Society meeting and charity notices in Robeson area
Society the Everyday Gladness Circle will meet at Mrs. C. B. Newcomb’s home 1915 Per avenue at 8 15 pm Thursday. Ladies Aid of Sixth Street Advent Christian church hosts an ice cream supper with orchestra and Old country Store at J D James store 718 Castle street tomorrow night. Red Cross Unit of St. John’s Mission holds an afternoon meeting tomorrow at 3 pm. bring thimbles and needles to finish work for Belgian relief. Mrs J H Shore, wife of Rev J H Shore, has recovered from surgery and returns home on Grace street. Mrs C V Brown and son Sterling visit Wilmington with relatives Mr and Mrs C H Fore.
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Gladness Circle
C. B. Newcomb
Peravenue
Ladies Aid Society of
Sixth Street
Advent Christian Church
J. D. James
Castle Street
Red Cross
St. John’s Mission
Prerock
J. H. Shore
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Grace Street
The
Robesonian
How to Grow Okra from the U S Department guide
Okra grows well in good soil and should be sown after last frost in rows four to five feet apart. Thin to about two feet between plants. Harvest the pods when young for soups or stews as advised by the U S Department of Agriculture.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Local Visitors and War Savings Campaign Notes
Corporal Binford Cole of Camp Jackson returned to camp after visiting his father and his brother in the city. Mr. J. M. Rozier spent yesterday in Wilmington en route from Curre to Lumberton to visit relatives. Mr. Iredell Meares left this morning for Southport to address the war savings campaign and will speak at Faison tomorrow then Newton’s Grove in Sampson county Friday. Mr. Albert L. Jewell entertained guests at 416 Church street with cards and refreshments.
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Binford Cole
Camp
Jackson
Jacksonville
J. M. Rozier
Wilmington
Curre
Lumberton
Iredell Meares
Southport
War Savings
Faison
Newton's Grove
Sampson County
Albert L. Jewell
Church Street
Putnam Downed Two More Planes
Paris reports David E. Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts a member of the Lafayette Flying Squadron promoted to sergeant in the French army. He is credited with four downed machines and claims a fifth on a German airfield. observers did not officially credit that one.
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Paris
David E. Putnam
Brookline
Mass
LaFayette
Putnam
Perfect Organization Yesterd ay for Books
A meeting at the Sorosis Club formed a permanent drive to collect books for soldiers. Miss Alice Le Grande named campaign director with committees forming to handle publicity, churches, Boy Scouts, and more. Wilmington aims to collect 500 books by Saturday night, urging readers to donate readable, non torn volumes on travel, history, biographies, novels, and war topics.
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Sorosis Club
United States
American Library Association
Margaret Gibson
Sasser
Alice le Grande
Miss Gibson
Murchison
Anderson
F. R. Long
J. A. Livingston
Meares Harriss
W. A. McGirt
Adam Empie
Wilmington
War Finance Bill Advances In House
The House moved past routine business to continue work on the War Finance Corporation bill. Representative Kitchin, in charge, expressed confidence the main administration urged features would be kept and that early passage was likely.
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Washington
House
War Finance Corporation
Kitchin
Mabel Normand Returns in Dodging a Million at Grand Theatre
Mabel Normand makes her first star appearance in Goldwyn Pictures Dodging a Million a mystery drama by Edgar Selwyn. Madge Kennedy stars with A M Kennedy as Normand’s return to cinema excites audiences as the Grand Theatre hosts showings next Monday and Tuesday with the film praised for love thrills and humor.
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Mabel Normand
Goldwyn Pictures
Edgar Selwyn
Madge Kennedy
A. M. Kennedy
Miss Normand
Grand Theatre
A Night on the Hudson at the Royal
Armstrong's Garden of Mirth presents a two day bill at the Royal featuring A Night on the Hudson with realistic scenery and new acts by Al Barlow Vera Stanley Bertha LeCoste and Carl Armstrong plus Miss Ruth Erland in Pathé serial The Neglected Wife shown today and tomorrow with matinee and night performances.
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Hudson
the Hudson
Armstrong
Garden of Mirth Company
the Royal
al Barlow
Carl Armstrong
Wilmington
Vera Stanley
Bertha LeCoste
Pathe
Rutherland
Th Royal
My Wife in Mutual Empire at the Grand
Ann Murdock headlines the Mutual Empire offering My Wife a picturized Frohman production at the Grand. The story centers on Beatrice Hammond’s arranged marriage to her guardian for her fortune and the complications when a soldier lover returns. Cast includes Ferdinand Gottschalk Rex McDougal Hubert Cruce Jules Raucourt Amy Veness Grace Carlyle and John Harwood.
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Ann Murdock
Frohman
Mutual Empire
Wife
Charles Frohman
Michael Morton
Joseph F. Poland
Beatrice Hammond
Guardy
Beatrice
France
Suardy
Ronald
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Rex McDougall
Hubert Cruce
Jules Raucourt
Amy Veness
Grace Carlyle
John Harwood
Braves Sign Up Southpaw Recruit
Boston reports Hugh Canavan a left handed pitcher from Worcester of the Eastern League has been signed by the Boston Nationals. Canavan, coaching at Staunton Military Academy Virginia, will report to Miami soon where the Braves train.
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Boston
Mass
Hugh Canavan
Worcester Club
Boston Nationals
Miami
Braves
Canavan
Staunton Military Academy
Virginia
Tax dodgers face prosecution under War Revenue Act
Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue, warned that those who fail to file income tax reports by April 1 will be prosecuted vigorously under the War Revenue Act. Revenue officers nationwide are checking returns with the aim of prosecuting tax dodgers.
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Ers
Selective Service Act
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Peterson Embezzlement Case Heads to Jury in Raleigh
Raleigh March 20 The case of Major George L Peterson charged with embezzling state funds was expected to go to the jury late today After the State rested yesterday the defense said it would not offer any evidence leaving the defense counsel with an open issue to be decided by the jury
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Raleigh N. C
George L. Peterson
Peterson
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OKRA
Peruna Company
Peruna
Peruna.Company
Columbus
Ohio
Julian Eltinge
Carfax
Theatre
Charles Froham
MY Wife
ROYAL
Company Presents
Ruth Roland
Roland
Gvnees
Wishnaive Devereee Hr’s
Louis Villlat
Central Consumers Co., Inc
Louisville, Ky
Wagner Distributing Company
Orange Streets
P. O. Box
Sina P
Cornell-Wood
M. W. Devine & Company
Market Street
Wilmington,n
Cornell Wood Products Co
C. O. Frisbie, Pres
Chicago
Connie Mack
Davidson
Brown
Junior League of Amateur Driving Clubs
Mineola
N. Y
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