05 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
1
Miss Alberta Garner of Indianapolis visits Miss Eva Henderson in Danville. Numerous locals travel to and from Indianapolis and Chicago for family, work, or education. Labor Day closures noted. Camp Taylor prep crowds grow. several marriages licenses and civil filings listed among community events and travels.
Former resident J G Beck writes to James Davidson from England about his wartime YMCA duties. He describes travels to London landmarks including Westminster Abbey and the Tower, observations of the House of Commons debate on Rights of Aliens, and experiences at docks and a city warehouse supplying camps and canteens. He notes optimism, camaraderie with Indiana-born colleagues, and hopes for Joe to join the effort.
The source provides scattered queries about a person’s church membership fraternal orders years in the county and education and lists of brothers sisters sons or daughters. No definite facts are given within the readable text.
Wayne Kelly of Lebanon wed Miss Gladys Smith of Lebanon in Danville with Rev J K Sherrill officiating. The groom, a Coatesville and Ame high school graduate, registered for military service and leaves for Camp Taylor Ky for training this week. Mrs. Kelly will live with her parents as he heads to the front.
R N Maxine Blebeshulmer a Geld representative for the Indiana Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis spoke at the local Red Cross rooms last Thursday. She noted Hendrick county won the state nurses service for two weeks by selling 250000 Red Cross seats and said she will return when school opens to install health crusaders in county schools. Junior Red Cross and Modern Health crusaders have consolidated efforts amid Indiana defense council urging tuberculosis work nationwide.
R C Knight and Co secure agency for the Sonora talking machine. The machine won a first medal at the Panama Pacific exposition for clearness of tone, touted as its key feature. The piece praises music’s inspirational value during difficult times and notes more details on another page.
A public sale will be held at the Jesse Masten farm one mile south and one east of Jontesville on Saturday September 14 at 10:30 a.m. Auction features 8 horses 22 cattle 60 hogs 14 sheep farm tools harness buggies and more. Nine month credit on notes at six percent interest or 44 percent discount for cash. Cols Rector and Sherrill auctioneers J R O’Niel clerk Red Cross of Coatesville serves lunch.
Thomas Awbrey and family along with Mrs Nan Awbrey visited Indianapolis for a few days at the start of the week, staying with relatives.
A letter from Jacob S. Wilson, Camp Funston Kansas, describes depot brigade guard duty, long months away from home, furlough challenges, and life among 1560 to 200 soldiers. He notes strict work, occasional meals, and sleep deprivation, while reflecting on Uncle Sam’s vast wartime organization and camaraderie.
O A Day sells 6 horses and mules 11 cattle 4 hogs 20 head of cattle shed corn oats implements house goods and more at 10 30 am Monday Sept 3 on Northview farm four miles north of Filmore and four miles northeast of Greencastle. Credit six months on notes with approved security cash discount three percent. Dinner served. Also notes on recent church steeple damage and local notices about a furlough visit and firm dissolution with settlement request.
The Indiana State Council of Defense asks all superior and circuit courts to free attorneys skilled in registering men of conscript age to help register men aged 14 to 21 and 31 to 45 under a federal manpower bill. The council backs a plan to boost a fourth Liberty Loan bond distribution and supports closing Gary retail shops four evenings weekly to conserve manpower. The Miami county defense group reports alleged threats to John McGloin and calls the matter a closed incident.
John Williams will sell at public sale on his farm one and a half mile southeast of Belle Union on Monday September 16 at 110 a.m. 18 head horses and mules 10 head cattle 19 head sheep 100 hogs oats implements and more A credit of 3 to 6 months on notes bearing 6 percent interest from date 2 percent discount for cash Auctioneer Cal Ot Sher rill clerk W F Gill Lunch will be served.
Harvey Lewis and Roland Short, both employed at Nordyke and Marmon in Indianapolis, spent the weekend there. Mrs Makina Phillips and Alma and Stephen Couch of California visited Minnie Hunt and daughter Mary. Miss Mleeta Yarbough stayed with Dorotha Baer in Indianapolis, who accompanied her home for the weekend. The Present Day club hosted a farewell for Mrs Virgil Davis moving to Indianapolis. Franklin township Red Cross served lunch at the Brown and Sallust sale August 22, netting 7255 dollars with a cream separator donation by Glen Brown. Rev J B Sherrill saidSunday would be his last time to preach for some time at the local Baptist church. Mrs Kenneth Sharp returned from Camp Shelby with her husband and visited Mrs J Sharp. Mrs Sharp will begin work as Greensburg public schools music supervisor. her husband Master Engineer Sharp is to leave for overseas service soon.
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