Grant township council of defence loyalty drive noted
The Grant township council of defence met in the O F Hall dining room Friday with a large crowd present. The council enforces loyalty, admonishes disloyalty, and has forty members with potential expansion. It previously banned the use of German in public, aims to foster good citizenship, and reports supporters backing its actions.
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Anital
Council of Ce
O.F. Hall
Anita
Grant Township
Township Council of Défense
Grant Township Council of Defense
Grant Township Council
News Telegraph
Van Slyke Court ney Wedding And Anniversary Note
A wedding in Bellview hotel parlors Jackson county Iowa on March 7 1660 unites D W Van Slyke and Sarah Courtney now of Anita. The couple celebrate their fifty eighth anniversary and are praised as highly respected. Local notes mention taxes and teacher pay trends in 1906 and 1917 with figures from state offices.
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Bellview
Jackson County
Iowa
D. W. van Slyke
Sarah Courtney
Anita
Arcord Force
Cub
State Auditor
Frank D. Joseph
State Superintendent of Schools
Joseph
Iftate
Community notes and moving plans plus wartime updates
Berea residents hear of Harriett Brown illness while the town bids farewell to the Foster family moving to Kendelville Indiana. J B Cecil ships over 1000 sheep to Omaha. Camp Dodge reports troops heading to France. Food raids seize 275 pounds of sugar in Tama County and other items. Anita hosts March 11 school election with candidates Eller Newton Blakesley. Local draft board notes spruce production shifts at Vancouver. Various townspeople relocate or visit including John Young Ben Wagner Louis Anderson Val Cramer and more.
Grant Township Defence calls farmers to plant wheat
The Grant Township Council of Defence urges farmers to fulfill wartime wheat quotas. Audubon township farmers pledge to plant more, citing seed wheat sufficiency and plans to boost spring acreage. Other items note local social events and petty crime reports in Berea and Red Oak Sun office robbery reflections.
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Mr. Farmer
Grant Township Council of Defence
Committee
Audubon Township
Here
Audubon County
Ziegler to Speak on War Topic at Unique Theater
H. P. Ziegler will give a talk titled Pour Minute Man on a war topic at the Unique theater Thursday at 8 30 PM. The event promises a focused discussion with audience questions to follow.
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H. P. Ziegler
Unique Theater
Stricter Food Control Enforced for Flour and Sugar Hoarding
Local food administrators Lang and Berry announce drastic enforcement of the food control law in Cass county. City residents may hold one sack of flour and five pounds of sugar, country residents two sacks and ten pounds respectively. excess must be returned with reimbursement. Penalties include fines up to 95,000 or two years imprisonment.
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Lang and
Berry
Cass County
J.f.deems
Our Flag Anthem Sparks Patriot Pride Across Nation
A spirited ode to the flag celebrates the red white and blue as unmatched worldwide. Citizens rally to honor national symbols with declarations of loyalty and unity.
Sherm's Condition Deteriorates With Poisonous Effects
Sherm's health fails to improve as throat complications worsen. Dreamic poison shows stronger, along with Albunian and Sugar, leaving his condition not as good as last week.
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Sherm
Iowa Governor Seeks Republican Nomination in 1918 Primary
W L Barding announces he will seek renomination for Iowa governor in the June 3 1918 Republican primary. He frames wartime duties as priority and praises Iowa citizens for support, noting the platform will be set by June primary representatives and the campaign on defined issues.
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J. A. Irving
Kensington
F.O. Worthing
N. C. Burkhart
Lillian Hayter
Thomas Stalcup
Georgia Thomas
Cathrean Thomas
Ruth Herriman
Reading
Nellie Thomas
Mr. Hoover
Des Moines
Soa
Iowa
W.L. Barding
Thanks to Prof. J W Martin for quieting schoolchildren
Mr and Mrs Harry Foster express gratitude to Professor J W Martin of Anita Public Schools for keeping children on the opposite side of the playground and street during their ill child’s illness. The note mentions war savings stamps placed on the house and government support.
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J. W. Martin
Anita Public Schools
Harry Foste
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Council OF Defence
van Slyke—Courtney
Williamson
Little Harriett Brown
A. R. Brown
Berea
Harry Foster
Kendelville
Indiana
J. B. Cecil
Omaha
Main Street
J. B
Camp Dodge
France
The
Food Administration
Tama County
City Hall
Peter Biggs
John Young
Lake Worth
Florida
Old Rock Johnfeller
Louis Anderson
California
Val Cramer
Canada
States
Vancover
Washington
Vicinity
L. R. Galiher Co
South Omaha
R. C. Pratt
Valley Junction
Patterson & Perry
Clark & Howlett
Crane & Bangham
Bangham & Carey
Kellaway Shannon & Howlett
Ernest Burke
Pratt & Naylor
Carey & Pratt
M. H. Lindeman
Geo. Martin
Berean
Berg
Mike Long
Densel Smith
Charles Robson
Red Oak Sun
Smith
Long
the Sun
L. P. Hadley
Sam
Office
Stone
Burt
A, BR. Cochran
Sam Petty
O. D. Aldrich
Wm. Petty
Camp Stewart
New Port News
Virginia
Ralph Forshay
Dorothy Marie Forshay
Babe
Het
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