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Williston Graphic

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1918

Page

4

Community Bridge and Club Parties Across Town

Social notes recount Mrs. Tom Murphy hosting Bridge Club last Saturday with 11 o'clock refresh ments, Mrs. L. T. Jellison leading a Red Cross knitting luncheon, and Mrs. Paul Leonhardy hosting a Friday Bridge with three tables and a dainty luncheon. Various groups including the 7B & T Club, Mrs. McCormick’s Wednesday Bridge, and a chain knitting party at the Elks lodge highlight a busy week of Red Cross work, socializing, and light refreshments.

Tom Murphy L. T. Jellison 4Th St Red Cross Paul Leonhardy Ist Ave. East W. T. Benton Red Cross Knitting Elks Home Mesdames Metzger Shaw Farries Benton Schorege Blaisdell Bell Johnson Hagen Findel Asbury Kleinsorge

Red Cross notes in war work how divisions compare

Northern Division leads in production of socks and mufflers, while helmet output lags division average. National totals up to Jan 1 1918 show 774 762 sweaters and 302 121 socks distributed, with Northern Division contributions tracked by Harry G. Wallace.

Red Cross Harry G. Wallace Bureau of Military Relief Wallace American Red Cross Northern Division Kensel Fannie Williams Indian Agency

Bryan Racks Up 246 In Bowling Contest

In the weekly bowling event held between January 28 and February 4 the top score reached 246 by E Bryan. The contest continues weekly and the crowd expects more strong play from the gust of the ball and pins.

E. Bryan

Happiness Drives War Camp Entertainment Council

Secretary of War Baker creates the Military Entertainment Council to unify Y M C A auditoriums Chautauquas and Camp Theaters under the Training Camp Activities Commission chaired by Raymond B. Fosdick. Harry P. Harrison leads operations with Arch Rumphin as finance chair. The Smileage Book coupons fund high quality entertainment at cantonments and National Guard camps, aiming to boost morale with Broadway, vaudeville, and Lyceum talents at minimal cost.

Military Entertainment Council Baker Uncle Sam Cpmion Raymond B. Fosdick Harry P. Harrison Chicago Chautauqua Entertainment Council Arch P. Rumph Chautauquas Marc National Army National Guard New Military Entertainment Council Lyceum

Newlyweds Placed Glass 1 By Crowder

Bismarck North Dakota February 5 by order of Adjutant General Fraser local draft boards will stop further physical examinations until new instructions from General Crowder. District board work is rising with about 45000 questionnaires pending. Marriages since May 18 1917 moved to class one to standardize action, affecting at least 2500 newlyweds in North Dakota. Minnesota boards also suspended physical examinations awaiting Washingtons new rules.

Bismarck N. D Fraser Low Oa Ilraft Crowder District Board North Dakota Minnesota St. Paul, Minn Washington

Subpoenas served as grand jury prep grows in Fargo region

Deputy United States Marshal C. D. Scott arrived in Williston to serve subpoenas to witnesses for the next federal grand jury in Fargo. He noted over 166 cases awaiting presentation in District Attorney Hildreth's office and suggested a possible special term of court to clear much of the calendar. Also update on Fred Oglund’s foot operation and a campaign for Smileage Books to boost soldiers' morale at Camp.

Red Cross United States Northern Division 1 Harvey D. Bibson American Red Cross Treasury Department Frank T. Heffelfinger C. D. Scott Williston Fargo Hildreth U. S. District Court

Gettysburg Speech Poetic Rendition Receives Praise

The Gettysburg Address is recast in a modern poetic style by Dr. Marlon Mills Miller who hails its rhythm cadence and biblical echoes as a superior gem of poetry. He reframes Lincoln's speech highlighting enduring questions of liberty equality and national purpose amid Civil War imagery.

Lincoln Marlon Mills Miller

Mailorder trade tied to infantile paralysis spread

Jamestown editor Alex Karr in New Rockford charged mail order houses with aiding the spread of infantile paralysis. He said clothing shipments circling across the United States on trial are recalled and redirected when rejected, a cycle he deemed harmful to communities. Subscribe for the Graphic.

New Rockford N. D Neb United States Alex Karr Jamestown Community Life Karr

Notice of First Meeting of Creditors for Arthur H Johnson

Notice to creditors of Arthur Herman Johnson of Spring Brook Williams County North Dakota that he was declared bankrupt on February 21 1918 and the first meeting of creditors will be held February 16 1918 at 10 00 a m at the offices of Lewis and Bach in Minot Ward County North Dakota The meeting will allow creditors to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and address related matters.

United Stttes District of North Dakota Arthur Herman Johnson Spring Brook Williams Olive of Lewis & Bach Minot Ward North Dakota TNS Crinaret John H. Lewis North Makota Court House Williston Williams County John J. Murphy Ivan V. Metaxer Platnum Willis Ivan V Metager Plaintif North Dakowee

Freezone Promises Quick Removal of Corns

A Cincinnati authority recommends Freezone to corn sufferers, claiming a few drops relieve soreness and lift the corn root and all with no pain. The sticky solution dries fast and supposedly does not irritate surrounding skin. A quarter ounce costs little and can rid feet of all corns and calluses, with a warning against eating or picking at a corn.

Cincinnati

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