Wilmington Social News Abounds With Visits Marriages And Meetings
Local residents including Mrs A L Gore Miss Grace Dawn and Miss Louise Hewlett visit or return from travels. Community groups plan meetings at St Marys School Trinity Methodist and First Baptist while Charleston and Raleigh connections appear in social notices. A wedding of Miss Edah Jones and Luther Williams occurs at 921 South Front Street and Atlantic Christian College prepares for its president's inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edah Jones
Luther Williams
South Front Street
J. D. Mills
Williams
Army and Navy workers seek final push to reach YMCA goal
Campaign leaders report 1938.06 dollars raised toward a 6900 dollar target as of Thursday luncheon. Army and Navy divisions list individual team contributions led by Captains Howes Yates Hanley Brown Ruark Everett and Struthers Bedden Yates Sprunt Becton Chadbourn Duvall with a final meeting set for 6 15 PM to decide on an extension. A $500 gift credited to Beden Yates was split between sides. A dinner and solo closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
D. W. Howes
Jos. W. Yates
J. R.hanley
J. S.brown
Robert Ruark
L. S. Everett
Naval Division
Admiral Struthers
W. B. Thrope
W. R. Dosher
Alex, Sprunt
J. L. Becton
C. C. Chadbourn
L. F. Duvall
H. Lacy Hunt
Hunt
J. L. Beden
Navy
W. H. Sprunt
Methodist
J. F Harriss
J. F. Riobertsen
Induction of Raymond A Smith at Atlantic Christian College
Induction ceremony for Raymond Abner Smith A M B D in the office of Press at Atlantic Christian College at 10 am on Thursday March 22 1917 in Wilson North Carolina. Mrs E A Braddly of New Bern is guest of Miss Sidonia Dunn during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Abner Smith
Office of Press
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson
North Carolina
E. A. Braddly
New Bern
Sidonia Dunn
Wilmington Exports and Schedules Update
February exports for the Wilmington Customs District totaled 119573 dollars, down from 122909 the prior month, likely due to the shorter month. Imports for February surpassed half a million dollars. Beginning March 12, suburban car times shift to 616 PM from Wrightsville and 621 PM from Winter Park, per Tidewater Power Company.
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Wilmington Customs District
Custom House
Schedwie
Wrightsville
Wilmington
Winter Park
Tidewater Power Company
New Hanover Legislator Grant Returns From Raleigh
Representative L. Clayton Grant returned to the city Wednesday afternoon after two months in Raleigh. He introduced and helped pass several bills and was instrumental in passage of others. His record is described as enviable by all.
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New Hanover
Raleigh
L. Clayton Grant
Ruth Cruger disappearance remains unsolved after month long search
New York detectives and the public have failed to locate Ruth Cruger a seventeen year old girl who vanished after February 12. Investigators traced a man and a girl matching her description seen near One Hundred Twenty-seventh Street and Broadway but no further leads emerged.
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New York
Ruth Cruger
Dorothy Arnold
Tod & Little Shop
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
Alfred Cocchi
Cocchi
Miss Cruger
Ruth
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh ‘Street
Broadway
Lenox Avenue
William Hill Recalls James Whitler At High School
Dr William Laurie Hill poet laureate of the North Carolina Press Association addressed the student body Thursday at 9 am. He spoke about James McNeill Whistler, an artist, and noted his mother was North Carolinian and known to Mr Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Laurie Hill
North Carolina Press Association
James McNeill Whistler
Hill
Spring fabric and apparel sale entries across wide range
A cluttered listing details fabric and clothing prices including bed linens, corduroy, gabardine, leather bags, underwear, khaki pants, gowns, hats, brassieres, shirts, and silk dresses. Items feature various values and spring patterns with discounts and special prices noted throughout the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Praca Sheikslan
E.ss.s
Gets-It Corn Remedy Promises Quick Corn Relief
A Bristol reader touts Gets-It as a simple, effective corn remedy. Two drops shrink the corn, allowing it to be peeled away easily. Sold for 25 cents or by mail from E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, with local retailers listed in an endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
R. R. Bellamy
Smith Drug _ Store
Southside Drug Co
Elvington
Memphis Mass Meeting Backs President in Neutrality Fight
A Memphis mass meeting pledged support to President Wilson in protecting Americans at home and abroad and condemned a minority of senators blocking the armed neutrality bill. Petitions were ordered to be circulated in Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee to urge action in Congress.
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Associated Press
Memphis
L Enn
United States
Wilson
Tennessee
Congress
Arkas
Tennes
Editorial Attacks Wilson Inaugural Address From Berlin Paper
The Lokal Anzeiger criticizes President Wilson for overturning the Monroe Doctrine and portraying himself as a peace mediator while prolonging war. The piece denounces alleged misstatements and double standards, calling the speech hypocritical and dangerous to international order.
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Berlin
London
The
Lokal
Anzeiger
Secerely
Wilson
James Monrone
Washington
America
Washington catcher Acosta joins revolutionary Cuba movement
Report notes catcher Acosta of the Nationals aligns with a Cuban revolutionary effort. His father Colon Acosta is described as a notable leader. The text mentions three major leagues and references teams the Giants and Superbas with contracted players.
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Od Styl Washington
Acosta
Cuba
Colon
Idomnera Rebe
Fragmentary wartime message sparks transatlantic clash
The fragmentary text hints at a debate over a potential threat and the stance of American actions in the Atlantic. It references a figure claiming a thing can alter his intentions and mentions 2 million and zones opened to American commerce, amid tension and no war declaration.
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Atlantic
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Trinity Methodist Church
W. P. MccGlaughton
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Young Men’s Christian Association
First Baptist Church
B. T. Hopkins
Miss Matthews
MR. Robinson
Vivian Matthews
Mr. Decatur Robinson
Grace Methodist Church
M. T. Plyler
Clarkton
Woman's Missionary Presbyterial
Wilmington Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
J. A. Brown
Chadbourn
Dorothy Hill
Philadelphia
R. C. Sadler
Etta Powell
Whiteville
J. H. Newbury
Warsaw
Orton
C. F. Strosnider
Goldsboro
City
Orton Hotel
Minnie Holt
Bolton
J. K. Ormsby
Rocky Point
Lucy Chadbourn
S. D. Byrd
Mount Olive
No. 118 South
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Smith
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R. A. Smith
Thet'liatic Christian College
Are
A.D. Brown
Eger
Leco
MR. Grant
MR. Hill
Seatae
Belk-Williams Company
Rufus Boynton
Edwin Markham
Man With
Edwin Markha
Oby
Reid, Supplied
Memphis Mass Meeting
Nan ‘ T
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la Creole
Jarman’s
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Greater New York
Giants
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Superbas
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