Campaign On Today Boosters Rally for Quincy Gems
The booster ticket campaign for the Quincy Gems starts with Hicks and Stever committees canvassing Broadway merchants while Henry Ochs and Lenane lead downtown outreach. Ben Schrieber and four other baseball men join, including Lawrence Winking from last season and Payson players Weill and Peters. Sunday tryouts at League Park used two six inning teams named after catchers, with Schreiber and Wich leading their squads. Eddie Krueger was sidelined.
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Quincy Gems
Hicks and Stever
Broadway
Henry Ochs
Leaane
Ryansberg
Roy Nessler
Sam Swickard
Lenane
Ben Schrieber
Lawrence Winking
Gems
Weill
Peters
Payson
Peter
Cambherst
Wich
Winking
Reinsberg
Nessier
Crawford
Krueger
Johns
Lemon
Thornhill
Eddie Krueger
Practice with the Gems Player Joins Moose Team This Season
The player from Wicks team will not play this season and has joined the newly organized Moose team, a move learned on Monday.
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Gems
Wicks
Organee
Moose
Monay
Moose Team Holds First Practice At Baldwin Park
The Moose ball club held its inaugural workout Sunday at Baldwin Park despite bad weather. Manager Frank Dong led the session with former Threeleaguer Ford and players Neiman Grossemeyer King seekers and several Mooses watched from the stands. Grading on the field began and should be ready by next Sunday.
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Baldwin Park
Moose
Frank Dong
Ford
Steve Neiman
Babe
Dec Grossemeyer
Wess
Kiingingsaith
Heckenkamp
McGilson
Conners
Sohn
Ehrcott
MacCleliind
Mendon
Eddie Krueger
Moos
Illinois Towns Eye New Baseball League With Quincy
Co L Lambert of Canton and several western Illinois promoters plan a league including Galesburg Canton Macomb and Monmouth negotiating with Quincy for a berth Canton is ready for organized ball and Galesburg and Macomb are expected to act this week The league would mirror the old Illinois Missouri league which years ago merged into the Central Association
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Central Association
Fraser's team wins opener on Sunday 4 to 2
The first game of the season saw Fraser's advertising team face Quincy College. Fraser's pitchers held a 4 to 2 lead when the game was called. Wall pitched four innings with six strikeouts and four walks. Harbaugh pitched four for Quincy and Shea seven for the college. Harbaugh showed a promising arm as a potential standby through the season.
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Fraser
Quincy College
Wall
Harbaugh
Shea
Red Men To Take In Big Class Next Week
One of the largest classes of candidates in Quincy history will be initiated by the Improved Order of Red Men next Monday night. About 85 candidates are listed, with expectations the group will reach 100. Veterans are urged to join, and Mendon’s degree team will lead the initiation. Key officers from Illinois and Springfield will attend. Herman Stormer helped organize the class, and a war pantomime feast will conclude the evening.
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Quiney
Order of Red Men
Mendon
Order
Quincy
Sachem
J. A. Kapps
Chicago
Sagamore
A. J. Walters
Springfield
O. L. Wittmer
Junor Sagamore
Adams
Bloomington
Herman Stormer
Y M C A Changes Meeting Schedule
The Lincoln school classes of the Y M C A will meet on Wednesday of this week instead of tonight. The regular meeting of the board of directors will be held Tuesday evening.
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Lincoln School
YM. C. A
The
Hannibal Eastern Stars Visit Grace Whipple Chapter
Members of Crown and Scepter Chapter No I of the Order of Eastern Star from Hannibal attended a Monday night gathering at the Grace Whipple Chapter in the Masonic Temple. About 300 guests enjoyed a baked ham dinner and desert, and the Hannibal visitors demonstrated work for four candidates, ending with a social ice cream and cake before returning home.
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Engty
Crown and Scepter
No.i. Order of Eastern Star
Grace Whipple
Masonic Temple
Hannibal
Parhng
Henry Michelman
Alpha Chapter
Edna Arrowsmith
PERSONALS: Quincy Notes On Visits and Incidents
Several local residents are noted in social items including Miss Esther Reinecke visiting Detroit relatives, Mrs. Alice Alexander and Mrs. Sargento of Hannibal in Quincy, Miss Maggie Butler from Shelbyville shopping in Quincy, and Carl Becker injuring his hand in a grocery show case incident. Mrs. Margaret Gwyn of the Soldiers and Sailors' Home was declared insane and to be sent to Jacksonville State Hospital. Eugene Bringaze from Springfield spent the weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bowe and Raymond Bowen attended a family reunion in Winfield MO, and Mrs. W H Stormer underwent surgery at Blessing hospital.
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Tenk
Margaret Gwyn
Soldiers and Sailors
Jacksonville State Hospital
Stannus
Hampshire
St. S. M
Wiskitchand
Esther Reinecke
Henry J
Reinecke
Detroit
Mich
Quincy
Tenk’s
Alice Alexander
Sargento
Tannibal
Marka
la Grange College
Aletha Watts
Marvellaine
Juanita Adair
Agnes Miller
Margaret Wustrew
Art Vahle
Ford Nieman
Keokuk
Maggie Butler
Shelbina
Eugene Bringaze
Springfield
C. P. Bringaze
South Eighth Street
Carl Becker
State Street
J. R. Zeh
Fourth and Lind Streets
Becker
Walter Bowe
Raymond
Chestnut Street
Anna Bowe
Payson Avenue
Winfield, Mo
Seventy Eight Join First Union Congregational Church
Seventy eight new members joined the First Union Congregational Church on Sunday morning amid a program of constructive church work. A baptismal service was held for children including Mary Ethel Alexander Richard Sylvester Bartlett and others, using Jordan River water brought by Rev Edward A Thompson.
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First Union Congressional
Mary Ethel Alexander
Richard Sylvester ‘Bartlett
Thomas Hilbert Bruenjes
Robert Childs
Barton K. Herr
Mildred May Hetherington
Maxine Fern Hetherington
Homer Herbert Hetherington
Edward A. Thompson
Jordan
Dorothy Arrowsmith
Charles Binkert
Elizabeth Brown
P. J. Burgoyne
James W. Carrott
Elizabeth Cawthorne
Ruth Cawthorne
Charles JD. Center
Jerome O. Christie
Charles T. Dorsey
Roy Eugene Drallmeier
H. J. Eaton
J.D. Eaton
J. D
Thomas Lloyd
Leonidas D. Mays
L. R. Mourning
Elizabeth Oakley
Lillian M. Smith
E. E. Squire
Walter Stevenson
Marshall Travilla
J. W. Wall
W. H. Beaman
W. K. Beaman
Chauncey L. Brante
HW. A. Bruenjes
Play to be Given at Luther Memorial Bazaar
The Senior Christian Endeavor society of Luther Memorial church will present two act play The Laughing Cure as a bazar feature on April 22 in the afternoon and evening. Cast includes Dr St George Carey Walter Harvey Jimmie Mason Mrs Hanson Clarke Hanson Dwight Harvey Laura Hanson Edna Winter Laura Newell Kitty Clyde Clara Winter Mary Ellen Perry Ruth Meyer Norah Esther Fleer with Miss Edna Bock coaching.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Luther Memorial Church
St. George Carey
Walter Harvey
Jimmie Mason
Clarence Brockschmidt
Clarke Hanson
Dwight Harvey
Laura Hanson
Edna Winter
Gay Hanson
Laura Newell
Kitty Clyde
Jimmie
Clara Winter
Mary Ellen Perry
Dolefus
Ruth Meyer
Norah
Esther Fleer
Edna Bock
Alumni Society Honors Guest At Quincy Reunion
A. J. Shartle of Boston state publication manager of the Christian Endeavor World, was honored with a guest address at the annual reunion of the Christian Endeavor Alumni of Quincy. The event took place in the parlors of the First Presbyterian church.
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A. J. Shartle
Boston
Mass
Christian Endeavor World
Christian Endeavor
Quincy
First Presbyterian
Silaht Cold Remedy Promises Headache Relief
An old advertisement touts Silaht Cold remedy with 30c tonic laxative and germ destroyer claims. It urges looking for EB. W. GROVE signature on the box as proof of authenticity.
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W. Grove
Easter Offerings Top $3000 For Luther Memorial Church
Easter services at Luther Memorial church raised more than $3000 to pay the remaining debt. A substantial balance will fund redecorating and a new lighting system. Eighty-one members were admitted. The Easter cantata "He Is Risen" was performed by the Ladies Choral Club in the evening, with Charles Weiler at the organ and Mrs. Maude Wells Dickson absent.
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Luther Memorial
Ladies Choral Club
Maude Wells Dickson
Charles Weiler
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Meets Wednesday
Interdenominational program planned at Vermont Street Methodist church home of Mrs Henry Schmiedeskamp with Mrs Edward Boyd leading the program and assisting by Mrs W B Smiley and Mrs J F Wellemeyer review of Crusade of Compasions for healing nations. Easter Cantata Dawn Immortal performed at Bethel M E church under Walter Lerman. Forty Hour devotions end tonight at St John Catholic church with 730 pm service. Reunion of Confirmands at St Peter Evangelical church features Rev A F Warshaw address and music by Miss Ella.
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M. Society
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Vermont Street Methodist Church
Henry Schmiedeskamp
North
Twenty Fourth Street
Edward Boyd
W. B. Smiley
J. F. Wellemeyer
T. R. Petrie
Bethel M. E
Walter Lermann
St. John Catholic Church
Joseph Postner
Berthold
Rupert
St. Peter Evangelical Church
A. F Warshaw
Ella
Church events and society notes from Vermont Street and local groups
Activities at the Vermont Street M E church feature Miss Boate and Miss Ina Spangler entertaining Standard Bearers. Rev. Carl Buch of Bethel M E church presents a paper on lifts for pulpits at the Ministerial Union meeting. St Anthony devotions begin at St Francis church and run for nine Tuesdays ending June 12. W C T U holds a special meeting with state president Miss Helen Hood as guest. Young Ladies Sodality selects delegates for the Catholic Union convention and plans a whist on April 22.
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Boate
Ina Spangler
Vermont Street
M. E
Ministerial Union
Carl Buch
Bethel
M. E Church
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Francis Catholic Church
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Helen Hood
Helen Heintz
Clara Menke
Agnes Schroeder
Marie Jansen
Della Frericks
Young Ladies’ Sodality of
St. Boniface Church
Catholic Union of Illinois
Christenings at Luther Memorial Church
Sunday morning christenings were performed at Luther Memorial Church by Rev. I W Bingaman. Wiebmer was named Donald Johnston Wiebmer, son of Mr and Mrs Anton H Wiebmer with sponsor Marjorie Lydia Miller. Miller was christened as Ethel Ann Burgdorff, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred E Burgdorff, with sponsor Mrs Henry.
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Luther Memorial Church
I. W. Bingaman
Donald Johnston Wiebmer
Anton H. Wiebmer
Marjorie Lydia Miller
Cyrus J. Miller
F. J. Wittler
Ethel Ann Burgdorff
Fred E. Burgdorff
Henry
Doctor Warns Tobacco Harms Arteries and Blood Pressure
A medical advisory notes that tobacco use hardens arteries and raises blood pressure causing headaches indigestion and other problems. It promotes Nicotol tablets sold with a money back guarantee to curb tobacco cravings and claims physicians endorse the product through Frost Miller Arthur and Brown Mays.
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Conner
Nicolas
Eldbreder Frost
Miller & Arthur and
Brown & Mays
Christenings at Salem Church Noted in Sunday Services
Water from the River Jordan blessed during a Sunday service at Salem church where Mary Ethel Alexander Thomas Hilbert Bruenjes Charles Burgoyne Robert Childs Mildred Hetherington Charles Pool Jr Jack Pool Robert Williams Hamid Williams and Raymond Berkman were christened. Reverend H J Leemhanis conducted the ceremony with Raymond Berkman serving as sponsor.
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Congregational Church
Jordan
Mary Ethel Alexander
Gree
Alexander
Thomas Hilbert Bruenjes
Charles
Joseph Burgoyne
R. Hi
Robert Williams
Hamld Raymond
Roy Bergman
Salem Church
H. J. Leemhanis
Raymond Berkman
Mrs Philo Donohoe of Rockport Shopping City
Mrs Philo Donohoe of Rockport was observed shopping in the city on Monday, adding a local resident sighting to the day’s social activity.
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Philo Donohoe
Rockport
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