Reunion of Battery B at Nesbit's Grove Mt Jackson
The 49th annual reunion of First Pennsylvania Light Artillery Battery B will be held at Nesbit's Grove Mt Jackson on June 28. Comrade William A. McCormick will deliver the address. Officers include Joseph Reed president, Davis P Needs vice president, James A Gardner secretary, John Dunman treasurer. Deaths reported since last reunion: Winfield S Kidd, David W Frew, C W Davis, David Barge. Comrades unable to attend are asked to report by letter.
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Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Nesbit’s Grove
Mt. Jackson
James A. Gardner
William A. McCormick
Joseph Reed
Davia P. Needs
John Dun Man
Winfield S. Kidd
David W. Frew
C. W. Davis
David Barge
New Wilmington High School Holds Commencement Tonight
The New Wilmington high school will hold commencement at the Second United Presbyterian church auditorium this evening. Thirteen graduates will receive diplomas, with most participating in the program led by Principal Jas a. The program features a prayer, music, and student orations and readings including Faith Hoover History by Marguerite Kaufman Prophecy by Jessie Hartwell and Valedictorian Mary Graham.
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New Wilmington
New Wilmington High School
Second United Presbyterian Church
Jasa
Balutory
Faith Hoover
Marguerite Kaufman
Jessie Hartwell
Harold Holmes
Eugene Smith
Irene Margaretter
Harriett E. Wilson
Ethel Estella Morse
Arold Holmes
Eugene W. Smith
Harold, Potter
Short Skirts U. K. Says This Court
In Cleveland on June 7 Judge Levine held that a woman may wear makeup and short skirts as long as police are satisfied. The suit for divorce by Sandor Ignatz against Mrs Mary Ignatz centered on alleged cruelty for revealing anatomy to passersby. Ignatz must take her back or pay separate maintenance.
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Cleveland
Ignatz
Women Seek Full Illinois War Registration Drive
The annual spring conference of the woman's committee of the Illinois State Council of Defense opens in Chicago and continues tomorrow. Over 600,000 Illinois women have registered for war service through the group. Governor Lowden appeals to all state women to volunteer. The committee conducts a major campaign for complete registration.
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Chicago
Woman’s Committee
Illinois State Council of Defense
Illinois
Lowden
Heroine Beneficiary In Soldier's Will
BELLAIRE Ohio June 7 Wilbur Day local soldier named as beneficiary seventeen year old Elizabeth Workman who lost both legs when she dashed before a train and saved her sister's life.
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Bellaire, O
Wilbur Day
Elizabeth Workman
Prize Patriot Re-enlists in Navy After Twenty Years
George Stanley Bergantz of Fountain City Knoxville Tenn is named the prize patriot after serving over 20 years in the navy He sold his farm for 6000 invested in Liberty Bonds and re-enlisted as chief gunner s mate He served aboard the Indiana in the Spanish American War at San Juan and Santiago Cuba and at Santiago Bay in 1898.
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George Stanley Bergantz
Fountain City
Knoxville
Tenn
Gergantz
Navy
Bergantz
U. S. S. Indiana
San Juan
Santiago
Cuba
Santiago Bay
Cervera
Navy Department
Extend Closed Season On All Migrating Birds
The Agriculture Department proposes slight regulatory changes under the migratory bird law after a Washington meeting of the advisory board. A three month public review period is allowed before final adoption, with a final effective date on or after September 1, 1918. The proposal extends the closed season to September 1, 1920 for hand tailed pigeons, cranes, wood duck, swans, shorebirds except two plovers, Wilson snipe, woodcock and yellow legs. continues rails closures in California and Vermont and plovers in California and Utah to 1920. and extends woodcock closing dates in Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri to October 1, 1920.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Migratory-Bird Law Advisory Board
California
Vermont
Utah
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Surplus Cowpea Seed Urged for Planting and Feed
A large surplus of cowpea seed exists in the United States, with colored seed producing high quality hay and protein rich feed. Weevils threaten storage as warm weather begins, so plans to plant more in the south and use excess for feeding, especially to hogs, are urged.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On
United States Department of Agriculture
Ben Ritchie At Washington Camp Letter 1918
A letter from Ben Ritchie in Washington Barracks dated June 3 1918 describes the camp at Washington D C as welcoming to servicemen from New Castle with good food a fine Y M C A and supportive treatment for the troops the writer notes the heat from constant drilling and expresses pride in the training and the cause.
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Washington Barracks
Wash
D. C
the News
New Castle
Ben Ritchie
Company
Ap Nto
Asead
Diamonds in 14Kt gold settings offered in designs
This ad promotes blue white genuine diamonds priced at 42.50 each. It stresses that cut fire luster and brilliance depend on the mounting and offers choice of any 14Kt solid gold mounting in both ladies and gentlemen designs.
Jap Wants To Be Policeman In Los Angeles
Frank Ojo a 24 year old American born Japanese man persists to join the Los Angeles police force. He notes a sizable Japanese population and argues for a Japanese officer to look after Japanese, despite being turned down by Chief Butler at least twenty times. He continues daily at the station hoping for hire.
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Sistence
Frank Ojo
Los Angeles
Ojo
Butler
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