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10 Aug 1917
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Bloomfield Democrat in Bloomfield, Indiana
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
1
Local notes of visitors and events in town and region
Mrs. Ed Flannigan of Linton visits town while Ruth McDaffey of Markle arrives to see Elizabeth Osborn. Families and friends from Elnora Terre Haute Vincennes and Bloomfield visit, plus letters of church notices, Red Cross sewing needs, and Evangelist Elder Sommer broadcasts with War time reflections and sermons next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Flannigan
Linton
Ruth McDaffey
Markle
Elizabeth Osborn
W. L. Slinkard
Terre Haute
Dan Long
Elnora
Rex Graham
Indianapolis
Lucinda Goodwin
Margaret Padgett
Worthington
Church Covert
Chicago
Melvin
J. W. Perrin
Frank Jenny
Indiana Power & Water Company
Walter Lyons
Blanch
Willie
Vincennes
John Parham
Alice Fields
Grace
California
R. L. Campbell
Palestine
Ill
Campbell
Mineral
Thomas Westfall
Ot Westfall
Mary
Raymond
Dorothy
Fanny Westfall
Wheatland
Mrs
Hiram Harrah
Robert Knapp
Bicknell
D. F. Bland
John Bland
Des Moines
L. P. Marshall
Emma Emery
Walker Schell
Schell
Nellie Ahern
Red Cross
O. P. Miller
Nora Harrah
Frieda Shertzer
Daniel Sommer
Court House
Summer
Europe
Sunday activities at Churches Presbyterian Church
Sunday school is scheduled for 9 30 a m and Christian Endeavor gathers at 6 p m at Churches Presbyterian Church inviting participation in both weekend programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Christian Church
Merritt Owen
Appointment of officers for the new army at Ft Benj Harrison
The secretary of war approved officer appointments for the officers training camp at Ft Benjin Harrison after board review and General Edwin F. Glenn's backing. Indiana and Kentucky troops will form the new national army division. Greene county men named include Rollie R. Cook of Linton as Captain and Kenneth Ovle of Linton as First Lieutenant in the infantry, Paul Y. Davis of Bloomfield as Captain, and Daniel C. McIntosh of Worthington as Second Lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Secretary of War
Edwin F. Glenn
National Army
Indiana
Kentucky
Greene County
Rollie R. Cook
Linton
Reserve Corps
Kenneth Ovle
Infantry
Paul Y. Davis
Bloomfield
Daniel C. McIntosh
Worthington
Exemption Claims Tally From Conscription Board Session
The conscription board reported 122 men passed with no exemption claim, 136 rejected for disabilities, and 297 passed who claimed or would claim exemption. Thirty-eight failed to appear. Results compare favorably with other boards. a second call may be needed. Authorities emphasize affidavits and investigations for claimed exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conscription Board
District Board
Conscription
Jesse E. Eschbach
Claude E. Grege
United States
United States Army
Bloomfield
Charles Gastineau
Lyons
List of Jasonville and Linton residents for examination
A lengthy list names Ira L Houser Jasonville Eugene P Ingale Jasonville Clarren Benjamin Lyons Arthur Mercier Linton Roy Letty Jasonville Ovid W Keller Lyons Ray Wallace Jasonville Floyd Shepherd Bloomfield Thomas Gleason Linton Wm H Alkire Marco Andy R Chaney Worthington Roy Needham Linton Emil J Peltier Linton Abraham Wooten Linton Frank M Casner Freedom John P Gibson Jasonville and many others. The note shows Passed and Claimed Exemption and referenced military enlistment and exam scheduling by the board with cooperation from US and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Democrat
Charles Hamilton
Linton
Albert Wright
Rex F. Hinkle
Jasonville
Irving Medlock
Sandborn
James F. Wall
Newberry
Leo E. Reintjes
William Whinnie
Ray Harper
Springville
Charles C. Miller
Roy Axe
Frank Bruner
Thomas Coakley
Harley W. Page
Koleen
Olie G. Jamison
Scotland
Jim Bibos
Bloomfield
Grafton
Claude M. Hoss
Lyons
Wm. A. Nucker
Claud G. Johnson
Gilbert B. Sims
Claude Coster
Solsberry
Frank Crooke
Worthington
Wm. C. Heenan
Charles A. Pope
Herbert Henry
Homer Barkaloo
Owensburg
Ben Reed
Hugh Collins
Palmer
Ira L. Houser
Eugene P. Ingale
Clarren Benjamin
Arthur Mercier
Roy Letty
Ovid W. Keller
Ray Wallace
Floyd Shepherd
Thomas E. Gleason
Wm. H. Alkire
Marco
Andy R. Chaney
Roy Needham
Emil J. Peltier
Abraham Wooten
Robert Bohnert
John B. Gorman
Raymond Corbin
Victor Hasler
Wm. H. Purcell
McKendree Wilson
Thomas Pickard
John Barnard
Ollie Wright
David Shields
Clyde McCain
James McGhee
Raymond E. Floyd
Ora W. Bryant
Opha D. Pershing
Samuel I. Preece
Stanley Brewer
Pleasantville
Samuel DeMoss
Wm. E. Jewell
Switz City
Carl Cravens
John M. Geddes
Samuel G. Bonham
Andrew Powell
Mark Price
Stanley R. Thomas
Herbert L. Forbes
Clarence R. Houser
Lloyd Davidson
Josiah W. McGuire
Jack Price
Vincennes
Virgil Flater
George Devlin
Walter R. Coffey
Freedom
Joseph W. Bradley
Horrell Hatfield
Fred W. Bennet
Ivan Watkins
Gorda
G. Hammersley
Earl Tin
Cher
Dalton E. Winegar
Homer Haney
Carl Kaelin
David M. Terhune
Claude A. Stevenson
Wilbur Hale
Hurschel Stormes
John Bedwell
Henry A. Hagemier
Roy Harshman
Lewis Struckmeyer
Roscoe Wolf
Clem Herndon
Floyd Reagin
William F. Terrell
Owen Wright
Owensboro
Grover Abercombie
Vicksburg
James R. S. Fesler
Dresden
Boone Freeman
Floyd Lambert
Dennie A. Bays
Lloyd A. Guthrie
Mack White
Wm. Griffith
Charles Mason
Peter J. Melton
Clyde L. Wilson
Clarence C. Hobbs
Glenn
Max Graham
David C. Miller
Wm. F. Christy
Hendricksville
Edward Cox
Murl Stalcup
Everet Ridener
Thomas Huffman
Jacob E. Linthicum
John E. Edmondson
Otto Poe
Everet Spencer
Ed Cade
Charles D. Hoss
Morton Swango
Wm. E.green
Rex Graham
Charles W. Clayton
Robert Barnard
Thad Spice
Ray Coward
Fred B. Dean
Wm. McCampbell
Fred C. Carmichael
Roy McIntyre
Rufus M. Hunter
Casgar Harlow
Ralph Newby
Wm. C. Robertson
Roy Templeton
Dwight A. Gallion
Thomas A. Gill
Elmer Templeton
George M. Doidge
Ray T. Holland
Jesse Price
Walter Ray Wymer
New Suits Filed In Court This Week
Three new suits were filed. Abraham Barton sues Ben Stewart and John R. Stewart on a note. Isaac M. Bilderback sues Stewart brothers on another note. Charles P. Boardman appeals a Wright township justice court judgment of 2210 to Harris Lumber Co. for damages to its auto truck in an accident with Boardman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Barton
Ben Stewart
John R. Stewart
Isaac M. Bilderback
Charles P. Boardman
Justice of Peace Court
Wright Township
Harris Lumber Company
Boardman
Circuit
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Edward FE. Hines
Walter Decker
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Henry Simpson
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Ernest H. Whitsett
Harrison Davidson
Elmo Allen
Calvin Rodenbeck
Clyde Freeman
Roy Wonders
Marl Tincher
Fred Stalcup
Joseph Comus
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Earl T. Johnson
Walter Bare
Oscar Watson
Lester Raymond
Oren Dove
Claude E. Tatum
Midland
Merit Houldson
South Linton
Clyde K. Edwards
Elvin M. Rhodes
Reid K. Rampley
Nolan Austin
Roy Page
Paul Stewart
Ralph Wilson
Jesse D. Roach
Gerald Landis
Edward Alderson
Robert Rouse
Jesse Walton
Louis H. Petzold
Timothy Horn
Earl Parish
Elmer Miller
Clarence Crow
Austin Wilson
Chester W. Wills
Homer Gott
Raymond Casner
Salsberry
Guy Livingston
Otto Bennett
Leonard Buchner
James V. Porter
Frank L. Stivers
Earl Myers
John White
Joseph E. Maddox
Stanley L. Johnson
Jess Templeton
Eddie L. Price
Bernie E. Elder
Willie Morgan
Ernie Stager
Wm. B. Gann
Jim
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