War tax registrations extended for collectors in Peoria
Treasury regulation requires every person corporation partnership or association including ticket brokers to register on form 762 by April 15 1918 and annually by July 1. Commissioner Daniel C Roper urges wide publicity of the extension and filing details to the Peoria internal revenue collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Collector of Internal Revenue
Peoria
Illinois
Daniel C. Roper
Wheatless regulations urge strict bread limits during war
An 1918 wartime notice from Illinois Food Administrator Harry A Wheeler imposes wheatless meals and strict flour use. No wheat products on tables unless special order, per patron limits of two ounces. Purchases capped at six pounds flour per ninety meals. records must be reported to the U S Food Administration. Volunteers urged to pledge wheatless meals until harvest.
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Victory
United States Food Administration
Henry School Notes Reflect Attendance and Events
Henry school notes report truancy concerns with fines for delinquency and announce teachers’ attendance at Peoria meeting. Lauretta Sigler posted nine years of attendance with two tardies. High school girls quartet enjoyed a dinner with chaperones, then a film, sundries, and songs. A thrift and war bonds drive succeeded while Vera Ader’s funeral was held. new teacher Mr Wagner replaces Mr Braden who joined the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Central Illinois
Peoria
Lauretta Sigler
Imelda Hartley
Althea Allinson
Marjorie Duke
Logemann
Braden
Radio Department
Navy
Wagner
The
Illinois University
Vera Ader
Kantalkenuf Klub Meeting Plans Soldier Bags
The Kantalkenuf Klub met at Miss Adelaide Junker's home with sixteen members. They worked on property bags for soldiers, reaching a total of seventy five bags. A program night followed with varied performances and a social hour after light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kantalkenuf Klub
Adelaide Junker
Nellie Coan
F. D Draper
Rose Reinbeck
Neliie Coan
Velma Rowe
Edha Bbreffley
Rose Rein
Soldier Letter From Fort H. G. Wright Detachment B
A soldier writes to his mother from an inland camp seven miles from New London describing travel from Niagara Falls, travel by boat to New London, sights of submarines and destroyers on the Thames, and hopes to see a battleship and New York City. He notes delays for examinations and possible vaccination quarantine, mentions casualties during transport, and explains his uncertain future with uniforms and letters home. The piece ends noting gold stars on service flags to honor sacrifice and official acceptance of the idea.
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New-bomton
Pri
O. K
New London
Atlantic Ocean
Niagara Falls
Foat
Lacon
Venona
Rochester
Pittsfield
Mass
Thames River
New York City
Ivan Clark
Fort H. G
Wright
New York
Army
War Department
Mrs McAtee Remembered In Laurens Funeral
Mrs. Robert McAtee died March 28 1918 in Hastings Nebraska at age 26. Her husband Rob ert McAtee and children Roberta Lucile and Ronald George mourn her along with her parents Mr. and Mrs C A Wessman and eight siblings. The family moved from Laurens to Hastings for health reasons and returned for her funeral held at the Laurens Methodist church. Burial was in Laurens Cemetery with many relatives attending from Iowa Minnesota and Arizona.
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Robert McAtee
Hastings
Neb
George McAtee
Laurens
Iowa
Stella Millie Mae Wessman
McAtee
Marathon
W.robert McAtee
Roberta Lucile
Ronald George
C. A. Wessman
Theda Swanson
Anna Wessman
Des Moines
Ida Caswell
Phoenix
Ariz
Conrad Wessman
Methodist Church
Lease
Laurens Cemetery
C. A. Salisbury
Newman
Henry, Jil
J. H. Seelye
William Jensen
Montevide
Minn
Bert Potter
Ray Lytle
Floyd Lytle
Benjamin Flindt
John Lytle
Estherville
Arthur Wessman
Webb
Carl Wessman
Mildred
Amanda
Emer
Alben Kindwall
Abel Kind
Vera Fern Ader obituary and World War I note
Vera Fern Ader of Whitefield Illinois born October 18 1902 died April 7 1918 in Henry Illinois at age 15 5 25 after a winter of illness she was a bright student in her first year of high school with a talent for fancy work and painting funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church April 10 with Rev R W Martin officiating The notice also reports on a World War I letter from Skinny Ash a former Hennepin Township resident serving in France describing front line life and returns to local notices of a city election in Henry Illinois and notes on brewing developments in Chicago
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Honolulu
George A Burt
Henry
le Wae
Thia da Cartainly
Waikiki Beach
Duke Kakanomoku
Orient
Hilo
Hawaiii
Hilauoa
Sierra
William Horrocks
Vera Fern Ader
White
Ifjald
Ill
Vera
Edna Pearl
Ina Darline
Cox
Presbyterian Church
R W. Martin
Bushnell
Martin
Tanquary
Gallup
Mise Watkins
Sparland
Marie Smith
Mildred Ransom
Guy Ransom
Philip Cromwell
Gordon Downey
Harold Daniels
Werdells Newell
Charles Heinnzer
Whitefield
A. B. Smith
Marshall
Tllinois
Doelzer & Co
Dewey & Sons
A. D
Dennis L. Hartley
Virginian gambler loses daughter and friends’ funds in peril
A Virginian with a gambling passion is drawn into a card game with a young bettor. He loses his money, plus his daughter’s and friends’ investment. Facing ruin and embezzlement charges, he is tempted to wager his daughter, loses again, and drives her into a loveless marriage that ends in tragedy. Farmers report two days of rain.
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Rd PR
Soldier letter from Fort Wright describes camp life and quarantine
Arno Reinbeck writes from Fort Wright New Jersey to Mother Rose and Father detailing daily camp routine. He describes seashore views six mile walks quarantine for two weeks and hospitalizations for a few. He thanks the Red Cross and asks for blankets and kit supplies for soldiers in Henry.
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Camp Wright
John Reinbeck
Henry
Akit
Red Cross
Rose
Arno Reinbeck
B Peicerment
Fort H
Soldier letter from Camp Travis details camp life and outlook
Russell Farquhar writes from Camp Travis Texas describing daily life in officers training, meals and quarters, weight gain, readiness for commissioning as second lieutenant, and longing for home. He praises Uncle Sam Y M C A and Red Cross, notes cold weather, church services in San Antonio, and hopes for a short home visit next month. Also mentions rising food prices and a Meier Bros advertisement.
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Camp Travis
Tex
Brokaw
Travis
Uncle Sam
The
Red Cross
Nepenally
San Antonio
Methodist Church
Russell Farquhar
Soldier letter from Camp Pike reflects wartime life and parade
Cor poral Thomas I Finnegan of the 345th Infantry at Camp Pike Arkansas writes of drill at the range, guard duty with prisoners, a Liberty parade in Little Rock, and memories of home. He notes many troops sent to Camp Greene, reflects on the war entry into Germany, and closes with best wishes to his readers.
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Thomas Finn
Camp Pike
Ark
Henry Republican
Pany
Beryj
Gana
Tle
France
Little Rock
Camp Greene
United State
Germany
Thomas I. Finnegan
Inf
Camp Pike Ark
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R Tetter
Hawaiian Islanda
Henry School Notes
Thomas T. Clark
Hennepin Township
Esquadrille de Bombardment No. 134
Esquadrille
Leutenant
Alonzo Wilson
Lincoln Chautauqua
Chicago
Wilson Iti
Mefer Bros
G. E. Fenwick
Cost of
Laca
Recen
Jo-Beth
Ates
Yaaa
Borden's
Arnold’s Grocery and Baker
T. S. Food Administration License
Nogente
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