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The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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Local Navy recruiting station in Wilmington sets new one-day record with 10 enlistments yesterday, mostly from New Hanover High School graduates, totaling 19 in six days; includes list of enlistees and prior Negro recruits.
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HITS NEW RECORD
Enlistment Of 10 Men Yesterday
A New One-Day High Mark
Ten men were accepted by the local Navy recruiting station yesterday, to set a record, according to CCS J. G. Paradise, officer in charge of the station.
These men were mostly former students at New Hanover high school, members of this year's graduating class, Paradise said.
They are a complement of the 19 men sent during the past six days by the local offices, making a total of 19.
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The men accepted for enlistment were: E. L. King, Sneads Ferry; J. M. Eichorn, G. W. Cannon and L. P. Stanley, Jr. all of Wilmington; N. E. Adams, Jr., Ocean Drive, S. C., and R. B. Branch, Lumberton.
Negro men accepted last week were: Henry James, Jr., Leland; F. A. Howard, Jr., Wilmington; J. W. Gray, Wilmington.
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Wilmington
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Yesterday
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ten men enlisted yesterday, setting a new one-day record; total of 19 men sent in past six days; negro men accepted last week
Event Details
Ten men were accepted by the local Navy recruiting station yesterday, setting a record, according to CCS J. G. Paradise, officer in charge. These men were mostly former students at New Hanover high school, members of this year's graduating class. They are a complement of the 19 men sent during the past six days by the local offices. The men accepted for enlistment were: E. L. King, Sneads Ferry; J. M. Eichorn, G. W. Cannon and L. P. Stanley, Jr. all of Wilmington; N. E. Adams, Jr., Ocean Drive, S. C., and R. B. Branch, Lumberton. Negro men accepted last week were: Henry James, Jr., Leland; F. A. Howard, Jr., Wilmington; J. W. Gray, Wilmington.