Wilmington Eyed For Textile Enterprise 100 Jobs Promised
New York firm considers Wilmington for a textile branch. Building owner negotiates remodel terms while local agents expect a ready rental and a modest but substantial start. Mr. Cooper of the firm toured the city and was impressed by cooperative treatment and potential for a large working force once established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Cooper
New York
War
Snom
Tom
Open Ami
Liberty Bond Used to Bail Woman From Court
In Recorder's Court Sarah Henry, a young colored woman, posted a $50 Liberty bond with Clerk Horne to assure her court appearance on a vagrancy charge and was allowed to leave. Four young negro boys, all under 12, faced disorderly conduct charges but were dismissed. White defendants John Simon and George Fisher faced separate affray charges. Simon was found not guilty, Fisher fined $5. Automobiles case for George Hutaff not pressed. Lighter sentence given to Whitfield, a colored vagrant, with three months road sentence. prior conviction noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Henry
Recorders Court
Sarah
Sam
Horne
Walter
Ellenne Stanley
Willie Rhodes
Willie Brinkley
John Simon
George Fisher
H. Hutaff
Ele Whitfield
County Schools Close as Term Ends in May
County superintendent Prof. Washington Catlett notes an unusually strong term with good grades despite measles and cold weather. City schools close May 31 with small commencement plans. a 63 member Egh class graduates, mostly girls.
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Winter Park
Egh
Washington Catlett
Catlett
Detained in Baltimore To Be Returned Here This Week
Dan Hawkins, colored, is being held by Baltimore police on a warrant from Maryland authorities. He faces a charge of maiming another man by biting off a thumb and beating him. The governor of Maryland has signed the warrant for Hawkins's return, with a decision expected today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hawkins
Baltimore
Maryland
John J. Furlong
Afternoon Channel Announces Half-Hour Car Service
The Afternoon Channel schedules cars every half hour, signaling a consistent service tempo for commuters.
War Garden Bug Bill Stuns Wilmington Family
A Wilmington man paid 2.40 for a can of potato bugs used in his war garden. He had promised his grandchildren a penny for every bug they picked, and by noon the report shows the bugs were collected and turned in, yielding the surprising bill.
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War Garden
Wilmington
Notify Mr Cowan about rooms to let in city
Attention is urged to inform Industrial Agent James H. Cowan at the chamber of commerce about available furnished or unfurnished rooms including board or not. Do not urge friends to return for employment. wait for future notices. Cowan seeks a bedroom with sitting adjoining for a steel yard head and asks city families to communicate arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Cowan
Chamber of Commerce
Cowan
Eevnt
Cowes
County narrowly misses state quota in liberty bond drive
New Hanover County subscribed 11 percent of the state quota in the final hours of the liberty bond drive but fell short of the full allotment. Chairman F W Dick reported 1 666 750 dollars in bonds sold, with optimism that late subscriptions may push the county over the top as efforts continued. The campaign saw strong local support from boy scouts and women volunteers, while population limits and banking resources were cited as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Dick
Central Committee
Chirman Dick
Ile
New Hanover
Central and
Subcommittees
Liberty Loan
McAdoo
Wilmington
Field Day Success Highlights Aubrey Kelly Record
Thirty four boys attended the third annual picnic and field day at the Cliffs. They enjoyed two river swims motor boat rides Kodak pictures and a good dinner. Aubrey Kelly set best records in standing broad jump and running broad jump and won the fifty yard dash. William Hobbs led his team to a 10 to 3 baseball victory with Leonard Hannah as captain of the losing side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Kelly
Columbia
Princeton
Vanderbilt
Harvard
Yale
William Hobbs
Leonard Hannah
British capture 115000 prisoners and 781 guns in 1917
The 1917 tally shows British forces taking 115000 prisoners and 781 guns across all fronts. The brief note lists the gains and records the ongoing military progress of Allied operations.
Ford Rumors Stir Sunset Park Shipyard Plans
Reports spread of Henry Ford seeking 100 acres at Sunset Park to locate a South Atlantic shipyard while Carolina Shipbuilding near Carolina yards prepares to build fourteen houses and start blasting to clear stumps. Rumors of government contracts and furniture shipments swirl as local officials discuss road work and convict labor needs. Engineer Towle and assistant Abbott are slated to arrive to oversee shipyard construction.
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Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Carolina
Liberty
Henry Ford
Detroit Automobile
Sunset Park
South Atlantic Seaboard
Shipping Board
C. van Noppen
Greensboro
High Point
van Noppen
Purcell
Tidewater Power Company
Princes Street
Market Street
G. Dannebaum
Board of County Commissioners
W. S. Fallis
R. E. Snowden
Raleigh and
Goldsboro
State Highway Commission
Fort Fisher
Carolina Shipyards
Bowe
Burnett
Engineer Towle
Carolina Yards
Mr. Towle
Wilmington
Engineer Abbott
Hotel Guests Arrive from Several Cities in North Carolina
At The Hotels North Carolina arrivals at the Or ton hotel yesterday included C. Van Noppen Greensboro W. C. Creedle New Bern H. M. Croom Jr New Bern J. H. Stewart Bolton J. R. Godfrey New London F. W. Mahler Raleigh J. A. Russell New London E L. Singleton Durham Lieutenant James B. Hood Fort Caswell North Carolina guests registered at the Wilmington hotel last night included H. Blair Monroe C. C. Crowell Charlotte W. W. Bickett Boardman W. A. Ham Fort Caswell James R. Townsend Fort Caswell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Orton Hotel
C. van Noppen
Greensboro
W. C. Creedle
New Bern
H. M. Croom, Jr
J. H. Stewart
Bolton
J. R. Godfrey
New London
F. W. Mahler
Raleigh
J. A. Russell
E L. Singleton
Durham
James B. Hood
Fort Caswell
Wilmington Hotel
H. Blair
Monroe
C. C. Crowell
Charlotte
W. W. Bickett
Boardman
W. A. Ham
James R. Townsend
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New Yorker
Realty
Liberty Bond
MR. Cowan
Gerken - Bay
Ford
Fort Safe Keeping
The
Wilmington Savings & Trust CompAny
Princess Street
Safety and Service
Milan
Panama
Flore
Nh.rehdevk& Co Tie
Palm Beach
I Lowenthal
Front St
Douglas Shoes
Arrow Brand
North
Kryptok
Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
Carolina Packing
D. L. Gore Company
Just
John
McEachern
Market St
J.B. McCabe and CO
Certified Public Accoun
Murchison Bank
Wilmington, N. C
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