Flashes of Life: World War I Garment Reuse and Navy Family News
A patchwork of human interest tidbits from Gettysburg to Los Angeles covers veterans returning Red Cross garments, a suicide incident after dental pain, a Marine pharmacist’s mate marriage at Camp Eliot, and a Chicago divers tale. Included are Lt. Col. and family notes, and a father training his infant son for diving glory.
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Gettysburg
Roy Enoch
Enoch
Red Cross
Northwest Pacific
Ahoy
San Diego
Calif
Pvt
Wilma Russell
Women’s Reserves
Burlington
Kas
Lewis H. Cooksey
Navy
Camp Eliot Chapel
Former Little Rock Police Chief Rotenberry Dies at 63
Burl Conrad Rotenberry long ill with disease died at his Little Rock home. A Water Valley Miss. native, he moved to Little Rock in 1900 as a street car motorman, later joined the police force and served 20 years. Chief from 1917 to 1928, he later led as division superintendent for Southwestern Transportation. Survivors include his widow a daughter a son two sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Ittle Rock
Aug
Burl Conrad Rotenberry
Little Rock
Water Valley
Miss
Rotenberry
Southwestern Transportation Company
Talking scale aids weigh in darkness and film rooms
Montezuma Kansas reports a new audio scale that buzzes to indicate weight allowing blind users or diners in dark rooms to determine weight. Mrs Charles L. Anderson sought harvest hands and bread for her farm but could not secure bread until a restaurant offered none to spare.
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Montezuma, Kas
Charles L. Anderson
Montezuma
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