Social notes highlight Wilmington visits and weddings
Wilmington residents host friends from Chadbourn Rose Hill and other towns with arrivals and departures. The town also notes church social events at Winter Park and Good Shepherd and reports the marriage of Sophie Haar to Jurgen Haar at 106 South Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Society
Winter Park Presbyterian Church
Chadbourn
Japan
Church of the Good Shepherd
Sixth
Queen Streets
Sophie Haar
Jurgen Haar
South Sixth Street
F. B. Clausen
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Hlaar
Wilmington
Senate Leader Foresees Expanded Rail Regulation
Senator Simmons of North Carolina says December session will push broad railroad legislation building on the eight hour day measure. He credits last session’s action for averting a strike and argues government control under the interstate commerce clause will expand to ensure lasting peace and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Manning
Washington, D.C
Congress
Farniford McL. Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
Simmons
Grand Jury Reports No Violations In Child Labor Law
The grand jury found no violations of the Child Labor Law or Compulsory School Law in Wilmington or New Hanover County. They visited mills and plants, praised school attendance and board of education diligence, and urged road, utility, and facility improvements including Second Street work and Red Cross repairs. The county home, jail, stockade, and camps were in good condition. new stables and better lighting, water, and sewers were recommended. Foreman James A. Northam led the panel.
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Wilmington
New Hanover County
George W. Connor
Board of Education
Second Street
Grace
Chestnut
Red Cross
Third
Wright
Grand Jury
Castle Haynes
Connor
James A. Northam
Personal mentions of travels and recovery in the region
Mr C C Pimckney is spending time in Columbia South Carolina. Mr Julian W Morton left Tuesday for Charlottesville Virginia to resume studies at the University of Virginia. Andrew Gideon of Wallace has returned home from James Walker Memorial Hospital and has nearly fully recovered after an accidental self injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Brown
Chadbourn
James Walker Memorial Hospital
James A. Lackhart
St. Mary's
Raleigh
Miss Lockhart
Henry Howze McLendon
Cora Annette Harris
C. C. Pimckney
Columbia
S. C
Julian W. Morton
Charlottsville
University of Virginia
Andrew Gideon
Wallace
Patriot Footlyte Leaves Theatre Role for Border Sergeant Post
Footlyte, previously earning $300 per week in theater, takes a U.S. border service role at $30 per month. The move marks a shift from stage to military duty.
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Footlyte
Southport Competes for National Armor Plant Site
Southport interests push to host the eleven million dollar naval armor plant on Cape Fear riverfront. The Navy Department hearing on the bids is today with Southport Land and Development Company and Fox Realty Company allies presenting feasibility data. possible Department choice includes purchasing an existing plant or building on land it owns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
Cape Fear
Navy Department
Southport Land and Development Company
Wm. H. Pyke
H. A. L. Potter, Jr
Fox Realty Company
Navy
Department
Superior Court Adjourns Today In Multiple Sentences
Grady Cook with a prior killing conviction receives four months in county jail under a plea of manslaughter while the State notes the gun was aimed at the victim. Jesse Fuller convicted of turkey theft faces two years on county roads. Six Black youths receive two year terms in state prison for breaking into a Chinaman's home. one accomplice gets six months for leniency due to prior trouble-free record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Fuller
Gladys Davis
Lizzie Cole
Dusting the Plate Sparks a Curious Communication
In Byron's vicinity Stengel narrated his troubles with Herzog aiding. Byron decided the plate needed dusting and began the task while Stengel trailed. Stengel paused to align his words with Byrons ears as Byron dusted the home plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stengal
Quigley
Byron
Stengel
Herzog
Kansas City Electrician Claims New Gasoline Apparatus
A Kansas City electrician says he has perfected an electro chemical device to produce gasoline from kerosene and natural gas at a fraction of current cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mermaid rumor stirs sea lore in Pearson's weekly
A humorous snippet from Pearson's weekly jokes about mermaids living on the ocean and never setting foot on land, inviting reader banter over who they are discussing.
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The
Mermaids
Pearson’s Weekly
Will of Ephraim Lashley Broken in Court
Special to The Dispatch Raleigh Sept 13 The will of Ephraim Lashley a Harnett county Black man who left about 10000 dollars to three white Baptist churches over eight family children was overturned in court witnesses stated his emotional fervor exceeded his life and he was not in proper condition to will his property, the judge ruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Ephraim Lashley
Harnett County
Tiny Classified Ad Prompt On Furnishings And Clothing
A reader asks about using The Dispatch small ads to sell unwanted furniture or clothing. The question suggests it is a good way to dispose of items and prompts consideration of local classified listings.
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The
Dispatch
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Rose Hill
Atwood Bowden
Edith Mae
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Wade, N. c
J. R. Bowden
Maggie Bowden
Winter Park
W. D. Thomas
Warsaw
D. D. Boylan
Wrightsville Beach
Mallie Maxwell
Steadman
Tom Maxwell
Ben McMillen
Ben McMillen Jr
Fayetteville
A. H. Slocum
Lottie Howell
Norfolk
Ane
Arminto
Francis Sellars
Ivanhoe
Robert Scott
Florence Scott
Robert, Jr
Washington
Minnie Reynolds
E. H. West
Leland
Trinity College
Durham
Annie Fennell
Kerr
C. F. Davis
Rocky Point
W. C. Bordeaux
Gladys Brady
C. Fisher
J. D. Rawls
Wilmington Hotel
J. C. Wessell
Baltimore
Dr. Wessell
Mabel Bowen
Burgaw
Ethel Buckner
Burlington
Lucile Page
Audubon
Vivian Montgomery
Yesterady
Southern Pines
R. R. Welsheimer
Caswell
Orton Hotel
M. G. Dow
Backport, Me
Imperial Hotel
W. Silas Smith
Albert Fulton
Washington, D. C
H. G. Powell
Tampa, Fla
Emily Powell
James A. Smith
Walnut Street
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Charlotte Observer
Carolina Ashe Lockhart
Wadesboro
William Nash Everett, Jr
Rockingham
BrwtiAi
Simmond
Charmeuse
A. D. Brown
Belk-Williams CO
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Southport Land & Development Company
Grady Cook
Emmanuel
Pierce
James M. Hall
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