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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1916

Page

6

Social Notes from Red Springs and Wilmington

Society mentions in Red Springs and Wilmington items include Mrs. Jas G with Maude Williams visiting Dr Bollesin and Miss Elizabeth Hall in Wilmington. Mrs W K Debman of Winston-Salem traveling to Clinton to settle. George H Bellamy returning from Raleigh on business. several visits from Miss Sarah Durham Rocky Point and Mrs J C Horne Magnolia. travel updates for Miss Carrie Clark and Miss Frelytr Kendricks arriving to assume duties. Miss Nancy Anderson and Mrs W F Pemberton attending a conference in Richmond. Myrtle Freeman and Holland Norris wedding in Chadbourn. Y W C A meetings and fair work officials heading to conferences. and local church events with elderly programs and Immanuel Kindergarten opening.

Red Springs Jas. G Maude Foy Williams Dr. Bollesin Elizabeth Hall Wilmington Nancy Anderson W. FI. Pemberton House Richmond South Atlantic States Virginia City Blue Ridge J. R. Kelly

Pastor Sullivan Returns From Gastonia Evangelistic Meet

Rev. J. A. Sullivan, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, has returned from Gastonia where he assisted in conducting a 10 day evangelistic meeting.

J. A.sullivan Calvary Baptist Church Gastonia

Detective Fined After Assault Charge Trial

Detective R B Brown was convicted before Recorder B G Empie and fined 5 dollars plus costs for assaulting Adrian Everett with a deadly weapon. Everett testified Brown threw him through a window and fired after him as he fled. Brown’s case followed a complaint about entering a house and injuring Everett during the incident.

R. B. Brown B. G. Empie Adrian Everett Everett Recorder Empie Brown Polie Jorry

Kinston Campaigns Amid Shifts in Local Sheriff Posts

In Kinston on Sept 29, longtime leader Claude Kitchin is slated to visit the week of Oct 15 to back Democratic efforts. Cameron Morrison of Charlotte will speak here Saturday and in Greenville this afternoon. Deputy Sheriff J O Suggs is elected to fill the late sheriff William H Williams’s term after a fatal stroke sparked by arrest tensions. Caswell Cotton Mills in West Kinston advances with 45,000 dollars of new machinery and 5,400 additional spindles, bringing total spindles to 16,500. brick work on the mill addition should finish soon.

Kinston Claude Kitchin Cameron Morrison Charlotte Greenville J. O. Suggs William H. Williams Williams J.H. Harper Caswell West Kinston

Corporal Max Schubert Impresses Wilmington Soldiers

In Camp Glenn a Wilmington native and German born Corporal Max Schubert of Company A Engineers wins admiration for violin shows at the big camp fire. He plays operatic selections and folk songs, finally performing Die Wacht am Rhein and the American national air, and vows to bring his violin when his unit moves.

Max Schubert Raleigh News and Observer Company A Wilmington Engineers Company Camp Glenn Wilmington Company A. Engineers Germany Fatherland Paris Schubert Max

Office Mix High Balls Now the Rage in Atlanta

In Atlanta on September 29 prohibition era trend shows office mixed highballs. Glasses of ginger ale with ice are prepared at soda fountains inside office buildings for workers who stay at desks. The feature describes social use of highballs as a means to relax without leaving the office.

Atlanta

Funeral of Little Harriet Cromartie

The funeral for two year old Harriet Cromartie daughter of Mr and Mrs T L Cromartie was held at their Chestnut street home at 5 PM yesterday conducted by Rev M T Plyler of Grave Methodist church. She died at James Walker Memorial Hospital from injuries in an automobile accident and was buried in Oakdale cemetery.

Harriet Cromartie Oakdale T. L. Cromartie James Walker Memorial Hospital Chestnut Street M. T. Plyler Grave Methodist Church Oakdale Cemetery

Tar River Baptist Session to Meet Near Nashville

The 86th Annual Tar River Baptist Association session gathers for a three day meeting starting next Tuesday at the Philadelphia church seven miles north of Nashville. Rev. E. R. Nelson of Henderson to preach the introductory sermon with Rev. George M. Duke of Mapleville serving as moderator.

Louisburg Carolina State Louisburg ' S College Board of Health Tar River Baptist Association Philadelphia Nashville E. R. Nelson Henderson George M. Duke Mapleville

Democratic Rally in Bridgeton Draws Big Crowd

New Bern reports a large Democratic rally in Bridgeton with Congressman George E Hood as principal speaker. Attendees will form a Wilson-Bickett Club. parade plans for the Eastern Carolina Fair are announced and vehicle owners are urged to enter the march.

George E. Hood Goldsboro Wilson-Bickett Club Hood Pamlico County Wilson Elks’ Temple

Rally Day tags mark 700 at First Baptist Sunday School

Red tags appeared on hundreds of doors to promote the 700 Rally Day at the First Baptist Sunday School. The effort features white ribbons with 700 and verses urging participation. Tomorrow will include talks by Rev. Dr. John Peter Hurt and others as the school observed the event with planned exercises.

First Baptist John. Peter Hurt Odis B. Hinnant D. H. Howes, Jr First ‘Baptist

Germans Not Eating Bangy Food in War Weeks

Stockholm dispatch reports German markets still stocked with bacon butter lard and olive oil while many staples remain scarce in Germany. A AP correspondent notes bread potatoes and vegetables sustain households with limited meat and scarce beans lentils and peas. Demonstrations by hungry Berlin women reflect hardship though most Germans accept sacrifice for the Fatherland as authorities assure no starvation.

Stockholm Sweden Associated Press Berlin Germany Greater

Language of the Lingo: A Scottish Exchange

Tommy tells Jack the slang for egg in their chat on leave. Jock explains saying one oof for one egg and two oofs for two eggs, with a joke about the wife adding three and returning one, noting how easy the language seems.

Tommy Jack Jock

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W. K. Debman Winston- Salem Clinton George H. Bellemy Raleigh Sarah Durham Rocky Point G. H. Thompson Richmond, Va J. C. Horne Magnolia City Southport Horne M. E. McEntee Bessie Wallace Rose Hill Asheville Hal Boatwright Alice Boatwright Tench Cox Mrs. H. C. Ruark Mrs H. C. Sultz Maysville, N. Y A. 10. McClure Elizabeth Spartanburg S. C Carrie Clark Wallace Enfield Frelytr Kendricks Greenwood Miss The G. N. Walters Martha A. Morris Louise McCarver Mabel Trebling Tennie Luck Washington, D. C National Hotel Chadbourn Chadbourn Herald Myrtle Freeman Joe Freedman Holland Norris F.T. Wooten Norris Ice Company J. O. Reilly Helen Waynesboro D. R. Foster Pennsylvania H. H. Ford Wilmington Annex Winter Park Presbyterian Church Immanuel Front and Queen Streets Florence L. Bonitz Alma Kerman France H. H. MclIlhenney Yvonne Prof Washington Catlett Orange Street New Orleans Mcllhenney First Baptist Sunday School W. B. Muse Elsie Calder Woody F. A. Muse Katherine Vollers F. B. Brown A.D. Brown Wooltex Coats Kitchin Love With Louisa Bridgeton Pamlico New Bern Baltimore Sun Belk Belk-Williams Co Catherine Kennedy Academy OF Music Wilmington, N.C Anna Graham Harris John F. Harris, JR Victoria Theatre WM. G. Robertson
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