Townsend Marine earns expert rifleman badge in action
Earry Townsend of the U S Marines at St Thomas Virgin Islands shoots on the Rifle Range posting a score of 48 of 50 at 300 yards and 44 of 50 at 500 yards earning expert rifleman status and five dollars extra per month. Also listed are Cass county men answering the country s call reported at Camp Dodge last week including Ernest A Stone Anita William C Roberts Union township and others. Also services offered for critters and hides with contact in Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earry Townsend
Fred H. Townsend
U. S. Marines
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Cass County
Camp Dodge
Ernest A. Stone
Anita
William C. Roberts
Union Township
Martin Ajensen
Atlantic
John Cavdio
Clarence W. Keiser
James D. Waters
Edna
Harold R. Malone
Grove
John Schwartz
Pymosa
Paul C. Otto
Chas. C. Ballard
Sarah
Ira C. Stender
Union
Jess Eblen
Mrs Martha A Burkhart Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs Martha A Burkhart wife of N C Burkhart died suddenly from apoplexy at her Anita Iowa home found by her husband about 6:30 am She was 56 born in Lancaster PA married in Morrison Ill 1878 and moved to Anita in 1883 Survived by husband seven children M M Burkhart Davenport IA Mrs Gus Hunter Mission TX Port Burkhart Alexandria LA Frank Anita John in training at Brownsville TX Edwin aboard U S S Michigan Esther at home Funeral arrangements pending until children are heard from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha A. Burkhart
N. C. Burkhart
Burkhart
Lancaster
Morrison
Ill
Anita
M. M. Burkhart
Davenport
Gus Hunter
Mission
Tex
Port Burkhart
Alexandria
Frank
John
Brownsville
Edwin
U. S. S. Michigan
Esther
County Board Proceedings Opened in Atlantic Iowa April 17 1918
The Atlantic county board met with all members present. Hearings covered Hansen and Moore damage claims for road changes, awards of 600 and 100 dollars, and road system adjustments in Brighton Benson Franklin Union townships. Several township projects, telephone line, school fund loan, and numerous claims were approved for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
W. D. Bell
D. J. Bode
A. G. Highley
C. A. Zellmer
Mike Metz
Hansen Road
John C. Hansen
C. S. Moore
T. B. Swan
B. A. Goodspeed
Bode
Zellmer
Highley
Brighton Township
Benton Township
Joe Kelley
Franklin Township
Highway Commission
Metz
Union Township
Betwen
Maine & Elkhorn Telephone Co
Pymosa Township
Larah
C. L. Marvin
W. A. Sherk
J. D
Adams
Atlantic Hospital
Gaylord
Ellen Anderson
Toney
Toney Eeeeseeeeeessesseeeesssee Geecsseeeenees 32.00 2Yx,hj. D. Amder
American News Supply Co
Eeeeesessseseeenseeneneer
W. D Bell
Com
J. E. Bailey
Jim Burch
J. O. Beyrr
B. O. Bruington
J. B. Butler
Board of Health
E. Bowen
Bennett & Dilger
Board Ofhealth Ooo
Eeceseeeeereeee Cottlerteeee
H. L. Baker
J. Blattner
H. E. Campbell
H. Cornell
Treas
Fred Denison
Fred B. DeWitt
Board Review
M. P. Conway
Citizens Lum. & Supply Co
Spikos
E. A. Denham
Herman Ellis
Ellis
Fullerton Lum. Co
P. G. Grimm
R. A. Gamble
Henry Grulke
Holton
C. G. Hansen
Guy Howard
Hansen & Lowe
Sigman
James M. Hoyt
James H. Lang
Arthur Lee
Musson Bros
H. BE. Multhaup
A. B. Morse
W. A. McKee
Grace Napier
T.E. Nichols
News Pub. Co
Coucil of Defense
Minnie Parmely
Frank.Pelzer
Frank. Perry
Clara Bailey
Bila Burns
C. EB. Brown
Iran
B. Bowen
C. B
Local county board minutes listing payments and approvals
A scanned 1918 county board record itemizes pension payments road and bridge work printing and clothing costs and stamps for various trustees delegates and workers. It notes per diem mileages and a closing adjournment to May 6 1918 with attestations by C E Kringel and W D Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Fancolly
H. T. Garside
Imogene Green
Ipple
Tyueslee A
Cerorensene A
Ae Ley
Archie L. Henke
FW. Hanton
Acéet Harem & Lowe
Gates
Herbert John Heck
John Jameson
C. E. Kringel
N. S Kluever
J. B. Liston
P. W. Lowenberg
Geo
F. Lang
Mike Metz
C. Mueller
F. W. Maas
Lillie Mueller
E.C. McCarthy
Board Review
J. A. Nelson Appraiser
Neff Clothing Co
News Pub. Co
W. H. Pierce
R. M. Pont
Anton Richter
Herman Ryan
Joe Robinson
Frank Roe
L. W. Reynolds
G. Smith
L. M. Smith
George Shepperd
J. W. Spiker
Bridge Worth
Rh. R. Turner
Wm. Tieman
M. Worthing
Asst
Treas
Williams Electric Works
Sup- Phos Sass Bee Sage Townecsoebrama Spiel
G. E. Woodward
Board
C. A. Zellmer
Martha Rae
S. H. Rudolph
Miss Brown
Ruhr
W. H. Shultz
W. i. Shultz
Delia Strickler
J. A. Timberman
C. S. Tompkins
Geo. E. Warren
Wm. Wahlert
Roy Wise
C. C. Waters
W. D. Bell
D. J. Bode
A. C. Highley
Ziegler and Ziegler Law Firm Ad Notice
A legal notice promotes Ziegler and Ziegler lawyers who handle collections and probate matters in all courts. The firm advertises specialty services and invites inquiries at their office.
Obituary of Georgia Eva Stoffs Died at Age Two
Georgia Eva Stoffs died at home in Valley Junction Iowa on April 22 1918 aged two years four months and twenty one days She was born December 1 1915 in Anita Iowa She leaves a mother and father two sisters Beatrice 9 Leatha 5 grandparents and other relatives Funeral services were held April 24 1918 at the Christian church conducted by Rev B F Hall of Atlantic Interment Evergreen cemetery The family shares a hollow verse about loss and heavenly rest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Eva Stoffs
G. H. Stogs
Anita
Iowa
Valley Junction
Beatrice
Leatha
B.F. Hall
Atlantic
Evergreen Cemetery
Lincoln Center Church to Welcome Rev Thomas May 12
The Lincoln Center church invites all to Sunday evening services as Rev. Thomas of Anita preaches. The event is planned for May 12 and attendance is encouraged by the church community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
Thomas of
Anita
Lincoln Center
President Wilson proposes extra fifty dollar bond subscriptions
A telegram from Blair National Chairman in Washington to Earl S. Holton, dated May 2, 1918, urges all speakers to push a nationwide appeal. Wilson has bought to the limit but offers to buy one more fifty dollar bond with an installment plan of seventeen cents daily. The goal is to increase individual subscriptions across America, matching his offer as if he were present at every audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl
Holton
Wilson
America
Organize to Fight Ample Proof That Intelligent Beasts Cooperate
The piece argues that nonhuman animals, notably baboons in Africa, show organized warfare and cooperative defense. It cites a naturalist observing baboon bands rolling stones, protecting young, and using rear guards. A heroic male baboon rescues a baby from dogs, while the group rallies with threatening gestures and a battle cry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Peanuts Rise In Status With Hoover Endorsement
The peanut shifts from casual provender and circus nostalgia to national endorsement by Mr. Hoover. The article notes peanuts are not true nuts but legumes, rich in nutrients, and suggests uses in soup and peanut loaf. It directs readers to the Washington food administration for recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peanut Gallery
Hoover
Food Administration
Washington
Topeka Officer Tricked in Paris Waist Purchase
A young Topeka army officer in Paris bought a waist as a gift for his sister. A Parisian clerk posed as his sister, fitting the waist perfectly. She kissed him and he paid, causing clerks to joke he was “setting them up” for other gifts. He fled after the ruse. no presents reached Topeka yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
France
Paris
Kansas City Star
Edifying Food Queue Tale From London Suburb
A London suburb queue outside a butcher's shop prompts a cautionary tale about suspicion. The shopkeeper admits customers in batches of eight or ten and exits them from the rear to ease the process, leaving an elderly woman puzzled as she watches no one emerge from the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Astronomers Speak Of Vega Route To Destruction
In a lecture on The Nebulae of the Stars Professor L. Boothroyd of the University of Washington cautioned against the notion of escaping Earth. He described Vega as a distant sun and spoke of planetary formation within nebulae and the cyclical birth of suns and worlds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vega
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
L. Boothroyd
University of Washington
Seattle
Professor Boothroyd
Algol
Perseus
American Commander Praised for Sinking German Sub
The British government via its ambassador awards Lieutenant Commander George F. Neal U S N with the Distinguished Service order for leading a destroyer attack that crippled a German submarine. Neal, a Tennessee native and 1897 Naval Academy graduate, commanded his ship during a war zone engagement with a periscope wake spotted at 1800 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
George F. Neal
Neal
Tennessee
Naval Academy
Incombustible Celluloid In Japan
A Japanese professor named Sato develops gatolit a nonflammable substitute for celluloid from soy bean cake Satolite sheets to be produced by a Tokyo factory in Kukojima with 2,000,000 yen capital and initial production planned for autumn The project promises cheaper production and advantages over traditional celluloid according to Commerce Reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Sato
Kukojima
Tokyo
Giants of the Sky Bombing Machines
The piece details large warplanes used for heavy bombing loads. It highlights Italian Capron aircraft carrying 2,760 pounds of explosives and three crew plus three guns, totaling 4,000 pounds payload with 900 horsepower from three engines. Such machines are rare and typically escorted by fast fighters.
Descent into Benton as Westward Railways Built
A vivid scene from Zane Grey’s The U P Trail reveals Benton after pay day during railroad construction. Night revels turn to gray dawns as gambling, drink, and death cast a brutal image of frontier prosperity and ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
Mr. Grey
Union Pacific
Benton
War dogs cared for by Countess in Neully-sur-Seine
Paris dispatch reports the Old Brigade dogs Pax Dick of the Sommhe and Dick of the Yser among nearly one hundred war dogs under Countess Yourkevich care. The valorous animals saved lives and were decorated. they now endure food rationing under bread card controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yourkevich
Chauveau
Neully-sur-Seine
Paris
Pax
Yser
Regimental Pets in War France Highlight Beloved Animals
A fragment mentions regimental pets and stray animals in France, noting their status and perceived luck. The text is incomplete but implies the value and attachment soldiers place on animals amid wartime.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anita Produce Company
F. H. Knowlton
Omaha
C. E. Harry
Millard’s
R. A. Becker
Citizens Bank
Campbell Block
Wag‘ners
M. E. Church
G. M. Adair
L. A. Galiher Block
County Board Proceedings
Myrtle Doty
O. P. Doran
Herman Hills
Dan Eppelsheimer
Viaw
Ziegler & Ziegler
Lincoln Center Church
Earl S. Holton
Blair
National
Washington, D. C
Washington, D.C
Alsc
The
West
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