Akron man promotes American Flint Tile silos
Li Mingus of Akron announces he has accepted the agency for the American lint Silos and the world famous Climax Know silage Cutters. Mingus boasts 25 years in construction and urges farmers to visit his Kendall Hotel Building office for an estimate this year. See American Wilut Tile Company ad on page eight.
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Li. Mingus
Akron
Mingus
Minnus
Kendall Hotel
American Wvilut Tile Company
Lieut Colonel Green Reports on Brest Port Work in Army Service
Lieut Colonel Frederick W Green former head of transport for the 12th Engineers told St Louis Railway Club about building Brest into a major port for American troops. He described rapid ship unloading, the spread of railroad trucks over marshy land, and how Brest and St Nazaire evolved to support millions of tons of supplies. He recalled the London march, English morale, and the need to speed up homeward troop movements as 150000 to 176000 troops were being sent back each month.
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Hleut
Cal
Frederick W. Green
Brest
Pryence
St. Louis Railway Club
Green
France
3Th Engineers
2Th Engineers
Cotton Belt Railroad
St. Louis
Washington
Vernon Avenue
Tith Engineers
Frances
Downs
Col. Green
Perstting
Col Green
St. Nazaire
St. Lanazaire
America
12Th Engineers
London
England
Europe
Nevelle
March 20 drive for refugees clothing collection
On March 20 a drive seeks old clothes shoes clay sweaters for Europe refugee relief. Garments needing repair are acceptable and will be used. Leave at the former Rolfe slave building between 1 am and 6 pm Saturday. Call 176 for pickup. J A Douglas and the Boy Scouts urge Red Cross support.
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Europe
Jnal
Rolie
Mars
J. A. Donglass
Boy Scouts
R Red Cross
Y M C A. workers tell of war front service and escape
Frank M. Van Epps a seriously wounded Y M C A. worker recounts front line duty in Alsace and Argonne. He survived a torpedo strike near Wales on the Oronze and later slept in a barn while shells fell. He was a stretcher bearer in the St Mihiel drive and fought through four fronts with the Fifth Division. Paris reports rapid army educational progress as Y M C A. post schools grow and textbooks arrive.
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Chicago
M. CG. A
Frank M. van Epps
M. GO. A
Argonne
M. C. A. College
France
Oronze
van Epps
Vin Epps
Alsace
Wales
Bronze
Hollyhead
Middle Alsace
St. Mihiel
Madedeine Farm
Thomas F. Hadley
Hadley
Paris
Rees
Washington
War Department
Y. M. C. A. Army Educational Commission
John Erskine
Calumbia University
Praise of Paris Y M C A by Brig Gen O'Neil
Brig. Gen. J. P. B. O'Neil of the Ninetieth division lauds the Paris Y M C A as exemplary while noting some employees are fools. He recalls one who did not stay away from the front, tangled with Bowie shells, and is recommended for a Distinguished Service Cross. He urges continued effort, saying the work leaves a lasting impression.
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Paris
J. PB. O'Neil
Ninetieth
Honor American Worker in Russia Nominated for Recognition
Cable from the American and Allied expedition’s general commander in northern Russia says Howard B. Merrill of New York, a Y M C A worker, deserves suitable recognition for his cool conduct during a surprise attack on the forces he was serving. The notice arrived at the Y M C A national war work council offices.
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Russia
Howard B. Merrill
New York
National War World Council
Plan Educational Courses for American Officers in Britain
English universities prepare to host American officers and men assigned to collegiate special or post graduate courses under the army educational commission scheme conducted by the United States Army and the Americans M O A.
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Aruy Educational Commission
United States Army
Favors Memorial Hall Idea In Town Meeting
Mary McPAnland urges community backing for a Memorial Hall to honor local men who served. She argues the town should provide a suitable meeting place, likening it to established halls, so veterans and residents have a proper venue for social gatherings and remembrance.
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Mary McPanland
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Thatcher
Iowa
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Col
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St Louis
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Leon Qeden
Towa
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Frank Farrin
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Fred Searls
L. J. Cross & Co
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Rhode Island Red Roosters
Koch Bros
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Timothy Seed
G. Lucken
Johnson Township
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J. B. Cunningham
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Westfield
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R. 3
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Lamoureux
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Jere Toomey
Morse & Toomey
John C. Mente
Mayme Talbott
Mer- Ti
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J. IX, Faving
Clement Henke
Memorial Hall
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First Trust & Savings Bank
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SFU
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