Society Notes Her Week of Travelers and Soldiers
Local society circle records several departures and returns including Miss Mamie Robertson Miss Annie Griffith Miss Lula May Capps and Miss Martha Townshend. Soldiers Sergeant M T Flanagan and J E Grant arrive overseas and in France. Red Cross unit invites all members to a 4 PM meeting tomorrow.
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Mamie Robertson
Merry Oaks
Annie Griffith
Cary
Lula May Capps
Norfolk
J. B. Brockett
Martha Townshend
Portsmouth
Carolina Place
Red Cross Unit
Red Cross
Happy Lewis Arrives Safely Overseas
A card received by Mrs. R. B. Lewis confirms Sergeant Harry P. Lewis of Battery C second trench mortar battalion has reached overseas service after leaving Fort Caswell. The Charlotte Observer reports an engagement notice from Nancy Adeline Anderson to James Jones Akers, set for June 29 at the bride elects home with a quiet family ceremony.
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J. E. Grant
Co. A
105Th Engineers
Joseph E. Leslie
Orange Street
Harry P. Lewis
Lewis
R. B. Lewis
Walnut Street
Fort Caswell
Charlotte Observer
Wilmington
David H. Anderson
Nancy Adeline
James Jones Akers
Miss Anderson
Notable Negro Valor Cited for War Effort
An editorial endorsement from the Brooklyn Eagle praises 40 000 black conscripts as capable fighters and camp organizers, arguing race pride boosts courage in war and refuting the belief that African Americans lack valor.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Secret Phrase Cited on War Aims Scarcity
A provocative quote attributed to Secretary Lansing warns that eroding wartime sentiment in Russia requires killing enough Prussians, as reported by the New York Evening Sun. The remark reflects intense wartime rhetoric and hostilities between nations.
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Lansing
Russia
New York Evening Sun
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Malaria Remedy
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to destroy malarial germs transmitted to the blood by the malaria mosquito. Advertisement notes a price of 60 cents.
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Grove
Price
Lumina Concert Delights Wrightsville Beach Crowd
The Elam orchestra performed a Katinka program to an appreciative audience at the Lumina concerts yesterday. Seashore hotel guests arriving included visitors from Raleigh Baltimore New Orleans and Philadelphia among others.
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Elam
Hygeia at the Solito on Lumina screen
Tonight the Lumina presents two reels of Hygeia at the Solito, the O Henry story adapted by Vitagraph with original subtitles by the author. The Bath Tub Bandits, a Ham and Bud comedy, plays alongside the feature.
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O. Henry
Solito
Vitagraph
Lumina
Tri- State Water and Light convention praises Wrightsville
Association delegates gathered on the beach to extol Wrightsville and forecast substantial advertising benefits across Georgia and South Carolina for the coming seasons.
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Wrightsville
Tri- State
Delegates Split Over Convention Site for Tri State Meeting
A number of delegates favored Wrightsville and Oceanic as the annual convention site while A J Sprowl of Greenwood opposed. Sprowl would have voted for his town but plans to return to the beach next season with his family.
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Tri-State Water and Light Association
Wrightsville
Oceanic
A. J. Sprowl
Greenwood
Sprowl
List of Names Tied to North Carolina and Nearby States
A roster of individuals and couples from North Carolina Virginia South Carolina Georgia and beyond appears in a newspaper item. Names include J F Stephenson W B Fort H Guggenheimer L Nagery R J Dew W C Current C C Poindexter J H Nicholson E D Jones Chas H Bryan C J Thrailkill F G Johnson M J Doub H E Satterfield and many others with cities such as Rockingham Petersburg Raleigh Atlanta Richmond Statesville Apex Goldsboro Winston Savannah Fort Caswell St Louis Me New York and Washington mentioned.
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W. E. Dardee and Son
Charlotte
W. M. Gallant
Raleigh
J. M. Byne
Waynesboro
G. S. Haskins
Baltimore
J. S. Hester
North Carolina
Robertl. Whitmire
Sam Freeman
Frank Davis
G. W. Belk
F. R. Webber
Henry Scruggs
Fort Caswell
J. F. Brittain
New Orleans
A. B. Pear
W. E. Davidson
J. H. Jordan
Max C. Pittard
Atlanta
E. C. Taylor
New York
Harry Armstrong
Philadelphia
C. B. Latta
Washington
William Sanders
Love Ireland
Sarah Alderman
E. H. Duff
Greensboro
C. Alexander
H. S. Davidson
W. N. Pharr
D. W. Lynch
Thomas C. Craft
Philip C. Craft
Garland Alderman
Fort As Well
A. E. Bloomberg
Harry O. Gaini
Cincinnati
J. F. Stephenson
Rockingham
N. C
W. B. Fort
Pikeville
H. Guggenheimer
Richmond
Lillian Nagery
Petersburg
R. J. Dew
Latta
8. C
W. C. Current
Statesville
C. C. Poindexter
D. C
East Bend
Susie Broye
Henry C. Nall
A. H. Bruney
Lumberton
J. B. Park
Greenwood
W. C. Weatherman
E. F. Barber
Winston
H. L. Trotter
R. A. Fitzer
F. P. Parker
Goldsboro
St. Louis
Mary Hobbs
Tiny Quinns
Old Taylor
J. C. Hicks
Savannah
J. E. Sloan
Marion
J. S. Marather
St. Paul
W. R. Foster
Washington, D. C
W. A. McPhaul
W. W. Parker
J. F. Callahan
Murray Emanuel
Rocky Point
Call for Mechanical Men to Train at Virginia Uni
Richmond draft headquarters issued a call for 600 white volunteers to begin a mechanical course at the University of Virginia on July 23. No Virginia man has yet been drafted for this work, all selected men have been volunteers, and officials expect the call will be met without new drafting.
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Richmond
University of Virginia
Virginia
Wes s ex City Marshal Waives Espionage Hearing
Fred Wessels Jr former Savannah city marshal waived a preliminary examination on the espionage charge. Arrested last week he was set for today’s hearing before a U S commissioner. The case will be examined by a federal grand jury.
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Savannah
Fred Wessels, Jr
Germany
United States
Mixson Confesses to Embezzling City Funds in Jail
In Columbia on June 17 J Crix Mixson former assistant city clerk and treasurer admitted guilt to embezzling 19129 51 from city funds. He stated he alone was involved and described his movements from Columbia to New York and Camp Johnston Florida. The confession came after his arrest by Chief Richardson and subsequent transfer to the city jail where reporters waited.
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Dispatch
Columbia
S. C
J. Crix Mixson
Mixson
Richardson and
Jacksonville
Richardson
Food Administration
Food Administration For
South Carolina
Herbert Hoover
Manning
War Department
R. B. Rhett
Charleston
London
Germany
Berne
Switzerland
Violinist Louis Becker Treated After Ptomaine Poisoning
Louis Becker of the Royal and Oceanic orchestras was admitted to James Walker Memorial Hospital late last night with ptomaine poisoning, believed to be from something eaten on the beach. His condition is not considered serious and he is comfortable.
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Royal and Oceanic
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Ders
Vermont
Derbyshire
Raleigh
Bickett
Rocky Mount
Grove's Baby Bowel Medicine Claims Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Grove's Baby Bowel Medicine as aiding digestion, relieving sour stomach diarrhoea and flux. It claims equal effectiveness for adults and children and calls the product perfectly harmless.
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Grove
Woman Convicted of Murder Alters War’s Local Fallout
A woman was found guilty of murder in court, a verdict that reshapes local responses as wartime conditions press on. The case highlights the strain on civilians and legal systems during the conflict era.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
Maxton Social Roundup Notes Local Visitors and Trips
Maxton residents and visitors populate the town diary with travels to Wrightsville Beach and Washington. Notables include Mrs J E Morrison and son Franklin with Mrs B F McLean at Jackson Springs, plus visits by Miss Ruth Siler to Washington and Bank of Maxton President T O Evans on business in Richmond.
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N. C
J. E. Morrison
Franklin
B. F. McLean
Jackson Springs
Ola Saunders
Deltville
B. Thompson
North Maxton
Wrightsville Beach
J. 8. McRae
J. G. Baldwin
T. O. Evans
Bank of Maxton
W. O. Bennett
Elba Mfg. Co
Richmond
Emma L. Jones
Graded School
Chapel Hill
University
W. M. McKinnon
Sanford, Fla
Ida
Maggie McKinnon
McKay McKinnon
Sampson County
Ruth Siler
Washington, D. C
U. S
E. L. Wooten
Camden
Baxter Morris
Hudhal
Washington
Margaret Chason
Irene Chandler
Marjorie Me
Elizabeth Croom
Postal attack prompts hearing on Southern Bell rate rise
Raleigh June 17. At the July 2 hearing before the corporation commission Southern Bell will answer a Postal letter attacking its proposed rate increase. The commission seeks a complete revenue and expense statement as rivals push for quicker action.
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Raleigh
Corporation Commission
Southern Bell
The
Postal
Bell
Neres Patrons of the
Wake Highway
Wake’s
Manning
Howard Jones
Warren
W. M. Sanders
Smithfield
A. Vermont
Asheville
North Carolina
Sanders
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France
Derbyshire
Vermont
San
Political strike organized in Nuremberg protest bread rations
Amsterdam reports a planned political strike today in Nuremberg protesting reduced bread rations and delays to Prussian suffrage reform. Berlin Tageblatt notes a warning from the United Trade Unions of Nuremberg social democrats against the strike.
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Amsterdam
Nuremberg
Berlin Tageblatt
Social Democratic Party of the United Trade Unions
Nueremberg
Missing American ace Baer held in German camp confirmed
Fort Wayne Indiana reports confirmation that Lieu tenant Paul Frank Baer an American ace missing since May 22 is a prisoner in a German camp. Telegrams to his mother Mrs Emma Baer Dyer from the war department provide the notice.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Paul Frank Baer
Emma Baer Dyer
War Department
La Creole Hair Dressing Restores Natural Color
The La Creole Hair Dressing is advertised as a non dye that gradually darkens gray or faded hair, restoring a dark natural color and luster. It claims to be safe on scalp, easily applied by comb or brush, and sold by Jarman & Futrelle of Wilmington, N. C. Price listed at 1.20 with money back guarantee.
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Jarman & Futrelle
Wilmington
N. C
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