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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1918
Page
8
City Attorney Roy D. Johnson is being prominently mentioned as a Republican candidate for county judge to succeed Judge Lyman McCarl, whose term expires in December. Fred G. Wolfe is the only Democratic candidate announced. Other possible contenders have refused.
Police Judge P. W. Reardon held Andrew Lower to the county court Saturday on a charge of being the father of twins born out of wedlock to Miss Marie Oehningen, 17, of Warsaw. The girl described relations with Lower including an open adulterous arrangement in a rooming house at 211 York street. Lower, a teamster, lived in Carthage until separating from his wife and bringing the girl to Quincy. The twins attended the hearing. one with the mother and the other with the grandmother.
Attorney George B. Wilson was elected to the Illinois State Bar Association board of governors in Chicago. Walter M. Provine of Taylorville was named president, with Frederick Al Brown as first vice president, Jay Hay as second vice president, Silas H. Strawn as secretary, R. Stephens as Danville, and Franklin L. Velde of Pekin as treasurer.
CAMBRIDGE Mass June 2 Yale's tennis team swept Harvard in nine matches winning all six singles and three doubles. Also includes real estate transfers and small ads noting a car sales position, wagon for sale, lost items, and a reward notice.
Sergt. Wm Roehl, stationed at Camp Dodge Iowa, among first drafted from Quincy, works in camp utilities and helps supervise construction. His brother Gen TL Roehl quotes him in a letter from France describing guard duty, nocturnal danger, and the rifle as a trusted companion. Lawrence George Roehl writes of weather, weight gain, medals, learning French, and strong resolve to return home after serving in the A E F in May 1918.
Chairman Virgil Johnston of the local exemption board announced a government call for white limited service men to fill a national quota of 200,000. If insufficient volunteers appear, involuntary induction may follow. Local boards must report volunteer numbers by June 7, then mobilization orders will proceed. The list seeks locomotive engineers and firemen, rail workers, carpenters, electricians, auto mechanics, cooks, clerks, conductors, and many laborers for spruce production work.
Miller-Helake Shoe Co plans to ship 400 pairs of repaired shoes to Duryea War Relief for European refuges in need next winter. Theodore Helake collected shoes in exchange for store trade, and Duryea Relief urged sending solid pairs only to cover repair costs from Paris.
Fragmentary line appears to reference gratitude for clothing given or owed, suggesting a debt or pledge. The text hints at a relationship or exchange but provides no clear event, person, or place details to anchor a full news item.
A historical lyric reflects a courtship conflict with a chorus urging restraint on terms of endearment while mentioning Kaiser 1. The dated song print credits C Arthur Pfeiffer in 1918 and centers on affectionate address versus tension in a romantic encounter.
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