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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
2
About twenty percent rejected. List of individuals from Dalzell Ladd Spring Valley and nearby towns. Includes names tied to 1918 draft or civic matters and a state fuel order instructing dealers to prioritize domestic and essential community users before nonessential establishments.
Deputy Fuel Administrator Earl Dean Howard outlines the Garfield order impact urging coal producers to serve railroads and public needs first. He warns of scarce coal for industry and households unless weather improves and urges citizens to conserve fuel and share resources to speed recovery.
Amid a Garfield order urging Monday business restraint officials urge residents to conserve coal and coordinate with neighbors to avoid depleting scarce supplies. The notice warns of possible further shutdowns before February and emphasizes strict Sunday schedules to save fuel.
America calls volunteers with tool skills to join shipyards. Illinois quota of 23662 men to enroll under State Director Charles A. Munroe. Enrollments open locally with cards available. positions for acetylene and electrical workers, blacksmiths, boiler makers, carpenters, electricians, foundry workers, machinists, painters, plumbers, sheet metal workers, ship fitters, iron workers, cementers and crane operators.
The Upper Illinois Valley Teachers Association selects Kewanee as the convention site for October 10 and 11 drawing about 1800 delegates. Civic club convention committee led by George D. Worthington secured the bid, with executive committee members Geo O. Smith L A Mahoney and Marion Headley. Rock Island was also bidding strongly for the event.
Adjutant General Dickson completed the list of federal appeal agents to help local exemption boards appeal deferred classifications. The named agents include H. Skoghund and John J. Sweertey, assigned to county and bureau regions.
America shows a vast corn surplus, with over 8 billion bushels, and corn becomes the nation's main stay in the war crisis. Wheat shipments to Europe free scarce grain, while housewives bake with 20 percent corn meal and use corn syrup and corn oil as vital kitchen commodities.
A Canadian food controller reports that fabricated Made in Germany stories are spreading nationwide to undermine food conservation. The statement warns such tales cause public distrust and urges individuals to refrain from repeating unverified claims to support food control efforts.
The United States Food Administration appeals for voluntary food conservation from every citizen. It stresses equal sharing of burden and careful saving at home, manufacturer, and retailer levels, urging action across all sectors for national results.
Eastbound trains depart Spring Valley for Peru LaSalle Ottawa and other towns with specific morning and afternoon times. Westbound toward Ladd and other cities shows listed AM and PM departures daily except Sunday. Always buy tickets and save moneys.
Advertises weekly Saturday Sunday trips with two dollar tickets and limited sales until the following Monday. Mentions return trip fare and daily options priced at two fifty and one fifty.
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