Quincy Men to Be Drafted for Harvest Help
Adams county farms face loss of 100000 acre wheat and oats unless city workers are released. The Chamber of Commerce Employment Bureau will compile a volunteer list, with postmasters aiding recruit, to send ready harvest crews to farmers for one to two weeks. Workers retain jobs and receive harvest wages, while farmers gain needed labor in peak season.
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Quincy
Adams County
Duincy
Ricked
Akers
Tor
Ricker
Adams Couny
Rickr
Employment Bureau
Pierson
Rusk
Adams County Farm Association
E. Rusk
U S Employment Service Opens In Quincy Chamber Building
The U S Employment Service, a branch co operated by the United States Chamber of Commerce Illinois and Quincy, opens in the Chamber of Commerce building. It offers free job placement for all workers from professors to laborers, with farmers benefiting in harvest time. Authorities plan a broad roundup of idlers to work or risk vagancy prosecutions as war demands grow. Slacker labels may follow for those not contributing to war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
Ilinois
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
War Department
Farmers Seek Help to Harvest Adams County Crops
Long economic plea urges bringing in experienced farm workers for 100000 acres of wheat oats and rye plus 100000 acres of corn and 15000 acres of timothy and 7000 acres of clover. Judge Akers backs a government employment bureau plan to supply labor as farmers warn of looming shortages and need for skilled hands. Ned Houlihan arrives from St. Louis to visit his mother in Quincy. Mary Houlihan in good health at 55.
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Enmy
Adams County
Quincy
Judge Akers
Adams County Farm Association
Government Employment Bureau
Ned Houlihan
McTeague Cafe
Central West
St. Louis
Mary Houlihan
Tleidbreder
Ned
Born to Riverside couple a daughter at.
Birth notices report two newborns: a daughter born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Glenn Chatten of Riverside and a son born to Mr and Mrs John Lenz of East State Street.
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Glenn Chatten
Riverside
John Lenz
East State Street
Wild lauds Louisiana war efforts and New Orleans growth
Edward O Wild state food administrator and Gulf States Farmer editor arrived for a visit with Circuit Clerk Erde Beatty. He praised Louisiana’s wartime bond drives and declared loyalty among aliens, noting droughts and a promising crop outlook. He cited New Orleans’ rapid improvements, from clean water to miles of paved streets and strong schools, led by Mayor Martin Behrman.
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Edward O. Wild
Gulf States
Louisiana
Erde Beatty
Peoria
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Rochester
Wild
South
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Stevedore
Drayman
Farmer
New Orleans
United States
Martin Behrman
Mayour
Middle West
Touisiana
St. Louis
Edward Obert Beatty
Rockford
Prostitution Roundup Ordered Amid War Health Drive
Quincy officials prepare to meet after a letter from Dr. St. Clair Drake directs a coordinated action to arrest and exam prostitutes and their habitual associates. The plan, backed by medical tests and quarantine, aims to curb venereal disease for soldiers shipping to camps.
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Quincy
Louis Melton
St. Clair Drake
State Board of Health
Drake
State Department of Public Health
Illinois
Ilinois
Melton
John A. Thompson
Charles Martin
Board of Health
Carl Hofmeister
H. O. Collins
Chris Gibbs
Board of Supervisors
Roy Adair
John Coens
Chief Melton
Quincy “Redlight
Department of Army and Navy
Constitutional Convention Vote Drums Up Chicago Meeting
George H. Wilson and Julius Kes pohl attended a Chicago gathering Saturday to plan a favorable November vote on a constitutional convention. A noon session at the Midday club launched steering and executive committee efforts, with headquarters to open soon and a statewide education campaign underway. Orphanage Sold to Quincy College Ground at Twentieth and Vine streets transfers for 10,000 dollars, to be used for a new building as the orphanage home moves across the street in anticipation of completion by late fall or early winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Wilson
Julius Kespohl
Chicago
St. Aloysius Orphanage
Quincy College
Twentieth
Vine Streets
Orpbhan
May Weather and Local Sports Report
May brought 5.39 inches of rain over 13 rainy days with 11 clear and 11 partly cloudy days and nine cloudy days. Temperatures ranged from four degrees above freezing to 89, averaging 67.9, while the river rose from 3.8 to 13.6 feet. Y M C A beat Gem City College 4 to 2 at League Park in a game marked by solid pitching, and James Stuart of 528 12 Chestnut Street welcomed a baby girl.
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Gem City Business College
League Park
Wich and Brazelton
Kermeen
Fettle
Collegians
James Stuart
Chestnut Street
Whig
Council to Consider Sunday Closing Bill Tomorrow Night
The Quincy city council will discuss a petition from retail grocery and meat dealers seeking Sunday closing of such businesses. Action was delayed pending a constitutionality opinion from the corporation counsel. Attorneys Walter Bennett represents the two associations in this matter.
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Quincy
Walter Bennett
Burglar Breaks Plate Glass At City Meat Market
Policeman Maas confronted a burglar at Albert Jansen meat market at Eighth and Lind streets late Saturday. The intruder kicked out the front plate glass and fled as Maas entered. A nearby resident had seen a man enter the shop and believed he remained inside. The cash register had already been emptied by the proprietor before closing.
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Henrifzaas
Te Albert Jansen
Eighth
Lind Streets
Maas
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Vanetta Kleinstuber
Mrs Vanetta Kleinstuber wife of Walter Kleinstuber died Saturday evening at 6 30 in the residence 1130 Jefferson street from complications after an illness of five months She was born in Quincy Oct 27 1894 and was 24 years old Besides her husband she leaves one son Donald Lee 14 months old her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Sheridan of Quincy and three brothers Roy W and Lawrence of Quincy and Joseph M Sheridan of Fort Croulzet Galveston Tex
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Vanetta Kleinstuber
Vaneta Kleinstuber
Walter Kleinstuber
Jefferson Street
Quincy
Donald Lee
Death of James D. Hunter in Macomb Illinois
James D. Hunter died in Macomb Illinois on Thursday from complications and old age. He was born May 7 1828 in Butler Kentucky and was 90. He moved to Hancock County in 1855, returned to Kentucky in 1860, then enlisted in Co D 23rd Regiment before discharge after sixteen months. He married Elizabeth Walker and they had nine children. He belonged to the Christian church Cory Post 616 Dill's Lodge 295 A F & AM West Point. Funeral services were Saturday afternoon at the Christian church with burial in West Point cemetery.
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James D. Hunter
George S. Hunter
Macomb
Thurday
Butler
Kentucky
Tle
Hancock County
Co. D
Illinois
Mr. Hunter
Elizabeth Walker
John W. Stillwell
George S. Ouiney
Frank S
James T
Monmouth
Charles M. Wamilton
Elmer
Nora Kessler
Kirkwood
Mollie Neal
The
Christian Church
Cory Post
Dill's Todge
West Point
West Point Cemetery
Death of Mr. Sewery Reported in Toronto Visit
Mrs. John Berrian of Los Angeles formerly of Quincy rushed to Toronto to be with her father Mr. Sewery amid his serious illness. He died before her arrival. He was well known in the area from his frequent visits to his daughter. One son serving with the Canadian expeditionary forces was wounded in France and was home at his father's death.
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Sewery
John Berrian
Los Angeles
Cal
Quincy
Toronto
Canada
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
France
Wand funeral services set for Monday morning
Funeral services for Joseph Z. Wand will be held Monday at 8:30 from the residence at 1420 South Eighth Street and at 9 o'clock from St. Mary's church. Burial will follow in Calvary cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.
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Joseph J. Wand
Joseph Z. Wand
South Eighth Street
St. Mary's Church
Calvery Cemetery
He Celebrates 90th Birth Anniversary at Anna Brown Home
Nathan Culver West, aged 90, celebrated at the Anna Brown Home with a luncheon and a cake bearing a cane for each year. Born in Arlington Vermont, he once owned lumber interests, later suffered losses from bad investments. he moved to Quincy from Freemont, Ohio. His wife, still living, is near his age, and they have been married 67 years. West remains active, mowing yards and performing chores. Meanwhile Miss Mazel Younes and Charles Butler reportedly may have married in Hannibs, with ceremony details and location kept secret. Miss Young lives with her mother at 527 York Street and Butler works at Nichols Garage.
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Nathan Culver West
Anna Brown
Mr. West
Arlington
Quincy
Freemont
Ohio
West
Baby Welfare Week Observed in Quincy This Week
Quincy launches Baby Welfare Week with a campaign to reduce infant deaths, urging fathers to support maternal and infant health. The effort includes free medical examinations, lectures, demonstrations, and a big parade. a state plan aims to save 100000 babies nationwide with local targets, funding, and community cooperation.
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Quincy
Trudy King
Illinois
Quiney
Red Cross
Vou
Quincey
Elizabeth N. Stillwell
The
Women’s Committee
CN. D
New War Contract Awarded Wolf Co
The Wolf Manufacturing company is awarded a government contract for 50 000 saddle trees at 350 000 dollars. Total gov contracts by the local concern exceed 1 850 000 dollars. A force of 149 skilled workers is employed with plans to hire more. Huck Manufacturing Co in part leases space at Tenth and Vermont for production with Richard P Huck assisting. The full contract is to be completed under Paul A Wolly supervision.
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Wolf Manufacturing Company
Huck Manufacturing Company
Tenth
Vermont Streets
Richard P. Huck
Paul A. Wolly
Weather Outlook for Illinois Missouri and Iowa
Illinois fair Sunday and Monday with possible showers in the far south and cooler north. Missouri partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with possible showers south and cooler in the northwest. Iowa fair Sunday and Monday with cooler temperatures in the east and south.
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Illinois
Missouri
Towa
River Bulletin Rise Fall Forecast Details
River forecast notes a slow fall over the next two to three days. Anticipated drop about 0.4 of a foot within the next 24 hours.
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Thompson
E. W. Rusk
Ake Martin
Lester Jones
Southland
Edward Wild
Health Board of State
Council
Malbach-Schroeder
C. W. West
Home Improvement Association
Helen Comstock
Ira Couch Wood
Baby Welfare Workers
First Union Congregational Church
First Christian Church
Luther Memorial Church
Welfare Committee
Solo
John T. Inghram
Chaddock Glee Club
Little Girls’ Chorus
Helen B. Comstock
Genevieve Lush
J. A. Thompson
Tarentella
Mary V. Alexander
Ada Weaver
Florence Schnelle
Tommy
Special School
Anna Kordsiemon
Wolf Co
River Bulletin
St. Paul Sceeene
Davenport Snes
Keokukee
Hannibal Er
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