Abbeville News Notes Local Visits and City Church Talk
Robert Good of Aviation School returned to Abbeville for a weekend visit and gave a talk at the Presbyterian Church on the YMCA and Red Cross. His mother Mrs. Kate Good accompanied him from Water Valley. Mrs. Galleghy left for Earle Arkansas, Miss Walker Good is at school in Memphis, Rev. Mr. Smith of Webster City arrived from Russell Shoals Alabama for a few days, William Samuels and Presley Good went to Nashville to take a government position. Advertisement for Lard's Snow Liniment promotes it for swelling and pain relief with price notes and local retailer A H Kendel.
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Robert Good
Mr. Smith
Webster City
Samuel
Lussel Shoals
Ala
Messrs
Willian Samuels
Presley Good
Nashville
Tenn
County Home Economics exhibit urged for Oct 18 19
Mrs Luel la B Ramsey promotes county wide display of pantry goods canned and dried products dairy poultry eggs vegetables and home crafts. Prizes offered for best general exhibits best single jars and a special 35 prize for a county girl’s canned and preserved foods. Friday and Saturday focus on canning club poultry club day with pure breed pens and green crops for hens.
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Bush
Canning Club
Poultry Club
Judge Niles Buried At His Old Home
The funeral of Judge Henry C. Niles was held at his Kosciusko home with a large crowd despite rain. The service honored a respected jurist born 1849, who became federal judge in 1891 and left two sons including Jason A. Niles, mayor, with relatives listed in Kosciusko.
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Judge Niles
Kosciusko
Henry C. Niles
Memphis
City
E. J. Cunningham
First Methodist Church
C. C. Groves
First Presbyterian Church
Niles
South
Alice Boyd
Mary McCool
James S. McCool
Jennie Brown
I. L. Brown
Kasciusko
Just Gone Overseas Aimed at Soldier Mail Change
Melville D. Landon notes instructions for addressing letters or cards to soldiers who have just gone overseas. Replace camp location with American Expeditionary Force or AEF to ensure delivery. Use John Doe Co. C 124 Inf. American Expeditionary Force as example.
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America
American Expeditionary Force
John Doe, Co. C
John Doe
Oversea
France
Post Office Department
United States Army
Air Service
Quartermaster Corps
Tati
Oxford Chapter Urges Salvage Drive For War Relief
The Junior Red Cross calls all residents to donate salvage for wintry war needs. Collectibles include newspapers, tires, metal, old clothes, shells for carbon used in gas masks, and fruit pits for carbon production. Mr Olson offers storage. Saturdays 9 to 12. The note also explains U S Army mail procedures and delays for service members in France, urging patience and proper addressing.
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Red Cross
Olson
Red Cross Dispatches Thousands of Clothes to Paris Refugees
In two days the American Red Cross sent out 21,000 garments to Paris refugees including 500 blankets and 2,000 sheets, aiding thousands displaced by the relief effort.
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Paris
American Red Cross
Old familiar faces return to Ole Mrs Gideon's dining hall
Mrs Gideon continues to run Gordon Hall dining room with efficiency as in former years. The boys are glad to see her happy smile.
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Gideon
Gordon Hall
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Abbeville
Sallard
A. H. Kendel
Adv
Home Economics Department
Luella B. Ramsey
Express
Parcel Post
Omer
Federal Building
Saturday Evening Post
Wernicke
Oxford Furniture
Jay
Amos
Melville D. Landon
New Fall
Price
Leader
Red
Oxford
Home Service
War Department
Washington
L’esta
United States Army Postal Service
Iss
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