What We Got For Billions Of War Spending Exposed
A House War Investigation Committee disclosure summary by Rep William J Graham Illinois chairman details wartime waste. Expenditures include 1.05 billion dollars for aviation with no front line fighting planes, 213 De Havilland 4 planes, 527 foreign planes, and large contracts to Curtiss with dubious sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Graham
Ofllinois
House War Investigation Committee
de Haviland
Curtiss Motors
Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corporation
War Department
Curtiss Company
Bristol
National Army
Nitro
W. Va
Hercules Powder Company
Virginia Power Company
Kanawha Valley
Naval Armor
Charleston
Farms At 82 Could Get No Help
Items of Interest From Neighboring Towns report Peter Fisher and wife of Waterloo celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on July 2. Geneva VanHorn of Jackson had her automobile license revoked for reckless driving. Harold McNaughton of Coldwater named student assistant in Michigan University mechanical engineering. Studebaker South Bend wagon plant to discontinue wagons September first and shift to automobiles, workers to lose jobs. Two Coldwater men retired after forty years with New York Central. L. B. Trumbull Jackson city attorney and two friends killed when their car was hit by an interurban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva VanHorn
Jackson
Studebaker Company
South Bend
L. B. Trumbull
Birthday Surprise for John W. Schaeffer Turns 68
Relatives and friends gathered at Schaeffer home on Saturday evening July 10 to celebrate his 68th birthday in a surprise party. The gathering included about forty five attendees, with social time for adults and outdoor games for youngsters. Ice cream and cake were served around ten, and guests departed with wishes for many happy returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Schaeffer
David Schaeffer
Maggie
Henry Schaeffer
Daniel Schaeffer
Oliver Schaeffer
Clara Schaeffer
Vesta Fisher
Carl Schaeffer
Ralph Stewart
James Kinsey
Myron Deller
Geraldine
John Aregood
Ella
Elfrieda Pieper
C. Wartenbee
Wm. Blackman
Harold Withington
Elwood Grim
Russel Worthington
Harold Hufnagle
John Weigle
Tuesday Evening Concerts to Resume Next Week
The weekly Tuesday evening concerts will be resumed next Tuesday after a pause. Interest is rising among both town residents and visitors in the ongoing series.
Fort Wayne Sees Spike in Auto Injuries
The Fort Wayne area reports frequent injuries from automobile accidents with many children struck in streets and numerous collisions and upsets noted, highlighting a troubling pattern of harm in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Montpelier Enterprise
Administrator's Appointment for Rudolph Shank Estate
Notice that Rachel Shank has been appointed administrator of Rudolph Shank's estate in Steuben County Indiana. Dudley W. Gleason serves as attorney. The estate is described as probably solvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Shank
Steuben
Indiana
Rachel Shank
Dudley W. Gleason
Steel arrives for Winona auditorium dedication
Steel for the new Winona tabernacle has arrived and work is rushed to finish by Sunday August 18 for Rev. Billy Sunday and his evangelistic party. The $100,000 structure will seat 8,000 people and open a weeklong camp meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Billy
Sunday
Intereiting Family Gathering Honors Ogden Reunion
A Coldwater Reporter note details a July 12 gathering at Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Ogden home with eighteen family members. Five Ogden brothers, seven surviving sons of Mrs. Ogden, shared a chicken dinner and photos recalling 1861 and 1904 deaths. Attendees named include Wayman, Chas., James S., Allie, Ed., Ermmest, and Ray Ogden with spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Ogden
Will Hoyt
Forest Misner
Wayman P. Ogden
Belvidere
Chas. S. Ogden
Harrietta, Mich
James S. Ogden
Kinderhook
Mich
Allie Ogden
Lake Gage
Ind
Ed. Ogden
Aigansee
Ermmest Ogden
Fremont
Ray Ogden
Russell
Ogden
Edna
Lena Ogden
Chas. Ogden
Wyman Ogden
Coldwater
Sunday church schedule and attendance appeal
Sunday events include 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 45 a m sermon on The Representative Crowd at the Cross 11 45 a m class meeting 6 30 p m Epworth League and 7 45 p m preaching with an open air band stand service on Three Cues to Character. Attendance urges heroically to improve next Sunday. L W Kemper pastor Coldwater new military company hinted in The Eagle ad.
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the Cross
Epworth League
L. W. Kemper
Chautauqua In Our Town This Week
The Mutual Chautauqua is in town with daily acts and lectures. Highlights include the Ricketts Glee Club, the Hamilton Trio, Mr. Battis, the Smith Spring Holmes quintet, Maynard Daggy, Lenzo Wizard Band, and a Wings in the Heart pageant. Next year’s contract was signed by many residents, nearing the required forty signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricketts Glee Club
James H. McLaren
Hamilton
James Hamilton
W. S. Battis
Mr. Battis
Smith-Spring-Holmes
Maynard Lee Daggy
Daggy
Lenzo Wizard Band
Wava Pinchon
Helen
Ruth Duguid
Inez Allen
Wilma
Bessie Wade
Clara Ewing
Rosamund
Geraldine McNaughton
Esther Wartenbee
Thelma Hephner
Myrtle Brown
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Elvblic
Nashville
Tenn
Old Hickory
France
Sheffield
Ala
Muscle Smoats
Toledo
Ohio
Cincinnati
Peter Fisher
Waterloo
Harold McNaughton
University of Michigan
New York Central
Louis Shoger
DuPage County
Illinois
George Washington
Mary
Washington
Morosint
Ben
Deay
Sawa
Lisere
Milady
Methodist Church
Chautauqua G
Aluminum
Follett's Store
Harper’s West End Meat Market
Rota
Gier Bros. Hardware
Furni Furniture, U Undertaking
R. A. Gould
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