7000 Miles to Join Army Engineer Aims for Service
Joseph Tt. Gilieris a mining engineer traveled seven thousand miles seeking to join the U S Army. He sought help from Draft Inspector Martin Conboy of New York who gave a letter of introduction to the Twenty seventh Engineers at Canine Meade. Gilieras graduated from Celitobia University and worked for Braden Copper in the Andes before pressing his case in Valparaiso and Denver. His brother Julian joined the forces in France.
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United States
Navy
Denver
Colo
Julian G. Guiteras
France
States
Virginia Minn bachelors aid club forms for men
Fifteen pretty women in Virginia Minnesota form a club to assist bachelors with sewing buttons mending and sartorial tasks. Meetings are held monthly in the First National Bank building where bachelors bring items and collect them when ready. Service is free with a hint of gratitude encouraged.
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Virginia
Minn
Drirst National Bank
Matt Polder
Cipsinizations
Irene Moriaiun
Cclub
Gratis
Witel Cam
Ollie Tude
Winys
Women Police Barred By Portingd City Ordinance
Portingd Oregon passes ordinance to appoint six women to the department of safety for women. The measure defines a lady as not a social distinction but a professional descriptor, signaling a shift in status that could affect the role of women in local police work.
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Borthind
Department of Safety
Diedienary
Mwornan
Letter from Nis Luther sparks local mystery in Belleville
In Belleville Missouri Max Watz received a puzzling letter from Nis Luther. The missive mentions delays and a Pubmity Leb, with a father noting a taped bus trip. Two of Katty’s brothers are now serving with Haresian forces, the report hints at wartime connections.
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Belleville
Max Watz
Nis Luther
Katz
Rus
Pubmity
Katty
Wyrth
Robbed Drafted Man Walks In To Board In Conway
Conway Arkansas report details a drafted man from Norfolk Virginia who, while en route to examination at the medical board, was robbed of a toilet and money. He pressed on and was late joining the board, eventually rejected at Conway.
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Conway
Ark
Ten Tiyatt
Norfolk
Conwis
Viking
Labor for Farms Is Big Problem in War Years
Secretary of Agriculture urges civilian help to farm labor as soldiers may be furloughed. Government surveys farm labor, shifts workers between communities, and uses high school rural youth to supplement harvesting. Emphasizes need for machinery use and farm cooperation to ensure food supplies and support military needs.
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David F. Houston
Washington
Departments of Agriculture
National Army
Secretary of War
Ls Askeal
Electric Cat Sparks Wonder in Cleveland Home
A Cleveland cat was found sleeping on an iron plate in a house where a dynamic electrical charge surged. The creature stood upright with fur bristling and static energy, drawing curiosity from observers and neighbors alike.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Powin House
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