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Lexington Intelligencer

Location

Lexington, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1917

Page

4

No race death by own action in Lexington

Our opinion of the Eastern question is that Turkey ought to be Gobbled. GPE.

Lexington Turkey Landis

McAdoo praised as crucial to wartime finance

A Washington Post editorial lauds Secretary McAdoo for bold leadership in expanding Allied aid, credit, and the Federal Reserve system. It credits him with mobilizing national resources, predicting bond oversubscription, and uniting Congress to support a $7,000,000,000 loan. Local notes report residents traveling and visiting in St Louis and Kansas City.

United States McAdoo Republic Alexander Hamilton Treasury Department Federal Reserve System National Finance Amer Ican Congress Wall Street Secretary of the Treasury Germany Washington Post

Dover Notes Highlight Lexington Visits and Local Trips

Walter Van Angrim and many others from Lexington appear in Dover notes with a flurry of weekend visits and Monday business. Residents travel to and from Lexington, Higginsville, and Kansas City, including Miss Mary Nesmith, Miss Bess Johnson, and Mrs. Geo Zeysing.

Lexington Ray Smith Legrand Ryland Kansas City Ernest Corbin J. Stolte Jake Harwood J. L. Groves W. W Cole Ralph Fred Zeysing Alice Shelby Sam Vaughan Will Pauling Edna Jean Zeysing Frank Evans Minnie McGee Corder Smith’s P. Cherry Wm. Sydnor Geo. Zeysing Masons Jack Cooper Eon Lilburn M. C. McFadin Sam Redd Lula Young Nona Harwood Wm. Braun H. T. Redd Henry Hohn Mildred Redd Mayme Ragland Mildred Thomas Campbell E. Smith Robert Groves W. B. Harwood Kennerly Higginsville

Lafayette County graduation program announced at Higginsville

County Superintendent H. T. Phillips announces the Lafayette County rural and village schools graduation exercises in Higginsville on Saturday May 19 at 1 30. March Miss Elizabeth Kennedy attends the invocation Rev Lippard vocal solo Miss Winnie Bell Gaines address J Kelly Wright lecturer State Board of Agriculture Columbia Mo violin solo Miss Helen Rohring presentation of diplomas reading Miss Louise Jackman awarding scholarships chorus Emerson school

H. T. Phillips Lafayette County Higginsville Elizabeth Kennedy Rev. Lippard Winnie Bell Gaines J. Kelly Wright State Board of Agriculture Columbia, MO Helen Rohring Louise Jackman Emerson School

Local residents make Friday trips to Kansas City and Wellington

GC A Simkins traveled to Kansas City Friday morning on business. Miss Beas Maycock visited Wellington Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. T L Barnett also went to Kansas City Friday morning to spend the day.

GC. A. Simkins Kansas City Beas Maycock Wellington Mra. T. L. Barnett

Germans Retake Fresnay Village In World War I Combat

London May 9 reports capture of Fresnay area trenches northeast of the village after German counterattacks, later retaken by British forces. Subsequent German assaults east of Fresnay prompted renewed fighting with heavy casualties. British forces eventually withdrew from Fresnay village and the woods. Paris notes German offensive near erreau Bac failed to push progress, more German prisoners taken in raids. British HQ recounts three counterattacks near Souchez and Bullecourt with no German trenches gained, while French communique claims gains and isolated operations north of Moulin de Laffaux and near Sapigneul with prisoner captures.

London Fresney Mresney Wool Fresnoy Freanoy Paris erreau-Bac France Souchez River Bullecourt War Office Moulin de Laffaux Chemin-den Dames Hurtebise Craonne Californie Jean Reims Sapigneul

Two Die in Nitro Explosion Near Okmulgee Bridge

May Lom an and George Baker of the American Nitro-gycerin Company were killed when a nitro glycerin laden truck exploded while crossing a bridge near Okmulgee Oklahoma. Three Americans in the American Ambulance Corps were decorated by France with the War Cross for bravery in May.

Okmulgee May Ann Loman George Baker American @iycerin Company Paris

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THE Lexington Intelligencer A. W. Allen Missouri Edward Little St. Louis Mr. Little B. M. Little D. O. Welsh J. H. Stanley Pernice Kinder Centre College Boonville Edward Felgate Ruth Ashurst Mildred Cole Dover Maggie Mae Kelly Ford Bates Odessa Bettie Mountjoy J. W. Sydnor C. Ty Ryland W.G. McCausland Villace Teutons Nivelle Oxfords With Greer Lexington Savings Bank Lexington, Missouri E. M. Taubman F. A. Hoefer W. H. Chiles W. J. Bandon Richard Field J. Andrew Cashier W. V. A. Catron
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