Pleads To Be Left In The Navy From Milford Berry
Milford Berry writes from the Canal Training camp in Seattle Washington to his mother Daisy Berry of Dayton Ohio detailing navy life on shipyard guard duty. He describes the routine housing meals drills signaling and inspections and notes an insurance policy he has taken out for his mother and his longing to see her again.
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Daisy Berry
Dayton
Ohio
F. M. Redman
Denver
Ind
Milford
Navy
Seattle
Wash
Mother
Y.M.C. A
B. V
D’s
Loggins
Young Men’s Christian Association
Naval Training Camp
Seattle’ Wash
County Chorus Plans July Fourth Gathering
The County Community Chorus will assemble at City Park in Peru after the parade on July Fourth. Township directors are to bring singers. copies of songs include America, The Star Spangled Banner, Be a Christian Soldier, Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, Indiana, Over There, and Keep the Home Fires Burning. County chairman Anna K McLaughlin names township directors from Macy, Richland, Denver, Bunker Hill, Amboy, Bennetts, Miami, Santa Fe, Union, North Grove, Converse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
America
Columbia
Gem of the Ocean
Indiana
Thomas Davies
Macy
Lorenzo Doud
Richland
W. H. Howes
Denver
Charles Reyburn
Miami
E. C. Fisher
Santa Fe
Althea Robbins
Union
Edna Mallett
North Grove
J. E. Clifford
Converse
Anna K. M’laughlin
Tribune Faces Price Hike For Subscriptions
Public notice warns readers of July 1 1918 Postal Laws raising costs and hints at possible subscription price increases. It urges readers with an X on their label to renew before prices rise and avoid losing service.
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Tribune
No Trespassing on Farms of C. O. Derok
Notice posted to prohibit all trespassing on both farms owned by C. O. Derok. No person may enter or use the property for any purpose. Violators will be subject to legal action and pursuit.
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C. O. Derok
Town Eyes Electric Light Service Vote
Residents push for electric lights with a plan to connect Peru to Denver. A committee will visit nearby towns to study service and report back at a July 8 meeting. Community members urged to attend and support improvements for their town.
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Peru
Denver
Frost Devastates Miami County Crops Across Fields
A severe frost hit Northern Indiana on Saturday night causing extensive damage to corn potatoes and beans in Miami County. Low ground corn was wiped out and much upland corn laid flat after the frost. Farmers report about 30 percent of the corn in the county ruined and hope for partial recovery before winter frosts. War gardens suffered heavily as well.
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Miami County
Indiana
Farmers urged to insure grain against loss
A Denver Tribune notice advises farmers to store wheat oats and grain and obtain grain insurance this year. It promises policies from thirty days to a year covering field shock sacks or bin loss at a reasonable price and urges immediate contact by telephone or mail.
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The
Denver Tribune
Breaks Hand in Woodpile Accident
Jonn Mohler broke the bones on the back of his hand when a wood pile at work began to cave in. He sprang back to avoid being trapped, tripped on a stick, and fell as the lumber struck his hand.
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Jonn Mohler
Mr. Mohler
Methodist Ladies Aid Meeting Set for July 8 at Parsonage
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society will meet at the parsonage with Mrs. A. F. E. White on Wednesday afternoon July 8. Mrs White is assisted by Mesdames Clyde Miller Lee Long Waldo Berger and Caroline Black.
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Methodist Ladies Aid Society
A. FE. White
Soldiers News From Macy Indiana June 1918
Mail from Don C Brewer in New York reports his ship reached overseas safely and promises letters home. Charles Sutton in France writes of travel, rain, crowded streets, and hopes for a safe return. Catherine Brewer receives a France letter describing air combat and a German plane crash witnessed from 2000 feet. The note closes with wartime optimism and a call for support for the U S soldiers awaiting victory.
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Denver Tribune
C. C. Brewer
Macy
Don C. Brewer
New York
Long Island
N. Y
Charles Sutton
France
U.S. A
Catherine Brewer
Baptist Missionary Society Meeting Notice
The Baptist Missionary Society will meet at the church on Wednesday afternoon, July 3. All who can please be present. John Raber, carrier on rural route No. 1 out of Denver, has purchased the property of Mrs. Bertha Bell on Washington Street. Go to GOFE S for Good Staple Groceries.
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The
Baptist Missionary Society
John Raber
Denver
Bertha Bell
Washington Street
Gofe’s
Rural Route 2 Social Notes From Peru Area
Rural Route 2 column records visits and family events around Peru. Names include Sullivan families, Mr and Mrs Keplinger, Mrs Guise, Mrs Waymire, Mrs Berger, Danes, Carlton Murry, Grover Lee, Louisa Lantz, Frank Matthias, C O Derek, P S Sullivan, E O Sullivan, S D Berger, Joe Dillman, Sylvia Horner, Ruth Hay. A newborn at Grover Lee is noted.
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Sullivan
Mary Sullivan
Peru
Harry Keplinger
Will Ream
Jesse Guise
Bertha Lee
Martha Waymire
D. Berger
Grover Lee
Louisa Lantz
Frank Matthias
C. O. Derek
Carl Fisher
P.S. Sullivan
E. O. Sullivan
S. D. Berger
Joe Dillman
Sylvia Horner
Perrysburg
Ruth Hay
Prepared for Summer Storms Windstorm Insurance
L. H. Dice in Denver Indiana advertises windstorm and hail policies to protect against tornadoes and windstorms. Promotes best companies and prices with local service and claims to offer tailored coverage for Indiana summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
L. H. Dice
C. F. Fite
Denver
County council seeks county singers for Peru 4th of July
The county council urges all singers to join the Peru celebration with a patriotic song rehearsal at the M E Church next Tuesday evening. Attendees should be in Peru by Thursday July 4. Local men Charles Derek Charles Lone A J Long Clyde Miller Merritt Murphy Albert Fouts Rey Myers and I C Brower were in Indianapolis Saturday in the Derek and Brower machines. A new line of fresh canned goods is at GOFFS.
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Peru
M. E
Charles Derek
Charles Lone
A. J. Long
Clyde Miller
Merritt Murphy
Albert Fouts
Rey
Myers
I. C. Brower
Indianapolis
Derek and Brower
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County Community cHorus
Attention Readers
Big Frost
Ladies Aid Meeting
Schlosser Bros
J. R. Wright
Fulton
Twelve Mile
3. M. Clingaman
Soldier Boys
Macy, Indiana
Goff’s
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