War era plea on wool price and Red Cross drives
In Emmet County The Vindicator urges price fairness in wool and yarn for war relief, urges patriots to fund defense by buying Liberty Bonds or War Savings Stamps, and promotes producing food and milk. It notes tobacco parcels help soldiers, and cites dissolution of the Rescue Investment Company of Ratherville, Iowa, on May 15, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Council of Defense
Emimat
France
The
Rescue Investment Company
Ratherville
Iowa
Red Cross Shipment And Military Camp List From Emmet County Page
The Emmet County Red Cross Chapter reports hospital supplies including 24 sheets 167 towels 16 table napkins 2 wash cloths 24 hospital leggings 43 hospital bed shirts 20 pajamas 3 bath robes 33 bed socks 54 handkerchiefs 4 foot socks 156 pair socks 121 sweaters 1 muffler 46 helmets and 64 wristlets urging all usable linens to be brought in for processing. The notice adds a complete list of military camps from Camp Custer Battle Creek Mich to Camp Wheeler Macon Ga and National Guard camps across the country with locations. Also offered is for sale or trade of 280 acres in northern Michigan with terms for exchange or sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Emmet County
Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Devona
Ayer
Mass
Doug
Wisconsin
Bowie
Fort Worth
Texas
Cody
Deming
N. M
Doniphan
Fort Sill
Okla
Fremont
Palo Alto
Cal
Greene
Charlotte
N.C
Hancock
Augusta
Kearney
Linda Vista
Ala
Sévier
Greenville
S.C
Shef v
Hattisburg
Miss
Sheridan
Montgomery
Wadsworth
Spartansborg
South Carolina
Wheeler
Macon
Michigan
Church Notes Gruver and Maple Hill Services
Church notices list Gruver Sunday schedule 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship with no evening service and events such as Red Cross work Ladies League and Young People activities. Maple Hill services include 2:00 Sunday School 3:00 Preaching 7:30 C E meeting plus a February 26 meeting at a Norwegian Lutheran church to discuss calling a minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Hill
C. E
Ané P. m
Norwegian Lutheran Church
J. J. Akre
Ted ‘Cross
Baptist Ladies
Red Cross Rooms
Romaine Katley
Christ
U. S
J. Frederic Catlin
Local churches outline weekly services and programs
A compilation of scheduled church events from Homey and area congregations. Presbyterian and Baptist notices include Sunday School at 10:00, morning worship with communion at 11:00, evening services, and youth activities led by named pastors and officers. Additional items cover missions talks by Rev. C C Butler, wartime appeals, fuel ration-related schedule changes, vesper service returns, prayer meetings, ladies days, and fundraising drives for Soldiers and Sailors Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuel Administration
J. W. Morse
F. Godfrey
Woman's Missionary Society
Longregation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vindicator
Republican
Inure
All-Wool Service
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hugh B. Lawrence
Hart Schaffner & Mars Clothes
the Vindicator
Sec. A. Nichols
Emmet
Varterat Artierity
K Ville
Bwa
Vtirdientor
Work For Council
OF Defense
United States
P. Kirby
Gruver and
Maple Hill Churches
Christian Church
Esthervile State Bank
Homey
West 2Nd
Chas. Keeler
Christian Endeavor
Walter Shannon
C. D. Priest
Unes Baptist Churchs
Laiding
Ald
Cneiay
Ladies Aid and Mission Societies
Alo. Myhre
St. Amdal’s
K. Gronstal
Ole Myhre
Theo. Myhre
Carl Olson
O. L. Tosdal
A. Egland
Atatin Anderson
Geo. Vagle
Gilbe Eike
Henry Anderson
Jacob Jacobson
Ad. Akre
Church of Christ Scientiat
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