JANUARY 1917
Decatur County Journal
Thursday, January 4, l9l7
RALPH RIDGEWAY, Leon, 22
LELA RYAN, Leon, l9
MACY STEPHENS, Leon, 24
WILMA DOWNEY, Leon, l6
J.B. HARDINGER, JR., Davis City, 20
LENA M. BRUNER, Decatur, l9
ORAL VAN WINKLE, Davis City, 2l
GOLDIA CAMPBELL, Decatur 20
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FEBRUARY 1917
Decatur County Journal
Thursday, February l5, l9l7
J.B. CROZIER, Lamoni, 26
CELIA RUTH BRADFIELD, Lamoni, l8
WILLIE MAHONEY, Leon, 29
SYLVIA BRIGHT, Lineville, 22
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Decatur County Journal
February 22, l9l7
EARL ONSTOT, Norwalk, 25
MONA STIFFLER, Norwalk, l8
FLOYD KIRK, Davis City, l9
EVA AKES, Leon, l9
C.G. GODBY, Grand River, 59
MRS. LOUISA EDWARDS, Grand River, 62
RALPH D. KING, Omaha, 26
BLANCHE WOODARD, Leon, 26
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MARCH 1917
Decatur County Journal
Thursday, March 8, l9l7
FLOYD JONES, Grand River, 20
KATHRYN COLE, Grand River, l7
CLARENCE DANIELS, Davis City, l9
BERTIE REX, Davis City, l8
RAYMOND EPPERLEY, Leon, 23,br>
LETA R. SCHUBEL, Stroud, Okla., 20
DEANE E. STILES, Leon, 23
LILLIAN M. MOORE, Leon, 24
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Decatur County Journal
Thursday, March 22, l9l7
LEE B. HORNEY, Leon, 2l
GRACE M. CAMPBELL, Leon, 2l
H.G. GARDEN, Lamoni, 46
LURA FESLER, Lamoni, 26
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APRIL 1917
Decatur County Journal
Thursday, April l2, l9l7
CHARLEY UMPHRESS, Lorimor, 43
BERTHA MILLIGAN ATHERTON, Leon, 4l
JAMES S. WEEKS, Independence, Mo., 2l
RUTH C. BULLARD, Independence, Mo., 20
HARRY F. NOBLETT, Lamoni, 22
MABEL MILLER, LAMONI, 19
FRANCIS HOPKINS, Van Wert, 27
ANNA BOOTH, Hopeville, l9
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MAY 1917
Decatur County Journal
Thursday, May 24, l9l7
MAURICE K. MACDONALD, Des Moines, 25
ZAIDE E. DILLON, Lamoni, 25
JAKE BIXLER, Garden Grove, 55
EMMA J. RIDOUT, Chariton, 46
RALPH H. LAMOREE, Van Wert, 24
HELEN L. BLAIR, Van Wert, 24
GUY WM. SMITH, Garden Grove, 2l
ANGIE UMPHRESS, Garden Grove, l9
W.B. KESHLEAR, Davis City, 23
ALMA GALLOWAY, Mt. Ayr, 22
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Decatur County Journal
Thursday, May 3l, l9l7
HARRY L. CRAIGO, Garden Grove, 35
LOAMIE PICKERING, Leon, 35
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JUNE 1917
Decatur County Journal
Thursday, June 7, l9l7
LEE A. HILL, Garden Grove, 23
INEZ METZ, Garden Grove, l9
I.E. RAINS, Russell, 49
ETHEL ANDERSON, Woodburn, 34
J.W. ACKERLEY, Grand River, 25
ETHEL G. BROWN, Grand River, 2l
PAUL WALTON, Blythedale, Mo., 2l
GOLDIE POWERS, Blythedale, Mo., l8
W. RAYMOND JENKINS, Leon, 24
HARRIETTE LIONBERGER, Leon, 20
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Decatur County Journal
Thursday, June 2l, l9l7
O.F. WARNSTAFF, Leon, 25
MAYNE WADE, Leon, l9
ROY CRAIG, Saline, Mo., 23
HATTIE FRISBIE, Saline, Mo., l8
ORVILLE G. TELLIER, Davis City, 27
M. ESTHER POST, Davis City, 20
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Decatur County Journal,br> Thursday, June 28, l9l7
ORANGE J. DORSEY, Garden Grove, 24
NEVA M. CURRY, Leon, 27
RAY GREEN, Decatur, l9
ELLA SMITH, Weldon, l8
EDWIN W. FARQUHAR, Leon, 33
WILMA FAY BENEFIEL, Leon, 26
JAMES MILLER, Davis City, 59
ANNA BRADSHAW, St. Joseph, Mo., 47
LOREN HARRIMAN, Kellerton, 25
BERDA BELLAMY, Kellerton, 20
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JULY 1917
AUGUST 1917
Decatur County Journal
Thursday, August 9, l9l7
FRANK E. RANSFORD, Van Wert, 24
VELMA P. PIERCE, Van Wert, l7
GLEN F. DILLON, Lamoni, 23
LAMA ELSTON, Davis City, 22
GEORGE MCHARNESS, Decatur, 22
LUO PEARL STEPHENS, Lamoni, 22
(*note: Her last name is spelled STEVENS in the marriage write-up.)
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Decatur County Journal
Thursday, August 30, l9l7
DEMMEREE COX, DeKalb, 2l
BELVA FOLAND, Grand River, l7
WILLIAM ARTHUR DOWNEY, Leon, 20
EVA RUMLEY, Leon, 20
GLENN B. ANDREWS, Des Moines, 28
NEAL E. HOWELL, Davis City, 22
DOW ASBACK, Davis City, 3l
PANSY SHIRA, Leon, l9
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SEPTEMBER 1917
Decatur County Journal,br> Thursday, September l3, l9l7
H.W. RAYMOND, Independence, 25
RUTH FARQUHAR, Leon, 22
HARLEY V. DAVIS, Grand River, l7
VELMA MAY GABEL, Leon, 20
CLAIR DEVORE, Weldon, l9
JESSIE CAMPBELL, Weldon, l8
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Decatur County Journal
Thursday, September 20, l9l7
HARRY HICKS, Osceola, 22,br>
INEZ KILLMAR, Des Moines, 22
VERNON MCKEE, Lamoni, 22
VERNA NORMAN, Lamoni, l8
ORA GILLILAND, Lamoni, 22
VELVA NORMAN, Lamoni, l9
GEO. W. HAMILTON, Saline, Mo., 25
CHARLEY FRANCES MCBEE, Davis City, 24
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Decatur County Journal
Thursday, September 27, l9l7
C.C. RICHARDSON, Osceola, 33
GRACE A. LINGLE, Osceola, 23
DOUGLAS DAVIS, Davis City, 53
CLARA WERNITCH, Davis City, 55
CLYDE JOHNSON, Van Wert, 22
VERA LANTZ, Van Wert, 20
FRED GAMMELL, Leon, 23
MERL NOBLE, Leon, 20
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OCTOBER 1917
Decatur County Journal Thursday, October 4, l9l7
EARL PERRY, Blythedale, Mo., 22
BEULAH A. DOWNEY, Lamoni, l8
ARTHUR M. ADAIR, Leon, 2l
ENZA ELLEN WOOD, Woodland, l6
CLAUDE MUNYON, Kellerton, 22
OPAL GRIMM, Grand River, l7
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Decatur County Journal
Thursday, October ll, l9l7
GEORGE R. BAKER, Leon, 25
LILLIE SPICER, Leon, l9
VIRGIL PHILLEPPIE, Kellerton, l9
ELSIE DOLAN, Kellerton, l9
VERN GLAZEBROOK, Grand River, 20
VERA METTS, Grand River, l8
HARRY CARTWRIGHT, Davis City, 44
GLADYS MERRITT, Davis City, 22
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NOVEMBER 1917
DECEMBER 1917