Soldiers Letters From Camp Mills And Camp Greenleaf
An extended set of dispatches from Thaddeus Emory Hedge and E M Bennett describe train travel through West Virginia Ohio and Tennessee to Camp Mills New York and Camp Greenleaf Georgia. Hedge details guard duties gas mask training and battlefield landmarks around Chattanooga Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge while Bennett notes camp life at Chickamauga Park with remarks on local food and the widow Mrs Bennett, plus a fatal streetcar collision near Brownsburg involving Marion Ballard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam, Mills
N.Y
West Va
Tarkerstburg
Chillicothe
Ohio
Grafton
W Va
Pisa
Cumberland
Meing
Gaard
Potomac
Harpers Perry
Washington
Red Cross
Woreington Monument
Eas
Cross
Teres City
New Jersey
Jamestown
Co F
Porene
Chattanooga
Grand Hotel
Ters
Dariestown
Wits
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Ringold
Chickamau
Chicka
Uncle Sam
Boone
Kentucky
Teenesee
E. M. Bennett
Camp Greenleaf
Chickamauga
Georgia
E. Batt
Flour Rulings Implemented Under State Emergency Measures
A late summer regulation outlines new flour rules effective September. It bans corn bread displacement and requires retailers to stock alternative flours with specified ratios to wheat flour. Violations include selling without substitutes and improper stock limits. penalties include fines and license actions for various city and county retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cy Pete Baete
Bostouctia
Herbert Beaver
Cromisers
Rest Coe
Grocer
Wayne
Sellmar
Badiean
G. Barry Coter
Alien County
Andrew Canpeed
Ross Cole
T. B
G. Parry
Gary
de M. Dennings
North Manchester
Bof Ejada
Ald
Beck
Webash
Scott Davis
Bush County
Beenie
Indiana Farmers Urged to Expand Wheat Acreage and Boost Food Production
Amid labor shortages for 1919, Indiana farmers are urged to increase wheat acreage by 17 percent and raise production per acre. The focus remains on corn and an unprecedented tomato harvest to support soldiers, with the U S Boys Working Reserve aiding farm labor and counties forming mutual shop closures to save crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Food Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Michigan
France
Isaac J. Straus
U. 5 S. Loys
Food shipments and harvest effort cited in wartime note
The document highlights increased meat and fat shipments, credits Allied efforts and domestic agriculture, and notes the value of ship tonnage sent to Allied destinations. It stresses national solidarity, farm output, and the role of American workers and women in sustaining the harvest during a year of food shortages. It references policy acts, fiscal figures, and the broader war economy without graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowatonici
Pani
Ford
SEO
Shipreuts
Cnet
Serens
Sarre
Floover
Germany
Wanted Every Hoosier in a U S Food Club
Indiana division of the U S Food Administration pushes nationwide war effort through United States Food Clubs. About fifteen hundred clubs formed across Indiana with county reach expanding. organizers urge residents to join, contact local president to support food conservation until the Liberty Loan drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
U. S
U. S. Food Administration
Foot Administration
Wood Administration
United States
Ood
Ne ‘Stone
Food Administration
Feo
Ousal Jndiana
Avery
Cormoeifou
U. RS. Food Administration
Indianapolis
Plain header seeks better life and role in local work
A local resident seeks improved life as he shares plans to contribute to community projects and pursue new opportunities. He expresses determination to gain skills and support from neighbors and organizations to achieve personal growth.
War Units War Helps War Duties Compiled for Indiana Defense
George Ade compiles a patriotic wartime reminder urging the Indiana State Council of Defense to mobilize support. It stresses huge national efforts, Liberty Bonds, a September 12 registration drive, and keeping home news circulating to soldiers in training or overseas. It warns against complacency and urges participation in war contracts and food clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
The
Food Administration
Indiana State Council of Defense
George Ade
Niagara
Grand Canyon
Cornell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oversea
Thaddeus Emory Hedge
Long Island
Jamestown Press
Marion Ballard
Brownshuts
Brownsburg
Ballard
Ken
Erally
Cpec
Dr. Travey
E. Girne
Federal Food Administ
Ter For
BIG Food Prossen
Harry E. Barnard
M. Zendal
Lafayette
A. C. Foerster
Batesville
QO. M. Jeffries
Union City
New York
U.S. Food Administration
America
Eak
Rae Ince IC Tousc Sae
Pris Cours
Shiptaeks
C. V. Stainsby
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!