Honor Roll of Local Servicemen Listed by Town
The list names privates and noncommisioned soldiers from various towns in West Virginia and nearby areas. Wounded, missing in action, and slight injuries are reported for individuals including William Ht Molisee and Sam Suhodolsky among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dames Hi
Matcher
Troutville
John Martin
Blair
Charles May
Bunker $l
W. Val
Beamin F. Maynard
Maynor
W. Va
Ree Rotelilt
Crum
W Va
Carl Stafford
Justice
Nlbert Staten
Merrimac
Weldountt Willia
John Th Lael
Kling
Yey Wey
Delbert Cobs
Yadencita Cornorat
Wairtah K. Towner
Central Station
Tarty Galloway
Stonoer
Wes Jasen
Leushbeacerh
Pverett G. Livingston
Dryden
James W. Puckett
Maxwell, Val
Ernest A. Spencer
Roanoke
Robert J. Ritter
Montrose
Local Names Appear in WV and VA Notices
A fragmented list shows numerous individuals tied to towns in West Virginia and Virginia. Names include Tom Wilson Raven Vateres li Lemon Maben Cha Hlemp Jonesville and others like Oste BE Arthur Montgomery Louie M. Grady Hackett Salem Homer Cacy Davy Harkless Cyrus Snyder and James ML Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wilson
Raven
Vateresli
Lemon
Maben
W. Va
Cha Hlemp
Jonesville
Oste BE. Arthur
Montgomery
Louie M. Grady
Quincy
John D. Hackett
Salem
Homer
Cacy
Davy
W.va
Jess Harkless
Dana
Cyrus Snyder
James ML Wilson
Marion
HeWains Taken to Old Home for Kendrick Funeral
The remains of John D B Kendrick of Honaker Virginia passed through Bluefield en route to Hovaker for interment. His sister Mrs L S Jones brother Ewen Kendrick and Mrs Kendrick accompanied the body. Kendrick worked in shipyards near Washington and died after influenza followed by paralysis at about 28. He was the son of I J Kendrick once a Russell County resident now in Pikeville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DB. Kendrick
Honaker
Bluefield
Hovaker
L. S. Jones
Ewen Kendrick
I. J. Kendrie
Russell County
Pileville
Land of battles strange land in France after war
In late November a AP correspondent portrays a transformed France. Ruined villages show a strange quiet as winter skies lack airplanes. Salvage from battlefields fills trains, while returning troops bring cheer and recovery. Night lights glow in remote hamlets and markets offer game and vegetables with rationing still in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
Finis
Cne
Paris
New Hope Jane Unit Orchestra Arrives for Colonial Theatre
The New Hope Jane Unit Orchestra has arrived for the Colonial Theatre. Experts will begin installation Sunday and expect to finish in a week. The current Colonial organ will move to the Elks for additional entertainment at Lins house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope Jane
Colonial Theatre
Colonial
The
Elks
Lins
Fruit Hearts Chewing Gum Praised in Stores Ad
Strong for Fruit-Hearts all who try the candy covered fruit flavored gum. Available in stores for five cents.
Local residents spend holidays with family and friends
Miss Marjo te Burgess visits Wayne for holidays while Miss Fannie Johnson stays with homefolks in Tacoma Virginia. Several residents return from service or travel for Christmas including Edgar Cook who is discharged from the army, J. G Clark to Roanoke, and Karl and Pattie Eddins from Emory College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjo Te Burgess
Wayne
Fannie Johnson
Tacoma
Leon Cook
New York
Edgar Cook
France
Velna Mitchell
Pulaski
Miss Mitchell
Lexington
Business
R. KE. Greer
Abingdon
Bess Allen
Georgia
Miss Allen
Herward Thomas
Petersburg
Stewart Mitchell
Pocahontas
Karl
Pattie Eddins
Emory College
Verna Sparks
St. Lukes Hospital
Bluefield
Alma Baily
Marie Rank
Chatham
Christmas visitors and returning service members
Local residents welcomed relatives from Mullens and other towns during Christmas. Pnsign Alvah Littl returned from France while Wyatt Harmon and other servicemen with overseas duty were noted. Several students and alumni from Virginia universities and military schools were mentioned as home for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hensley
Joe
John
Mullens
Eck
Thomas Pritchard
Willard Lee
Washington and Lee University
Alex Littl
Bernard Clack
West Virginia University
Edward Cooper
Quantico
David Pritchard
Hazard
Ife
Pocahontas
C. M. Flynn
Bluefield
Mabel Baker
Kate Hewitt
Irani Hewitt
Richard Hewitt
Devils Fork
J. E. McQuail
Hiawatha
John Goodwill
Pennsylvania
Emmie Thomas
France
Wyatt Harmon
Theda Buck
Washington
Christmas Reflections and Local Notices in Coopers
Christmas passed quietly in Coopers with funeral attendance for Mrs Auckland at Falls Mills. Walton Camp grows like a town with eight houses nearly finished and more foundations laid. Local personals note returning servicemen, relocations, and holiday visits among residents and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Falls Mills
Gt. A. Niswander
H. H. French
Walton Camp
Personal Inventory Day Promoted by U S Treasury
The government urges January 1 as Personal Inventory Day to help Americans assess property and savings for 1919. A Patriotic Estimate blank for adults and a family form guide thrift and honest self assessment, not to be filed but kept for record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Division
United States Treasury Department
Building and Loank Society
Saving Bank
Fruit Harts Delivers Original Delicious Flavor
A brief ad notes Fruit Harts as the original delicious gum now in stores for five cents per package. It promotes the product with simple claims of flavor and value, reflecting a vintage grocery advertisement.
Thrift Forms Issued to Guide Personal Inventories
A wartime thrift initiative promotes using special guidance forms for children adults and families to assess patriotic financial status and plan a year of greater thrift after completing the first form and the second blank.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George W. Mason
Cambria
Cook Zephan Mevey
United
Eugene PL
Puckett
Joha D. Kendrick
Tormenza
Henry W. Savage
Dorothy Webb
Colonial Box Office
Maxwell
S. J. Kell
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
Land OF Battles
Kimball
Bramwell
J. S. French
Brotherhood of Mechanics
Menber
Thomas W. Rhodes
Navy
Jesse Harris
Camp Lee
Roy Buchanan
West Point
V. P. L. Blacksburg
Ernest Morrisette
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
M. T. Montgomery
Thinton
H. J. Frazer
Princeton
Thos. Cooper, Jr
J. J. Sixemith
J. K
Ee Pick
orKe Paes
Xu Oloni
America
Belgitm
Here
Wal Savings Stampa
Liberty
RED Cross
Kahn
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