War Emergency Classes Train Radio Operators in Nevada
State and local authorities offer evening radio operator courses in Elko Reno Sparks and Goldfield for drafted men in Class One or Two. Training aims for ten words per minute with potential rapid promotion in the Signal Corps. Additional classes may open at Winnemucca Tonopah Las Vegas and Ely if enrollment suffices.
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Elko
Reno
Sparks
Goldfield
State Department of Vocational Education
Winnemucca
Tonopah
Las Vegas
Ely
United States
Signal Corps
Army
Nevada
County Council of Defense
Ely Veteran Ed Whitmore Nominated for Officers' Training Camp
Ed Whitmore son of Mr and Mrs J C C Whitmore of Ely has been in service since last summer and now is at Camp Lee Virginia awaiting orders after being recommended for the officers training camp. Lieut George L Kaeding has been honorably discharged from the U S Army due to defective eyesight after six months in the ROT C in California where he earned a commission as a second lieutenant in the non flying signal corps. He served at San Antonio Boston and Washington before discharge.
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Ely
Ed Whitmore
J. C. C. Whitmore
Camp
Lee
Virginia
George L. Kaeding
U. S. Army
Kaeding
California
Signal Corps
San Antonio
Texas
Boston
Washington
Progress of the War In Europe Aims and Attacks
The piece notes a German pause and Allied preparations for a spring land push. It details battles in Ypres Locre and Grivesnes, air war dominates with 30 to 40 enemy planes down daily, Ostend blockade by Vindictive, and claims of 500000 American and 250000 Italian reinforcements arriving in France. It cites April 1917 U boat losses totaling 600000 tons.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Radcliffe
Somme
Amiens
Italy
Ypres
Grivesnes
Montdidier
Morlancourt
Sailly-le-Sec
Arras
Voormezeele
Loere
Mount Kemmel
la Clytte
Locre
Meteren
Locon
Albert
Toul
Ostend
Vindictive
Baker
France
Honor Roll for May at Elementary School
The May honor roll lists pupils with perfect attendance and high marks. Grades show seventh, sixth, and second with top scholarship standings, while attendance percentages peak in the sixth grade at 100 percent and eighth grade at 98.9 percent.
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Lois Kelley
Estella Romano
Buster Spracklin
Wanda Spracklin
Leland Laird
Franklin Lewin
Fay Overton
Violet Kebaleati
Viola Evans
Mary Minoletti
Lena States
Isanet Mentapo
Robert Davis
Lillian Evans
Grace Overton
Frances Bremenkampf
Aarona Moore
Thelma Romano
Ted McNaughton
John Depaoti
Herbert Evans
Margaret Laird
Mabiel Moore
Tom Pastorino
Late War Atlas Arrives At The Sentinel Office
The Sentinel showcases the American War Atlas by Harry McEwen of Salt Lake City. It features U S Army camp locations, the European submarine and mine zones, battle fronts with dates, and maps of Italy and Europe including Bulgaria Germany Russia Roumania Serbia and Turkey. The atlas also includes world maps marking submarine cables sailing distances and nations in the conflict and offers help to locate battle-front points at the newspaper office.
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The
Sentinel
Harry McEwen
Salt Lake City
United States
U. S
Western Europe
Italy
Europe
Bulgaria
Germany
Russia
Roumania
Serbia
Turkey
World
Sentinel Office
Ruby Valley Shipper Sells Five Carloads of Steers at Record Prices
I. E. Wines of Ruby Valley shipped five carloads of steers to the Ogden market. The Ogden Standard reports a record price, averaging about 140 per head on arrivals, the highest seen at the Ogden yards to date.
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Ruby Valley
Ogden
Evans Announces Democratic Congressional Candidacy in Nevada
G R Evans a mining man from Goldfield and Luning Nevada announces his bid for Congress in the coming Democratic primaries. He cites national war duties, economic development for Nevada and labor recognition in a May 7 1918 letter from Laning Nevada to Democratic State Central Committee Secretary Wm McKnight.
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Charles R. Evans
Goldfield
Luning
Nevada
Congress
Evans
Manhattan
Wall Street
Laning
Democratic State Central Committee
Wm. McKnight
Carson City
McKnight
Washington
D. R. Evans
Sale of War Stamps in Eureka and Palisade Schools
Weekly report on War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps sales in Eureka Schools and Palisade School. Details show totals by school and department, including High School and District School sums, with grand totals for both sites, and Palisade counts.
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Eureka
Palisade School
Red Cross Elects Officers in Eureka Auxiliary
Mrs. W. J. Hooper is elected vice chairman and acts as chair in Mrs. Clarence Johnsons absence. At a special meeting called by Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Edna Plummer is chosen chairman of the Red Cross War Fund Drive. Subscribe for the Sanrinzo.
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W. J. Hooper
Eureka Red Cross Auxiliary
Clarence Johnson
The
Red Cross
Hooper
Edna Plummer
Native Eurekan Joins Dallas Flight Cadet Training
Batchelder, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Batchelder of Eureka, passed the ground school of an aviation course and will enter the Dallas training school for aviators. He left his office duties of eight men as first sergeant to become a cadet, stating readiness to serve his country in any capacity.
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Chester B. Batchelder
C.8. Batehelder
Wash
H. My. Schneider
Eureka
Dallas
Texas
C. S. Batchelder
Evroy
Tenth Avenue
Austin
Aviation Corps
Four Nevada Men Desert From Camp Lewis
Four Nevada men including two from Reno and one from Tonopah deserted Camp Lewis. Private Edgar W. Stead of Reno age 37 left October 8, Private George Neil of Reno age 26 and Gaiyo Megjuyac of Tonopah age 22, the latter described as Austrian, deserted October 29, and Roy L. Curtis of Elko age 22 deserted November 5. Gazette.
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Nevada
Reno
Tonopah
Elko
Camp Lewis
State Council of Defense
Edgar W. Stead
George Neil
Gaiyo
Megjuyac
Roy L. Curtis
Gazette
Red Cross AprilCorrection Names Omitted
Palisade's Red Cross report for April omitted two contributors Frank Cook who gave $5 and Miss Nevada Whitmore who helped at the lemonade booth that yielded strong returns.
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Palisade Red Cross
Palisade
Red Cross
Frank Cook
Nevada Whitmore
Ruby Hill Honor Roll Pupils Named for May Trials
The May 10 period lists Ruby Hill students Melba Harris Carl Harris Wide Kitchen Clarence Kitchen Ruby Jury and Ette Jurey as no tardies or absences. Mapex Kream appears as teacher in the notice.
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Ruby Hill
Melba Harris
Carl Harris
Wide Kitchen
Clarence Kitchen
Ruby Jury
Ette Jurey
Mapex Kream
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Tex Eureka Sentinel
A. Seillmann
Borekasa
Signal Corps of Army
Eurekans
G. R. Evans
Red
Eurekan
Oo. R. Evans
Edna C. Plummer
Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company
P. H. Rijal
G. C, BH
Hiul
Offios
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