Local Marriages and Travel Reach Across Town
Clerk Prewatt issues a marriage license to Harry Evans Walker and Lillian Evans. Emma L. Stewart travels to Indianapolis to visit her children. Mrs Geo Claflin and children head to Cincinnati for summer with her husband. Robert Mahaffey leaves for Great Lakes Naval School after enlistment in Indianapolis. Mrs Samuel C Schofield tours Murfreesboro then Nashville for her son Henry’s June 12 wedding. Mr and Mrs James Black and son Robert depart for Montana for an extended visit. Mrs Black is sister of Mrs Simmons of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Prewatt
Harry Evans Walker
Lillian Evans
Emma L. Stewart
Indianapolis
Geo. Claflin
Cincinnati
Robert Mahaffey
West Second Street
Naval Branch
Great Lakes Naval School
Chicago
Samuel C. Schofield
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Henry Schofield
Nashville
James Black
Robert
Montana
Jefferson county Overachieves in W. 5.5 Drive Boost
Jefferson county exceeds the $51,000 goal for the W. 5.5 drive with pledges near $100,000 in ten days. June 28 set for another large drive as Liberty Church and Monroe Church hosts urged patriotism led by chairmen Ion Williams Attorney Roberts and Clerk Prewatt. The effort credits precinct leaders including George Cofield and George Mayfield for strong fundraising and Saluda township star Clyde Lintsell with $3,001.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Liberty Church
Ion
Joseph Williams
Indianapolis
E. S. Roberts
Edward Prewatt
Monroe Church
H. J. Zearing
George Cofield
Ist
Hed Ward
George T. Mayfield
Ist Ward
Saluda Township
Clyde Lintsell
Star Township
Draft applications filed for limited service and Purdue training
Don C. Price applies to the local selective draft board for special or limited service as a stationary engineer for donkey engines. John B. Lotz, a class one registrant, seeks induction under Call 574 for auto mechanics instruction at Purdue University and will be sent to Lafayette on June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don C. Price
Selective Draft Board
John B. Lotz
Purdue University
Lafayette
Bank President Tours Country During War Mobilization
Rollin P. Grant, president of Irving National Bank, has toured the country giving speeches to arouse patriots and address commercial and financial groups since the war began. The report notes fatalities from a collision between the British steamer Kenilworth Castle and another vessel, followed by an explosion and lifeboat capsizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin P. Grant
Irving National Bank
New York City
United States
Kenilworth Castle
Nation’s first wartime registration yields vast mobilization
Yesterday Madison registered 127 white men and 2 colored men under the Selective Draft Law as part of a yearlong effort that enlisted 10 million men in a single day. Local and district boards coordinated through 4663 and 156 boards with 100000 volunteers, producing one in six registrants as soldiers as the world takes note. The list names numerous registrants from Jefferson county and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Jefferson County
Frank Cecil Lipps
Roscoe Lyle
Griff S. Whitsett
William Stites
Frank McGannon
Earl Griffin
Fred Albert Randal
Earl Reed
Jesse Washington Dunham
Floyd Turner
Clyde Smith
Aloysius M. Heck
Charles Daniel Heck
Raymond Robert Perry
William H. Ferguson
Raymond Wallace Potter
Henry Silvester Johann
Peter Stephanus
Virgil Winters
Herschel M. Schuck
Cecil M. Cool
Clarence A. Shinness
James K. Weber
Earl McGee
Jesse H W. Muster
Lewis Monroe Wolf
Francis H. Hall
Wiliam Anderson
Homer C. Hawkins
Alva Alfred
Raymond Earl Lockard
Charles W. Schroeder
Dewey Briddle
Floyd Earl Meek
William Chauncey Strong
Byron C. Thompson
Howard W. Brooks
Frederick Howard Kloepfer
William Jacob Hill
Samuel Kelley
Leonard S. Stewart
Verne Elder
Landon Martin
Larry Bernard Griffin
Clarence Ashby
Virgil Lee Tague
Harry Hildresh Brooks
Charles M. Elliott
Emerson EE
Banta
Frank M. Barriger
Oscar Wendell Lamb
Virgil W. Campbell
Vinson G. Bovard
Bowen C. Hieath
James KE. Spicer
Harold Edward Bayles
Yellowstone
Kit Miller
Harold M. Henry
Clarence A. Phillips
Edward Bright
John I. Kramer
Jesse I. Risk
Roy Tingle
Chester A. Lyon
Orville Heath
William H. Geyman
William Schwab
Oran Sanders
Herman Jenkins
Local notices from Madison June events and travel
Madison column lists residents traveling for visits and engagements. Sallie Gallagher visits Columbus. births announced for a daughter of Torrance. multiple departures to Cincinnati Indianapolis Hamilton Oxford and Louisville for family and college events. Lieut Reuel A. Custer arrives France after training. Mrs. Custer notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Gallagher
Columbus
John Torrance
East Third Street
Samantha Miller
Vevay
Carrie Stout
William Hollis
Indianapolis
Renschler and Strehli wed in Cincinnati ceremony
Jacob Renschler and Kathryn Strehli united in marriage at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cincinnati. The couple, both well known locally, celebrated with a reception at the bride’s home and plan to reside at 902 West Court Street. The bride wore a sand colored tailored suit with a picture hat and pink roses. the bridesmaid wore a matching sand suit with blue trim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Renschler
Kathryn Strehli
Queen City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Seventh and
Smith Streets
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lewis
Will Steubing
Helen Streich
Milan
John W. Strehlii
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Potter Held in Fulton
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Mary Potter who died Tuesday were conducted at two this afternoon at her Fulton home. Rev B Arends of the Lutheran Church led the service praising the decedent. Interment followed at Springdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Potter
Fulton
B. Arends
Lutheran Church
Springdale Cemetery
Hog Island to Build 50 Ships This Year
George J. Baldwin, chairman of the executive board of the American International Shipbuilding Corpora tion, owner of the Hog Island plant, says the company will build fifty ships in 1918. Keels are laid and the first launching is expected in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Baldwin
American International Shipbuilding Corporation
Hog Island
Mrs Margaret Smith Dies at Home in Wirt After Illness
Mrs Margaret Smith longtime Madison resident dies at 3 30 AM at the home of her son William in Wirt after heart trouble since February. Daughter of James Ferguson widow of Har lson L Smith she celebrated her 70th birthday May 22. Funeral at Canaan M E Church Sunday at 1 PM with burial in Canaan cemetery. Survived by six children and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smith
William
Wirt
Methodist Episcopal Church
Canaan
Smith
Canaan M. FE
Frank Rogers
William Smith
Indiana Smith
Columbus
Ind
Clarence Smith
Cross Plains
Dawson Smith
Belleview
Wilbur Thomas
City
India Smith
Thomas Plunkett
Proceeds From Red Cross Concert Fund Benefited Yarn Purchase
The recent Red Cross benefit concert cleared 225 dollars which will fund yarn and materials to fill two large orders received by the chapter. Thanks are due to Robin Graham for organizing effort and Georgine Yonker as committee chair, to ticket sellers, the press, and the public for supporting the noble cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Cross Fund
Robin Graham
Georgine Yonker
D A R Picnic Planned for June Fourteenth at Park
John Paul Chapter D A R announces its annual picnic for June 14 at John Paul Park and urges all members to attend for what organizers call a delightful time. The text also notes unrest among Austrian workers and a planned general strike mentioned at the Vienna Congress of the German Socialists of Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Chapter
John Paul Park
Vienna
Austria
Irish Sinn Fein Leader Arrested in German Plot Case
Professor Edward de Valera, president of Sinn Fein, among Irish leaders arrested by British authorities on charges of involvement in a German plot. He was taken to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward de Valera
Sinn Fein
London
Lady Shoemaker Amid Victorian Shift
An old note recalls Lady Sarah Spencer around 1768 praising shoemaking as a family staple in London society. The letter shows women entering trades once dominated by men while noting a vanity in designing and making a personal pair of shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
London
Sarah Spencer
Look Up Not Down to Deter a Double Chin
An investigator asserts the double chin is controllable by posture and head carriage. Practicing Dr. Edward Everett Hale's advice, keep the chin up with an erect stance to defy creases and ridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Everett Hale
Irish Countess in Jail Linked to German Plot
Countess Mari Jexiez among Irish and Sinn Fein leaders arrested by British over a German plot. Convicted after the failed 1916 rebellion, she was sentenced to death but later pardoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mari Jexiez
Thrift Stamps drive boosts county total toward 1918 quota
The campaign raised over 100000 in cash sales and purchases with more than 70000 raised in a single week. Precinct by precinct tallies show varied progress across townships and Madison wards as another drive is planned for the week of June 28 to reach the quota. Stamps mature in 1923 and can be redeemed at post offices or banks with ten days notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WS. S
Court House
Pearcoboty
Poan
Soto
Jeffferson County
Hanover Township
Shelby Township
Milton Township
Monroe
Lancaster
Saluda
Solvena
Mindizon
City of Madison
Ward
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Woemen
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mach
Milligan reports food savings at Southeastern Hospital
Dr James W Milligan medical superintendent reports to Dr Harry E Barnard federal food administrator Indiana that May 1918 showed substantial savings in wheat flour and sugar with higher substitutes at the Southeastern Hospital for the Insane. May 1917 to May 1918 wheat flour dipped from 19992 to 12838 lb sugar fell from 4430 to 3665 lb beef dropped from 13997 to 4107 lb. Private James Wise returns to Camp Taylor after visiting family in Trimble County Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Hospital For
James W. Milligan
Harry E. Barnard
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.S. S
Rollin & Grand
Adelaide Jones
Hamilton
Elinore Schockley
Chester Stephenson
R. E. Briggs
Clarence
Shelbyville
Joseph DeRossette
East Street
Ora Alexander
R. F. Souter
Hanover College
Henry Lotz
Camp Taylor
Harold Lotz
Mary [Fill
Louise Johnson
Oxford
Onis
Western College
Jessie Meechem
Eula Weaver
DePauw
F. W. Bohne
Youngstown
Charles Slillabold
East Second Street
Louisville
S. J. Long
Curtis Marshal
Sullivan
George D. Demaree
Trak. Hoffman
Woffman
Mildred Louise Hoffman
Louise Lyatt
Mary White
King’s Daughters Hospital
Robert Long Hospital
Capital City
Francis Custer
France
Lieut
Reuel A. Custer
77Th Field Artillery
Third Officers Training School
Fort Oglethorpe
PRESS
Mrs
Son
EDWARD_o* VALERA
J. W. Milligan
Southeastern Hospital
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
James Wise
Margaret Wise
Lee Wise
Trimble County
Wm. Robinson
Ramphreys
Humphr
An St, N.Y
Insurance
Companive
M. Strader
West Third Street
Army
U. S. Navy
DR. Kinc
Adolph Schingeck
Buffalo
D. Swift & CO
Seventh St
Washlacton
D.C
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