Wauseon Letter From World War I Soldier Reveals Hard Times
A WWI letter from a Wauseon, Ohio, resident in France describes boredom, humor, and hardships. He notes films, trenches, and a Zeppelin destruction near the front, while urging Hoover’s conservation drive and warning against rumors of food seizure. The piece also covers local wartime efforts, Red Cross pledges, and the Methodist Jubilee fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rome
Wauseon
Joe
France
Canton
O. K
Stotzer
Rorick
Ruppe
Eristone
Wea
Polis
Ieagler
LimiCrosa
Thanksgiving Reflections and Explosives Law Update
A Thanksgiving message urges gratitude for abundance and unity while denouncing food spoilage profiteers and praising war effort support and the Red Cross. The Explosives Law tightens control of manufacture, storage, and sale with licenses and penalties, plus licensing details and enforcement notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poreman
War time notes from Wauseon in wartime letters
The column notes soldiers home on furloughs and those soon to depart for overseas. Updates include Sgt Bissonnette missing Thanksgiving, Paul Hayes at home briefly, Lt Park and Dr Maddox receiving commissions, transfer of Howard Dickerson to a motor truck company, and various readers and families tracking friends at Camp Sherman Camp Sheridan and Camp Grant. Also details on Christmas parcel shipments and Mothers Ambulance company activities and a planned Knights of Pythias opossum supper.
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United States Army
Bob
Paul Hayes
Camp Sherman
Inch 2
W. E. Park
Leininger
Wause
Lieutenant Park
Howard Dickerson
A. E. Murbach
Clarence
France
W. H. Maddox
341St Infantry
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
Camp Sheridan
Knights of Pythias
Montgomery
Ohio
Ambulance Company
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Ravinis
Domino
Joe Itio
Jena
U. S
Old Town
Hoover
Sam
Department of Agriculture
The
Food Administration
George B. Wiltsie
Wauseon Methodist Church
Wauseon Erest
Methodist Educational Institutions of Ohio
Red Cross
Fulton County
Europe
High Seas
National Guards
National Army
American Red Cross
United States Congress
D Johnson
Toledo Times
Lehman
Toledo
Cordac
Gill
the Times
South Side
Old Glory
Howard
Otto Fields
Otto
Pensacola
Fla
Jaly
Darby Kenyon
Camp Hicks
Port Worth
R. F
Toronto
Post Office Department
South Side Meat Market
Ives
Pike Co
Chen
Tito
Rast
Spencer-Edgar-Vollmer Company
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