Frank Rice Lands in U. S. Home Soon
Belle Rice received a telegram that her son Frank Rice of Company K 168th Infantry landed yesterday at Hoboken. He was wounded last September and awaiting orders to return home. Others from his unit may be aboard or soon shipped from hospitals to Camp Dodge or Fort Des Moines to be mustered out. Walter Conner also reported a hospital visit after an eye injury.
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Belle Rice
Frank Rice
Companyekk
168Th Infantry
Hoboken
Pacific
Fire Island
Atlantic
France
Frank
Washington
Camp Dodge
Fort Des Moines
Walter Conner
W. M. Conner
Morning church services at Refported Presbyterian
Morning service at eleven o'clock and a 4 PM B. U. meeting led by Rev. W. G. Robb, pastor.
Minister Preaches Morning and Evening at Presbyterian Church
Rev. Arthur R. Oats will lead services at 11 o clock and 7 o clock. Morning sermon titled Lost Opportunities and evening sermon Marked Men. Music features Miss Besse Darby shire solo and choir anthem God so Loved the World. Sabbath school listed as none.
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Arthur R. Oats
Presbyterian Church
Dierning
Besse Darbyshire
Keokuk Co. Cases to be Tried Here
A change of venue moves three damage suits from Keokuk county to Washington over the July 1918 Rock Creek bridge collapse near Sigourney. The actions seek 15900 for Gotlieb Steinke's son's death, 1846.75 for medical and funeral costs plus loss of service, and 4200 for Robert Steinke's injuries and damages.
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Keokuk County
Washington
Sigourney
White Way
Harry Steinke
Robert
Gotlieb Steinke
Robert Steinke
Rock Creek
Steinke
Rep
J. H. Wylie
Priscilla Club to Meet with Mrs Helwick Tuesday
Announcements note a Priscilla club gathering with Mrs Oren Helwick at 769 North Marion Avenue Tuesday afternoon at 2 36 PM. The Bible department of the Fort idity club will not meet Monday afternoon.
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Priscilla Club
Oren Helwick
Marion Ave
Bible Department
The
Fortidity Club
A Slam. Mrs Noel and Mrs Nock Quip on Cook Shortage
Brief dialogue captures social wit as Mrs Noel laments her husband’s stomach troubles and Mrs Nock quips about lacking a cook, reflecting domestic humor in a societal exchange.
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Mrs. Noel
Mrs. Nock
Docket Issued for January Term in Washington County
Dockets issued for the January term of the Washington county district court open next Monday at ten oclock with Judge Henry Wagner presiding. Three new judges replace long term appointees, court reporters named J O Linabury Nell D Needham and Helen Hamilton. Probate and civil dockets are busy with 61 probate cases and 144 law and chancery cases. new divorces Kopack Kopack and Prehoda Prehoda listed.
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Washington County
Lydia R. Kopack
Frank J. Kopack
Anna Prehoda
Geo.prehoda
Tim and Pat Preserve Friendship By Silent Spat
A humorous tale from Harper s Magazine shows Tim and Pat avoiding speech to keep their friendship intact. Both are hot tempered and agree not to speak to avoid quarrels, a rule they enforce after a morning street encounter.
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Altho
Tim
Pat
Harper’s Magazine
Want Column Clues Hint at Hidden Items
A short note in the want column points readers to unspecified items and potential bargains. The column suggests checking listings for possible finds, with no explicit details provided in the readable text.
Local Boy Floyd Wallace Killed in France
Mrs. Ellen Wallace receives a letter from Winfred F Robb Chaplain 168th Infantry AEF detailing Floyd Wallace serial 102217 Co K 168th Infantry killed by enemy fire July 27 1918 buried July 29 Grave No 5 map reference Fere en Tardenois Graves Registration Service records location. He is remembered as paying the supreme sacrifice for the cause.
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Ellen Wallace
Winfred F. Robb
168Th Infantry
American Expeditionary Forces
Floyd Wallace
France
Mrs . Wallace
Floyd FE. Wallace
Fere-en-Tardenois
W. E. Robb
Office of ‘Graves Registration Service
Former Resident William Hildebrand Dies in Ottumwa
Death reported from Ottumwa on Tuesday December 31 following a brief illness of pneumonia after influenza. William C. Hildebrand born December 8 1882 in Lockridge Iowa. survived by widow daughter Marie and father Charles plus three brothers and six sisters. He previously managed repair at Overland-Washington Co and moved to Ottumwa last September and worked for Burlington railway.
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William C. Hildebrand
Ottumwa
Mr. Hildebrand
Lockridge
Iowa
Marie
Charles Hildebrand
Hildebrand
Overland-Washington Company
The
Burlington Railway
Army Transport Test for Dodie Brothers Cars
Sergeant L A Corgett at Camp Fremont reports four drivers eighty three motorcycles and fifty Dodie Brothers cars in use for headquarters transport. He praises the cars for endurance under harsh conditions from rugged field routes to fast runs to San Francisco, noting drivers push throttle to reach deserters and quarantine breakouts.
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L. A. Corgett
Camp Fremont
Cal
Gargee
Dodce Brothers
Dodie Brothers
Frisco
San Jose
San Francisco
Adyvt
Birthday Celebrations and Social News
Yesterday marked W M Tucker’s 65th birthday with a 12 guest luncheon and a January birthday cluster. Contributed notices report Leta Mae Roberts and Stephen Randall Wright’s engagement and wedding plans for December 21 with home to Chariton after January 15. Good Times club hosts discuss non Red Cross craft work and plan a box for a war orphan in France with next meeting set at Miss Metta Nelson’s on January 16.
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Carl W. Roberts
Russell
Iowa
Leta Mae
Stephen Randall Wright
Chariton
Miss Roberts
George Hobson
Washington
Hobson Jewelry
J. M. Phillips
Good Times
France
Metta Nelson
Talmadge Stars in The Heart of Verona at Fox Theatre
Norman Talmadge appears as an Indian maiden in a Fox Theatre presentation of The Heart of Verona a Belasco stage success. The production also features Thomas Meighan Gladden James and Fred Huntley with S A Franklin directing and Mary Murillo as scenario writer.
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Norman Talmadge
Fox Theatre
Belasco
Verona
Miss Talmadge
Forbidden City
The
Fox
Talmadgee
Miss Talmedee
Werona
Lenore Ulrich
Thomas Meighan
Hardin
Gladden James
Fred Huntley
Quannah
George Scarborough
Mary Murillo
S.A. Franklin
Derailed Engine Delays Rock Island Trains and Passengers
A switch engine derailed near the water works in Rock Island yard delaying trains on the southwestern line and Knoxville branch for hours. The Firefly stopped passengers at North Second while trains ran late due to cold weather and a crippled engine yesterday evening delayed three hours. The station buzzed with passengers praising the palatial surroundings as delays persisted.
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Rock Island
Water Works
Knoxville
North Second
Four Generations Photo Showcases Washington Family
The picture features Evelyn Josephine McGinnis aged one with her parents Mr and Mrs Geo McGinnis, grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe McGinnis, and great grandparents Mr and Mrs Alex Stephens all longtime community figures. The Stephens’ family have lived on their farm for 47 years with Mr. Stephens at 89 and Mrs. Stephens at 77. The article recalls Washington’s early days with anecdotes of the first church, Indians, and the Rock Island railway project. Mrs. McGinnis was Mary Porter, daughter of J A Porter, once residents of Washington.
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Evelyn Josephine McGinnis
Geo. McGinnis
Joe McGinnis
Alex Stephens
Evelyn
Washington
Stephens
Sherman Bros
Craes
Mr. Stephens
Ashland
Ohio
Old Washington College
Doig
Matilda Dawson
Rock Island
Pew
Burlington
George McGinnis
Mary Porter
J. A. Porter
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P. U
W. G. Robb
Wagner OF
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Ney
WANT
al Millinery
H. Ward & CO
68Th Infantry
Weason
ARMY
Meyer Bros. Drug Co
St. Louis
W. M. Tucker
Mr. Tucker
Grier Entine House
D. F. Bush
Minneapolis
Minn
Journal Office
TODD
Phone Journal
Fred N. Anderson
Block Wood
W.M. Darbyshire
Charles Warner
Will Crozier
Ainsworth
Ed White
John Rath
Riverside
West Monroe
Frank Frazier
Leo Shelangenskie
Jackson
Charles Wagner
Charles Wa
Hin Gheeaan
Chas
Thomas
Boyd Berdo
Cancer Music Co
Harry Kracaw
Marion
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