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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1916
Page
16
A Quincy federation evangelistic drive results in many new members joining churches. Vermont Street Baptist may gain 50 today with hundreds more later. several churches plan December events, bazaars, and joint services to welcome Christ Church. Various sermons, guild activities, and charity efforts are listed across multiple congregations.
Quincy hosts 20 Knox College students for Thanksgiving with locals and visiting friends. Names include Edna Pearce Esther Hokamp Mildred Ebert Ada Donahue Lorene Bredeweg Florence Trotter Georgeann Castle Roena Urban and others. Several students remain through the evening while most depart Saturday.
The W. C. T. U. trustee meeting will be held at 1 45 in the afternoon in the home. The regular weekly meeting follows at 3 o'clock. The union shifts its meeting from Tuesday to Monday.
Wires leased by the Associated Press for daily news service will be taken over by American Telephone and Telegraph Company after Monday, Dec. 11. The wires have been leased from Western Union Telegraph Company since the service began, and the new arrangement is understood to provide a much improved system.
A short line notes securing a marine asset and references news agencies, indicating AP sourcing. The fragment suggests an official move to secure a marine service or vessel, with emphasis on reliability and press coverage.
President W. G. Eden announces the Illinois Highway Improvement Association annual meeting in Danville is moved from December 14 to December 19.
C. Tyler of Richfield Illinois endured a severe finger wound after a bone puncture during rabbit skinning. Dr Christy attended, performed an operation, and the patient returned home the same day. The notice appears in the Whig Want Ad.
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