Parsons appoints George Yount as new football coach
Parsons College hires alumnus George Yount as head coach for football and other athletics after H J Garretson resigns to pursue medicine. The team prepared this week under Yount, praised for his instructional ability, and travels by train to Mt. Vernon to face Cornell with a hopeful outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College
George Yount
H. J. Garretson
Coach Yount
Parsons
Yount
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Wesleyan Bible Class hosts pleasant evening at First Methodist
The Wesleyan Bible Class gathered at Mrs. Carl Stanford's home on West Broadway for a business session, fancy work, and refreshments. Other society items note Ex-Elzevirs meeting at Miss Bessie Jones and L T L Girls gathering with Mrs. Louis Easton, plus a Jefferson County Hospital Nurses Training School event at Dr. and Mrs. Bonnell's home. The Elks lodge held a venison dinner for about 100 members with brief addresses by William Louden and Walter V. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Carl Stanford
West Broadway
Stanford
John Overholzer
Charles Larson
J. O. Way
Ray Campbell
E. G. Fligg
Louis Easton
North Main Street
F. S. Bonnell
Jefferson County Hospital Nurses Training School
East
Burlington Street
The
Elks Lodge
William Louden
Walter V. Hughes
Edina Man’s Ill Mom Draws Family to City Briefs
Local notes report John O Niel Jr of Edina Mo called to attend his mother Mrs John O Niel Sr who is seriously ill. Mrs O Niel Sr suffers nosebleeds and weakness. Other items mention move ins, illnesses, court adjournment, licenses, appointments, births, and visits across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Niel, Jr
Edina, Mo
John O'Neil
Margaret Maloney
Lewiston, Ill
John O'Neil, Sr
West Hempstead Street
Lewis Divorce Decree Settled in Court
Judge F M Hunter signed a divorce decree in the case Charles F Lewis v Mary A Lewis. Parties reached agreement without further hearing. Mrs Lewis receives 3500 dollars in lieu of all interest. Mr Lewis pays costs and supports the minor child until age 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hunter
Charles F. Lewis
Mary A. Lewis
Army YMCA as Boys Camp Home and Helper
The Army YMCA is described as a boys home club bank counsel and ready friend, emphasizing its role in extending home ties to boys in camp and serving as a support network for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Army Y. M. C. A
Bank
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Death
The family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy at the time of our wife and mother’s death and for the floral offerings. G. S. Grinstead Mrs. Leland Holgate Borea and Irma Grinstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Grinstead
Leland Holgate
Borea and
Irma Grinstead
Public Safety Notice Against Ashes on Oiled Streets
Ashes or cinders must not be thrown on any oiled street alley gutter or ditch. R H Munro mayor. You haven't invested a hundred dollars in years that will do so much good as the $100 you ought to invest now in the Great Army Y M C A Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Munro
Army
Purina
Army Y M C A Support Urged For Boys In Service
A call urges every American to support the Army Y M C A to aid servicemen. The message emphasizes strong backing for the organization as a unique cause benefiting those in uniform.
What the War Work of the Y M C A Is and What Leading Men Think
General Perishing praises Y M C A efforts for soldiers in France noting moral influence and comfort. The work provides important entertainment and service through selfless devotion to soldiers welfare and deserves strong home support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
L. A. Crosett
Boston
America
Car Load of Early Ohio Potatoes Arrive Soon
A car load of early Ohio potatoes will reach town early this week. Those wanting potatoes should call A. C. Wisecarver at phone number 2390.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
A. C. Wisecarver
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bessie Jones
South Main Street
Mrs. A. Julian
W. D. Garmoe
North C Street
Henry Bureaker
Samuel Walter Crafton
Bertha Ellen Pickerel
Birmingham
Gus Schillerstrom
Quinsey
George H. Frasher
John Frasher
Robert Walker
Frank Pedrick
Burlington
Navy
Des Moines
Amos Porter
Mrs. Tull
New London
G. I. Grinstead
Aaron Hawhaker
H. C. Upord of
Peoria, Ill
Frank
Stockport
Wm. Allen
Ottumwa
Emma Peterson
Perlee
R. B. Louden
Bert Carson
Henry Eckey
St. Louis, Mo
G. Lurburger
Margaret Baker
Mt. Pleasant
John Fritz
Karl Balderson
Alva Workman
Quincy
Ill
Mr. Workman
Charles Martin
Lewis
Stuckey-Gossick Milling CO
Orpheum
Emily Stevens
Idos
Adler
Emerson Records
Honey Boy
Honey Moon Fox
Darktown Strutters
Caurier Bros. Jewelry
Brunswick
Georgette
Che
East Side
Earth
the Universal
Jules Verne
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Fairfield Theatre
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