Army and Navy Notes from Home Front and Overseas
A collection of letters from soldiers and relatives recounting service life in Georgia camps, witnessing Miss Margaret Wilson’s performances for veterans and recruits, an English air duel ride over France, and a brother stationed in England detailing aerial gunner training, plane types, and the thrill of stunt flying while awaiting crossing the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Life
T. Oglethorpe
Margaret Wilson
United States
Georgia
Scotland
France
H. R. Gibbel
Jacob Z. Gibbel
Aero
England
Curtiss
Texas
G. Graybill Diehm Nominated by Old-Guard Republicans
Lititz cast 869 votes in a busy primary with 313 for Chief Burgess G Graybill Diehm as a Republican nominee for General Assembly. The piece notes Sproul won the GOP gubernatorial race and Bonniwell led Democrats. Also mentions Diehm other nominees Evans Hoffman Rhoads and rival Heisey. Pfautz's trip to Philadelphia followed news of son Monroe injured at a structural iron plant with possible amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Chief Burgess
G. Graybill Diehm
General Assembly
Diehm
William C. Sproul
J. Denny O'Neil
R. P. Habgood
Eugene C. Bonniwell
Bonniwell
Joseph F. Guffey
Prohibition
Mr. Diehm
Joseph T. Evans
Michael R. Hoffman
Harry L. Rhoads
Winfield L. Heisey
W. W. Griest
Congress
A.C. Pfautz
Philadelphia
Monroe
Eddystone
Join the Marines and march into Berlin wartime plea
The editor urges young men to enlist in the U S Marine Corps, predicting Marines will lead into Berlin as the war nears victory. He condemns Kaiserism, praises German leaders, and calls for broader enlistment amid anticipation of peace as German tyranny is exposed. Dissinger's advert closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine Corps
France
Rhine
Berlin
Junkers
Belgium
Balin
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Germany
London
England
Peace Palace
The
Hage
Kaiser
Russia
Travelers Near and Far continues from page one
Miss Margaret Potts travels to Bethlehem for a few weeks. Numerous locals visit relatives in Red Lion Annville and Nazareth while Elizabethtown College students spend summer at home. Attendees from Lititz join a reception for Hiram Eberly and family as a 50 cent war tax funds death benefits for service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Potts
Bethlehem
Warren A. Wood
Harris Dental Society
Pequea
Martin Bisker
Norman Habecker
Red Lion
York County
Clayton Schmuck
Viola
Evelyn Dennis
Paul Schmuck
Annville
Harry Rudy
Landisville
Leyi Rudy
Hattie Eberly
Lottie Nies
Elizabethtown College
Roy
D. A. Long
Pittsburgh
Stevens Trade School
Lancaster
Harry Wissler
Hast St. Louis
Ill
James Sesseman
John Zudlick
Gus Samuels
Orwigsburg
Joseph Dreifus
George Miller
Goodyear Rubber Works
Akron
Ohio
Joseph P. Miller
H. R. Gibbe
Joniata College
Huntingdon
Ezra Lutz
Leon Lutz
John Hertzler
Philadelphia
Jacob Stark
Correll McGonigall
Floyd Kauffman
Nazareth
William 8. Smith
Lititz
C. M
Joseph Murphy and Son
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Cameron H. Lane
M. H. Yoder
James Yoder
Jacob Hertzler, Jr
the Eagles
United States
T. 8. Beck
Manheim
Hiram Eberly
Harvey Eberly
Hattie
Harvey Markley
Lexington
Hiram Minnich
Town
Also Mentioned on This Page
Army and Navy Notes
John K. Wisaler
Edwin
Briny Pond
Old-Guard Republicans
Armin
Dissinger’s
Western Horses
Will Leber
Sale and Exchange
Nohrat
Illinois
H. D. Pioso CO
Lhe
Farmers’ National Bank
Litltz
Testseyhwitrttag
Alsouruke
U.S
Liberty Loan
Other Way US
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Banking House
Surniture
Oxtur
Lauwral Reserve
Kedoranteserve Bank
Vuutti
National Bank
Ituns
Ripuien
Arian
State of
Pennsylvania
County of
Las
Breiwigan
Bank
Jas. H. Breifigan
G. Grayhily
Dina M. Notary Public Commission
W. Buch
Meiskey
B. Risser
Brownstown National Bank
Brownstown
Liberty
U. S
Wity
Bulg
Total
Sirping Fund
A. , Wolf
G. Grayritt
H. L. Keith
A.V. Walter
Wolf
West End
Mechanicsburg
H.N
Ephrata
Lebanon County
Juniata
H. H. Shirk
Geo
Demmy
Donovan’s
Donovans
Lititz Clothing & Shoe Store
South Broad St
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