Attractive visitors and local movements noted
The Winston-Salem Journal lists visitors and residents traveling and attending events. Miss Katherine Vollers of Wilmington sang at Centenary and Lutheran churches. Many Wilmington residents and guests, including families and students, were mentioned departing for study, visits, or relocation to Augusta, Columbus, Philadelphia, and Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Winston-Salem_ Journal fh
Katherine Vollers
Wilmington
Ida Efird
Florence Yates
Augusta, Ga
Tubman High School
Automobile collision near Sunset Park injures driver lightly
An Oakland car owned by Louis Barlow was damaged when driven by Charles Darden, who collided with a tree on the Carolina Beach highway between Sunset Park and Greenfield Park. The driver escaped with only slight injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barlow
Sunset Park
Oakland
Louis Barlow
Charles Darden
Carolina Beach
Greenfield Park
Mrs Pembroke Jones Gives Largest Gift for Braces
The New York Times reports Mrs Pembroke Jones donated 2000 toward braces for cripple children. The gift went to Health Commissioner Haven Emerson of New York City and is the largest single donation received so far. Mrs Jones is prominent in Wilmington social life and owns a Wrightsville Sound summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pembroke Jones
New York Times
Jones
Health Haven Emerson
New York City
Wilmington
Wrightsville Sound
Monthly report of associated charities Wilmington August receipts exceed disbursements
The treasurer reports August receipts for Associated Charities in Wilmington fell short of disbursements by over 60 dollars. Items listed include secretary salary 32.95 Catherine Kennedy Home 12.50 groceries 202 rent for those in need 19 cash help 1 telephone 2.35 janitor 1.20 and small contributions from New Hanover County HH W King and Mrs W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
Wilmington
New Hanover County
W. King
Burglary Sinner Sentenced Fifth Time to Penitentiary
An elderly man, seventy years old, has been sent to the penitentiary for burglary for the fifth time, illustrating a persistent criminal record reported in the New York Globe.
Bride of Albemarle Man Weds in City Home
Miss Onnie B. Hartsell daughter of Mr and Mrs J Hattestt of Albemarle North Carolina wed Mr George Brooks a civil engineer now joining the local U S District Engineer office The ceremony was at the bride parents home in Albemarle Tuesday evening in the presence of a few friends Rev Albert F Mace officiated The newlyweds arrived in Wilmington last night and stay at the Wilmington Hotel Brooks has practiced in Albemarle and recently joined the local office in Wilmington Other Wilmington visitors include Irene Forsythe from Fair Bluff Mrs B B Bryant returning from New York and Mr and Mrs J D Rawls with Miss Howard James of Wallace also F A Burke and wife of Dunn at the Orton Hotel.
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Jacksonville
N. C
Gertrude Walton
George A. Walton
Near Here
Guy L. Lockamy
J. E. Green
Onnie B. Hartsell
Albemarle
Brooks
City
Wilmington
U. S
J. D. Rawls
Howard James
Wallace
Orton Hotel
Murray Cox Visits City for Week with Relatives
Mr. Murray Cox of Clinton arrived in the city yesterday to spend the week with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Gore
Landala
N. C
City
Murray Cox
Clinton
Movement in Favor of Mechanical Farming Gains Ground
Paris reports a growing movement for mechanical farming in France as traction plough trials prove conclusive. Cooperative farmer societies form to adopt machines delivered and ordered, with the General Agricultural Society census to locate land for autumn ploughing and harvest traction.
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Paris
France
General Agricultural Society
United States
Scarecrow in cornfield hides farmer's suicide in Wisconsin
In Fon Du Lac Wisconsin neighbors found Albert Engel dead beneath a scarecrow he had set up in his cornfield. Engel apparently hanged himself unseen for a day and a night, with his features concealed by a wide brim. Neighbors and motorists passed by without noticing the body.
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Fon du Lac
Wis
Albert Engel
Peter Raul
Engel
Wheat supply prospects and export potential in 1916
Analysis notes that Domestic requirements for wheat were set near 620 million bushels with 160 million carried over from last year and a possible export surplus near 151 million bushels if bins were cleared. It discusses carryover variability, huskier grain, and market implications from Roumania and Russia factors impacting prices and milling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department ‘of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Roumania
Russia
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Russian
Bosphorus
Exchanges Reveal Past Romance Refusal
A brief dialogue shows Auntie recalling a failed romance after she refused a suitor at first, believing he would ask again, but he never did.
Trade optimism amid postwar recovery outlook
The New York Journal of Commerce argues that European reconstruction after World War I will boost US trade. It notes capital and labor shortages in Europe, likelihood of renewed American competition, and the reshaping of global commerce. It cites Sir John Simon’s warnings and urges confidence in American industry to meet peaceful demand.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Europe
England
Germany
Belgium
France
Economic Congress
Paris
J. Simon
Holland
America
Sir John
Tennessee National Guard Ordered to the Mexican Border
The Tennessee National Guard, mobilized in Nashville, was ordered to the Mexican border today. The move follows a department policy to give guard units called to federal service a border duty role under war conditions before muster out.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tennessee National Guard
Nashville
Tennessee
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Vollers
Centenary Church
Myrtle Wollers
Nita Masten
Mary Fryar
Lillie Orr
Richards
R. D. Douglas
Greensboro
Wrightsville Beach
Maria Lord
Roanoke
Theo, Yates
University of Georgia Medical School
Horace V. Conly
United States District Engineer Office
Philadelphia
W. B. Schuler
Red Cross Street
C. J. Roberts
Richmond
Joseph Ackerman
Augusta
W. L. MelIntire
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Willie Fredder Hughes
Florence, S. C
G. H. Stone
North Fifth Street
Ethel and
Phila Maultsby
Whiteville
Wilmington Hotel
H. F. Wilder
Harnett County
E. L. Lee
New Berlin
North Fourth Street
Annie Sullivan
Southport
Marion St. George
J. Edward Bunting
Fort Gaines, Ga
Vance Bounds
Bennettsville, S. C
Meta Roberts
F M. Sutherland
Francis McCoy, Jr
Monthly Report
A. D. Brown
Irene Forsythe
Fair Bluff
Middleburg
Ethel
B. B. Bryant
F. 4. Burke
Dunn
Bob Glenn
Molly Mullibox
Democratic Party
Brunswick County
Belk-Williams Company
Post
Battlecry
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