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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
9
A Secretary of the seems to indicate that the nation may face a long hold before returning to normal peace conditions. He warns demobilization could be delayed and notes that conditions abroad will influence timing. The remarks reflect cautious optimism tempered by ongoing military realities.
Secretary Daniel and Navy officials discuss pacific goals at the conference. They advocate restraint on naval expansion and support for an international police force, while outlining a lengthy, coordinated plan to transport two million soldiers home from France and repurpose ships for peacetime needs.
The Times Press reports letters sent to Santa at the North Pole. Two letters received describe a wish for a doll's house with electric lights bath and furniture and other gifts of the season.
A handwritten note from Doorathy Wickham of 27 Houston Avenue Middletown New York asks Floyd Harrison Cook Jr to bring a small store a large Golf carriage doll clothes and a dresser plus a set of dishes. The letter closes with love and kisses and mentions helping poor children.
Three Ludlum brothers serve the country from this district. Sergeant R O Ludlum left with Co I and moved to the air service now in France. Private George Swinton Ludlum, of the city police, is at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. Milton G Ludlum, merchant marine, worked in Times-Press mechanicals and awaits discharge. he sailed on the Nansemond, which recently arrived in New York from St Nazaire. The World reported the Nansemond, formerly the Pennsylvania, left Le Nazaire with 13,323 tons, horse stalls empty, and aided the Mundate by pumping water as she labored at sea.
A fragment discusses the name Jack and its many international variants from Johann in Bohemia and Sweden to Jean in France and Hans in Germany, noting pronunciation and spelling differences across cultures. It also mentions a relief effort involving Mundsle and a hospital transfer for injured American expeditionary forces.
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