World Film to Film Here With Oscar Apfel in Wilmington
World Film corporation plans a major feature here with director Oscar Apfel expected to arrive by train. Stars including Montagu Love will follow and local Wilmington talent will be employed as locations are marked this week. Frank Morse helped bring the project to Wilmington and Apfel will choose sites quickly after arrival.
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World Film Corporation
Oscar Apfel
Wilmington
Picwre Corporation
Montagu Love
Mr. Apfel
Tarheelia
Apfel
Legion
Local draft orders reclassify Wilmington registrants for camp entrainment
Draft board orders issued by the provost marshal general direct replacing the prior governor order that shifted 200 plus men from class one to other classes. Seventy seven men eight whites and fifty six blacks will entrain for camps in July with twenty one whites to Camp Hancock Augusta and fifty six colored selectmen to Camp Greene Charlotte. Reclassification aims to enlarge class one and restore proportion with other regions while the legal advisory board reviews two three and four to widen class one.
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Inan
Wilmington
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Camp Greene
Charlotte
Legal Advisory Board
J. A. Taylor
Wilmington Draft Board
Taylor
Crowder
Miss Ella Hewett Dies at 41 in City
Miss Ella Hewett 41 daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John W Hewett died yesterday afternoon at 3 15 at her home 420 Church street Funeral services will be at Fifth Avenue Methodist church this afternoon at 5 30 conducted by Rev J H McCracken Interment Bellevue cemetery Survived by three brothers John E Henry L and William T Hewett
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Ella Hewett
John W. Hewett
Church Street
Fifth Avenue
Truck Driver Indicted for Reckless Operation at Shipyard
Allison Walker a truck driver at the Carolina ship yard was indicted on a judgment of operating a truck recklessly. An upcoming hearing is set before the recorder after a boy named Gus Washington suffered minor injuries when struck by Walker’s truck. Bertha Washington, his mother, sought the warrant.
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Allison Walker
Carolina
Walker
Gus Washington
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Bertha Washington
Connor Will Speak Here On July 4th
R D W Connor of Raleigh secretary of the North Carolina Historical Society will deliver the address at Wilmington’s July 4 celebration. The event features a patriot parade by foreign born residents and their children with 300 soldiers, Shriners, drum corps, and decorated cars, plus 1000 flags and fresh bunting for a grand civic display.
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R. D. W. Connor
Raleigh
The
North Carolina Historical Society
Wilmington High School
Wilmington
Lakeside Park
Connor
Fifth and Market Street
Fort Caswell
Legion of Foreign Born
Sudan
Hemenway
Sena Grotto
Shriners
National Special Aid Society
Naval Reserves
River Patrol
White and colored man detained after assault near Market
James Stover a colored man and W H Sneeden a white man were taken by police near Second and Market yesterday afternoon and will appear before the recorder tomorrow for assaults with deadly weapons. Each was released on 25 dollar bonds signed by the same bondsman. Stover says the white man drew a knife while Sneeden says the colored man tried to strike him with a rock.
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James Stover
W. H. Sneeden
Second
Market Streets
Stover
Sneeden
Important meeting on Tuesday evening for North Carolina reserve militia
A meeting of the ninth company North Carolina reserve militia home guard is called for Tuesday evening at 30 oclock by Capt Edwin A Metts commanding officer. The W L I armory will host the gathering and all members are required to attend to discuss matters of paramount interest.
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Ninth Company
North Carolina Reserve Militia
Home Guard
Edwin A. Metts
W. L. I. Armory
Burning Out Chimney Calls Fire Dept At 10 40
Firemen were dispatched to a house on Eighth Street between Taylor and Nixon for a reported burning out chimney last night at 10 40. No damage occurred as the alarm from box 115 at Seventh and Nixon streets proved false.
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Eighth Street
Taylor
Nixon
Seventh
Nixon Streets
Heinie Slang Marks German Opponents In U S Army
In an American Army report from May 29, civilians and soldiers note the linguistic habit of calling German soldiers Heinie rather than German. The piece compares Allied terms like Fritz and Hun with American usage for German foes, highlighting wartime slang and identity.
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Uncle Sam
U-Boat Failures Seen Near Atlantic Waters
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that the strongest proof of German submarine failure lies in its appearance on this side of the Atlantic, signaling potential threat near U.S. shores and prompting concern over maritime security.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Wrightsville Beach Opens Season With Lumina Concerts
Wrightsville Beach chapel and station 2 open for the season. Sunday school at 10 30 morning and evening service at 8 30. Lumina hosts Elam orchestra concerts with violin cello and cornet solos. The programs end with the Star Spangled Banner attracting crowds.
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Wrightsville Beach Chapel
Elam
Pleasure Palace
Landis
Burjo
Sunday Sands Fashion Show Draws Surfers and Spectators
Surf scores may dip this afternoon as fashion seekers miss the latest looks, though most attendees focus on the glistening sands each Sunday. The article notes minimal interest in styles among some at the event.
Sunday Concert Program At Lumina With Blam' Orchestra
The Sunday afternoon program at Lumina features the Blam' orchestra starting at 4 o'clock. Selections include March Over There O Hara Yo Te Amo Tango Rolfe Overture Orpheus Offenbach melodies from musical show The Princess Pat intermission Herbert Cornet solo Elam Waltzel Roses From the South Strauss Cheops Egyptian intermezzo Cobb Star-Spangled Banner.
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Offenbach
Elam Waltzel
Een Reyes E Strauss Cheops
Lumina Concert Program With Elam Orchestra
This evening's Lumina program features the Elam orchestra performing Light Cavalry Overture and Hungarian Fantasia Tobani. The set promises a varied concert experience for all audiences.
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Lumina
Elam
Tobani
Cornet Solo and Opera Medley Concert Preview
Readable notes describe a program featuring a cornet solo Selected Mr Elem Lucia di Lammermoor melodies from Donizetti alongside a violin and cello duet My DYGGQM3 items by Mr Landis and Mr Burjo Love Songs of Ye Olden Days arranged by Mr Recker.
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Elem
Lucia di
Milwaukee saloons plan permanent closure by year end
more than 150 Milwaukee saloons will close permanently at the end of the license year, a license committee report states poor business high beer prices and anticipated prohibition victory make saloon keeping a risky venture final.
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Milwaukee
Wis
the Common Council
Hindenburg Alleged Illness From Flanders Water
The Brooklyn Eagle quotes a German general accusing poison in wells, noting it as a recalled tactic. The remark casts a harsh light on German wartime strategy and public perceptions of wrongdoing.
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von Hindenburg
Flanders
Brooklyn Eagle
North Carolina visitors listed at The Hotels Yesterday
Arrivals at the Orton include notable North Carolina guests such as H. C. Wilwhite of Charlotte Mrs J F Griffith Mrs Ray Johnson Mrs Jno Ogburn Winston-Salem J W David Reid Jr Mrs Jno Ogburn Mr Griffith R R Goodson S R Martin C L Bowden Fort Caswell Mrs 8 A Caviness Greensboro Mrs C A Marley Remseur W C Humble EB E Cain Elizabethtown and Private P E Gehres Fort Caswell.
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the Orton
H. C. Wilwhite
Charlotte
J. F. Griffith
Ray Johnson
Jno. Ogburn
Winston-Salem
J. W. David Reid, Jr
Griffith
R. R. Goodson
S. R. Martin
C. L. Bowden
Fort Caswell
8. A. Caviness
Greensboro
C. A. Marley
Remseur
W. C. Humble
EB. E. Cain
Elizabethtown
P. E. Gehres
British aviator pamphlets fail to spur war bond sales
From London a pilot dropped pamphlets urging people to wake up and buy war bonds but the effort produced no subscriptions as the leaflets fluttered down over Chelmsford cemetery.
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London
Chelmsford Cemetery
Turkey Lives On Chestnuts Not For German Benefactors
A New York Evening Sun report notes Turkey survives on chestnuts amid strain from German benefactors. The piece frames national hardship and external aid amid political pressure and economic stress.
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Turkey
New York Evening Sun
Volunteers Flood Naval Recruiting Stations
Reports from New York World indicate a sudden surge of volunteers flocking to naval recruiting stations as reactions to German submarine activity offshore. Authorities rush to process applicants and bolster patrols amid heightened maritime tensions.
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New York World
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Eddie Rickenbacher
France
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Aero Corps
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U.S. War Savings
U.S. Thriet
Wilmington Dispatch Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Direcor
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