Textile Meeting Names Officers at Seashore Hotel Session
The Southern Textile Association closed its eleventh annual convention at the Seashore Hotel in Wrightsville Beach. John M. Davis of Newberry was elected president with Arthur Gastentax as vice president and A B Carter as secretary and Marshall Dilling as treasurer. The board of governors includes nine members from North Carolina and Georgia with Gordon Cobb re-elected chairman. The group plans to meet next in September in Greenville, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Textile Association
Wrightsville Beach
Loving
John M. Davis
Newberry
Easurer
Marshall Dilling
Lilybaare F. Ala
Covington
Forest City
N. C
W. Clark
Durham
Urange
W. Johnston
Atlanta
H. Turner
Lagrange
B. Pickard
Cardovia
Ala
Gordon Cobb
Rolernors, Fle Association
Greenville
S. C
Scottish Rite Masons
North Carolina
Wilmington
Supreme Council of
David Preston Byers
Liberty Council of
Kadosh
Masonic Temple
Scottish Rite
Gerson Heller
Dudley Calvin Shields
Eugene Talmage Lee
John William Whitehead
Milton Reynolds Gibson
Vance Max Weill
Ellis Goldstein
Jerome Rosenthal
Howard May Rowe
Marvin Lee Wade
John William Harrelson
John Hugh King
Richard Theodore Gowan
Graham Kerr Hobbs, Jr
Charlie Arthur Baker
Kenneth Felton
Howard Norwood Orrell
William Carter Mebane
Thomas Vernon Smith
Leaves for France as Johnson sails to join forces
Superintendent Archie Johnson of the North eastern Construction Company received a gold watch from the shop crew building the Customs House. He will sail from New York to France as a major in the American Volunteer Engineer Troops. three Johnson brothers serve in Allied forces. Mrs Johnson will join the Red Cross and go to the front.
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Archie Johnson
Northeastern Construction Company
Customs House
Johnson
New York
France
Fremont Ward
Redross
Liberty Bond Issue Subscriptions Surpass Requirements
Final Liberty Lawn tabulations show $2,035,226,850 subscribed, nearly 1 percent over required. Bonds bought by more than 40,000 persons. about 3,960,000 subs ordered $50 to $1,000,000 will receive full allotments. Larger denomination subscribers receive 20 to 60 percent allotments with first 18 percent payment due next Thursday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Liberty Lawn
American jackies well cared for afloat in British waters
Base of American flotilla in British waters praises ship for bread making and meals prepared by a New York chef. Officers note crew efficiency and comfort on the flotilla mother ship, with five sailors staying aboard since arrival.
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Associated Press
British Isles
Atlantic Coast
New York
Hopilar Broadway
Fly
Fly Is So Pleasant Aboard This Deeive of Industry That Five Members i! Ler
Personal mentions bring updates from area figures
E C Marshburn heads to Asheville for Thatta, l'on. Hannibal L Godwin returns to Dunn from a Scot Rite Masons spring reunion. J H Shore visits Southport on district business. Mr A Bradshaw now able to be out after illness. Friends regret Mr Laurence Rough's serious illness at 115 South Fifth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Marshburn
Asheville
Hannibal L. Godwin
Dunn
Ituy. J. H. Shore
Wilmington
Outhsport
Rends
Ir. A. Bradshaw
Laurence Rough
South Fifth Street
City Military Betting Ready
Wilmington units prepare for mobilization as rumors of state troop orders circulate. The Wilmington Light Infantry of Market Street arms will mobilize July 15 for Fort Caswell drills. Troop C Cavalry is set for July 25 with planned two week stay at Wrightsville Beach before joint training with neighboring guards.
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Wilmington
Washington
North Carolina Naval Militia
Marine Hospital
Wilmington Light Infantry
Market Street
Fort Caswell
J. B. Lynch
Thomas J. Gause
Wrightsville Beach
Creed F. Cox
U.S. A
National Guard Cavalry
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Cold pack canning and heat kill germs in foods
The National Emergency Food Garden Commission explains that sterilization via heat can kill bacteria in canned foods. Heat from steam or boiling water suffices, reducing cooking time, with cold pack canning highlighted as simple and cheap. A wash boiler with a tight lid and false bottom can perform the process, and tomorrow's bulletin will detail the method.
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National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Wilmington
Citizens dispute butterbean claim in garden rivalry
City resident W J Farrar claimed the first butterbeans of the season from his garden. Co E Hill of 517 South Front street countered with beans from his own garden last Sunday. The exchange ended as a friendly rivalry reflecting local gardening interest and the County Food Conservation Commission's encouragement.
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City Gardner
W. J. Farrar
South Third Street
Co. E. Hill
South Front Street
Hill
North Carolina Attends National Junior Order Council Meet
Walter E. Yopp returned from Asheville where he attended the national convention of the National Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. Nine NC councilors joined delegates from every state. John H. Noyes of New Hampshire was elected national councilor. next meeting set for Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Yopp
Asheville
National Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics
Yopp
North Carolina
John H. Noyes
New Hampshire
Washington
Herman F. Lochner
Kentucky
Charles Reimer
Maryland
George A. Davis
Samuel W. Plyler
R. F. Lambert
West Virginia
Inside Sentinel
James R. Mansfield
Outside Sentinel
M. D. Lichliter
Pennsylvania
Roger J. Armstrong
Missouri
Board of Control
Milwaukee
Wis
Clearing House for Red Cross merger with France and Belgium
Paris June 23 General Pershing ordered the amalgamation of the American Clearing House with the American Red Cross. The transfer has begun and the Red Cross will control the clearing house by September 1. The group handled 55 million francs in food and clothing and 11 million francs in cash through 5,000 societies and volunteers led by H Herman Harjes and H O Beatty. The new entity is the American Red Cross for France and Belgium with heads for Military Affairs Engineering Social Conditions Civil Affairs Transportation Finance Information.
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Associated Press
Paris
American Clearing House
America
American Red Cross
General Pershing
Clearing House
Red Cross
United States
H. Herman Harjes
H. O. Beatty
France
Belgium
Red Cross Ambulance Driver Named and Unit Organized
Announcement by the local Red Cross society states Edward Draper Savage will drive the ambulance donated to Wilmington Red Cross and endowed for a year for service in France. The Wrightsville Beach Red Cross unit was organized by registered nurses Munds Kelly and Hale with about 25 ladies present. supplies will be forwarded through Wilmington.
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Savage
Harry Walters
Red Cross Society
Edward Draper Savage
Ciyt
Wilmington
France
Wrightsville Beach
Red Cross
Missionary R. B. Rock to Lead Trinity Service Tomorrow
Rev. R. B. Rock from Australia, visiting Wilmington at the home of his brother Rev. W. W. Rock, will conduct the 11 o'clock morning service at Trinity Methodist church. The Rock brothers are noted theologians, with W. W. Rock once tied to the Chapman-Alexander revival group. They plan to depart soon, R. B. Rock returning to Australia and W. W. Rock heading north. The public is invited.
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R. B. Rock
Australia
W. W. Rock
Trinity Methodist Church
Chapman-Alexander
Tabernacle
Wilmington
Civil Service Exams Set for July 21 for Stenographers
Civil Service examinations for stenographers and typewriters will be held July 21 to select eligibles for field service and department workloads. Applicants must be 18 or older, submit a recent photograph, and file forms 1424 and 1371. The typewriter test now excludes copying and spacing and adds spelling as a field.
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Ecards
United States
United States Civil Service Board
Fourth Civil Service District
Washington, D. C
Meetings on cattle tick eradication in Brunswick
A good turnout of Wilmington businessmen traveled by ferry to Bolivia and Shallotte in Brunswick County for talks on cattle tick menace. E P Yeager of the Agriculture Department and Clement S Acker of the Southern Settlement & Development Co spoke at Bolivia and Shallotte, with M J Corbett J F Roache BE Taylor J B Rice H E Longley A A Underwood Walker Taylor R R Stone Robi G Barr Jr and J N Jacobi among the travelers.
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Wilmington
Market Street
Bolivia
Shallotte
Brunswick County
Brunswick
E. P. Yeager
Department of Agriculture
Clement S. Acker
Southern Settlement & Development Company
Baltimore
Messrs
M. J. Corbett
J. F. Roache
BE. T. Taylor
J. B. Rice
H. E. Longley
A. A. Underwood
Walker Taylor
R. R. Stone
Robi. G. Barr, Jr
J. N. Jacobi
Good Woman Passes Away at 75 in North Fourth Street Home
Mrs. Margaret Ganzer age 75 widow of Charles H. Ganzer died last night after months of illness at her home 806 North Fourth street. Funeral at 4 pm tomorrow at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. G. W. McClanahan with interment in Oakdale cemetery. Survived by three daughters Mesdames Charles H. Hall Lena S Avant and John P Quelch.
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Margaret Ganzer
Charles H. Ganzer
Old Board of Audit and Finance
North Fourth Street
Mrs J J Weeks Dies at Home in Wilmington
Mrs. J J Weeks died at her residence 505 South Second street after a long illness. She was 34 and will be taken to Southport tomorrow morning for interment after services at the Methodist church led by Rev. T G Vickers. Survived by husband two sons Arthur and Ennis mother Mrs Laura A Birch of Virginia sister Mrs A N Chandler of Baltimore. She was born in Maryland and had lived in Wilmington about four years.
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Southport
J. J. Weeks
South Second Street
Methodist Church
T. G. Vickers
Arthur
Ennis
Laura A. Birch
Virginia
A. N. Chandler
Baltimore
Weeks
Maryland
Wilmington
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Speeders Up Before Recorder Harriss
More speeders appeared before Recorder Harriss this morning but cases were continued. Defendants included P F B Price John Fredericks William Wessell Arthur Hawkins and Martha Nobles colored all facing varied charges. Anol pros was taken in the case of J A Barner on larceny by trick. James Spencer colored faced assault with a deadly weapon and the case was sent to the Juvenile Court.
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Harriss
Messrs
P. F. B. Price
John Fredericks
William Wessell
Arthur Hawkins
Martha Nobles
J. A. Barner
James Spencer
French Soldier Bigorne Awarded Legion of Honor for Machine Gun Stand
Paris June 10 Emile Alexandre Bigorne a machine gun operator earned the Legion of Honor after single handedly repelling a German counter attack. He held a trench for two hours with about 1000 cartridges feeding his weapon as waves of attackers fell under his fire. His feat underscored the machine gun's deadly impact in the current war and led to the decoration recommendation.
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United Press
Paris
Emile Alexandre Bigorne
France
Bigorne
Legion of Honor
Alleged Bologna Suspect Plans to Fight Extradition
Alfred Cocchi, held in Bologna over Ruth Cruger murder, vows innocence as his counsel argues no valid US extradition demand exists. Admiral Sims refutes claims a US destroyer rammed a submarine. Navy ration price hike under review and a Southern Baptist editor chosen in Nashville.
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United States
Sims
Fifty American aviators begin instruction at seaplane depot
Fifty American aviators arrived yesterday to join a training course at the seaplane depot and were warmly welcomed by French comrades. Meanwhile, near White Hall Maryland an automobile carrying six people was struck by a train, killing four at once and fatally injuring two others who died later.
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Northern Central Railroad
White Hall
Western Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Secretary Daniels Recommends 72 Assistant Pay Masters Ensign Rank
Secretary Daniels proposes 72 assistant pay masters to receive commissions with the rank of ensigns. The move aims to fill naval payroll posts and initialize officer status for the appointees.
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Daniels
Root Addresses Petrograd Crowd in War Safety Talk
Elihu Root, head of the American mission, declared the US would fight until the world is safe for democracy and spoke before a large enthusiastic Russian audience in Petrograd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Elihu Root
Petrograd
Mr. Root
Free sample of Green's August Flower offered at Green's Drug Store
Free sample bottle of Green's August Flower advertised to ease indigestion and related ailments. The ad claims fifty years of success and notes the remedy comes in 25 and 75 cent sizes widely sold in civilized countries.
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Green
Advt
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Southern Association
Seashore Hotel
Vic
Arthur Gastentax
N.C
Eeahn
A. B. Carter
Liberty
Jackies
N. C. Naval
H. B. Peschau
Engineers
W. E. Yopp
Junior Order National Council
Red
Pershing
Trinity Church
J. J. Week
The
Wilmington Savings & Trust CompAny
Princess Street
Imperial Hotel
H.L. Kidd
Mgr
Parjas Exterminster
Hall’s Drug Store
Navy
Congress
Jonels
E. C. Dargan
First Bptist Church
Macon
Southern Baptist Sumuay School Board
Nashville, Tenn
Spain
Alfonso
Raleigh, N. C
Charlotte, N. C
Jo-Lee Brassie
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