Local News Briefs From Mt Pleasant Area
A compilation of social visits and local events in Mt Pleasant and surrounding towns includes noted visits by Warren Courtney and Laverne LaPont starting new posts at the Fair store Millinery departments at the Fair store. Several relatives from Ottumwa Batavia Memphis and Kirksville visited, with marriages licenses issued for Birmingham Fairfield Eldon and others. The Liberty Loan drive adds a national note as library cards join the effort. Donald Murdock and J D Loofbourrow are mentioned with ties to Chicago and Kansas City respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Courtney
Mt. Pleasant
Milton Campbell
Laverne LaPont
Fair
Eulalia Doller
Ottumwa
John Hammon
John Roth
Hazel Robinson
Fair Store
W.S. Nowlin
Barbara
William
Greenacres
Wash
Nettie Tedrow
Libertyville
James Freshwater
Nice
Mabel May Freshwater
W. A. Boley
The
Leader
Ellis Rail
Inez Josephine Clark
Birmingham
Andrew Gantz
Sarah F. Campbell
Fairfield
A. C. Weygandt
Alice
Eldon
Sadie Goehner
John Scott
Will Cupp
B. F. Crail Sr
Will Goodson
Kirksville
Frel. Goehner
Chicago
Ford Ewart
Corning
Jesse Ramey
Abingdon
Women's Liberty Loan Committee
Washington, D. C
United States
Donald Murdock
Great Lakes Training
J. D. Loofbourrow
Kansas City
Day Long Civic Festival Schedule With Acts And Parades
A detailed city event lineup lists concerts and meetings including 9:30 Old Settlers Association officer elections and 9:00 business meeting. Performances by DeVelde and Zelda and Flying Marriotts appear at various park corners, plus educational parades boxing wrestling and a kangaroo court. Admission to the 3:00 baseball game is 25 cents with a final Bryan appearance at Chautauqua Park free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers’ Association
DeVelde
Zelda
Northwest Corner Park
Marriotts
Southeast Corner Park
Broadway
Side
Burlington Station
Court Street
Court
B Street
Burlington
Square
Washington
North Court Street
the Square
Southwest Corner Park
Northeast Corner Park
Alumni Field
Flying Marriotts
Park
Equilbrists
Aerial Act
William Jennings Bryan
Chautauqua Park
City Poll or Road Tax Due at Clerk Office
Poll or road tax is due at the City Clerk’s office with penalties after October 31 1917. Office hours are Wednesday and Saturday evenings from seven to nine this month. C J Gilly Street Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Gilly
Dedication of Salina Schools Program Notice
Salina schools invite all former teachers pupils and parents to a dedication program on October 19 1917 at the Salina school events include a basket dinner songs including America History of School reading reading letters from old masters and talks on school teaching and country schooling with flags drills and speeches by Mervyn Allen and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
America
Jefferson County
Nurses Talk Private Duty Rates Rise at County Meet
The Jefferson County Registered Nurses association met at Jefferson County Hospital to discuss higher private duty nursing rates. The state group had recently raised general nursing rates from 26 to 30 dollars, and the local body unanimously voted to align with the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Registered Nurses’ Association
Jefferson County Hospital
State Amendment Vote Question Urges Yes On October 15
A brief notice urges voters to approve the state amendment on October 15 with a public stance against alcohol. The advisory emphasizes a constitutional change and frames the ballot choice as a yes to the amendment.
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Fluntdreland
Coriefs
Lou Knott
Samuel
Gene Watkins
Memphis, Mo
Harry Lovell
Harry Davis
Harry Jr
Robert
Villisca
Joseph Valentine
C. C. Griswold
Allerton
J. J. Welday
Richard Moore
Maurine
Marion
Empy
Sam Bell
I. Y. Kramer
Ted DeGood
Batavia
Donald McGiffin
Atlantic
Old Settlers
Dun
Court House
Board of Supervisors
North Side
Odd Fellows Hall
North
Iowa
Sayings Bank
Deronen Diosaurday
A. V. Frazey & Son
Anderson's
C. E. Anderson
Goeke’s
West Broadway
Laumer Bros
Fairfield Theatre
Ronight
Triangle
Bessie Love
Nina
Vitagraph Blue Ribbon
Edward Earle
Betty Howp
France
Polis
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
Frank D. Kerrick
Tribune
Ford
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