Four Trains Cut Off In Quincy Fuel Crisis
Galesburg division announces discontinuance of four trains to Quincy effective Monday December 8 including Nos 3 7 6 and 4 with a revised No 56 sleeper service and possible temporary suspension of the Quincy to Kansas City service. Coal shortages prompt 12 carloads released but demand remains high among homes and factories. about 20 plants may close risking $45,000 weekly in wages.
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Quincy
Galesburg
George A. Shields
Division
Hannibal & St. Joe
K. Line
Carthage
Chicago
Burlington
Kansas City
Unitess
L. B. Boswell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Washington
Regional Coal Administration
Gem City
Henry J. Rupp
Jha Tha’ Sthck
Rickhaus
O’brien
Downtown treveers seek a better fit
Local shoppers buzz as crews test a new pair of treveers downtown. Patrons wonder if fit and style will improve, while retailers monitor crowd response and potential inventory changes.
Deaths and Funerals in Local Community
Death notices for Marie H Childers David Donovan and Julia Johnson appear with service details. Marie H Childers funeral Friday at 2205 Vermont street with burial in Greenmount cemetery. David Donovan services at 2 30 pm Friday from 619 Vine street with burial in Woodland cemetery. Julia Johnson died in St Mary hospital after a year long illness. Born in Palmyra Missouri 65 years ago, she lived in Quincy forty years with links to Soldiers and Sailors Home and A M E church. One son Bennie Green of Chicago survives. Charles Pettit of Kingston held on peace warrant after alleged threats to kill Pettit. case set for December 12.
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Marie H. Childers
Vermont Street
I. Wi Bingaman
Lutheran Memorial Church
Greenmount Cemetery
Will Crooks Smith
L. B. Barnett
Richard
Aaron Perry
A. J. Henning
J. F. Luhrs
David Donovan
Julia Johnson
St. Mary Hospital
Johnson
Palmyra
Quincy
Soldiers and Sailors
Will Riley
North Ninth Street
Soldiers’ Home
A. M. E. Church
Bennie Green
Chicago
Charles Pettit
Kingston
John Carter
Justice of the Peace
J. Bonney
William Pettit
Perry Metz
Charles
Pettit
Big Meeting On Use Of Army Trucks In City
Representatives and senators from this district and nearby counties, along with county board chairs and highway officials, gather today at the courthouse to press for the transfer of army surplus trucks from the state highway department to local counties. The Adams county board of supervisors state aid road committee organized the meeting, aiming to cut costs and hasten road work, with letters showing broad approval from other counties.
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Boards of Supervisors
Ilinois
Quincy
Court House
State Highway Department
Adams County
Bate Highway Department
State Aid Road Committee
Adams County Board of Supervisors
Farm Hand Must Pay $40 A Month Alimony
In circuit court Friday Judge Harry Higbee ordered Thomas Price to pay $40 monthly alimony to his wife Vola Price, reversing $7.50 weekly payments. The case featured witness Henry Schmiedeskamp who testified farm hands often earn more than $40 monthly and can provide food and housing. Mrs. Price had a separate maintenance decree from 1918 and lives in Lorraine. An order in distribution split their property, each receiving $6000. Attorneys were George Govert for Price and George Wilson for Mrs Price.
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Henry Schmiedeskamp
Vola Price
Thomas Price
Circuit
Price
Schmiedeskamp
Srs
Harry Higbee
Jin
Quincy Considers New Ordinance on Electrical Inspections
Finance committee after a Friday night hearing in the mayor's office moves to draft an ordinance for electrical inspection in Quincy. Key aims include three staged inspections, inspection fees, and licensing for qualified electricians with penalties for uninspected wiring. Union officials will draft rules with the finance committee, while evidence shows lax current regulations and numerous unnotified installations.
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Quincy
Finance Committee
Electrical Workers’ Union
City Electrical
A. C. Thompson
O’brien
Ells
E. F. Carse
Thompson
Alderman McNutt
Alfred Dicks
Albert Dix
George Ernst
Held To Explain Where He Got Overcoat From
Wilbur Smith a discharged soldier is held at police headquarters pending an investigation into where he obtained a new 850 overcoat he was attempting to sell Friday.
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Wilbur Smith
Smith
Fine Is Suspended For Young Stitt In Theft Case
J. O. Stitt, alderman of Trenton, Ma, appeals for leniency for his 16 year old son Clarence who was arraigned in police court and fined 50 dollars plus costs for stealing an overcoat from the high school building. Judge P. W. Reardon agrees to suspend the fine if conduct improves. A local businessman has agreed to act as temporary guardian, following Chief Ryan and Detective Scharnhorst's discussions with the family. The boy has repeatedly left home, drawing heartache to his mother as authorities hope for a better path.
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J. O. Stitt
Trenton
Rock Island Railroad
Tom Ryan
Clarence
P. W. Reardon
Stitt
Fred Scharnhorst
Mr. Stitt
Ryan
Three Quincyans Return From Europe In Casual Companies
Three more Quincyans arrived in New York from Europe on Friday as part of casual companies. Private Francis Mines, son of Walter S. Mines of the Soldiers' Home, Corporal Charles A. Baird, son of Mrs. C. W. Wood, 837 North Eighth street, and Sergeant Lloyd Hadsall, 310 Lind street, were all listed among the returning servicemen.
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Quincy
Europe
United
New York
Francis Mines
Walter S. Mines
Charles A. Baird
C. W. Wood
North Eighth Street
Lloyd Hadsall
Lind Street
Judge Paris ruling spurs Hannibal whiskey sale plan
A Missouri suit to compel tax payment on 16 barrels moved from Kentucky aims to clear a path for a Hannibal branch. Judge Faris voided wartime prohibition and an injunction in the Eastern district, prompting Quincy dealers to expect immediate whiskey sales if the decision favors them. A. A. Urban & Son say they will open in Hannibal and ship 169 barrels plus other whiskey once taxes are paid and permits received.
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Hannibal
St. Louis
Charles Paris
Kentucky
Paris Friday
Missouri
Marion County
Quincy
A. A. Urban
Flannibal
County Asked to Help Pay for Bridge in Gardner Park
Boulevard and park association directors met in city hall Friday and agreed to petition the county board to fund part of a $10,000 bridge over Cer Creek in Gardner Park. The bridge would reroute traffic away from railroad crossings in the city’s northern area. The group discussed finances, urged economy, and noted the treasury is short as they plan to maintain Quincy’s park system.
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Boulevard and Association
Board of
Supervi
Cer Creek
Gardner Pardk
Quincy
Edina Woman Is Brought To Quincy Hospital
Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell of Edina Missouri sustained a fractured hip when her dog tripped her while she walked to the train station. She was brought to St Mary hospital in Quincy for treatment and is reported as comfortable. Her sons Tom O'Donnell and Ed O'Donnell joined her in Quincy.
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Margaret O'Donnell
Edina
St. Mary Hospital
O'Donnell
Tom Connell
Jack Connell
Quincy Confectionary Company
Knox City
Tom O'Donnell
Ed O'Donnell
Keokuk
Quincy
Federal Bread Delights Town with Fresh Bake Odor
A moving oven at 120 Sixty Ave North drew crowds as eighty loaves baked before onlookers. The aroma, likened to Mother's kitchen, lured many into Federal Bakery Quincy, where buyers left with loaves, signaling the shop’s growing popularity.
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Sixt Avenue North
Mother's Kitchen
Federal Bakery
Federal Bakery System
Quincy
Quincy Gun Club Cancels Sunday Shoot on North Twentieth
The Quincy Gun club will not hold a Sunday shoot at the North Twentieth street grounds this Sunday afternoon. The next shoot is scheduled for December 14, announced by Secretary George Osborn.
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Quincy Gun Club
North Twentieth Street
George Osborn
Weather Outlook for Illinois Missouri and Iowa
Illinois faces rain or snow in the north and rain in the south on Saturday with rising temperatures. Sunday remains unsettled. Missouri expects rain or snow in the north and rain in the south on Saturday, warmer in the east, and Sunday likely fair then colder. Iowa calls for snow on Saturday with warmer trends in the east. Sunday probably fair and colder.
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Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
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John L. Pipe
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