Fourth Annual Gurn Show Opens in Wilmington
Wilmington’s Fourth Annual Corn Show opened with Mayor P Q Moore delivering the opening address. He traced the show’s growth from a small beginning to a mammoth tabernacle display and urged cooperation to advance New Hanover and nearby counties. Exhibits include machinery live stock poultry and educational displays from Columbus county schools. The Red Cross section and Housewives league display add to the event with a dining room offering meals at low cost.
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Wilmington
P. Q. Moore
New Hanover County
Wilioreton
Ie ‘Tabernacle
East Carolinia
Oivver Moore
Hanover
Delgado
Houlies
Jigor Moore
Lis
Moore
Murthison Building
Mammoth Tabernacle
Brunswick County
California
Florida
North Carolina
Wirreapys
New Hanover
Red Cross Society
Davis- Moore Paint Co
C. W. Yates Co
Soros
Wilmington Light Infantry to Attend Inaugural Parade
The Wilmington Light Infantry plans to travel to Washington D C for the March 4 1917 inauguration regardless of whether Woodrow Wilson or Charles Hughes wins the presidency. Members will cover fares under $10 round trip with Pullman accommodations, and a committee may be formed to arrange travel and lodging.
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Wilmington Light Infantry
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Hughes
The
Light Infantry
Woodrow Wilson
Ase
Theodore Roosevelt
Stave
National Guard
John Robinson Circus Delights Wilmington Crowds
The John Robinson circus played to capacity in Wilmington with two shows. The pink wire act, trained seals, elephants, baboons on bikes, and acrobatic girls drew loud applause. New stunts and a lively side show left audiences satisfied and Wilmington better for the visit.
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John Robinson Circus
Robinson Circus
Wilmington
New Feature Adds Daytime Lunch Service
The new provision this year will offer lunches and serve them at almost any hour during the day, broadening access for visitors and locals alike.
Jurymen Selected for December Term Superior Court
County commissioners approve December term jury list for Superior Court. They also set winter milk station funding at ten dollars monthly, boost sheriff tax collection support, and authorize a first class truck, county audit, and optimal water pumping for County Home and Workhouse.
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Superior Court
J. B. Sidbury
W. A. McGirt
McGirt
Health Department
R. A. Burnett
Wm. H. Brown
Johns. Sellars
J. F. Leitner
L. L. Nash
W. B. Savage
J. H. James
Co. D. Myers
Henry P. Peterson
L. A. Rhodes
William L. Moore
W. C. Cochrane
P. W. Race
Messrs
R. HE. Mce- Creary
Matthew Marshburn
J. L
Eli Southerland
David H. Scott
A. P. Cox
G. C. Winn
J. F. Tripp
Sam Brittain
New Hanover Democrats Rally Behind Wilson Vote Mobilizes Funds
New Hanover and Wilmington Democrats finish a final pledge to President Wilson with $5,022 in local contributions toward advertising his candidacy. Voters arrive from precincts to cast ballots at a lively rate as New Hanover surpasses prior totals, aided by support from Hugh MacRae and Reynolds who boosted county totals with $10,000 from Forsyth.
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Wilmington
New Hanover
Wilson
Wilson Club
Hugh MacRae
State Finance Committee
The Girl Who Smiles at Academy of Music
The Longacre Theatre musical comedy The Girl Who Smiles by Adolf Philipp and Edward Paulton returns to New York with two Academy of Music performances on Saturday November 18. Bert Leigh Hazel Burgess lead with Jessie Livingstone Daisy Revet Billy Monteray and others in a vivacious touring chorus and notable costumes and scenery.
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Longacre
New York
Adolf Philipp
Edward A. Paulton
Academy of Music
Bert Leigh
Hazel Burgess
Jessie Livingstone
Daisy Revet
Billy Monteray
Charlotte Mershon
George Burke
James Whelan
Monroe Clabbon
Dr. Mendelsohn
Automobile Crash Injures Man Near Circus Grounds
Mr. Gordon Johnson suffered a broken leg when a car he rode on collided with a telephone pole near the circus grounds. The leg was fractured above the knee. He was treated at Dr. G. H. Croom’s home and then taken to his own home.
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Circus Grounds
Gordon Johnson
Circus
G. H. Croom
Unclear OCR List of Names and Small-Amount Entries
A damaged OCR reads multiple names with small monetary figures such as 5.00 and 1.00. Entries include J. A. McNorton N. J. Williams Walter Horne Geo. C. Jackson George Harriss and G. T. Landen with various cents.
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J. A. McNorton
New Post Offices for Navassa and Snag Haven
Department approves post offices for Navassa and Snag Haven. Navassa, five miles from town, population about five hundred residents in Snag Haven near Villa View. Postmaster H McL Green returned from Washington to push the offices. Henry T. Lewis may apply for Navassa postmaster, salary 100 per year. Snag Haven already had a post office three weeks, mail delivery lacking. Mr Sheppard runs it. A pouch will soon be established and sent via Tidewater Power Company line.
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Navassa
Snag Haven
Villa View
H. McL. Green
Washington
Henry T. Lewis
Green
Sheppard
Tidewater Power Company
Knights of Pythias meet to plan trip and banquet
Clarendon Lodge No 2 will hold a regular business meeting at Pythian Hall tonight. Third rank members are urged to attend as arrangements for a Mount Olive trip are made and plans for a banquet at Colonial Apartments for all local Pythians are discussed.
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Clarendon Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Hall
Mount Olive
Colonial Apartments
Clarendon Lodge
Ambulance Corps Praise Echoes From Verdun Front
Paris reports drivers of American Field Ambulance honored for courage and devotion at Verdun. Chief Surgeon Guibal thanks 129th Division and Sanitary Section No. 3 for April 25, 1916 to Verdun actions. General Blondin commends drivers Riggs Kenan and others for bravery in September and at dressing stations.
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Paris
Guibal
Verdun
Lay St. Christophe
Thiaumont
Bois-le-Petre
Blondin
Rodocanachi
Carroll Riggs
Owen Kenan
Riggs
Kenan
Washington, D. C
Yale University
Kenansville, N. C
University of North Carolina
Stanley Dell
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Four Million Women Eligible to Vote Today
Washington reports that about 4,000,000 women can vote today with 12 states allowing presidential ballots. Illinois Kansas Arizona Oregon Montana Nevada join Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho Washington and California in this historic expansion. While women could influence the election, officials expect no single party majority among voters.
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Washington, D. C
Congressional Union For
Illinois
Kansas
Arizona
Oregon
Montana
Nevada
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Washington
California
Wingate Sails From Texas City After Pyrites Cargo
The British steamer Wingate of 1152 tons under Captain Drew cleared and sailed light yesterday afternoon bound for Texas City Texas. She had discharged a cargo of pyrites here a few days after arriving from Huelva Spain.
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Wingate
Drew
Texas City
Texas
Huelva
Spain
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Mayor Moore
Robinson
Addi
Donald MacRae
R. A. Parsley
W. G MacRae
George Rountree
Finstein Brothers
W. R. Barksdale
E. T. Taylor
J. B. Kennedy
Jas. P. Betts
W. Wells
M. L. Starkey
C. S. Southerland
Edward Weaver
Martin
L Stein
W. J. Blow
W. Polvogt
Miss M Johnson
C. Meredith
Lois Cooper
Thos. E. Cooper
Savannah
Tarver
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Princess Street
Savings I
Inhio
Cyrus D. Hogue
Ehatmaan
Hugh Meckae
T. D. Piner
D. H. Howes, Jr
H. B. Foy
E. M. Dewey
Ambulance Corps
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