Women Registering To Help War Effort In Illinois
Irene Warren explains registration cards for women across Illinois under the C N D. effort. Registrars in Quincy record women over 16, noting occupations skills and training to match services with needs, including nurses dietitians and bacteriologists, with a ten cent fee funding printing and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Warren
Council of National Defense
C. N. D. Illinois
Quincy
Miss Warren
C. W. Leffingwell
United States
Europe
Red Cross
Chicago
Misa Warren
Great Britain
Warren
Department of Education
University of Chicago
Illinois Division
Columbia University
Illinois
Freeport
Moline
Galesburg
East St. Louis
Cairo
Centralia
Clement Wievel, aged 86, in poor health in Columbus township
Clem ens Wievel of Columbus township is 86 and among the county s oldest and wealthiest residents. He has been critically ill for six weeks due to old age. His son John arrives from St Louis while daughter Mrs J H Schwartz and son August and Miss Ida remain at home. He is highly esteemed with a large circle of friends.
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Clemens Wievel
Columbus Township
Local list of residents with legal notices and names
A compact roster lists individuals tied to legal matters or notices across several towns. Names include Fred L. Ketchum La Prairie Lydia E Clark La Prairie Herbert F Stevens Aberdeen S D Ada F Robbins Quincy Mary Etta Drake Perry Mo Edward L Strets Quincy Gladys FP Southcott Cicero Ill Brant L Williams Quincy Stella Catherine Harmon Quincy with ages where given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Ketchum
la Prairie
Lydia E. Clark
Herbert F. Stevens
Aberdeen
S. D
Ada F. Robbins
Quincy
Herbert Hadley McKenna
Mary Etta Drake
Perry
Edward L. Strets
Gladys FP. Southcott
Cicero
Ill
Brant L. Williams
Stella Catherine Harmon
Sailors at Great Lakes Station Seek Marital Blessings
At the Great Lakes Naval Training Station sailors chase marriage during shore leaves with Chaplains Thompson and Moore noting many seek brides as a route to a permanent home. Not all requests win approval as some brides refuse the marital role or the necessity of meeting Navy rules.
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Great Lakes
Til
Beev
Thompson
Moore
Desirea
Bluejackets
St Johns Picnic Promises Busy Parish Event
St John s Catholic church hosts its 38th annual picnic on the school grounds at Tenth and Spruce streets Labor Day. Rev Fr Hohl chairs the committee as booths go up and preparations include dinner and supper by the Ladies society of St Anne s. Various stands, vaudeville, moving pictures, and music by Frese band and Harmony Four accompany a day of parish reunion and activities.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Spruce
Hohl
Ladies’ Society of
St. Anne's
George Ullman
George Brommelmeyer
Mary,Jansen
William Hummert
Mary Bohne
Variety Stand
Ceceona Sibbing
Bertha Schlottman
Julia Broemmel
Frances Schnelton
W. J. Rice
Leona Sibbing
August Dierkes
Coletta
Hunnert
Genevieve Damhorst
C. Bernhardt
Maud
John Hoffman
Harvey Montague
Doll Jack
Henry Weishlein
Walter Terwelp
Moving Pictures
Rudolph Lubbering
John Toebbe
Louisa Geers
Marie Uhlman
Henry Bell
Joseph Dierkes
Edgar Meiss
Helen Engels
Frese
Harmony Four Quartet
Dr J W Van Cleve to Preach Today at Vermont Street
Dr J W Van Cleve of Chicago arrives to visit Rev G F Oliver at Vermont Street Methodist Church. He is a senior Methodist official and requests a special meeting of church officials in the church parlors Sunday afternoon. He will lead morning and evening services today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. van Cleve
Chicago
G. F. Oliver
Vermont Street Methodist Church
van Cleve
Methodist Church
Methodist conference delegates depart for Champaign
Rev. A. S. Flanigan Rev. G. F. Oliver Rev. G. L. Losh H. F. Lummis G. H. Wilson and T. R. Petri leave Monday for Champaign to attend the annual Methodist church conference September 5 to 11. One hundred churches will be represented. Flanigan will report the district's year’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Flanigan
G. F. Oliver
G. L. Losh
H. F. Lummis
G. H. Wilson
T. R. Petri
Champaign
The
Methodist Church
Mr. Flanigan
Five Men Named On First Quota In Marion County
The Marion county exemption board named the first five men to join Fort Riley on the initial call. Herbert H. Kessler Charles H. Dickson Earl Baskett Amick John C. DeLaporte Lawrence Q. Barry will report on dates following their names. The list stems from 16 selected from 52, with multiple local residents named and addresses listed.
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Palmyra
Fort Riley
Marion County
National Army
Herbert H. Kessler
Hannibal
Charles Howard Dickson
Earl Baskett Amick
John C. DeLaporte
Lawrence Q. Barry
Ewing
Canton
Lst
Wes Herbert H. Kessler
North Fifth Street
Charles H. Dickson
Andrew Geist
Ely
John M. Nash
Monroe City
Oscar Gray
Center Street
Harold Orville Paugh
Pases Henry Turpin
Ennis M. Mahoney
South Main Street
George H. Adams
South Arch Street
Harry B. Neff
Goldie Robinson
Lawrence Otto Barry
The
United States
John Albert B. Christian
Edmond Earl Hedger
Ambrose Hanes
Paul Samuel McQueen
Les Dant
John Robert Taylor
Virgil Hale
Ellis Beaver
Charles Crowe
Lloyd J. Suddarth
Geo. Houston Lewis
Fred C. Cole
Edgar E. Hamilton
Julius Anderson Brown
Garrion Guy Owens
Mare
Committee Accepts Bids for Bridges
Contracts for four bridges were awarded by the County Superintendent of Highways and the board committee. C. H. Marshall won the Cate bridge in Gilmer township for 900 dollars. R. W. Shepherd secured the Egbers bridge at 823.60 dollars. William Wells will build the Spangler bridge for 695 dollars. Wells and Oetkers won the Althoff bridge for 630 dollars. Frost bridge bids were not awarded as all bids were too high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
C. H. Marshall
Cate
Gilmer Township
R. W. Shepherd
Egbers
William Wells
Spangler
Althoff
Wells and Oetkers
Frost
Honey Creek Township
Sailor Seeks Consent for Leave After Marriage
Navy Relief official Roy Mason, famed for marrying over two thousand couples as a justice of the peace at Waukegan, offered free services to sailors and chaplains at the station. One sailor, planning shore leave, admitted he had forgotten to obtain the bride's consent and feared a delay.
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Stig
Roy Mason
Navy Relief Society
Waukegan
To Hire Efficiency Export in Lou is Sept 2
Eff iciency expert will be employed to re recent manufacturing process in Louis Ill as part of a local effort to boost productivity plus streamline operations at factories and warehouses. The move aims to raise output while reducing waste and idle time across plants.
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Louis, Ill
Municipal Government Departments Reorganized After Meeting
Mayor Motfiman and Chamber of Commerce members agree to engage an expert for each department after a conference. The police board will select the experts.
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Motfiman
Chamber of Commerce
Police
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Great Lakes Naval Station
Chaplains of Navalists Station
ST. John's Picnic
Fabrica
District Board
Exemption Board
Vietrolas
Weilers
Western Illinois State Normal School
Macomb
Tool
Illinois Cafe
Hampshire ST
Jas. F. Enloe
Hodgdon
Hodgdon Dairy CO
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