U S Offers Recruits Training in Army Trade Schools
The United States opens recruiting posts and camps nationwide including the Philippines, Panama, France and Germany to enlist in the regular army. Training spans more than 40 trades in Air Service, Coast Artillery, Construction Divisions and Motors Transport, with afternoons for class work and mornings for practical practice, linking theory to hands on experience.
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Grant
United States
Philippines
Panama
France
Germany
Motor
Specaliata’ School For Coast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Air Service
Taternl
Yelven
War Department
Engineers
Signal Corps
Motors Transport Corps
Clarence Kugel Sends Card From Far Siberia
Forest Park soldier Clarence Kugel describes life of doughboys in Siberia in a letter to The Review. He mails a photo showing a Harbarouk village party, coats and fur hats, and a shaggy pony sleigh. He notes harsh conditions, wood, warm clothing, and mail taking a month to reach him, and provides an address for letters via San Francisco.
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Siberia
Forest Park
America
Clarence Kugel
Clarence
Harbarouk
Sam
Conditona
Russia
Clarence J. Kugel
Gibelia
San Francisco
Cal
Harry Wolf Strikes Oil At Yates Center Kansas
Harry Wolf of Wolf Bros formerly a Forest Park merchant, and five partners leased 160 acres near Yates Center Kansas after finding oil signs. He says they paid 7000 dollars to secure the lease and now bought 600 surrounding acres. The Wolf family, long prominent in Madison Street trade, is noted for luck and perseverance. three brothers served in the country with credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Wolf
Wolf Bros
Forest Park
Wolf Boys
Yates Center
Kansas
Oll
Madison Street
Tck
America
Foreign Officers Visit Forest Park People
Mr and Mrs Eugene Joyaux and family welcomed two French cousins to Forest Park after they arrived in Chicago with nine companions from France. Capt R LeValan and Major Eugene Moin drot toured Forest Park, stayed at the Clackstone, and praised American hospitality. They planned a longer visit before continuing toward Siberia to aid American forces.
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Eugene Joyaux
Wilcox Avenue
Blackstone
France
Chicago
Siberia
Forest Park
Clackstone
America
Capt
R. LeValan
Eugene
Moindrot
Pioneer Presbyterian Church Services and Notices
PIONEER PRESBYTERIAN Yerdinand avenue and Lexington street Rev F I Schuster pastor Sunday school 930 a m Morning worship 11 oclock Evening worship 8 oclock All the members of the Pioneer Presbyterian church with Christian friends and believers invited to partake of the Lords Supper at the morning service Sunday May 25 Those wishing to unite with the church can do so EV LUTHERAN PAULS Corner Dixon Street and Brown avenue Rev Gustav Greenlund pastor Sunday 1000 a m English service 2 p m Sunday school Thursday 230 p m Ladies meeting 800 p m sermon worship Friday 800 p m choir practice COMMUNITY METHODIST Corner Thomas avenue and Adams street Rev A B Saunders pastor Sunday schools 930 a m Classes for all ages Morning worship 1045 o clock Epworth league 680 p m tuning service 800 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 o clock The foreign Missionary society will hold its regular monthly meeting in the church Wednesday May 28 at 7 o clock Visitors and anyone wishing to join this Society are always welcome ST JOHN S LUTHERAN Circle avenue and Warren Burget M Wagner pastor Sunday services 10 a m and 2 p m Thursday 745 p m Ascension survive ote oath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneek Presbyterian Church
Community Methodist
Thomas Avenue
Adama Street
A. B. Saunders
The
Foreign Missionary Society
Church notices for Oak Park and Maywood parishes
Christian Science churches in Oak Park announce Sunday services at 10 46 and 7 45 p m with subject Soul and Body. Sunday school at 12 10. reading rooms on Lake Street near Oak Park Avenue. Maywood church holds 10 45 a m service in Masonic Temple with subject Soul and Body. St Peter's Ev Lutheran Hannah Ave and Admin St lists multiple services and events including ordination and Ascension Day German service. A quotation about stubborn negotiation closes.
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Christian Science Churches
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Oak’ Park
Inols
Oak Park Avenue
Ontarta Street
Lake Street
Oak Park
Avenue
Maywood
Hilnots
Masonic Temple
Second Street
At. Peter's EV
Lutheran Hannah Avenue
Adiiin Street
B. Lederer
Remembering the Dollar Fifty Shoes Payment
A nostalgic snippet recalls a tired father who felt pushed to the brink by paying a dollar fifty for his boy’s shoes, a small cost that starkly reflected hardship and sacrifice.
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Aed
Army
Harry Wolf
Krs
Pioneer Presbyterian
Yerdinand Avenue
Lexington Street
F. I. Schuster
Paul's Corner
Dixon Street
Brown Avenue
Gustav Greenlund
Public Service Co
Northern
Illinois
Natoma-Huntley Dairy
GAIBL
LVVUO
Harlem State Savings Bank
W. F. Grosser
Pres. and Cashlar
Fred'k
J. Langh
Herrick
Br, A. Cummings
Conrad Michalsky
WM. F. Haabh
WM. F. Haase
Grosser
H.R. Dow, Ase't Candler
WM. Kinerldy
C.K. Rolles
WM. Meyer
Rieger
Wrace
yVuLo
Harlem
Desplaines Avenues
Jackson Boulevard
Metropolitan “L
Hannah Avenue
Harlem Avenue
River Forest
E. A.cummings & Co
Forest Park State Bank
Ilinois
Stee Supervision Depository
U. S
Govermient Tee
Ascher
Lathrop Ave
Elfrieda Bockelman
Beloit Avenue
Burkart
DEVOE
Rohn & Grahl
Leichenbestatter
East Avenue
Oak Park, DU
H. H. H. Eversweet Butter Maple Leaf Farm Eggs
H. H. Hann
Forest Park, IL
Seek
Leo
Music Line ‘Instruments
Planob
Madison
Forest Park Aan
Theo. L. Lobstein & CO
Twelfth Street
Forest. Park
Aare
Park, Ill
Forest Park Comfort
Madison Bt
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