National Guard Enlistments End This Week
Missouri unit officers relay urgent Washington orders that no enlistments proceed after June 30 1917 for draft eligible men aged 21 to 31. Commanders urge rapid recruiting to hit war strength before July 1, stressing enlistments stay with local units rather than draft into the federal army.
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Pierce City
Geo. L. Caruthers
Butler
Washington
Headquarters National Guard
Missouri
Nevada
Judge Advocate General
National Guard
Caruthers
Navy Week Proclaimed by Governor Gardner in Missouri
In Jefferson City on June 24 Governor Gardner proclaims a Navy Week during the Fourth of July period. The state urges Missourians to encourage enlistment and rededicate to the nation’s founding principles as the nation marks Independence Day.
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Jefferson City
Gardner
Navy
Butler Lodge 254 Celebrates 200 Years of Masonry
Butler Lodge No 254 A F and A M marked its bicentennial with a Monday ceremony after a morning court house yard picnic. The day featured a band concert, a community dinner, a parade, and a session in the court room with D D G M R B el] presiding. Rev Tart? officiated and Rev Scroggs read early lodge minutes, followed by H O Maxey delivering a history and legends talk.
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R. B. el
R. M. Talbert
Christa Church
Geo. R. Scroggs
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Grand Lodge
H. O. Mazxty
Maxey
Youth Drowns in City Swimming Pool
Morgan Fisher a sixteen year old, son of U S Fisher formerly of this city now at Tarr River Oklahoma, drowned Saturday evening in the city pool between nine and ten. He had eaten with his aunt Miss Roselle Fisher and bought a bathing suit before entering the water. Others entered briefly and left. The body was found by Elliot Walker and emergency efforts failed. Coroner Dr C J Allen led a jury which ruled death by drowning and urged that a pool guard be employed when open and city ordinances enforce it. Fisher was born October 26 in Arkansas and survived by Russell Fisher and others.
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Morgan Fisher
U. S. Fisher
Tarr River
Oklahoma
Young Fisher
Grover Carroll
Roselle Fisher
Mill Street
Charles Dickerson
Elliot Walker
Harry Wyatt
Walker
C. J. Allen
Samuel Morgan Fisher
Marion County
Arkansas
Russell Fisher
Belgian Army Grows Stronger and Better Armed
Washington report quotes Lieut General Leclercq at the National Press Club describing Belgium as larger, better equipped, and more determined than at the war’s start. He details Belgian front of 22 miles with eight divisions, foreign munitions factories, and generous pensions. Australians donate over 33.5 million, with New South Wales and Victoria leading gifts.
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Washington
Leclercq
National Press Club
Liege
Yser
Germany
Belgium
Havre
Richmond
Letchworth
England
Poland
Serbia
Montenegro
New Zealand
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
W. Francis
Montreal Star
Australia in the lime light and the ANZAC heritage
Australia in the lime light highlights the nation's wartime achievements that astonished the world. It notes the creation of the ANZAC legend and the rapid fame earned by Australian troops at Gallipoli, born from a population of modest size.
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Sidney
Australia
Anzac
Gellipoli
Denton-Coleman Increases Capital Stock To 60000
The Denton-Coleman Loan and Title Company raised its capital stock from 20000 to 60000 dollars. The action was approved at a stockholders meeting held Thursday of last week.
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Denton-Coleman Loan and Title Company
Denton-Coleman
Premier of New South Wales Tours London in June
New South Wales Premier A Holaias visits London during a June program titled Amstralia's Hand on Whest, outlining trade and cultural exchange opportunities with Britain. The visit highlights strengthening ties and potential economic cooperation between Australia and the United Kingdom.
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London
W. A. Holaias
New South Wales
Local notes span accidents births and farming figures
Sunday reports detail Elmer Robbins riding after a cow when his horse fell injuring his leg, three barns damaged by a cyclone near Charley Bryant, and a series of farm and community updates. Birth of a 7 1/2 pound girl to Mrs Margaret Johnson in Montana accompanies notes on health, auto incidents, and threshing crew activity in Butler and surrounding areas.
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Elmer Robbins
Hensley
Charley Bryant
Bryant
Frank
Will Welch
Jake Adams
Butler
Margaret Johnson
Montana
Frank Roof
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Home Company
Geo. L. A
H. C. Clark
N. G. Mo
Gov. Gardner
U. S. Navy
Butler Masonic Lodge
Munsing Union
Red Cross
Army
Home Journal Patterns
Aga
Warner
Redfern
Debe-Voise Brassieres
Gradiey
Amstralia
Whest
J. P. Connor
Dr. Foster
Jewett Boys
Robt
Evans
Ira Smith
Mr. George
John Pyle
Ed Smith
Hank Tharp
Dog Moss
W. H. Plunkett
Traiser's
Mer. Plunkett
Carl Miller
South of Brackney
Geo
Rains
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