Davenport Liberty Loan Court Opens at Headquarters
The Liberty Loan court in Davenport opened at 9 a m. Tuesday. Many summoned for failing to subscribe or subscribing less than their means complied. Some cases were adjourned and later action planned. The court will not publish names of those who meet their quotas. slackers may be named if they refuse while able. Presiding officer Al J Faerber predicted no loophole for bond slackers.
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Davenport
Liberty Loan Court
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al J. Faerber
Liberty Loancour
Woman Killed in Highway Mishap
Oct 1 report from Hampton details a fatal highway incident and two separate wrecks. Mrs Frances Jamison Statedler drowned when a car driven by Jesse Philips plunged into a creek near the sewage plant. her husband and two siblings survived, and the couple had been married a year. A second two-vehicle collision near Sheffield injured three people, including a girl with head injuries and a nine year old with a broken leg, all treated in Sheffield.
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Hampton
Frances - Jamison
Jesse Philips
Statadler
Sheffield
Williams
Mason City
Asferson Highway
Nation's Dead and Wounded Casualty Lists Report
Washington district war department issue lists 598 names divided by status including edited in action wounded severely died from accident and other wounded degree undetermined and prisoners. partial entry shows categories like wounded in action and missing or captured.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Belzsing
Iowa Casualty Roster Listing Killed Wounded and Missing
Thirty eight Iowans are named in casualty lists. Names include Pvt John F. Ellis Centerville Pvt Clell Hiatt Hast Port Pvt Arthur J. Jeffree Ginter Pvt Carl BE Otto Lake Mills Pvt Joseph V Schuler Dubuque among those killed in action and others missing in action or wounded. The list names many towns and counties across Iowa with a wide spread of ranks and units.
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John F. Ellis
Centerville
Clell Hiatt
Port
Arthur J. Jeffree
Ginter
Carl BE. Otto
Lake Mils
Joseph V. Schuler
Dubuque
Floyd K Mathis
Elkhart
Rennie E. Henry
Orville C. Winter
Unilise
Ralph H. McGee
Rinehard
Frank Norris
Gravity
Loy L. Hicks
Clarinda
Theodore E. Upton
Burlington
Albert_C_ Wells
Des Alpines
Glenn
Wells
Shenandoah
Leroy G. Wiley
Davenport
Dwight L. Frazer
Marshalltown
Clarence D. Head
Council Bluffs
Luis Henningsen
Dike
William C. Henry
Webster City
Ralph M. Lewis
Fonds
Clyde C. McFarland
Lacona
Floyd Sexton
Ralston
Biter B. Umbarrer
Newton
John Vanveen
Pella
Robert J. Beil
Humpholdt
Carl H. Charter
Adair
Ralph A. Archer
Imogene
Floyd J. Doty
Herbert I. Larson
Kiron
Ralph_A. Voorhees
Prescott
Glenn Walleh
Theodore Wedeking
Cedar Falls Maily News and War Notices Hit Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls reports include the burial of Private Andrew Hiansen in Greenwood after arrival from Camp Devins Mass. A memorial service at the Christian church is led by Rev J M Morris. County draftees hold a second conference on soldiers' benefits and the American soldier's character. Memorial services mark Private Ernest Hansen’s Cedar Falls High School dedication. Also noted are travel updates and a war experiences talk canceled due to a scheduling misunderstanding.
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Cedar Falls
Andrew Hiansen
Lapio Devins
Mass
The
Christian Church
J. M. Morris
Greenwood
Black Hawk County
Commercial Club
J. L. Clay
Ira 5
Condit
Ernest Hansen
Roger Leavitt
Ray
John Christiansen
Bethlehem Ehurch
Laura Kingman
Milliard Bailey
Hiansen
Bailey
Cedar Falls High School
Grandson of Towan Leads Daring Bomb Raid Into Germany
Donald Waterous, grandson of local residents and son of New York City parents, proves a notable RAF pilot in France. He led a major air raid on Frankfurt dropping about 1.5 tons of bombs and helping down several enemy planes in the longest raid to date. His unit returned safely, and he earned the Distinguished Service Cross. He mentions new engines achieving remarkable speed in his letter home.
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Independence
Donald Waterous
Herbert Waterous
New York City
W. E. Jayne
France
Royal Flying Corps of
Great Britain
Canada
Frankfort
Germany
Young Waterous
Jailea Sit Bour
Remove Waste Wood From Forests When Producing Fuel
Washington officials urge estate owners to remove dead and unsightly trees now. Secret Service and Agriculture officials say gathering waste wood can fuel production without harming woods, and will not impede wartime labor or landscapes, while maintaining incentives for ongoing improvements during the war.
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Washington, D. C
Secret Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Cloth Masks Sought to Fight Spanish Influenza
Des Moines officials urged the Red Cross to supply 20 000 cloth face masks for immediate use against the influenza outbreak. Women Red Cross workers are ordered to report to their usual work rooms to produce masks.
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Des Moines
Dodge
Des Moines Red Cross
Red Cross
Dubuque Board Classifies 1050 Registrants in Intensive Effort
Dubuque Iowa October reports show the draft classification board processing 1050 registrants from the September 12 pool. Exemptions and induction for the Student Army Training Corps continue amid heavy workload, with sessions running late and questionnaires still being tallied.
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Student Army Training Corps
Delaware Co Folk March Up to Sign the Liberty Roll
Delaware County residents largely met their Liberty Roll quotas on Saturday with Central locations open all day. In Manchester, courts opened early. 75 editors attended a Dairy Cattle Congress banquet and Gov Harding urged hard work and a ban on loafing as war needs rise. A Senate of local cases noted a sailor McEnany Dena, eighth gold star in county name, died from the epidemic.
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Delaware Co
Manchester
Delaware
County Council of Defense
Try Phelps' Glasses for Head Ache Ad
Value of Imagination. Christian Herald: imagination as vital equipment for life, the power to see larger mentalities. It urges balanced vision, avoiding foolish cheerfulness, and seeks a man of vision who finds the souls of things for constructive understanding.
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Christian Herald
Rev W B Phelps Dies at 82 in Independence
Reverend W B Phelps aged 82 died yesterday in Independence after a long ministry starting in Wisconsin. He leaves six children Myra Gilchrist Evan Woodward Graper Willis Simpindin Verni Simitpenden and Mrs W Ryans. Services are set for 4 p m at his residence with First Presbyterian Church Hastings Hopkinton and La district officials likely in attendance.
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Gat
le Cyechal
Willis Bo Phelps
Mart Ing T
Saan
Wid Mey
Sign
Hopkinton
Mhetps
Ton University
Bette
Pleips
Myre
Alex Wider Gilchrist
Evan Inks Mass
Orchard notes and farm sales in local district
Orchard notes report sick lists including Ray Cummtnus and James Hiandie with ailments, and a child losing a finger after an accident on a farm. Farms belonging to Wm Gilbere and Mr Dunini son sold to land buyers, at 150 dollars per acre from Rudd. Wm Lodge reportedly sold his farm to Jake Habercurn who has arrived safely from overseas. a letter from Clifford Mere arrives.
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Rehard
Ray Cummtnus
Little Cecil Lodge
Aitwgiee Lote
James Hiandie
Weth
Aly
William Aird
Wm. Gilbere
Duninison
Trom Rudd
Wm. Lodge
Jake Habercurn
Firenax
Habercurn
Clifford Mere
Marsle Rock feted in France and local notes
In France to friends here he reports the largest subscription was 3700 dollars. Mr and Mrs Nick Staudt and several children in the grades. Ken Henry spent Sunday at Crimp. Out of school last week. Dodge with Mr and Mrs Straudt’s son, date 471 of the minors. Louis stationed there. Funeral of Edtwitch Amiklin held Friday in the Lis setples of Cheehure. Murhie Gock, Ort, L.B. i Juidwigeineurn his less two sisters. Mrs Mryg bas soll his farm north of town tolgie Yaragan of Minnesota and Paul Juckien. Thomas Strong of this place, also Mrs Ammour, who went too ure the Elmer, William and Burt at al weeks ago to escape the Marble Rock. Mrs David Stoner in her around tvs. Charles Gatek and minetieth year very ill at the heave daughter, Miss Iisa, expect to mage OF her daughter, Ars Pete Beluuste to Waterloo this week Where MG ete- (h amploves do do the treat Western) An irritation champagne bottle at depot. Comfetti when the cork i. The fourth Liberty Joun event overcdmona has been invented by a French mas, the top here, with over 4000 to spary.
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France
Nick Staudt
Ken Henry
Crimp
Dodge
Marble Rock
David Stoner
Aiound
Charles Gatek
Iisa
Ars
Petes
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Spencer
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George Ponsford
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Spain
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Lucile Wueemat
Chicago
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Joseph ER. Murphy
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Emmetsburg
Margaret Semmerling
Harvey H. Drohman
Whey West
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Frederika
Who Rongo
Jim White
Delia, Campbell
Rockwell
Leola Golding
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
W. E. Bendall
M. & Boyer
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Aira. Warner Rewaldt
Dairy Cattle Congress Management
Gov. Harding
Iowa
Dairy Cattle Congress
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Dave Maxwell
W. St. Law
Flugh G. van Pelt
J. H. Evans
Min- Join
E .i . Veg Attister
Nitoba
United States
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Sommen
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Phelps
Jefferson
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W. B. Phelps
Orchard
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