War Hints and Duties for Indiana Citizens
Compiled by Geo. Ade for the Indiana State Council of Defense urging wartime frugality and support. Readers are urged to prepare for Liberty Loan drives, join Food Club efforts, conserve coal and fuel, clean heating systems, and avoid distracting acts while troops train. The notice emphasizes rapid mobilization, sharing home news with soldiers, and maintaining patriotism.
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Indiana State Council of Defense
Geo. Ade
War Hints Urge Nut Donations for Gas Mask Use
Wartime notice urges residents to donate walnuts and hickory nuts and shells to the U S Army Gas Defense Division. Nuts and shells provide carbon for gas mask absorbent and aid soldiers against poison gas. County Council of Defense will collect all contributions, with modest pay but significant patriotic value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Gae Defense Division
U. S. Army
County Council of Defense
Ate
Church Notes Social Meetings At Pekin And Hill
Church of Christ notes Social meeting every Sunday at 10 30 A M Eid J B Terry will attend on the second Sunday of each month Old Pekin Collage Hill both at 10 30 A M Bible reading every Sunday night Everyone invited Social meeting every Sunday morning
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J. B. Terry
Collage Hill
Pekin Methodist Church Weekly Services and Invites
The Pekin and nearby churches announce Sunday School at 10 AM and preaching on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 7 PM, with additional preaching on 2nd and 4th Sundays at 10 AM, plus midweek prayer and league meetings. Rev. E L Moorg serves as pastor and extends a cordial invitation to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liphworth League
Emmanuel ME
Bethel ME
E. L. Moorg
Primitive Baptist Schedules Quarterly Service Pattern
Olive Branch role indicates Primitive Baptist pastor Eld W C Hancock conducts services in Young Creek Indiana with a pattern of terse weekend nights every third Saturday and Sunday.
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Primatve
Eld
W. C. Hancock
Young Creek
Ind
Morris Chapel Church Schedules Third Saturday Services
Morris Chapel Christian Church holds services on the third Saturday night and both Sunday sessions each week led by Pastor Rev Cranfurd.
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Morris Chapel Christian Church
Daisy Hill Chapel ULB CHURCH Preaching Schedule
Daisy Hill Chapel ULB presents preaching on the first and eighth Saturday night. Sunday School is held every Sunday at 26 o'clock. Martinsburg U B Church preaches on the first and second Sunday each month. C L Carmicheal is the pastor.
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Daisy Hill Chapel
Ulb. Chulch
Martinsburg U. B
C. L. Carmicheal
Mt Zion Baptist Church Announces Monthly Preaching Schedule
Mt Zion Baptist Church preaches on the first Sunday each month at 10 30 a m and 6 30 p m in winter and 10 80 a m and 7 30 p m in summer with Saturday night preaching preceding. Prayer meetings are Thursday nights each week. Public invited.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Pabilic
Blue River Missionary Baptist Preaching Schedule
The Blue River Missionary Baptist Church lists services led by Pastor Burns with preaching every second Sunday and Sunday night, plus Saturday night before, featuring 4H and community activities.
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Blue River Missionary Baptist
Burns
Notice to registrants and bar members in county
State Council of Defense and Adjutant General authorize a registration effort. Lawyers of Washington County are asked to assist in preparing questionnaires and to provide services as in prior registration. William H. Paynter serves as Chairman of the Legal Board and asks attorneys to perform this patriotic duty.
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State Council of Defense
Adjutant General
Legal Board
Washington County
William H. Paynter
Distinction of Little Worth and the Gray Wolf
The passage notes that the gray wolf’s distinction places five dollars on its scalp while the coyote earns only one dollar. It suggests most distinctions are as worthless to those who hold them as the bounty on a gray wolf’s scalp is to the animal.
Indiana State Council of Defense mobilizes dockets for conscription
Indiana state officials urge judges to free attorneys skilled in men registration for conscript age groups under the manpower act as part of a federal plan to expand the military. The Indiana State Council of Defense also backs a Liberty Loan drive to stabilize bond distribution and supports Lake County’s retail closing regulation to conserve manpower amid war demands. A Miami County case involving John McGloin is kept a closed incident after reports of threats.
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Indiana
Indiana State Council of Defense
Harry B. Smith
Joseph G Thach
County Councils of Defense
Liberty Loan Organization
State Council
Lake County Council of Defense
Gary
Lake County Council
Miami County Council of Defense
John McGloin
Peru
Smith
Sonnel
Happy Ridge News Diary of Gilbert Elrod's Community
Local notes from Happy Ridge recount visits and family happenings across Martinsburg West Point and nearby farms. Messrs True Losson and Bell families are mentioned with social visits, barn work nearing completion, and kin visiting one another. The item also includes dismissive war commentary about critics and a brief mockery of German and planetary language amid wartime sentiment.
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Green
Gilbert Elrod
Emmerson Alexandrian
Baby
Grand View
Geell Ruzeell
John Bakers
Horners Chapel
Alex True
Nic Losson
Pekin
John Bell
Carda Losson
Martinsburg
Walter E. Bell
West Point
Rusett Bell
Charleston
Sherman Cody
Elife Graves
A. M. Goss
Peark Zink
Laura Rider
Slater
Louisa Goss
One Minute Food Talks Prompt Eastward War Rhetoric
In a wartime column Don Herald urges action beyond passive defense. He urges readers to buy war stamps, support the Red Cross, and eat more to bolster the eastern front, criticizing those who hoard food or complain about rations. He emphasizes offensive lines and collective effort over restraint, citing General Foch and wartime duty.
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Rks
Germany
Fett
Flour rulings tighten control on substitutes and sales
The September 1 flour rulings cancel prior rules and set a 80 20 wheat to other grain mix for bread, require retailers to stock substitutes, and outline penalties. They cover custom and exchange transactions, stock limits, and consumer purchases, with officials naming Sam Pontelloe, Christ Tsetse, M Derloshen, and others in Gary and Fort Wayne areas.
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United States Food Administration
Sam Pontelloe
Trover
Wayne
K. G. Parry
Gary
J. M. Jennings
J. D. Beck
Thedford's Black-Draught Endorsed by Springerton Resident
A Springerton resident testifies after fifteen years of use that Thedford's Black-Draught relieves indigestion sour stomach and constipation. The note extols its gentle prompt action and urges others to try it, noting decades of household use and broad accessibility at druggists.
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Thedford
Springerton
W. F. Blater
Johnson Declared Nominee for Polk Township Trustee Race
In Washington County Indiana a bench election concluded that William J Johnson won the Democratic nomination for Polk Township trustee after a recount. Millard M Terrell contested the outcome with a petition filed in the Washington Circuit Court by vacation.
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Polk Township
Judya Taynter
Millard M. Terrell
Willian J. Johnson
State of Indiana
Washington County
Washington Circuit
I Kx
Parte
Williams J. Johnson
Midlard A. Terrell
Demrathc
Mulls Township
Tidman
Ce Vhawry
Lovs
Lietthey
Robert
Martin Wee
Aid Democratic
Siid
William J. Johnson
Salem
E. F. Boggs
Charles Juatt
Arthur McClintock
Tally Township
Cquiestants
Paynter
Terrell
Rerount Board
Arthur McBtintock
Charles Justi
Washington Circuit Court
Indiana
Millard Terrell
William Johinson
Willam Johnson
Alay
Foley Cathartic Tablets Endorsement by J. G. Gaston
Newark Indiana resident J. G. Gaston praises Foley Cathartic Tablets for regularity and stomach comfort after trying many brands. He claims superior satisfaction and notes Markland's Pharmacy as a source.
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J. G. Gaston
Newark
Indiana
Markland’s
Men 18 to 45 to Register September 12
President Wilson issued a proclamation ordering all men ages 18 to 45 in the United States to register for military service on September 12. The nationwide draft enrollment is expected to reach about 12.8 million, using the same process as the first registration. Registrants will be classified promptly, with those drafted to serve likely in France by next June. The last to be called may include 18 year olds who pass medical exams and qualify, possibly entering service October 1 for technical and vocational training.
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House
Senate
Ludny
Wilson
United States
Army
Navy
March
France
America
Diarrhoea Remedies For Children In Old Notice
A fragment advises Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil for young children. It suggests keeping the remedy on hand and giving it at the first signs of abnormal bowels, noting it does not cure but relieves.
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Chamberlain
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