War Savings and Thrift Drive in County Schools
County schools circulate new free school laws and roll of honor for War Saving Society members. Reports include visits between Center School Dist. 83 and Lincoln, Bureau, and Red Oak, Hunts Bend, Arlington schools. student earnings from stamps, a patriotic program at Butts School, and a centennial exhibit plan using old registers. A teacher examination, Red Cross work, and finances of the Bureau County Teachers Association are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Saving Society
C. W. Boyden
Sheffield
Roy Conant
Center School
Dist
Lincoln School
Princeton
Ella Crain
Bureau
Gladys McDonald
Hunts Bend
Charles
Mildred Reed
Florence Schneider
Butts School
Red Cross
Arlington School
Thomas McDonald
Ivan Weisenberger
War Council
Illinois Tuberculosis
Bureau County
Illinois
Smith
State Examining Board
County Chairman Sees Princeton Flag Honor Chance
Alfred Norris, chairman of the drive in Bureau county, said Princeton has an excellent chance to win an Honor flag. The treasury department awards a 36 by 54 inch flag to cities and towns exceeding their Third Liberty loan quota, with red white blue design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Treasury Department
Liberty Loan Committees
Alfred Norris
Bureau County
National honor flags and medals for bond campaign
The plan includes a state honor flag for each state to hang in capitals with inscribed city names. A master flag in Washington would record state achievements and extra stars for doubled allotments. Four minute men seek medals from German submarine metal for outstanding diligence in promoting the bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury Building
Washington
Immortalized Pets in Classic Poetry
The article recalls poets who wrote about their animals including Gray’s poem on his cat’s drowning in a goldfish bowl Dash the spaniel helping Cowper recall a water lily and Burns celebrating his collie Louth in The Two Dogs in enduring verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Cowper
Burns
Chicago, Ottawa and Peoria Ry Timetable Effective 1917
Eastbound daily timetable from Spring Valley to Joliet with stops including Peru LaSalle Utica Starved Rock Ottawa Grand Ridge Streator Morris and more. Westbound from Joliet to Ladd lists morning and afternoon departures via Marquette Rowe DePue Bureau Princeton with daily except Sunday service. Always buy tickets and save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley Station
Peru
LaSalle
Utica
Starvwed Rock
Ottawa
Grand Ridge
Streaa
Marseilles
Seneca
Morris
Minooka
Rochdale
Joliet
Marquette
Rowe
DePue
Bureau
Princeton
A. M
P. M
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spring Valley Gazette
Anhols Bros
Spring Valley
SPARC
W.S. S. Roll of Honor
Clara Gramar
Red Oak School
Walnut School
Hunts Bend School
F. J. Nolan
J. Moore
B. O'Brien
E. D. Larkin
Margaret Neill
New York State
Sweden
Kentucky
W. D. Thurber
Illinois Red Cross Seal Campaign
Bureau County Teachers’ Association
Shailer Matthews
David Felmley
Bureau County Record
Bureau Soants Republican, Ptg
Bsehing
Nia
Victor Anetack
Cora Phillips
Carl Ericson
G. F. Townley
Ladd
Fephyr Fioul
Hoover
Mazola
Corn Products Refining Company
Battery Place
New York
Marl
Corn Products Refining Co
E.llinois Street
Chicago, Illinois
Fabrica
Apted
Neustadts
Neustadis
LaSalle’s Greatest Clothing Store
Keeley Institute
Dwight
Chicago
Peoria RY
Joliet-Streater
Intrmediate
D Morris
Chicago & Joliet
Wells Fargo Express
Bach
Rce
Circus Liniment CO
Ohio Street
Chicago, MI
Andrew Barto
R. Pietrosky
J. A
Odzinski
Orloff
Peter Wadzinski’s
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