Ballooning Training Camp Highlighted in San Antonio
Will Nugent describes rapid progress at a balloon corps training camp in San Antonio. He notes 2300 personnel, new barracks, expanded facilities, and diverse shops turning out equipment and gear for ballooning, camouflage beds, and field operations, with high sanitary standards and active construction ongoing.
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Sen Attonio
Aliaut
McAdoo
South
Wilson
Fort Sanj Houston
Atlen
San Antonio
Tiis Cump
Ana Ev
Southern Department
Ann Cantomments
Perade
A.B. Yam
Potatoes urged as patriotic substitute for wheat in crisis
Government urges use of potatoes to replace wheat as Europe faces shortages. Iowa drive reports 692 families saved wheat, totaling over 62 sacks. hot els urged higher potato use. Despite high prices, spuds promoted for frying boiling mashing baking and other preparations as patriotic duty to avert waste.
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Liberty Bonds
Uncle Sam
Food Administration
Europe
Dean Catharine J. McKay
Iowa
Marshalltown
Deferments End As Crowder Orders Draft by Number
Pro vost Marshal General Crowder orders future draft calls to follow the order number of registrants, ending the previous deferment for class one A T men based on occupation. A Des Moines message directs local boards to call in sequence and not delay until the agriculture quota is filled, reversing the former policy.
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Crowder
Tocal Board
State of Town
Adjutant General’s
Des Moines
Towa
Ford Tractors Sold at Cost to Help Farmers
County Agent W A Wentworth announces Ford tractors offered at actual construction cost to farmers behind on spring work or who will use them to boost local production. Statewide distribution organized by Council of Defense and Agricultural Extension at Anes, with T P Harrington and Wentworth in charge. Twelve to fourteen tractors allocated for Roxsuth county. applications detailing intended use to Wentworth before Monday, May.
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W. A. Wentworth
Council of Defense
Agricultural Extension Department
Anes
T. P. Harrington
County
Defense Council
Roxsuth
Algority OM
Thirty-Eight Boys Leave for Berlin
Thirty eight boys from Kossuth County departed Tuesday for Camp Crump Dodge to learn military skills for national defense. Lt. Clyde G. Humphrey of Lone Rock led the group as officer in charge. Read lists name the travelers from Lone Rock to Algona and nearby towns destined for service in Jefferson Barracks.
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Thiry
Kossuth
Crump Dodge
Clyde
Humphery
Lone Rock
Oscar W. Toseye
Frank W
Mink
Henry Theesfeld
Glen B. McKinnon
Anthony Schmidt
Thvid A. Midpath
Deykur
Leonie I
Harvey Nolbere
Elmer F. Swiuison
Tidward
Albert
Pestor Sloth
Oscar Johnson
May Lloyd Aireys
Hans Olsont
Clarence G. Schmidt Lobert
B. Rehbens
Arnold A. Droesster Otte J" Stenzel
Joh Leggin
Clifford Debnert
Thoms
Cy Trengy
Corneting
M. Blytin
George H. Krogh Wollin
GO. Condon
Lake Park
Milverstedt
Dumont Wille J. Dornsbach
Elmore
Minn
Selmer Knudson
Somme
Whittemore Anton Rochleag
Algona Lowell
Milton Reaser Armstrong
William David Kesselring
Ft. Dodge
Leonard John Henning
Richard Emanuel Ber
Swea City
Henry Hardt
Ledyard
Peter Ternes
Madison
Leon Worden Serves as Army Air Corps Truck Driver in Training
Leon Worden, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Worden of Algona, shares letters from Kelly Field Texas describing basic guard duty training, non drilling chores, and camp life. He notes shifts on guard, chores cleaning hangars, a brush fire near a wood pile, a crash in flames sighting, and a field parcel kit called a papoose bag. He mentions a friend facing a court martial and that his unit awaits further assignments as he stays in contact with home.
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Peint aZlvtger
Leon J. Worden
Mi Antd Mra
J.B. Worden
Algona
Leon
Aviation
United States Army
Kelly Field
Texas
Hie
Dallas
Lin
Fgng
Jeff Kelly Field
Tam
Dean
Sloge
Mystery Cleared Harold Singleton Confesses Crime
Harold Singleton, adopted son of Mr and Mrs Link Stigieton, confesses to killing horses once thought slain by poison a few years ago. He admits to killing all but two or three of his foster father’s horses, with the latest deaths prompting police and a post mortem. He is bound over on $500 bail for the September grand jury. Community condolence follows for the Somerton couple who raised him.
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Hugol Singleton
Link Stigieton
Harold
H. McNutt
Mr. McNutt
McNutt
Young Singleton
Jair
Sally
Samson
Buving
Singleton
Fafe
Former Kossuth Resident Dies At Donneybrook ND
The community mourns Mrs. E. J. Mathews sister to Max Jenkinson W F Jenkinson and A J Ed Palmer who died Tuesday April 28 after a night of labored breathing. Heart trouble suspected. Mathews family lived in the vicinity about 24 years moving from the county in 1904. Survived by husband three sons and a few daughters. One son believed en route to France. Funeral services held at Borthold ND.
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E. J. Mathews
Max
W. F. Jenkinson
Union Township
A. J
Ed Palmer
Mathews Familly
Hia
France
Borthold
N. DB
Jevvries Family Struck By Scarlet Fever In Algona
Scarlet fever outbreak spreading from neighboring towns reaches Algona with the Jeffries family quarantined. The four year old Ruth and the two younger children show symptoms while adults suspected exposed as health officials monitor the situation.
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Algona
Jeffries
Willy Day
Hev. Gud
Ruth
Warold Quarton to speak Sunday at Opera House
Hear Consul Warold Quarton Sunday afternoon at the Opera House. He comes direct from houle torn Europe and spent four and one half years in Ber. Ah prior to the war Adralse slop trep.
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Warold Quarton
Opera House
Europe
Ber
Adralse
Algona High School Drops German After Book Burning
Students secretly planned a bonfire on State street as German textbooks were burned in protest over continuing German language studies. A large crowd and high school orchestra led a procession to the blaze where the Kaiser effigy burned alongside the discarded texts. Debate arose over whether discipline warranted immediate repeal or a gradual end to German instruction, with Civics and American Democracy taking its place.
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Algona
Algoua
Mtate Street
Bryant Wilding
State Street
Kuiser
Theta
Waion
Overmyer
Algona High School
Germany
Daring Auto Theft Sparks Alarm In Algona
Early Sunday morning in Algona a bold garage break in led thieves to steal A Streit seven passenger Paige touring car from the Lamuth garage. They entered by forcing a rear window, drained gas from the Paige tank, and left tracks toward Thvington. Authorities have been notified and pursue possible leads on the thief or thieves.
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Algona
Lamuth
A. Streit
Streit
Dy Wallace
Rev
Maynard
Theo Chuased
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Will Nugent
John Wise
W. D. Nugent
Will
FORD
Bancroft Patriotic
Ita
Berlin
Camp Dodge
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Leon Worden
Dallas, Texas
Harold Singleton
S. H. McNutt
Donneybrook, N. D
Jeevries
Ae -France
Deutsch Books
Kaiser
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