Quimby Auto Co Formed From Local Auto Firm Sale
Quimby Herald reports Pelton and Roy Courtright sold their auto and repair business to Alvin Stevenson, forming the Quimby Auto Co. Also noted are deaths, marriages, a sewerage plan in Marcus, and Liberty Bond activity in Peterson township.
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Quimby Herald
Grant Pelton
Roy Courtright
Alvin Stevenson
Quimby Auto Co
Charles Leonard
Quimby
Sioux City
Marcus
Storm Lake
George H. Cummings
Buena Vista College
Cummings
Marcus News
J. W. Mitchell
Liberty Bonds
Red Cross
Richard Gummow
Galva
Ed Dahl
Alma L. Dahl- Bernard
Louis Steigenberger
Rtev
I. Green
Leslie L. Patton
Geneva LaPage
Cleghorn
Igh
Tr. Johnson
Cherokee
Patton
Hse
Cleghorn State Bank
Cleghorn School
Aurelia High School Beats Peterson in Rough Thriller
Aurelia traveled to Peterson and won 20 to 17 in a tough basketball game marked by rough play from Peterson. Aurelia led throughout and showed better teamwork. The team plans a trip to Galva next Friday, aiming for another win.
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Aurelia
Peterson
Galva
Library hosts generous book donation drive
Last Friday the library received about 130 donated books from the community. Frank Anderson added about seventy books from his private library, described as a notable contribution. The ladies thank donors and invite more donations at any time, promising a complete list of the donated books and the Monators in the next issue.
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Frank Anderson
An Appeal to the American Farmer on Liberty Bonds
A wartime plea urges farmers to support the government’s bond issue and income taxes, arguing that financial participation is a patriotic duty. It touts Liberty Bonds as tax exempt, yielding 4 percent, and frames investment as both safe and morally binding to fund the war effort. It invokes sacrifice by families and appeals to duty to ensure a swift, glorious victory.
Giving Sons and Lending Money
A call to support the Allied war effort emphasizes lending money as crucial alongside volunteering sons. It argues that every dollar and every name strengthen the national defense and Europe’s aid, urging Americans to subscribe to a national loan to bolster the fighting force.
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Europe
Liberty bonds and the spirit of sacrifice urge support
The piece urges each son to buy a Liberty bond and one person to invest ten times the amount, arguing that unity of sentiment, bold faith in the government, and the Declaration of Independence are essential. It frames liberty bonds as patriotic and a sure investment that will hasten peace and a regenerated world.
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America
Langley vs Wright Name Debate Sparks Aviation Tribute
A Christian Science Monitor note proposes naming US military aircraft to Europe battlefields Langleys in honor of Langley who first explored heavier-than-air flight while acknowledging the Wrights who turned theory into practice. The piece questions whether Langwrights might be a fairer label.
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United States
Langleys
Wrights
Langley
Langwrights
Christian Science Monitor
Rivalry in a One-Track World
A terse exchange hints at envy and pride as two men clash over single-minded pursuits. The dialogue underscores intense feelings about competition and the costs of surpassing others.
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Fairchild
Brothers
Joseph Henneberry
Lincoln
Iowa
Poland
China
Mouw’s
Wm. Reckoff
Mr. Farmer
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Bernard Paulson
Aurelia, Lowe
Lot Tribune
Thomas Park
Lacey
Fiscus Furniture Establishment
Park Bros
John F. Lacey
Masons
Peterson Patriot
Opera House
Peterson Township
High School
K. A. Harris
Grace Ellery Channing
Opie Read
Dodge
Hodge
Bond
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