In Memory of William Foley by Rev C I Hoy
The essay recalls William Foley's life from a 1914 Monroe City tent meeting. A gifted singer, he joined church quartettes, sang solos, and inspired revivals. The tribute highlights his open Christian life, cheerful spirit, interfaith respect, and daily fidelity before his death, noting a Ladies Missionary Society meeting Friday.
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William Foley
C. I. Hoy
William
Monroe City
Andrew
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Cox
Cven
Ifar
Christ
Third Liberty Loan sets record with huge subscription
The Third Liberty Loan raised 4 170 019 650 dollars through about 17 000 000 buyers. Secretary McAdoo calls the result irrefutable evidence of American strength and patriotism. Taxed citizens paid roughly 7 billion to the treasury, while districts oversubscribed quotas led by Minneapolis at 172 percent. A Missouri landowner donated 40009 toward the Capital Highway and a one day $1 85000 popular fund aided a 6 1/2 mile road stretch. Also urging fly control to curb disease.
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McAdoo
the United
Minneapolis
Miller County
Missouri
Jefferson City
Springfield
State Highway Department
Prairie
Ozark
Missouri River
Call to civic duty and hedge law in wartime Missouri
In wartime, citizens are urged to share the burden and support the government through food, War Stamps, bonds, and Red Cross. The Missouri Circuit Court upholds a law forcing property owners to trim hedge fences to five feet before August 1, with highway officials enforcing avoidance of shade on roads.
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Pilate
America
Red Cross
Circuit Court
Missouri
State Highway Department
War time manpower plan outlines universal work or fight policy
General Crowder argues for organized manpower amid wartime disorganization. He calls for prohibiting idle or ineffective work and requires all draft-age men to work or join the military. He links industrial output to national victory and suggests refining exemptions to reward productive labor while preparing for a bumper apple crop with late buds and a favorable spray season.
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Crowder
Germany
Jack Frost
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Ladies Missionary Society
Grey
GEM Theatre
BIS Northwestern
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