Mills county boys report to Camp Dodge for training
Mills county enlistees embark for Camp Dodge in a large sendoff. The procession included local officials, a marching group, an institution band, flag bearers, and veterans. Two alternates filled gaps as the quota of twenty-nine reached Des Moines and beyond. The group lists names of those trained and notes two did not report. Some members face health or relocation updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Camp Dodge
Company’ S
Institution
Hullinger
Hamilton
Mark Keno
Burlington
No. 4
Paul Donner Slothower
Des Moines
Fred Keene
Kammerer
Wyo
Bertie Hobart Spoon
Hastings
Osce‘ola
William ©. Gambill
Emerson
Tennessee
Harry William Kindig
Henderson
Verner Franklin Hasselquist
Malvern
Soldier Boys Entertained In Local Farewell Gatherings
Neighbors hosted farewell events for Guy Decker and Ralph Marshall as they joined the military quota. About 101 attendees at the Decker home near Silver City contributed a $12 purse for the travelers. A second party near Malvern honored George Aistrope departing for Camp Dodge, with gifts of a wrist watch and a sweater. Additional gatherings included a Glenwood MWA hall reception for Ola Ross before Camp Dodge, with pool games, a Service Flag, and refreshments. News notes cover casualties from Company M and I, minor town incidents, bond refunds, and praise for Glenwood’s low school debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Ernest Hanson
Dumfries
Carl Knight
Glenwood
Russell W. Snodgrass
Emerson
Paul Donner Slothower
Hastings
Georga William Aistrope
Malvern
James C. Sivetts
Henderson
Frank Michael McCardle
Imogene
Ralph Marshall
Silver City
Guy Decker
Carleton
Bliss Byers
Horace Boles Dresler
Elmer Nelson
Ola Moore Ross
Earl Kyle Hay
Henderson George Thorson
Willard J. Clutes
William Murray Graham
Harry Brown
Arthur Ferdinand Schoening
Thomas Wilhelm
Rance C, Wheeler
William
John Panzer
Jesse James Magee
Edward Frank Hall
Walter Knight
Charles Henry Drealer
Harry William Kindly
Henderson Verner Franklin Hasselquist
Fred Keene
Kammayer
Wyoteace
Frank Decker
Front Tabor
Mattie Dyson
George Aistrope
Camp Dodge
Gable
Fred Durbin
Wortman
Landis and Fletcher
Kinby
M. W. A. Hall
Ola Ross
George M. Bechtel Bonding Company
Towa
Suint Il
Iowa
Glenwood Receives New Howe Ford Fire Apparatus
The Glenwood City Council ordered a Howe-Ford triple combination fire fighting unit for the Glenwood Fire Department. The 800 foot hose, 40 gallon chemical tank, and motor driven pump enable water streams up to 100 feet at 125 psi, aiding north and northwest areas with low mains pressure. The article notes school financing details following the fire equipment mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Fire Department
Howe-Ford
Glenwood
Decoration Day transport plan for veterans and WAC members
The decoration day committee asks helpers for cemetery routes to report to Charles Gheyney, Guy Mayberry, or George Zimmer of the Successful Social. A Hawthorne schoolhouse fire cream social Friday night drew a good crowd and $24.91 in receipts will be added to the Red Cross fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Transportation
Decoration Day
Charles Gheyney
Guy Mayberry
George Zimmer
Hawthorne
Red Cross
City Hall
Court House Park
D. Logan
Armory
John Y. Stone
Glenwood
Howard Mintle
Lillian Tewis
Adams
Registration Day Declared for Men Born By 1918
President Wilson announces June 6 as Registration Day for all male U S citizens born on or before June 5 1918 who reached their 71st birthday since June 1917 Exemptions apply to Regular Army Navy Marine Corps National Guard and Naval Militia Members may register by mail if absent and must reach local boards by June 5 Notices will list registration sites and places Glewaad Mills ET oak ae
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
United States
Regular Army
Navy Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
U. S
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rigo
Regis- Glewaad
Mills ET Oak Ae
Red Cross Sale Saturday at Glenwood Court House Park
The Red Cross auction in Glenwood, held May 11, will resume Saturday June 1 after noon and evening with unsold items. Donations are invited at the band stand in the courthouse park. The sale supports Red Cross foreign work via the Woman's Comfort Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Glenwood
Courthouse Park
Woman's Comfort Club
America
Bernard Gunsolley Arrives in France for AEF Service
Word reaches Mr and Mrs Ward Gunsolley of Glenwood that their son Sergeant Bernard Gunsolley has arrived safely in France. He serves with Company A 139th Infantry via American Expeditionary Forces, address through New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard
France
Ward Gunsolley
Glenwood
Sergt
Bernard Gunsolley
U. S. Inf
New York
Wheat substitutes and bread types listed in wartime diet guide
The text outlines various bread types and substitutes based on wheat content. It contrasts white and whole wheat breads, pasta products, cereal items, and substitute breads containing 75 percent wheat, along with non wheat options like oatmeal potatoes rice and corn based products. The fragment ends with garbled wording and stray letters.
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Twentyeight Mills County
Camp Dddge
Company J
Texas
East
Hromley & Lewis
Hensley
A. S. Edwards
KR. E. Humphrey
J. G. McCue
J. M. Donelan
S. Gilliland
Red Oak Boys
Clem Hobbs
Harvey T. Rimel
Ralph Linville
Fred Lampman
16Th
U. S. Infantry
Dan Allen
Glenwood School Board
Annis
Red Cross War Fund
Miss Alta Burger
Methodist Hospital
Onaha
Miss Burger
Alta
Basin, Wye
Gave & Thrift
M Pery
Rev. Stevenson
Hoover
Glenwood M. B
Clyde Rhoads
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