Letters from the Front Reveal Life in World War I Aviation Training
A wartime letter from a pilot in France details gunnery training at the Third Aviation In Center, classroom and ground-school progress, and daily routines. It notes shared customs, disrupted mail, and hopes of reunion with friends, while contrasting shortages with the broader wartime strain. The piece also cites Belgian price shocks in Washington and the broader impact of German aggression on American households.
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Cen
France
Wre
Floyd
Sam
Condron
Control Means Victory in War Food Drive
The United States urges every American to aid the allied war effort by conserving food and increasing production. British controller Lord Rhondda warns that 75,000,000 bushels of wheat must be sent to allies before the next European harvest, with cutting meat and fat intake and rationing in the UK. The appeal calls for shared sacrifice at home to ensure soldiers, munitions workers, and home front stay fed.
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Italy
Great Pool
Lord Rhondda
England
United Kingdom
France
Australia
America
Dickson's Market Early Saturday Meat Orders
Patrons are urged to place Saturday meat orders early with Dickson's Market. Phone orders for morning delivery must be in by 8:30 and by 3:00 for the last delivery. Shop closes at 10 p m.
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Dickson's Market
Hospitals Crowded Amid War Letters From Brighton
In a Brighton letter dated June 11, 1917, Mildred writes of long hospital stays, shell shock cases from France, U-boat fears, and American troops in France. She notes postwar sentiment, experiences with war rations, and updates on Reg and Tom, including travel to Epsom for health. The piece also includes a column of miscellaneous thoughts and satirical jabs about public life and economy.
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Brighton
England
J .F. Fryer
Campbell
United States
Germany
Canada
Ruby
Raby
Kitchner Hospital
France
Atlantic
America
Epsom
Tom
Gas Mask Praise From A French Front Soldier Letter
A June 19 letter from Charles Ples, at the Lorraine sector in France, recounts life at the front with the field artillery. Arriving in August 1917 and at the front since October, he and fellow Polk County lad Robert Thompson are among the county’s first fighters in France. He notes gas masks as vital after surviving several gas attacks and describes driving a six horse team moving heavy artillery.
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Charles Plessinger
Loraine
France
Charles
Field Artillery
Robert Thompson
Polk County
Marion-Polk county bridge set for July 30 dedication
The official dedication of the Marion Polk county bridge over the Willamette is scheduled for Tuesday July 30. Invitations have been sent to Governor Withycombe city and town officials state highway commission and engineers and county courts. Red Cross auxiliaries are invited to participate with profits benefiting their treasuries.
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Marion-Polk County
Willamette
Salem
Highway Commission
Marion County
Withycomb
State Highway Commission
Red Cross
John H. Carson
Large Polk county draft contingent departs for Camp Lewis
One of the county s largest draft contingents leaves for Camp Lewis from Dallas on Monday. Fifty two Polk county men are in the group, with leaders including Walter Ballantyne and several educators among the recruits. Induction details note four men sent to other counties and two by local request, with a long list of Polk county volunteers remaining.
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Dallas
Camp Lewis
Walter Ballantyne
Carl Gerlinger
S. P
W.C. Hopps
Marion County
E. H. Hedrick
Monmouth High
W. H. Burton
Monmouth School
Polk County
James Hass
Baker
Oregon
E. W. Larson
Oakland
Calif
Joseph Pardo
South St. Paul
Minn
Oscar Agee
Helmaville
Mont
Lee Allen Butts
Edwin A. Olson
Andrew J. Kenworthy
Chas
A. Brown
Levi Dyer
Peter C. Hansen
Leslie M. Locke
George ©. Gardner
Charles FE. Ray
George R. Bruce
George M. Kindon
Benjamin H. Darling
Harry E. Brady
BE. C. Phelps
Edward 8. Stewart
John I. Webber
J. L. Nixon
Thomas G. Work
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North
Van
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Tours
Tam . K
Ralf
Belgium
Washington
Adn
Fed
Food Administration
Mra. Campbell
The
Scotland
Mildred
Gypsy Smith
Woodman
Adam
Requesa Iinistr
Atte
Lian
Chatatement
Mand
Hoover
Eugene
Chamberlain
Perely
Gracie
Frvin Simmons
Oon, Riris
Len
Mur Trac
Jette
Ihyet
Das
Marion Polk Counties
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