Exemption Board Holds and Holds for Service in Iowa
Thirty two men were exempted while eight were held for service by the exemption board. Names listed include Joseph Ti Garthane, Lawrence J. Winters, Floyd B. Stewart, Frank Carl Trefzger, Clemens B. Baker, Willard F. Sanderson, Alfred T. Dabney, Clarence Fetterer, Charles E. Carley Jr., Walter T. Meeller, Julius H. Vahle, George J. Nielov, Ben L. Denhardt, Alonzo Meyers, Carl Fo Reuser, Harry Po King, E. Ralph Jennings, Alvord Colpitts, Lewis G. Pope, Claud Astray, Herman F. Schnack, Louis Potash, Otto H. Pfeiffer, Leo L. Kipping, Rev Adolph W. Fruechte, Henry H. Liesen, Lawrence G. Terwelp, Henry G. Wiegman, Theodore Makris, Reves Gomez, Ralph Rottman, Roy Walton, Clem Schonhoff, Charles Allen, Lewis Miles, Dan Berblinger, Oscar A. Kirkwright, John Lawrence Brown. Judge Owen Dies Suddenly in Bloomington. Wesley M. Owen, 48, former supreme judge in the Panama Canal Zone, dies at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Winters
Floyd B. Stewart
Frank Carl Trefzger
Clemens B. Baker
Willard F. Sanderson
Alfred T. Dabney
Clarence Fetterer
Charles E. Carley, Jr
Walter T. Meeller
Julius H. Vahle
George J. Nielov
Ben L. Denhardt
Alonzo Andrey Meyers
Carl Fo Reuser
Harry Po King
E. Ralph Jennings
Alvord Colpitts
Lewis G. Pope
Claud Astray
Herman F. Schnack
Louis Potash
Otto H. Pfeiffer
Leo L. Kipping
Adolph W. Fruechte
Henry H. Liesen
Lawrence G. Terwelp
Henry G. Wiegman
Theodore K. Makris
Reves Gomez
Ralph Rottman
Roy Walton
Clem Schonhoff
Charles Allen
Lewis Miles
Dan Berblinger
Oscar A. Kirkwright
John Lawrence Brown
Hyatt plans trips to raise funds for Washington Park project
Alderman Sam Hyatt said he will travel to Hannibal Keokuk and possibly Burlington to secure the remaining money for the shelter house and band stand at Washington Park. He expects residents to contribute locally if needed and noted vandals have damaged construction materials, including stolen wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Keokuk
Burlington
Washington Park
Sam Hyatt
Hyatt
Wilson's Cousin Honored for Bravery in France
John Woodbridge, cousin of President Wilson, and nephew of Dr. Charles B. Boving of Hannibal, receives the Croix de Guerre with star for bravery as an ambulance driver with early American contingents in France. He and two brothers served. he describes rescuing wounded comrades under heavy shelling near M. A. and V. A French general decorated and kissed them on the cheeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal, Mo
Wilson
John Woodbridge
Charles B. Boving
Hannibal
Woodbridge
France
America
China
Princeton Theological Seminary
Woodrow Wilson Woodbridge
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Caspar Woodbridge
Y. M
Mesopotamia
Westminster College
Fayette
Boving
W. W. Woodbridge
Hannibal Y. M. C. A
First Presbyterian Church
M. A
Jim Gailey
Perley Gill
Gill
Army Corps
Married Folks' Club Announces 1917 1918 Dance Dates
The Married Folks Dancing club, Arcade hall, schedules dances on Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 6, Dec 20, 1917, Jan 10, Jan 24, Feb 7, Feb 21, March 7, March 21, and April 4, 1918. J H Walker elected president W O Lee re elected secretary. Membership limited to 35 couples. out of town guests allowed without charge. resident guests limited to one with an out of town guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcade Hall
J. H. Walker
W. O. Lee
St Jacobs Oil advertised for back pain relief
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a magical, harmless remedy for lumbago backache sciatica and rheumatism. It claims a single application rubs in quickly and ends misery within fifty counts with no skin burning and universal effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Jellison Assigned to Soldiers' Home Post
John Jellison a former railway postal clerk from Quincy is named clerk in charge of the Soldiers and Sailors' Home post office by Quincy Postmaster Elmer Lummis. He succeeds Charles F. Jarvis, who has served at the home station, and takes over the mail route of E G Thompson, who resigned to join the Quincy Phonograph company. Thompson served Quincy carriers for seventeen years. Jellison recently broke an arm, affecting his railroad work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jellison
Quincy
Soldiers and Sailors’ Home
Elmer Lummis
Charles F. Jarvis
Quincy Post Office
Ome
E.G. Thompson
Quincy Phonograph Company
Thompson
Marriage Licenses Listed for Quincy Residents
Marriage licenses issued include Carl Albert Kollmeyer and Quincy Rosalie Zita Stroot, and Oren R. Stevens and Hannibal resident Revenscraft Cecil V. Revenscraft. Also listed are Delbert Gibson and Mrs Bertha Lange of Quincy, and Clara C. Haas of Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Albert Kollmeyer
Quincy
Rosalie Zita Stroot
Oren R. Stevens
Hannibal
Een
Cecil V. Revenscraft
Delbert Gibson
Bertha Lange
George S. Earth Quincy
Clara C. Haas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oaines
Joseph Ti Garthane
James
Ane
Owen
Bloomington
Wesley M. Owen
Panama Canal Zone
Roosevelt
Reu
Maine Street
Alderman
ST. Jacob's
Washington
Conservation Division
The
Food Administration
Dr. Price
Voye Corn MacLean
Independence Boulevard
Chicago
Styles
Humphrey
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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