Hawkins Promoted to Lieutenant in Company M
Lieut Owen C Hawkins, popular sergeant of Company M, is promoted to lieutenant in the closing days of the fighting. Commission issued on captain Charles C Briggs recommendation. Hawkins is well known in Atlantic and recently toured Iowa with three fellow overseas veterans.
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Owen C. Hawkins
Company M
Piveen Sergt
Hawkins
Charles C. Briggs
Atlantic
Ile
Iowa
State
Elk Horn Woman Dead in California
Mrs Gaergs seventh, longtime Elk Horn resident, died at her California home shortly after moving west with her son Will. Her health had been poor for years and the move failed to improve it. death was unexpected. TF removal sale advertised by Dunham Bros. 2420 Dunham Bros Walnut St. Try a News-Telegraph Want Ad.
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Elk Horn
Gaergs
California
Will
Harlan Man Cited for World War I Heroism
Sergeant Richard M. Kirk of Harlan cited for extraordinary heroism at Audenarde Belgium on November 1 1918. He led a patrol reconnoitering the town dodged fire and entered a building capturing two enemy machine gunners. Address: Mrs. Ethel Kirk wife care of Kemp M Downs 7 Harlan Iowa.
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Marlan
Richard M. Kirk
Harlan
Audenarde
Belgium
Kirk
Ethel Kirk
Kemp M. Downs
Harlan, Towa
Infants Die of Influenza in Alpine Family Tragedy
The Alpine household suffers influenza losses as a baby son dies on Saturday and an eight year old daughter dies on Tuesday. Henry Alpine and wife endure severe illness amid the family health crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVOCA
Henry Alpine
Farmer hangs self near Irwin in unexplained tragedy
Irwin Iowa area reports farmer William Robs, age unknown, found dead by hanging in a well near his home one mile west and a quarter mile north. Authorities say he left a family and appeared healthy with no obvious motive. Rexall store lists items such as shaying sets and military sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Town
William Robs
Banker Administrator Elliott Appointed for H. B. Muntendam Estate
John Smith, president of Elliott Savings Bank, named administrator of the Muntendam estate. He aims to publish a notice this week and seeks to liquidate the plant assets including brush, comb, and mirror sets at Moore & Clark Rexall store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
John Smith
Elliott Savings Bank
H. B. Muntendam
Elliott Graphic
Moore & Clark
Rexall
Moore & Clark’s
Register Tribune renewal notice at Prall building address
Important notice from John C. W. Cary urging renewals for the Register or Tribune. Includes moved location to the Prall building over Ahrens Millinery at 108 Chestnut Street and phone contacts Black 581 and Black 681. Cartoon book offer with a year’s subscription.
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Register
Tribune
Prall
Ahrens Millinery
Chestnut St
Ding
John C. W. Cary
Griswold couple marks fiftieth wedding anniversary
John McKeane and his wife observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Married in Scotland Indiana, they moved to Cass County in 1874 and settled on a farm near Atlantic before later buying land southwest of Griswold. Mrs. McKeane has been homebound after a recent fall.
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Griswold
John McKeane
Scotland
Ind
Cass County
Atlantic
Gris- Wolg
War Service Council endorses language proclamation in Pottawattamie
At a meeting of the War Service councils of the townships in Pottawattamie county a resolution was adopted supporting Governor Harding s foreign language proclamation It states that no English should be taught in schools and used in churches and at public gatherings.
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Council Bluffs
Meening
War Service Councils
Pottawattamie County
Harding
Engineers Bridge No Man's Land Under Fire in World War I
Wartime engineers recount daring river crossings at the Vesle Aisne and Marne fronts. They quietly assemble pontoon bridges under heavy shellfire before infantry advance, risking bullets as they complete crossings in hours. Sergeant Roland Hoskin from Ahmeek Michigan narrates how bridges are carried in sections, pulled by teams, then dropped into place to satisfy the approaching troops.
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Bilding
Paris
Tien
Aisne
Vesle
Marne
Roland Hoskin
Ahmeek
Mich
Hoskin
Abropnel
Wasle
Yésle
Gina to Make Big Shells
Six thousand women and girls in Cincinnati will be taught factory work this fall and winter. Most will work in munition plants as men enlist in the service drives demand for female labor. A typist notes a 1 1 2 pound shell is no harder to handle than an 18 pound baby, highlighting perceived ease of shell production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gina
Cincinnati
French confident of Allied victory shown by Paris triumphal way plan
Plans publicized to build a triumphal route from Porte Maillot to the Forest of Saint Germain to celebrate allied victory. A statue of the defense of Paris would be replaced by a triumphal arch with a central electric railway, connecting the Tuileries to Arc de Triomphe. A Franco English American committee may oversee the two year project.
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France
Paris
Forest of Saint- Germain
Porte Maiflot
Tuileries Rch
Champs Elysee
Arc de Triomphe
Etoile
Porta Maillot
Balti, Germain
Paristage
Saint-Germain
Europe
Ft 18
Jail auction leaves city without police car for jail transport
The black maria purchased by Saitna Kansas police was sold to a local grater after crime fell and jail use dropped. The city previously needed a vehicle to haul detainees to the jail from court. With the county jail now empty, both facilities face reduced demand for jail transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Saitna
Kan
Bible Saves Soldier as Bullet Holes Pages
John Gould of Hast Clari son Ohio recalls a Bible saving a soldier near Tisly Italy. A bullet tore through 885 pages, yet the book stopped the hit and saved the man. He notes the Red Cross and YMCA aid while describing welcome crowds and flowers for troops.
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John Gould
Hast Clarison
Tisly
Italy
France
Red Cross
Likely Battle Sound Reaches South Dakota Soldier Abroad
Archie Peck of South Dakota writes from France serving in a motor battalion of the Second Ammunition Train. He says loneliness comes from missing the big gun sounds while shells burst near the trucks. He notes shells and gunfire are a constant, yet he remains determined and hopeful amid the front-line dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Peck
South Dakota
France
Three States to Fight Federal Railroad Rates
Attorneys for Iowa South Dakota and Nebraska railway commissions in Lincoln Neb discuss possible injunction to halt enforcement of federal railroad rates. H G Taylor of the Nebraska commission notes no action line set but expects state aid from the National Association of State Railway Commissions.
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Lincoln
Neb
Federal Railroad Administration
Iowa, South Dakota
Nebraska Railway Commissions
H. G. Taylor
Nebraska Railway Commission
National Association of State Railway Commissions
Soldier Dungan Recounts Wounds and Recovery
R P Dungan of the 88th Division is en route home with a mashed foot and developing blood poisoning requiring hospital care. He expects transfer to Fort Des Moines for further treatment. Hans E Blunk of Co K 358 sends word from Jaillin France near Metz that he is healthy after about two months of active service.
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R. P. Dungan
D. A. Dungan
Fort—Des Moines
Hans E. Blunk
Co. K. 358
Jaillen
France
Metz
Hanns Blunk
Grave City
Letters They Wrote Pay and Worries From War Risk Letters
Read extracts from letters sent to Otto Brehmer of Farmers Savings Bank by a war risk insurance employee. The lines reveal personal woes and frustrations about pay, elopement not received, marriages, children, and dependence on government support amid wartime concerns.
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Department of Net Risk Insurance
Washington
Otto Brehmer
Farmers’ Savings Bank
War Risk Insurance Department
John
Walnut Soldier Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Sergt Arthur J Goetsch of Company D 4th Infantry receives the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism at Ville Savoy France August 17 1918. Despite gas-blinded eyes he aided in building an artillery bridge across the Vesle under heavy fire.
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Walnut
Arthur J. Goetsch
4Th Infantry
Goetsch
Fourth Engineers
Ville Savoy
France
Vesle River
Taft to Visit Omaha for Street Railway Talks
Ex President Taft and Basil Mionley of the War Labor board are due in Omaha on January 2 to discuss the street railway labor situation. Mayor to arrange reception for the distinguished visitors. Holiday gift line advertised at Lees drug store.
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Omaha
Neb
Mayos
Smith
Taft
Basil Mionley
War Labor Board
Omcha
Custodial Farms Abandoned in Iowa Report Recommends Sales
The Iowa board of control reports the custodial farm system is to be abandoned after a brief trial. It recommends selling the Clive farm acquired by the Thirty-fifth General Assembly and the Granite farm in Lyon County, both authorized by the same body. Moore and Clark's notes new Copyright books arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dhe
Clive
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
Granite
Lyon County
Real Estate Transfers December 17 to December 20 1918
Transfers list real estate dealings with Forshay guardianship to Esta Carey. Minnie Weaver to Willis A Miller. Wm S Davis to M B Nelson. R C Griffith to L R Nelson and C W McCaustland. Grace McCaustland to Maren Jensen. W A McKee shf to Ben A Wood. Amounts per transaction range from $1500 to $2650 with lot and section references and submittal dates December 1918. Also a holiday ad for LEE S drug store.
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BE. D. Forshay
Carey
Minnie Weaver
Willis A Miller
Maren Jensen
Atlantic
W. A. McKee
Ben A. Wood
Allotment Checks To Be Mailed Before Christmas
Washington reports the War Risk Insurance Bureau is issuing allotment and allowance checks at 140000 daily, with over 1160000 mailed this month. October checks for September pay have gone out. November work continues. Applies to joint allotment pay with dependent allowances, affecting about 102000 service members and Iowa families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Harlan Man Inflight Trial For Air Mail Route
Lieuts J H Marriott O G Bacon and R E Gay flew a trial air mail mission from Park Field Memphis to Chattanooga and Knoxville seeking a mail route. They crossed rain and clouds and traveled through valleys showing progress toward an air mail network. Oliver Bacon of herlan is identified among the pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Chattanooga Daily News
J. 8. Mariott
O. G. Bacon
R. E Gay
Park Field
Memphis
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Oliver Bacon
Herlan
Farm Loans Offered At Three Rates In Atlantic Iowa
WooD and SAVERY of Atlantic Iowa announce farm loans available at 5 percent 4 percent and 6 percent. Prospective borrowers are invited to call and inquire about terms and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood & Savery
Atlantic
Iowa
Official Vote District Candidates Reported by County Auditor
County Auditor Kringsl releases a certified return of votes cast in November for district offices. District Judge results include J B Rockafellow Thomas Arthur Shelby Cullican W A Killpack Carl Peters C D Wheeler. State Senator Julius A Nelson John C Voorhees. State Representative Eu L Newton. Congressman WR G. The data reflects tallies for multiple candidates with totals listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kringsl
Arl Peters
Tee
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The
Franklin George. Nordman
County
Wiota
Lee's Drug Store
Hallmark
Mr. Hill
Grug
CO. M
Chamberlain
Dunham Bros., Gia Walnut Bt
Musterplé
Harlan Man
Kitty Gordon
Geraldine Farrar
Mary Gorden
Register-Tribune
Forest of St. Germain
Mra. Anni Hellin
Seattle
Northwest
Liggett’s
Rexall -Ste -Rexail
D.S. C
W Lardiere
Poland
St Moore &Mark's
Lee’s Drug Store
Moore & Clark's
Inflight
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