Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 16

PAGE SIXTEEN ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH SAtlWDAY, FEBRUARY Mayor Slated to Register Monday At Wood River Was in First World War At 17; Other Officials in Age Bracket WOOD RIVER, Feb. River's mayor, a member of the draft board, and a group of World War 1 veterans are preparing to register Monday when the U. S. stages Its third draft registration, enrolling men in the 20-45 year category. Registration will be between 7 m.

and 9 p. m. Mayor Charles Baker, who served overseas In the first World War, Is the youngest of a small group of veterans whose youth during the first war qualifies them for draft registration in the "encore war." Baker saw service when he was 17. William Stonehsm, member of the three-man Wood River selective service board, will also find himself on the other side of the registration table Monday. The other two draft board members, E.

V. Giehl and Harry Rlngerlng, are both veterans, but are over the 45-year limit of this registration. Stoneham, however, will be spared the embarrassing task of ruling upon his own classification when his number comes up in the draft call. The state selective service headquarters has issued a bulletin Instructing local boards to Inform the state director when board members are required to register. Their papers will be turned over to another board for classification, the bulletin stated.

Other veterans, in addition to Baker and Stoneham, who will register, "the second time around," are Cecil Dahncke, Madison County American Legion chairman, Arthur Northway, D. J. Halloran, Fred Penning, Ira Carroll and F. J. Manning.

The list includes three city officials. Penning is superintendent of the water plant, and Manning Is city counsellor. Monday 170 registrars will handle the listing of men in the Wood River draft area. Chief registrars sworn in Friday by chairman Glehl, and supplies have been distributed to the 12 registration centers. The chief registrars in turn will swear in the 170 assistants, most of whom, are school teachers who handle the two earlier registrations.

Chief registrars, and the centers for the Wood River area: Wood River high school, H. R. Barton; Woodrow Wilson school, Hartford, and school, Wood River, G. A. Smith.

Bethalto high school and Neuman grade school, Cottage Hills, Ralph N. File. East Alton's Blair and Lincoln schools, Charles T. Gabbert, Roxana's Luther Burbank school, Latham E. Harris.

South Roxana grade school, Charlotte Davis. Mitchell grade school, James Brazier. Nameokl grade school, Albert P. Busch. Milton school, C.

Dwlght Horn. Special registrars will be available at the selective service headquarters to go to the homes of ill men who are unable to leave their homes. Bebekah Lodge to Meet WOOD bekah Lodge will have district officers at their meeting Monday night at 7:30. The hall will be decorated in patriotic colors. A program will be given.

Hostesses for the evening are Mrs. Rose Henson, Mrs. Ada Sullivan, Mrs Mary Heuer, Mrs. Josle Cole. Sews for Red Cross WOOD RIVER, women from the Christian church spen Thursday sewing for the Red Cros st the home of Mrs.

Bert Berrls ford of Seventh street. They wil sew next Wednesday at the hom of Mrs. Knauss In the 500 block on First street. Phllathea Banquet on Feb. 20 WOOD RIVER.

Phllatbe class of the Methodist church wll have Us annual George Washing ton birthday banquet Friday eve nlng, Feb. 20, at the Paradise Te Room at 5:45 p. m. Legion Auxiliar. Meeting WOOD Amerlcoi Legion Auxiliary will meet Mon day night.

After the buslnes meeting refreshrmnt will be serv ed. Hostess to Pinochle Club WOOD Earl Hop pert of Acton avenue entertalnei her pinochle club Wednesday. The valentine motif was used in the favors and dessert. Prizes were awarded Mrs. Virgil Marelng, Mrs Earl Hoppert and Mrs.

Rlley Heff ner. The club will meet In weeks with Mrs. Virgil Marelng a Edwardsville. B.Y.F.U. ot Calvary Baptist Meets WOOD RIVER.

B.Y..P.U of the Calvary Baptist church me at the home of Austin Capron Second street Tuesday evening There were 22 present. A social hour was spent after the bunlnesa meeting. Refreshments were sorv ed. Announce of Daughter WOOD and Mrs Carroll Bair of Carboudale, 111. are announcing the birth of a daughter at St, Louis Maternity hoipltal on Wednesday night The baby has been named, Carol Irene Hair a ot JOWNJ! Barker afreet, who visited her and niece on Frl day, WQQD RIVER, n-r-185 Order the Extern Star heW a Lincoln (toy wrty Thuriwjp plfht.

Of- i put on a Lincoln 7hoso parti were Mw. Earl Jonei, Mrs. ironw, MM, Geor Calhoun County Couple Wed Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sievers of Calhoun county, who were married Tuesday, Before her marriage Mrs.

Sievers was Miss Margaret Roentz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Roentz of the Michael vicinity. Sievers, who is associated with the Sievers Bros. Quarry at Kampsville, is a son Mr.

and Mrs. Barney Sievers of the Meppen by 3ell Studio. Club Sections to Meet on Monday, At Wood River General Session Slated For Tuesday Night at School Jones. Red, white and blue were used in decorations. Refreshments served.

Mrs. Eunice Miller of Tleldon was an out-of-town guest. Recovering from Heart Attack WOOD RIVER. The Rev. and Mrs.

M. Grant Behner and son vis- ted 'the Rev. Benner's mother, Mrs. Charles Behner, at Martins- ille on Wednesday night. Benner is recovering from a severe icart attack suffered on Monday.

Bridget Club Meets WOOD RIVER. Mrs. O. A. Klelnert of Central avenue was lostess to her two-table bridge -lub Thursday.

Prize winners were Mrs. Albert Uzzell and Mrs. R. T. Brown.

Refreshments were served the hostess. Ohio Visitor Here WOOD RIVER. Miss Williamson of Columbus, Ohio, who Is visiting her sister at St. Louis, spent Frldajf with her cousin, Mrs. Lossle Pierce, of Ninth itreet.

Stolen Car Found WOOD RIVER The Plymouth car that was stolen from a parking place at East Alton a week ago Monday night, was recovered Tuesday and returned to its owner, A. Geren of Tenth street, Wood Rver. The car was found In an Alton park and had been wrecked. Past President's Parley WOOD RIVER. Twenty-five guests from Alton and East Al ton were guests of the Wood River Past President's Parley at the home of Mrs.

Fenton Sollday on Thursday night. Supper was served at 6:30. The evening was spent playing games and prizes were giv- jn the winners. Church Service WOOD RIVER "Shall We Blame our Troubles on the Jews?" will be the sermon by Rev. Orville Brummer at the Evangelical and Reformed church Sunday, at 10 a.

m. Thn services will observe "Race Relations" Sunday, which is sponsored by forty denominations in cooperation with the International Council of Religious Education. The church school has made available copies of a devotional booklet "In His Presence" for free distribution to signal the opening of the season of Lent, which will be observed with mid-week services each Wednesday at 7:30 p. beginning with Ash Wednesday, Feb 18. Upon his return from the eighth annual convocation of pastors at Eden Seminary in Webster Groves this week the Rev.

Brummer reported that a serious shortage of pastors has developed in the Evangelical and Reformed Church There are four vacant charges In the South Illinois Synod at the present time, and over one hundred vacant charges throughout the nomination, with twenty more pastors needed to fill the quota of chaplains expected by the government. President F. W. Schroeder of Eden Seminary informed the convocation of the need for enlistment of youth since only 15( men are in Theological Schools o. the church at the present time The use of returned missionaries is all that is saving the church from a critical condition this year, it was reported.

Infant Baptised WOOD RIVER Jean Marie infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Vassier, was presented in the sacrament of baptism at the Evangelical and Reformed Church on Friday, Feb. 13, at 7 p. with Rev. Orville Brumnier officiating.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bartlow, parents of Mrs, Vnssier were sponsors. Benefit Dance WOOD Serbian Sis lers will sponsor a benefit dance for the Red Cross tonight at the Odd Fellows hall. Brief addresses will be mnde by Mayor Charles Baker and Mrs.

Sig Langner, Wood River Notaa WOOD RIVER. Mrs. Dan Hallornn, of Eighth street, who is spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. L. Schmidt ot St Louis, is visiting her daughter Mrs, Dan Harmon, street until Sunday.

of Seventh Mri O. Kessler of Marguerite avenue visited her mother, Mrs Brummnll, at O'Fallon, on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morgan and small son of Ninth street spent today In St.

Louis. Mrs. A. W. Harris of Rosewood Heights is visiting her mother in Louisiana.

Brooms and brushes worth nearly 100,000,000 are worn out every year in the United Stoles, the Cens reports. 'Check-Off Plan At Wood Rivet to WOOD RIVER, Feb. 14 A new use for the "check-off" system is being Invoked at Wood River by city administration. The "check-off" usually used by abor unions to obtain dues payments by wage assignments from members, will be used here to stimulate sale of defense bonds and stamps. The city administration is devising a plan whereby city em- ployes can voluntarily authorize deduction from their' pay checks 'or'the purchase of defense bonds and stamps.

A regular amount will be ex- from their twice a month, and the defense stamps purchased will be turned over to the employes. Anniversary Dinner at Cottage Hills Home COTTAGE HILLS, Feb. 14 and Mrs. Ernest Rowden of Bethalto celebrated their thirty-fourth wedding anniversary Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Heywood Kleber of Cottage Hills.

At 6 o'clock dinner was served, and in the center of the table was placed a large cake, ornamented with a miniature bride and groom. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rowden of Bethalto, Mrs. Captolia Shueman and Mr.

and Mrs. Heywood Kleber. Bunco was played. Cottage Hills Notes COTTAGE HILLS Jake Evans has gone to Columbus, to visit her sister. She expects to be gone two weeks.

Mrs. Orville Smith returned home Tuesday from St. Joseph's Hospital, where she underwent an operation. She is improving rapidly. Mr.

and Mrs. Herchel Cummings visited her mother, Mrs. James Dugger, Thursday. Mrs. Joe Robinson was at Wood River Thursday.

Mrs. Mildred Straub of East St. Louis visited at the R. W. Keefe home Thursday.

Prairietown PRAI.RIETOWN—William Gusewelle and son, Norman, were in Edwardsville Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Bunte were in Edwardsville Friday. Joe Aulich and Mrs.

Frieda Knoche visited with Mrs. Knoche's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Werner, Saturday evening. John tlmlk spent Sunday with Mrs. Umlk and children at Panama.

Miss Mabel Knoche of Edwardsville spent the weekend with her Mrs. Frloda Joe Aulich and Mike Yurkaetes wore in Alton Sunday. Joe Krov spent the weekend at Panama visiting his family. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Knoche visited with Mr. and Mrs. Otis Drake Saturday. Daguena Blolti spent the weekend in Alton and Fosterburg. Andy Veres visited friends ant) relatives in Panama Sunday.

Mrs. Frieda Knoche and daughter, Mabel, were in Alton Sunday morning. From Alton they were accompanied by Mrs. Knoche's son-in-law, Floyd Cress, to Jefferson Barracks, where they visited Private Walter P. Knoche, Sunday afternoon.

Dr. Braekman of Edwardsvllle was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Miller of Prairietown and Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Miller of Carpenter visited with Private Lester Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, at Jefferson Barracks Sunday. Frank Knezlk was in Panama Saturday and Sunday.

Roosevelt Knoche visited his mother, Mrs, Frieda Knoche Wednesday. A. Schwalb was in St. Louis Wednesday. p.

j. Brady was In Edwardsvllle Wednesday. Qoei to Granite City LeRoy Tavernler, who hat been connected with the 'WrCity Gro. eery store on Central avenue for several years, hat transferred to Granite City. Tavernler has been made manager ot the To-City at 18th state Btre.aU in Granite City.

Mrs. TaverolW and children plan to join Tayernler next week, WOOD RIVER, Feb. music section of the Woman's club will meet Monday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frank Bauer of 530 Wood River avenue. The literary section will meet Monday night at 7:30, with Mrs.

Hobart Henderson of 557 Seconc! street Mrs. Roger Holcomt will review the first half of the book "Our Southwest" by Erna Ferguson. The regular meeting of the Wood River Woman's club will be held Tuesday night at 7:30 at the Wood River school. The meet- Ing will be In charge of the American Home section, with Mrs. F.

Stevens as chairman. The program will consist of piano numbers by Miss Gertrude Horn of Alton, films shown by George C. Dintlemann of Alton and an address, "The Selective Service Act," by Thomas Butler of Alton. Hostesses for the evening wll be Mrs. E.

R. Qulnn, Mrs. H. A Paul, Mrs. Elmer Payne, Mrs.

Wil liam Penrose, Mrs. T. H. Postle waite, Mrs. Harry Rlngerlng and Mrs.

Morris Esllnger. Whltelaw Club WOOD Whltelaw Women's Pinochle club member were guests of Mrs. Raymonc Wageman at her home on Penning Thi pin avenue Wednesday night, evening was spent paying ochle and prizes were won by Mrs Fred Grenzebach, Mrs. John Ham 11 ton and Mrs. John Sullivan.

The table was decorated with a centerpiece of red carnations and red and white narrow satin ribbons led to heart favors at each place. The women presented Mrs Wageman with a gift of Cambridg crystal for her buffet and table Others besides the prize winner were Mrs. Fred Mrs Pauline Snauffer, Mrs. Elme Brown, Mrs. Henry Kohlmlller Mrs.

Alice Morrison and Mrs. Wil liam Athey. In Flight Training ill I Jfotorists Given Until Feb. 26 to Get 'Frozen' Cars Eligibility Requirements Are Have Evidence of Purchase Upper Alton News Robert W. Lane of Wood River, who began training Thursday at Lambert Field with the St.

Louis squadron of the U. S. Navy. Robert Lane in Navy Air Force Robert Wylie Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert S. Lane of 475 Tlpton avenue, Wood River, began United States navy flight training Thursday at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Lambert Field. One of the 29 young men from the St. Louis area to form the first wing of the St. Louis Squadron Lane Is classified as seaman second class, V-5.

After completion of training at Robertson, he will be issued orders for primary and advanced ground and flight training at either Jacksonville or Pensacola, or Corpus Chrlstl, Tex. He will be commissioned as ensign following his training and will be sent to one of the operating squadrons of the U. S. Navy. Lane is a graduate of University of Illinois.

Read Telegraph Want A'ds Daily. Farmers Eye Wet Fields, Plan Soon to Sow Oats Would Substitute Wood for Auto Tires COLUMBUS, Feb. 14. Iff) answer the nation's rubber (tire) shortage may lie in America's forests rather than in the jungles of South America. Glen Conrad, who operates a basket lunch system and manufactures dry ice equipment here, asserts he has that tires.

Conrad has produced several wooden tire models and William Moore, president of a large milk distribution concern, announced that his firm was ready to give the timber treads a trial before resorting to horse and wagon deliveries should truck and tire rationing force the issue. The tires, built of six-inch blocks held together by a circular steel rod, may not be a luxury but they're practical, Conrad asserted. He explains it this way: "My wooden tires will stand 15 miles an hour, won't cost much to produce and will eliminate the outlay for horses." Conrad has applied for a patent and says he intends to manufacture the wooden tires. Students Strike to Protest Wartime Hitch in Schedule CLINTON, Feb. 14 (On- State officials considered today a plea for settlement of a strike of 300 Clinton Township High School students resulting from the change to war time Monday.

Boys and girls from farms stayed on their buses and wouldn't go to classes yesterday for the second day. They said they were protesting against being made to stay In school an hour after city pupils were dismissed. Principal E. C. Boyd asked Gov.

Henry N. Schricker; Dr. Clement T. Malan, state superintendent of Public Education, and Clarence A. Jackson, Indiana Civilian Defense director, to take a hand In the situation.

He said the Clinton school board had adopted the wartime with the feeling It was doing Its patriotic duty, but the Vermilion County education board ordered township schools and buses to stay on central standard time. Rural students arrive at the city-operated high school at 0 a. central time, an hour after classes have begun, and for that reason are kept an hour after classes are dismissed. Wed 60 Years Mr. and Mrs.

P. E. Ratekln of Fulton, parents of Mrs. Charles C. Potter of 009 Summit street, recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary in Fulton.

Their wedding attendants, best man and bridesmaid, were with Mr. and Mrs. Ratekln for the celebration. Pure water Is densent and heaviest at 4 Centigrade. With a view toward sowing oats within the next six weeks, farmers are looking over their flooded fields making plans for the coming year's crop, much of which will be grown on land that had been intended for wheat last fall.

The wet fall that followed a dry season resulted in practically no wheat being sown in the territory around Alton and for many miles distant. Failure to get the wheat crop into the ground at the proper time early in October will result in thousands of acres being sown to oats this year. More land will 'be devoted to oats than at any time EDWARDSVILLE, Feb. who purchased new cars prior to Jan. 1, but who have been unable to get delivery on their '42 models because of government freezing order, have until Feb.

26 to make application with their district rationing boards for release of new automobiles which they can prove by bill of sale were bought by the first of the year. Eligibility requirements for delivery of the "frozen" cars are strict and only those purchasers who can offer positive evidence of a bona fide automobile purchase before Jan. 1 may expect consideration, it was pointed out today at the county rationing board headquarters here. Requirements to be met before a purchased car may be are defined by the Office of Price Administration and district rationing boards are permitted to release for delivery only such cars and trucks ordered prior to Jan. 1, on which positive proof of purchase can be offered by applicants.

Several instances In which pre- Jan, 1 auto purchasers have volunteered to relinquish their claims upon cars they have contracted to buy, "If the government needs them," were reported today by the county rationing body. It was said that there has been no great rush of applicants reported by any district rationing board since the government "thawed" its delivery restriction Thursday on purchased cars and trucks. All applications for release of purchased cars covered in the freezing order are to be received by rationing boards by Feb. 26, after which information on rationing of new, but as yet unpurchased automobiles from the "stock Is anticipated by the county rationing board. The board announced today that the Office of Price Administration has forwarded to all dealers, distributors, finance companies and banks handling automobile and truck purchase transactions, a set of blank forms for taking a confidential inventory all automobiles and trucks in their possession on Feb.

11. The forms are to be filled and forwarded to the specified destination by Feb. 18. Each inventory form Is composed of four sheets, with the original to be mailed to the Automobile Inventory Unit of the Office of Price Administration, New York City, while the duplicate copy Is to be sent to the local rationing board. The triplicate copy and work sheet is to be retained by the dealer, distributor, finance company or bank making the Inventory.

Party Committee Candidates File in the last twenty years. Part of the land intended for wheat will go to soy beans, a crop that the farmer believes would pay a better profit than oats even though he could count on a good oats crop. The question of straw, however, enters into the plan and the farmer will sow enough oats this spring to guarantee him a sufficient supply of straw since he can count on practically no straw this year from the wheat crop. Another feature of the 1942 plans Include the high value of straw that is to be taken into consideration. War time has changed the situation arid straw now, as the main mat- rial for the manufacture of box- board and some other varieties of paper, has taken a big jump in value.

The farmer growing a big crop of oats this year, If such a thing should be possible, will not only find his grain high priced, but will be able to turn the straw into good money, in case he can spare It. Now that spring Is just around the corner and farmers are getting ready for the beginning of work, the question of seed oats is confronting him. Oats have been high In price ever since the crop was harvested last July. They are still higher now and some kinds, for seed, will be hard to find. Another feature that will probably add more land to the oats and soy bean crop plan for 1942, is winter damage to the barley.

Up to this time no one knows whether the barley crop Is to come to life after the severe freezing of the first ten days of the new year and the floods of rain the crop has Sohermer MtMket Soon Open The Schermer of Granite City are soon to have their new Milton Road market open for business, work oh the new building, as far us the general contract Is concerned, will be completed within the next few Contractor 0. M. Brown, of Kendall avenue said today he Will flnlsn his work on the new market next weeks. Aside from a few minor itcma, a small amount of Interior painting Is all that remains of his contract yet to be executed The front of the building, is to be covert! with structural but this work is not Included in the general contract and Is to 'DP done All plumbing has been completed, the heating plant that operates with natural gas, Is in working order and Is being used every day now to keep the big building warm. The big refrigerating plant is to, be Installed at once, some stock Is being received Into the building and the modern, steel fixtures are to arrive early In the week.

Milton Road Is soon to have a new big market. Going to Brother's Home Mr. and Mrs. George C. Robinson of Clawson street left today for Hagaman, where they will be at the residence of his brother, Charles C.

Robinson, who died in Chicago Thursday evening. The funeral is to be at Hagaman but the brother did not know about tuneral arrangements when he left here today. Charles C. Robinson was 85. George of Clawson street is 87 and is the last survivor of his family.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson will remain at Hagaman until after the funeral. Soldier Leaving Tomorrow Jimmy Creech will leave tomorrow for Paris Island where he 1 is with the U. S.

Marines. He had been home since Monday spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Freeman Creech of Anderson street.

On Patriotic Program John Hampton of Madison will speak at a patriotic program At Allen Methodist church on Salu street, Sunday at- 2:30 Allen Chapel of which Rev. George E. Young Is 'pastor. The American Legion, the auxiliary and boy scout troop will attend In a body. A musical program has been arranged as a special feature of the patriotic event Women Will Speak Mrs.

Louise Kaufman and Miss Jeanette Fox of the Assembly of God Hebrew Mission in Chicago, will be guest speaker Sunday evening at the Edwards street Assembly church, Rev. O. R. Keener, the pastor, announced today. They will discuss their work among refugees from Germany.

Mrs. Kaufman is from Berlin. Valentines Slow Bofon Malls Delivery of mail in the Upper Alton territory was late this morning. were just one bus late" said one of the force of carriers delivering mall In Upper Alton, In tack of rheumatism centered in his feet. He now and usea a catte EDWADDSVILLE, Feb.

14, petitions of 27 Democrat and 13 Republican candidates for precinct committeeman were on file today at the office of County Clerk Norbert Hotz, where filing for the posts opened Friday. While tilings on the opening been required to take There was a large crop of barley put into the ground last fall, this crop being sown in August and September under very dry conditions before the wet weather started. It reaped the benefit of the wet spell that gave it a start at growing. Later the crop was flooded. Serious damage is suspected in the case of the barley.

Some late sown wheat wil) be plowed up. The countryside right now 1s as wet as was ever known. In the past few days melting snow hns added to the floods. Many fields In the level sections are under water. Roads in many are flooded.

Freezing and thawing now in prowess Is working the wheat, alfalfa and barley up out of the ground, Several weeks of dry weather will have to mitertrt- ize before any spring work can be started. Guerrillas Plan Iprinjr Campai NBVV YORK, goslavla'g unconquerod guerrillas, than ever," are recruiting for campaign, with an army of 250,000 to 300,000 as their goal, the British radio Mid today the broadcast. CBS recorded date were unusually light, the number of committeeman candidates in both parties is expected to equal or surpass figures for previous years by the March 5 deadline for filing. Not a single candidate for county office nomination in either party has filed at the clerk's office since last Saturday, opening date for such filing, although petitions for a number of prospective candidates are now in circulation. On file today at the clerk's office were petitions of candidates for committeeman in Alton area precincts, as Ft.

Russell township, No. 1, Fred Heepke; Moro township, No. 1, Wilfred J. Helmkamp; Foster, No. 1, John L.

Gulp; Alton, No. 3, Harold T. Nle- kirk. Democrats seeking election as committeemen, who have filed from Alton area townships are: Alton, No. 11, William P.

Kolb; Godfrey, No. 1, Alois Gattlnger; Wood River, No. 4, Albert H. Schmleder; Wood River, 5, Fred Eusse; Wood River, 7, Stephen H. Buckner; Edwardsvllle, No.

4, Adam Braundmeler. Robert Conroy, Native Of Grafton, Dies GRAFTON Miss Mary Conroy formerly of Grafton, visited friends in Grafton several days this week and announced the death of her brother, Robert at his home in St. Louis, Friday, Feb. 6. Conroy was bom in Grafton on Jan.

1, 1900, and he resided In Grafton until he was 18 years old. He was a corporal in the tlrst World War. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon Conroy of Grafton.

He is survived by his brothers, James and Edward of St. Louis, the Rev. Father Ignatius Conroy, of Louisville, and Simon, of Kermett, five sisters, Mrs. J. H.

Mears and Mary Conroy of Kankakee, 111., Mrs. A. Fraser and the Misses Alice and Nora Conroy of Chicago. Burial was in St. Anne's cemetery at Normandy, last Monday.

H. HolUger Lota George H. Holliger of Alton was the high bidder at today when two on Gesche street were offered at public mile on the premises In connection with settlement of the estate of Frederlcka Haller. The sale was under a Probate Court decree, and conducted by Alton Banking Truit Co. as administrator, and I.

H. Streeper, attorney. getting out of the post office. "Valentines did It" the carrier continued. There is just one delivery of mall In the Upper Alton territory on Saturday and the carriers were heavily loaded.

The Upper Alton postal station in Williamson drug store was swamped with business in the last day or two as valentines were being mailed out. The boxes on the streets were crammed full. Florists had extra trucks at work in Upper Alton today as the dealers in flowers were making an effort to get as early delivery as possible on orders. The valentine season brought a big rush of trade to the florists. Pneumonia Patient Better William Little of 3525 Thomas avenue, employe of the 8-inch mill at Laclede Steel has been a patient at St.

Anthony's Infirmary since. Wednesday afternbon. He suffered from a bad cold over last weekend but worked up to Tuesday. His doctor had him removed to the hospital the following day when pneumonia had developed. Little was given the serum treatment.

Members of his family said he was much better today and may be able to leave the hospital in another week. Revival Will Continue Rev. Albert (Dick) Monroe of White Hall Is conducting a revival at Mount Olive Baptist Church east of the city. The series of services was started last Sunday. Rev.

W. L. Emmons, the pastor, said interest has been keen In this week's meeting and that Rev. Monroe will continue the revival next week and maybe longer. Coming from West Coast Burt Dooling of Los Angeles, is en route to Alton.

The former Upper Alton man left the west coast yesterday upon being advised of the serious condition of his mother, Mrs. Rllla Dooling, of Washington avenue, who died this morning at 4:50. He Is due to arrive in Alton Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Dooling, of Chicago, came to the city Thursday and are at the Dooling home, Mrs. Lyman Herrin, of Chicago, had been with her mother the past week, coming to Alton last Saturday, the day Mrs, Dooling was taken to the hospital. Horse Sheer Has an Assistant Gus Tomllnson, Country Club avenue horieihoer, who has been 111 since Dec. 13, has improved to such an extent he Is able to be out. While the blacksmith is able to drive around to see hit patrons he has been unable to work up to this time.

Louis Vllet of Macomb, has been in the employ of Tomllnson the put ten days. Vllet a shoer and he Is doing the work of taking care of Tomllnson's patrons. With the "blacksmith shop on wheels" the two men are getting around the country putting shoes on hones where they are needed, Gun TomJlnion suffered an at- Under Steam Today all the St. Lt on "The Alton" operated by steam power, time the Abraham Lincoln 1 liner been the only tra ered by a DleseJ-electrlc. Lsit htai the, Lincoln Came down cago under steam power, el-electric that handles th7 was taken off at Chicago aWi up for- repairs.

The steam engine brought Lincoln to Alton only 15 behind schedule. Neighborhood Supper Room mothers of Milton at their. February meeting day afternoon, made fori neighborhood supper to be held hi the school auditorium, Feb, wiM be made a family affair the mothers desiring to bring together all the families of the Milton into social gathering ttam of the many projects now up for consideration, may be discussed. The supper will be a potluck, I lies taking covered dishes and other I foods to the supper according to' the size of their families. i While details of the neighbor-j hood supper have not yet been completed, it was decided to havt a recreation period to be directed I by some one from the association Girls from 8-A grade under Mia Gladys Kelly, will serve as wait- resses.

Auxiliary Becomes Woman's Since the Milton Dad's club re-1 cently ceased to function, the auxiliary of the club has changed Ib name to the Milton Woman's Club, 1 The auxiliary had been built into a large organization and hadi been active In that locality. Thel organization meets once a.month.'! The Milton Woman's Club meet next Tuesday with a potludcf luncheon at noon at the home, on Mrs. Lloyd Leese, 3644 Berkeley avenue. Mrs. Lester Klnney, sister of Mrs.

Leese, will be the i hostess. Will Speak Sunday Dr. Henry Prohazka of Shurtlett 1 College faculty will preach Sunday morning in the pulpit of the Ed-1 wardsville Baptist Church. evening service will be conducted! by Arthur C. Pierson, buslnea manager of Shurtleff.

Revival Will Close Rev. William B. Kelly, of the Church of the Nazarene, on I Hlllcrest avenue, said today revival that has been in progreal the past two weeks in his conducted by Rev. and Mrs. C.

0,1 Weathers, of Olivet, will dose! Sunday night. The revival hail been very successful, Rev. Kellyl said, and many have attended services each evening the past two I weeks. Rev. 'and Mrs.

Weathen will leave Monday for their In Olivet. gome Schools to Change Time It was said today that a rural schools that have not yell changed over to "war time," planning to do so within the week or two as the days grow )onp er. Some of these schools are lo-i cated north of Upper Alton over the line In Macoupln county, 1 One school director said today IK! is expecting word to come fronl the county superintendent order-J ing the directors to adopt the new time. Neighbors Help on Wrecking Jot Several farmers east of the cityl spent a day this week in Upper! Alton helping J. Keene wrecktall a house on Merchant street which I Keene bought and is taking He will use the material In build-j hill Ing a three-room house on farm in the Woods Station neigh-1 borhood.

The house being wrecked was sold by Joe Goldfarb to I Keene and is being moved to make) room for the 35-foot extenstaij that is to be built at once on the I A. P. super market building Washington avenue. Three-Day Vacation Public school pupils started a I three-day vacation this There will be no school Monday account of registration day, 1 At Milton school today C. Horn, as chief registrar, made aw for the registration.

There will MI three crews at Milton to do wi work and men between the ageij of 20 and 45 residing In that area, will register at the school. Upper Alton Notes Mrs. Laura Smith, who has bcej ill of influenza at her home, sw. Thomas avenue, the past two weB is much better now and was to be about today. Miss Esther Roesch of HavanM 111., returned last evening spending a week with relatives Alton and Hartford.

Shirley Ann Hendrlcks of Alton street and Virginia of East Tenth street College avenue station last on the Ann Rutledge field. The girls will week-end with Virginia'. Mrs. Una Young. av Mt John Souris, Washington sp business man, with his dauiw Miss Vera Sourls, are era? weeks at Hot Spring, Mr.

Sourls writes he ilnce taking the baths and tf both aro enjoying their merly of acso, to Upper Alton street where they while. They have leas ment at 1703 Clawson Mrs. Eunice Hill. Mr. ployed at the Curtlis-Wrlgm in St Louis county Thurmftn na after "rock house" on moved out today.

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