War Bond Drive Notes From Trego County Committees
A wartime column lists the Second Red Cross War Fund drive dates and details county by county. It names executive and publicity committees, lists townships and captains, and notes families with multiple service members amid calls to support liberty bonds and the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
M. W. Mason
Wm. Cox
W. A. Tawney
A. S.peacock
C. R. Kirby
J. H. Heckman
J. L. Hardman
J.H. Heckman
A. S. Peacock
R. R. Ufford
R. C. Wilson
T. Purcell
Transportation Committee
E. H. Hillman
R. J. Tague
Chas, Downie
Wm Cox
Collyer
Ross Blakely
Ogallah
C. R. Hille
C. H .Benson
C. M. Hutchison
Wa-Keeney
Franklin
Wa-Keeney City
Wm. R. Walker
Wa-Keeney Township
Willcox
John Olson
Ogaliah
Glencoe
Riverside
War Fund
Trego County
C. L. Hardman
Optical expert W. W. Gibson to visit Penny Hotel
Lawrence Kansas optician W W Gibson will be at the Penny Hotel on Thursday May 16. He offers all kinds of optical work with eye examinations and guarantees. Adv 102.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
Penny Hotel
For Sale 160 Acre Trego County Farm Ad
For sale 160 acre Trego county farm offered at 15.00 per acre to liquidate holdings and leave the state. Interested buyers should write for particulars to Fred Zahn Ellis Kansas Adv 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sere Trego County
Fred Zahn
Ellis
School building bids sought for district 16 in Kansas
Notice that bids will be received at the County Superintendent's office on Saturday May 11 for constructing a school for district 16 in Trego County Kansas. Plans and specs may be viewed at the same office. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Otto Wolf, Director. Photos at Bean's Studio 75 per dozen for ten days only. Adv. 9.
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Trego
Kansas
Otto Wolf
Bean
Juniors Host Dreary Banquet Transforms T C H S
The June Junior Senior Banquet at T C H S brightened a stormy evening. Juniors decorated halls with purple and white, featured violin and piano solos, toasts from Niesley Sohlberg Bach and Marquand, a fruit salad and ice cream course, and a reading of the class prophecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kraus
Miss Herrick
Miss Schimkowitsch
Mr. Niesley
Sohlberg
Ethel Bach
Glen Marquand
Baccalaureate Services At Trego County High School
Faculty, seniors and juniors gathered at 7 30 p m Sunday for baccalaureate ceremonies led by an Alumni quartet. Miss Offord, Drummond, Mitholland and Mrs. Sonson performed selections while Rev Allison read the scripture and led prayer. Rev Baker delivered a stirring sermon on marks of distinction using David and Goliath to urge worthy aims. The program concluded with the National Anthem and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trego County High School
Mary Offord
Lois Drummond
Lula Mitholland
Ralph Pierson
Mendelsohn
Allison
C. O. Bakers
David
Goliath
Rev. Baker
Notice to Community Chorus Meeting Time Change
A mistake in an earlier notice announced Monday meetings. The chorus will meet on Tuesday evenings at 5 o'clock at the Court House. All are invited to join and enjoy the singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Claim Allowed at Garden Theater Delights Town
The High School play Claim Allowed staged last Tuesday at the Garden Theater was a splendid success. A patriotic, attractively staged performance featured well trained, capable students and standout tableaus. Due to strong public reception, a Friday matinee at the Garden Theater will raise funds for the local Red Cross.
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Garden Theater
Red Cross
Rus sell Reformer foreman visits with family in city
H L Olson, foreman of the Rus sell Reformer, spent Sunday and Monday in the city visiting his mother Mrs W C Olson and brothers Oscar and Fred Olson. An advertisement lists acts and attractions including Madam Yvette the Human Butterfly, The Boxing Monkeys, The Trained Pigs and the Fighting Lion, plus a pneumatic air calliope show. Eggs for hatching priced at $1.00 for 15, $2.75 for 50, and $450 per hundred. Elmer E Pearl advertises the item by phone 198.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Olson
Russell Reformer
City
W. C. Olson
Oscar
Fred Olson
Madam Yvette
Calliope
Plymouth Rock
Elmer E. Pearl
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McCarty
Omaha Rural Weekly
Hamburg
Hades
Earth
W. F. Hancock
Hudson Harlan
G. M. Stanton
Emporia
Milwaukee
The
WaKeeney State Bank
Lop
National Fuel Company
Denver
Colorado
Hays City Monument Works
Hays
Hays City Monument
William Richmond
Lincoln Lin-Co-Lac
W. W. Gibson
J. F. Broce
OPTOS
Herist
Margaret Swiggest
Keeney, Kansas
O. L. Lucas
University Hospital
Kansas City
Stom
Red River
Ohio
Farmers’ Store
Reon
Hardman Lumber CO
Funny Clowns
Oatz
Keeney
Lady and Gentlemen Army of Funny Clowns
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