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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1918

Page

4

Kinderhook and Hull push for new hard road route

Pike county residents pressed for an air line style hard road into Quincy at a Wednesday Chamber of Commerce meeting. Delegations from Kinderhook Barry Hull and New Canton urged routes via Payson and Pittsfield while Quincy leaders urged maximizing public benefit and avoiding haste. The board adjourned to study routes and gather more data before deciding.

Pike County Quincy Chamber of Commerce Pierson L. L. Boyer Ernie Grubb Barry Milnois H. C. McCarred Kinderhoox New Canton Hull Luch Hyatt Chamber Cf Commerce Assembly Duker McCarroll Kinderhook-Barry Payson Pittsfield F. A. Clark Roy Sikes Kinderhook Perry Gourney Plainville Rufus Funk Duke Mr. Pierson W. J. Singleton The Good Roads Bureau Bishop Kawcett L. L. Buyer Mr. McCarroll A.C. Bancroft L. W. Meyer J. W. Ku Uiney Ises

Christmas Packages Start Coming In P O

Two clerks began work at the two tables in the federal building handling classifying and rating of Christmas packages. Postmaster Elmer Lummis helped due to ill clerks from influenza. Trucks started collecting parcel post mail and distribution, with clerks at mailing desks from 7:48 am to 6 pm.

Federal Elmer Lummis Clerka Esks

Silk fabrics offered for dresses and skirts at great prices

Yard wide velvet finished satin dechines available in black canard blue navy taupe brown rose reseda myrtle green at 2 per yard. Yard wide satins in black white canard navy taupe rose reseda and other colors at 2.50 per yard. Fancy taffeta silks and fine set messalines and serges in stripes plaids and checks at 2.19 per yard. Boiled black silk taftta and satin messatines for dresses or shirt waists priced extremely low at 2 per yard.

Taffeta Woren

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