Fire at Radcliffe school and several local accidents
An older report notes a fire at the Radcliffe school in Ackley with officials attempting to extinguish the blaze. Nearby, a barbed wire fence accident injures a man while others recount car crashes near Ames and Alden with minor injuries. A man in Marshalltown loses his eye after an incident with hot wort and a water bucket spill. An official questioned a Phoenix man about birth records, and a postal case in Eagle Grove led to a Fort Dodge hearing.
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Sagal
Radcliffe
Liscomb
Ile
Hos
Marshalltown
Maurine 9 Varnum
Dick Varnurap
Somnet
Corspall
Placea
Martens
Phoenix
Ariz
Hancock County
Britt
Alden
Mately
W. Miller
Wayne Er
Carl Munson
Keélm
Georgia Hall
Buckeye
Max Ries
Court Convenes Over Hastings Will Battle In Eldora
The August term opens Monday August 26 with Judge Wright presiding. Major docket centers on the Hastings will contest with Blanche Brown claiming Hastings common law wife status since 1915 and an alleged illegitimate son seeking a share. Trustees of the Orphanage at Council Bluffs face a disputed $60,000 estate division. Scouts report a successful river camp with Girl Scouts cooking for the boys. Forty Hours devotion will be held at St. Marys starting August 24 led by Rev. A Potkert. An aged local visitor, W J Moir, aged 94, recounts long residence and Odd Fellow ties. James Carmody, pioneer, dies at 76. survived by wife Ann Flinn and children, funeral held at St. Marys. Births listed for area towns across Aug 11–21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Wright
George Hastings
Blanche Brown
Hastings
St. Mary's Church
A. & Potkert
Dubuaur College
Father Pekert
W. J. Moir
George
Eldova
Ready for Service and Exemption Dilemmas in Local Letter
A June 17 letter from Geo. EB. Davendorf discusses upcoming vacation, possible military duty, and exemption concerns. He cites serial and order numbers as proof of registration, notes bank colleagues abroad, and mentions plans to return for service if needed. Additional items reference Dr. Winnett awaiting Camp Pike duty with a lieutenant commission, Dr. King in uniform, and local personnel shifts at a bank branch and related offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. EB. Davendorf
Tom
Howard
Tam
Rev. Groag
Uruguay
County Board Calls Sixty Nine Men for War Service
The local board orders sixty nine men from the county for service between September and September 6 at Camp Dodge and Ft. Riley. One black man, John Carter of Ackley, to Camp Dodge August 2?. Henry Holthule of Gifford and Ernest B. Tracy of Town Falls to Camp Fanston and Ft. Riley August 20. August 31 lists J. O. Hartman of Eldora and Hescoe H. Meyers of Union for Camp Dodge. Registration open for those 21 since June 6 on August 24. Big registration anticipated in the second week of September. blanks and registrars ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Ft. Riley
John Carter
Ackley
Camp Fanston
Kan
Henry Holthule
Gifford
Ernest B. Tracy
Town Falls
J. O. Hartman
Eldora
Hescoe H. Meyers
Union
Ibig
News Notes of Ship and Camp
Hardin County boys in training camps and naval stations are tracked through letters and reports. Dale Wilcox is home from Camp Dodge, others like Lloyd Hat and Chas Bushman return to duty. Dr Nyquist is at Yale awaiting transfer to France. Will Mogan is at Camp McArthur, Charles Pieters back at Fort Sill, and several Ackley boys have reached France. The M G A drive is planned for September to raise 2,800,000 dollars, with more service members named joining the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Dale Wilcox
Camp Dodge
Lloyd Hat
Eldora
Chas, Bushman
Nyquist
Yale University
France
Will Mogan
Camp McArthur
Waco
Tex
Co. 7
Charles Pieters
Fort Sill
Robert Garles
Lloyd Hall
Washington, D. C
Ackley
Obbo Barg
Arthur McGreevy
Mr. Thies
Geo. Fagg
St. Louis
Teesday
Albert Steinberg
Camp Pike
State University
War letters from Ames area reveal service members abroad
A jumble of notes shows Ames area soldiers and affiliates serving in France and other theaters. Herman Kruse in Co B reports carrying messages. Mrs Cowell shares word of Hamer’s hospital wound but improving. Gilman Wisner returns on furlough from Miami Fla.. Earl’s sea ordeal and Rockaway rescue are mentioned. Martin Dunn shifts to airplane armament work. Sylvia White and Hal Harden meet in France. Guy Baker heads to Omaha for balloon unit duties. D H Nylander works on the Powder Plant at Nashville. Harmon Eagle sails for France aboard the Covington. B Ellsworth in Camp Steever training. Terrance Black in a French army hospital badly wounded with both legs lost.
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Ames
Herman Kruse
S. F. Kruse
Ackley
Bath
France
Gilman Wisner
Miami
Fla
Jiner
Rockaway
Paul Whitney
Martin W. Dunn
Iowa Falls
Dartford
Eng
Martin
Sylvia White
Hal Hardin
Hal
Guy Baker
Omaha
D. H. Nylander
Yowa Falls
Nashville
Tenn
Harmon F. Eagle
C. Eagly
Canada
B. C
Ellswrath
Camp Steever
Wis
U. S. Army
Terrance Black
Keosauqua
Willian Black
August 24 Date Set For Registration For WWII Draft
All men 21 since last June and by August 24 must register for selective service. One county registration site in the courthouse courtroom from 7 am to 7 pm. Chief registrar from the local exemption board to oversee. Warns to distinguish this from later draft-law registrations. Nearby notes include a Raymond Fal-Jett play fundraiser, a Red Cross note, and Miss Duren’s library war service posting in Asheville with three convalescent hospital plans.
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Couuty
Labtey
Wilson
Raymond Fal- Jett Lawn
Red Cross Fund
Edna Newell
Elizabeth Hammond
Frances Merritt
Mary Hammond
Edna
Margey
Shirley Newell
Loraine Diehl
Five New Grain Delivery Methods Demonstrated
Mr Froning described many grain delivery methods to his elevator, but Monday showcased five new ones. Irvin Cakerice used a Ford truck with wagon box to bring 75 bushels in a hurry. Ray Grossay pulled a Fordgon wagon setup and delivered 60 bushels of wheat six miles in an hour and ten minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Froning
Irvin Cakerice
Ray Grossay
County Agents Urged to Plant Winter Wheat for War Effort
The message urges Hardin county to plant 2000 acres of winter wheat to aid the war, stressing food as victory and requesting residents to telephone their seed needs to the county agent now as orders must be placed early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Local Man Enlists in MCA Work for France
Clint B. Myers of Radcliffe Signal heads to New York then to France to join MCA work overseas. He follows a son already in service and sacrifices for the cause, earning commendation as workers are needed in that grasp organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint B. Myers
Radcliffe Signal
New York
France
Letters from Soldier Boys with Camp J. E. Johnson details
A dated 1918 letter from G. E. Phompson at Camp J. E. Johnson Florida describes feeding 40 men, pay scales up to 51 dollars monthly, and duties in the quartermasters. He notes weather, watermelons, bread, and screened windows, mentions new overseas Supply Co. 326, Block K, and pending deployment. Another letter from Montauk, July 27, 1918, to his mother and father recalls excitement and witnessing a battle wagon San Diego on the way to battleships.
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J. E.johnson
Fla
P. K
Sem
Quartermasters’ , Corp
Supply Co
Uncle Sam
G. E.phompson
Hlouk
Camp
J. E- Johnson
Aix Station
Montauk
da L
Towa
San Diego
Market Sale Spotlight at Joe Kramer Ranch
Joe Kramer conducts a large market sale featuring over ninety head of cattle and a variety of animals and goods. The event signals the season’s start with strong demand and ample offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kramer
Saya
Stattar
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