Toluca News Roundup Includes Drove of Sheep and Weddings
In Kansas Charles McCully bought 836 sheep shipped over the Santa Fe to pasture near Toluca. The Toluca Star-Herald notes a Sept 6 wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs C M Robinson of Venona with about forty guests and gifts. Labor Day plans foresee over 800 dollars for Red Cross. Other items include cucumber records, German helmets found by Mrs Hyerton, farewells for soldiers, and local crop and wheat totals from area elevators.
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Kansas
Charles McCully
Santa Fe
Toluca
C. M. Robinson
Venona
Marshall
Toluca Star-Herald
T. R. Hyerton
Egerton
Lacon Journal
LaRose Orchestra
Red Cross
Lewis Justice
Henry Lenz
Walter Shanklin
Lester DeBolt
Lesley McGlary
the Majestic
W. E. Barricklow
Granville
Barricklow
Litchfield Threshing Club
Frank Bershoshek
Ellison’s
Wenona
War letter from Floyd Tumney describes France and sights
Private Floyd W. Tumney writes from France describing a travel-worn country in wartime. He notes the aging population in service and at work, French rural life with grapes and wooden shoes, and billeting in an ancient château with ruins nearby. He mentions Pershing’s armies and hopes for Christmas.
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Floyd Tumey
France
Harry Mattison
Henry
Minois
England
Caesar
Pershing
Hoboken
Floyd W. Tumney
301St Engineers
Peoria to Host Dairy Exhibit at State Fair in September
Illinois State Dairy association will demonstrate dairy farming growth at the National Implement and Vehicle show and Peoria District Fair in Peoria in September 2028. A Missouri editor refuses to publish obituaries for readers who do not subscribe to their home paper.
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Illinois
Peoria
Illinois State Dairy Association
Wemam Ba
Missouri
Ill
Russia in ruins as famine threatens masses in war-torn lands
James Keeley reports from Moscow that famine and economic collapse menace Russia with one quarter to one third likely to perish next year. Banks closed, production halted, fuel scarce, and most factories idle as war disruption persists. Preservation tips urge sugarless canning.
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Germany
Russia
James Keeley
Moscow
U. S
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Payson Township
Kuhlman
Metamora Herald
Henry and
Vicinity
E. C. Stoneberg, Shoeman
Marshall County
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