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Newspaper

Pekin Advance

Location

Pekin, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1917

Page

3

Quota 113 Washington County Draft Quotas Adjusted

Indianapolis July 17 1917 Governor James P Goodrich announces the local board quota for Washington County is 113 men under the July 12 1917 draft order. The board will examine 226 drawn numbers at Salem court room across Friday Saturday and Monday with 75 notified for Friday 75 for Saturday and 76 for Monday. Exemption Board members are Sheriff Harry Barnett Clerk Wm Arnold and Dr W L Greene.

Indianapolis Ind Washington United States James P. Goodrich Indiana Washington County Salem Harry Barnett Wm. Arnold W. L. Greene

Bee Tree Harvest Leads to Weekend Get-Together

W J and Noble Johnson and Pete Brown cut a valuable bee tree last week. Eld Hancock fled his regular appointment at Olive Branch Saturday night and Sunday. W A Abbott and family and Misses Sarah and Mary Abbott spent Sunday with Fred Elrod's, Mrs Martha Dudley, Noble Johnson and family and Cecil Johnson.

Greenbrier W. J Noble Johnson Pete Brown Eld Hancock Olive Branch W. A. Abbott Sarah Mary Abbott Fred Elrod Martha Dudley Cecil Johnson

Sunday Visits Reported Across Local Families

The record notes numerous local families visiting together Sunday including W. J. Johnson, C. W. Mattox, Mrs. Mary Richard, A. H. Weller, Curtis family, Simon Howell and his family, Noah Nauvgle, Dan Deltz, Clyde Tash, and others. The piece adds a colorful aside about a car inspector who checks trains daily and explains recent firings aboard No. 3 and No. 1, hinting at town activities and a bustling rail scene.

W. J. Johnson C. W. Mattox Mary Richard A. H. Weller A. ‘Curtis Simon Howell Noah Nauvgle Dan Deltz Clyde Tash

Old Pekin Social Notes and Local Tales

Old Pekin social notes list visits among residents including Mrs Mary Johnsen and family with W A Johnson and Mrs W E Dudley, Mr Clint Voyles with daughter Roseo Wells, and Mrs Hettie Biggers from Salem visiting in Rob Wells' home. It mentions funerals for Mrs Roby at the Big River and Mrs Hedrick’s mother, plus sermons by Bro Merle Hottell and various Sunday visits to Johnson, Wells, and Martin households. A quote on fishing policy and a daily thought about literature conclude the column.

Mary Johnsen W. A. Johnson W. EB. Dudley Jane Hurst Sarah Goss Robert Norman Pete Hurst Robert Wells Roby Bie River Clint Voyles Roseo Wells Hettie Biggers Salem Robert Well Lizzie Wells New Albany George Hedrick Merle Hottell Dora Jeffs Johnson Sisters Charley Johnson Logan Martin Borden W. E. Dudley Lina Essie Jonson J. W. Jonson

The Pet Parlor Python and nostalgic notes

A quirky piece describes a pet parlor Python visiting nightly and courting attention, then shifting to a tale about fruit canning, plus a reminiscence of old book rooms in coffee houses with thousands of volumes and catalogs once found in London.

L Itbrariea London

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