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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
2
A quirky misprint filled notice reads subscription at 140 per year payable in advance and mentions second class mail status at the Lexington Missouri post office all communications to be printed in the Intelligencer must be wired for publication
A fragment notes President Wilson leads wartime prohibition efforts nine months after the armistice, stressing he acts beyond mere prohibitionists and views enforcement as necessary.
Local social updates show Mrs Hugh White and Mrs Isaac Fulkerson visiting Kansas City, Gus Berry from Carrollton and Pittsburg visitors Clem Prauser family, and births and illnesses in Marshall area. A United States snagboat Missorui loaded coal here before heading to Lexington, with numerous visits from residents and travelers across nearby towns.
Hawkins Douglass who recently returned with the 140th Infantry and has been visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Myer in this city departed this morning to join his parents Mr and Mrs W B Douglass in Cleveland Ohio.
In a Lexington testimony Miss Maud Nave describes chronic back pain and kidney trouble eased by Deans Kidney Pills. She notes dull lower back ache, poor kidney function, and improved health after using the remedy, available at dealers and Postey-Milburn Co. agents.
The piece reflects on those who faced deadly German machine gun and shell fire and earned the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous bravery. It highlights American soldiers who pressed on despite near-certain death, with brief portraits of a few recipients and their awarded honors.
Private Stockton of New Decatur Alabama earned a war citation for bold action near St Georges on October 14. While under heavy machine gun fire he crawled to and retrieved a severely wounded comrade from a shell hole, then returned for a litter despite warnings and enemy fire, and was killed while placing the patient on the litter. He was the son of Roy J A Stockton of New Decatur.
The Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to Corp Gankles for gallantry during a section’s advance at La Hinkle Meneresse France on October 16 1918 He charged through heavy fire with two machine gun nests killing several enemy crew and capturing positions before being killed His home was listed as Cheeterfel 0
Sergeant Major Jackson D. Burke of the 1st Battalion 28th Infantry was decorated for conspicuous energy bravery and loyalty under heavy fire. He volunteered for a dangerous mission at Moloneton Kentucky, led his detachment through intense enemy fire, and fulfilled orders at regimental headquarters.
Fragmentary text describes a chaotic incident with several named terms and locations but lacks coherent details. Readable elements include references to people and places such as Jane, THOS, and a few place names, with mentions of a motorized vehicle and a plane. The fragmentary nature limits precise reporting.
Second Lieutenant Tientmint Amery of the 26th Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for reconnaissance and combat actions near Verdun, France, on October 2. The award recognizes his leadership and bravery in difficult frontline conditions.
A garbled OCR passage references Privace Co and the 156th Infantry with scattered names. It mentions an incident where someone drowned after being seized and pulled under water, with unclear surrounding actions and individuals named such as Tinyinw and Antone Harkeley in a San Antonio area.
Fragmentary OCR describes a private in the 9th Infantry involved in a confrontation with a hostile machine. The event references melee, a halt by a second machine, and a location in Newark New Jersey amid unclear military actions.
In France on November 11 1918 Sergeant Walters led a company guarding ammunition when shell fire hit a track. He moved to safety, returned to the burning area, extinguished the blaze, and saved others by shielding the train and signaling evacuation.
Serjeant Hutter of Company B, 346th Infantry, received a distinguished service cross for actions near Mouilly on November 8. He, with a patrol, crossed the Meuse under heavy fire, his crossing boat destroyed. Corporal Allen, of the Durham Street Berwin unit, earned high honors for bravery in defense near Cunekeny. The reports describe shelling, front-line exposure, and heroic duty under fire, with poignant aftermath in the soldiers’ families.
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