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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1918

Page

8

West Point Regarded as a Military Asset

Washington June 13 West Point graduates receive diplomas from the Secretary of War under extraordinary conditions. The 1918 class likely moves from academy routine into war service in France, highlighting the academy’s value as a military asset and its history of producing renowned officers and leaders.

Washington, D. C United Sates Military Academy E Feld West Point France United States Military Academy United States West Point Academy Winfield Scott Mexic Ilihu Root Spain Miliar Academy Henry Knox Alexander Hamilton George Washington Artillery Corps of Engineers Military Academy Engineers Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lees Phil Sheridan William T. Sherman Sylvanus Thayer

La Creole Hair Dressing Promise To Restore Color

An advertisement claims La Creole Hair Dressing revives natural color in gray or faded hair without dye. It promises a healthy scalp, lustrous hair, and an even dark shade, sold by Jarman Futrelle of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Jarman Futrelle Wilmington N. C North Carolina Brunswick Bladen Columbus Robeson Scotland South Carolina

Admiral Gleaves Led Transport War Effort From Navy

Washington Navy official Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves directed overseas transport and convoy duties delivering soldiers and supplies to Europe. A Tennessee native and Annapolis graduate, he previously led the Newport torpedo station and commanded destroyer flotillas. His work with the Nantucket rescue and early American overseas deployment is credited with the war effort. Dr Henry S Pritchett spoke at Western Reserve University commencement in Cleveland. General Thayer ran the academy for 16 years shaping its prestige.

Washington, D. C United States Navy Albert Gleaves Overseas Transport and Convoy Service Europe Admiral Gleaves Tennessee Anapolis Navy General Board High Advisory Council of the Navy Admiral Dewey Newport New Nantucket United States Pritchett Western Reserve Cleveland Western Reserve University Henry 8. Pritchett Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching Thayer Academy

Cumberland Has Three Dead on French Soil

Fayetteville reports one Cumberland county man killed in action in France and another listed as severely wounded. Cyrus T. Adcox, 24, of Victory mill village, died May 28 with a machine gun battalion. Van Buren Hair, 26, of Elease, is severely wounded after training with engineers. Reverend W. E. Hill receives Doctor of Divinity from Hampden-Sydney College. G. C. Davidson named principal of Henderson public schools after serving Fayetteville and Donaldson.

Fayetteville Cumberland County France John W. Adcox Victory Mill Village War Department Cyrus T. Adcox Quartermaster Corps Regular Army Adcox Marne Mr. Adcox A. P. Adcox Raleigh Gerald Marsh Vimy Ridge Thomas H. Kirkpatrick W. E. Hill First Presbyterian Church Hempden- Sidney College Hill West End Atlanta Wilmington G. C. Davidson Fayetteville High School Henderson Public Schools Henderson Davidson Elon College Fayetteville City Schools Donaldson Military School

White Low Heel Pumps

A catalog-style brief notes white low heel pumps and white Mary Jane pumps. It lists two footwear styles suitable for casual and formal wear with simple design notes.

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