Opening Tuesday at 10 County Fair Automobile Parade
The 10 county fair opens Tuesday morning with a noon automobile parade featuring hundreds of cars from the fair district seeking prizes. Prominent speakers will address the crowd during the week as the mammoth corn show live stock and poultry exhibits debut. Wilmington entries and machines from New Hanover are expected, with plans for a grand pageant and a continuation of home economics and women’s clubs activities during war efforts.
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Fair District
Wilmington
Vt S. Ucker
Baltimore
Atlantic Coastal Plain
R. W. Freemen
I. P
Jone
McKimmon
Raleigh
Hose“ Bee
Ormannon
Rman W
Secre
EK. Kidder
W. D. Hall
J. M. Salkvy
FL OH. McCullough
J. W. Klake
J W. H. Fuchs
T. R. Ames
Mt. Tlincock
H. A. Lynch
Alex “Nurt
OW. Armstrong
Reilbert Wilder
FP. Woolvin
Trial of the Negro Troopers Resumed at Camp Travis
The court martial trial of 63 enlisted men of the 24th Infantry resumed at Camp Travis San Antonio Texas on November 5. Witnesses testified about actions at Camp Logan before the Houston attack and the riot sparked by alleged mistreatment of a soldier by a Houston police officer and retaliation against Corporal Baltimore.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
24Th United States Infantry
Houston
Camp Travis
Camp Logan
Baltimore
East Islands seeks permission for continental rates hearing
Informal hearing on application from East Islands for permission to establish continental rates to intermediate points began Nov 5 before an examiner of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The inquiry, though not expected to be protracted, already reflects risk assessed in the first hearing of the 15 per alvance case.
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Eastjilands
Fragmentary note hints at fruit dishes and sweeteners
A fragment mentions serving fruit salad or cream cheese with honey and preserving fruit desserts with white sugar to enhance fruit flavor, implying a recipe or kitchen guidance.
Marking Time in Coast Line Clerks Strike Stalemate
The Coast Line clerks strike remains unsettled with no near agreement. Company officials report some clerks have returned to work, while union head James J. Forrester claims no desertions. General R W McWade of the Labor Department is expected back soon and Colvin of the AFL has left but will return in a few days.
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Coast Line
James J. Forrester
Clerk’s Brotherhood
R. W. McWade
Department of Labor
Colvin
American Federation of Labor
Wheatless and Meatless Days Adopted by Local Cafes
The Centre Restaurant and Newman's Cafe will impose meatless days on Tuesdays and wheatless days on Wednesdays to aid government food conservation. The Orion and Wilmington Hotels have already operated under the plan for about two weeks with no hardships reported, and other eateries are expected to join.
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Centre
Newman's Cafe
Orion
Wilmington
President Wilson to Vote in New Jersey Election
President Wilson accompanied by Secretary Tumulty will hurriedly travel to New Jersey to cast his ballot in the legislative election. He has long maintained Princeton as his voting residence and plans to exercise his suffrage again.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Tumulty
New Jersey
Princeton 2Nd
Steel ships would replace wooden vessels in Wilmington plan
The United States Shipping Board halted new wooden ships, but Northern capitalists eye Wilmington for a large steel shipyard. They secured a site and plan to present the project to the Shipping Board, aiming to turn the port into a major North Carolina shipbuilding center with all-year outdoor work.
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United States Shipping Board
Wilmington
Greensboro
Peans
Shipping Board
North Carolina
Merit Recognized Wilmington Traffic Expert Praised
Friends of Mr. R. S. French note a New York item praising his status as a traffic expert. The Railway Age Gazette offered prizes for a study on reconsignment and diversion privilege with judges including Nat Duke W C Loree and R S French. The article lauds French's esteem among top traffic men and predicts a forthcoming report with winning papers.
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Wilmingtonian
R. S. French
New York
Railway Age Gazette
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Nat Duke A. T
W. C. Loree
Delaware & Hudson R. R. C O
National League of Commission Merchants of the
United States
National League
Messrs
Loree
Duke
French
Chancellor Commander Here Addresses Pythians Tonight
Dr Byron Clark, chancellor commander of the North Carolina Knights of Pythias, will address a joint Clarendon and Stonewall lodge gathering at Pythian Castle Hall in Salisbury. The patriotic theme suits the times as knights and visiting members are urged to attend. Dr Clark was recently in the city and returns are welcomed by Pythians.
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Byron Clark
Pythians
Pythian Castle Hall
Salisbury
North Carolina Knights of Pythias
Clarendon
Stonewall
Clark
Rev. L. M. Holloway
Robi. W. Davis, Esq
Southport
Enlist in Food Administration to Aid War Effort
A call to join the food administration to support American troops in Europe. The appeal emphasizes that men in Europe must not face the battle alone and urges women to participate now to help sustain troops and the war effort on this side of the Atlantic.
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Europe
The
Food Administration
Atlantic
Work of the Wilmington Council of Defense
The November Commercial Bulletin outlines the National and North Carolina Councils of Defense with Wilmington’s Dr. James Sprunt as a representative. It details county chairmen, duties in publicity, war finance, and food administration, and notes coordination with the Woman’s Council of Defense and local committees. The piece also reports on patriotic penny totals totaling 62.78 dollars for district collections.
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Wilmington
Baker
National Council
Washington
North Carolina Council of Defense
D. H. Hill
Raleigh
James Sprunt
State Council
Council of Defence
New Hanover County
Bureau of Information
Parents and Friends
Soldiers’ Business Aid Committee
Dr. Sprunt
Messrs
Marsder Bellamy
F. W. Dick
Addison Hewlett
M. 5
County Council
Home Guard
Woman's Council of Defense
M. L. Stover
United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Congress
Food Survey
Federal Administration
North Carolina
Henry A. Page
Aberdeen
Woman’s Council of Defense
Superintendent of Public Instruction
New Hanover
Federal Food Administration
Council of Defense
M.S. Willard
Hall
Willard
Fuel Administration Board
Our County
Federal Fuel Administration
Messrs. M
C. W. Worth
John R. Hanby
Red Cross Juniors Meet At Bear Memorial School
Red Cross juniors plan to organize into local units and meet Tuesday afternoon at Bear Memorial School at 4 o clock. Dues are 25 cents to enroll, with Superintendent Catlett aiding rural districts. Penny collections will occur every Tuesday, with receptacles in schools. Younger children may join by sending dues.
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Bear Memorial School
Red Cross
Catlett
Mrs Bianca de Saulles Faces Trial In New York court
Mineola L I Nov 5 Preliminary in the trial of Mrs Bianca de Saulles charged with murdering her husband John Long de Saulles were begun in the Supreme Court. Justice Manning will preside and the trial is expected to start in earnest before week’s end.
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Mrs.de Saulles
Mineola
L. I
Bianca de Saulles
John Long de Saulles
Supreme Court
Justice Manning
Mother's Friend advertised for expectant mothers
The advertisement promotes Mother's Friend preparation for pregnancy easing abdominal strain. It claims daily use during expecting and after birth preserves form, relieves tenderness, and aids natural muscle expansion. Distributed by Bradfield Regulator Co with a free book offer and safety assurances.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Dept. C
Lamar Building
Atlanta, Ga
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Railroad
Wilmington Motor CC
Dock Street
Thones
Chestnut Street
Wilmington Defense Council
FRR HK
North
C. M. Weathers
Omah Williams
L. Burkheimer
E. Nutt
Emma Bowden
Fannie Thompson
Helen Weathers
Elizabeth Sloan
Leftwich
Annie Kelley
Lillian Jordan
Florence Scott
Betty McFarlane
Court House
Atkinson
Christine McDougald
Emily Hammond
Mesdames Council
Blanton
Harrill
Lorenzo
E. L. Bannerman
B. Bailey
W. Hall
J. G. King
Bullock
Brinkley
Luther Toon
M. Alderman
A. Craft
H. Fore
Hellen
M. H. French
Hearn
Whitney
Mc Norton
Weathersby
Mesdames Weathersbee
Parker
T. H. Hawkins
Carolina Heights
Essie Harriss
J. O. Carr
V. Grainger, Jr
Carolina Place
Wright
Turnpike
Benson
South
Hatchell
Mesdames Hatchell
C. James
O'Brien
Allen Tuggins
H. C. Prince
Ben Jacobs
Watters
Miss Murchison
Adhes
George Peschau
Bell
Peschau
Bunting
Causey
K. Elliott
Bellamy
Emily Davis
Dauer
Hammond
C. D. Gere
Miss Landen
Howey
Monroe
Noe
Burnett
Gerkin
Morse
Southside Drug Co
Price
J. Harper
Harper
Fletcher
Thorpe
Outlaw
M. Davis
Fates
R. A. Burnett
J. W. Orrell
Miss Burnett
Kohler
W. G. Hatch
Mesdames Hatch
Morriss
R. H. Orrell
Henry
Taylor
LeClair
Sikes
Marine
Weaver
Farrer
Anderson
Miss Swann
Miss Mills
Cameron
Mary Biddle
W. S. Moore
Scott
Joe Curtis
G. E. Burnett
Rhue
E. Simonds
J. W. Thomas
Thomas
Greenfield
Clemmons
Davis
Brooklyn
J. W. West
Mesdames McLamb
George
Savage
Graig
Shepard
Bullard
Albro
G. W. Bullard
Misses Godwin
Kelley
Winter Park
Lewis Williams
Myrtle Grove
Henry Horne
Edw. Bailey, Jr
A. Bunting
Devis
Chase and Meares
Caskey
Wilmington Savings & Trust CompAny
Princess Street
Wilmington, N. C
RED Cross Juniors
C. W. PolvogtCe
H. J
N. Front Street
Ki. Fuss & Co
T. F. Wood
Angel Food
Dally Warren
A.d.cashwell
S. Front St
Miler
Malonet
Limington
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