Concord Chapter 10 to Install Royal Arch Officers
Concord Chapter No. 1 Royal Arch Masons will hold a social convocation tonight at 8 for installing the recently elected officers to confer the Mark Master’s decree. Refreshments follow. officers include Thomas J. Moore high priest and Merl J. Carson king with other named line officers.
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Concord
Royal Arch Masons
Oelock
John S. McEachern
Thomas J. Moore
Merl J. Carson
Charles C. Pinckney
Lyttleton B. Scott
Edward O. Penney
F. Mercer Gallagher
Walter C. Vick
Royal Arch
Wilbur R. Dasher
Third Vail
George Wheeler
Second Vail
David L. Struthers
First Vail
Allied nationals invited to open competitive civil service exams
The United States Civil Service Commission announces that subjects of allied and qualified countries may take open competitive examinations for bookkeeper typewriter and clerk bookkeeper positions on Tuesdays until further notice. Details and application forms are available in Announcement No. 2 175 from the Commission in Washington. Additional posted dates include April 23 24 and 25 for registrar and law clerk roles with salaries, and April 24 25 for scientific assistant in marketing. Other roles are available year round such as telephone operator cook and assistant chemist with varying pay scales.
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United
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
Revival Services Open At Dock Street Christian Church
Evangelistic meetings began at Dock Street Christian church yesterday and will run ten days to two weeks. Rev. J. E. Reynolds led both services with morning theme Christian Liberality and evening message Fighting Life's Battles. He will lead tonight again with outside aid enlisted.
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J. E. Reynolds
Christian Church
Dock Street
Store Robbery and Attempted Thefts Reported in City
Police report details B B Bryant's store at 507 North Fowasthc Street entered on Saturday night or before daylight yesterday. Merchandise and cash were taken and a Saffo Brothers window pin was found in the Bryant store. Three sacks of corn from the city wharf were also stolen, tied to Bonney and Harper millers.
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B. B. Bryant
North Fowasthc Street
Saffo Brothers
Red Cross
Bryant
Bonney and Harper, Millers
Chestnut Street
Benney and Harper Mill
Enrolling Officer Stewart Appointed for Farm Labor Drive
J C Stewart chief engineer for Champion Compress is named enrolling agent for Wilmington area in a nationwide campaign to recruit reserve labor for this year's harvest. The plan, urged by L L Bland state director, urges urban volunteers with farming experience to assist farmers and sustain the food supply amid war needs.
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J. C. Stewart
Champion Compress
Wilmington
Dispatch
John B. Morris
Acorn
L. L. Bland
United States Public Service Reserve
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture and Labor
Dentist Purchases Piner Farm on Market Street Road
Dr. J. W. Stanley, a prominent city dentist, bought the T. D. Piner farm east of the city on Market Street Road. The property features a handsome residence and several outbuildings. W. A. McGirt, a well known real estate dealer, engineered the deal, rumored to be around $12,000.
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J. W. Stanley
T. D. Piner
Market Street
W A. McGirt
Cvt
Sermon Urges Put Christ First Amid World Suffering
Rev. M. T. Plyler at Grace Methodist in Wilmington condemns worldly compromise and urges Christians to align with Jesus. He contrasts Simon Peter and modern believers with the cruciform call to stand with the Savior, even at personal cost, in a world at war and in peril.
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M. T. Plyler
Grace Methodist Church
Jesus
Plyler
Europe
Christ
Judgment
Simon Peter
Peters
Wilmington
Mary
Judea
Bethany
J A McNorton to Head Winter Park Patriotic Meeting
J A McNorton Esq will be principal speaker at a Winter Park school house patriotic gathering tonight in support of thrift campaign food production and conservation. Mrs Annie P Pretlow and Mr J O Brown attend to organize thrift societies and home demonstration clubs with an appealing program for children.
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J. A. McNorton
Winter Park
Annie P. Pretlow
J. O. Brown
German U-Boat Seeks Refuge At Spanish Port
A 400 ton German submarine sought refuge at El Ferrol Spain on Sunday March 24 reporting severe damage after a battle with three ships. The U-boat with two 11 centimeter guns carries a crew of 30 and a Spanish warship guarded her while awaiting admission.
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el Ferrol
Spain
Celebrate Passover This Week Across Jewish Communities
The Passover festival marks Israel's delivery from bondage and spans Nissan 15 to 22, March 28 to April 4 this year. Observances differ by Reform and Conservative communities with Seder meals, unleavened bread, and symbolic foods recounting the Exodus.
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Israel
Nissan
Reform Wing
Egypt
Alumni Day Set as UNC Reunions Plan for June
State University alumni from classes 1917 1913 1908 1898 1893 1888 1868 and 1858 receive a warm invitation to reunions during commencement. June 4 is Alumni Day with a call to assemble on the Hill, coordinate class plans, and confirm addresses to strengthen Alma Mater and class spirit.
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State University
E. R. Rankin
University of North Carolina
Alma Mater
Negro Shot At While Fleeing Riverfront Zone
Police discuss the quick getaway of an unnamed negro shot at by riverfront patrols before daylight. He fled the barred zone after being halted as he entered the area. The watchman says he burned the wind as he sped away, with no address found. Details on motive or entry unclear.
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Seaboard
Vickers 10 Speaks At The Academy Tonight
Captain Leslie Vickers, front line veteran, headlines the Academy of Music tonight at 8 o clock as the third Liberty Loan Band campaign opens locally. Judge George Rountree introduces him. Miss Anna Graham Harriss sings. Vickers promises a hard hitting message about actual frontline realities learned from No Man s Land.
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Leslie Vickers
Academy of Music
Liberty Loan
Captain Vickers
David Fallon
Charles W. Whitehair
Captain Fallon
Thomas
Wilmington
Academy
George Rountree
Anna Graham Harriss
Union Station
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Red Cross
Liberty Lean Bond Committee
Vickers
Fallon
Hold Union Meeting At Point Caswell Date Set
Wilming ton Baptist Association to hold a two day union meeting at Point Caswell on March 30 and 31. The program lists devotional exercises sermons and discussions led by Rev. A L Goodrich Rev. J A Sullivan Rev. E L Weston and other pastors with sessions on church mission baptism the Lord's Supper and Baptist beliefs.
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Wilmington Baptist Association
Point Caswell
Union Meeting
A. L. Goodrich
Y.devaun
George E. Leftwich
J. A. Sullivan
C. Y. DeVaun
E. L. Weston
Second Week of Grace Methodist Evangelical Services
The second week of evangelistic services at Grace Methodist Church begins today with afternoon sessions at 4 o clock and night meetings at 8. Rev. M. T. Plyler leads, drawing keen interest. Last week's nights drew large crowds and are said to have produced much good.
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Grace Methodist Church
M. T. Plyler
Stocks Break Further Early in War News Driven Selloff
New York stocks opened with heavy selling as war news spurred declines. United States Steel fell from 86 1 2 to 86 3 4 amid a 9 000 share sale, with Union Pacific also down about two points. Other weak issues included Texas Company Crucible Steel Bethlehem Steel Cam tril Leather Great Northern and St Paul. Cotton futures slid to 41 51 points before rallies trimmed losses. old contracts showed the weakest positions. The market later saw partial recoveries as dry south weather aided sentiment.
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New York
United States Steel
Union Pacific
Texas Company
Crucible Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Camtral Leather
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Chesapeake
Ohis
Real Cure for Catarrh Demands Blood Therapy
Advertiser urges readers to discard sprays and douches as ineffective against catarrh and promotes S. S. S. as a lasting treatment. Claims the remedy works by cleansing the blood of germs and offers free medical guidance from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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GRACE
Negro
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Princess Street
Church of Christ
J. H. Beck
Hardy Lanier
J. L. Shinn
Rev
L. B. Boney
Alma Brown
Board of Elections
E. Piner
J. H. Rehder & CO
North Fourth Street
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