Franklin DePauw football score error sparks wo rld war letter misprint
An overseas letter from Captain Leroy Finkenbiner recounts a France newspaper misreport of Franklin and DePauw football with a 25 to 0 score, corrected to 25-12. The letter, dated November 6 1918, details war life, supply food, and humor about news delays and local colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Finkenbiner
Herriot Palmer
Finkenbiner
France
Franklin-DePauw
DePauw
Prof. Palmer
Franklin
Indiana
Franklin College
Grammer
States
Turkey
Heaven
Hell
Hoboken
Amer
The Spud Guard Rules From A Military Table
A humorous set of general orders detailing eatery etiquette at a mess hall. The directives cover guarding food, signaling for seconds, reporting thinly sliced bread, refusing onions, and challenging others over prune portions while ensuring no theft of grub.
Year Book Space Ads From Local Firms
Students list firms contracted for space in the 1920 Year Book.Entries include banks, drugstores, tailoring shops, photographers, grocers, and other local businesses such as Franklin National Bank, Morris Five and Ten Cent Store, Giger Coffee Shop, and the Franklin Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boost Franklin Boosters
Almanack
M. J. Voris & Co
Lanam Simpson Co
Dougherty
John F. Baumgart
Franklin National Bank
Stainbrook and Balleret
Morris Five
Giger
E. J. Keilhorn
E. O. Collins
McCullough Drug Co
Franklin Tailoring Co
B. W. Devore
Brown & Tucker
Godwin’s Drug Co
the Grayham Co
Robt
C. Woods & Son
Kemp Bros
E. R. Bohall
Frank M. Brown
J. M. Henderson
Dayton Fertig
H. J. Thalhamer
Winchester Bros
Citizens National Bank
O. L. Vandiver
Franklin Opera House
H. & D. Laundry
Homer Gee
Wile Casidy Co
May C. Drybread
War Department Inquiries From Families Of Drafted Men
A collection of genuine excerpts from letters received by the War Department from families of drafted soldiers. Messages seek aid for widows and dependents, requests for insurance, allotments, marriage certificates, and news on husbands or sons serving, with pleas for timely replies and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icans
War Department
U. S. Armory
Air
Also Mentioned on This Page
Franklin-De-Pauw
Los Angeles Times
John
158Th Infantry
H. F. Daugherty
East Jefferson Street
H. Fossett Daugherty
Franklin, Ind
Kemp Brothers
East
Jefferson Street
Franklin, Indiana
M. J. Voris & Company
Jesse Godwin
J. B. Payne & Son
Frank H. Brown
Means Drug Company
Per Clark Prather
Northeast Corner Public Square
Kodaks
Franklin Bakery Co.’s Bread
BYERS
Jefferson and
Water Streets
C. H. Drybread
Franklin Dairy CO
Morell Tilson & Sons
THE
Bohall Grocery
the Balser Bakery
United States Depository
the Union Trust CO
Moore Furniture Co
Home of Good Furniture
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