Government Christmas Savings Gifts Promised by Uncle Sam
The article promotes War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates as Christmas gifts. It explains prices and future values for the $100 and $1,000 Baby Bonds, War Savings Stamps at 4.28 with five-year redemption, and Thrift Stamps at 25 cents. Certificates are non depreciable, non fluctuating, with ownership registered in Washington. Users can buy at post offices, banks, or order through the Seventh District War Savings office in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Treasury
Treasury Savings
Washington
Seventh District War Savings Organization
West Monroe Street
Chicago
Forger Indicted at Charles City in Six Counts
Charles City Iowa grand jury returned six indictments against David L Jones a preacher forger charged with depositing fraudulent certified checks in four banks and drawing about 800 from three. He was captured at Estherville after opening a bank account. Jones says he was a former Methodist minister and has a minister son and a son in the navy. He is 72 and hospitalized with stomach cancer.
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Charles City
Iowa
David L. Jones
Estherville
Jones
Williams to Leave for Garner This Week
H R Williams, a lineman for Western Electric Telephone Co, will move to Garner this week to act as manager of the local exchange. His family will remain until Christmas. Also notes church and public library events at First Church of Christ Scientist with Sunday School at 10, services at 11, and a reading room open weekdays in the Sonenberg building.
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H.R. Williams
Garner
Western Electric Telephone Co
First
Church of Christ Scientist Public Library
Ssonberg
Ringsted Dispatch
G. W. Robinson
Estherville
Pe M. C. Mouritsen
Emil Mouritsen
Esther Jepsen
Mable Wiley
H. A. Gaarde
Harry Johnson
Ford
Ringsted
Walker Motor Company
Fords
Pigeons Take Joy Ride On Clock Hands
Birds perch on the court house clock hands delaying time. Janitor George Sarr complains the pigeons jump aboard during the minute hand’s upward swing, slowing the clock and vexing staff. He plans to shoot the birds if they distract the mechanism again.
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Ned
Court House
George Sarr
Bill
Cop
George
Kunath
Spencer
Relief Corps Elects Officers For Coming Year
The Relief Corps elected officers: President Mary Hudson, Senior Vice Arbell Hill, Junior Vice Mary Snyder, Secretary Celia A Van Velter, Treasurer Addie Wratten, Chaplain Mrs Ireland, Conductor Susie Mack, Assistant Conductor Laura Salyers, Guard Hazel Bemis, Press Correspondent Per Bemis, Musician Clare Moe, Assistant Musician Anna Koehler. No mail clerk on branch due to carrier changes. trains routing pouch transfers noted for Lakota Gerled Rock for Armstrong and other endpoints.
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Relief Corps
Mary Hudson
Arbell Hill
Mary Snyder
Celia A. van Velter
Addie Wratten
Mrs. Ireland
Susie Mack
Laura Salyers
Hazel Bemis
Per] Bemis
Clare Moe
Anna Koehler
Rock Island
Lakota
Gerled
Armstrong
Therville
Swen City
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