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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
6
A governor declared a day of thanksgiving as scarce food hit the town. Four men went out fowling to gather sustenance and return with meat. A wandering night scene follows, with Ted War leading a trek from the sleeping town toward marshlands where teal and mallard fled across brown waters.
Pvt. BY. WISSER describes life at the front near Meade and in a shelled French village. He recalls rain showers, mud, cold, rats, ration details, winter clothing, and distant battles with large guns. Cross grave markers and thousands of airplanes loom as he misses home and looks forward to returning.
Dear Parents dated Bapt. 26, 1918 describes wartime travel through battle scarred France. The writer recalls U S troops advancing, villages ruined, a church blown apart, and a statue remaining in a shell hole. He longs for home comforts and news from family while adjusting to army life in barracks.
Three bellhops at a Reading hotel were arrested on charges of conspiring to steal checks totaling about $35,463.55. James Hamilton, 20, and two others allegedly possessed and attempted to cash vouchers and pension checks while using a chemical to alter payee names. Police say checks came from banks in New York and elsewhere, with victims notifying firms of non arrival payments. Federal prosecutors will pursue the case.
Searle Hendee notes in Popular Mechanics that reinforced concrete gondolas could replace steel cars if weight targets are met. A Chicago engineer and majors car firms back the project with a patent plan aiming for rapid, cheaper production and less skilled labor. A 30 000 pound capacity target is key to success. Also: Mohnton Poultry and Vegean Association hosts its annual show this week with many poultowners attending.
Berks County sergeant Abraham R. Griesemer, of the U S Army Railway Engineers, moved a stone house on rollers with 15 men for a French railroad project. The French Academy of Science photographed the feat earning Griesemer a promotion to sergeant. Griesemer, a Spanish-American War veteran and bridge builder, is brother to Reading official Alexander R. Griesemer.
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