City Council Bars Carnivals After Merchants Protest
Wilmington merchants urged the City Council to ban carnivals citing moral and financial harm. Officials agreed to prohibit future carnivals and limit the Metropolitan Shows to brief tolerance if chance devices are closed, potentially forcing the show to relocate.
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Wilwington
Vass
Wilmington
Carnivis
Col. Welker Taylor
Taylor
Mey
Sand Hills
C. W. Polyvogt
PW. Wells
A. M. Hall
Merchants’ Association
J. M. Solky
Board of Education
Thos. E. ‘Oober
Council
Ional
Nol
Food conservation urged as calves and pigs waste meat
Dr. Thomas B. Carroll, food and milk inspector, warns New Hanover farmers to conserve meat by letting calves and pigs mature. He notes daily slaughter of young veal and pork reduces future supply and urges buyers to avoid early kills. He also urges more poultry production to bolster local food resources.
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New Hanover County
Thomas B. Carroll
Food and Milk
Board of Health
Carroll
Dr. Carroll
Pender County
Missionary Fund Drive Launches Tonight at Dock Street Church
Members of the Men and Millions division of the Disciples of Christ gather at 15 o clock tonight in the Dock Street Church for a citywide movement inaugurating a 6 million dollar missionary fund. No offerings or pledges will be asked at the meeting. Notables include J. H. Mohamer of St. Louis, Dr. Royal Dye of Equatorial Africa, T. E. Stilers of Indianapolis, and President J. O. Zo. Hundley of Virginia Christian College.
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Disciples of Christ
Deak
Dock Street
Christian
Sidbury Declares Candidacy for Virginia Legislature
K. Sidbury, Esquire of Hopewell and former Wilmington attorney, announces he will run to represent Prince George Surry and Hopewell in the Virginia Legislature. He campaigns with North Carolina pride and support from local business and civic leaders as he recalls Hopewell’s early days and DuPont City ties.
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K. ©. Sidbury
Wilmington
Hopewell
Virginia
DuPont Powder Town
Sidbury
Sid
North Carolina
Prince George
Surry
Board of Trade
Poythress Street
DuPont City
Sinbury
Bethel
Gettysburg
Appomattox
City Council Deliberates Fire Protection and Budgets
Northeast water mains for factory protection face delay as Council reviews Board of Health budget. Debate over paying Catlett’s one month salary and equipment fees follows, with calls for bonuses to Stovall for preventing smallpox, while bridge repairs and safety concerns prompt repair timelines.
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George F. Catlett
Fort Oglethorpe
Arnold Stovall
Board of Health
Charles T. Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Catlett
Stovall
McCaig
Oglethorpe
Council
Bunting
M. Calucci
Wilmington Veneer and Lumber Company
J. C. Williams
Belk-Williams Company
Calucct
Wynnewood Lumber Company
Woodus Kellum
Moore
J. H. Rehder
Fourth Street
Parham Brother of Hopewell Policeman Dies
Mr. Walter Parham of Hopewell Virginia died after a brief illness. His brother E P Parham left this morning for Parkton North Carolina to attend the funeral. Survived by a mother and several sisters all residing at Parkton. The family previously resided in this city and Parkton.
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E. P. Parham
Parkton
Walter Parham
Hopewell
Parham
N. C
the. Pelipe
Store Robbery Probed by Sheriff Without Results
Sheriff Jackson investigated the J. A. Lowrimer & Son store robbery but yielded no results. The incident remains unresolved as authorities pursue leads.
Board Of Education Debates Teacher Pay And Bonds
The adjourned meeting covered a proposed teacher pay rise as urged by Supt Blair, a $10 000 borrowing plan to clean the slate for the year, and plans for a $250 000 school bond issue. Members endorsed supporting farm work for school boys and attended closing exercises. No financial action was taken.
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John J. Blair
Board of Education
Washington Catlett
Blair
Thomas F. Cooper
W. A. McGirt
New Hanover Food Conservation Commission
Farriss
B. Solomon
Myrtle Grove meeting on food crops and supplies
Residents of Myrtle Grove Section gathered at Myrtle Grove Sound to discuss expanding food crop acreage and conserving resources. Mr. J. P. Herring presided as speakers Davis H. Howe r J A Orrell and J A McNorton detailed plans and committees were named for Information Agriculture Canning and Labor with a follow up meeting at Oak Hill featuring W A McGirt and Z W Whitehead as speakers.
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Myrtle Grove
Myrtle Grove Sound
J. P. Herring
Messrs
Davis H. Hower
J. A. Orrell
J. A. McNorton
Central Committee
Walter Horne
George Piner
William Hollis
J. B. Piner
Clayton Horne
B. E. Hollis
Canning—Mesdames
Eli Southerland
George Willis
Henry Horne
C. W. Bishop
Oak Hill
W. A. McGirt
Z. W. Whitehead
Evangelist Watters Preaches First Sermon at Dock Street Church
Evangelist John M. Watters arrived yesterday and preached his initial sermon at Dock Street Christian Church on Will Ye Also Go Away from John 11 61. Choir leader J W Buck sang a solo before a large audience.
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Evangelist Watters
Dock Street
Omitted cycle theft spree leaves more goods hidden
The report says thieves removed goods Monday night or early yesterday morning from a store. They bored holes in a door and used a borrowed tool to breach the entry. The missing instrument was from a nearby shop and owned by the storekeeper. The robbery was found when the owner’s son opened the store, with Sheriff Jackson later stating no definite suspects.
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Lowrimer
Jackson
Northern Baptist Convention Opens in Cleveland
May full attendance marks the opening of the Northern Baptist Convention in Cleveland Ohio The meeting will focus on wartime moral welfare and define the scope of missionary work by the American Baptist Publication Society and the American Baptist Home Missionary Society amid overlapping activities.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Northern Baptist Convention
American Baptist Publication Society
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
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Sudbury
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Raleigh, N. C
Charlotte, N. C
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