hines Walter T. Lewis Henry G. Lewis Samuel B. Lewis William W. Lewis Bendict L. Winner William Henry Williams John Abbot Lewis A. Bryant Lee Barbee Joseph Bryant James A. Bryant Lesman Cooper Oliver Dinkins Noah W. Futch Arthur Farrow Roscoe Freeman Walter Freeman Edgar Wm. H. Alexander Forest Batson Quai Big William Batson Robert F. Chadwick John W. Ennett Rodney B. Gornto Grover C. Gorman Geo. W. Godwin Charlie C. Harper Geo. M. Henry James T. Jones Jos. F. Jarrett Walter McMillen Melyar Pearsall Wm. V. Pearsall Oscar Pearsall, Jr Oscar G. Rhodes Willie J. Register Willie C. Russ David J. Reaves Jos. E. Register John J. Shepard Geo. T. Smith James L. Smith Walter J. Tompkins Chas. N. Watters Jesse Yarborough Cornelius Batson Thomas A. Brown Fred Foy Dave Foy Charlie Gause Walter Harper Arthur Hines London Jacobs Jas. W. Mattocks Simions D. McClammy Walter McCrae Geo. Nixon Richmond Nixon Joe Nixon Wesley A. Nixon Fred Newton Jos. M. Nixon Edward Pierce Arthur I. Pickett Rudolph Pickett Edwin Robinson Abel S. Robinson, Jr Bob Reddick Sam Reddick Levi Sidbury Kit Spicer Zachariah Taylor Willie Taylor Chadman Whitfield James E. Williams Joseph Walker Winters E. White Sandy Wallace Winter Park Township Louis Anderson Barlow John Atwood Bowden Bradley Augustus Blake James Arthur Brown Hugh Franklin Barlow Roscoe Garland Barlow Gordon Woolvin Curtiss Frank Clarke Wyman Curtiss Marvin Jason Cowell Eugene Cameron Dixon James Henry Durham, Jr Roy Julian Dyer Sidney Edward Ellis P. P. Frederick William Godwin James Swindell Hall Ernest Herring T. J. High James Walter Hollis W. E. Jenkins, Jr Rufus Parham Jones Robert Merritt Kerman Frederick Lacy King William Theodore Klander John Franklin Klein Holcombe Lindenberger Roscoe Calvin Lucas E. I. McGowan Adair Morey McKay Ernest James Merritt Alex Andrew Nelms Carl Polvogt Nelms Stephen D. Nelson Earl Henning Orrell Willie Ranson Peterson Thomas Devraux Piner James Elmore Reece Louis de Reuter John Bryant Riggs Charles Moore Robinson Elmore Smith Rushing Henry Bynum Shaw Ralph L. Sholar George William Smith Adrian Tart Hartes Murdoch Turner Arthur Raymond Viner Leon Covington Walsh John Newkirk Wells Norman Martin West Pieter Wildeboer James Ernest Wilson Henry Anderson John Wilson Berry Robert Berry Walter Moses Brown Augustus Chadwick Benjamin Chadwick William van Dove Martin Edwards Solon Fuller George Washington Hall Owen Hall, Jr Dossy Willard Jenright Samuel Jenright Owen Judd James Edward Kelly Walter King Adrian McDaniel Oran McDaniel James Brant Maides, Jr John Franklin Maides Francis M. Moore James Peter Mosley Jessie Mosley Oscar Wescott Mosley Alfred Murphy Ike Pitman James Daniel Shepard Augustus Williams Joseph Williams Masonboro Daniel Montrose Bain Dirk Bolt Saulter Dayton Bryan Eric Carter H. Cole, Jr Ernest Denning Cavenaugh James Donelly, Jr John Nehemiah Carl Vogel Edward Marion Westbrook Martin Thomas Willis Andrews J. Wright John Raymond Burnett Lewis Davis Thomas Whitfield Davis Herbert Dixon Nobles Evans Percy Glasper Alfred Hardy Tony James Herring James Henry Irving Elijah Kelly John McCullough John Neal Joseph Emmanuel Randall Alex Rhodes George Rhodes John Liston Seals Andrew Smith Frank Smith Oscar Smith Harry Walker Willie

Coast Line to drop Sunday trips from New Bern this summer

New Bern dispatch reports the Atlantic Coast Line will not run its annual Sunday specials from New Bern to Wilmington this summer. The move aims to free equipment for war material and troops as passenger excursions prove unprofitable.

New New Bern Raleigh News and Observer Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company Wilmington

Ute Chiefs Polk Posey Defy Authority on San Ignacio

All Ute Indians remaining on the San Ignacio reservation in Colorado have registered. Chiefs Polk and Posey with followers refuse to submit to authority and are out in the hills with a plentiful supply of arms.

San Ignacio Colorado Polk and Posey

England Opens School To Train Girls As Plow Drivers

A new school in England trains girls to operate motor plows, marking a shift in role expectations and agricultural labor. The program aims to empower women with practical farming and mechanized driving skills.

England

Ruth Law Flies 110 Miles From Bartlesville to Joplin

Miss Ruth Law completed an 110 mile flight from Bartlesville Oklahoma to Joplin Missouri in 80 minutes dropping Liberty Bond literature along the way. She carried patriotic material to promote bond sales during the war effort.

Ruth Law Bartlesville Okla Joplin

Women Take Meter Reading Jobs in English Gas Firms

In a shift across utilities, nearly all English gas companies now employ women as meter readers and testers. Minnesota women knit mufflers wristlets and sleeveless jackets for sailors aboard the battleship Minnesota.

Minnesota

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