Spring Valley Plans Grand Patriotic Fourth Parade
Local societies mobilize for a July Fourth celebration led by President Wilson’s call to unity. Over thirty groups contribute to a service flag with 250 stars, 11 from Poland, and a request for additional names. A 1:30 PM band concert precedes a 2:30 PM parade and 4:00 PM city park speeches, followed by a 5:00 PM flag dedication and an 8:00 PM park concert featuring Sousa and other selections.
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Spring Valley
Wilson
United States
Dedication of St Peters and Paul Service Flag for 44 Stars
Special church services on the Fourth of July at St Peters and Paul begin with a nine o'clock Mass for soldiers living and dead. After Mass the church flag with 44 stars is dedicated, listing Polish Army and United States service. A parade from the church yard to city hall follows led by a band, with flag carried by children and parents of in service.
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St. Peters and Paul
Loys
United States
Red Cross Notes From France Soldier Letter
A Rainbow Division soldier in France writes to Mrs. Norris and Grandma Austin praising Red Cross work as unsurpassed. He mentions June 7 1918 and reflects on near front lines, hoping to return to his company soon and noting the care of the Red Cross among the troops.
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Fred
Norris Land
Rainbow Division
Ohio
Mrs. Norris
Grandma Austin
Jers
Missing white poodle rewards return of pet
Al Halladay reports his white female poodle missing since last Monday. The dog roams in strange areas and a reward is offered for its return, a loss felt by the household and by the parrot that has stopped talking since the pet disappeared.
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al Halladay
Clarion Soldier Bonnell Wounded in France
Mr and Mrs Samuel Bonnell of Clarion township learn their son John A Bonnell enlisted in April has been wounded in action in France. He is 24, a private, and his return to duties depends on medical recovery. This locality has now seen a second casualty after Dorsey Dayton of LaMoille was injured.
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Samuel Bonnell
Clarion Township
Washington
John A. Bonnell
France
John
Dorsey Dayton
LaMoille
Paris
Post Office Closing Notice for July Fourth Holiday
The post office will close for the legal holiday on Thursday July 4 with no mail delivery by city or rural carriers. All mail will be dispatched as usual and only box mail patrons may access the office in the early morning. George Brown of Ottawa assisted at the C O and P office in Spring Valley.
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George Brown
Ottawa
Spring Valley
C. O. and
Paris
Parade Heralds July 4 Civic Service in Spring Valley
All organizations are invited to join a city parade in Spring Valley on July 4 starting at City Hall at 2 30 PM. The route goes north on Powers to Dakota, west to Terry, south to St Paul, east to Powers, then north to City Park for the service flag dedication after speeches by Hon C Carpenter N Hollerich and others.
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Spring Valley
C. C. Carpenter
GN. Hollerich
City Hall
Powers St
Dakota St
Terry
St. Paul
Powers
City Park
C. Carpenter
N. Hollerich
Daring Spring Valley Pilot in French Air War Chronicle
Sgt. Glen Sitterly of Spring Valley Illinois flies a triplane over German lines. He survives 25 Fokkers, loses fuel tanks to incendiaries, lands near French trenches, and returns to report. A letter from his parents notes ongoing battles, enemy air activity, and his promotion to sergeant pilot amid wartime hardship.
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Spring Valley
Glen Sitterly
France
Sitterly
Doctor in Narrow Escape on Bridge Road
Dr. McLain of Bureau escaped injury Sunday when a borrowed car he drove crossed a small bridge narrows southwest of Bureau and hung over the creek railing. The machine wrecked but both occupants were unharmed. Also, Jerry Neenan and Tony Watjanowski left for Chicago to enlist in the Navy.
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Dr. McLain
Bureau
Jerry Neenan
Tony Watjanowski
Chicago
Mr. Neenan
Navy
Teal Harvey Held for Murder of Ida Murray in Springfield
Teal Harvey was arrested in Springfield on a murder charge after Ida Murray died from beating injuries inflicted in a morning attack at the flat above Harvey’s grocery store. Police, coroner, and assistants plan inquest as autopsy confirms fatal rib injury. Murray, longtime companion of Harvey, had lived with him in Spring Valley and Bushnell before moving to Springfield.
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Teal Harvey
Spring Valley
Red Light
C. N. Hollerich
Springfield
Ida Murray
Harvey
Murray
Mollie Speart
Bushnell
Memphis
Tenn
Miss Murray
Beald
Springfield State Journal
St. John’s Hospital
North Fifth Street
Morris
Lloyd and
Adams
Morrs
Scott Walter
Pree
Walter
Seventh and
Madison Street
Opera
Sixth and
Jefferson Streets
Benld
State Fair Grounds
Tda Murray
Arrested for desertion at Ladd from Camp Taylor
Police arrested Ferdinando Bost at Ladd on a desertion charge from the United States Army. He and a woman, Abbie Mamei, were jailed in Spring Valley awaiting military orders. Bost claimed the woman’s condition kept him from returning to camp after a furlough and a sequence of movements led to the arrest.
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Ladd
Camp Taylor
Hicks
Bonucci
Ferdinando Bost
United States Army
Bost
Thee
Spring Valley
Bosi
Mark
Abbertina Mamei
Mamei
Abbertina
Kentucky
Abbie
Boss
Wadd
Johnston City
Princeton
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