Injured by Enemy Plane in World War I
Glen Sitterly of Spring Valley, a French airman, was hospitalized near Rheims with a sprained ankle and a broken leg after a high speed crash while recovering surrendered German planes. He recounts missions to Strassburg and a near miss returning from Paris as Marshal Foch planned a welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Sitterly
Spring Valley
Rheims
Sitterly
Belgium
Glenn
Foch
Strassburg
Paris
Marshal Foch
France
America
Joyful letter from Private Humble nears family on Thanksgiving
Julia Humble received a letter from her grandson Private Humble of EB Battery 149th United States field artillery. The Rainbow division correspondent recounts campaigns from Luneville to the Argonne and Vergun fronts, noting Belgium’s beauty and friendly locals. He describes meals and a hopeful outlook amid praised infrastructure at home. A separate college booster note and alumni fund-raising follow, along with knitting drives and local rabbit prices as winter starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Humble
Lyle C. Humble
South Bend
Ind
Luxemburg
Humble
EB Battery
149Th United States Field Artillery
Luneville Front
Bacarat
Lorraine
Champagne
Chalins
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Vergun Front
Avecourt
Argonne Woods
Belgium
Three Victrolas Draw Tentatively Set for Saturday
The drawing of three Victrolas will be held in front of Ironmonger's drug store on Saturday January 4 1919 at 2 p m. Participants with tickets should be present. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hunt
Sivening
Mesdames Lawrence
Elmer Hunt
C. E. Smith
Eva Matti
Albert Quinn
Mtife
Ironmonger's Drug Store
Lin
Hell
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph's Church
M. J Brennan
Married in Presby terian parsonage in Princeton
Miss Marie Gregory and Harry Snell of Princeton wed after hours of suspense as friends gathered opposite the parsonage. The couple, introduced by John Applen and Alta Vogelsang, head to Chicago for a honeymoon, with rice and cheers aboard the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Gregory
Harry Snell
Princeton
Marie
Dusenberry
Presbyterian
Lauretta Merdian
Miss Marie Gregory
John Applen
Alta Vogelsang
Barsonage
Mr. Snell
Miss Gregory
Mr. Applen
Miss Vogelsang
Snell
George Snell
Sparland
Whitefield
Whitefield Corners
Henry Coewenstein
Cadillac
Bureau
Chicago
Henry
Chinatown
Herbert Pace
Bride
All
Clark Hotel
South Euclid Avenue
Shimel-Taylor
Illinois Road Bond Plan Outlines Hearings and Routes
In Springfield the public works department outlines road bond plans after the November vote. Reconnaissance engineers will review routes, costs, safety, and topography before final decisions. Citizens may request hearings by writing to S. E. Bradt. Federal aid funds and five main routes are noted, with wartime delays and contractor shortages impacting pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways
S. E. Bradt
State House
Springfield
United States
Illinois
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Chicago-St. Louis
Joliet
Lasalle
Peoria
Chicago
Wisconsin
Frank I. Bennett
Annual Meeting of the Presbyterian Church Highlights
The Presbyterian Church holds its annual congregational meeting with Rev. H. G. Dusenberry as chairman. Officers elected include J. A. Williams and A. B. Smith as elders for four years, and trustees for three years. Various treasurers report strong years and praise for the Ladies' Aid. Next Sunday features the Lord's Supper and new year reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
H. G. Dusenberry
Margaret Riddell
J. A. Williams
G. E B. Travis
A. B. Smith
William Steele
Frances Smith
Christian Endeavor Society
Alden Hunter
A. D. Stevens
Home Department
H. F. Andrews
Dusenberry
Ed B. Smith
G. E. Travis
James McAleer
Lucy Mateer
Esther Hunter
Miss Lucy Mateer
Mariee Sauith
Christian Endeavor
God
M. E
Presbyterian
Methodist Church
Henry School Notes Reflect Wartime Service and Holiday Treats
The Grammar school praises Miss Worley for her wartime service to seventh and eighth grades. Christmas decorations by seventh graders and a surprise program by the eighth grade are reported, with a district-wide holiday program and a new room for upper grades under Corporal Hans A Otto. The building committee is commended for adding a modern wing seating sixty to seventy pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Worley
Frances Segraves
Mary Coggshall
Frances B. Forbes
T. J. Segraves
George Dietch
Miss Young
Young
R. C. Forbes
Fowler
Ira Brown
Kraus
Ira Hupp
Hans A. Otto
Army
Fort H. G. Wright
N. Y
Otto
Board of Education
J. E. Barry
B. Merdian
G. Daniels
Onyan
Public Service Company
Clyde Bauter
Lacon
Ra Brown
Hillabrand
Forrest
Dewey
George Heininger
Miss Brown
Chicago
Venona High School
People’s Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fea
Julius Krenz
Joseph II
Frank Krenz
St. Francis Hospital
Jack Humble
van Leer
Our City
Forevermore
Louis
Magdaline Phillips
Minerva McKenzie
Grace Hartley
Edna Bell
Laura Williams
William Wheeler
Red Cross
Mabel L. Steimle
Roland W. Shimel
Putnam
Cassie Taylor
North
Clark Street
Holy Name Cathedral
Father Horburg
M. Deprie
Oral Newell
Edna Bush
Shimel
Ezra Hansen
Max Dezettal
Hulda Shimel
Mildred Taylor
C. R. I. & P. Railroad
Shimel i S
E. M. Shimel
Shi
Pseare
In Res
W. M. Drake
Ardis
Henry School Notes
Frank Wolf
Fred Wolf
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