Editorial urges voters to watch Senators and Representatives record
Charles H. Leichliter cites a Saturday Evening Post editorial urging Blue Island voters to assess the upcoming congressional choices by the records of their Senators and House members. The piece argues the nation supports the President’s international program and that the election should reflect that alignment.
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Charles H. Leichliter
Blue Island
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Washington
George Horace Lorimer
Illinois
House of Representatives
Democratic Congress
Congress
Victory at home completes half the war job
A call to Americans to fund the Fifth Liberty Loan and bring home all troops. Citizens urged to save every nickel and invest in thrift and war savings stamps, finishing the war effort by financing the bills and honoring soldiers abroad.
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France
Wilson
Cantigny
Dormans
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Sedan
Lexingtom
Bunker Hill
Leta
Europe
New Training Camp Pershing Opens in Louisville
Camp Pershing, a civilian training school, opens at Zachary Taylor cantonment in Louisville on January 5 for two weeks. Directed by the Military Training Camps Association and authorized by the national government, it follows the Plattsburg idea and welcomes men 18 and older with Capt. F. L. Beals guiding the program.
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Louisville
U. S. Government
Zachary Taylor
Military Training Camps Association
Plattsburg
F. L. Beals
Red Cross to Hold December Enrollment and Registration Week
The plan designates December 15 as Red Cross day in all churches and December 17 as enrollment day with polling places open for membership registration. Red Cross auxiliaries will staff polling sites to collect $1 dues, and district headquarters may serve as enrollment polling places. Officials are asked to appoint captains, prep precinct workers, and canvass houses to complete Cook County membership drive targeting at least one million members.
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Red Cross
Red. Cross
Cook County
Friedens Evangel Church Advent Services and Meetings
John C. Weeks, Pastor announces the 3rd Sunday in Advent December 15 with Sunday school at 9 00 a m and morning service in English at 10 15 A M Evangelical League meets at 7 00 P M and the evening service in German at 7 30 P M The Evangelical Brotherhood meets December 17 at 8 00 P M in the Sunday school room Also notes on Glanders in the Cat Family from Annali d Igiene.
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Evangelical League
The
Evangelical Brotherhood
Patriotism Keeps Going After War Buy War Bonds
A call to continue supporting the war effort through purchasing War Savings Stamps emphasizes duty and sacrifice beyond active fighting. The message frames financial contributions as a patriotic obligation and a means to aid veterans and future security.
County Fair Incubator Hatch Sparks Spectator Awe
A county fair scene in the floral hall shows an intoxicated man marveling at a newly placed incubator. He claims the eggs are already hatching within an hour, declaring the devices superior to anything he has seen before.
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Floral Hall
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Roy Phillips
Blue Island Sun-Standard
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Ill
Cook County Press Club
Blue Island, Ill
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Luken’s
China
Blue Island Jeweler
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Buster Brown
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Blue Island, Il
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Annali d’Igiene
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