Financing Of Mt Vernon Utica Highway Seems Assured
Knox county commissioners report progress on the Utica Mt Vernon road financing with gifts from D P Campbell Utica and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad plus hopes for state and federal aid. State Senator Alsdorf backs the project. A highway department report on route and rights of way is awaited. Infirmary inspection by county commissioners occurred Saturday and probate activity included the Flack will and Hyatt estate filings.
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Knox County
State Highway Department
Utica
Mt. Vernon
D. P. Campbell
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Alsdorf
Highway Department
Philip Cassidy Dies in Knox County Infirmary
Philip Cassidy an inmate of the Knox county infirmary died Saturday at 5 am after a severe neuritis attack. He was 59, formerly from Pennsylvania, and had been at the infirmary for some time. Funeral Monday at 8:40 am at McCormick chapel with interment in Calvary cemetery. An Ankland man quips about coal oil spouts and a king of apades.
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Philip Cassidy
Knox County Infirmary
Pennsylvania
McCormick Chapel
Calvary Cemetery
Inspection and Elections At Clinton Commandery Report
The Clinton Commandery No. b Koigtta Ten Plirs schedules a Thursday inspection May 10 by Commander George Keeney. Campbell Voorhees of Columbus named inspecting officer. Work in the Temple order planned. Friday conclave elected two petitioners after eight entries. A special conclave is set for Monday evening April 1 to advance Red Cross and Malta orders.
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Clinton Commandery
Koigtta
George Keeney
Campbell M. Voorhees
Columbus
Order of the Temple
Orers
Red Cross
Malta
Fractured Left Leg After Vernon Road Fall
Malcolm Morrison, son of Mrs Margaret Morrison of East Hand trained street, sustained a fractured left leg Thursday afternoon while riding south of the Granville road in South Vernon. He fell at speed, his weight on the leg caused the bone to snap. Passersby summoned a taxicab to his nearby home, where a local physician set the bone.
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Malcolm Morrison
Margaret Morrison
East Hand
Granville Road
Morrison
Knox Co Soldier Dies on the Mexican Border
Brandon bulletin reports Private Louis Harrod of Co L Fourth O V I died on the Texas Mexican border Friday morning. He served in the regular army for years, mostly along the border, and was about 40. Survived by his mother Mrs William Roberts and sister Mrs Kitty Riley. He was a bugler in the unit that went to Porto Rico during the Spanish American war.
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Brandon
Willian Roberts
Louis Harrod
Wilegram
Texas
Kitty Riley
Co. L
Fourth O. V. 1
Porto Rico
Result of Saving. A Knox Savings ad invites small businesses
A Knox Savings and Loan ad touts private rooms and a business headquarters space. It promotes 5 percent interest on certificates of deposit of 500 dollars or more for one year, payable semiannually, and welcomes small or large ventures to use the office.
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Knox Savings & Loan Assn
Leander Porter Dies After Week Long Illness at 75
Leander Porter 75 of Pleasant township died at his home Saturday morning after a weeklong pneumonia illness. Survived by wife Mia, four sons Arthur Harry Fred Albert, three daughters Mrs. William Lybarger Mrs. Ida McDonald and Miss Margaret Porter. Funeral Monday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s church with burial in St. John’s cemetery.
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Leander Porter
Pleasant Township
Mia
Sarah Porter
Arthur
Harry
Fred
Albert
William Lybarger
Unis City
Ida M. McDonald
Newark
Margaret Porter
Cincinnati
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Flag Raising at Cooper Foundry in Knox County
A large crowd of over 2,500 gathers as the C and G Cooper Company raises a 15 by 20 foot flag on a 40 foot mast in the erecting room to honor the war effort. Ralph D. Cole of Columbus speaks on liberty and submarine warfare, while local officials, teachers, and veterans join in the ceremony featuring music, the flag salute, and a benediction.
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G. Cooper Foundry
C. & G. Cooper Co
Joe Hooker Post
No. 21
Charles A. Mitchell
P. C. Zemer
Frank Harper
G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans
Wilson
Cooper Works
Kirk
Cooper Company
Assembly
America
Aafience
Chubb
Helena Pack
G. Cooper
Ton
Ralph D. Cole
Columbus
Cole
Knox County
United States
Germany
Mr. Cole
Europe
Kaiber
Flag souvenirs distributed to Cooper company staff
The Cooper company gave small button-hole flags to all employees during a ceremony with extras allocated for attendees.
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Cooper Company
Happy Valley Social Roundup Mixed with Local Visits
Residents from Happy Valley and surrounding areas share Sunday visits with relatives in North Liberty Columbus Mt Vernon Gambier and Monroe Center. Caroling church meetings and a Valley Grove school picnic mark a quiet period as farmers begin plowing and planting potatoes.
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Roy Shira
North Liberty
Holsinger McKinstry Wedding in Oakley Liberty Home
Society notes report the marriage of Oakley Pierce Holsinger and Pearl McKinstry at a home ceremony officiated by Rev. Poster C. Anderson. Both residents of Mr Liberty, the couple plans to live on a farm near Mt Liberty after a private ceremony attended by few.
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Holsinger-McKinstry
Oakley Pierce Holsinger
Pearl McKinstry
Liberty
Poster C. Anderson
Holsinger
Timberville
W. Va
James McKinstry
Mt Liberty
Farmers warned of German error in meat markets
A Chicago area report warns farmers against slaughtering immature livestock to chase high prices. It cites Germany’s WWI experience and urges a food bureau to coordinate farm labor from Cook County schools and nearby areas to boost crop production this summer. James A. Patten volunteers to help buy seed potatoes. plans include employing city vagrants and Bridewell inmates on large tracts to grow vegetables under supervision.
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United States
Agriculturivte of
Germany
Chicago
Jhell
Brittary
Cook County
Geneke
Chicago Board of Education
Polah
Bolemian
James A. Patten
Bridewell
Education bureau urges garden programs for war effort
The United States Bureau of Education sent a nationwide appeal to school boards urging juvenile cooperation to raise food production during the war. It recommends appointing a garden teacher for every 100 children aged nine to fifteen who are willing to devote time to school gardens, with two to three thousand dollars needed per group raised by pupils in the coming year.
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Bureau of Education
United States Bureau of Education
Tocal
Buresu
New Mexico Battleship Launched At New York Yard
The New Mexico, largest American battleship, launched at the New York navy yard with Miss Margaret C. DaBaca as sponsor. Sister to the Mississippi and Idaho, she will match their size and power, require 56 officers and 1141 men, use an electric drive, and be 67 percent complete with keel laid Oct 14, 1915.
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New Mexico
New York Navy Yard
Margaret C. DaBaca
Mississippi
Idaho
Bible Classes Enjoy Supper At YMCA Cadet And Junior Groups
The cadet and junior Bible classes at the YMCA held twenty three meetings this winter with strong attendance averaging 17 and 26 respectively. About 40 boys attended a supper served by the boys, preceded by a social in the gym. Medals were awarded for attendance and effort to several cadet and junior members, and remarks by local pastors followed. Maurice Mitchell was credited for driving the program’s success.
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Maurice Mitchell
Allan Dowds
Lynn Morgan
Pare Ayers
Kenneth Baldwin
Clark Torbin
Jamesite Donough
Charles Wright
Lawrennes Baldwin
Cedric Smith
Claren Duke
Elden Porter
H. Hi. Miller
John W. Rudin
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J. M. Ramey
Bangs
Flack
Samuel Flack
Sarah Crowl
Centerbury
Merven
Hyatt Estate
C. D. Hyatt
A. P. Tarr
Philip H. Hyatt
Ethel Herschler
Carrie A. Baldwin
Clinton
W. W. Walkey
Joseph J. Reed
Brown
Kelser
Jessie B. Kelser
Curt H. Meltzer
Carolina Meltner
Braddock
F. G
Campbell M. Voorhes
Young Malcolm Morrison
South Vernon
Knox CO
N. W. Corner Main & Vine Sts
Bree Aber
Iain Freedom
Sir Cole
Prof
Ghubt
Timpeter
Harry Richards
M. Freeman
Happy Valley
Boal
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M. |. Fletcher
Democracy
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Grace Walker
Family
G. Graham
Sunyay
Society News
Hildren
Fletcher
Castoria
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