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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1919

Page

2

Pupils of St John School 10 Present Play

Closing exercises at St John Catholic school feature the three act drama The Wall of the Woods. Students perform songs and tableaux with diplomas awarded to Eighth Grade graduates including Laurine Engels and Florence Lubbring. Reverend Joseph Postner delivers address.

ST. John School St. John Catholic Wall of the Woods Esther Boesing E. Winking J. Brinks A. Gibson R. Kuhlmann R. Ohnemus E. Welchert R. Holtschlag A. Bernard A. Lumemr H. Schmitz Savior H. Dophelde KF. Kuhlmann M. Becker KE. Sase JL. Schuette C. Tate E. Broemmer S. Berter A. Roesing Validictorian Iesther Beesing Salutatoria Antoinette Altmix Meg Alvira Winking Qur Club Dorothy Caroline Meyer Blanche No Aly Elsie Feld Mildred Ce Johannes Ros Ccs Eeeenaes Adelaide Bob Vivelyn Maria Clara Vosse Beatrix

Quincy ordinance committee to draft license fee plan

The ordinance committee of the city council will meet Thursday at 3 PM in the Corporation Counsel Inghram office to draft a license ordinance setting fees for the coming year. Sam Gabel departs for a two week vacation. Eugene Ward will supervise YMCA gym classes Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings during his absence. The U S government proposes industrial clinics to aid workers per the labor department plan.

Corporation Counsel Inghram Court House Working Conditions Service United States Department of Labor

Monument Concern Formed in Quincy

Articles of incorporation for the Quincy Monument Company have been filed. It has a capital of 25000 with incorporators C Edward Brosi William B Bockenfeld and John M Wallace all prominent in local monument trade. Brosi and Bockenfeld bring 23 and 35 years of experience respectively while Wallace has 25 years in Golden. Downtown offices will be selected soon.

Quincy Monument Company Recorder Monument Quincy C. Edward Brosi William B. Bockenfeld John M. Wallace Brosi Bockenfeld

Bootleggers Fined $1000 Each by County Judge Wolfe

County Judge Fred Wolfe in Carthage imposed 1000 fines and costs on bootleggers John Brattelon and Eugene Keran after guilty pleas across ten counts. Both men paid promptly. Wolfe will preside again July 9 on the Keokuk Hamilton bridge company tax case, appealed from the Supreme Court. A venue change moved from Judge Orr to Judge Wolfe.

Fred Wolfe Carthage John Brattelton Eugene Keran Wolfe Keokuk- Hamilton Bridge Company Supreme Court Orr

Fight Is Being Made Against Army Worm

Farmer Rusk toured the county Monday to assess worm control methods. Some farmers spray while many dig furrows 16 feet apart and spread eight pounds of bran mash per acre. He notes a beneficial fly may destroy the army worm as farmers anticipate its aid. A motion picture actor faced a dangerous jungle shoot with a dangerous snake.

Rusk

Hartley Returns Home From War After Diverse Service

Bob Hartley, on leave, visits Quincy with his parents Rev R H Hartley and Mrs Hartley after serving in the American Canadian and British armies. He began in the American army, then joined the Canadian army and later the British unit serving with General Haig’s staff and as a photographer’s assistant before joining the YMCA on December 1. He returned from St Louis where he had accompanied a YMCA troop train since June 1 and is expected to stay briefly with family.

Bob" Hartley Quincy R. H. Hartley Hartley St. Louis New York Young Hartley Motor Transport Corps General Haig Official Photographers’ Division

Abandonment Cases In The County Court

Ben McQueen told Judge Fred Wolfe he would return to his wife and was found guilty of child abandonment. He will pay $8 weekly for the wife and child. McQueen said his wife deserted him, while she says he cursed her and drove her from home. He was arrested near Marblehead. The couple have one child. Herman Hagerbaumer, before Judge Wolfe, given three days to pay $94.50 in arrears for two children in Woodland Home, says illness prevented payment. Mrs. Louvina Steel, 70, pled guilty to stealing supplies from the Soldiers and Sailors’ Home, fined $25 and costs after presenting a $200 check. Mrs. Steel’s case shows she is not in straightened circumstances. Mrs. Della Mathews, charged with petty larceny, received a continuance until June 25. She was released on her own recognizance.

Ben McQueen Fred Wolfe McQueen Marblehead Herman Hagerbaumer Wolfe Woodland Hagerbaumer Louvina Steel Steel Della Mathews

Troop Train Secretary Returns to New York Soon

A member of an entertainment group touring France served as troop train secretary upon arriving in the United States and will shortly return to New York.

France United States New York

Movies Aid Stamp Campaign In City

Picture show managers across the city cooperate with War Camp Community Service to run slides advertising the organization and allied groups for returning service men. Men register in large numbers daily. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus decorates the War Camp offices. Serviceable barrels of standard size are now made of paper.

War Camp Community Service Ladies’ Auxiliary The Knights of Columbus

Rights of equity courts vs war time liquor law

A debate over whether an equity court can be used to challenge a valid law. Arguments claim the war time prohibition remains in effect until demobilization is complete. Lawyers expect a ruling before July 1 and foresee possible Supreme Court review depending on the decision.

Golemn Fitts Supreme Court United States Attorney General Cas United States Supreme Court

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Morris Adler Service Monument Concern New Corporation Bob” Hartley Root Beer United States Court of Equity Equity Court of the United States Dr. Price Opteoun Louis Lewis Shoe Store Maine Street Quincy, Illinois
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