Red Cross Buoyant Hospital Supply Drive Expands
Red Cross volunteers report strong momentum in packing hospital supplies and garments. Carolina Court unit contributes fifty-three garments while St. John’s mission adds shirts, covers, robes and bandages. Colored units led by Anna Bentley and Rachael Freeman deliver multiple hospital shirts and shorts. Donations come from Delgado Mills and others as work continues toward a Victoria theatre benefit to fund materials. Meetings are held at Murchison National Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Court
Arnold Stovall
St. John’s Mission
Colored Worlds
Anna Bentley
Sons and Daughters of
Salem
Rachael Freeman
Red Cross
Victoria Theatre
Murchison National Bank Building
Community Notes of City Visitors and Local Events
Miss Clara Watters and many others travel for visits with friends in Rocky Point Wallace Norfolk Burgaw and other nearby towns. Local clubs churches and schools announce meetings prizes contests and charitable activities with emphasis on donations, summer preparations, and community care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Watters
Chadbourn
D. F. Andrews
Rocky Point
R. L. Merritt
Meddie Seeders
Wallace
Lula Appleberry
Kinston
Lucy Yates
Burgaw
C. W. M. Hess
Audubon
Norfolk
Laura Bell Lance
New Berlin
Hettie Fennell
Genevia Brooks
Mary Fullwood
Rocky Mount
City
S. R. Weaver
Spring term opens in Wilmington with two criminal cases
Federal Court convenes in Wilmington for the spring term with two criminal trials on the docket and one civil case. Judge H. G. Connor will preside. four white defendants from Sampson and Pender counties face charges of illicit distilling and violating postal laws. A Brunswick Land & Lumber Co suit against D. L. Gore seeks land recovery. Several will naturalize as Judge Connor oversees final steps for war declaration veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
H. G. Connor
Wilson
Samuel P. Collier
Connor
Sampson County
Pender County
Brunswick Land & Lumber Company
D. L. Gore
United States
Germany
Parsleys Plan Summer at Wrightsville Beach Cottage
Mrs. W. M. Parsley and family relocate to Wrightsville Beach for the season and will occupy their Station No. 1 cottage. The move signals a summer residence return for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Parsley
Wrightsville Beach
Station No. 1
Beach season arrives as sunny days invite ocean air
Ad in the paper invites readers to enjoy a few hours by the sea this weekend, highlighting pleasant beach weather and the lure of the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advt
Personal mentions of local residents’ travels and returns
Mr J L Bickrell of Kenansville spent yesterday in the city on business. Mr M M Martin of Mullins S C is visiting with his brothers L V and M V Martin. Hiram K King is home for a few days before going to Fort Oglethorpe Ga for three months training. Capt George W Gillette of Company A NC Engineers stationed at Lumberton spends the weekend in town. George Catlett newly commissioned captain in the Engineer Officers Reserve will depart for Fort Oglethorpe tomorrow for training. D R Brady formerly with Brady and Little has dissolved the partnership and joined H F Newkirk Garage at 12 Dock street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram K. King
Fort Oglethorpe
George W. Gillette
Company A
N. C. Engineers
Lumberton
George Catlett
Engineer Officers’ Reserve
D. R. Brady
Brady & Little
H. F. Newkirk
Dock Street
Astounding Waste of Bread Daily
United Press reports on national food waste estimates from Washington noting a single wasted bread slice per American family daily. Annual waste equals 365 million loaves or 1.5 million barrels of flour, costing about 7 million bushels of wheat and requiring 407000 acres to grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Department
License of Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company Cancelled
State Insurance Commissioner James R. Young announced that the license of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company to operate in North Carolina has been cancelled due to alleged defrauding and its entry into receivership. Policies totaling about 1.39 million dollars are held in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Raleigh
N. C
James R. Young
Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Young
Cars to the Beach Advertisement Teases Frequent Service
An afternoon advert promises cars to the beach every half hour throughout the day, emphasizing frequent departures and easy access for seaside travelers.
Final Choral Society performance tomorrow at 8 15
The Choral Society plans its season finale tomorrow evening at First Baptist Church at 8 15. Elija will be sung with famous solos like O Rest In the Lord Lift Thine Eyes and It Is Enough. Competent soloists will perform, and the program begins promptly with no late seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Choral Society
First Baptist Church
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Obadiah
Man
God
Israel
German chemist Schonbein invents guncotton in 1846
Christian Friedrich Schonbein, a German chemist, develops guncotton in 1846 marking an early advance in nitrocellulose chemistry and industrial possibilities for propellants and textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Friedrich Schonbein
First Gun Rifled in South Boston in 1834
A brief note recalls that the first gun rifled in the United States occurred in South Boston in 1834, marking an early milestone in American firearms development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Clean-Up Week Efforts Continue Across City
The city plans further cleanup this week to remove trash from vacant lots backyards alleys and streets following last weeks campaign by the Street Cleaning Department. Four hundred twenty five cart loads were moved showing the city is unusually clean as Boy Scouts Rotary Club and health officials praise the results and urge ongoing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Holton
Boy Scouts
James R. Young
Raleigh
Rotary Club
Charles T. Nesbitt
Film at Victoria Delayed Mothers and Children Disappointed
Hundreds of children and adults were disappointed when the film Told At Twilight featuring Baby Marie Osborne did not arrive for yesterday's show at the Victoria theater. The film supposedly went back to Charlotte by mistake and will be shown later in the week once corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Osborne
the Victoria
Charlotte
Staff Chosen for Oceanic Hotel Wrightsville Beach 1917 Season
Charles B Hooper selects staff for The Oceanic Hotel to open June 10 at Wrightsville Beach with W E Pennington chief clerk G S Mears as assistant day clerk Arthur Savage and A Von Beulow returning for culinary duties Miss Gussie Walker to oversee housekeeping William Polite named head waiter Renovations underway as June open looms The Oceanic to host North Carolina Motion Picture Exhibitors bankers Red Men and Textile Association conventions in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Hooper
Oceanic
Wrightsville Beach
Hooper
W. E. Pennington
Tarboro
G. S. Mears
San Antonio
Texas
Arthur Savage
A. von Beulow
Augusta Military Academy
Augusta
The
Gussie Walker
Florida
William Polite
Jane
North Carolina Motion Picture
North Carolina Bankers
Red Men
Textile Association
Mac Rae Misquoted Over Southern Food Expenditure
The Dispatch corrected a misquote, stating the South spends $700 million annually on foodstuffs, not $7 million. The figures were cited at the New Hanover Food Conservation Commission and Ministerial Association meeting at the YMCA, where Mr. MacRae was erroneously described as saying a few dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
New Hanover Food Conservation Commission
MacRae
Bishop Kilroy Kilgo Sets July Departure for Overseas Visit
Bishop John C. Kilgo plans a July 24 departure for a first hand study trip that will visit Japan, China, and Lenblon to observe conditions and education. He will file reports and observations on return, with Mrs Kilgo likely accompanying him. The journey aims to widen understanding of Christian work and education abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mington
John C. Kilgo
Yoestures
Ty i
Waxfield
China
Riini
Charlotte
jyrg +1
Kilgo
Ivy
Italy
Topsail Presbyterian Revival Opens With Black and Burr
Rev William Black and evangelist Andrew Burr headline morning meetings at Topsail Presbyterian Church. The sing leading by Burr and chorus returns through Sunday the 13th. Rev J S Creley preaches Friday night and again last night to a large congregation despite icy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Black
Topsail Presbyterian Church
Top Presbyterian Church
Andrew Burr
Ih Bag
Hkilaerk
Creley
Outing at the Beach Promoted for This Afternoon
A newspaper note invites readers to enjoy a beach outing with a beach car service operating every half hour this afternoon. The item hints at an Air Department schedule or event line but provides limited details beyond the transportation cadence.
Also Mentioned on This Page
RED Cross Bulletin
Minnie Hale
J. N. Simpson
Cary, N. C
Daisy Lunsford
C. M. Kimball
Richmond
William H. Creech
William H., Jr
Byrdville
Horace Fields
Nora Epps
Annie Northrop
Virginia
J. Joyner
Magnolia
S. J. Evans
South Front Street
Carolina Place
Arnold Fielden Stovall
E. R. Wells
Masonboro Public School
Linen Auxiliary Society
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Germania Club
Seagate
National Special Aid Society
E. J. Milton
L. N. Rouse
Pearl Bowen
Lillian Allen
Elizabeth Hines
Florence Canady
Estella Rogers
Masonboro
Better Babies Bureau
Woman’s Home Companion
Lillie Williams
Nannie Goodson
Southport
Bela Outlaw
Durham
I. F. Cates
Grace Street
J. W. Register
J. R. Smith
Petersburg
E. G. Schaeffer
Hamlet
Warsaw
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Epworth League
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Mildred Fearrington
Wakefield Parker
Lolita Ellis
Elizabeth Schaeffer
Samuel Hawkins
Marie Bland
Katherir Shaw
Fannie Sneeden
M. J. Fowler
W. J. Lacy
Ught
U.S. Court
Ths
Lumina
Grainger
Donaldson
Seacoast
John C. McMillan
Teacheys
A. E. Page
Annie Faye Turner
Ethel Sloan
Hubert Boney
McMillan
H. D. McMillan
Teachers
Eunice Lee Pearsall
Red Springs
Annalee Best
Ethel May Boney
Harriett E. Robinson
Annie A. McMillan
J. W. Purcell
Faison
Mary Elizabeth Boney
Kate Page
S. R. Turner
Geddie Jerome
Mrs. McMillan
H. McNair Johnson
Catherine ‘Page
Willard
D.S. Carr
M. B. Register
Clinton
Carl Page
Theresa McMillan
Henry J. Haar
Lewis Bannerman
Ivanhoe
J. L. Bickrell
Kenansville
Mr. M. M. Martin
Mullins, S. C
Brothers
Messrs. L. V. and
M. V. Martin
Baby Marie Osborne
Victoria
Mac Rae
Kiley
Korea
Japan
Rhoder’s
Basotege
J.E Rehder & Comp
North Fourth Street
Palm Beach
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