Soldier Letter From Camp Dodge Describes Faith and Training
A letter from Thomas A Finnegan at Camp Dodge Iowa, dated November 8 1917, praises Father Brennan and the Knights of Columbus. He notes good training, fear of discipline for wrongdoers, frequent church services, free entertainments by the YMCA, and vaccination sore arms. He mentions seeing men from all walks of life and hopes for promotion soon.
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Pear Father Brennan
Knights of Columbus
M. C. xX
K. C
Clarence “Phillips
Thomas A.finnegan
Camp Dodge
Iowa, Co.sh
Soldier Johanie Williams returns home for furlough in 96th Regiment
A brief home visit by Johanie Williams of the 96th Regiment Company L at Ft. Melling ends with a welcome party at his parents’ home. About 100 friends attend a music filled gathering with Red Cross talk and a large cake bearing his name and address. He plans to return to camp, while neighbors express pride in his service and hope for more soldiers to visit. Also an elderly notice seeks a farmer tenant in Marshall County for a 160 acre farm with shared livestock and full farm duties.
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Johanie Williams
Ft. Melling
Sam
Johnnie
Phen
Army Life at Camp Dodge Des Moines
Des Moines reports on Camp Dodge where twenty thousand men train under hard conditions. Soldiers prepare for city visits with neat appearance, must bring civilian clothes, suitcases, towels, socks and extra underwear. The article notes trench drills, hospital facilities for about 400, and a local need for civilian family aid programs as many are called to service in the eighty eighth division.
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Des Moines
Minnesota
N Plummer
National Army
Plummer
Eighty-Eighth Division
Camp Dodge
Soldier Letter From Fort Bliss Describes Training and Weather
James Ransom receives a long letter from William Ransom at Fort Bliss Texas. The message details daily drill times cold wind target practice 6 inch guns and a field day for Liberty Bonds with large local subscriptions. He expresses longing to return home and hopes to visit family soon.
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James- Ransom
William Ransom
Fort -Bliss
Tex
Jim
Wwe
Larry
Good Old Town
Bill Bat D
F. A
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Public notices urge fuel fat conservation and laundry schedule
A historic notice urges compliance with federal fuel and fat orders. It outlines laundry hours and pickup rules, with Tuesday and Friday wash days and deadlines for Monday and Thursday drop offs. It warns patrons to retrieve items within a week and notes mislaid bundles and franchise-like guidance.
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Patrona
Charley “Kite
Adout
Wenona Board Orders City Marshal to Arrest Underage Smokers
The Wenona board of education directs the city marshal to arrest every cigarette smoker under eighteen. The Index reports over sixty percent of Wenona public school boys smoke cigarettes.
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Wenona
Aviation School Notes and Training Details at Ohio State
A student describes eight weeks at Ohio State University civilian ground school for aviation then plans to Dayton and Paris training. He outlines daily routines, courses like meteorology and flight theory, and safety measures, plus government service demand and low aviation fatality rates.
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Republican
Officers' Reserve Corps
Dayton
Columbus
Thia Ia
Toronto
Curtis Company
Caliathenica
Tibet
Infantry
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Granville, Ill
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Saturday Evening Post
Lara F. Law
Bana
Lura F. Law
Henry
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Fred 8. Potter
Willam T. Law
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Nellie M. Duke
Rose M. Krenz
Fred W. Potter
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Edmond
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