Christmas visitors and holiday greetings in Martinsville and nearby towns
Toland visited friends here last week while Allen Hicks of Marshall spent Christmas with family. Many locals hosted or visited relatives over Christmas and several soldiers home from camps enjoyed time with loved ones, ending with wishes for a safe new year.
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North- Toland
Allen Hicks
Marshall
Minnie Reed
Manetta
Robinson
Orvide Medsker
Mildred
Melrose
Vera Newlin
Tra Newlin
Port Gibson
Soldier
Ralph Hagar
Jesse Tuttle
Jesse Reynolds
Lorenzo Dehl
Delance Evans
Noah Toland
Marshall Nidey
Ralph Sims
Kenosha
Wis
Vincennes
Evansville
Ind
Harmon Stricker
Dolson
Newt Brossman
Anderson
Edward Airhart
Montrose
Martinsville News Roundup Reflects Holiday Aftermath
Local notes report mild influenza improvement, no deaths, and ongoing community updates. Entries include visits by Harmon Stricker and Newt Brossman, farm market prices for eggs and corn, Christmas events at Brossman school, and several family travels and recoveries, with wartime arrivals and a trench death noted among distant relatives.
Death of Mrs Harry Dodd in Martinsville
Mrs Golda Martin Dodd born near Melrose January 4 1893 died December 13 1918 in Martinsville from influenza and double pneumonia She married Harry Dodd March 19 1911 and had three daughters Dorothy Verna and Lucille She joined St Paul Church at age 15 and spent her life in Martinsville Survived by husband three children mother stepfather one brother and many relatives. Charles Figg acquitted of operating a gambling room in Terre Haute after arrest last week and twelve gamblers found in his place.
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Arden Hagar
Terre Haute
Guy Hagar
Edna Combs
Clifford Evans
Lela Evans
Carl Rynerson
Toledo
Ohio
D. Rynerson
Lucy Ormiston
Kate Evans
Daniel Gilbert
Martin Newlin
West Union
Newlin
W H Piety
Byron Ryerson
Charles Gideon
Roy Hainley
Litherland
M E
R. M Lindsey
Aviation Corps
Linn Hardware
Ed Brossman
Dental Corps
Army
Chicago
Ward
William Downs
Pomeroy Cook
Mississippi
Martinsville
U. S
Miscissipni
Golda Martin
James Martin
Melrose
Harry Dodd
Dorothy
Verna
Lucille
Mr Dodd
Kansas
St Paul
Charles Figg
Evangelical Zion Sunday School and Emanuel Services
The Evangelical Church Zion holds Sunday school at 9 30 with preaching at 10 30 am. S S officer elections at 11 30 am. Emanuel S S at 9 30 am with preaching at 7 pm. Pastor I W W Feller delivers the message. Love your enemies and you ll be loccentric.
Overseas vs domestic soldier equipment costs detailed
The article, citing Army and Navy Journal figures, outlines yearly costs to equip and maintain a soldier overseas versus in the United States. It notes higher overseas expenses, greater wear on gear, and lower reclamation value abroad, with specific annual costs for subsistence, initial and additional equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quartermasters’ Corps
United States Army
United States
Army and Navy Journal
Tragedy Above the Clouds in Air Battles
A Washington Star account paints the peril of aerial combat with vivid scenes of gunfire, explosions, and crashes above the clouds. It recalls pilots facing danger as flames rise and machines plummet, leaving four young lives lost in the deadly theatre of flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Blondin’s Niagara Gorge Feat Remembered on Anniversary
The fifty eighth anniversary recalling Blondin crossing Niagara gorge on a four inch rope. Spectators watched as he balanced on the rope carrying a stove and baking cakes to spectators in boats. Blondin later died in Paris after his 1860 crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondin
Niagara Gorge
Prince of Wales
Edward
Ni- Heart Gorge
Rhondin
Paris
The Thirsty Sailor Tale of a British Sailor
A British sailor is offered a glass of water after a civilian host drinks bourbon three times without offering, prompting the sailor to remark with humor that he was thirsty but not dirty. The tale ends with the host admitting the water was for the sailor to wet his whistle.
Ostentatious Language in Public Health Messages
The piece criticizes scientific writers for ostentation and urges clearer public health explanations. It cites a health authority claiming anorexia accompanies Spanish influenza and notes the public should understand such terms beyond medical jargon.
Tam key Thanksgiving carve up eyed by sources
A fragment suggests a political and military situation this month will involve Tam key and aims at a Thanksgiving period. The remarks imply intensity around leadership and planning affecting families and communities.
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Dortood
Macims
Martinsville, West York
Tion
Zenas Murphy
Sir. Loesch
Tara
Alma
Sperry Claypool
Alpha Claypool
Chris Hutchings
Charlie Burket
Kansas Station
Marlin Claypol
James Burkett
Brossman School
Casey
Asa Goodwin
Tom Gardner
Beth
Amelia Best
Linn
Oilfield
A Canady
John Kellar
Jamestown
Noah
Edith Armstrong Chasemeter
Company A
France
W D. Turner
Lenora
Lawton
Oklo
H M Grant
L. P. Emrick
Gerald Roan
Lester Drum
Marshalltown
Andrew Drum
Jake Cormican
Westfield
Ralph Weeden
Ralph
B. M Law
Beltrami
Minn
Mrs
Evangelical Church
Overseas
Evol At
Old Strong State Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Marshall State Bank
Marsietat
TLIN
New Martinsville
Just
D- D- Dolal
North Side Square
Marshall, Illinois
War Industries Board
America
Kirchner & Williams Lumber Co
Harlan
T. BH. Ryan
Hal ‘Kesler
Buel ‘Morris
The
Herald
Ed W. Price & Co. Taller
Iit
M. Grabenheimer
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