Ford Gift to Red Cross Funds New Ambulance Inventions
Ford Motor company donates 500000 dollar credit toward ambulances parts and vehicles to the American Red Cross. Experiments on new ambulance bodies proceed under New York County Red Cross leadership with the New York Transportation Company aiding design and a kitchen trailer being mass produced for training at Allentown camp. Donations should go through local chapters or the national office in Washington and are preferred cash and undesignated to allow bulk purchasing and flexible distribution.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
American Red Cross
Red Cross War Council
Ford
Red Cross
France
Russia
Serbia
New York County
New York Transportation Company
Fifth Avenue
Allentown
War Department
Army
Washington , D. C
Local Notes from Ewing and Nearby Homes
J H Oldham of Chester Nebd looks at real estate in this county area. Mrs J L Rogers and Marianna travel to Columbia MO to set up home for Howard and John Rogers at Stephens Printing Co. Everett Ammerman returns from Galesburg Ill to a winter janitor post. Mrs Nelile Mead and family move into Rogers home and oversee the county telephone system. Lloyd H Hicks, county superintendent, visits for business. Jesse Shoup works at Monticello this week. Estel Leach moves to Robert Bray property to work in Leach and Guinan store. Lloyd Foley of Lewistown visits Emmet Washburn. Mrs A J Lackey and sons and daughter drive to Brashear in new Chevrolet. Mr and Mrs Frank Haug visit with daughters and sisters shopping in Quincy. Miss Jamie Cason visits Quincy. Ewing High School opens Mine Gay Sept 3 with large attendance. Prof Holbert superintendent. Mrs Lola Knight arrives to prepare for Monday school work. Ewing beats St Francis Quincy 9 to 6 in baseball. Ewing catcher dislocates thumb. Emmet Washburn visits relatives in Jewls town. Charles Mensendick family return from Tipton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Rogers
Mari- Anna
Columbia
Farors
Howard
John Rogers
Stephens Printing Co
Everett Ammerman
Galesburg
Ill
Nelile Mead
Familly
Roger
Theis County
Alice Cagan
Lloyd H. Hicks
Jesse Shoup
Monticello
Estel Leach
Robert Bray
Leach and Guinan
Lloyd Foley
Lewistown
Emmet Washburn
A. J. Lackey
Robert
Earl
Belle
Brashear
Frank Haug
Albert Boudreau
Stella Lovelace
Ruth
Quincy
Jamie Cason
Ewing High School
Mine Gay
Holbert
Ewing
St. Francia
Jewlstown
Charles Mensendick
Tipton
Iowa
West Point Plans Soldiers Event and Forthcoming Reunion
West Point residents plan two days of celebration for a soldiers reunion at I. O. O. F. park on Sept 5 and 6 with Boyd Hicks as marshal and Bowen Band leading music. The program includes receptions, exercises, speeches by Mayor, Judge Mack, Rev Lotz, J. E Andrew, and others, plus patriotic solos, a camp fire, parades, races, and meals with Red Cross serving both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Boyd Hicks
Bowen Land
Opera House
Bowen Band
Henry Lotz
B. W. Nicely
Marguerite Jackson
D. E. Mack
Esthere Reeder
Nellie Zinn
Park
Mary
Esther Reeder
William H. Schlagenhaus
Bowen
J. E Andrew
W. A. Taylor
Main Street
Ladies of the Red Cross
Liberty and nearby visitors detail church events and notices
Dr W F Snider and son of Kellerville were Liberty callers Saturday. Thomas Murphy and family of Jacksonville Ill are visiting sister Mrs C W Linker. Frank Putz and Milo Cissna of Quincy transacted business in Liberty Saturday. Henry Frey and family host Mrs Charles Taylor and family from Gibbs Mo this week. Mr and Mrs Ralph Johnson and Mr and Mrs George Lpelntlinger were in Camp Point Sunday. Adams County Sunday school convention set for Lutheran church Thursday and Friday with meals in Mason hall. Funeral of Mrs Helen Wheeler held at Pleasant Grove church with burial in Burton cemetery Rev C Roland officiated. Mrs Charles Murphy of Des Moines Town visits daughter Mrs Co W Linker. Henry Leaply departs for Peoria for Swift Packing Co. Frank Deege visits Quincy Monday. Mrs Susan Frey ill. Union meeting held at Christian church. Rev G O Stutsman delivers sermon. E F Hunsaker and son Earl of Quincy sing. It does not help to yawn when others talk. Wise men miss pleasure because they are not foolish.
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W. F. Snider
Tully Snider
Kellerville
Liberty
Thomas Murphy
Jacksonville
Ill
C. W. Linker
Frank Putz
Milo Cissna
Quincy
Henry Frey
Charles Taylor
Reba
Craiggs
Ruth Bear
Gibbs
Ralph Johnson
George Lplentlinger
Camp Point
Adams County
Lutheran Church
Mason Hall
Helen Wheeler
Pleasant Grove
Burton Cemetery
C. Roland
Christian Church of Liberty
Charles Murphy
Des Moines
Town
Co. W. Linker
Henry Leaply
Peoria
The
Swift Packing Co
Frank Deege
Susan Frey
Christian Church
G. O. Stutsman
Church of the Brethren
E. F. Hunsaker
Earl
W C T U FURNISHES GIANT ARMY AMBULANCE FOR FRANCE
The Women's Christian Temperance Union bought the first white ribbon ambulance, presented to the government by Miss Helen Gordon, to serve in France. It holds four stretchers and carries seven sergeants, with funds from state and local unions enabling another ambulance. A national prayer day urged by the W C T U follows plans for a December Washington convention and a big membership drive on September 12. Mrs. Mary Edwards leads the local union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
France
Lauris Eck
Wilson
United Temperance Forces
Washington
Mary Edwards
Flour Prices Cut By Forty Cents A Barrel
The retail price of flour falls by 40 cents this morning with sale prices listed at 11.80 12.00 12.80 and 13.80 per barrel indicating stepped pricing for different grades or weights.
Local Markets Mill Products and Livestock Prices
Prices paid for hay grain milling products and livestock at regional markets. Wheat $2.05 per bushel, corn $1.40 1.50, oats 60, new oats 45 50, baled hay 20 21, straw 6s 8.50. Milling flour prices from Knollenberg, hog prices by weight, cattle and calves quotes, poultry and egg rates, hides and pelts prices corrected daily by regional firms.
Livestock Markets in Chicago and St Louis Sept 4
Chicago receipts total 19,090 with cattle 24,900 and sheep 18,090. Prices show varied steady to lower bids across cattle sheep and hogs including native beef cattle around 6.65 to 8.65, western steers about 15.80, calves around 12 to 16, and lambs near 11.95 to 14.40. St Louis reports 6,500 hogs with prices 18.20 to 18.55 and cattle receipts about 9,000 with native beef steers around 16, yearling cattle around 14, and sheep offerings near 6 to 13.75 with lambs around 11 to 18.76.
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Chicago
Chijicago
St. Louis
Queen of Cooks Visits Town In Disillusioned Fever
Martha Gail and Helen Ash chase a famed cook book author, Mrs Bates, to speak for the Woman’s club. The visit ruins luncheon decorum and leaves members hungry for approval, yet yields a $100 fundraising windfall for a local project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen OF Cooks
Martha Gail
Cora Belcher Bates
Helen Ash
Martha
Helen
Woman’s Club
Mrs Bates
Mrs. Dorsey
Mrs. Bates
Lake
Tracy
Funeral Hearse Outwits Border Officers In Iowa Prank
Residents of northern Iowa staged a mock funeral procession from a wet Minnesota town to bypass enforcement along the border. A motor hearse carried liquid refreshments while 25 to 30 autos followed, their solemn march prompting officers to bow and shed tears as the procession crossed the state line unmolested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion
Iowa
Minnesota
Mason
State Line
Crepe
Unclear fragment sparks local rumor and tension
A fragmentary report hints at a chaotic event involving alcohol and public behavior, with denials from authorities. The tale mentions Ion City and Mason City figures, border officers nicknamed goats, and speculation about a local genius. The text remains contradictory and unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloun
Mason City
Ion City
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Cross
Ewing, MO
J. H. Oldham
Chester, Nebd
Liberty, Ill
Solomon Grundy
Bayshore
Sally
W. C. T. U. Furnishes
BIG Army
Knollenberg Illing Company
Swift
Mississippi River
Anck Brothers
FBI
Davis and Cleaver Co
Bolles & Rogers
the Daily Story
Wy Warner
Mrs. Lake
Angie Scott
John
Jane Foley
Bragg
Johnston
Morse
Rettig & Bremler
Maine ST
GEM City Electric CO
Quincy Electrical Supply CO
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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