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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1917

Page

6

Easter Dance Set by L Arioso Club at Cape Fear Club

Community notices list forthcoming events and social gatherings in Wilmington. The L Arioso German Club plans an Easter dance at the Cape Fear Country Club on Thursday evening March 12, while an informal social is set for Winter Park schoolhouse next Tuesday with a small admission and refreshments.

L’arioso Cape Fear Country Club Winter Park G. EB. McClnnan Rocky Mount S.S. Shaw R. K. Thornly Standburg Faison Charleston S. C W. W. Clifton W ‘Fosa East Wilmington

Highwood Park To Be Auctioned By O T Wallace

Announcement that Highwood Park property, about three miles from the city on the suburban line, will be sold at auction by real estate man O T Wallace in about two weeks. The tract, once the Highwood Park Race Track grounds, was later subdivided into lots but never marketed and will be surveyed again into building lots.

Highwood Park O. T. Wallace

Cardui Named Woman's Tonic After Life Change Trial

Mrs W T Ball of Mercer Kentucky recalls suffering during change of life about 15 years ago. She credits Cardui with restoring health after two bottles, enabling walking six miles, and lifting debilitating symptoms. She notes Cardui saved her daughter during a severe spell and extols its long use and efficacy for women’s troubles.

Mercer, Ky W. T. Ball Central City Cardui

Flour Theft at Corbett Company Freight Car

Nineteen sacks of flour, each twelve pounds, were stolen from a food car on the Corbett Company warehouse siding on Nutt street near Seaboard Air Line. Police suspect a wagon carried the loot as the weight exceeded what two men could move. An axe also used to break a store window for oranges.

Corbett Company Nutt Street Seaboard Air Line Saave Walters Romance Craig Gore Front Meares Street A. L. Long

Wilmington New Aerial Ladder Truck Arrives for Fire Dept

Wilmington receives a new aerial ladder motor truck from American LaFrance in Elmira New York. It will undergo testing before official acceptance and commissioning by the local fire department.

Wilmington American LaFrance Company Elmira N. Y

YMCA campaign falls short but near goal in three days

The three day YMCA drive closed last night at $6000 shy of the $6000 goal. Prominent citizens were away, but organizers remain confident the remaining amount will be secured. President H Lacy Hunt and campaign leader C H Moorman received thanks, and the workers were praised for their efforts. The event included a vocal closing and meals provided by local Methodist ladies.

H. Lacy Hunt C C. Chadbourn C. H. Moorman W. H. Sprunt Messrs Davis H. Howes, Jr L. J. Poisson

Great Games Tonight In YMCA Basketball Showdown

Three teams Americans Tigers and Red Sox lead the league and a single elimination night could trim the field. Americans meet Tigers while Red Sox face Athletics as season ends next week. Strickland squad widens lead after Wednesday results with two of three wins.

Basketball League Christian Assodciation Tigers Red Sox Athletics Strickland Fisher DuVall Thees

Miss Ella Higgins Sent Home From Hospital

Ella Higgins, an alleged cocaine thief, who had been at James Walker Memorial Hospital for treatment, was sent to her Brooklyn home Thursday night. Meeting hours were changed as county farm demonstrator J. P. Herring says the Winter Park meeting moves to 8 p.m. and the Masonboro gathering to 10:30 p.m. Mr. Logan will deliver talks at both locations.

Ella Higgins James Walker Memorial Hospital Brooklyn N. Y J. P. Herring County Farm Winter Park Masonboro Logan

Kidney health and political news mix in Raleigh Dispatch

An article extols Swamp-Root kidney remedy and warns on Bright's Disease while a Raleigh Dispatch report outlines North Carolina politics. It names Doughton Gardner and others as possible candidates, mentions party tensions, and notes local officials and wartime dispatches from Raleigh.

Bright New York Kilmer’s Kiln Hainton

Open Baseball Parlor Brings Automatic Pitching to City

The new entertainment venue at No 8 North Larland Street opens tomorrow offering an automatic baseball parlor. Proprietor E H Sessums from Greensboro and Charlotte says old players will enjoy testing their luck with the willow. A controlled official baseball is used with adjustable speed and height for safe, varied practice.

North Larand Street E. H. Séssums Greensboro Charlotte Alexander

Alexander Sprunt Buys Market Street Property In City Deed Series

Large batch of deeds filed at the court house Friday includes a transfer of a prominent Market Street lot west of the Church of the Covenant. The parcel fronts 66 feet on Market and runs 150 feet deep with an initial price of 3053.48 dollars. Other transfers cover parcels in Federal Point and nearby tracts, detailing several buyers and properties.

Alexander Sprunt Market Street Court House Church of the Cvenant Market Streets John D. Bellamy Walter D. Colwell Pate Ouston Federal Point H. mM. Wells Fr M. Southerland Ora

Notable visitors return from Washington and New York

Mr. W. A. McGirt, after brief visits to Washington and Richmond, returns home. Mr. R. M. Shepard came back from the Washington inauguration. Mr. Cliff Morris returns from New York and Washington and attends President Wilson's inauguration in the latter city. Mr. W. A. French arrives home from a trip north with news of the inauguration.

W. A. McGirt Washington Richmond R. M. Shepard Cliff Morris New York Wilson W. A. French

Uncle Sam Hunts Jobs for Militiamen

United Press reports nationwide effort to place militiamen who quit posts to join the border force. Employment offices in Denver Baltimore Boston Chicago and others report strong hiring, with private businesses aiding. Women’s division also participates as demand for positions rises. Commissioner Caminelli of the Immigration Bureau notes more jobs than available.

United Press Washington Waele Sam Weye Denver Baltimore Ficelema Kansas Alinneapolis Boston New Orleans Chicago Lobor Comitissidner Caminelli Imnigenion Bureau

For Those Who Suffer

Pharmaceutical advice promotes water intake to aid bodily function and urges hot water before meals. It recommends Anuric to address uric acid buildup and suggests exercise and fresh air to improve circulation, mentioning kidney pain, rheumatism, and backache as conditions it claims to help.

Samuel Hamilton Cannon Rutaner Pavlov Fowler Hawk Pierce Surgical Institute Buffalo

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