Henry County notices and community items lag in midweek
Local notes report W R C meeting at 2 30 P M in K P hall. Psil Jones promoted to sergeant at Camp Dodge Iowa. PTA to meet next Tuesday at 8 PM. Mass at St Josephs church at 7 PM. Swain boat due tomorrow to Illinois river and Henry 7 AM start. Funeral for Andrew Turnbull Friday 2 PM U P church La Prairie. Obituaries and church notices amid garden plans and Liberty Loan drive preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Hall
Psil Jones
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Parent
St.Joseph’s Church
Swain
Illinois River
Henry
Andrew Turnbull
U. P
la Prairie
Sparland
Hans Otto
Wilson
Rolla
Presbyterian Church
Daniel Horrom
Horton
Kan
Henry Halley
L. P. Broaddus
Kansas
Max Siewers
Mildred Siewers
Albert Quinn
Dawson
Josepha Nagel
Josephine Townsend
Florida
Wilfred Townsend
Nebraska
Edna Townsend
Jay Eee
Whitefield
New London
Conn
Wnrt
Ilinois
Marshall County
Chairmen Appointed in Henry Township for Liberty Loan Drive
The third Liberty Loan campaign begins Saturday April 6. Henry township and city appoint women’s committee chairs including Mrs Elmer Balline Mrs Frank Wood Miss Lauretta Mercian Miss Laura Williams Mrs J A Williams Miss Charlotte Sparling Miss Eva Harrison and others. A meeting will be called once campaign literature arrives and work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Henry
Country District
Elmer_Balline
Woman's Club
Frank
Wood
St. John’s Church
Cromwell
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
J. A. Williams
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Charlotte Sparling
Pee Christian Ladies’ Aid
George Halbreib
St. Mary's Church
Lauretta
Mercian
St. Joseph’s Church
Laura Williams
Order Eastern Star
W. B. King
Royal Neighbors
Arthur Smith
Rebekahs
Eva Harrison
Camp Fire
Ethel Anderson
Mystic Workers
Fred Mor
James Hartley
Women’s Committee
Henry, Township
Red Cross notes on knitting, nurse needs, and campaigns
The Red Cross Bulletin notes central division leadership in sweaters, socks, and wristlets production, with 110 172 socks and 51 125 wristlets sent to New York. Urges 5 600 more nurses by June 1, reports on washing damage, calls for tags on garments, and emphasizes membership as the war relief foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Henry
Central Division
New York
Army
Navy
Cook County
Marshall
Marshall County
LaPrairie
Grieves
American Red Cross
France
Abe [i Stelmle
Soldier Letter From Camp Doniphan Describes Life In 1918
A letter from Conrad Bogner at Camp Doniphan Fort Sill Oklahoma dated March 28 1918 describes assigned units at the detention camp and the mix of soldiers in the signal corps artillery and infantry. He notes daily routines the dust weather and packing burdens plus Easter plans and communications with family. The note also lists school notes and local advertisements for seed corn and a change of visitors.
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Conrad Bogner
Camp Donihan
Ft. Sill
Okla
Led Schubert
Doniphan
Signal Corps
Field Artillery
Infantry
Knights of Columbus
Charles
Lena
K. C
Lea
Dora
Henry
Battery A
Camp Doniphan
Ft. Sil
Sugar Grove Community News and Obituaries
Sugar Grove notes a community club meeting at the school house with officers elected and a future program planned. Local residents visit, recoveries from illness are reported, and several social calls are noted along with May events and a funeral in Henry and Mt. Palatine. Vera Marie Smith dies at age six. services held, pallbearers named. Eva M Aurehin, born in Germany, dies near Lostant aged 84. Funeral at Mt. Palatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avera Marie Smith
Vera Marie Smith
Fred Smith
Henry
Gladys
M. E
Rev. Tilton
Elizabeth Weaver
Lolita Bell
Margaret Helper
Gladys Tilton
Fern Latourette
Margaret Glenn
Henry Cemetery
A. B. Smith
Iva M. Wolf
Eva M. Aurehin
Jacob Aurelin
Germany
Lostant
Michael Wolf
Mt. Palatine
America
St. Mary’s Church
Rev. Schaaf
Tarermant
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the Republican
Wye Ewe
Vocal News
Marshall County Sunday School Association
Pearl Weaver
Chicago
G. EB. Tilton
Henry Township
Sar
RED Cross News
M. B
Bradford
Kbsport
Louis Schmitt
Alexis, Ui
Robert Henkins
Evelyn Fowler
Peoria
Glenn
Miss Young
Sir Galahad
Ilan Merritt
Mayella Peterman
Edna Gray
Marguerite Herr
Helen Zenor
Vera Stringer
Helen Siewers
Clara Downey
Jane Church
Florence Bogner
Mildred Clift
Mary Gray
Viola Rowe
Carl Gray
Ralph Wabel
Leslie Wabel
Reba Vail
Mae Vail
Vera Vail
Edna McManug
Bessie Haddon
Glee Club
W. M. Drake
Putnam, Ill
Ggor —Or
Peorin
Nora Brown
Sugar Grove
Horatio Hartley
Hennepin
Menze
Whitefield M. E
Roland Herr
Amer Smith
Roy
Cara McAllister
Viola Herr
Will Downey
McAllister
C. C. Smith
Gregory
James Burt
Mattingly
Rebecca McAlister
Bertha Bogner
Elmer Hunt
Sugar Grove School House
Iola Lutes
Stewart Lutes
Henry Hospital
Whitefield Township
Enterprise
Red River Valley
Mother
Arnold’s Grocery and Bakery
Food Administration
Henry, Ile
Schmitt & Williams
Cash Grocery
Crewe
Lippincott
Sy ‘Tellies
van Camp
Riteway
Plymouth Rock
Newport
Henry Opera House
Greater Vitagraph Wonderful
Peggy O'Neil and
Ralph Morgan
the Penny Philanthropist
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