Lacon Hosts One Cent Sale and Peace Celebration
Marshall county residents celebrated world peace with a large parade led by the Peoria Municipal band, a 500 yard cloth banner from Lacon Woolen Mills, and a noon feast with free beef sandwiches. Adjutant General Dickson of Illinois gave a landmark address, followed by Congressman Clifford Ireland, and a closing note from R. M. Barnes. The day included a masked carnival and civic club discussions in Henry to boost community efforts and organize wartime victory into sustained local development.
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Lacon
Marshall County
Court House
Red Cross
Peoria Municipal Band
American Red Cross
Paris
von Hindenburg
Uncle Sam
Court House Yard
America
France
J. H. Magoon
Dickson
Springfield
Illinois
Clifford Ireland
R. M. Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Woman’s Club
Nellie G. Hartley
G. M. Clark
May Young
S. May Stickel
Department Education
Julia C. Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Department Home
William Merritt
Homeless Homes
Bella Evans
Charlotte Sparling
Edna Schreffler
Sparling
Paskell
Gertrude Bickerman
War Orphan Relief Fund
Laverna
Simple Quiet Wedding in Peoria United William Schmitt Myrtle Wood
William Schmitt of Henry and Myrtle Wood of Putnam wed in St. Patrick’s Peoria with Father Kelley officiating. Bride wore a light brown traveling suit. Couple hopes to begin house keeping after spring amid congratulations from friends and community.
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Peoria
William Schmitt
Myrtle Wood
Putnam
Father Kelley
St. Patrick's Church
Charles Wood
Henry
Henry Central
Anna Schmitt
Schmitt
Wounded in action Sergi Merritt in France
Frank and Mrs. Merritt of Galesburg report their son Walter E. Merritt of Company D 23 Infantry was wounded in France and hospitalized after a shell hit his back. He has been there two months and hopes to return home after the war ends. he has six years service and previously served in Hawaii.
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Frank Merritt
Galesburg
Sergi
Walter E. Merritt
Co. D
Hawaii Islands
Honolulu
Archie
Ban Ay
Presbyterian Church announces next Sunday's schedule
Rev H G Dusenberry leads services with Sunday school at 945 am and morning worship at 11 am on God in History. Evening service at 730 pm features Drifting, with Young People at 630 pm on Count Your Mercies. Midweek Bible drill follows. Community notice includes a note about Otis Stevens and a raid on Mrs Clift and Mrs Hill. Regular Putnam M E church service at 3 pm Sunday.
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Oliver
Otis Stevens
Putnam M. E. Church
Double wedding at St Marys church full of family ties
A double wedding was held at St Marys Catholic church in this city with Mary Appel and Gus Beck and Marie Beck and Private Henry J Appel exchanging vows. The brides wore navy outfits, bridesmaids Anna Appel Emma Beck, best men Tony Appel John Appel, and high mass followed. A large family dinner at the Appel home concluded the ceremony. A gratitude note from the Fogerty family accompanies the item.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Schauer
Mary Appel
Stephen Appel
Gus C. Beck
Lawrence Beck
Lacon
Marie H. Beck
Beck
Henry J. Appel
Anna Appel
Emma.Beck
Tony Appel
John Appel
Father Hawley
Eyer American Inventor Bests the Kaiser
A film review praises To Hell With the Kaiser as a sharp arraignment of Prussianism The Henry theater will show Thanksgiving screenings on November 28 and 29 Evelyn Thiel learns her seven year old brother Lloyd died of diphtheria near Magnolia Funeral is private.
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Peter
American Expeditionary Forces
United States
J. P. Grieves
President County
Screen Classics, Inc
Berlin
America
Henry Opera House
Evelyn Thiel
Alta Atkins
Whitefield
Lloyd
Magnolia
Miss Thiel
Henry
Thanksgiving Services Set by Pa Union Churches
Thanksgiving services will be held at the Presbyterian church on November 28 at 10 o'clock with Rev. M. B. Van Leer preaching and special choir music from St Marys Church. St Josephs and St Marys list Mass times and benediction as part of parish services with weekdays at 7 to 8 a.m.
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M. E
M. B. van Leer
Charles H. Beardsley
Nellie D. Winthrop
Main Street
Frances Winthrop
T. F. Lash
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Church
M. E. Church
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph's Church
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Ironmonger
Civic Club
Germany
Beardsley- Winthrop
Ill
George Burt & Son
War and Post Office
W. W. Campaign
Henry Township
J. K. O'Niel
Ong
Henry E. Jacobs
J. A. Williams
Joseph P. Siewers
New Orleans
John Fulton
Dorothy Morgan
West Indies
Fulton
Buller
Arthur’ Newell
Arthur
W. C. T. U. Meeting
A. G. Hillabrand
D. R. Blackwell
M. C. Doyle
Toluca
Epha Marshall
C. H. Shipplett
Lew W. C. T. U
Mary Dunham
Wenona
Lizzie E. Zenor
Ohio
Florida
Wyoming
Nevada
Minnesota
Henry Morse
William Hohenzollern
Stickel
Doyle
Miss Evans
Clara B. Waughop
Aurora
Pella Evans
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Woman's Club
Pa- Presbyterian Church
H. G. Dusenberry
Timothy Fogerty
Fa Fay
Clara Seitz
Missouri
St. Mary’s Church
Eyer
Pa Union
Rey
M. J
Brennan
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