Local Notes Highlight Marriages Moves and Appointments
Local briefs list a birth at Jefferson county hospital to Mr and Mrs Frank Boies. Ada Montgomery and Anna White return from Marshalltown where they taught. Lieut Col Wilson G Heaton visits mother Mrs Lucretia Heaton. Miss Ethel Turkington to Glasgow to teach next year. May Edmunds travels to Des Moines to return with her mother Mrs Hattie Edmunds. Florence Roth heads to Chicago for Northwestern summer term. Sergt Robt C Walker to visit sister Mrs H Griffith. Mr and Mrs A L Keller and Anna go to Richwoods. Mr and Mrs J E Rice of Richland visit the city. Mrs Robert Sands and daughter travel to Des Moines for a visit, Pauline McGaughnken ward accompanies. Marie Snyder of Richland in town. Dr and Mrs D B Mosg and daughter from Chicago attend Leggett McKee wedding. Mrs R H Polly returns from hospital. Melissa Sammons of Batavia visits. William Parker visits relatives in Nauvoo. Gladys McCleary of Libertyville in city. Adda Garmoee accepts job in Grand Rapids High School. Marriage license issued to Edwin V F McKee and Ruth E Leggett. Mrs T J Griffith family moving to Michigan. War Savings Society organized at Center No 7 with Evelyn Atwood president. EP Corey joins Hartz Bahnsen Co as traveling salesman. Prof E B Watson to preach at R 3 Jak Sunday. Buy W S S.
Food Demonstration On Wheat Substitutes At Armory
Miss Griswold will present a wheat substitutes demonstration at the Armory Monday at 2 PM. She will also discuss the Community Canning club and has conducted talks and demonstrations across the county this past week. All residents are urged to attend.
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Miss Griswold
Armory
New Sugar and Beef Purchase Rules Circulated Countywide
The Food Administration issues sugar and beef usage guidelines for Jefferson County effective next week. Sugar rules cap purchases at two pounds for city customers and five pounds for rural buyers, with up to fifty pounds allowed if a proper certificate is signed, and require 50 percent soft sugar in all sales. Beef guidance asks hotels and restaurants to limit boiled beef to two meals weekly, steak to one, and roast beef to one weekly. households should not buy more than 1.25 pounds of clear beef per person weekly. The measures aim to reduce soft sugar stock and shift consumption to pork and other meats to support Allied forces.
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Iowa
France
Bids Sought for Coal Furnishings 1918 19
Notice announces bids for coal for 1918 1919 to be received at County Auditor Turners office until 1 pm Monday July 1. Coal to Court house jail and County Hospital weighed over city scale. County Home coal to be furnished by F C B Libertyville 684.
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Turner
F. C. B. Libertyville
Buy W. S. 8S Notice for Empty Pop Cases
Those with empty pop cases are asked to contact Forest City Bottling Works. Call 434 and we will respond with pickup information. Contact 675 KUY W. S. S. for details.
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KUY
Referee Sells Residence of Deceased Joseph Clinkenbeard
The referee will sell at private sale the estate home of Joseph Clinkenbeard at the corner of South Seventh and West Jackson. The full lot with a four room house will be sold very cheap to settle the estate. June 2.
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Joseph Clinkenbeard
South Seventh
West Jackson Streets
WM. L, Long
Community church schedule and Sunday services listed
A long listing of church services across several denominations with times for Sunday School morning worship and evening services. Includes First Presbyterian Cristain Church English Lutheran First Methodist Wilbur R. Keesey pastor events for Baby Day at Camp Welcome Epworth League notes B Y P U activities and readings.
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First Presbyterian
U. P
English Lutheran Church
First Methodist Church
Wilbur R. Keesey
Epworth League
Fred C. Edwards
D. D
Keokuk
T. F. Cooke
Burlington
Thomas Osborn
Mt. Pleasant
Abner Heston
Current quota for class one set at 94 men in Jefferson county
A focal board notice fixes the class one quota at 94 men for Jefferson county. About eighty percent of the remaining class one men in each board's jurisdiction fall within this current quota, with the top twenty percent eligible for release to the navy or marine corps. Those registered June 5 remain unclassified.
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Focal Board
Jefferson County
Navy
Marine Corps
Dr Shook Speaks at Ep Worth League Convention
The Rev E J Shook D D will deliver the Epworth League convention address at the Methodist church replacing Bishop Lewis who could not attend. In Fairfield Iowa the Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Company offers first class farm mortgages in Jefferson county at 6 percent due in five years ranging from 500 to 22000.
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Methodist Church
E. J. Shook
D. D
Lewis
W.S. S
Jefferson County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Boies
Jefferson County Hospital
Ada Montgomery
Anna White
Marshalltown
Col
Wilson G. Heaton
Hachito, N. Mex
Lucretia Heaton
Ethel Turkington
Glasgow
Miss May Edmunds
Des Moines
Hattie Edmunds
Florence Roth
Chicago
Northwestern University
Sergt. Robt. C. Walker
Mr. An
A. L. Keller
Anna
Richwoods
J. E. Rice
Richland
City
Robert Sands
Roming
Pauline Qmghnken
Ward
Marie Snyder
D. B. Mosg
R. H. Polly
Melissa Sammons
Batavia
William Parker
Nauvoo, Il
Gladys McCleary
Libertyville
Adda Garmoe
Grand Rapids
Edwin VF. McKee
St. Paul, Minn
Ruth E. Leggett
T. J. Griffith
Michigan
Center No. 7
War Savings Society
Evelyn Atwood
Corey
Hartz & Bahnsen Co
Rock Island
Fairfield
E. B. Watson
Methodist
Rev. Williams
Presbyterian Church
The
Food Administration
Messrs
J. S. McKenney
W. C. Spaulding
Sanoia
Griffith & Pierson
Cristian Church Bible School
Jesus
Demas
Lane
Christian Science
Agassiz
Fair Clothing
College Addition Mission
Bert Barrow
Mission Lawn
St. John
Chilren
Mission
DR. Shook
C. E. Anderson
F. D. Kerrick
Tribune
Cat
Minneapolis
Blair
Davenport
Northern Steamboat Co
H.P. McLaughlin Company
Ghear
Crowder
Uncle Sam’s Service
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