County Food Control Sets Up Fulton County Committee
The Fulton County Food Administration committee appointed by state head Fred Groston enforces Poor Bill rules and reports violations. It will collect and publish price data, investigate profiteering, and urge price limits on staple foods while coordinating with the Federal Food Administrator for Ohio. The panel issued a telegram clarifying substitutions to maintain stable prices and prevent markup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton County Food Administration Committee
Fred €. Groston
Atate
Rall Hoy
Baseman
Fred 3. Perry
F. H. Reighard
H. H. Fernald
Wayne & Harris
Ohio
Brea
Atuifa
Comuarlitee Ab Gilssiese
Nyt
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
Bounty Pool Committee
Canault
Calton
Obie
Pulten
Grocore
Haase
Firemen Battle Blazing Inferno At Municipal Works
Flames engulf Reynolds Municipal works as a massive fire erupts near a city center. Fire teams arrive quickly, battling the inferno to save nearby homes and structures. Crowds gather as the blaze rages, with heavy smoke and dangerous wind pushing flames toward adjacent buildings. Continuous updates note efforts to prevent wider destruction as the fire continues into the night.
Liberty Loan Bonds Urge Hold, Not Sell to Aid Uncle Sam
Public advisory urges bondholders to keep Liberty Loan bonds, not dump them on the market, to avoid harming future demand and support government financing. Also notes organization of The Beet Growers of Northwestern Ohio coordinating with Michigan Beet Growers' Association and Food Administration, with a meeting set for Memorial Hall, Fulton County, on February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Kaiser
Wiom Thrower
Ohio
Michigan
Associaton
The
Food Administration
L Perton
Memorial Hall
Tol
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Pleasing and Patriotic Talk by John B Ratte at High School
The High School auditorium welcomed John B Ratte for the latest lecture in the season's course. His patriotic address urged support for the War Savings and Thrift Story campaign and emphasized doing civic duties to aid democracy and liberty while showcasing his engaging character sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Ratte
Wau
Mr. Ratto
Farmers Preparation For War Time Prosperity
Eyre B Harris urges farmers to prepare financially for spring and summer work. Banks will assist in improvements, land, stock, and equipment as agriculture remains vital to national and allied needs during wartime. Emphasizes farmer bank cooperation and timely financial planning for enduring prosperity. Notice warns coal buyers of delivery interruption due to Toledo Coal Association, offering later availability and price guarantees. Scout Lowell Bayes homebound with rheumatism. card of thanks from family thanking Scouts for support and thrift reminders.
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Cout
Mr. Hough
Charles Snider
Jonnie
Eugrene Best
Toledo
Wauseon
Lowell Bayes
An Bey
I. W
Stampa
Prominent Wauseon Merchant Dies After Illness
Fred Funkhouser, noted Wauseon businessman, dies aged 39 after appendicitis and a brief illness. He built Harrison & Funkhouser Brothers, supported public improvements, and was mourned by family and community. Funeral held at the Methodist church with business leaders closing shops in tribute. He leaves wife Goldie, parents, seven brothers, four sisters, and a strong civic legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauseon
Fred Funkhouser
Fred A. Funkhouser
Archbold
Mr. Funkhouser
J. F. Dimke
F. W. Moyer and Spencer & Stuempel
BE. H. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Otto
Harrison & Funkhouser Brothers
Boasters' Club
Goldie Grosse
Delta
George B. Wiltsie
Frank E. Kenyon
Call to loyal service in wartime citizenship
A stark wartime appeal urges every American to choose loyalty over disloyalty, to support the war effort through service, giving, and obedience to government orders. It condemns wealth pursued at others’ expense and calls for assistance to Red Cross, YMCAs, and allied efforts to hasten victory, stressing personal accountability.
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Judas Iscariot
Red Cross
Republic
County Business and Real Estate Transfers in Swanton Court
Probate records show warrants and payments including Edgar and Van Rensselaer burial for a soldier’s widow and board expenses. Real estate transfers list Linchank & Ackerman to Rachel Maudley and several parcel trades. estates and guardianships processed with accounts, sales, and appraisers.
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Treasury
Common Pleas
Edgar & van Rensselaer
Read & Wager, Supplies, Co. Board of Ed
Tel. Co
Anna Hart
Peoples State Bank
John J. Leu
T. D. Foster
Duly
Perro
JL Shgewood
Blanks
Swanton Enterprise
Royalton Ditch
First National Bank
Emil Weber
C. R. Mohr
Ing
Farmers State Bank
Franklin School
E. G. Hanson Co
P. S. Bishop
Ohio Penitentiary
Toledo & Ind. R. RB. Co
France Slag Co
Adder Machine Co
Sta Barrett Bros
Columbus Blank Book Mig. Co
Chnson & Watson Co
Wonree Calculating Machine Co
3Ray Bros
Sulton Co
Tribune
Peeves A
Linehank& Ackerman
Rachel Maudley
East Lawn
Swanton
Prank’ A. Moses
Henry Miller
Hinkle, Downer & Harroun
Lyons
Henry C. Miller
Chas. Cavanaugh
Alvin E
Alvina Rite
Jerome
Sarah Cline
Gorham
Will H. Drew
Main
Royalton
Hattie R. Drew
Alvin L. Munday
Three Edgerton Men Instantly Killed in Snow Route
Three men from Edgerton were killed when struck by a New York Central express train while shoveling snow on tracks near South Chicago. Virgil Felger injured, engineer Enders cited blizzard glare obscuring view. Victims were Harry Burkhart 18, Paul Bowman 22, and Festus Goeltzenleuchter 35, with Goeltzenleuchter surviving wife and four children.
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New York Central
Chicago
Harry Burkhart
Paul Bowman
Festus Goeltzenleuchter
Virgil Felger
Edgerton
Western Terminal
Burkhart Bowman
Goeltzenleuchter
Felger
N .A. Enders
East 97Th
98Th Streets
Burkhart
Frank Burkhart
Bowman
James Bowman
Goeltzenlauchter
Jacob Goeltzenleuchter
Where Life 1 Free Letter From Windermere Florida
A Windermere Florida letter from January recounts wartime draft activity in Fulton County with men listed for examination and local officials classifying draftees under the 1917 act. It describes life in Windermere, local farms, packing houses, and community institutions amid freezing weather and sugar shortages.
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Windermere
Florida
Fulton County
Ran Wens Oliver Franklin
Poormsn Forest
Clark Proudfoot Roscoe J, Bachman
Joseph M. Nickel
William Enfield William Patrick Delany Clyde
George Reckner Martin Jacob Segrist
John Peter Powersepee J
Sheffer
Nse
Vermeulen
William Herald
John Jefferson Haller
Howard B. Wilson
War Department
Acw
Fla
National Army
R. E. Kline
Thrift Stamp Contest Wins Many Wauseon Pupils
Children of Wauseon Public Schools take part in a thrift stamp contest to show patriotism and thrift. Each room rewards three top entries with stamps as prizes. Winners list includes multiple pupils from large grades, demonstrating strong reasons for buying thrift stamps.
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Columbus
Fulton County
Ohio State University
The
Agricultural College Extension Service
Carl Smout
Delta
Frank Jodrey
Wauseon
Florence Weber
County Agricultural Society
Agricultural College
Irls
Yame Economies
States University
G. C. Reelman
Ontario Agricultural College of
Ohio State
Red Cross
Wauseon Public School
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the County Food Control
C. Croxton
Clevka
Cere
Gramen
Routh Fultrees
Reynolds Munimental Works
Adienne
Fremon
Forte
Leon
A. H. Borton
Fulton Co
Re Tr Waddel’s
Ray Cramings
Albert Socte
Lloyd Shinnarmann
Kainer
Lyle ‘Shoomaker
Wauseon Court House
Waumeop
Fulton Grange
Brother Clair Gonsite
Camp Sherman
Mem
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Lincoln
Kenneth Morris
Sams
Roy Schamp
Ray Dinina
Anna Donahue
Wm. Rob. Ae
Mrs. E
Morr
Jim Williams
Daisy Aumend
Frank Harmon Box
Grange
Frank
Eyre B. Harris
Esas Ohio
Toledo Coal Association
Wauseon Hospital
Fred A
Funkhouser
Angel of Purity
Vanity Fair
Mary Dennis
Christian C. Roth
Anna Roth
James H. Gaiman
Jacob Davis
George E. Elliott
Albert Henry Cobb
M. B. Badger
Clair H. Woolace
Donald Woodlace
Fulton County Tribune
Lucile Woolace
Lulu Woolace
Clayton, Mich
Eliza Berry
Jonathan Enfield
Louis Walter
M. Brailey
M. J. Linehan
G._R. Ackerman
Justin Bartlett
Evelyn Sapp
Eveline Sapp
Franklin Ford
Christian Nofllinger
Elias L
County Military Board
Eeane
Oe Caer Debirasan
Boveta Bava
Murbach
Heffron
Court House
Raymond Louis Simon Earl Wayne Tennyson
Arthur Leo Penny Garold
Emmerson Spoerle Miller Whetstone
Carl M.mene
George W. Miller
Edwin. Miller Floyd Mirl Schutzberg Clyde Harley Shaffer
Earl Monroe Croninger
Walter Jacob Weber
Constantine W. Kondyles
Emil Sw
Mary H. Roddy iWin ‘Terling Caneyius James Gillen Floyd E. Elton Alfrey
Babcock
Ord William Burkholder
Ora Nofziger
Pon
Putton County
Father
Lorenzo Lyon
Red Cross Society
Tesworth Packing House
Chase
Bat Peere
Fulton County Military Board
Harold Ham
Mrs. Ham
Thrift Stamp Contest
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