Leslie Lawless Injured After Fall in 20-foot Well
Leslie Lawless of Jasper area fell to the bottom of a 20-foot well last week, suffering a scalp wound needing four stitches and loss of consciousness. Found unconscious by his wife, he was brought to town for treatment and is now recovering. Dr Herman La Force and family of Oklahoma visit Jasper. La Force has a new commission as first lieutenant and awaits orders.
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Leslie Lawless
Jasper
Mr. Lawless
H. A. la Force
Herman la Force
Oklahoma
Rabies Treatment Given to Jasper Area Child
Dr Knott administers Pasteur treatment to Chester Selsor four year old son of Gerald Selsor and wife near Jasper after a dog on the farm tested positive for rabies. The dog’s head was sent to the state health department for examination and the child is receiving preventative treatment as a safety measure.
Births Reported This Week Near Jasper and South Jasper
Births reported to the News this week include a girl born Monday November 6 to J H Evans and wife one mile north of Jasper and a girl born Tuesday November 6 to George Sweezy and wife at a location 244 miles south of Jasper.
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Knott
J. H. Evans
Jasper
George Sweezy
War Work Talk Draws Local Audience at YMCA Event
A large crowd is expected for a free admission talk by H J Decker on the YMCA war effort. Dr Curtis Jenkins, fresh from Europe, urged support for an $85,000,000 YMCA campaign behind the battle lines, with 47 church groups backing the cause. Jasper men form a committee to organize local participation under county leadership.
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England
France
Italy
Middle West
Dr. Jenkins
Europe
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Jasper
New War Stamp Tax on Parcel Post Effective 1917
War tax applies to parcel post shipments of 25 cents or more. Consignors pay 1 cent per 25 cent increments or fraction thereof, via special war revenue stamps. Packages unpaid will not be forwarded. ordinary stamps not accepted. Coal scarcity in Jasper eases as weather stays mild for The News and others.
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Consignor
A War Nurse Writes Home From France Base Hospital 10
Miss Kittie Wolfe, daughter of Dre and Mrs Wolfe, a nurse at Base Hospital 10 in France, sends letters home describing September scenery, cold nights, requests for hot water bags, rainbow visions, and the daily life of nurses amid a looming winter. Red Cross notes cover meeting day change, hospital supply work, and Jasper Carthage chapter visits and donations totaling over $30.
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Kittie Wolfe
Dre
Mrs. Wolfe
Robbert
Frank Wolfe
Jasper
Miss Wolfe
France
Emrnee
Philadelphia
American FE
Channel
Missouri
Thad
Maging
Carthage
Red Cross
Jasper Red Cross
Mesdames Jaco Scott
Hadford
Minnie Lauderbaugh
Sarah Scott
E. W. Scott
County Teachers Waive Meeting for Kansas City
County Supt L W Keat announces through the Jasper News that the county teachers association has been waived this year for the State Teachers Association meeting to be held in Kansas City from November 15 to 17.
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L. W. Keat
Jasper News
State Teachers Association
Kansas City
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Ollie Roberts
Birtha
First National Bank
Perl
M. E. Church
Y.M.C. A
Decker
CARTE
Aim
Quality Bakery
J. K. Egner
Nyal
The
Nyal Pharmacy
C. L. Hill
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