Dresses at closeout sale plain and gingham styles
A local sale offers white lawn dresses and gingham plaid and stripe dresses at closeout prices. Some white dresses are soiled but offered individually and in lots priced at one dollar per item.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1918
Page
3
A local sale offers white lawn dresses and gingham plaid and stripe dresses at closeout prices. Some white dresses are soiled but offered individually and in lots priced at one dollar per item.
Kendallville's war chest nears its $25,000 goal after the second week of canvassing. The drive reports $24,100 raised with pledges and donations from Noble County residents and local organizations. A public listing of contributors is expected to be published, and 23 draft notices were issued for local service calls. The gathering included a community meeting honoring Masonry and local volunteers, with continued appeals for support and participation.
Weather data show the warmest May on record for Fort Wayne with May 31 described as extremely hot. Forecaster McDonough notes no previous May heat peak. data include temperatures, wind speeds, precipitation, and sunshine, plus social notes from the day.
The Wabash Indiana draft board reports a June enrollment plan and a limited service list of forty men. A cattle sale at the Toeat Stockyards realized 8,000 dollars, with cattle fat by R. T. Boley and W. C. Talbert, and shipped to Swift & Co New York. Local concerns address cider sales and alleged soft drink misrepresentation amid wartime restrictions. A divorce order is issued for Elizabeth Abshire from Exta Abshire, with jury to be recalled next Monday. Lawrence Veter listed among Anderson relatives.
Harmar School led a May thrift stamp drive with $3,989.69 total raised and a per capita of 0.88 dollars, topping fourteen reporting schools. Other totals include Franklin $448.12, Whitman $322, and Washington $1.70 per student, with prizes awarded to the highest per capita averages.
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