Boys From Camp Terry Headed Overseas in August
Seventeen Spring Valley and nearby district youths depart for Army training and overseas service. The group includes Seymour Lang Edward Meyer Joseph O Day and Robert Turner among others. A second contingent departs August 1 to Camp Wheeler Georgia, with fifteen more recruits listed and August 15 lines up two more for special service to Lewis Polytechnic Institute in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Syracuse
New York
Seymour Lang
DePue
Edward F. Meyer
Joseph O'Day
Arlington
John E. Walsh
Robert E. Turner
Bureau
Mortimer D. Snow
Malden
Robert Bell
Bobbie
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Arthur FE. Anderson
Kewanee
Frank Sabin
Wm. E. Hoffman
Wau_kesha
Wis
Victor Chioni
Ladd
John Wright
Anton Kendzierski
LaSalle
Ralph J. Wheeler
Harry L. Feik
LaMoille
Charlie L. Koerner
Francis D. Flaherty
Herman QO. Stramberger
Ralph R. Michael
Ferdinand W. Hamer
Princeton
Charles M. Ward
van Orin
William F. Heilein
Henry T. Klein
Robert J. Steele
Glen A. Riley
Vincent Coughlin
Mis H. Anderson
Wille
Lewis Polytechnic Institute
Chicago
John J. Carney
Maurice Rosensweig
Camp Gordon
United States
Beys
Five-Day Baby Examination Census in Bureau County
Eight hundred seventy-five children under six were examined in six days at Spring Valley City Hall. Spring Valley led with 81 percent of eligible children examined, surpassing Bureau County’s 75 percent high. Doctors and nurses, led by Mrs. Alfred Pierson and Miss Clara Nelson, organized the effort, with post-exam follow-ups and a free examination option for those missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau County
Spring Valley
Alfred Pierson
Clara Nelson
Schurtz Rummell
Coveny
Franklin
Ream
Pierson
Miss Nelson
Dyer
Walsh
Brooks
Cranklin
Hawthorne
Democratic Central Committee Sets Draft Style Ticket
The Democratic County Central Committee met in Princeton to adopt a draft style ticket for the Sept. 11 primaries. The lineup includes County Judge E. M. Young, County Treasurer Oliver Baechler, Sheriff Len D. Spaulding, County Clerk Thos. Drayton, and Superintendent of Schools G. F. Wilson. Fred Kepford of Cherry may seek the sheriff nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Democratic County Central Committee
Princeton
Jook
E. M. Young
Oliver Baechler
Walnut
Len D. Spaulding
Prince
Thos. Drayton
Gold Township
G. F. Wilson
Manlius
Fred Kepford
Cherry
Princeton Boy Edward Carlson Killed In France
Corporal Edward Martin Carlson of Princeton was killed in action in France on July 15, 1918. He enlisted in 1917, served in the trench mortar battalion, and sailed overseas from Camp Merritt. He is named as the first Princeton boy officially reported killed in action, age 23, with survivors including his parents and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
John Carson
North Pleasant St
Princeton
Edward Martin Carlson
Trench Motor Battery
McCatn
Adj
John Carlson
North Pleasant Street
France
Corporal Carlson
John C. Carlson
Arispie Township
Britain
la Salle
Field Artillery
Jefferson Barracks
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
13Th Field Artillery
Camp Stanley
Camp Travis
Camp Merritt
Elizabeth Bird Burned In Bonfire Yard Accident
Elizabeth Bird three years old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bird of Ladd was badly burned when her dress caught fire from a bonfire in the yard. A boy started the blaze with a match and papers. Her mother smothered the flames. the child received medical care and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
William Bird
Ladd
Labor Draft at Onge Start
Beginning Aug. 1, Illinois will draft about 10,000 unskilled laborers from nonessential industries to support war work. Local labor boards will allocate quotas, and workers will be recruited through the U S employment service. The program aims to standardize wages nationwide and maintain a steady wartime labor supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Department of Labor
Washington
Department
John B. Densmore
United States Employment Service
Union
Tlinois
Chicago
Illinois
Charles A. Monroe
Public Service Reserve
U. S
War Labor Policies Board
Felix Frankfurter
Patriot Pageant America Yesterday Today Draws 160 Participants
The pageant America Yesterday Today was staged on the city square Wednesday at 8 30 p m. Edna Jones Brannon led the effort with help from Mrs William Carlson and Misses Ella Rothenberger Bromea Johnson. The event showcased Indiana days patriotism and diverse emblems with flowers birds and pioneers. Proceeds benefited Rev J C Jones salary as Spring Valley prepares for another show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
City Square
Edna Jones Brannon
J. C. Jones
William Carlson
Ella Rothenberger
Bromea Johnson
Jones
Church
Indiana
Walker
New America
Miss Brannon
Spring Valley
Burglars Busy at Ladd Target Two Homes
Burglars broke in at J. T. Hight and C. F. Zahn homes in Ladd via windows and stole cash totaling about 50 dollars. Hight lost about 25 dollars from trouser pockets. his trousers were left in an alley. At the Zahn residence jewelry and a jewel case were taken, later recovered nearby except for one ring. No suspects named. Miss Gertrude Lafferty, on vacation from Brown Bros., camping with LaSalle party plans to return after trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Hight
C. F. Zahn
Ladd
Hight
Zahn
Miss Zahn
Gertrude Lafferty
Brown Bros
LaSalle
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N. Y
Seymour Lange
Burlington
Campy
Battista Pomatto
Robt
Piercy
Jno
Herrmann
Patterson
Hethess Zilinski
Anton Guisalano
Julia Mirouse
Joe Stonis
Bernard Pietroeski
Charles Dorf
Martin Rolando
Adelmo Ziorzi
Edward Mercier
Milton C. Waite
Frank Blanchard
James McGuire
Chas. Wright
Henry Wolfer
Ft. Terry
Battery A
J. Raczkiewicz
A. Hombure
Rev. Realy
Chaplain Miller
R. Day
A. Vincent
P. Marriam
D. Campbell
P. Hollerich
Batery
Sgt
R. Nowell
W. O'Grady
C. A. Truszkowski
J. Toothill
Colver
O’berta
C Keefe
Grimm
Davis
Schotts
Austin
Benedict
Hamlin
Klimeck
Nordstrom
Hitchen
Pankratz
Shinger
Casey
Ward
Lunn
M. Steckel
H. Breckel
Edward Coyne
Altho
Long Boy
Captain Jones
Old Lonesome Isle
Battery
A.” ‘Dixie Volunteers
Old Fort Terry
Battery “A
C. B. Pettle
Clayton Legal
W. R. Winters
Carthage Legal
Errold B. Lyon
Mary E. Bennett
Otto Gerlack
Yorktown
Cora Franks
Manliusa
Peter Rotsart
Erma Tarvirne
Cheney E. Craig
Bloomington
Elva
Beasssey
Naval
Democratic Central Committee Make
Slate
Onge
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