Gov Bickett to Speak Tonight in New Hanover County
Louisburg native T. W. Bickett the North Carolina governor will open the Democratic campaign in New Hanover County tonight at 8 o clock in the Academy of Music. Local leaders including Thomas E Cooper and C C Cashwell will speak briefly before Bickett, with L Clayton Grant introducing the governor. The Whitlock West band will form a parade from the Post Office at 7 30 to lead to the venue.
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Lian
T. W. Bickett
Louisburg
North Carolina
New Hanover County
Iicie
Rakett
Thomas E. Cooper
New
Whitlock-West Band
Orlock
Academy
Bickett
Cumberland County Appoints Expert Cotton Grader
Cumberland County Commissioners at the September meeting appointed an expert cotton grader based in Fayetteville. The act of March 9 1915 authorizes county boards to appoint graders whose grade is prima facie proof of a cotton sale. The board appropriated 300 for expenses. the federal government funds the salary. Farmers expect higher, more uniform grading and a possible premium of about one eighth of a cent per pound.
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Cumberland County
Fayetteville
Board of
Cumberland County Commissioners
Carona
North Carolina
Secretary of Agriculture
Cumberland County Board
State WCTU Meet Planned by Wilmington Unit
A Wilmington W C T U meeting set for tomorrow afternoon will outline the thirty fourth annual North Carolina W C T U convention in Wilmington October 4 5 6 and 7. Mrs E R Clarke presides and First Baptist Church parlors host. Miss Anna Gordon national W C T U president will deliver the principal address. About one hundred delegates from across the state are expected.
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Wilmington
New Bank Organized for Wilmington Workers
At a Tuesday afternoon meeting of stockholders in James & James offices, the Community Savings & Loan Company elected officers and directors. A. M. Hall was named president with C. W. Polvogt and W. S. Baxter as vice presidents, W. G. James as secretary and treasurer, and Cyrus D. Hogue as attorney. Directors include Hall, Polvogt, Baxter, Hogue, Chadbourn, J. Haughton James, Thomas F. Woods, C. W. Woodward, Thomas E. Cooper, W. A. Woods, Edwin Bancroft, Edward P. Bailey, J. W. H. Fuchs, and Horace Pearsall. The bank, aligned with Universal Savings Corporation of Norfolk, Va, aims to loan small sums to working people with weekly or monthly payments. It will operate under the Stein universal plan for savings and loans, promoting the motto capitalizes a man's honesty.
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James & James, Inc
Community Savings & Loan Company
Wilmington
A. M. Hall
Merchants’ Association
Bureau of Credits
Messrs
C. W. Polvogt
W. S. Baxter
W. G. James
Cyrus D. Hogue
C. D. Hogue
Stein Universal Plan For Savings and Loans
County Official Attends Wilson Nomination in New York
Mr. W. A. McGirt chairman of the Board of County Commissioners returned from New York where he attended the formal notification of President Wilson's renomination at Shadow Lawn. He says Northern Democrats are confident of victory and leaders are working hard for the campaign.
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W. A. McGirt
Shadow Lawn
Board of County Commissioners
New York
McGirt
Wilson
Funeral of Mr Reese at South Fifth Street residence
Funeral services for Mr J M Reese who died Tuesday at 5 AM at 916 South Fifth Street will be held Wednesday at 3 PM from the residence. Interment in Bellevue Cemetery.
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J. M. Reese
South Fifth Street
Bellevale Cemetery
Gasoline Prices Expected to Fall Further
Local gasoline dealers report a pending drop of a few cents after a recent fall from 25 to 23 cents. They attribute the decline to supply exceeding demand due to many new wells drilled as prices rose, and say a strike threat delayed price cuts.
Postponed Regular Meeting Of Navigation Board
The Board of Navigation and Pilotage did not meet on Wednesday due to many members being out of the city. No special meeting was arranged and, if nothing unforeseen occurs, the board will reconvene at its regular monthly meeting next month.
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Board of Navigation and Pilotage
Coast Artillery Company Arrives from Mexican Border
The 31st Coast Artillery Company under Capt. Francis N. Cooke and Lieutenants Prentice and Welschner returns to duty at Fort Caswell after five months on the Mexican border. The unit, about a hundred men, travels from Fort Sam Houston via Florence and Wilmington in two Pullmans and an express coach, likely by boat to the fort.
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31St Coast Artillery Company
Fort Caswell
Francis N. Cooke
Tourist Book Aims to Map Eastern North Carolina Roads
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt of the North Carolina Good Roads Association seeks support in Eastern NC for a tour book showing major roads and routes, similar to a Western NC edition. Wilmington Chamber of Commerce is asked about backing and space in the publication aimed at investors and travelers.
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Joseph Hyde Pratt
North Carolina
Light Infantry 3 Annual Banquet Planned
The Wilmington Light Infantry votes to hold its annual fall banquet soon. A committee including Jack Rutland Adram B Rhodes W Kenneth Gaylor J S LeMoyne and J Harry Hayden will arrange the event honoring Captain James B Lynch and Captain Edward P Bailey. Former officers are expected to attend.
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Wilmington Light Infantry
James B. Lynch
Edward P. Bailey
Messrs
Jack Rutland
Adram B. Rhodes
W. Kenneth Gaylor
J. S. LeMoyne
J. Harry Hayden
Little Cash Shoe Store Undergoing Fall Preparations
George S. Nevens & Son store is under repair with new shelving and interior work ahead of the fall and winter season.
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Little Cash Shoe
George S. Nevens & Son
Harvest season shifts as Kansas hires arrive by taxi
A reader notes Times change as Kansas workers ride to harvest fields in taxi cabs. The Kansas City Journal quotes the observer who remarks on the evolving labor scene and the unusual transport to work.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Road extension to Fort Fisher Sea Beach debated by county
New Hanover officials discussed extending the Carolina Beach road about three miles to Fort Fisher Sea Beach. Beach interests want a plank road while the board leans toward soil. A separate claim by Dr. W B McClellan for damage from road construction was referred to the roads committee. An appropriation for the Wilmington Fayetteville highway survey was approved and sheriff deputy A L Kelly’s vehicle repair bill paid.
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Carolina Beach
Fort Fisher Sea Beach
Board of County Commissioners
Winter Park
East Wilmington
W. B. McClellan
New Hanover County
Wilmington-Fayetteville
A. L. Kelly
W. H. McGirt
Willard, MacMillian
Kerr
Mido Meares Takes Lead in Local Film Production
Rain delays on the Dispatch motion picture set slow progress but interior scenes at studios proceed. Miss Thelma Brooks withdraws from lead role to favor Miss Jane Iredell Meares who will play the principal part. Brooks to play second and befriend Meares. Tomorrow at 3 PM a school scene will film at Hemenway School with many primary grade children. permission granted by J A Taylor.
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Dispatch
Mr. Bird
Thelma Brooks
J. W. Brooks
Carolina Heights
Jane Iredell Meares
Miss Brooks
Miss Meares
Double zeppelins to carry mail between Berlin and New York
Two unarmed double zeppelins with 60 ton capacity each have been built in Germany to transport mail between Berlin and the United States. Mor ris Epstein, agent of the German American Alliance, says he viewed them and reports engines are powerful and the craft can fly from Berlin to New York in 72 hours.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Germany
Berlin
United States
Morris Epstein
German American Alliance
Europe
Epstien
New York
Storm moves inland as Atlantic system heads northward
Weather Bureau reports show the central South Atlantic storm has crossed into North Carolina and will continue northward. It brought moderate winds off the North Carolina coast and rain across Eastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Virginia
New York Reports Slight Rise in Infantile Paralysis Cases
The health department reports a 24 hour rise in infantile paralysis with 53 new cases, up from 42 yesterday, and 22 deaths, one more than before. The figures cover the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. today.
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Associated Press
New York
Department of Health
American and British archaeology schools plan women dormitories
In Athens on September 6 the American and British schools of Archaeology in Greece announce plans to house women students with two new buildings, one for each school. The male students’ building has just been finished and the campus sits in a shaded park with tennis courts nearby. The schools expect revival after the war ends as enrollment grows.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
I Don’t Believe in Automobiles Says One Pedestrian
A quoted voice argues that automobiles discourage walking yet claims personal use has increased walking. The speaker contrasts a machine with active mobility, framing the vehicle as harmless to his daily activity while praising walking as a habit enhanced by ownership.
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Mido Meares
J. A. Taylor
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Southern College of Liberal Arts
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