Votes for Women Campaign Boosts Subscriptions
The Dispatch Campaign urges women to vote and secure subscriptions, offering 100,000 extra votes for four six month subscriptions outside Wilmington. Nominations arrive by special messenger via Studebaker Six, with free voting coupons and a push to act quickly before August 17. Telephone support is 219 for campaign details and participation.
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Dispatch Campaign
New Era
Dispatch
Wilmington
Studebaker
Chevrolet
Mother Earth
Warsaw to entertain selectees Sunday night
Warsaw North Carolina prepares to entertain 121 selectees from Duplin county at local homes Sunday night. The Red Cross drives raise funds surpassing 853.50 dollars and may top 1,000 as Warsaw shows strong wartime support. Community leaders present the liberty loan flag to the school.
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Warsaw
N. C
D. H. Wallace
Kenansville
Duplin County
Ellsworth
McGowan
Wallace
Messrs. Fitzhugh
William Wallace
Messrs Bland
Jon F. Wallace
Red Cross
Camp Jackson
County
Hach
Waroe
K. W.cawthon
R. D. Johnson
E. K. Creel
J. H. Newebury
Executions Reported Under Finnish Regime in Finland
London reports 1 752 persons executed under the white guard and German regime in Finland. An escaped Finnish social figure cites the figures from a Stockholm source, transmitted via Copenhagen Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Finland
Sweden
Copensey
Exchange
U. S. Mission Arrives En Route to Saloniki
A U S mission that had aided Serbia arrived en route to Saloniki today. The group is led by Major Francis Jager of Cross.
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U. S
Saloniki
Francis Jager
Cross
Mount Olive Over Quota In War Fund Drive
Mount Olive, May 24. The town surpassed its $2,000 Red Cross war fund quota by half the week, with subscriptions totaling $2,500 and an anticipated total near $3,000. The effort credit goes to the town’s color communities for generous contributions. The five day call for men to entrain begins May 25,预计 sending 30 to 40 young men from the area, largely from class A.
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Mount Olive
Red Cross
Colonel Hodges Receives British Distinguished Service Order
Colonel J. N. Hodges of the American Engineer Corps is awarded the British Distinguished Service Order for his services amid the March 21 German offensive, covering March 27 to April 3. He is noted as among the first American officers to receive the DSO, with the US Army list listing him as Captain John N. Hodges in the First Engineers.
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Col
J. N. Hodges
American Engineer Corps
Hodges
United States Army
John N. Hodges
Abernethy resigns solicitor post to seek congressional nomination
Charles B. Abernethy, candidate for the Democratic nomination in the third district, has resigned as solicitor for the fifth judicial district to focus on winning. Col. W. T. Dortch of Goldsboro, U S marshal for the eastern district, is urged by The Wilmington Dispatch to follow suit, raising questions about whether law permits candidates to hold multiple offices.
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Charles B. Abernethy
Third
Fifth Judicial District
Abernethy
Hood
Col
W. T. Dortch
Goldsboro
Wilmington Dispatch
Dortch
Abernethy and Creel in Public Dispute
The Charlotte Observer notes Abernethy has set a precedent while Betham Sun says George Creel prompted offense to Congress with remarks. It hopes Creel will avoid further indiscreet remarks and overreach in public commentary.
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Betham Sun
George Creel
Congress
George
Creel
Powerful Medicine Promises Cure for Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a strong cure for rheumatism with a no-cure-no-pay offer. It claims relief after two daily doses, backed by years of use across America and endorsements by druggists and physicians.
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R. R. Bellamy
America
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