Local Couple Wed in Anamosa Ceremony
Miss Zula Hayden of Olin and Mr. Sam Alexander were married on Tuesday April 2 in Anamosa by Rev BE B Evans. Other items note Red Cross rooms opening April 12, community meetings and visits, and several local residents with illness travel and social plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Zula Hayden
Olin
Sam Alexander
Anamosa
BE. B. Evans
Congregational Church
The
Red Cross
Craig
Porter
Margaret Young
Dpworth League
Ross Young
Ladies’ Aid Society
Bulgren
Mae Kent
Lillie Lyons
Hale
Ira Townsend
J. H. Courtney
Ward
Death of W. E H. Smith at Onslow Iowa
Onslow April 9 1918 news of the death of W E H Smith last Tuesday night at 9 o clock after a week illness pneumonia developed Tuesday afternoon Funeral was held Friday from the home Rev Wilson of Wyoming preached the sermon Many floral offerings signified the esteem of friends The Masons attended in a body Relatives from Wellsville Ohio Wyoming Anamosa Monmouth Illinois Anamosa Oxford Junction Monticello Davenport were among those present The Marine band train stopped at Onslow Monday at 6 30 pm played several pieces and the townspeople treated the boys to candy and cigars Mrs A E Noyes of Wymet Nebraska spent last Wednesday in town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
W. E H. Smith
Smith
Jennie Paul
Wilson
Wyoming
Masons
Wellsville
Ohio
John Paul
Mary
Clifford Paul
Anamosa
Vera Paul
Monmouth
Ilinois
A. E. Noyes
Wymet
Nebraska
M. J. Noyes
Social Evening at Fred Egger Home Notes April 1918
In Sand Spring on April 8 1918 a large group enjoyed a social evening at the Fred Egger home with light refreshments and lively entertainment. Misses Margaret Greer Ruth Guthrie attended the Northeastern Iowa Teachers Association meeting in Cedar Rapids across Thursday Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Egger
Margaret Greer
Ruth Guthrie
Iowa Teachers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Clara Gestel
Wellsburg
F. J. Gestel
James Littlefield
Specht’s Ferry
Clara
Monticello
Will Greer
Marion
C. K. Greer
Tona B. Powers
Fred Lawrence, Jr
Prairieburg Notes and Social Roundup
Miss Myra Gaskell visited her Waterloo home with Wilma Kula who seeks medical treatment. Harlan N. and Clifford C. Benson left for Great Lakes after a farewell party. John Flaherty and family visited the Bennsons to say goodbye. Joseph F. Holub bought nearby lots. Rev. Moore concluded his year with a patriotic sermon. Paul Lauser family visited Marion and Cedar Rapids. Lucile and Austin Bowman from Lost Nation stayed with relatives. Conklins hosted a Sioux City cousin. Roy and Irwin Truesdell sold their automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Myra Gaskell
Waterloo
Wilma Kula
Harlan N
Clifford C. Benson
Great Lakes
John Flaherty
Anamosa
Benson
Joseph F. Holub
Schoonover Place
Rev. Moore
Central City
Paul Lauser
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Lucile
Austin Bowman
Lost Nation
Conklins
Sioux City
Roy
Irwin Truesdell
Camp Dodge Quota Recipient Moved to Camp Grant Ill
Glenn S. Mobry who left here with the last quota for Camp Dodge has been transferred to Camp Grant Illinois and his mail goes in care of an engineering division. The Jones County Times proposes D. D. Rorick as a Democratic candidate for representative. A meeting at the city hall discussed a July 4 celebration and another April meeting was set to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn S. Mobry
Camp Dodge
Camp Grant
Illinois
Jones County Times
D. D. Rorick
Rorick
Oxford Junction
Clinton County
War era celebrations considered as mood and measures
The article discusses plans for a modest home front celebration if decided, tailored to wartime conditions. It reports Ellsworth Tallman returning home on furlough from his Jones county unit after being shot in the foot by a rifle discharge, caused when a rifle toppled and fired near Marion. It also recounts a collision on Zimmerrman hill involving Frank Burlingham I. Head. no serious injuries, two autos damaged, racer fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Tallman
Jones County
Cass
Camp Dodge
Marion
Frank Burlingham
I. J. Head
Zimmerman Hill
Mr. Head
Mr. Burlingham
Cane sugar farming grows with local mill plans
Cascade pioneer news notes sugar cane likely to be planted by area farmers as a cane mill is established by Thomas Kingsley and Charles Hamill. The item also reports arrivals of Mr and Mrs Thomas Patterson from Fowl River Alabama and updates on local officials and civic appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kingsley
Charles Hamil
Thomas Patterson
Fowl River
Alabama
Wm. Grogan
Bernard
France
Lyle
Chicago
Camp Grant
Illinois
Michael J. Grace
District Court
Grace
Court House
Harrington
Keefe
P. J. Kehoe
O. J. Winters
Otto Miller
W. G. Bell
Joe Carr
G. W. May
J. P. Lane
Prayer found on British officer in Flanders October 1917
The prayer verses were found in the pockets of a British colonel killed in action in Flanders. It pleads for mercy and guidance for sailors soldiers and airmen and asks God to grant peace and strength to those fighting and to ease the suffering of the wounded and their families. It invokes Jesus Christ and asks for the war to end and be humanity’s last appeal to force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Flanders
Paradise
Christ
Jesus Christ
Will It Keep Iowa Coal Risks For Cellars
Cedar Rapids Republicans urge storing coal earlier for safety but warn Iowa coal with high sulfur can self ignite. Readers seek guidance on counteracting sulfur and safe storage methods, including soaking coal to prevent air contact and combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
For All Good Men Debate in Congress Heats Up
The Sioux Falls Press notes that now is the peak moment for partisan clashes in Congress. It argues such infighting discourages the enemy and highlights the need for resolute statesmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls Press
Congress
Red Cross Notes Highlight War Aid Efforts And Actions
Red Cross rooms will open tomorrow evening for surgical dressings and will be open weekly on Tuesdays. Donations include a dustless mop from Hoag Duster Co and a shipment of knitted items. The article lists numerous women who completed the course, school organizations, and junior red cross efforts with air raid rescue service and international chapters in Chile Korea Argentina Honolulu and Italy. It notes Miss Gladys M Spencer’s remarks in Illinois and praises the front line girls for their wartime work. It ends warning about barberry hedge rust and distinguishing Japanese and European varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hoag Duster Co
Carrie Wildey
Cedar Rapids
L. H. Lang
K. D. Miller
A. M. Maurice
C. G. Thomas
Otto Burrichter
J. H. Barr
F. D. McLaughlin
Ben Roberts
D. ©. Hanawalt
A. O. Peterson
J. J. Hayes
Elmer Hoag
L. P. Waddick
Howard Irvine
R. P. Kuntzel
C. N. Patrick
Joe Carl
J. W. Anderson
Minnie McLaughlin
Fern Howie
Kate Stuhler
Helen Fairbanks
Miller
Castle Grove
Florence Calkins
War Department
France
Belgium
Chicago
Belgian Relief Commission
American Red Cross
Paris
Santiago
Chile
Seoul
Korea
Buenos Aires
Honolulu
Gladys M. Spencer
Highland Park
Illinois
America
Italy
New York
Gardiner Penniman
Edward McKey
Milan
Raye
Montdidier
Anamosa Iowa Supervisors Open 1918 Proceedings
The April 1 1918 Jones County Iowa board of supervisors session records routine actions. They authorize duplicate warrants for Milo G Phillips and Isaac Schneider, approve semi annual funding for the county agent’s office, approve patrolmen bonds, refund two dog taxes, fix a county road map error, grant Mary Sweet a 4 monthly net allowance, raise inmate charges at the county home, approve several quarterly reports, and adjourn to April 2 1918. The April 2 session notes Hazel McGuinn poor relief and school book purchases among other claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Downing
Bohren
Shimerda
Streeper
Ixruse
Milo G. Phillips
Isaac Schneider
H. C. Bohlken
Charles T. Foley
Frank Flaherty
Svend Nielson
A. J. Burda
Jones County
Onslow
Township Eighty-Four
State Highway Commission
Said County
Monmouth and Onslow
Onslow and Monmouth
Canton
Jackson County
Kruse
Mary Sweet
S. W. Clark
I. J. Hines
G. A. Fisher
Lloyd Soper
Hazel McGuinn
Farmer & Huntington
Jane Cowl Stars in The Spreading Dawn on April 18th
Thursday April 18 Jane Cowl headlines the six part Goldwyn production The Spreading Dawn presented with high profile stage energy. Actress leads a cast through a dramatic melodrama set in a future rising dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Cowl
Part
Goldwyn
Pneumonia Claims Fifteen Camp Dodge Soldiers
Pneumonia has claimed the lives of fifteen Camp Dodge soldiers in the past week the greatest number for a similar period since the division formed. Medical officers say the virulent epidemic stems from soldiers neglecting proper self care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertised by Toledo Firm
Frank J. Cheney a senior partner of F J Cheney Co of Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The statement sworn December 6 1886 before a notary public. Hall's Medicine claimed to be absorbed through the blood to treat mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 76 cents with Hall's Family Pills for constipation offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Chendy
J. Cheney & CO
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Alma Kidder
Helen Stingley
Claude Knight
Cascade Pioneer News
Delaware County
Hopkinton
J. Hines
Washington Star
Trotzky
Omaha World-Herald
Council of War
Crane Theatre
Bessie Love
Viola Dana
Edison
Vitagraph
Gladys Brockwell
the Soul of Satan
Fox
Marjory Wilson
Mascot
B. M
Japan
Ieee
U. S
A. J. Carlson
State of
Star Taxi Auto Exchange
Clay St
Town St. Dubuque
Patrick’s
Deering, McCormick and Moline
Arend Balster, Jr
Scotch Grove
Klondike
Ricklefs & McNeill
McCormick Standard
Food Administration
United States Food Administration
Manila
Minnesota
McCormick
Henry H.schoon
Cornell Music Festival
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Miss May Peterson
Harry Weisbach
Cornell Conservatory
Mount Vernon, Ia
C. H. Schipman
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