ATO Collision Injures Mother and Son Near Wrightsville
A seating passenger and 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Williamson were badly hurt when a Saxon car swerved to avoid a Ford traveling at high speed. The car struck a 12-foot embankment rail, ejecting Mrs. Williamson who suffered leg injuries. Mr. Williamson escaped serious harm and was shaken. The Ford driver fled the scene. the Saxon was later removed for repairs. The crash occurred on a sharp curve in East Wrightsville as Williamson attempted to pass a Ford on the opposite approach. The injured were treated at Walker Memorial Hospital where Mrs. Williamson remained under care.
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Soep Folhar Williamson
Jon
Iabeth Williamson
Wil
Delmar Yumoon
Lis
Taut ‘Walker Memorial Hospital
Ale. Williamson
Llumson
Armier
Williamson
Clautson Turther
William Vio
Y M C A Plans Fall Drive for City Youth
The Y M C A announces a large fall drive starting early next month to provide fall and winter activities for young men. Key programs include Bible study, education courses, personal interviews, missions, night school, and elementary teaching. The plan also features physical activities, basketball, swimming, and health checks plus social gatherings and banquets.
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Y M. Co. A
Prices Up at Otoll Haircuts in Norfolk
A Norfolk barber shop announces higher charges as prices for essentials rise. The 35 cent haircut increase follows broader cost of living pressures and reflects material costs from soap to blades. A meeting to discuss continuing trade impacts is planned for next month.
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Norfolk
Federal
Barlor Flame
Presidii
Fix
Prest
YM C A Officers Attend Charlotte Conference in Carolinas
Local Y M C A leaders including General Secretary B Huntington and medical director Oscar Kellar travel to Charlotte for a two state conference. Walton Johnson of Wilmington and other officers join the gathering to unify YMCA work across North and South Carolina.
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Queen City
Emvot
Young Men’s Christian Associations of
North
Uth
Emis
Carolinas
Pole Sags Across Street After Trolley Wire Snag Near Orton Hotel
A North Front street trolley snagged a span wire causing a ground level pole to bend outward like a leaning tower. Linemen quickly bound the damaged pole to a building and secured the wires while police controlled the crowd until the pole was righted and made safe.
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North Front Street
Orton Hotel
Princess Street
Pisa
Orton
Unesman
Noted Democrat Cam Morrison Delivers East Coast Addresses
Hon Cameron Morrison of Charlotte speaks across the east in behalf of Democracy. He has drawn large crowds in Warsaw Kenansville Pender and other counties and will speak in Jacksonville Richlands Carteret and Beaufort next week.
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East
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
New Bern
Warren
Morrison
Warsaw
Kenansville
Duplin
Pender County
Once-a-Month Meetings In Wilmington Feature Roosevelt Address
The First Baptist church hosts the inaugural Once-a-Month Meeting for Men in November with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the first address. Meetings run the first Sunday afternoon monthly from November to June, attracting prominent speakers and men from diverse backgrounds.
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Roosevelt
First Baptist Church
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
Jno
Jeter Hunt
P. D
First Church
Hurt
Washington, N. C
Wilmington
Hart
Durham
North Carolina Engineer Troops Move Toward Camp Glenn
Engineers from Charlotte and Wilmington join preparations for border deployment. Captain C. F. Boesch leads Company B as about 75 troops travel by rail from Wilmington to Camp Glenn. Officials expect two engineer companies to join 42 at Columbia to form a Ninth Tactical Division battalion bound for Texas. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt may command the battalion en route.
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North Carolina National Guard
Charlotte
Wilmington
Camp Glenn
Seaboard
New Bern
C. F. Boesch
North Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Ninth Tactical Division
Texas
Joseph Hyde Pratt
Charlotte and Wilmington
Warshaw rally spurs push for Wilmington-Goldsboro Highway
More than 400 residents from New Hanover Duplin Pender and Wayne counties attended a Warsaw mass meeting in a school building to back the Wilmington-Goldsboro Highway. Dr Joseph Hyde Pratt and Congressman George E Hood spoke as a permanent organization was formed and officers elected.
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New Hanover
Duplin
Pender
Wayne Counties
Warsaw
Wilmington-Goldsboro
Joseph Hyde Pratt
George E. Hood
O. P. Middleton
Pratt
W. A. McGirt
Edward Farrier
Thomas O'Berry
Wayne
W. L. Hill
McGirt
Rivers D. Johnson
T. J. Armstrong
Thomas O’berry
Goldsboro
Z. W. Whitehead
Wilmington
George P. Galvin
Paul B. Bell
Charles Dewey
M. T. Breazele
Olive
J. T. al
O. K. Parsons
Robert O’berry
George R. Ward
Wilmington- Goldsboro
Hood
Davis Exchanges Carolina Heights Home in Deal
Mr. E. Y. Davis will swap his 1701 Market Street Carolina Heights residence for Mrs. J. J. Kellys Red Cross Street home and a lot at 19th and Princess. The Davis house, valued over 15000 dollars, is expected to transfer on October 1.
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E. Y. Davis
Carolina Heights
J. J. Kelly
BE. Y. Davis
Market Street
Red Cross Street
19Th
Princess Streets
Davis
Cherokee Replaced by Onondaga for Dry Dock Repairs
After three years and eight months of service the Clyde Line steamer Cherokee is ordered to dry dock for cleaning and repairs. The Onondaga, a larger freight carrying vessel without passengers, will substitute and sail from New York to Wilmington tomorrow, boosting freight facilities though passengers are disappointed.
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Onondaga
Clyde Line
New York
Wilmington
Bridge Repair Closes Hewletts Creek Span
The Masonboro Sound loop road was closed to traffic at Hewletts Creek bridge this morning for two to three days. County road crews will rebuild the bridge and bring the span to grade, replacing old timbers as finances allow.
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Hewlett’s Creek
Masonboro Sound
Hewlett's Creek
R. A. Burnett
Guardsmen Released Judge Rules Enlistment Duress Invalid
A telephone message to J. O. Carr U S District Attorney reported that Judge Connor held enlistment under duress invalid. The notice follows a call from Col. W. T. Dorch U S Marshall to confirm the ruling.
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G. Connor
Rocky Mount
Connor
J. O. Carr
United States District Attorney
Col. W. T. Dorch
United States Marshall
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