Hancock Farm Bureau Signs 109 Members
Last week's membership campaign for the Pink County Farm Bureau shows early gains with 109 members signed in Hancock. Townships like Rock Creek lead with 41 new members for a three year term beginning April 1, despite snow and poor roads hindering outreach.
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Carthage
Pink County Farm Bureau
Sedo
Gai
Spa
Frank Larris
Rock Creek Township
Appaneese
Chil
la Harpe
Rock Creek
Augusta
Fountain Green
Montebello
Warsaw
Harmony
Prairie
Wythe
Lloyd’s Office
Bear Creek
Pontoosuc
St. Marys
Dallas
Pilot Grove
Wilcox
Durham
Rocky Run
Hancock
Nauvea
Sonora
St. Albans
Walker Townships
Adrian
Hamilton
Plymouth
Elvaston
Appanoose
LaHarpe
Lioyd
W. QO. Kunkle
D. R. Burr
County Committee For
Hitachs
Germany
Gov. Lowden
Samuel Harris
Dean Daven Hopkins
Wes Adkins
J. G. Inviten
N. Abbott
Margaret Ewers
Kreckuk
Beulah Tf
Hamilven
Jackson
H. J. Elveand
S. D. Faris
Pioa
Macomb
Ban Put On Sale Of Potatoes In Wrapper
Chicago January 31 selected deluxe western potatoes wrapped in pink tissue paper and sold at four dollars for a fifty pound bag are banned by the food administration. Dealers face charges of profiteering under the Lever act if they charge extra for washed wrapped potatoes simply for the pink wrapper.
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Chicago
Food Administration
Wedney
Three killed ten hurt in second London raid
London officials report Tuesday night air raid left three dead and ten injured with six more feared buried in a ruined house. Attacks between 10 p m and 12 30 a m failed to penetrate capital defenses as bombs fell on Kent and Essex outskirts and ramps around London.
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London
Isle of Thanet
Thames Estuary
Essex
Kent
Ration card for wealthy of New York announced
New York announces a voluntary ration card program for wealthy families under the city food administration. Leaders say it is a stiff burden aimed at setting an example for the poor, with specific per person allowances for meats, fats, sugar, and bread and broader items allowed in unlimited quantities.
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New York
F. Gray Griswold
Tiscover
S. S. S. An Honest Old Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols S. S. S. as a pure vegetable blood purifier and tonic. It cites a pharmacist brother’s endorsement, claims decades of sales, and promises free medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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Fis
Swift Specific Co
J-66
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Adv
Rock Island Club to Sue Tearney over $1000 guarantee
Rock Island baseball club directors voted to sue AA Tearney president of the Three-Eye league after Feb. 5 for $1000 plus costs if the guarantee posted with Tearney last spring is not returned. The club asserts Tearney failed to honor drafts for the amount and cites league salary claims. Tearney says financial affairs are being adjusted and appeals clubs to pay owed funds. He notes eight clubs shared league losses and plans another appeal and possible meeting within three weeks.
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Davenport
Gan
Rock Island Baseball Club
Joe H. Meehan
AA. R. Tearney
Tearney
National Association
Louisville
Rock Island Club
Chicago
Three-Eye League
Gem City Varsity to Meet Palmyra and Hull
Gem City business college basketball quintet schedules two games this week with Palmyra High in the city Friday and Hull High on the road Saturday. The Blue and White squad, noted for close contests this season, features players Manker Weltmer Morton Stevens Garrison and Goering.
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Gem City Business College
Palmyra High School
Tull High School
Gem City
Manker
Weltmer
Morton
Stevens
Garrison
Goering
Quincy Training For Keokuk Clash
The Blue and White quintet endured a hard workout in Turner hall on Wednesday afternoon preparing for a Saturday night game against Keokuk. Keokuk’s team has struggled this season, and Quincy expects another victory. Coach Brazelton reports no scarlet fever scare in Keokuk.
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Turner Hall
Keokuk
Brazelton
Quincy College Second Team to Play Canton High
The Quincy College second team travels to Canton Missouri Friday night to face Canton High School in the season opener. The Quincy first team has no game this week, with a clash against Louisiana High School scheduled for the following Friday at home.
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Quincy College
Canton High
Canton
Canton High School
Louisiana, Mo
President Wilson unable to attend Champaign convention
President Wilson cannot attend the Champaign corn growers and stockmen convention due to a cold. He telegraphed President Edmund J. James that Secretary of Agriculture Houston will represent the White House and deliver the address. The note ends with a quoted aphorism about truthfulness and belief.
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Champaign
Wilson
Corn Growers’ and Stockmen
Edmund J. James
University of Iinois
Houston
Heney Halts Hearings on Meat Packers
The Federal Trade Commission halted hearings as Francis J. Heney announced he must rush to Chicago. He cited need to inspect Henry Veeder's personal files, claiming Veeder is the clearing house of the meat packers and leaders in the supposed conspiracy. Heney said more evidence is on the way and postponed further hearings pending action. Great Britain has 900,000 pensioners of war.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Francis J. Heney
Henry Veeder
Chicago
Hugh McIsaac
Veeder
Heney
Mr. Heney
Hugh Melsaac
Me Jsane
Gorders
Morris and
Wilson
Eeopany
Aremour and Company
Texas
Swift and Company
San
McIsaac
McIisaac
Italy's War Struggle Through Peasant Eyes
An analysis of Italy's wartime leadership and public ignorance as soldiers from rural areas fought with little understanding of war aims. It criticizes Sonnino, Salandra, and Orlando for secrecy, notes censorship by Cadorna, and praises Italian peasants' loyalty despite misled patriotism and autocratic governance.
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Italy
Sonnino
Salandra
Orlando
Aviator's Bomb Kills Two U S Red Cross Men
Two American Red Cross workers, William Platt and Richard Cutts, were killed at Mestre Italy when German bombs hit a Red Cross hospital area. The men, aged 18 and from Pennsylvania, died while attempting to aid victims despite danger. Funeral ceremonies drew a long cortege and public officials spoke of bravery.
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Associated Press
Italy
Red Cross
Mestre
William Platt
Richard Cutts
Parr Field
New York City
Matt
Pennsylvania
Platt
Fairfield
Arrested for Murder Three Years After Crime
Milford Ohio area police arrested a man believed to be Dudley Shelton on Wednesday. He is wanted for the murder of J. Mart Rothwell, a Kentucky lawyer, committed three years ago. The arrest followed a request from Sheriff Homer Scoville of Landon Kentucky and involved Marshal Harry Thomas.
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Milford
Til
Dudley Shelton
J. Mart Rothwell
Kentucky
Harry Thomas
Homer Scoville
Landon
Italians Hold Col Del Rosso and Monte di Val Bella
Berlin reports Italian forces retain Col Del Rosso and Monte di Val Bella on the mountain front after renewed attacks with strong forces. Army headquarters announced the positions remain under Italian control.
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Berlin
Col del Rosso
Monte di Val Bella
Six Little Wives At the Orpheum in Quincy
Boyle Woolfolk's Six Little Wives at the Orpheum opens this afternoon for a three day run and next Sunday. The road musical comedy company features John Philiber, a popular fun producer, returning after two seasons. No scenery or special effects to be used.
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Six Little Wives
Boyle Woolfolk
Orpheum
Amany
John Philiber
Quincy Peop
Philliber
Milk Company Appeals to United States Court
Chicago Jan 31 An appeal seeks to overturn a ruling seen as paralyzing the state milk industry The Union Dairy Company of Troy NY has fined for shipping unpasteurized milk seized in transit The dairy argues the milk was to be pasteurized at its destination in St Louis and this was improper restraint until then
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Chicago
United States
Union Dai. Company of Troy
St. Louis
It Dairy Company
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