Insurance men hold session on war savings stamps drive
Metropolitan Life district meeting in Murchison building drew 22 agents led by W H Stewart of New York and Maj Joseph W Little. They aim to sell 65 million in war savings stamps this year with 5 000 per agent. Southern district leads in sales and a spontaneous aviation aid offer to France was discussed. An acre of sea fishing ground could feed more than a year of land farming.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Murchison Building
W. H. Stewart
New York
Joseph W. Little
Wilmington
Senate committee backs large expansion of army
Washington May 24 the senate military affairs committee unanimously supported a three million man army expansion. It endorsed Senator Reed Missouri resolution authorizing the president to raise and train three million additional troops at his discretion. Reed may report the bill to the senate next Monday. House panel already gave the president unlimited power to raise any army size.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Reed
Missouri
Senate
House Military Committee
Revenue decision postponed by McAdoo in Washington
Secretary McAdoo delayed a revenue bill decision until later after telephoning Senator Simmons of North Carolina and meeting with advisers. Majority Leader Kitchin said final judgment would come this afternoon and the president had not indicated necessity for a bill this session.
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Washington
McAdoo
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Kitchin
Treasury Department
White House
American Aviators Aid Paris Defense
Paris faces looming air raids as an American escadrille formed from top pilots will bolster Paris defense. The unit, drawn from leading American airmen, prepares to join the city’s defense efforts against enemy air assaults.
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Paris
de- Paris
Negro Mercy Campaign Near Half Million Dollar Target
A large fundraising drive expects to raise about 100 million from moneyed donors and corporations for relief work. Rev. Dawson of Ebenezer Baptist church spoke to enthusiastic support, stressing the honor of joining such a vast undertaking. The colored organization aims to report full figures after delays, with final results due after tomorrow's closing exercises and the sale of the first aeroplane mail piece.
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Dawson
Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Maggie
Mr.jiggs
American Aviation Service
M. Dumensail
BIG Army
Madoo
Wilmington Talking Machine Company
Farris Bakery
Sutton
G. T. Shepherd
Dispatch
Castle
Dodge Brothers
W. D. MacMillan, Jr
Macmillan
Texaco
Market Streets
Overlake Pavilion
Greenfield
Everett Waddell Co
Richmond
W. W. H. Care Dispatch
Schloss, Bear and Davis Co
South Seconda
Market Street
Wilder
Princess Street
Dispatch Office
Iver-Johnson
G. and
Bijou
A. E. Blake
South Third St
City
Folta
Kendrix
L. Mazer
S. Fifth Street
Philadelphia
He Motte Business College
Carolina Beach
Care Dispatch
W. H. Malpass
Rocky Point
N. C
The
Motte Business College
Coe Mfg. Co
Southern Sign Shop
J. M. Satchwell
Court House
McDonald, Dispatch
Chas. Finkelstein
Front St
C. H. Bornemann
Care Evening Dispatch
Winesap
Bear Produce & Moise. Company
Maretti
Internationaleeth Co
West 42Nd Street
International Teeth Co
Castle Furniture Co
Castle Street
J. C. Leonard
Civil Service Examiner
Kends
Gordon
Queen City Cycle Co
Market St
Menssenger Service
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
Iberty
Carolina Building & Loan Association
Princess
Telephone
L. W. Moore
Lecy
E. T. Taylor
Prest
N. Second St
Jumping Run Farm
J. P. King
South Highth St
Victor
Just
John
McEachern
Franklin
Sub Rosa
el Rees
Samuel Bear Sr
Wilmington, N. C
of New York
A. B. Croom, Jr
Southern
Mutual Life
W. B. Cooper & Co
W. B. Thorpe & CO
American Bank & Trust Co
L. Dickinson
Princ
Citizens Corner
Second and
Princess Sts
the Peoples Savings Bank
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