Service Men News On Home Front Weather And Visitors
News from the service men notes a quiet period with weather affecting activity. Decorated veterans from 1917 18 visited for Decoration Day, including Sgt Joe Hutchison and Pvt Bernard Forsythe who playfully misdrilled the firing squad. Staff Sgt Lowell Adams returns from Panama Canal Zone for about 22 days before moving to Ft Sheridan and on to Miami, with uncertainty about his next destination.
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Joe Hutchison
Bernard Forsythe
Panama Canal Zone
Lowell Adams
Medical Corp
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Miami
Fla
Lowell
Military News From Home Fronts And Training Updates
Letters from service members reveal enlistment promotions and combat postings while families recount wartime shortages and personal notes. Ralph Newcomer Jr joins Navy Air Corps. Richard Anselme earns aerial gunner wings at Laredo. Pvt Carl Davis stationed at Camp Robinson. Anzio veteran Bill Swartz shares experiences amid Italy's front lines and daily life near Anzio Beachhead.
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Richard Anselme
Faye Anselme
Army Air Forces
Laredo Army Air Field
Laredo
Texas
Basil Ziegler’s Door Repair Bragdon Cafe Prank
Local column recounts Basil Ziegler and friends attempting to fix Bragdon Cafe doors with a screwdriver and pliers, drawing laughs as the attempt ends in flop. It also notes household misadventures including a faulty car, a cycling outing, and John Newland’s thriving victory garden with potatoes stored last week.
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Basil Ziegler
Bragdon Cafe
Basil
Fuzzy Harris
Frank
John Newland
H S C Club meets with ten members May 11
Mrs. Lester Gravitt hosted the H S C Club on May 11 with 10 members present. Visitors included Mrs. Virgo Staley, Mrs. Neal Fox and Mrs. Inez Rohl. Mrs. Glen Appler led the program and the group will meet June 8 at Mrs. Glen McCulloughs with Miss Rena Wendland assisting.
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Lester Gravitt
H. S. C. Club
Virgo Staley
Neal Fox
Inez Rohl
Glen Appler
Glen McCullough
Rena Wendland
Dyer Kreigermeier Visited Parental Kregermeier Home
Dyer Kreigermeier of St. Louis Missouri spent the weekend with his parent Wm Kregermeier at the parental home.
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Dyer Kreigermeier
St. Louis, Mo
Wm. Kregermeier
Local families visit relatives in Centerville area
Coatsville residents and others from Moberly Ottumwa Keokuk Jefferson City and Moulton gathered for weekend visits at several homes. Updates include Mrs E Noonan Mrs Kate Slavin and Mrs Velma Wilson returning home and Dr and Mrs G M Sneed visiting relatives in Centerville with news of improving health and a serious condition for Everett Brown.
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Wm. Moler
Moberly
Chas. Moler
John Rippey
E. Noonan
Billy Kent
Ottumwa
Andy Kent
Lee Burgher
Lowell Beeler
Keokuk
Kate Slavin
Centerville
J. E. Burgher
Earline Judd
Jefferson City
Velma Wilson
Lancaster
James Judd
Clarence Judd
Centerville Hospital
Elbert Judd
Clinton
George Bovard
George Carson
Moulton
Emma Noonan
Leonard Mitchell
Mullenix
Orla
Mitchell
Arthur Burgher
Rippey Moler
Kirksville
Everett Brown
Mr. Brown
Raymond Hall
St. Louis
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Yeagers Visit Mrs. Sneed in Cincinnati
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Yeager of Cincinnati spent Sunday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Sneed, reflecting a family gathering in the city.
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Elmer Yeager
Cincinnati
Sarah Sneed
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Camp Barkeley
Samuel
Pvt
Infantry
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Carl L. Davis
Camp Robinson, Ark
Carl
Bill Swartz
Richard Ballew
Anzio Beachead
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George
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Wm. Swarts
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Salina
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Detroit
Mich
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Howard
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Alva Bennett
Cemtery
Myrt
Vera
Jordan
Louie Kemper
Elmer Wood
Merle Oberon
Geo. Sanders
Western Union
Randolph Scott
Robert Young
Coatsville
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Kansas City, Mo
J. R. Barkley
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Barkley
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