City and County Boards Name Registrars for Draft Era
Military registration boards in the city and county organized to supervise the draft process. County officials George C. Jackson W. N. Harriss and Dr. Charles T. Nesbitt appointed registrars across townships with designated polling sites. City board members J Allan Taylor C Chadbourn and Dr. Arnold Stovall took oaths and set registration for June 5 with polling places as registration points.
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Court House
George C. Jackson
Superior
W. N. Harriss
Charles T. Nesbitt
Cane Fear
Johnson’s
George W. Branch
J. Herbert Johnson
Iarnett
Winter Park
Masonboro
L. D. Latta
Aa. Ss. Holden
seven-Mile Post
Garrett's
Garrett Walker
J. N. Shepard
Seagate
Liston Larkin
L. N. Rouse
Whiskey Creek
W. L. Parsley
Addison Hewlett
Federal Point
Burnett’s Place
J. Burnett
F. W. Abeel
Grand Jury
Maj. W. N. Harriss
Bickett
Bicket
City Registration Board
Messrs
J. Allan Taylor
C. (. Chadbourn
Arnold Stovall
Ofice
Moore
T. W. Smith
Cross Base Hospital No. 5
Rotary Club
Rotary Jul
Ruark
Taylor
Thomas D. Meares
Volunt
J. A. Smith
C. E. Mor
W. L Baxter
L. T. Moore
Alex
J Yeager
C. N. Ware
E. L. Prince
C. W. Woodward
Meares
Memorial Sermon for Egota and Cherokee Red Men at Southside Baptist
Joint memorial services for Egota Tribe No. 5 and Cherokee Tribe No. 9 Improved Order of Red Men were held at Southside Baptist church. Rev. W G Hall preached a stirring sermon on friendship liberty and charity while the group presented him a gold mounted umbrella. About a hundred Red Men attended and plans to observe Memorial Day on the third Sunday in May were announced. Rev B Lacy Hoge of Waycross Ga will conduct revival services beginning tonight at 8 o clock.
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Southside Baptist Church
W. G. Hall
Hall
M. Marshburn
Good Samaritan
Marshburn
B. Lacy Hoge
Waycross
Funeral of Mr Giles at St James Church
The funeral service for Mr. Clayton Giles Sr died suddenly at 305 South Third Street was held today at 11 o clock at St James Episcopal Church, with Bishop Durst and Rev Dr Milton officiating. The ceremony closed at Oakdale cemetery. many Confederate Veterans attended and pallbearers were named.
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Clayton Giles
South Third Street
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Thomas C. Durst
William H. Milton
Oakdale Cemetery
Confederate Veterans of
Cape Fear Camp
Mr. Giles
William Lattimer
Stephen Jewett
J. W. Grainger
Walter G. MacRae
Walter Smallbones
R.R. H. Bellamy
Milton Calder
R. A. Parsley
R. E. Tapp
S. M. Boatwright
J. Norwood Huske
J. R. Murchison
T. G. Empie
E. M. Beery
Thomas H. Wright
Belk Brothers Weigh New Albemarle Store
W H Belk of Charlotte and Dr John M Belk of Monroe consider adding a Belk Brothers store in Albemarle. They recently visited the town to survey location and other details. If built it would be the seventeenth link in the Belk chain.
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Belk
Charlotte Observer
W. H. Belk
Charlotte
John M. Belk
Monroe
Belk Brothers
Albemarle
Citizens' Committee Bid for Camp In Wilmington
A Wilmington business group pursues a southeastern military camp and mobilization site. They have supplied data on site size railroad water sanitation and power and expect a favorable decision. Hamlet Greensboro and Wilmington compete with roughly 22 000 troops per camp and home mobilization.
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Southeastern Military Department
Leonard Wood
War Department
Wilmington
Hamlet
Greensboro
First Sermon Tonight at Southside Baptist Church
Rev B L Hoge of Waycross Georgia arrives in the city to lead the first in a series of evangelistic services at Southside Baptist Church tonight at 8. Daily sessions follow tomorrow with 3 pm and 8 pm times. Music will be provided by the church chorus.
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Southside Church
Hoge
Southside
Betterment of the Jewish Community Mass Meeting
A large attendance at the Orthodox Synagogue heard Rabbi Harry Nemtzen of Wausau Wis deliver a lecture at a Bnai Israel mass meeting. He spoke on the betterment of the Jewish community and was warmly welcomed by local Jews.
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B’nai
B’nai Israel
Rabb
Harry Nemtzen
Wausaw
Wis
Exodous of Negro Labor Heads North From Wilmington
Between forty and fifty laborers left Wilmington on the 6 45 northbound Coast Line for northern cities with promises of work and good pay. Police estimate hundreds may have already migrated seeking higher wages. A crowd of about 500 family and friends gathered at the union station, causing congestion as departure proceeded. One man was taken into custody when clashes arose at the gates.
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Oast
Wilmington
New York
Baltimore
Richmond
Union Station
Slayton
Clayton
A. D. Smith
Bishop Darst Address Read in All Episcopal Churches
Bishop Thomas C. Darst’s message from the East Carolina diocese council meeting in Elizabeth City was read in all city Episcopal churches yesterday. The portion discussed the ongoing world conflict and urged faith and resolve.
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Episcopal
Thomas C. Darst
Diocese of East Carolina
Elizabeth City
Train Kills Engineer Hold Funeral Services For Soldier
Funeral services for Private Harry Orrell of Masonboro will be held at 3 p.m. today with military honors at Masonboro Baptist Church. Orrell, 17, from Company A of the North Carolina Engineers, died after being struck by a train while on sentry duty near Pee Dee bridge. Survived by parents, a sister, three brothers, and two uncles. escort detail from the Engineer Company.
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Harry 3. Orrell
Elijah
Orrell
Masonboro
Company A
North Carolina Engineers
Pee Dee River Bridge
Pee Dee
N. C
Masonboro Baptist Church
J. L. Shinn
Mason
Miss Ethelrell
Messrs
Maude D. Orrell
Fayetteville
Earl
Relma Orrell
John A. Orrell
Ed A. Orrell
Lieut Col Horton W Stickle Returns to Duty in Pittsburgh
Lieut Col Horton W Stickle United States Engineers, once in charge of this district, is again in active service. Army orders published in The Washington Star Friday state he is placed on duty at Pittsburgh Pa. Stickle had retired two years ago and has been in New York as vice president of the Atlantic Gulf Pacific Co, a major dredging firm.
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H. W. Stickle
Pittsburgh
Horton W. Stickle
United States Engineers
Washington Star
Colonel Stickle
New York
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co
Funeral of Mrs Westbrook at Acorn Branch Church
Funeral services for Mrs Julius Ellen Westbrook of Acorn Branch were held this afternoon at 3 o clock at Acorn Branch Methodist Church conducted by Rev R N Phillips. Interment followed in the church burial grounds. She was in her 65th year and died suddenly last night after returning from church services. Surviving relatives include Mrs B B Trask Mrs J H Hasket Mrs J G Johnson Mrs Carl Seitter Mr Joe Westbrook and B B Westbrook Jr.
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Acorn Branch
Julius Ellen Westbrook
G. B. Westbrook
Acorn Branh Methodist Church
R. N. Phillips
Funeral of Elijah Gause Colored Hackman
Funeral for Elijah Gause a well known colored hackman was held at St Stephen s A M E church yesterday afternoon with Masonic honors. Gause a member of New Light Lodge F A M died Saturday morning at 1114 Market street.
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Elijah Gause
Hackman
Market Stret
St. Stephen’s A. M. E Church
Gause
New’ Light Lodge
Fire destroys Greenville library and Davis residence
A fire of undetermined origin in the pump house at Mrs. Junius Davis's Greenville Sound property razed her residence and a vast historic library, much of it collected by Hon. George Davis and the late Junius Davis. The house, valued at about 15000 dollars, was partly insured and almost all volumes were lost despite limited salvage.
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Junius Davis
Greenville Sound
Thomas W. Davis
Acron Branch Hosts Food Conservation Meeting
The New Hanover Food Conservation Commission aims to accomplish much this week starting with tonight's 8 o'clock session at Acron Branch. Speakers include Prof. Washington Catlett and S A Matthews and D H Howes Jr with further meetings planned across Wrightsboro Castle Haynes East Wilmington Myrtle Grove led by various local speakers.
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Food Conservation Commission
New Hanover Food Conservation Commission
Acron
Washington Catlett
Messrs
S. A. Matthews
D. H. Howes, Jr
Wrightsboro
A. McNorton
W. A. McGirt
J. O. Brown
Castle Haynes
J. R. Eddy
Milton Calner
Z. W. Whitehead
East
Wilmington
J. A. McNorton
Myrtle Grove
Preparedness Parade To Night In City
A preparedness military parade to stimulate army and navy recruiting will march through principal city streets tonight. It forms at the Wilmington Light Infantry Armory at 8 o clock and ends at the Victoria theatre with the film Womanhood The Glory of the Nation. Participants include Drum and Bugle Corps Naval Militia W L I and Company H of the Second North Carolina Regiment. Assemblies are urged for 7 o'clock at the W L I Armory.
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Army
Navy
Wilmington
North Carolina
Shriners Plan Re arranged Train to Rocky Mount
Sleeping cars for Shriners and guests will depart Wilmington Wednesday night at 30 o clock and reach Rocky Mount Thursday morning for week festivities. Return trips start 10 o clock Thursday night from Rocky Mount and arrive back in Wilmington Friday morning. The schedule lets more attendees be away shorter time.
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Rocky Mount
Wilmington
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Jung
St. James’ Church
Citizens’ Committee
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Crex Carpet Company
Fifth Avenue
Bishop
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Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Princess Street
ED. Pinaud
Pinaud
Dept. M
Pinaud Bldg
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