College Debating Teams Set for Triangular Meet at Parsons
Parsons college announces a triangular debate with Simpson Penn and Parsons teams debating aloud in Barhydt chapel on the proposal that two years of military training be compulsory in colleges. Letters are awarded to Parsons football honorees and a service flag to the college.
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Parssons College
Simpsons
Parsons
Penn
Weets Snyder
Miller
Oka@loosa
P Orsists
Legett
Morris
Huston
Simpson
Barhydt Chapel
Preston Johnson
Raymond Kays
Signal Corps
U. S. Army
Ottumwa
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Milton
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Kays
Plans to Increase Great Lakes Capacity to 100000 Men
Plans to raise the Great Lakes Naval training station capacity from five thousand to one hundred thousand troops and to establish a naval officers training school at Fort Sheridan with a ten thousand capacity. Captain William A. Moffett leads the preparations as over 20,000 are currently in training at Great Lakes with numbers rising daily.
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Great Lakes
Great Lakes, HL
Dee
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Fort Sheridan
William A. Moffett
Naval Station
Great Lakes Station
Government to send helpers for income tax returns
Dubuque Iowa reports that the government will deploy agents to assist taxpayers in counties and towns. Postmasters bankers and newspapers will locate the workers who will answer questions swear in returns collect taxes and ease filing for 1917 returns due January 1 to March 1 1918.
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Dubuque
Louis Murphy
Y P B Girls to Meet Tomorrow at Stuckey Home
In society notes the Y. P. B. Girls plan a meeting tomorrow at J. H. Stuckey’s West Briggs Street home at 2 30. Several social events include a Christmas party for Wanda Thoma and a farewell reception for Maj. J. F. Clarke and Hospital Unit A. The Wesleyan Bible Class hosted an election of officers and a social gathering at First Methodist.
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J. H. Stuckey
West Briggs Street
Clifford I. Thoma
Wanda
Elk's Club
Maj
J. F. Clarke
Miss Beers
Major Clarke
South
First Methodist Church
J. F. Stanford
Methodist Church
M. A. R. Kelley
South Second Street
Mrs. Kelley
Washington, D. C
Mr. Kelley
Skating Rink Opens Tonight at Seven O’clock
The skating rink welcomes guests with a seven o’clock opening this evening at 758. Attendees can enjoy public skate sessions, music, and refreshments as part of the inaugural event.
Auto painting contact for Rumer reaches out
A note directs callers to contact Rumer by phone 725 for auto painting services, reference number 772?
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Dean Taylor
A. W. Taylor
Fairfa'4
Iowa
College News
Job Johnson
Parsons College
Flinspach
Zeigler
Scovel
Keesey
Wilson
Wesley
Gibson
Hedrick
Page
Whitmore
Swain
Johnson
Kays
Garber
Geneva
Mouktar Bey
Great Britain
Switzerland
Constantinople
la Suisse
Madrid
Ldo
East Adams Street
Stanford
Raymond Charles
BE. Goddard
Walter Harris
Ida Roberts
C. L. Graham
Wheeler
Clay Brenneman
Building Fund
E. G. Fligg
Martha Washington
Ideal Gift
Espe
Priscilla
Mostique Art Pottery
Children’s Doll Beds
Hl. P. McLaughlin Co
Beauty E. Anderson
Ric Wes
Kayser
Beacon
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