Death claims Ray Lemley Friday night
Ray B. Lemley 32 head of the Lemley company grocers and city council member died at his North Iowa avenue home after a brief battle with blood poisoning. He was a beloved Washington businessman active in the Baptist church Boy Scouts and YMCA board. He leaves Ruth Brindley and Virginia Lemley with parents two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Monday at the J W Lemley home with Rev M R Regan. Burial Elm Grove cemetery.
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Ray B. Lemley
Lemley
Iowa Avenue
Mr. Lemley
Washington
Busiess
The
Baptist Church
Boy Scouts
Richland Township
Keokuk County
John W
Lizzie (Wonderlich) Lemley
Ruth Brindley
Virginia Lemley
Roscoe
Macoun
Sask
Canada
Lawrence
Lewis Duke
Verdi
Jeanette Lemley
Ray
Washington High School
Grinnell College
J. W. Lemley
War correspondence from Corporal Freshwater reports small prisoner counts
Corporal Howard Freshwater of Company K, 168th Infantry, writes July 7 that Germans remain dangerous and prisoners are avoided. He describes France’s forests and agriculture, hopes for upcoming action, and recounts a deadly trench encounter with grenades. He notes mail support, pup tents, and readiness for combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Freshwater
168Th Infantry
Freshwater
France
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Long-Used Cough Relief
An advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty two year nationwide remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It promises better sleep easier morning expectoration and natural healing with Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
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Boschee
United States
Nature
Lemmon
Advt
Alumni Meeting At Dave McLaughlin Home Tonight
Monmouth College alumni and prospective students meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the Dave McLaughlin residence to greet Dr. McMichael and discuss college affairs.
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Monmouth College
Dave McLaughlin
Dr. McMichael
All Fuel Dealers Ordered to Register in Iowa
Charles Webster the Iowa Fuel Administrator requires all persons handling coal or coke in Iowa to register. The regulation covers retail coal and coke distributors receiving delivering and shipping coal to consumers from docks yards trestles vehicles ships barges or cars. Registrations due by August 15 1918 or before starting business thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Webster
Iowa
State Fuel Administration
Catholics and Protestants Unite in War Service Spirit
A Catholic priest warns against hate as a newcomer from the United States notes shared work in a YMC A hut in England. The remark echoes across American camps in France and England, illustrating joint efforts for the common good of American soldiers.
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United States
England
France
Two From County for Auto Training
Washington county posts a quota of two men for the school devoted to training young men as automobile mechanics. Entrainment is set for August 15 at Des Moines, same date as ten Ames trainees. A separate deficiency call seeks 170 men for Camp Forest, with none from this county. The state reports 2,800 class one men, seven from Washington county. Labor quota lists 49 unskilled workers for the county, to be drawn via state boards. local boards are not yet appointed.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Ames
Adjutant General
Camp Forest
Adjutant General's Office
Iowa
Overlands Collision Near Town Injures Least, Repairs Needed
Two Overland autos collide on the Great White Way three miles southeast of town. Charles Brown of north of town and Robert L. Evans of Winfield suffer no serious injuries. Evans’s daughter loses some front teeth. Evans’ car minor. Brown’s car carries major damage including bent axle and twisted frame.
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Overland
Charles Brown
Town
Robert L. Evans
Winfield
Great White Way
Mr. Evans
Mr. Brown
Brown
Evans
Washington
Sabbath Worship Schedule and Address by Pastor Gageby
There will be no evening service for the next two Sabbaths. Morning worship at 11 oclock with the theme The Church and Her Soldier Sons. Sabbath school at 9 45 a m and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. You are welcome. F A Gageby pastor.
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Church
Christian Endeavor
F. A. Gageby
Haskins Auxiliary Delivers August Red Cross Garments
Mrs. J. C. Mather brings the last batch from the Haskins auxiliary for August quota. The shipment includes 19 skirts for refugees and two convalescent robes for soldiers. Work will pause until after Chautauqua.
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J. C. Mather
Haskins Auxiliary
Red Cross
Church in No Man's Land Serves Soldiers Abroad
American soldiers in war zones seek religious services in risk filled settings. YMCA workers travel to frontline positions, sometimes in shell craters, to hold Sunday services, continuing the long tradition of faith amid danger.
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NO Man's Land
Y. M
No Man’s Land
A Silly Ass Might New Liuven Register
A playful note questions whether a donkey should be called a gee haw logist in a quirky entry from the New Liuven Register.
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New Liuven Register
First Ward Patriotic Society Organized Last Night
A meeting at the old Methodist church initiated steps to form a first ward patriotic society to promote wartime spirit and inform residents of calls. A committee led by W. H. Butterfield, George F. Morrison, and Mrs. C. W. McLaughlin will nominate officers and plan. A second ward meeting is set for next Monday at 8 pm to organize its section.
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Old Methodist Church
First Ward
W. H. Butterfield
George F. Morrison
C. W. McLaughlin
C. J. Schmitt
G. F. Morrison
Rainbow Club Hosts Gift Garment Work and Recital
The Rainbow club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Earle Libe twelve ladies attended and sewed garments for French relief Miss Conrad visiting at the Knox home joined the group Miss Bertha Hay sang in a recital at the Hay home with accompanists Maurine McLaughlin Wanda Neiswanger and Clara Ingham The program featured pieces by Gluck Chopin Cadman Metcalf Neidlinger and Brewer The Fishburne reunion is set for August 23 at Sunset Park with a picnic dinner for the family group.
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Rainbow Club
Earle Libe
John Work
Miss Conrad
Knox
Bertha Hay
Carolyn Hamilton
Hay
Land of the Sky Blue Water
Miss Hay
Maurine McLaughlin
Wanda Neiswanger
Clara Ingham
Boston
New York City
Brighton
Georgette Crepe
Messaline
Fishburn
Sunset Park
Camp Pike Boys Kept Busy With Drills And Routines
Special correspondence from Camp Pike Arkansas dated August 7 describes three days of Army drills for K company. recruits endure early mornings sharp schedules, yard games, Epworth League events, and home laundry duties while praising steady instruction and improving unit discipline.
Girls Recreation Classes To Close In Washington
The eight week recreation course for Washington girls ends next week after success in drills calisthenics folk dancing and games. Open nights will let the public view the exercises. Miss Valborg Jensen led the program and will soon depart for Eldora then New York for further social service work.
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Washington
Valborg Jensen
Schedule for Class Meetings by Age Groups
Friends of the girls are invited to attend Class I for ages 12 to 14 on Tuesday at 9 am Thursday at 9 am and Friday at 9 am. Class I for ages 15 to 17 meets Monday at 8 pm and Wednesday at 9 am. Class III for age 18 gathers Tuesday at 7 pm and Friday at 7 pm.
Prohibition Urged by Pershing and Lloyd George
General Pershing calls for a total ban on liquor including shutdown of saloons breweries and severe penalties up to death for sellers and makers while Lloyd George links wartime drinking to waste of tonnage and lives warning of drink’s impact surpassing German submarines as the Evangel notes.
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General Pershing
United States
Lloyd George
Optimistic Thought Inspires Cautious Retreat Over Destruction
A brief editorial urges a measured retreat over potential destruction. It emphasizes prudence, the value of preservation, and the hope that restraint prevents loss of life and property while seeking alternatives.
Winter Canning Tips From National War Garden Commission
Text advertised a free canning and drying booklet from the National War Garden Commission in Washington DC. Readers could obtain the guide by paying two pennies postage, promoting home preservation during wartime.
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National War Garden Commission
Washington, D Cc
Lejeune Promoted to Major General in Marines
General John A. Lejeune, commander of the Marine Corps brigade with American expeditionary forces, has been promoted to major general. The rank will be permanent after Congress provided for promotions in the expanded corps.
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John A. Lejeune
Marine Corps Brigade
American Expeditionary Forces
Congress Bn
Universe Corps
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Atlt
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Mother Gray
Ay CO
LeRoy
DES Moines College
Presbyterian Church
Red
Patriotic Society
Second Ward
Miss Hay Gavotte
Gluck Brahms
Chopin Miss Ingham
Gerrish Jones
Strickland
Cadman
Metcalf
Miss You
Smith Miss Hay
MacDowell
Chaminade
Pierre
Miss Ingham
Neidlinger
Ward-Stephens
the Fairy Pipers
Brewer Miss Hay
Camp Pike
Ark
K Company
Epworth
Washington and Vicinity
J. C. Leonard
Civil Service Examiner
Kenois Building
Washington, DC
J. W. Miller & Son
Cook's Bakery
American Pearl Button Co
Journal
Clover Hulling
Kolosick Bros
Ainsworth
Journal Office
Codté
Cedar Dale Farm
West Chester
Shropshire Bucks
F. F. Florang
R. KR
Jersey
Boyd Berdo
Attseed
J. S. Mangold
Washington, la Sts
Frank Fisherty
Marion Avenue
Pathe
North
Iowa Ave
F. & M. St Bank
Car J
Roberts
A. O. Pratt
Harper & Gardner
J. A. Lejeune
Uncle Eben
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