Winter Lecture Course to Aid War Effort in Center Junction
Center Junction announces a Winter Lecture Course organized by Rev Wilson to provide wholesome entertainment during the war. Four numbers include Dr H B Turner Foster, Coe College Glee Club, Dr Clark, and local talent with tickets at $1.00. Community support aims to lift morale and fund local projects as winter limits outdoor leisure.
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Center Junction
Wyoming Journal
Wilson
Wyoming
HB. Turner Foster
Cedar Rapids
Coe College Glee Club
Clark
Chicago
John Kleineck
Bob
France
2Nd Cavalry
Home Sweet Home
New York Herald
Iowa
Monticello Express
Stars and Stripes
Friends of Center
J. M. Smith
M. HE
Mineral
Onslow
Wheeler
Kate Maurice
Aberdeen
South Dakota
M. E
Connelly
Hopkinton
Phil Norris
Main Street
Mr. Connelly
Jas. Leech
Dakota
Hazel Pangburn
Oxford Junction
Lulu Grim
Chas. Davis
Langworthy
Milwaukee Railroad
Earl Stingley
J. A. Woodworth
Miss Catton
Ames
Bell Norris
Irma Sanford
Spohn
Collier
Monticello
Frank Good
Ernest Wright
John Kettlesen
Local Notes From Castle Grove and Nearby Areas
Private Fred Bohlken moves from Camp Dodge to Camp Cody New Mexico. Claude Mason spent weeks in a London Red Cross hospital with influenza after arrival. later in a Winchester camp. H B Orcutt rents a Walker Iowa farm and schedules a December 4 sale. brother Clarence to operate the farm. N F Gillilan and Mrs Harvey Hogg visit from Hopkinton and Hays City. Martin McDonald to Camp Gordon, then overseas in the medical corps. Mrs Ahlrichs loses a fine horse. Memorial services for Henry Hei-.
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Castle Grove
Fred Bohlken
Camp Dodge
Camp Cody
Deming
New Mexico
Fred
U. S
Claude Mason
Atlantic
American Red Cross
London
Winchester
England
H. B. Orcutt
Walker
Buchanan County
Clarence
Orcutt
N. F. Gillilan
Hopkinton
Harvey Hogg
Hays City
Kansas
Iowa
Martin McDonald
Camp Gordon
Jones County
Medical Corps
Ahlrichs
Henry Hei
Prairieburg Tragedy as Influenza Claims Marek Family
In Prairieburg on November 18 a church service was held for Tom Marek who died from influenza. his wife died the same day. Their child was hospitalized in Monticello and recovered. The couple, prosperous farmers, faced a lengthy illness before death. Other local flu cases include teachers Gertrude Dye Edith DeLaney and Eddie Walmutt.
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Prairieburg
Nove
St. Joseph’s Church
Tom Marek
John McDonald
Monticello
Marek
Ed Burlingham
Catherine Gehringer
James Smith
Gertrude Dye
Edith DeLaney
Eddie Walmutt
C. O. Rowley
J. J. Dolan
John Fehr
Russell Wyjack
Iowa City
Irving Bebee
J. B. Rhatigan
Death of Mrs Eveline Gilbert in Earlville Ill
Word reached Onslow of Mrs Eveline Gilbert’s death at her daughter’s home in Earlville Illinois. Funeral services to be held Thursday at 2 PM at the M E church with Rev Gould of Anamosa conducting and burial at Wyoming cemetery beside her husband.
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Onslow
Eveline Gilbert
Radly
Earlville
Ill
M. E
Wyoming Cemetery
Gould of
Anamosa
Carrie Mackrill
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Tressa Uttling
Bess Rome
Amy Jeffries
Wilma Hannah
Clinton Business College
George Sears
Chicago
Frank Hall
Clay Center
Nebraska
Blairstown
M. M. French
S. Wilson
Sand Spring Indicates Wedding of McKinney and Keester
Miss Sylvia M. McKinney of Farley married Private Albert C. Koester of Camp Dodge at the Westminster Presbyterian manse in Dubuque on Wednesday evening. The bride wore navy traveling suit. the groom in uniform. Local residents extend best wishes for a long married life.
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Sand Spring
Sylvia M. McKinney
Farley
Albert C. Keester
Camp Dodge
Westminster Presbyterian
Dubuque
F. W. Lawrence
Onslow
George Sears
Clara Gestel
F. M. Wheeless
Hopkinton
Monticello
Pierce
Lois
John McDonough
Jas. Gearhart
Oslow School Notes Highlight Influenza Absences and Activities
Attendance declined as influenza fears kept students home while Carl Greiser former student died. Miss Mina Hanna visited the primary room. Class of 1920 laments no old gum to gift underclassmen. Several returning after vacations and a chaotic Monday with town outing. The flu kept Thelma Johnson from returning. Mary Snyder back in place. Miss Werden ill, Hannah Jeffries covering. Jane Corbitt spoke on wool conservation. Bernice Garnett and Erma Kerr echoed in primary and intermediate rooms.
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Carl Greiser
Mina Hanna
Naomi Allen
Wilfred Wherry
Geo. Schmidt
Harley Streeper
Kaiser
Crown Prince
Thelma Johnson
Mary Snyder
Miss Werden
Hannah Jeffries
Jane Corbitt
Bernice Garnett
Erma Kerr
Cascade Pioneer News Deaths and Local Auction Report
Joseph Agnew of Washington township died this morning. Funeral planned for Saturday. Mrs. J. T. Dunigan was accidentally shot in the right ankle during Monday night’s celebration by a careless celebrant using a loaded revolver. A sale two miles south of Washington Mills conducted by Col. P. J. Herard of Cascage items averaged $82.50, cows about $90 in the field, $35 per ...
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Joseph Agnew
Washington Township
J. T. Dunigan
Con. Maley
Washington Mills
P. J. Herard
Sale Prices and Local Tragedies Across Cascade District
The record lists livestock sales led by Col. P. J. Herard with cattle, calves, and horses priced per category, plus farm stock and poultry figures. A separate note reports Private James Edward Clancy’s influenza death in France, and a series of local deaths including Cornelius Riordan and Mrs Riordan, and Mrs. William O Connell with family sorrow following influenza.
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P. J. Herard
Bill Houston
Hmeline
Cascade
James Edward Clancy
France
Clancy
John Clancy
Fillmore
Whitewater Township
Cornelius Riordan
Bernard
Riordan
William O'Connell
Andrew Noonan
William O’connell
Mary Kathryn
Bernice
Rosalia
Peterson Named Union Station Agent for Anamosa Railways
H J Peterson appointed union station agent for two railways serving Anamosa, formerly stationed at Worthington. Obituaries note Mrs Mary Gordon Schoyer died at 70 4 25, and John Cloud of Anamosa died suddenly from a stroke. Also mentions wage adjus tments being posted near election and Private Taylor of Jackson township dying from influenza at Camp Dix.
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H. J. Peterson
Anamosa
Worthington
Mary Gordon Schoyer
James Porter
John Cloud
Cloud
Fred Taylor
Jackson Township
Camp Dix
Taylor
Army
France
Sadly Stricken Parker Family in influenza deaths
The Parker family near Greeley Delaware suffered three influenza related deaths in one week. Mrs Parker died first, son Clarence twenty one died of pneumonia following influenza, and daughter Blanche seventeen died the next day. Father, mother and grandmother remain ill as a double funeral for Clarence and Blanche is held.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Herbert Parker
Greeley
Blanche
George Parker
Guardianship and estate actions in district court
The third annual guardianship report for Albert E. Brown is approved. Final executor report for Jacob Schneider is approved and he is discharged. Administrator appointments: Nettie L. Leggett estate father J M French bond 6000. Grover C Holub estate mother Fredericka Holub bond 2000. Keith J Hayden and Kermit L Hayden guardianship bond 8000. Alice M Brady estate appraisal passed with no objections. Geo Coker estate Fred L Coker appointed administrator bond 2000. Iowa vs Matie Heiss grand jury no bill. defendant discharged and bond released. New Haven Register note on optimism.
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Albert E. Brown
Guardian
Jacob Schneider
Nettie L. Leggett
J. M. French
Grover C. Holub
Fredericka Holub
State of Iowa
Matie Heiss
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
Probate notice for Patrick Finn estate in Jones County Iowa. On November 14 1918 a will was filed and opened for probate. Final proof is set for December 6 1918 at 10 o clock a.m. in the district court with Doxsee and Doxsee as attorneys for the estate.
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State of Iowa
Jones County
Patrick Finn
Iowa Folks Get More Sugar Now
Federal Food Administrator J F Deems announces Iowa per capita sugar allotment rising from two to three pounds starting November 1. He links this to ongoing food conservation, export needs, and the role of American housewives in reducing consumption.
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Iowa
J. F. Deems
United States
Food Administration
Weeklong food conservation drive announced in wartime
The article outlines a December week dedicated to rededication to food conservation as European conflict worsens. Hoover plans a nationwide message to be read in churches lodges schools and civic groups, with local meetings led by county administrators and women’s committees using Hoover’s new address as meeting text.
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Women’s Committee
Food Administration
Hoover
Belgian King thanks Hoover for four years of relief aid
King Albert of Belgium sends a cable dated October 22 thanking Herbert Hoover federal food administrator and chairman of the commission for relief in Belgium for saving the Belgian nation from starvation during four years of relief. The message marks the fourth anniversary of the commission’s founding.
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Herbert Hoover
Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Albert
Matrimonial Quarrel Sparks Weighing of Divorce
A joking exchange reveals a husband’s stance on divorce. He quips that although he and his wife argue, he joined the “matrimonial ranks” to endure the duration of the war, implying continued commitment despite discord.
Green straw stacks reveal threshing quality in Iowa
Farmers urged by U S Food Administrator J K Deems to inspect fall straw stacks for green sprouts indicating incomplete threshing. Report thresherman name, threshing date, and details to local grain threshing committee or federal administrator. Emphasis on preparing machinery for next season and continuing supervision to save grain.
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United States
J. K. Deems
Burlington
Nature
Fotd
United States Food Administration For
Iowa
Aly Implement
Food Administration
J. F. Deems
Communal Kitchens Planned Across Iowa State
Administrator J F Deems aims to establish communal kitchens in every sizable Iowa town next year. Existing programs include Ottumwa where a permanent educational kitchen operates under the women’s council of national defense and US Food Administration oversight.
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United States
J. F. Deems
Ottumwa
Women’s Committee
Council of National Defense
United States Food Administration
J. B. McCarrol
E. V. Pollock
Homer H. Harris
Mariel Hopkins
Bissell
Hotel Ottumwa
Wapello County
Hopkins
Those Rope-Filled Smokes Prompt Men to Hang Themselves Comment
A wry exchange spins a line about rope filled cigars and one man’s claim they make him feel unwell yet not enough to hang himself. The dialogue underscores a dark joke about danger and fatalism.
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Gill
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