White assailant Whitaker faces serious charge in fatal shooting
Raymond Whitaker, a white man, is jailed after the Tuesday shooting near Ivanhoe that killed John Talaferro. Talaferro, formerly in horse trading, died at James Walker Memorial Hospital from pneumonia complicating gunshot wounds. A pretrial hearing is expected in Sampson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Whitaker
Jai
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Raymond Whitaker
John Talaferro
Talaferro
Whitaker
Ivanhoe
Quay
Mr. Talaferro
Sampson County
Superior Court
George J. Peschau
George Harriss
James Woolvin
Georgia
Wilmington Light Infantry Encamps Below City at Cape Fear
About 35 members of the Wilmington Light Infantry, led by Capt James B Lynch and Lieut Edward H Holmes, camp at the Vineyard on the Cape Fear river after marching from the city. More men joined after midnight. They plan maneuvers and return to town this afternoon with a supper prepared by Wyatt Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Light Infantry
Sitnt Owen C. Fillyn
Wyatt Henderson
Fort Caswell
Blind Veteran Appeals For Aid As Winter Approaches
J F Meares, a well known blind man with a hand organ, writes that last week he got only 23 cents from passersby and had four weeks of meals and a quart of molasses. He fears cold weather and asks food people to extend him food aid, reachable at 2111-2 Meares Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Meares
Mr. Meares
Meares Street
Corn Show to Feature Expanded Space and Election Returns
The Space Committee of the Corn Show plans a large interior tabernacle setup with ten thousand extra feet of tent space to host farm exhibits, machinery, livestock and local enterprises. The event runs November 7 with election returns read via leased wire, stereopticon display, and a closing ball expected to draw crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
North Carolina
Tabernacle
Float Stranded Ship Edillio Grounded Near Channel Buoy No 5
The Italian steamer Edillio ran aground Saturday in shallow water near buoy No 5 while attempting to reach port at night without a bar pilot. Captain Aberroth expects to refloat at the next high tide with Tug Gladiator and Coast Guard cutter Seminole assisting. cargo includes cotton at Champion Compresses.
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Coast Guard
Seminole
P. H. Aberroth
Gladiator
Edillio
Aberroth
Cape Fear
Champion
Go to Church Month canvass to survey Wilmington
City wide effort by Christian Men's League to count church attendance and boost participation in a November Go to Church movement. Officials divided 20 districts among 19 churches and the Salvation Army, issuing two person canvass teams with forms to record church membership and preferences, aiming for two hour canvass this afternoon.
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Ious
Wilmington
Christian Men’s League
League
Ministers’ Association
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus to Dedicate Wilmington Customs House
Treasury and local Knights of Columbus outline plans to lay the cornerstone of the new Federal building in Wilmington, with no US expense and broad participation. Letters between George P. Galvin and Walker Taylor detail permissions, arrangements, and committee duties for a patriotic ceremony.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Wilmington
Knights of Columbus
George P. Galvin
N. C
United States
A. J. Peters
Walker Taylor
Wilmington Council
Federal Building
United States Customs Service
Port of Wilmington
Geo. P. Galvin
Federal
Jos. O. Reiley
O. W. Rodgers
Thomas B. Carroll
James J. Allen
Irving Corbett
Col
Candy Store Robbed in City Small Haul and Loose Trail
Italian shop owner V. D. Lonardo reports a back window pried open at No. 721 South Sixth Street. The raid yielded $2, stamps worth $1, cigars and gum. Police bloodhounds followed the trail but the scent dispersed among many sidewalk tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. D. Lonardo
South Sixth Street
Lonardo
Piedmont
Sovereign
J. J. Moore
W. W. Lewis
W. H. Kernon
Basketball at the YMCA Junior Class game
In a Saturday morning match between Columbia and Dartmouth teams the Dart mouth team won by a score of 9 to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Dartmouth
Max Gardner to Deliver Memorial Address at Elks Observance
Hon Max Gardner of Shelby has been chosen to give the memorial address at Wilmington Lodge of Elks annual exercises to be held at the Victoria Theatre on Sunday afternoon December 2. He was selected previously but could not attend due to injuries from a railroad wreck. The event will be more elaborate this year with a committee arranging the program and musical numbers. The organizing committee includes A J Mitchell James Owen Reilly H E Longly J F Lieber E H Brown A A Underwood George P Galvin Will Rehder S M King W S Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max. Gardner
Shelby
Wilmington
Messrs
A. J. Mitchell
James Owen Reilly
H. E. Longly
J. F. Lieber
E. H. Brown
A. A. Underwood
George P. Galvin
Will Rehder
S. M. King
W. S. Register
Officers Installed In Columbus Chapter
The Columbus order installed its newly elected officers on a Wednesday evening led by District Deputy C. H. O'Neill of Charlotte North Carolina. Names include George P. Galvin grand knight and Paul J. Baschon deputy grand knight among others. trustees elected were John Feenam James Owen Reilly and Dr. T B Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Council
Knights of Columbus
C. H. O'Neill
Charlotte
N. C
George P. Galvin
Paul J. Baschon
Paul M. Comes
William Sheehan
E. F. Peschau
W. F. Powell
C. W. Rodgers
E. C. Hines
Daniel Quinlivan
William E. Breme
S. C. Winner
Rev. C. Dennen
Mess
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John Talia
Space Committee
Bar
Fach Church
The
Var
Market
William H. Milton
G. J. Hill
St. James
Orange
J. Allen Taylor
J. E. Reynolds
Nun
A. W. Pate
J. H. Shore
Castle
T. J. Gore
J. M. Wells
D. D
River
Sunset Park
James Yates
T. P. Noe
Archdeacon
Wooster
W. G. Hall
Marsteller
J. B. Fales
Mr. Cardwell
Marstella
S. A. Matthews
J. J. Hurt
Princess
Ninth
John R. Hanby
F. B. Clausen
Chestnut—River
I. H. Dreher
M. T. Plyler
Chestnut
Grace
D. C. Love
W. H. Cox
T. F. Darden
A. D. McClure
Grace To
Fourth
Ninth—Hospital
A. H. Shepard
J. A. Sullivan
Bladen
Bladen Street Church
R. H. Melvin
J. P. Pate
Bladen Church
E. H. Hardison
W. W. Koch
H. W. Koelling
Oscar Pearsall
A. J. Howell
Market—Seventeenth
Earl W. Jones
W. W. MacRae
Plyler
McClure
ST. Mary’s Guild
Wilmington Savings and Trust Company
Max Gardner
O'Neill
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