Patriot boy offers to cut down tree for liberty bond
Jacob Whorley a 12 year old Hawkeye Iowa boy writes the president offering to let the government cut down a large black walnut tree in his backyard for shipbuilding wood and explains he sold his pony outfit to buy a liberty bond. The White House forwards the letter to the war industries board for acknowledgment and consideration.
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Washington News Bureau
Watertoo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Whits Houra
Jacob Whorley
Jacob
White House
War Industries Board
J. P. Tumulty
Hawkexe
Wilson
Lama
Red Cross
Winterset Man Leaves $37,000 to Churches and City
The will of late A. W. Crawford read in Winterset provides $2,000 to six city churches: Church of Christ, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, United Presbyterian and Christian. He leaves $25,000 to acquire land and beautify it as an addition to public parks and $500 to each of his housekeeper and groundskeeper. Crawford, a wealthy longtime landowner, leaves a widow.
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Winterset
A. W. Crawford
Church of Christ
Methodist
Baptist
Presbyterian
United Presbyterian
Christian
Crawford
Big Returns From Stock Shipment to Chicago Market
Hampton Iowa May 25 Sixty two thousand dollars is the large figure realized from a shipment of fat stock to the Chicago market by Robert T Hamilton a large stock raiser of Lee township recently The consignment consisted of 1 cars of cattle and See of hogs August Brandt of this city recently sold 26 hear of cattle that averag e 36R each and one individ brought 3234 28
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Hampton
Chicago
Robert T. Hamilton
Lee Township
August Brandt
Franklin County to Send 45 Men to New Army Tuesday
Franklin County votes to mobilize forty five men for the next othe time. The list includes residents from Hampton Ackley Dawn and Rock Island train to Camp Dradge Tuesday afternoon. Names appear as Mc? and others across Hampton Geneva Ackley and surrounding towns, reflecting a broad local call to serve.
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Franklin County
Hampton
Franklin
Potlows
Nou Renny Cimmmerk
Ackley
William Schoann
Thornton
Gen Ackley
Dawn
Bawtell
Christ Prederick Starkle Ackles
Ver
Setanldt
Aleedestar
J Shame
Me Fish Shaw
Taampton
Ehewield
Kenry Eldridge Crawler
Queen City
Rawla Fredrick Mehneke
William Ton Kniptel
Geneva
Henry Meinders
Juiwin Hathian
Gather
Henry Spulder
Latime Otte Jenry Lyle Merz
Tred J. Paullus
William Henry Schromder
Shetlel
Whatley I
Gorman
Shettlaid
Orris Ahen Teemar
Trimpton
Ellis Markham
Ledgnard
Tow
Jessie Holmes
Rowan
Albert JE. Tee
Soldier in France Sends Cloth for Graduating Dress
Charles City Iowa May 25 Charles Lee son of Mr and Mrs Jud Lee a member of Company G 168th Rainbow division AEF recently sent his sister a high school graduate the cloth from France for her dress also a silk handkerchief bought in Lorraine for his mother and a copy of Stars and Stripes It is believed Lee is fighting in the sector about Luneville
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Charles City
Charles | Lee
Jud Lee
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth
Rainbow
American Expeditionary Forces
France
Lorraine
Stars and Stripes
Lee
Lunevile
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for Children Advertised
A brief ad extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as excellent for children's coughs and colds. It claims prompt effect and no opium or narcotics, noting the remedy is pleasant to take.
Roosevelt Tour Includes Iowa Stop for Col Roosevelt Speech
Des Moines reports strong interest as Theodore Roosevelt travels from New York to Iowa Michigan Wisconsin and Ohio under the National Security League banner. He is scheduled to speak at the Coliseum Monday May 27 after breakfast with Henry C. Wallace and at Camp Nudge at 10 00. He plans to urge wartime resolve and postwar preparedness including universal military training.
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Des Moines
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt
Coliseum
United States
National Security League
New York City
Oho
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Gal. Roosevelt
Henry C. Wallace
Wallace’s Farmer
Wallace
Camp Nudge
New York
Cal Roosevelt
Col Roosevelt to Speak in Three Midwestern Cities
National defense and robust Americanization effort emphasized as Col Roosevelt schedules talks in Madison Wisconsin Tuesday night Milwaukee Wednesday noon and Detroit on Memorial Day to rouse a more responsive citizenry.
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Third—America
Violent Page County Storm Damages School and Crops
A severe rain and thunder storm swept Page County, Iowa, with large hailstones and heavy rainfall. Old settlers say it rivals past severe events, shattering over 100 window panes in the new $75,000 consolidated high school building dedicated recently. Crops suffer extensive damage including washed-out corn, damaged fruit, and livestock losses as about five inches of rain fell in two hours. Real estate transfers listed in the Black Hawk County Airstace Co. notice follow the storm report.
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College Springs
Page County
Consolidated High
Real estate transfers and notices in Waterloo ad
Warren Brown trustee to Arthur Cale transfers lot 1 block 2 in Brown as acd Waterloo. W Jones to August Mathews describes aethneee YW southwest 6 35 12 with highways and parcels excepted. $3 fee. Stephen Whl to Perpetual Building and Loan Agency lot 22 block 4 Grand View Place Waterloo. Rynearson and Koch promote heating system service in the winter ad with phone lookup.
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Warren Brown
Trustes
Arthur
Cale
Brown
Acd
Waterloo
W. Jones
August Mathews
Ste Stephen Whl
Grand View Place
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San Souci
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Majestic Theatre
Turkey
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HE Chandler
America
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Cleveland
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Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland, Ohio
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Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit, Michigan
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