Examination of New Registrants Men Leave for Camp
Notices mailed to 1918 registrants call for physical examinations on July 19 and 20 in Barstow and July 28 in Needles. Exams held at Local Board office, with Needles attendees at Santa Fe hospital on July 25. Some registrants to Camp Fremont August 5. voluntary calls open. Enlistments open for limited service at Vancouver Barracks. volunteers from deferred classes accepted. Also sought are men with head riggers, snipers, cooks, and other skilled wartime roles to aid spruce production for aviation. Twenty registrants train next Monday. six to Camp Kearny, fourteen to Camp Lewis. New registrant order numbers posted at Local Board No.3.
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Barstow
Needles
Santa Fe Hospital
Camp Freemont
Vancouver Barracks
Camp Kearney
Camp Lewis
Barstow Local Board Announces Induction Calls
Local Board No. 3 Barstow lists calls for 35 head riggers 105 snippers 24 cooks 25 assistant foremen 50 planner trimmermen and 140 tallymen to Vancouver Barracks. Quotas set after July 22 volunteers due to be tallied. if short, involuntary inductions used.
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Vancouver Barracks
One American Captures 150 Prisoners in Champagne
Sergeant J. F. Brown entered American headquarters with 150 prisoners after taking a trench and silencing four machine gun crews. Paris reports the first day of the offensive as a heavy enemy defeat, with French aviators destroying two bridges and Allied lines holding firm.
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Champagne
J. F. Brown
Paris
Havas
Vaux
L. J. Henderson
E. L. White
Barstow Notes Child Welfare Work Babies and Local News
The Town Child Welfare Committee of Bars examined 43 babies at the Santa Fe emergency hospital with plans for continued classification. Local social updates include vacations of Mr. and Mrs. Myers and Mr. and Mrs Gauldin hosting Claud Goff from Pelham Bay on furlough. The Southern Sierras Power Company seeks higher rates, citing material cost increases. Other items report weather damage, a druggist convention in San Diego, and a fifth birthday party for Pauline Connor with festive arrangements and family memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow Health Center
B. C. Anderson
Theda Dalman
Ralph Haan
Joy Kemper
B. F. Gouldin
James Connor
FE. Pitcher
Santa Fe Emergency Hospital
R. F. Garner
B. Fb. Gauldin
Claud Goff
Mr. Gauldin
U. S. Navy
Pelham Bay
N.Y
Mr. Goff
Pauline
Barstow Gossip and Local Appointments in 1918
Diverted notes reveal Mr Dillingham considering modern property improvements on the hill. Vernon Carter pictured in France is received by Barstow. his judge father expresses pride. Training posts shift with government rail control. Depot openings and local arrivals, vacations, and adverts fill Barstow life alongside notes on burglary at R M Dillingham store and a Better Baby Conference at the state fair.
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Vernon Carter
France
Barstow
Germans Seize Strategic Trenches After Marne Advance
Report notes German forces advancing southeast of Chateau Thierry across the Marne, making trenches in the area of strategic value for occupation. Details emphasize the tactical significance of the move and its impact on ground control.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
Red Cross Headquarters Marriages and Seaming Helpers
The following ladies wed at Red Cross headquarters this week: Gouldin White Henderson Harrison Sloan Kerr Benedict Smith Chambers Hanrer McDonald. Those who have taken sewing home for the Red Cross are Mitchell Crooks Connors Dusterhoff.
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Red Cross
B. F. Gouldin
BE. L. White
D. C. Henderson
L. J. Henarson
J. Sloan
Mary Sloan
Bo Kerr
Benedict
A. Smith
Chambers
Hanrer
McDonald
Mitchell
L. Crooks
James Connors
Dusterhoff
Hi Desierto Romance Ends Barstow Bachelorhood
Harry Addison, a Santa Fe fireman long based in Barstow, married Misa Ethel Barnhouse on Monday July 15 with Judge Carter officiating. The bride recently moved from Missouri, and the couple plan a ten day honeymoon in Los Angeles before returning.
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Barstow
Harry Addison
Cupid
Judge Carter
Santa Fe
Misa Ethel Barnhouse
Missouri
Addison
Joburg
Los Angeles
Beaches
Nurses How at the County Hospital Open for Inspection
County hospital officials invite the public to tour the new nurses cottage next Sunday from 5 to 6 p.m. Superintendent Charles E. Stickle emphasizes the urgent need to train 41,000 more nurses and showcases the training school as part of the planned expansion. Tea will be served.
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Sam
Charles E. Stickle
Registrants Ordered to Include Service Year and Order Number
Draft registrants must include their order number and specify whether they are from the 1917 or 1918 registration when writing to their Local Board. This requirement aims to streamline inquiries and aid board operations.
Quentin Roosevelt Dies in Air Battle on French Front
The youngest Roosevelt son Quentin Roosevelt is reported killed in action on the western front. A dispatch from London notes Lieut Roosevelt was shot down and a cousin, Philip Roosevelt, witnessed his fall. Hinkley Henderson has joined the American navy mechanical department and is wished success and safe return.
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Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
West Front
London
Lieut. Roosevelt
Philip Roosevelt
Hinkley Henderson
Barstow
American Navy
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Stow
Local Board No. 3
Atolla
Mojave River
McAdoo
Universal
United States
Congress
Wilon
Senate
House
Louise Baguley
Newberry
Harry Lingenfelter
Lingenfelter
Cadiz
Parker
Southern
Christy
Nemo
Daggett
Gillett
Miss Paula
Little Norman
San Diego
Coronado
Mrs. Little
Bobby Cherrly
W. D. Richie
Bear Lake
Dillingham
Win. Matthie
San Berdo
Hl. H. Tisdale
J. L. Hibbard
Amboy
Ludlow
Salt Lake
San Bernardino
Flora Allen
Bear Valley
Wim. Daniel
Texas
Daniel
R. M. Dillingham
I. Goldstein & Son
Lubin J. Henderson
Julius Krattechnitt
Southern Pacific
R. R
Emerson
Hicks
Wilson
Anderson
W. H. Murray
D. R. Murray
Ded Cross
Hi Desierto
Howe
KE. L. White
Dume
Uentin Roosevelt
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