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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
8
Bolton, Rose Hill and Ridgefield residents visit, weddings planned, and church events headline a Wilmington social page. Attendees include Mrs J D GeBott Miss Bland Miss Moore and Miss Martha Moore with wedding plans for Miss Green and Mr Sutherland. A farewell for Rev Cox, a wedding shower, stag party, and YWCA committee meetings appear among announcements.
Mr J Irving Bear returned from a business trip to Richmond Virginia. Mr Twoman Lackey of the Maxwell House Coffee Company has been conducting a demonstration at Belk Williams under Serosis and leaves today for Norfolk Virginia.
Sheriff Cowan Deputy Sheriff Kelly and Mr Ed George fished at Carolina Beach and reported splendid luck catching 3.38 drums and several fish weighing as much as 16 pounds.
Magistrate W. A. McGowan purchased from Recorder Elect George Harriss the office and furniture at 210 Princess Street and will move his magisterial office there at once. Harriss will keep headquarters there for a time while he assumes duties as Recorder of the county next December.
Atlanta readers note hotels cafes and resorts will serve no liquor on New Year Eve celebrations. With limits on whiskey imports and only six weeks left in the year many plan to stock up liquor in advance while illegal outlets may supply last minute needs.
South Bend Ind November 22 Un touched by age Notre Dame will enter its seventy fifth year next Monday. Plans for a diamond jubilee observance at the spring commencement include bringing together Catholic prelates and educators from across America. Notre Dame founded November 27 1842 by Rev Edward Soran of the Holy Cross order and began near Vincennes before settling on the St Joseph River near Lake Michigan. The institution grew from poverty with debts paid by selling necessities and even horses once.
Mrs K W Barkle reports in a letter from Newlyn England that an old Californian miner named Kempe came to the workhouse near Corning after years of hardship. In his belongings was nearly $5,000, with Kempe claiming he had buried about $2,600 in California in a five foot deep hole but could not locate it. He returned to England eleven or twelve years ago and is largely unknown beyond his mining past.
Raleigh November 22. Application filed with the secretary of state for a charter of the Shallotte Printing Company of Shallote Brunswick county. The firm, capitalized at 10000 dollars, would operate a job printing business. Also received was an amendment to the Wiscassett Mills Company charter in Albemarle Stanly county increasing capital stock from 500000 to 1500000 dollars.
New Bern promoters plan a real wrestling bout at Ghent Park Casino on November 20. They seek Dr B F Roller to face Tommy Crank, with Roller also appearing in Norfolk and Wilmington this week. Previous plans for Ludwig Ross versus Max Smith and John Kilonis versus Joe Turner were cancelled. Craak travels to New York State to wrestle, while Joe Stecher is set for Hartford and may visit New Bern in January for a southern tour.
Rhode Island plans to ship a Rhode Island gobbler to Washington for Thanksgiving, challenging Kentucky’s prior year win. The piece traces the tradition from Rhode Island’s Turkey King Ho race Vose, who started the gift, to presidents from Grant to Wilson, and notes Rhode Island and Connecticut birds’ reputed superiority in size and favor.
Pimples are tough to remove because people want quick fixes and avoid changing habits. The article urges reducing sweets and heavy foods, drinking water, exercising, and keeping skin clean to prevent indigestion bumps and clear the skin.
Four Westmoreland County sisters, daughters of C H Smith near Ruffsdale, grew 18000 cabbage plants on two acres and expect about 2400 dollars from the harvest. Their bank accounts hold 900 dollars, with 900 more due from Pittsburgh commission men. one drowning accident occurred during the work.
In Reno on November 21 reports say tombstones are being used as boundary markers in a fresh mining district near Isodaville after a tungsten ore ledge was found. A miner marked his claim using tombstones from a local cemetery, causing concern that distant relatives may misidentify graves as claims.
Superintendent Burnett and convict labor completed scraping and painting the large steel bridge over the Northeast river at Castle Haynes, linking New Hanover and Pender counties. It is praised as one of the county’s best bridge painting jobs.
Washington gossip says Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels will resign when President Wilson begins a second term. He reportedly feels vindicated by Wilson's reelection and plans to retire to run his newspaper.
Jack Dillon faces Al McCoy in a ten round bout in Brooklyn. Jack Britton meets Charlie White for twelve rounds in Boston. Joe Wellings takes on Ever Hammer in Racine for ten rounds. Otto Walace battles Willie Gradwell in a twelve round fight in St Louis.
In Fogaras Transylvania on November 22 the legend Rumania Mare and blue yellow red ribbons mark former Romanian army HQs. Wrecked houses show recent fighting while Central Powers troops altered doors to Arme Ru mania Poor Romania. Paper ribbons linger on autumn trees.
Public auction to satisfy default on a note dated November 23 1916. Appeals to sell twenty five shares of Wag Tagto Beach Corp stock par value 100 per share, certificate No 9, at the New Hanover County courthouse on Wednesday November 23 at noon. Attorneys Rountrhar Davis & Gari Ronan & Wts handle the sale.
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