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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1917
Page
16
Laurinburg and surrounding towns report social updates including visits by Pearl and Etelle Cox, Wilmingto n residents, and citizens in Fayetteville and Fort Caswell. The Freeman column lists local movements, school openings, church revivals, and notable gatherings across Whiteville Southport and Marion with multiple families, veterans, and students highlighted.
Local notes from Clinton Maxton and Marietta detail visitors such as Mr and Mrs T L Hubbard Jr of Wilmington Mrs Herbert Smith in Warsaw and Mr W H Northrop and relatives in Clinton The Maxton round table hosts a club meeting with readings about Russian women soldiers and social games The Marietta column notes cotton picking season scarce crops a Red Cross meeting and visits by residents including Anna Belle Harrington and D F Gregg
This week features a heightened millinery business as new stock arrives for immediate selection. Dozens of pattern hats and targeted designs showcase and refined touches from the design room to debut to Wilmington shoppers. Prices range from 5.00 to 20.00 with gloves, undergarments, and gauntlet gloves in assorted sizes and shades available.
The Baltimore Orioles from twenty years ago have more players remaining in the major leagues than any other age group. Giants manager McGraw, Dodgers manager Robinson, Yankees scout Kelley, and White Sox coach Gleason are all former Orioles veterans.
Advertisement urges buying a defense product to support national protection. It calls for turning civilian dollars into arms for home and country defense initiatives. The piece emphasizes patriotic duty and wartime mobilization through consumer purchase.
The university football schedule begins with four consecutive home games at Chicago. Vanderbilt starts the campaign in Midway, followed by Purdue, Northwestern, and Illinois in turn.
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