Plans for Mansfield 35th Division Homecoming Reception
Plans move forward for a Mansfield homecoming reception for the 35th Division. A large turnout is expected with a parade and bands supplying music. Local committees volunteer meals, decorations, entertainment, and publicity to welcome returning soldiers and all who contributed.
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Mansfield
Thosse
Seymour
Hood
Lon Dennis
Wright
Commercial Club
M. A. Freeman
G.C. Freeman
Fhs Riley
J.H Stephens
W.M. Divan
J.B. Freeman
W. Ca. Black
Inanee
M.A. Freeman
Violette Craig
F. Lb. Beach
Paul Wilkins
G. C. Freeman
Karl Tripp
Elmer Strong
JH. Riley
Coday
Mlinehe Anderson
W. A. Black
Mo A.reeman
W. M. Divan
Miansfield
Kansas City
Mansfield Mirror War Letters Preview Welcome Home Wright County Men
The Mansfield Mirror notes plans for lavish decorations and a welcome for Wright County boys of the 35th Division. A letter from J N Davis Co F 110th Engr recounts draft quotas, marching routes through Kansas City and Topeka, disembarkation at Funston, with expected Mansfield arrival around May 6 to 13 and a wish to return to the Ozarks.
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Camp Mills
Mansfield Mirror
Wright County
Leff Mansfield
Kansas City
Topeka
Kans
Funston
Mansfield
Ozarks
J.N. Davis, Co. F
Crews Resigns to Lead Drill in Mansfield Mining
Roy C. Crews has resigned as assistant manager of the Coloni al Hotel of Springfield to operate a drill in the Mansfield mining district on the G.W. Miller farm. The forecast indicates considerable mining activity this summer.
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Roy C. Crews
Colonial Hotel
Springfield
Mansfield
G.W. Miller
Route Number 2 In Daily Record Verse
A short verse reflects on daily news as Route Number 2 and imagines readers preferring silence. The piece then lists a sequence of social calls and visits: Harry Thomas and wife at A. M. Brentlinger's, Mrs J A Riley with Mrs A J Wilder, Paul Williams and others in Hartville, Miss Myrtle Williams and Zolla Lusinger, J M Baker and Mrs Dozier, John Bartlett visiting Jack Brazeal, Nora Brentsinger and Bessie McCrie in Norwood, Mrs Sarah Rippee, Mrs Joseph Lawrence visiting Prairie Hollow, Alva Letsinger with Grant Letsinger, and Myrtle Williams with Zella Letsinger. SUKEY.
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J.A. Riley
A.J. Wilder
Paul Williams
Sam Letsinger
J. W. Brentlinger
J. A. Riley
Myrtle Williams
Zolla Lusinger
Hartville
J.M. Baker
A Dozier
Thomas
J. W. Edwards
John Bartlett
Jack Brazeal
Nora Brentsinger
Bessie McCrie
Norwood
Sarah Rippee
Joseph Lawrence
Draper
Prairie Hollow
Alva Letsinger
Grant Letsinger
Zella Letsinger
Sukey
Green Fancy chapter opens with storm meeting in New England
Wealthy New Yorker Thomas Barnes on a walking trip meets a stranded girl bound for a place called Green Fancy. A tavern encounter with Putnam Jones introduces a mysterious recluse Curtis and a forged smithy scene as outsiders pass through. The tale sets a curious, suspenseful mood with hints of hidden motives and foreign visitors.
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Thomas KK. Barnes
New Yorker
New England
At & Cromroads
Barnes
Art
Putnam Jones
East Cobb
Mr. Jones
Golo
Canada
Lake Champlain
Europe
Germany
Balkan States
Jones
Frogg
Green Fancy
Curtis
Lilm
Missy Line
Mr. Barnes
Joes
Victory Liberty Loan badge dazzles buyers with chevron symbols
An old issue explains the left sleeve badges for Liberty Loan buyers. The small blue round buttons with white lettering signal service and victory. Civilians who subscribe to the Victory Liberty Loan will wear the badge as a sign of civic duty and financial support to Uncle Sam.
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Uwe
Wardioney
Victory Liberty Loan
Sam
War stamping ad promises easy purchase and no red tape
An ad touts easy buying with convenient handling and no red tape, urging prompt action to stamp today.
War Bonds and Savings Stamps Appeal by Rep Collier
Representative James A. Collier of Mississippi voices support for additional government funding through Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. He asserts the American people will cheerfully subscribe to meet wartime expenses and obligations as the nation seeks a steady, successful conclusion to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamesa Wo Collier
Mississippi
Ways and Means Committee
United States House of Representatives
Installment Priviled in the Victory Loan
Treasury Secretary Glass announced liberal installment privileges for the Liberty Victory Loan in Washington. Payment set in six installments: 10 percent by May 10, 10 percent by July 10, 20 percent by August 12, 20 percent by September 9, 20 percent by October, and the remainder with accrued interest on November 11. Previous loans allowed four installments and banks bore the risk of unpaid ments.
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Liberty Victory
Banhs
A Debt of Honor War Bond Appeal Urges Liberty Loan Support
The piece argues the war is won early and urges Americans to buy Victory Liberty Bonds to pay approximately 10 billion dollars in unpaid war bills. It warns that taxes are insufficient, banks cannot absorb all bonds, and individual purchases are essential for national survival and prosperity.
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America
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Committee On Decorations
Harry Thomas
A. M. Brentlinger
Dr. F. H. Riley
Graustark
Ndoo Rushcroft
Conrad
Liberty Loan
Kec
Collier
Stephens’ Cafe
J. H. Stephens Proprietor
Joc
Fuson Incorporated
Missouri
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