Dewey School to Open January First in Quincy
Dewey school in Quincy, latest addition to the city’s modern buildings, is expected to be turned over to the Board of Education by contractors in three weeks with occupancy set for January 1. A $2,971 voucher was approved. $74,375 has been paid on the contract, leaving $14,320 in the building fund. Night school, led by Superintendent Charles M. Gill, expands to offer telegraphy and salesmanship. Western Union and war department support planned for instruments and instruction, with a 29-teacher faculty and 772 enrolled so far.
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Tiwey
Quincy
Board of Education
Dewey
Clyde L. Sears
Charles M. Gill
Elmer W. King
Western Union Company
Gill
George Gabriel
D. L. Musselman
Gabriel
Gem City Business College
Musselman
Washington
War Department
Webster School
J. F. Wellemeyer
Paul G. Duncan
Nellie Domino
Ida Skoog
Grace Stuart
W. E. Harel
Harry Lamb
George Blair
Daisy Jellison
W. H. Brazelton
Ethel M. Price
Veneta Shumate
Gertrude M. Vogel
Millie Hake
O. D. Frank
QO. L. Langhanke
Augusta Buerkin
Pauline Thomason
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wellemeyer
Thirteen Unions Meet Next Week
There will be 18 union meetings in the Labor temple next week with a schedule listing each union by day. Monday includes Carpenters 1366 Electrical Workers 67 and Tailors 180. Tuesday covers Beer Drivers 263 Cigarmakers 47 and Stone Cutters 6. Wednesday features Building Trades Council and Bartenders 153. Thursday lists Team Owners 180 and Carpenters 189. Friday has Trades and Labor Assembly Bricklayers 1 and Machinists 122.
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Labor Temple
Carpenters' Union
Electrical Workers' Union
Tailors’ Union
Unin
Cigarmakers’ Union
Stone Cutters Union
Building Trades Council and Bartenders’ League
Team Owners’ Union
Carpenters’ Union
Trades and Labor Assembly
Bricklayers’ Union
Machinists’ Union
Saint Nicholas Day Celebrated in German City Schools
German city schools observed St Nicholas Day with gift giving of candy and nuts as part of the tradition. A minstrel show by fathers of the Berrian School raised funds for the schoolmasters club to buy Christmas treats. Performances featured medleys, jokes, songs, and a tableau titled Just Break the News to Mother. Lincoln School P T A will meet at 3 PM with entertainment planned by Room 2.
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Nicholas
Myra
Lycia
Berrian School
Berrian Schoolmasters’ Club
Mothers’ Club
Walter Hoffman
M. B. Crocker
H. and
R. Grossenmeyer
Irwin Stipp
George H. Stipp
Virgil McDevitt
George Winters
Edward Stock
Paramount Quartet
George H. Stipper
Marion Stipp
Lincoln School
General Hill to Leave Today for Houston
Brig. Gen. Henry R. Hill of Quincy, now at Camp Logan Houston, is returning from Washington where he went for a physical exam. He will depart at 10 o clock to resume command at Camp Logan. He did not discuss cantonment conditions and did not confirm any eastward troop orders.
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Henry R. Hill
Quincy
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Washington
D. C
Hill
Hil
Logan
Round Ups By Teams For People’s Road Plan
Tinal Round ups by teams working for the people’s road plan will be made today in the Chamber of Commerce at 4 o’clock. All team members will meet and report the amount collected. The funds will be used to drag 140 miles of roads from Quincy and to improve Twelfth street. The board of supervisors approved the plan and donated 1000 dollars for dragging and 3000 dollars for graveling Twelfth street. These sums are part of the total cost and a large fund is needed to finish the project.
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Tinal
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Twelfth Street
Board of Supervisors
Service flag honors two Halbach Schroeder employees
A service flag with two stars was hung in the Halbach Schroeder store to honor Walter Feld serving in the Army in San Antonio Texas and Floyd Benner in the Navy currently at the Great Lakes naval training school. Dr W W Williams received a letter from Sam Baldwin praising the former Robert Feld’s work. Baldwin, stationed in San Antonio, notes Robert Feld has graduated and attends the aviation school in Omaha.
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Halbach- Schroeder
Walter Feld
San Antonio
Texas
Floyd Benner
Great Lakes Naval Training School
W. W. Williams
Sam Baldwin
Robert
Baldwin
Aviation
Omaha
Recruits Accepted by Local Navy Office for Peoria Departure
Ensign Wempen announced ten new enlistees including Leland Crettle Arthur Benke Otis Gruber Frank Crebbe F A Milhouse Fred Gray Grover Gray Fred Clark John Cole and Russell Powell all from Hamilton Clayton Edina Murphysboro Philadelphia Mo and one colored recruit from 831 North Tenth Street. Aviation enlistees will go from Peoria to Dunwoody Minnesota for training rather than Great Lakes.
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Wempen
Navy
Peoria
Leland A. Crettle
Hamilton
Arthur C. Benke
Otis Gruber
Clayton
Frank W. Crebbe
Edina
F. A. Milhouse
Murphysboro
Fred H. Gray
Grover C. Gray
Fred M. Clark
John
Local Army Recruiting News and Promotions
Robert Hartley returns from Camp Logan with honorable discharge for health. Duke Dunbar near home on fur lough from Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Recruiting officials urge inquiries at Princess theater and note Dec 15 cutoff for drafting to volunteer service. Camp Dodge promotions and decoupled discharges, stevedore regiments, and open recruitment for cavalry and quartermaster corps. Also a Des Moines delegation visits residents at 317 Hampshire Street.
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Robert Hartley
Houston
Texas
Camp Logan
Duke Dunbar
Warner Dunbar
Maine Street
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Grant Park
Maxson
Anny
National Army
Quartermaster Corps
Cavalry
Quincy to Host Illinois Highway Meeting in January
Illinois Highway association members plan the first state meet in Quincy January 24 25 pending approval by President Edens. 238 engineers expected. lawyers may attend January 25. A $60 million state bond issue and road improvements in Adams County are key aims. Notable speakers including Mrs John T Inghram urged better roads, with local officials and civic groups represented.
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Illinois Highway Association
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Edens
The
Highway Association
Civil Engineers of
Illinois
W. P. Bushnell
Engineering Society
Levi
Ilinois
Adams County
Board of Supervisors
Quincy Motor Club
Rotary Club
Woman's Forum
United Parent-Teachers’ Association
Inghram
John T. Inghram
United Parent- Teachers’ Organization
Indiana
J. L. Staker
Clarion Enterprise
Anne Jarrett Wood
Fred P. Taylor
Oscar Arntzen
L. L. Bover
Harvey G. Riggs
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Geise Divorce Suit
In a circuit court case, the jury could not agree after a long session over two days. Ten jurors favored a verdict for Mrs. Mary E. Geise against Henry A. Geise, while two jurors dissented. Judge Akers dismissed the panel. a retrial is expected in January. Mrs. Geise left for Chicago to resume work in an automobile shop.
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Mary E. Geise
Henry A. Geise
Akers
Anton Vogel
George Hirth
Charles Lubbert
Gustave Kramer
Foreman
Edwin Gerding
TI. H. Platt
G. W. Sargent
Frank Wilson
Charles Nelsch
A. L. Sehnhardt
Freeman Chant
Henry Feugel
C. W. Sargent
H. H. Platt
Geise
John E. Wall
Winter Concert Of Quincy Band Delights At Empire Theatre
Quincy musicians presented a robust winter concert at the Empire Hippo drome theater featuring classical and popular numbers. Soloist Mrs. Rome Arnold impressed with Tosca and La Bohème arias while conductor Burton Strock received enthusiastic applause. A portion of receipts aid Adams County Red Cross.
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Quincy
Illinois State Band
Empire Hippodrome Theater
Rome Arnold
Red Cross Chapter
Adams County
Burton Strock
Gomez
New World Symphony
Dvorak
Carmen
Zizet
Moszkowski
Bishop
Joseph F. Weiler
Charles Black
Tschaikowsky
Rubenstein
Franke
Mrs. Arnold
Strock
Illinois
Ife
Y Aquatic Club 10 Meet Saturday Night
The Y aquatic club plans a 10 event meet Saturday night to test and reward swimmers. Tests include Beginners fifty feet, Swimmers fifty yards plus dive, Leaders multiple tasks, and Life Savers rescues. Awards range from buttons to silver watch fob, with details available from Physical Director Sam Gabel.
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Sam Gabel
Schaefer
Many heirs named in Turner estate plan
In the James B. Turner will filed in probate, Nellie Ward would receive eighty acres south of Loraine if she agrees to share cash bequests with Florence Stickler Della Ward and Lawrence Turner each receiving 300. If not, land to be sold and proceeds shared among all children. Grandchildren Harold Irene and others receive personal property. Newell Sapp named executor.
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James B. Turner
Nellie Ward
Loraine
Florence Stickler
Della Ward
Lawrence Turner
Harold Stickler
Irene Stickler
Clarence Turner
Flossie Ward
Archie Ward
Wayne Ward
Newell Sapp
Union Men Will Have Big Banquet
The Allied Printing Trades Council brings together Pressmen’s union No. 171 Typographical union No. 59 and Bookbinders’ union No. 282 for a Saturday night banquet at Moose hall. Charles Clase will toast, with speeches by craft representatives. The council promotes home industry and urges local printing.
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Allied Printing Trades Council
Pressmen’s Union
Typographical Union
Bookbinders’ Union
Moose Hall
Charles Clase
Farmer E W Rusk to lead Adams county swine talks
Farm Advisor E W Rusk will lead a series of meetings to spur higher pork production in Adams county next week. He will be joined by Mrs Maude C Hessler organizer of the Adams County Home Improvement association. Schedule includes Northeast township Houston town hall Mendon Melrose town hall Ellington Township Standard school Plainville town hall and a meeting at Ellington on Friday night.
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Adams County
E. W. Rusk
Chicago
Maude C. Hessler
Adams County Home Improvement Association
Northeast Township
Houston Town Hall
Mendon
Melrose Town Hall
Standard School
Elington Township
Plainville Town Hall
Campaign to raise funds for Army Bible distribution
A. A. Boltz of the American Bible Society launches a Quincy campaign to raise funds for 2,000,000 Bibles for the Army Y.M.C.A. and chaplains, following a year that saw equal distributions. The drive continues until December 9.
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A. A. Boltz
The
American Bible Society
Army Y. M. C. A
Army
Rasputin at the American ends run with comedy night
The American Theater in Quin cy presents Rasputin the true story of Russia for the final time before a comedy program with six bit reels. The bureau of fisheries sends two demonstrators to promote smoking fish in the south Atlantic and Gulf states with a portable smokehouse.
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Rasputin
Russia
Quincy
South Atlantic
Gulf States
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Board approves road funding and splits costs with townships
The Board of Supervisors adjourned after approving road and bridge spending including $1,000 to the People’s Road drag plan, $3,800 to widen Twelfth Street, and a $400 donation to Clayton and Northeast townships for road oiling. A plan to fund roads and bridges jointly by townships and county prevailed, while a dome lighting proposal for the courthouse failed 33 to 2.
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Fred P. Taylor
Court House
Taylor
Quincy
Civic Improvement League
Peoples
Twelfth Street
Hilgenbrink Corner
Twenty-fourth
North Bottoms Road
Clayton
Northeast
Henry Scarborough
Board of Supervisors
J. H. Paxton
Burton Red Cross Gains 65 Members in Burton meet
In a rousing booster meeting on Thursday night John Carroll assistant postmaster and a corps of 12 workers added 68 new members to the Burton Red Cross branch. The chapter now has 170 members in total with speeches by Carroll Phil Appel and Rome Wiskirehen. Quincy newspaper man John Dehner gave a reading and the Meador quartet sang while the Grimm and Lnake drum corps performed martial music.
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Red Cross
Burton
John Carroll
Burton Red Cross
Phil Appel
Rome Wiskirehen
Quincy
John Dehner
Meador
Grimm and
Lnake
Deaths and Funerals Emma Kinsley Lape of Quin cy dies
Mrs Emma Kinsley Lape widow of William Hiram Lape longtime Quin cy contractor dies at her granddaughter Ed ward D Oswald home 209 Chestnut street after four years of illness aged 85 or 183 years depending on calendar birth record born 1837 in New York City funeral plans not yet set she leaves sister Mrs G Beer Brooklyn four grandchildren Albert Fletcher Chicago Edward TD Oswald Donald Lillia May Lape and five great grandchildren member of Good Shepherd church husband died four years ago obituaries note the event with limited details.
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Emma Kinsley Lape
William Hiram Lape
Quincy
Edward D. Oswald
Chestnut Street
New York City
Good Shepherd Church
G. Beer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Albert Fletcher
Chicago
Edsward
Oswald
Donald
Lillia May Lape
Weather overview for Illinois Missouri and town
Partly cloudy in Illinois on Friday and Saturday with slightly unsettled conditions. Missouri sees unsettled Friday with warmer eastern and southern areas into Saturday, then partly cloudy and colder. In town, possible light snow Friday with colder conditions in the west Saturday, continuing cold and partly cloudy.
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Illinois
Missouri
River Stage and Temperature Report Weather Bulletin
Local temperatures yesterday ranged around seven degrees, noon five, and midnight near zero. The River Bulletin lists water stages at Davenport Keokuk Hannibal and St Louis with minor rises or falls. Forecast says river levels will not change much. changes depend on Keokuk dam operations.
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Changa
Davenport
Keokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
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City Business College
Gem City
Siomore
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Building
Abe Martin
General Hill
C. of C
Shrapnel
Dunwoody
Minneapolis
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Lungsford
Princess Theater
Henry Moellring
North Twelfth Street
Benjamin Campbell
Jersey Street
Dickson
Carl Weisenburger
Edward Weisenburger
Monroe Street
Camp Dodge
A. Mengle
McAlister
Des Moines
John Phelps
Hampshire Streat
Illinois Road Body
W. K. Abbott
Good Roads
Abbott
Truman T. Pierson
W. D. Franklin
Harvey D. Riggs
Gwe Geise
Y” Aquatic Club
Turner
RUSK
C. L. Martin
Quincy Place
Sixth and
Vermont Streets
L. B. Boswell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Western Classification Committee
Tie
Boyd Cole
Nathan Razien
Dave Barsky
William E. Waller
Kent Taylor
Milt Cabell
York Street
Wabash
Kansas
Mr. Taylor
Tayior
Quincy Ad Club
Len Schmidt
Electric Wheel
Warren Manufacturing Company
Gem City Stove Foundry
Otis Elevator Works
Camp Grant
L. E. Orr
F. W. Knollfenberg
Orr
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Lieutenant Orr
J. HW. Johu
American Theater
McIntyre
Cunnane
Grimmer
Cook
Grubb
Jacobs
J. C. Gibbs
Toons
Wecesanerer Peatueasee
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