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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
7
Treasurer O Malley reports a successful Barnes County Red Cross drive with notable oversubscriptions in Litchville Sanborn Wimbledon and Leal. District chairmen and the executive committee list detailed district totals and allocations across townships and villages.
The Times Record reports D E Greenen a well known traveling man and resident of the city has died his remains were brought back for burial. He fell ill at Wilton from ptomaine poisoning and died in a Bismarck hospital. Also contains local listings for scrap iron prices and a Svea Township note.
At the normal school, the Alumni Association ordered a thousand dollars in War Savings Stamps. Officers were reelected: Burl Carr president Anna K. Cook secretary E C Hilborn treasurer Amanda Zabel executive board member. A reception banquet at Ladies Hall drew 225 attendees with toasts and musical program. Out of town guests included Imri Barnet Cowley Alberta Canada John A Johnson LaMoure and Wm Hutchinson LaMoure.
A June 22 notice from St Paul states ten Thourland men will entrain for Spartanburg South Carolina during the five days starting July 2 percent. Only white men will be taken. The call depletes Class in Minnesota and will likely drain St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth as rural Class 1 is exhausted next Wednesday. A further call for one thousand men goes to support the spruce division of airplane manufacturing for the government in Washington and Oregon.
National Committee of Patriotic Societies issues rules for flag handling. It covers salutes during parades, display rules for horizontal and vertical hangs, retirement practices, saluting during the national anthem, sunset lowering, half mast on Memorial Day, and proper destruction of worn flags.
A town miscue last Thursday had Sam Mikkelson driving off in a car that matched his own. After police and townsfolk searched, he realized the error and returned the vehicle to its rightful owners, taking the prank in stride.
A large plow demonstration by Deere & Webber representatives and Barnes County Implement Co tested eight plows made from different steel grades on rocky land. Tractors including Ford Waterloo Gray and Hart-Parr pulled their shares as plows failed or held up. The top performer weighed 350 pounds with standard bottoms, compared with a typical 800 pound plow.
J. H. Sampson announces readiness to handle all farmers stock at 75 cents per hundred with payment of all expenses. He pledges experience to secure better prices and safe transport to market. Phone 385. December 1 through fourteenth time note.
Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of The Barnes County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company will be held at the office in Valley City North Dakota Friday June 28 1918 at two oclock p.m. for electing a board of directors and other business.
Dr E A Pray of Valles Cay was elected president of the North Dakota State Medical Association at the delegates meeting during the annual convention in Fargo. Other officers chosen include First Vice President W E Baldwin Casselton and Second Vice President Kreg Euing Kenmare with Dr W G French Grand Forks as Third Vice President.
Barnes County plans its big county fair with a strong forecast, ready grounds, and diverse afternoon amusements. The first day includes a Red Cross auction to fund the treasury and a 10 percent gate contribution to the same charity. Also note sale of six horses listed by Geo H Raveting RR 2 Box 20A 8-3rd-2twp.
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