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Mrs. Jane M. Johns Making Trench Candles

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Photograph of 2 women making trench candles. Written on photograph "Mrs. Jane M. Johns making Trench Candles." c. 1918

Tags: Decatur IL., Red Cross, Trench Candles, World War I, WWI

Mrs. Frank M. Ware

This is the oral history of Mrs. Frank M. Ware. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 31, 1984. The interview includes her childhood and career.

Tags: "speedys" letters, 1984, A.G. Webber, Absolum Newland, accounting department, August 1984, automobile tires, bank failure, Betty Turnell, bookkeeping machine, brother's surgery, Brown's Business College, cactus, cafeteria, carbon paper, Caterpillar Co., Caterpillar Military Engine Co., changes to Decatur, Chautauqua, choir, cottonwood tree, crystal radio sets, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Lumber Co., doctor's office, Dr. N.D. Meyers, Dr. William Barnes, Dune School, education, electronics courses, Fairview Park, Faries Manufacturing Co., First Lutheran Church, Flood, Florida, Forest Grove School, Frank Ware, general labor, George W. Keller, Great Depression, greenhouse, grocery store, hauling coal, Helen Harder, Hilltop Greenhouse, interview, Jackson St. School, Jasper County IL, Johns Hill, lap rugs, Leader Iron Works, Lincoln Coop Apartments, Lincoln Flower Shop, Log Cabin, Louisa Newland, Madam Corolla Lous Tuca, McKinley assassination, mortgage, Mound School, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Frank M. Ware, neighborhood picnic, Nelson Park, new pews, oral history, Payroll, perpetual inventory, Postal Service, pottery, purchasing department, radio diagrams, raising plants, ready-made radios, receptionist, recording, retirement, sales department, short-hand, Signal Depot, singing, small business, Snake Hill, St. Mary's Hospital, Staley Company, Streetcars, succulents, T.T. Springer, toolmaker, Transfer House, truck barn, voice lessons, Warren St. School, Weber Fill, William Shorb, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII

Mrs. Charles A. (Flora) Mammen

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Photograph of Mrs. Charles A. (Flora) Memmen, taken by Wasson Studio in 1917. She is the mother of Castle William, who was killed in action in France October 1918, and after whom the local American Legion Post No. 105 was named. She was elected…

Tags: 1917, American Legion Post 105, biography, Castle William, Decatur IL., File Photo Biography, Flora Mammen, Gold Star Mothers Club, Mrs. Charles A. Mammen, Wasson Studio, World War I, WWI

Men Marching in the Red Cross Parade, May 1918

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WWI - Men marching with the flag in the Red Cross parade, May 1918.l

Tags: Decatur IL, Men Marching, Parade, Red Cross, Red Cross Parade, World War I, WWI

Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot, Decatur, IL. Dec. 13, 1917.

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WWI - photograph Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot. "The Last of the Volunteers," 12/13/1917. See U.S. Recruiting Stations, pg 34.

Tags: Last of the Volunteers, Macon County IL, Soldiers, Wabash Depot, World War I, WWI

Macon County Food Show, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1918.

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U of I food experts at work at the Macon County Food Show in the Palm Room at the Orlando Hotel, Decatur, IL.

Tags: Decatur IL., Food Conservation, Macon County Food Show, Orlando Hotel, World War I, WWI

Mabel and Gene

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Photograph of Mabel Grubbs and Eugene R. Roberts outside the house. Eugene is wearing his Navy uniform.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, Mabel Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt

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Photograph of Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt. Lt. Mechtoldt died Feb 26, 1938. Retired naval officer and veteran of World War I. He left Decatur in 1911. He had been the Navy 21 years and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Photo taken by…

Tags: 1918, Arlington National Cemetery, biography, Decatur IL., Lieut. H. C. Mechtoldt, Lt. H. C. Mechtoldt, Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt, Naval Officer, Navy, Wasson of Decatur, World War I, WWI

Liberty Loan Window Display at Gebhart's, c.1918.

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WWI - Gebhart's Window Display for Liberty Loans.

Tags: Decatur IL, Freedom Display, Gebhart's, Liberty Loans, World War I, WWI

Leonard Cassell

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Photograph of Leonard Cassell in his military uniform. Cassell fought in World War I. The photo was taken by Wasson Studios in 1917, and was used by the Decatur Herald and Review.

Tags: 1917, biography, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Leonard Cassell, military uniform, Photo File: Biography, Wasson Studios, World War I, WWI

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