Coast Line repairs after wreck disrupt through traffic
Officials announced this morning that a week would elapse before traffic on the W and W division would resume. Trains 42 and 41 will be rerouted via Fayetteville, while most lines out of Wilmington reopen. A pile driver wreck near Magnolia halted progress. Brakeman Moore died in the crash and several crew members were injured. Weary repairs focus on trestles and long stretches needing re laid track with two wrecking trains and labor on site.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Bayetteville
Wilmington
Mount
Mornear Bowden
Magnolia
Hriesson
South Sixth Street
Yerkie Travis
Creck
H. T. Moore
Clinton Brant
Bowden
M Jwas
Mailed Letter in Fire Box Leads to Fire Crew Dispatch
Mary Blue a colored girl attempted to mail a letter in a fire alarm box at 6 50 this morning. The false call attracted the fire department to Box No 62 at Fourth and Ann streets. Chief Schnibben heard her explanation and deemed the act an honest mistake causing a waste of gasoline and a useless run.
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Mary Blue
Fourth
Ann Streets
Mary
Mary’s
Schnibben
Funeral from the home for W I Miller
Remains of Mr Miller interred in Oakdale Cemetery after funeral services held at his home 115 North Fourth Street. Rev M Wells J D of the First Presbyterian church conducted the service yesterday at 4 p.m. Interment followed with many mourners in attendance. pallbearers named as E H Munson J W Fonvielle J Holmes Davis Joseph Hinton F A Dick and A J Mitchell.
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Miller
Oakdale Cemetery
W. l. Miller
North Fourth Street
M. Wells J. D
First Presbyterian Church
Messrs
E. H. Munson
W.fonvielle
J. Holmes Davis
Joseph Hinton
F. A. Dick
A. J. Mitchell
First Fist Fight in Means Case Reported
Concord, Sept. 15 Special to Salisbury Post Brandon Means brother of Gaston Means struck a New York American reporter last night. The altercation arose after Means accused the reporter of taking a picture of his sister which the reporter denied.
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Salisbury Post
Concord
King-Means
Brandon Means
Gaston B. Means
New York American
Means
Savage Shows Coming South to Wilmington
Henry W. Savage plans a major Savannah style slate for Wilmington with Pom Pom and other big productions. The offerings include Majos noted prima donna, Margaret Jarman, Boyd Marshall, and later Everywoman with an all star cast. Also on the cards are Have a Heart Excuse Me Katinka and more, with strong Broadway quality and larger casts than prior seasons. Pom Pom with Mitzi Hajos arrives at the Academy on Saturday September 29 for matinee and evening shows.
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Majos
Prima
Onna Comedienne
Joseph Urbam
Margaret Jarman
Boyd Marshall
Savage
New York
Mitzi Hais
New York City
Katinka
Mitzi Hajos
Academy
Whitlock West Band Concert At Postoffice Park Tonight
The Whitlock West band offers its regular weekly concert at Postoffice Park tonight after a postponement due to bad weather. A large crowd is expected for a fine program. The group is engaged for county fairs in Elizabethtown North Carolina and Marion District of Columbia.
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Postoffice Park
Whittock-Weat
Elizabethtown
N. C
Marion
D. C
Five People Added to Calvary Baptist in Last Night’s Service
The Calvary Baptist church welcomed five new members during last night’s service where Mr Ocis B Hinnant spoke on The Value of a Good Name. Morning worship was led by Rev J A Sulliver and tonight Rev J H McCracken of Fifth Avenue Methodist is to preach. Public invitation extended.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Ocis B Hinnant
Tor
J.A. Sulliver
J. H. McCracken
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Rosh Hashanah Sermon At Temple Of Israel
Dr S Mendelsohn delivered a strong timely Rosh Hashanah sermon at the Temple of Israel last night. Attendance was very good and the service included an interesting program as Jewish people nationwide usher in the new year.
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Mendelsohn
Temple of Israel
S. Mendelsohn
Temple
Workers Welcomed as YMCA Branch Planned at Fort É
Representatives of the National War Work Council of the YMCA visit Fort É to establish a branch. The plan includes a secretary, gym use, writing materials, a graphanola, motion pictures, magazines, a lounging room, and coordinated activities for soldiers with full monthly reports to headquarters. Colonel Chase and Southport ministers back the project while Army and Navy Club members assist.
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National War Work Council
Young Men’s Christian Association
Fort Én
Sue
No-King
Rotary “of the
C. A
S. “Av Ackley
Southeastern Ditrict
Lerk
Council
J. B. Huntington
Chase
T. G. “Vickers
Havingsworth
Southport
France
King
Huntington
Ministry of Southport
Superintendents Met Twenty Counties Represented at Lumberton
The District Association of County School Superintendents met in Lumberton with representation from all 20 district counties. State officials attended, including L C Brogden E E Sa and Miss Elizabeth Kelly, while J Y Joyner could not attend. Topics included medical inspection literacy agricultural education sanitation and institutes.
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Lumberton
District Association of
J. Y. Joyner
State Department of Education
L. C. Brogden
E. E. Sa
Elizabeth Kelly
G. M. Cooper
Kelly
C Crosby
Amanda’. McDiarmid
Tarboro
Tarboro High School
Rosa , Wishart
Vivian McNeil
State Institutes To Be Held At Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach hosts two institutes this week under James R. Young Raleigh Insurance Commissioner. An electrical institute opens at Harbor Island auditorium for two days with contractors inspectors and power companies, while a firemen’s institute targets fire chiefs officers and building inspectors for two days of lectures papers and discussions.
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Wrightsville Beach
James R. Young
Raleigh
Insurance
Electrical ‘Institute
Belng
Young
Electrical Institute
Harbor Island Auditorium
Hanover
Inn
Rds
Firemen’s Institute
Soldiers Shower Coin On Fort Street Crowd
Regulars from the fort visited Fort, tossing change from the Imperial Hotel windows. Dozens of young yellow and black boys raced in the street to collect pennies nickels and dimes as officers struggled to control traffic and keep the crowd safe.
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Fort
Front
Imperial Hotel
Colored Parade and Patriotic Meetings Set This Week
Various colored organizations in the city will join a patriotic parade tonight. At St Stephen's A M E church Rev A Wilson will discuss themes on better social conditions for colored people during the week. Col James H Young of Raleigh will deliver an address.
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St Stephen’s A. M. E
James H. Young
Raleigh
Trolley Car Off the Track in Sunset Park Line
A trolley car on the Sunset Park line jumped the track near Third and Greenfield yesterday at about 3 30 p m. It took time to return the car to the rails but traffic was not interrupted as passengers were transferred to cars at both ends of the line. No injuries were reported.
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Third
Greenfield
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