Are You Ashamed To Be A Good Fellow
Letters mailed to Good Fellows invite Christmas gifts for forty plus children named by The Whig list. Mayor Thompson and others sign coupons. Gay Braxton fields new lists, collects gifts, and Cheerful Home ensures no family names are published. Donors may send money or gifts, with used items acceptable if valuable. Santa Claus mission hinges on pledge and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whig
John Stillwell
Cheerful Home
John A. Thompson
Truman T. Pierson
John C. Thomas
Mendon
George McAdams
Iain A. Welsch
Quincy
J. As
Palmyra
George Hagenbaumer
J. Cohen
Boston
Willis Seward
H. Bushman
Hampshire Street
O. R. Dodge
South Fifth Street
J. Arthur van Doorn
Fifth Street
Willa Bidgood
Shelbyville
Gay Braxton
Santa Claus
Good Fellows
Dolly
Toy Donation Promise Sparks Holiday Cheer
A community pledges to provide toys for children this season, with organizers calling on local volunteers and donors to help assure every child receives a gift. The program aims to collect and distribute gifts through schools and social services agencies.
State's Evidence melodrama at the Orpheum
At the Orpheum the Otis Oliver Players offered a strong melodrama and songs for the late week. Ralph Snyder sang Bel gian Rose and Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia as the crowd responded with energy before a small audience. The play portrays two counterfeiters and their damage, with a turning of state evidence guiding some repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Oliver
Ralph Snyder
Georgia
Beverly Ills Residents Share Weekend Visits And Illness
Beverly Illinois correspondent lists local visits with Griggsville Quincy and Tulsa relatives. Flu spreads. several households report sickness while others shop in nearby towns. People named include W C Richardson H Hayes A Cunningham Z Kellum W Quincy Jr Mrs Callahan J F Kelly and Stauffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Richardson
Harry Hayes
Griggsville
H. Pinkston
Quincy
A. Cunningham
W. Q. Cunningham
Ziba Kellum
South
Wm. Quincy, Jr
Anna Williams
M.A. Graff
J. F. Kelly
QO. T. Hull
Chas. Hull
Wilmot Hill
Wainey
Clara Hasting
Lucy Test
Mr. Stauffer
Tulsa
Okla
R. Hf. Sykes
Kaylis
Beverly
Police Chief Shot in Des Moines Bank Robbery Clash
Des Moines chief of police Charles Jackson was shot twice in the abdomen during a pistol battle with detectives led by him and Willson J Cross. Cross was shot in the back and believed mortally wounded. Cross is sought for bank robbery and is a parole violator from Joliet penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles ©. Jackson
Moosehall Whist Draws Many at Mooseheart Ladies Night
Moosehall hosted a whistle event on Thursday night run by the Mooseheart legion ladies. Women winners included first Mrs A A Miller second Mrs L Rickoff and third Mrs Charles Morris. Men’s honors went to first W M Riddle second Raymond Smith and third H D Heuer.
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Moose Hall
Ladies of Mooseheart Legion
A. A. Miller
L. Rickoff
Charles Morris
W. M. Riddle
Raymond Smith
H. D Heuer
Quincy
Lucetta Ploughe
Hannibal Mo
Liz
Hannah Miller
Lloyd Kirtley
St. Loute
R. Anderson
Hornet
Mendon
Cyrus Conner
Kellerville
Dan Perrine
Pearl Johnson
R. Garret Everett Stabler
Josiah Taylor
Coatsburg
E Anderson
Newt C. Booth
Quiney
Bert Williams
Peoria
Johanne Seaton
William Barry
Eubanks
Morris Zanger
Louis Dezella
Hannibal
Ferne Ripple
Laura Sawyer
Williar
Michels
Dan Hunsaker
Hamilton
Kan
Galesburg
J. F. Burnet
Macomb
George Dunham Thursda
A. S. Grumman
Evergreen Cemetery
Isaac Cutter
Aubrey Spence
William Jones
Garrett Pittman
John Berrier
Lucy
Camp Point Notes Highlight Postmaster Choice and Local Events
Camp Point residents track health news and visits as influenza and pneumonia linger. Elmer Selby named postmaster. longtime Camp Point Journal owner praised. Local families host relatives, travel to Quincy, Mendon, and Clayton amid social gatherings and holiday plans.
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Camp Point
III
Flora Castle
Galenburg
William Livingston
Livingston
Elmer Exvrel
Riverside
Mattle Earel
Florence
Martha Welch
Earl Todd
Mendon
Sam Curry
Quincy
Seldon Earel
Earel
Wilber Martin
Mildred
Mont
Lena Behan
Little Landon
Neece
Galesburg
William Kellar
Emily Kline
Golden
T. T. Burke
Sam Tipton
Big Neck
Frank Humble
Josiah Rainier
Earl Currie
Calvin Irwin Covert
Eymma Elizabeth Geeke
Bushnell
First Christian Church
W. D. Endres
Covert
McCreery
William
James K. Liggett
Margaret Groves
Frank
Mable
Bentley
Powellamp Point
Elmer T. Selby
Selby
Sam Trout
Emma Nelson
Marion Nelson
Arthur Fletcher
Charles
George Fletcher
Cecile Gruny
Katheryne Augustine
New York
Washington, D. C
Dee
Boston
Washington
Oliver Banton
Frank Thomas
Mary MecKilroy
Clarence Dickhut
Nellie Honnold
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Santa
W.N. Reynolds & Sons
Clothiers
Hampshire ST
Furnishers
Orpheum
MILER
Eliake Ohue
Beverly, Ill
Ronber
Quincey
Harold Brewster
Brewater
Clayton
Misa Zula Little
Joy Lewis
Ja Bruns
Zula
Lula Little
Zula Little
W. H. Brewster
George Gicker
Lost Prairie
Ira Akers
Soole Ridge
A. J. Er
George W. Cyrus
H. P
Lambert Huber
Jamene R. Guthrie
Emery L. Graves
Aubrey D. Spence
F. H. Pleper
Julia Walker
Augusta
Ella McMurray
J. O. Davis
Harry Carter
Carter
Frances Pilcher
Owen Clark
Fowler
Fred Stubbins
Arthur Adams
Charles Getts
Henry Grady
Frank Sawyer
Sam Reed
Paul and
Sharon
Montana
Emmett Maynard
Maynard
Excalibur Lodge
Knights of Pything
John W. Hoka
CL c
William T. Todd
V. C
William 3. Little
Preste
Chester Folckemer
M. W
Ko Ro
George Qgruny
Arthur E., Cay
M. E
Charles Kemp, Jr
M. A
William A. Gutter
I. G
Samuel Meather- Ingham
O. G
Henry J. Lewin
Adivin Cook
Liberty
Hussell de Moss
Wim. R. Kerr
T City of
Chicago
Boy Scouts
N. Fifth St
Mackinaws
Amen Asin
Zacke
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