Local Briefs Highlight Postings and Travels Across Town
The P B E Society meets at Mrs. Herring on West Broadway replacing the announced host. Soldiers Floyd and Glen Larson return from Camp Dodge. Rischard Gentry visits Ottumwa. Miss Katherine Black resumes Centerville school after a two week visit. Carl Meyer spends weekend in Ottumwa. Ray Eckerman leaves for Exline after weeks here. Mrs. Eckerman and son return home tonight. Sgt. John Frasher of Camp Dodge spends a fifteen day furlough with his parents. Virgil Gustisen spends a day in Ottumwa. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Graber of Davenport visit. Rhea Yanaway visits Ottumwa. Mrs. J P Manatrey and Hazel depart for Los Angeles for the winter. B F Ford of Kansas City visits on business. Clinton Lodge meets with officer installation and first degree work. George Brown and Elnora Moss obtain a marriage license. Ina Gantz returns to Centerville school after two weeks. James Baugher returns to Camp Dodge after days at home and in Trenton.
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Sergt
John Frasher
Camp Dodge
George Frasher
Soldier letters from France reveal life with engineers at Savenay
Elmer D. Hinkhouse of Sioux City writes home from Sagres France describing transport from New York to England and Cherbourg to Savenay. He details building hospital barracks with POW labor, living in dog tents, guarding German prisoners, and lessons learned about front line service and warfare.
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Elmer D. Hinkhouse
4Th Company
A. c
A. P. 714
Sagres
France
J. F. Hinkhouse
Journal
Sioux City
Savenay
St. Nazaire
Hamburg
Bulgaria
Germany
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P. BE. 0
Charles Herring
West Broadway
Frank Kerrick
Floyd Larson
Glen Larson
Rischard Gentry of
Ottumwa
Katherine Black
Centerville
B. F. Black
Carl Meyer
Ray Eckerman
Exline
Virgil Gustisen
Levi Graber
Davenport
City
Rhea Yanaway
J. P. Manatrey
Miss Hazel
Los Angeles
Calif
B. F. Ford
Kansas City
Clinton Lodge No. 15
A. F
A. M
George Brown
Mt. Pleasant
Elnora Moss
Ina Gantz
Arthur Hannell
Glendale
Board of Supervisors
James Baugher
Mrs. H. Baugher
Trenton
Kenneth Reiste
Charlies Cornick
Internal Revenue
Omaha
Neb
John Samuelson
New York
White Star Cedric
England
Scotland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Liverpool
Winchester
Winan Down
Hampton
Cherbourg
Bordeaux
Pons Jonzae
Bay of Biscay
Rochefort
Langres
Nantes
Paris
Atlantic
Ponl
St. Mihiel Front
Tennessee
Carolinas
Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Colt
Lewis
Vickers
Browning
Remington
Eddystone
Christian Science
John M. Tutt
C.S
The
Mother Church
First Church of Christ Scientist
Boston
Mass
Library Hall
Fairfield
Iowa
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
United States Railroad Administration
W. G. McAdoo
Director General OF Railroads
Colorado
Wyoming
Howard
Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Formu
Brassieres
W.B. Forma Brassieres
W.B
W. B
W. B. Reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
Chicago
Syea Se
Sivan
Willard Storage Battery Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Willard
U. S
Eldridge Battery
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