Five teams canvass city for Carolina Packing House efforts
Mr W V Love reports fair success by five canvassing teams promoting the Carolina Packing House in Wilmington. They urge prompt courtesy to volunteers, expect businessmen to be visited soon, and plan to spread outreach to farmers next week. Subscriptions from farmers grow as ads boost Wilmington's visibility.
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Carolina Packing House Company
W.V. Love
Tech Busines
Love
Wilmington
Registration Books Open Today For Voting Precincts
Secretary C C Cashwell of the County Democratic Executive Committee urges unregistered voters to sign the registration books as they open this morning. The books will stay open for twenty days to allow ample time to register before the big election.
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C. C. Cashwell
Democratic Executive Committee
Cashwell
Atlantic Coast Line Faces Car Shortage Crisis
President John R. Kenly announced a severe car shortage across the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad system. Thousands of cars are on foreign lines and efforts to recover them have failed. The road needs about 15 000 cars to meet immediate orders amid improving business conditions.
Cranmer to Speak at Winter Park Meeting
Winter Park Democrats host E. H. Cranmer of Southport Democratic Senate nominee for this district tonight at 8 in the Winter Park schoolhouse. Cranmer, a pleasing speaker, is expected to draw a large crowd with Wilmington Democrats escorting him to the suburb.
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Winter Park
Brunswick
E. H. Cranmer
Southport
Senate
Doctor J C Wessell Reopens Baltimore Practice
Dr J C Wessell who recently had an appendicitis operation in Baltimore has returned home and is able to resume his practice in the city after about a week.
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J. C. Wessell
Baltimore
City
Chapman Named Read Committees in Wilson Campaign
The Wilsof Marshall Campaign Club executive committee at a reorganization meeting divided a 150 member campaign body into eleven committees with two captains each. W A McGirt announced the appointees and urged immediate work, promising a ten day drive to fund Wilson's return to office. Contributions may be sent to McGirt and four other committee members, with donor names to be published daily.
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Wilsof Marshall Campaign Club
Court House
W A. McGirt
Democratic Executive Committee
Wilson
Wilson-Marshall Fund
McGirt
Executive Committee
Messrs. W. A. MecGirt
D. H. Howes, Jr
C. C. Cashwell
Joseph BE. Thompson
Thomas E. Cooper
Rag doll yields hidden gold hoard in Fresno discovery
In Fresno on October 5, Maggie Doyle found a rag doll given twenty years earlier by her mother with a note to keep it. While repairing the doll she uncovered a sack containing 180 dollars in gold, a legacy from her mother who died ten years ago.
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Fresno
Maggie Doyle
Wyoming youth wounded for third time in war
Douglass, Wyo. Oct 5 Lieut John R Weaver of the Canadian contingent fighting for England has been wounded in France his parents Rev and Mrs W K Weaver of this place have been notified he was shot in the thigh and is in a military hospital He enlisted in the First Canadian contingent and had been wounded twice before returning to the line after each recovery
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Douglass
Wyo
John R. Weaver
England
France
W. K. Weaver
Ottawa
Young Weaver
Wilmington Man Wins Contract for Sewerage Plant
High Point October 5 A D O'Brien of Wilmington received the contract for the sewerage disposal plant installation by outbidding competitors. His bid was 14164, about 4000 below the closest rival and 12000 below the highest bid. Work to start in about three weeks.
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High Point
A. D. O’brien
Wilmington
Spanked Bride Sentenced to Jail After Dispute
Allentown Pennsylvania October 5 Earl Eustice jailed after following his father in law's advice to spank his wife of two months. He said she spent evenings in parks and defied her father who suggested corporal punishment. She swore out a warrant but later refused to reconcile.
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Bridgegroom
Allentown
Spanish Class Grows at Wilmington High School
More than thirty students enroll in the new Spanish language class at Wilmington High School. The program, a recent addition to the school, reflects a nationwide trend with Spanish now taught in many high schools and in over 75 colleges across the country.
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Wilmington High School
Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association Opens New Series
The city’s oldest building and loan group led by president J Hicks Bunting announces a new series starting Saturday. The organization touts protected savings and community benefaction and expects strong participation as it continues a tradition of successful past openings.
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Wilmington
New Lightship Placed Guards Cape Charles Waters
The United States placed a new lightship, No. 101, to guard Cape Charles seven miles offshore in waters six and a half fathoms deep. Built by Pusey & Jones, it measures 101 feet long with a 25 foot beam and four cylinder 200 horsepower oil burning engine. Captain A T Loss of Baltimore commands the vessel in the Baltimore fifth district.
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Cape Charles
United States
Atlantic
Charles
Pusey & Jones
Wilmington
Delaware
A. T. Loss
Baltimore
John H. Clarke
Baltimore, Or
Fifth District
Cotton Remains About Same Today on Local Market
A New York firm reports Wall Street buying and selling moves on cotton, noting opening strength, mid session decline, and late strong advances. The local price stays at 16 1-8 cents per pound with no change today.
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Wall Street
South
Senator Cooper to Attend A M Alumni Banquet
Preparations are nearly complete for the Wilmington A M Alumni Association annual meeting and banquet at the Greystone Inn Carolina Beach to be held Friday evening. About 25 members will depart the Odd Fellows building by automobile at 6 45 o clock. State Senator W B Cooper a trustee of A M College has accepted an invitation to attend, and Buxton White alumni secretary will arrive tomorrow to join the event.
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Wilmington A. & M
Greystone Inn
Carolina Beach
Odd. Fellows
W. B. Cooper
A. & M. College
Buxton White
Richmond Woman Arrives to Assist in Natural Education School
Miss Marie Plowden of Richmond Virginia has arrived to help Miss Atna Hicks run a school of Natural Education. She spent several days with friends in Warsaw before coming to the city.
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Marie Plowden
Richmond
City
Atna Hicks
Plowden
Warsaw
Many Desirable Houses Vacant in Wilmington
Wilmington shows an unusual real estate surplus with many desirable houses vacant. Rental agents report cottages and large residences available for rent in every city section, and rooms for housekeeping nights are advertised daily. Moving Day fell on Sunday, yet much moving continues and vacant houses remain plentiful across the city.
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Wilmington
Display Window Attracts Shoppers To New Lace Boots
Women fill the Wilmington Shoe Company window as Manager Wessels features 8 inch Lace Boots in Battle Ship Grey Dark Tan Kid with ivory top. Prices have been cut for a quick clearance to move the latest arrivals this season.
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Wilmington Shoe Company
Wessels
Women To Be Replaced In Hanover After War
The Hanover Mercantile Association and fellow Hanover groups vow to oust women from postwar jobs. No traditional male roles will be offered to women, and open postings to women will be barred. New wage scales set minimums from 900 to 1 200 marks by age.
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Hanover
Germany
Hanover Mercantile Association
Doctor claims cure for pellagra with water ground meal
Dr. E. J. Wood of Wilmington told the Sampson County Medical Association in Clinton that old fashioned water ground meal is harmless and a sure cure for pellagra. He said steam grinding removes the grain center, and baking powder without buttermilk as counteraction harms the grain more. He is regarded as an authority on pellagra.
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Clinton
E. J. Wood
Wilmington
Sampson County Medical Association
Wood
I Shrier Ad Promotes City’s Best Men’s Furnishings
An advertisement from October 5 promotes I. Shrier as offering the best men’s furnishings in the city, urging readers to visit for quality suits and accessories. The brief notice emphasizes value and style from a local retailer.
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I. Shrier
Bible Study Rally Honors Boys With Cups and Certificates
The third annual Bible study rally for the Y M C A Boys Division takes place at 6:30 pm. Lee and Princeton clubs receive silver cups donated by Senator W B Cooper and Mr L B Schuster, while 43 year certificates are handed out to named members. Also notes a humorous Exchange snippet and the sale of a new Wilmington residence.
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W. B. Cooper
L. B. Schuster
Lee
Princeton
Lee Club
Richard Thigpen
Harry Penton
Henry Morse
Lennox Cooper
Odis B. Hinnant
Alfred Hall
William Milton
James Nash
Octave Barnes
E. P. Cardwell
Neill McEachern
Carl Mahler
Owen Martin
Howard Penton
Douglas Sprunt
Robert Williams
Charles Cavenaugh
William Ek
Howard Green
Wm. Mahler
Neill Trask
Harry Tuck
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James M. Hall
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Princess Street
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H. Dobson
Herbert Williams
C. W. Johnson
Robert James
Lee Clarke
Carl Fuchs
Winton Green
Clark Huggins
Frederick Hull
George F. Jones
Cofield King
Aubrey Kelly
Edward Koonce
Andrew Mahler
Frank McGlaughan
Dan Penson
Guy Pigford
Lawrence Schuster
William Smith
Robert Tate
Victor Zoeller
B. H. Houston, Jr
Kay B. Knudsen
T. Aubrey Morse
Uncle Bob
Jed Colonel
I. C. Wright
Graham Kenan
Chestnut Street
Carolina Heights
F. A. Fetter
Thomas Grocery Company, Inc
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Bon Marche
Asheville
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