Service Flag Ceremony At Local Methodist Church
The First Methodist church will raise its Service Flag with 39 stars during the Sunday evening service. The Roll of Honor, listing those represented, will be read and kept for public consultation. The program includes piano, patriotic songs, readings, and a patriotic address by Hon. E. F. Simmons, concluding with God speed and Soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Charlotte White
Prof. Mountain
Bishop Quayle
Clarke George
Edna Barr
Roll of Honor
Lillian Baker
E. F. Sim
Surgical dressings urged for France in Red Cross appeal
A cable from Major Grayson M. T. Murphy, head of the American Red Cross in France, released by the American Fund for French Wounded, says the shortage of surgical dressings is dire and must be supplied in large quantities to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Grayson M. T. Murphy
American Red Cross
American Fund For
Bank Robbers Hold Up La Grange State Bank
Four automobile bandits robbed the La Grange State Bank in Chicago shortly before noon, escaping with about $15,000 as police searched for them. In a separate fire report, 20 stores were destroyed at Picher Oklahoma, the town's lead and zinc district, with losses around $150,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
la Grange
Bicher
Okla
Miami
Picher
Exemption Board Sends Out Questions to 80 Names
The Jefferson County exemption board sends questions to the first 80 registrants to classify them. Respondents must return completed forms within seven days by the 24th of the month, excluding Sundays, even if they have previously appeared before the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Exemption Board
People’s Column 765 ix
Column fragment shows a brief, informal entry likely a society note or reader comment. It references a named person and a small social detail, but text is incomplete and unreadable for full context.
U. S. Men Fight Next Spring
General Pershing told the Merchants' association in New York that American troops in France are safe this winter and will not enter general action until winter breaks. He urged strong support for the French as they hold the line while the American “baby army” is trained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
General Pershing
Merchants’ Association
Robert Davis
Red Cross
Lake freighters stranded off Colchester after Detroit passage
A fleet of eight or more down bound lake freighters, after tying up in Detroit since Saturday, lies fast in heavy ice in Lake Erie about five miles off Colchester Ontario.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Lake Erie
Colchester
Bob Sled
J. C. McCabe
South Fourth Street
South Second Street
L. D. James
Jacob Scheffel
Elected Officers Named for Evergreen Lodge 1918
Evergreen Lodge Degree of Honor elected new officers for 1918 at its regular meeting. John W. Grimsley selected as representative to the Grand Lodge at Cedar Rapids in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Lodge
Fred Bates L
Dora Gumm Co
Elsie Haifley
L. A
Mises
Ella Williame
J. Nelson
Orpha Turner
Shynender
John Grimsley
Frank N. Simmons
Etta Freshwater
John W. Grimsley
Ida Franz
Evelyn Biddle
Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Fragmentary OCR Note From A Local Page
A barely readable OCR fragment provides few discernible facts and names. The legible portion mentions numbers and letters with no clear event or person identified.
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Methodist Church
Mons
America
ROB LA Grange State Bank
People's
East Adams Street
South D Street
Journal
U. S
Pershing
Exide & Vesta Batteries
Lon H. Israel
Codagan & Atherton
East Broadway
Rumer
Inland Oil Works Co
Cleveland
The
Kory
Orpheum Orchestra
Reel Life No
Charles Chaplin
Kolb & Dill
Arlo McPeek
J. Engel Piano Tuner
Fairfield
Scheffel’s Music House
James Hughes
Virginia Sweet
Virginia
Mee
San
Cindi
Cies
Eeeeeeeeer
Prince Albert
Lee Kbs
Walter Baker
Arm & Hammer Soda
K. C
T Store
Sdisliad
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