Liberty Loan Honor Roll and Country Home Event
Liberty Loan lists Polk and vicinity subscribers including Bank of Polk Farmers State Bank and numerous individuals such as Bert Sherwood Joshua Cox Jr J N Pressinger Z F Myers Dr D H Westfall and others. Entertain at Country Home notes Mr and Mrs Seth S Piper hosting guests on Flag Day with red white and blue decor and music refreshments. TM Jensen and Ross Dorrance noted as visitors from nearby towns, with Marie Lindburg traveling to Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Polk and Vicinity
Bank of Polk Farmers State Bank
Bert Sherwood
Joshua Cox, Jr
J. N. Pressinger
Z. F. Myers
D. H. Westfall
Chas
Flick
Flick August Steelquist
Simon McDaniel
Billie McGaffin
I. T. Samuelson
E. E. Flick
Roy Ludden
Ramona Millicent Gahn
David Anderson
Warren Fightmaster
Harlan T. Frazier
Richard Dahle
W. A. Lindburg
A. A. Peterson
W. A. Newton Mrs. R. L. Smith
A. M. McGaffin
Woman’s Culture Club
Chas. S. Becker
G. M. Hill
Aquilla Cohagen
John R. Willcoxson
Olaf Hoover
Seth S. Piper
F. W. Nieman
R. L. Cox
Julia James
Homer Ramsey
H. R. Harris
Newman
Westfall
Dana
R. L. Smith
H. E
World War Aims and the Call for Freedom
President Wilson declares the war a Peoples War for freedom and self-government, urging the world to resist coercive domination by militaries. He notes peace talks carry vague terms and criticizes hypocrisy, stressing the choice to help secure a world safe for nations and their peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Wilson
Housewives Enroll in Food Administration Nationwide
Food Director Hoover announces that housewives will be enrolled as actual members of the food administration from July 1 to July 15. He urges women to register to help national service, save food, and reduce prices, noting that a pound loaf saved weekly per person could boost wheat exports by 100 million bushels and save 2 billion dollars annually in war costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Food Administration
Hoover
United States
W. W. G. Meeting At Miss Lundeen’s In House Event
The W. W. G. group met at Misses Ruth and Mae McGuffin home with hostess Miss Lillian Lundeen. Twenty members and two visitors Miss Baker and Mrs. Burke of Stromsburg attended and heard Baker speak on her work in various W. W. G. chapters. A Summer Christmas Tree event featured gifts for foreign mission children and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Mae McGuffin
Lillian Lundeen
Miss Baker
Burke
Stromsburg
Foreign Mission School
Lundeen
Ellen Bay
Red Cross Rally Boosts Polk Auxiliary Fund Drive
Polk auxiliary reports 81 dollars added to Red Cross membership and about 75 dollars from ice cream and cake sales at the Blue Line Garage rally Saturday night. Leaders urge more donations to reach a 500 member goal as 238 members and 272 dollars have been counted with 75.09 from a benefit. The appeal emphasizes Red Cross medical aid for soldiers and calls for wider support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Blue Line
Polk Auxiliary
Polk
France
F. J. Hahn
Prizes Announced for Red Cross Membership Drive
The Bank of Polk offers $5 in gold to the girl who first secures 25 Red Cross members between June 20 and 26, with I T Samuelson awarding $3 to the second girl reaching 25 members. The Farmers Bank adds $5 in gold for the girl who amasses the greatest total membership during the period. The contest is limited to the six young ladies who solicited on registration day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Bank of Polk
I. T. Samuelson
Farmers Bank
Opening of F. J. Hahn's New Garage
F. J. Hahn opened a large brick garage to the public last Saturday evening from seven to nearly midnight. A orchestra including Miss Mae Tenney Merwin Johnson Orion Jerner and Dr. G. L. Spencer performed selections. The Red Cross served ice cream and cake. Souvenirs for visitors included carnations for ladies and cigars and pencils for men. The new garage features a main car storage area a work room an office and a ladies rest room and is described as a substantial city improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Hahn
Miss Mae Tenney
Merwin Johnson
Orion Jerner
G. L. Spencer
Red Cross Society
Hahn
Good Law Tackles Mob Spirit at Polk School Meeting
A Polk school meeting on June 11 described in the Clarks Enterprise praises a new law as a curb on mob behavior. It urges civility, labels malice and hate at the annual gathering as disgraceful, and argues the law will restore the community’s reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarks Enterprise
Polk
Polk Band Receives Wool Bunting Flag
The Polk Municipal Band was presented a wool bunting flag last Wednesday evening by the Highland Cutoff Association. Polk sent the largest delegation from any town in the county on the Booster trip to Omaha last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Municipal Band
Highland Cutoff Association
Polk
Omaha
Special Sale on Summer Dress Goods at Dorseys
G L Dorsey offers a special sale on summer dress goods from June 23 to June 30. Dr G L Spencer the dentist is noted in connection with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Dorsey’s
Slacker draft dodgers face public stigma and prison risk
Smeared for Life. Slackers who escaped registration on June 5 now face prison sentences and compulsory military service. They will be viewed with scorn by the public, and lifelong obliquity will cling to them. Parents reject sending their own sons to war while the slacker hides.
Automobile Crank Found. Owner May Claim by Paying Notice
A found automobile crank is available for return to its owner upon payment of this notice. The finder stored details and requests the rightful owner to present proof and settle any related costs to reclaim the item.
For Sale Three Black Mares, 7 Years, 8000-Pound Weight
For sale a span of black mares weighing 8000 pounds and aged 7 years. For further information call M-121, Stromsburg.
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Stromsburg
Lost Pair auto chains between my place and Polk
Local notes recount a busy Polk Saturday evening with 160 automobiles lining Main street observed by A J Hanquist. Mentions include Harry Carlson and C W Lind on business trips to Osceola, Arborville missionary society gathering hosted by Mrs C W Reckner with visiting members from York and Aurora, and a lively street scene described as circus day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Harry Carlson
A. J. Hanquist
Main Street
C. W. Reckner
Arborville Ladies Missionary Society
F. N. Reecknor
York
Claud Lantzer
Myrtle Kemper
Aurora
Also Mentioned on This Page
Willard Tenney
Albin Larson
A. J. Knott
R. J. Allison Philip Sack Smith Crow
Sidney Enos Crow
Dr. C. L. Ayres Olaf Alfred Mons Person
J. N. Norton
L. John Larson
C. W.reckner
Mrs. C. W. Reckner
A. D. Dover
E. H. Jensen
Central City
Ross Dorrance
Shelby
C. V. Lind
Marie Lindburg
Stromsjburg
American Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
Pure Food
Chas. F. Becker
W. W. G. Meeting
Red Cross Rally
Polk Band
C. W. Lind
Osceola
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