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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1917

Page

6

Exemption board holds draft plans amid barracks delay

The Quincy exemption board received orders that barracks delays may reduce the number of drafted men from the city. No draft is set for October while barracks are finished, with additional instructions to be ready for later orders. Eugene A. Groetting of Quincy and John Ormand were held for service.

Quincy Exemption Board Adams County Quincy Board Eugene A. Groetting Stone & Webster Company Rock Island John Ormand Odge No

Sunday Services Notices Deadline Reminder

The Whig column reminds contributors that Sunday Services notices must be submitted to The Whig office by 6 o'clock Friday evening for inclusion.

Whig

Methodist Grace and Bethel and First German notices

Methodist Grace Methodist Lind and Fifth Streets and Vermont Street services with pastors G L Losh and F A McCarty plus Emile Goetz and D B Wahl. Sunday schools at 9:30 to 9:16, morning services 10:30, evening sermons on heritage and church topics. Baptist Central and Immanuel Chapel list services, sermons, and youth meetings with subjects including What Think Ye of Christ and The Glory of the Cross. Additional Anglican services noted with German and English readings and Holy Communion schedules.

Methodist Grace Methodist Lind and Fifth Streets G. L. Losh Meworth League Vermont Street Vermont and Eighth F. A. McCarty Epworth League Claas Bethel—Jefferson Emil Goetz Epworth Kentucky Dbd SS. Wahl E. Cc. Margaret Central Baptist Seventh Vermont Fourth Jersey Streets W. OO Shank Fourth Street Immanual Chapel Cedar Twenty-second Eighth and Elm Elm Streets T. L. Smith Church of the Good Shepherd Scientist First Church of Christ Fighteenth Vermont Streets Wells

Religious services listed for multiple churches in city

A compact schedule lists Holy Eucharist and Sunday school at Cathedral of St John, Congregational, Christ, Scientist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and St John Lutheran churches with pastors, service times, and sermon topics including The Light of the World Christ and Transgressors, Reality and Jesus the Christ Calls, and Bible themes.

ST. John Hampshire W. O. Cone

Evangelical and Unitarian Church Notices in City Listings

Church listings with Rev. Langhorst Leemhuis Fruechte and Greenman note Sunday services at 9 10 11 oclock, Sunday school times, and evening meetings at Ninth and State St Paul Monroe St Unitarian details. Includes St Peters Evangelical York Ninth St Paul Ninth and State and Unitarian at Sixteenth and Vermont streets with pastors named.

Bevangeilical St Unitarian Sixteenth and Vermont Streets Lyman Greenman

Local Church Services and Schedules Across Town

Unspecified churches list service times with multiple denominations. Morning sermons include Rev H W Bornemoiout and George Cawthorne at Christian churches on Ninth Broadway and First Christian. Sunday School begins at 9 15 a m with worship at 10 30 a m. Evening services and Endeavor meetings follow with varying hours around town.

Presbyterean Broadway Eighth R. H. Hartley D. D St. Jacobi Lutheran Church Washington GD. Hamin Luther Memorial Unithd Borethren Sixth Cedar Streets H. W. 2Rnebiout George Cawthorne Ninth and W. PD. Endres Haat Kud L. C. Mauck Oak Street Christian Endeavor

National motor law urged by Tennant group leader

W G Tennant president of Tennant Oakland and secretary of the Chicago Automobile Trade Association calls for a national motor law to replace existing state and municipal statutes. He argues current diverse speed and light regulations cause confusion for drivers and hinders the expanding automobile industry.

W. G. Tennant Tennant-Oakland Company Chicago Automobile Trade Association Mr. Tennant

Oil in Brake Bands from Excess Differential Oil

Oil on the brake bands is a not uncommon trouble in modern cars caused by excess oil in the differential housing. The oil is forced through axle tubes to the brakes, especially on axles without leakage devices. Some axles have drains or shaft housing tubes to catch oil, and maintaining correct oil level prevents most leaks.

Blue bulb improves dash illumination and appearance

Substituting a blue bulb for the usual clear one brightens the dash and allows easy reading of instruments while reducing back glare. The blue light also enhances the compartment’s appearance at night.

Careful use of the machinist hammer in auto repair

The piece warns that the machinist hammer, common to auto toolkits, can cause severe damage quickly if misused. It notes the amateur should resist urges to strike stubborn metal parts and stresses restraint to prevent costly repairs and further harm.

Mummy of Sacred Egyptian Cat Displayed at Penn Museum

The mummy of a temple cat from an Egyptian site, in perfect condition with no identifying temple marks, is on display at the Pennsylvania University Museum. Mrs. White has donated Dr. J William White’s entire archaeological and ethnological collection from his world tours to the museum.

J. William White Pennsylvania University Museum

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