Red Cross Notes and Marshall Chapter Membership Gain
The Marshall Chapter reports increased Red Cross activity with new members listed from Eastern Star Lodge No. 739 and numerous individuals including Sol H. Handy and Mary E. Miller contributing. A matinee Musicale benefit on June 23 raised funds for the chapter, with proceeds from candy ice cream, punch, and a dance contributing to the total. New member names span many local residents and organizations, reflecting community support and ongoing fundraising efforts.
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Marshall
Eastern Star Lodge
Isabelle Robinson
J K Kerr
James Finn
Martha Greene
R A Mitchell Jobo W Brandenstein
G M Waldron
John Weir
Mary Jane Weir
Amy Weir
Ora
Ethel Weir
Edgar Weil
Chas. Bierbaum
Alice Purdum
John Pearce Leland Shoemaker
James Daniel Stover
Cora Baird
Alice Baird
Chris Amacher
William Clouse
Mary Curran
Thomas Curran
P J Madden
Mike Ryan
Elizabeth O’rourke
E Leseure
Henore Bray
J E. Gallagher
Wm Brae
Agnes Ryan
Frank Meehling
Wm Meehling
Nicholas Geheb
Josephine Patterson
Clara Forbeck
Wars Forbeck
Ryan
Will Forbech
Job Stephens
Jos Porbeck
Freestine Leseure
Barney Curran
Barneys Curran
Kate du
Marvel
Coe
Frances Bashi
Giles Barthrt
Jed Gard
Ross Cornwell
Chas Wright
John Siegel
Crumlin
Harry M Craig
Rosemary Weir
Guy Weir
Drake
Esther Ferris
Whfford Crumlin
Perry Lacey
Has Milam
M E Broadturst
Ethel Haugh
Gertie Poorman
Frann Lowe
Mary Brown
Dora Brown
Louisa Gardner
Adam Gardner
Frank Prevo
Geo
Heory Crcutt
Arthur
Ork
Nora Nichols
Teresa Dol
Margaret Man Art
Lvchia Hower Ter
Lillian McKinney
Pearl McCrory
Forrest Kearns
Bertha Dolson West
York
Luella Evans
France Evans
Zola Evans
Patience Cooper
T W Richards
Alice Evans
Jessie Rock Wesley Life
Anna Life
Martin Newlin
Sarah Bell
Uriah Cooper Pleasant Cooper
Chas Moore
Jane Hand
Lawrence Newlin
Far Nicol Mollie Lewis
Cartie Nmitley
Emma Decker
Margaret Rook
Jas. Garker
Stary Worphy
Cornmeal nutritious says Ohio food expert
Ohio food expert B OI Kroger of Cincinnati argues cornmeal is nutritious and essential to daily meals. He urges planning and choosing the right meal variety to reduce waste, noting Indians and armies historically used cornmeal for sustenance and that renewed use could lessen stomach issues. The piece also references war coverage and Red Cross fund-raising events.
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B OI Kroger
Cincinnath
Ohio
Lee
Appomattox
Amerans
West
Lewis remark shocks Indiana and New England voters
Senator James Hamilton Lewis made a wild claim that voting for a Reputican would be a vote for the German Kaiser. Indiana voters and sensible New England citizens rejected the nonsense in recent special elections to fill vacant seats, giving it contemptuous repudiation.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Kaiser
Indiana
New England
Neww
Two Billion Warriors and Arrows in a Nation’s Voice
A poetic piece in the New York World by John O Keafer extols vast power and youth, likening the nation to two billion warriors and two billion eyes of God. It frames liberty as forged fire, modern symbols of strength, and a collective creed in turbulent times.
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Davids
John O’keafer
New York
New York Women Register in Military Census Effort
New York suffragists promote the military census as a tool for their cause. Women volunteers and registrars gathered information on all residents aged eighteen to fifty, with an estimated eight million people expected to register. The state party asks families about wives’ duties, treatment, and whether men registered for them.
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Potomac Park
Miss Stinson
Curtis
Polo Grounds
Capitol
Washington Monument
White House
Stella
Myself
Treasury Building
McAdoo
Red Cross
Washington
Trixy Ford
Distrest
Columbia
Treasury
H C Bell
New York
Newport Ledger Notes Bond Subeditors in Business Section
fragmentary OCR reports Liberty Bonds garnering attention in Newport business pages with unclear figures and wording. key names and exact figures are illegible.
Evangelical and Zion Churches Schedule and Speakers
Evangelical Church holds prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 45 pm and Sunday services at 9 15 am with preaching by pastor Zion church and Rev B R Weiner of Cleveland at 10 30. Emanuel Church lists Sunday school at 9 00 am led by J L Buyer
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Evangelical Church
Zion Church
B. R. Weiner
Cleveland
Emanuel Church
Notice to Contractors for Livingston School Building 1917
Sealed bids for constructing a school house in Livingston district Clark County Illinois are due July 14 1917 at 2 pm. Bidding closes at the County Superintendent of Schools office Marshall with a $5000 bid bond. Construction must complete by September 1 1917 and bids may be rejected.
Notice of public bid for Clark County schoolhouse 1917
Notices hereby given that sealed bids for the building of a school house in English school district Clark County Illinois will be publicly opened July 14 1917 at 2 p m in the office of the County Superintendent of Schools in Marshall Illinois A certified check for 5000 payable to Howard Grisham clerk of the district must accompany each bid Bids to be filed in the courtroom of the courthouse Marshall Illinois July 4 1917 Chas Becke Howard Grisham T W English 272
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Livingston
County of Clark
State of Illinois
Marshall
County of
Clark
State of Ilinois
Clark County
Illinois
Wm Fraker
Court House
District No 12
Marshall Clark County
Thinois
Howard Grisham
Chas. Becke
T W English
Pureanant to the recent Sollicol Law
A notice references Section 93 of the Sollicol Law and signals steps by the latest Gen. The text outlines compliance requirements and upcoming deadlines for affected parties under the law.
Clark County non high school territory election notice
The Illinois Clark County election announces formation of a County Board of Education for non high school areas with exceptions for Martinsville Westfield Casey Township High Schools. Precinct voting places and district numbers listed, vote August 1, 1917 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Expenses borne by the County Board.
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Eral Assembly
Harold Bright
Clark County
Llinois
Illinois
Clark
Illnois
State Department
Martinsville
Marshall Township High School
Coles County
Westfield Township
Cumberland Counties
Casey Township
County Board of Education
Johnson
Mount Moriah
H O Slusser
S ( Bowman
Landis Dehl
Orange
Town House
Harry McDaniel
H F Blankenbeker
L. H Atkins
Melrose
Ed Grant
H. G Evans
P F Dodd
York
West Union
Ed Clatfelter
James Prevo
Russell Poorman
Darwin
Harry Ogle
John Paddock
Rudy Miller
Jennie Junker
Anderson
Lee Wright
John Martin
Peter Pearce
Prairie School
George Towell
George Lafferty
H V. McNary
Auburn
Phillips School
Burns Hurst
Harmon Catcher
Sperry Claypool
Dolson
Frank Mhornbrook
Charles Fitzjarold
W. P Clapp, Jr
Parker
Perisho School
M V Connelly
Joe Allison
E. A Rogers
Douglas
Castle Finn
Vic Reynolds
Albert Burns
Peter Smith
Wabash
Weaver’s Store
Clark Irwin
J A. Hutchinson
Alice Doll
Siip
Clorze
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Lori
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Marshall Red Cross Chapter
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Taxa Tate
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Tere
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