Complete Liberty Loan Report Faces Final Figures
Liberty loan report totals flood in from Adams county banks as subscriptions near 1.6 million dollars. Countywide banking tallies show Disney and county sums. Quincy banks, State Savings, and Ricker National Bank expected to push the grand total beyond 1.5 million with incomplete returns likely to stretch into the next day. Women’s groups emerge as major fundraisers, led by the Snahpro Dia club and John Wood post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Liberty Loan Committee
Adams County
State Savings, Loan and Trust Company
Ricker National Bank
Liberty
Disney
Beverly Bank
Beverly
Camp Point Bank
Camp Point
Bartlett & Wallace State Bank
Quincy Banks
Broadway Bank
Mercantile Bank
Illinois State Bank
Quincey National Bank
State Savings. Loan & Trust
State Street Bank
Snahpro
Quincy
John Wood Post
St. John's Guild of the Cathedral
Ladies’ Social Union
Vermont Street Methodist Church
Madison School
Henry Weis
Ibherty
Elizabeth Calkins
Webster School
Madison
St. Mary's Academy
Anna Lydi Hail
Wayne Henry
Jefferson School
Woodland
Maida Lee Folgate
W. F. Kirtley
Irma Bastert
Hilda Kuchman
Fosgate
Payson Township
Paloma
SA Clayton
Women Doing Men Work in War Fronts
The great war in Europe shows women taking on heavy labor and driving roles as men serve in uniform. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as helping women regain strength to perform work traditionally held by men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
France
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ady
First real cold wave grips Rocky Mountain region
Washington October 30 The season's first cold wave reached the Rocky mountain district with a 12 degree below zero minimum in northern Wyoming and record low October temperatures in Denver Pueblo Colorado and Pocatello Idaho Weather bureau warnings extended to southeast Iowa Illinois excluding Chicago eastern Missouri Little Rock and interior eastern Texas The cold weather is expected to spread to the Atlantic coast district Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rocky Mountain District
Wyoming
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado
Pocatello
Idaho
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Illinois
Chicago
Missouri
Little Rock
Texas
Atlantic Coast District
Auto prices unlikely to fall with steel cuts
John N. Willys of Willys Overland, Toledo, says lower steel prices will not soon reduce auto prices. He cites rising costs of tires, leather, upholsteries, paint and other essentials, noting overall materials costs keep pushing prices upward despite cheaper steel. He warns forecasting remains unreliable amid unsettled conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Willys
Willys- Overland Inc
Toledo
Ohio
Willys
Mr. Willys
British Bomb German Towns
British aviators dropped many tons of bombs on German military sites in Belgium. Engle, St Denis, Westerem and Warssenaere were targeted with direct hits, railway stations were struck, and one enemy aircraft was shot down according to the admiralty statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
Admiralty
Engel
St. Denis
Westerem
Warssenaere
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Bank of Ursa
Ursa Farmers’ Bank
Ursa
County
Player Pianos
Ivers & Pond, Vose & Sons, Kohler
Campbell
Autopiano
Schaff Brothers
Straube
Hammond Pianos
Weiler Bros
Kancers
Quincy’s Leading
Ford
Collins Plow CO
North Sixth Street
Quincy, Ill
America
Tayni
Bennett Garage and Machine CO
Maine ST
The
Ohio Electric
the Electric Service Company
Quincy Transfer Co
4Th St
Vesta
Quincy Electric Supply
Chandler
F. O. B. Cleveland
Cleveland
H. A. Geise
Stanley
M. Cherry
Vermont ST
Riscoe
Lion Dollar Motor
R. Morrison
Oakland
Sensible
Jefferson St
Bergman-Oakland Motor Co
Moller Motor Sales Co
Orpheum Brig
Hampshire
Oldsmobile
F. O. B. Lansing
Green
Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin
Peninsular
Michigan
William Bush
United States Navy
Annapolis
Chevrolet
Clough-Reihm Co
18Th and Broadway
Buick
Dayton
Pinkelman-Clarke & Co
Broadway
Orpheum Dbidg
the Electric Service
Maine
U.S. A
Quincey
Electric Service Co
17Th
Broad Way
Radamo Brothers
State
South Side Garage & Machine Co
S. 8Th St
Wabash
East End
20Th and
Richardson Lubricating Co
Seventh St. Quincy, III
John G. Ridder
Ane
Mitchell
C. EL Delaplain
Sterna
Goodyear Cord
Quincy Rubber
E. M. Miller CO
House of Quality
Ruff-Roger Hardware Co
Monfoe ST
Machine Works
E. P. Osgood
Majestic Blog
Republic Trucks
Goodrich Solid
18Th End
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