Local residents host relatives and visitors this week
A flood of calls and visits fills a Lincoln area week as hEurke and his wife from Inde dae spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Will. Persephine Holman and others travel from various towns to visit relatives. Several families welcome guests from Kansas City Sedalia Higginsville and Columbia while Miss Florence Berrice and Miss Ina Kessinger journey to nearby cities for educational or familial visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
hEurke
Indedae
Hugh Will
Mim Persephine Holman
Volleeteay
James Greer Illips
J. E
Jene Cheatham
Y Kolster
Great Lakes
Frank Mortz
Blackburn
W. L. Holman
Lf Medley
John Sumjerss
Milton Moore
Moore Tammily
Government may curb the canners probe sparks reform
Washington June 6 sweeping recommendations for regulation of the canning industry were issued by the federal trade commission on findings of a wide investigation. The report notes wide profits and price shifts, naming Swift & Co Libby McNeill Libby Armour & Co Wilson Co and others as key players. It urges restrictions on future sales and credit facilities for canners through cooperatives or a government agency. Also noted is the death of Miss Nettie Walker 27 of Camden Mo from tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingto
Prawidem Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Army
Navy
Swift & Co
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Armour & Co
W Son & Co
Puget Sound
Canada
Commission
Organiaelions
The
Farm Loan Bank
Nurses Will Not Retreat in Face of Bombing
Washington reports that American nurses will not withdraw from service in France despite deliberate hospital bombings by German fighters. Miss Jane A. Delano, Red Cross nursing director, says such tactics will fail and that enrollment of nurses will be American Womanhood’s answer as efforts to drive them back only strengthen resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Jane A. Delano
Department of Nursing
the Red Cross
Red Cross
Avid Mins Delano
Pheardy
Ireland to recruit army amid Dublin proclamation
Dublin reports a lord lieutenant proclamation calling for 50,000 voluntary recruits and 2,000 to 3,000 monthly thereafter for Irish divisions. The first call targets men aged 18 to 27 with land access assurances. Greece reports 1,600+ German Bulgarian prisoners and captured materials on the front. Washington announces a new aviation concentration camp at Great Aviation Camp to gather about 15,000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Lord Lentenant
London
Tone 1
Social notes from Lexington and nearby towns
Local society items list residents visiting relatives and traveling to Kansas City Lawrence Warrensburg and Carrollton. Names include Miss Louise Davis Mrs Charles Zeysing Mr and Mrs William England Mrs M L Rowe Miss Mary Fible Gordon Jackson Hugh Ellenwood and many more with relatives in Lexington Excelsior Springs Independence and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Davis
Kansas City
Carter Davis
Charles Zeysing
Harry
Lexington
John Jenkins
William England
M. L. Rowe
Excelsior Springs
William Zeysing
David E. Dexter
Henry Larkin
William Oster
Gordon Jackson
Independence
Oscar Thomas
Lizzie Butler
Albert Johnson
Mary Fible
Margaret McGrew
Lawrence
Kansas
Lola Lewis
Tommy
Lathrope
Laura Landrum
Parker
Carrollton
Looney
Lee McGrew
Bryson to Preach at Baptist Church Sunday
Rev Jos A Bryson of J ohn son county will preach at the Baptist Church Sunday morning and evening June Sth The number of registrants yesterday without returns from Bates City Corder and Waverly was 187 Mrs A Keith went to Kansas City this morning to spend the day Mrs Kate Franciscato left this morning for Pawhuska Okla for a Visit Mrs J S Cross returned this morning from a visit in Higginsville Mrs Geo Gaffin went to Kansas City this morning to see her brother Albert Burris who is in St Margaret's hospital Mrs Turner Carson returned to Atlanta Ga this morning af
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Kappleman
New Haven
Confederate Home
Ina Kessinger
Page City
Lee Ainsworth
Palestine
Texas
C. W. Roth
C. B. Kingery
Kokomo
Ind
Eliabeth English
St. Louis
L. H. McAdow
Signal Corps
Kelly Field
Lexington
Ernest Channel
Higginsville
Emma Anderson
John Howard
Aullville
Bess Corder
Arnold Simmons
Kansas City
Chas. Simmons
Flo Anderson
Ruth Fanolio
Warder & Connor
Laura Mitchell
H. B. Martin
Bates City
Corder
Waverly
A. Keith
Kate Franciscato
Pawhuska
Okla
Cross
Geo. Gaffin
Albert Burris
St. Margaret's Hospital
Turner
Carson
Atlanta
Otterville Hosts District Christian Endeavor Convention
Otterville residents and Young People's societies unite to host the District Christian Endeavor convention from June 14 to 16. A notable feature is the proposed formation of an Alumni Association and its banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otterville
District Christian Endeavor
Lexington Water Company Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual stockholders meeting of the Lexington Water Company for director election will be held at the company office in Lexington Missouri on Tuesday June 18 1918 at 10 oclock a m Gustav Haerle president M C Yates secretary Notice I will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone caught trespassing on my farm and stealing my fruit Fair warning means business James Aull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Water Company
Lexington
Missouri
Gustav Haerle
M. C. Yates
Sec
James Aull
New Player Piano For Sale In Kansas City
Brand new player piano for immediate sale near Lexington. Fully guaranteed with liberal terms for a responsible party. Details from E. B. Guild Music Co. 1119 Grand Ave. Kansas City Mo. Mrs Sidney Brooks, Joe Ewing, and Miss Mildred Barron visited Kansas City Wednesday. Mrs BE M Petering returned from Higginsville Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
E. B. Guild Music Co
Grand Ave
Kansas City
Sidney Brooks
Joe Ewing
Mildred Barron
BE. M. Petering
Higginsville
For Sale At The Pinton Store
Cash register nearly new priced at 14 dollars for immediate purchase. One pair Toledo boots in good condition. Also available are several good horses wagons and harnesses offered at low prices.
Egg hatching eggs from Rhode Island Red roosters
Eggs for hatching. Single comb RI Reds, dark rich color and good size. Price 18 eggs for 1.50. Contact Mrs. M. T. Slusher by phone R 10 C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I
M. T. Slusher
For Sale Threshing Machine by Ed H Dieckmann Leva sy Mo
An owner notes a threshing machine is for sale due to a son joining the Navy. Ed H Dieckmann lists the item in Levasy Missouri for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Ed H. Dieckmann
Levasy, Mo
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Marth
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Robert Paul Prager
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Auto For Sale
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Louis Petsch
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