Suspect Scherer Indicted in Walton Murder Probe
Grand jury will question suspect as officers say evidence may convict. Charles Scherer, middle aged grocer, jailed without bond after a warrant for the killing of Neil Walton, a Delano household chauffeur, near Bellevue cemetery on April 11. Walton was with Miss Jenee Parison when shot. coroner’s jury previously investigated and Johnson was released. Authorities urge calm as they press a case with growing public interest and rumors swirl about next steps.
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Charlie E
Jos South Sixteenth Street
Neil Walton
Lyman Delano
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Comny
Bellevue Cemetery
Jenee Parison
Delano
A. E. Tayir
Charlie Keen
Scherer
North Eighth Street
Tme
Alex S. Holden
Oscar Johnson
Trusty
Young Walton
Miss Davison
Walton
Johnson
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Scherre
Brooklyn
Srand
City Council Talks Home Guard Plans In Quiet Session
The City Council adjourned with little business, naming a committee to work with Col Walker Taylor and A A Lord on organizing a city Home Guard for 18 to 45 year old white males. Three weekly drill nights planned. guns not yet provided. Grand jury to review the old rock quarry swimming hole. action urged against private owners for unsafe conditions after drownings. Bills for J D Moat and T D Hall discussed. referred to respective department heads for settlement.
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Bradshaw
Bunting
McCaig
Ol. Walker Taylor
A. A. Lord
Germany
Grand Jury
Old Rock Quarry
Thos.d. Meares
Moore
Merritt
Ike Rhodes
Wooster Street
Hall
J. D. Moat
T. D. Hall
Espa
Moat
Shepard
Brooklyn
Wilmington Plumbing Company
New Hanover County Teachers Institute Opens At Hemenway
The teachers institute for New Hanover and neighboring counties started at 9 am at the Hemenway school building with many educators from adjacent counties. Prof. D F Giles of Raleigh leads the State institute program, while Mrs T EB Johnson handles primary work. The colored teachers institute opened at Wiliston Industrial School under Giles with Prof. D C Virgo supervising at the school.
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Teachers’ Institute For
New Hanover
Institute For Colored Teachers
Williston Industrial School
Giles
D C. Virgo
Oldest women's fraternity Alpha Delta Phi founded in 1851
The Alpha Delta Phi, claimed as the oldest women's college fraternity, began at Wesleyan Female College in 1851, marking a landmark in Greek life history.
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Alpha Delta Phi
Wesleyan Female College
Controversy at Scott's Hill School Ends Without Action
A heated meeting over appointing Mrs. W H B Alexander to Scott's Hill school drew protests from patrons who seek her removal of two committee members. Attorney J C King urged harmony and a focus on children's schooling. the board postponed budget talks and no action was taken.
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Scott’s Hill School
W. HB. Alexander
C. H. Alexander
J. C. King
Board of Education
Alexander
Washington Catlett
Scott’s Hill
G. R. Parker
Louis Covil
King
Williston Industrial School
D. L. Gore
Virgo
Lectures by State Demonstrator Arrive in City
Mrs Mittie Henley assistant State demonstration agent from Raleigh will lecture tomorrow morning from 10 to 12 at the Food Conservation Commission quarters in the Bellamy Building 107 12 South Front street. Mrs Annie Pretlow home demonstration agent urges every woman in the city and county to attend for helpful practical advice.
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Mittie Henley
Raleigh
South Front Street
Food Conservation Commission
Bellamy
Annie P. Pretlow
Farmageres Meet Here Yesterday as Fair Plans Advance
County and home demonstration agents from Brunswick Bladen Columbus and Sampson counties met with the executive committee to back the forthcoming fair. Chairman Little and agents urged broad county cooperation, promising strong exhibits in food livestock and poultry.
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Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick
Bladen
Columbus
Sampson
Lady Home
Joseph W. Little
Carolina
Chairman Little
W. R. Freeman
Wilson
Freeman
Hanover
Wilmington
R. K. Craven
Abbottsburg
W. B. Lamb
Garland
Annie P. Pretlow
New Hanover
G. A. Cardwell
Atlantic Coast Line
Onslow
Pender
Wayne
Robeson
Little
W. P. McGlaueh
John C. Wagner, Jr
Carl B. Rehder
Robi. H. Northrop
J. F. Gaase, Jr
Jas
W. Sneeen
J. A. McNorton
L. Stein
W. R. Yopp
Jno
McEach- EE
H. Freeman
J. H. Burnett
W. Blomme
W. O. Page
I. C. Loftin
J. B. Vaught
J.‘ Haughton James
John R.‘Hanbey
Jos
W. Little
Woman’s Work
A. P. Pretlow
Revival to Begin at Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist will start revival services Thursday September 13 with a multi denominational lineup. Rev J A Sullivan will be aided by city pastors and decisions for Christ will be urged nightly. a church year meeting follows on September 12 with officer elections and a social hour.
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Calvary Baptist Church
J. A. Sullivan
J. L. Shinn
Winter Park
T. P. Allen
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
W. G. Hall
Southside Baptist Church
W. H. Milton
St. James’ Episcopal Church
G. W. McClanahan
St. Matthews’ Lutheran Church
Advisory Committee Meets Tonight At Chamber Of Commerce
Local advisory committee for the prospective U S Shipping Board nautical school gathers with inexperienced mariners to discuss enrollment and program details at 7 PM. Bryn Mawr women plan self grown vegetables this winter. California juries to include more women due to male shortages.
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Nautical School
United States Shipping Board
Chamber of Commerce
August Flower Advertisement for Stomach Ailments
Green's August Flower claims to ease ailments from a disordered stomach and inactive liver including sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gas. It acts as a gentle laxative regulates digestion and stimulates bile release. Available in 25 and 15 cent bottles at Green's Drug store.
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Green’s Drug Store
Swedish Foreign Office Unable To Confirm Telegram Allegations
London dispatch states the Swedish foreign office has not received any account regarding alleged telegrams cited by the United States and the Swedish government. The office cannot decide its stance on the questions raised, though it notes the foreign minister once favored transmitting a German telegram about Kiao Chow civil population after World War I.
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London
Conlgnbhgen
Exchange Telegraph Company
United States
Kiao Chow
Shangtung
Women’s suffrage timelines in Indian localities
For many years women have enjoyed the right of suffrage in some of the most important localities in India. This summary notes historical progress and regional examples of female voting rights in the area.
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India
Evacuation Begins in Petrograd as Government Clears City
Associated Press reports Petrograd sees partial evacuation with government measures to empty the city. Trains fill to capacity and crowds gather at stations as officials move to remove educational institutions, boarding establishments, and private effects amid the broader wartime crisis.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Sta
Women aid uniform upkeep for Sea Girt soldiers
Twenty five women of Hast O N J have volunteered to maintain the uniforms and clothing of the New Jersey soldiers encamped at Sea Girt.
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Hast O
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