War Risk Insurance Plan Offers Policies For Soldiers
The Treasury Department’s War Risk Insurance division reports active operation with policies on soldiers’ lives, totaling about $25 million in insurance. Premiums start at $6.30 to $7 per month for ages 15 to 31 with increases for older ages, minimum policy is $1,000, and compulsory allotments to wife or children range from $15 to half of pay. Monthly government allowances are outlined for various family situations, including widows, children, and dependents, with Class A and Class B provisions and adjustments for multiple dependents.
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Military and Naval Insurance
Bureau of War ‘Risk-Insurance
Treasury Department
Ajs
United States Army, Navy, and
Nurses’ Corps
Letter From Home Encourages Soldiers On Armies National Day
Readers are urged to write letters to service members on Sunday November 11 to support the Y M C A in the army. The notice stresses letters from family or friends lift spirits, provide home news, and reinforce faith and discipline. It highlights the YMCA as a free, welcoming club offering entertainment, papers, and friendship, linking soldiers with loved ones. A national drive for funds begins that day.
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Rei Hors
Army
Navy
Banday
Yom. CO
Howe
Paris City Council Discusses Street Lighting
Paris city fathers held a session to consider street lighting and to study the Montpelier lighting plan. A committee was appointed to interview Utah Power & Light Co. on maintenance costs and suitability for Paris. The council called the project laudable and deserving careful attention.
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Paris
Montpelier
Utah Power & Lig Co
Funeral attendance for Mrs. Thomas Romans at Suda Springs
Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith of Sharon Mesdames James Nye Walter Hoge G F Bunn Roy A Welker Smith Hoge and Miss Marjorie Bolton of Paris who went to Suda Springs Tuesday to the funeral of Mrs. Thomas Romans who died in Wentpelier Saturday morning She was the daughter of Mrs Lucy Florsler and formerly a pupil at Fielding Academy.
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W. G., Smith
Sharon
James Nye
Walter Hoge
G. F. Bunn
Roy A. Welker
Smith Hoge
Marjorie Bolton
Paris
Suda Springs Fuesday
Thomas Romans
Wentpelier
Romans
Lucy Florsler
Fielding Academy
Disability Compensation Scale For Disabled Veterans
The text outlines monthly compensation ranges from 230 to 100 for disabled veterans based on family status, with added allowances for dependents and specific disabilities. It notes extra 20 for constant need of a nurse, and 100 for total blindness or severe incapacity, plus provisions for future reeducation and vocational training.
Soldiers Pass Thru Montpelier on War Train
A train of 1200 soldiers from Camp Lewis moved through Montpelier on the way to Minneola New York. Bear Lake residents Aull Hep Oakey Ray Windley and others spoke positively about Camp Lewis life and the soldiers’ appearance. One traveler praised Idaho hospitality and urged local promotion of the state.
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Bear Lake
Montpelier
Camp Lewis
Minneola
New_York
Hata”mong
Bear Lakers
Ailton Roberty Aull
Hep Oakey
Paria
Ray Windley
Charles
California
Idaho
Boy Injured by Cow in St. Charles Incident
The 12 year old son of Geo Floyd was thrown from a cow when a janat the beast and shot him over its head. Its horn gash and a broken limb were treated by Dr. Sutton who sewed the wound with multiple stitches.
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Geo. Floyd
St. Charles
Jan
Er Horn
Dr. Sutton
Three Local Deaths Mark Recent Bereavements
The county records three deaths: John Hymas of Liberty, Mrs. Harry Parker of Lanark, and Mrs. Sarah Von Alleman of Montpelier. Mrs Von Alleman was the daughter of Henry Stocker of Paris and died suddenly, with sympathy extended to all families. A. C. football team appears headed toward the Rocky Mountain championship after an undefeated stretch.
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Im ‘Reaper
John Hymas
Liberty
Harry Parker
Lanark
Sarah von Alleman
Montpelier
von Alleman
Henry Stocker
Paris
Druggists Dream in Frange and Phantoms of Pain
A fragmented reminiscence uses chemical and pigment terms as soldiers in a surreal march. The narrator cites colors and compounds such as Burnt Umber, Formaldehyde, Benzine, Chloride, and Nitro as allies and hazards. The piece blends drugstore imagery with military longing and death as an odyssey through emblems like Myrrh, Saffron, and Ultramarine.
Men Drafted Leave for Camp Lewis from Montpelier
A list shows several men boarding a train at Montpelier on Wednesday morning bound for Camp Lewis to answer their country's call. Names include Reymour 8 Kunz Bern Albert Echevaria Right Mile Gaston Bramousppe Raymond Andy ohn Wells Wardboro tapas S-Millie Montpelier T. Stokes Franke rite de Bolton Paris Chas. H. Stevens Chauncey L. Mattson J. OC and James transferred from San Francisco.
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Montpelier
Camp Lewis
Reymour
Kunz
Bern
Albert Echevaria
Right Mile
Gaston Bramousppe
Raymond
Andyohn Wells
Wardboro
Tapas
Soldier Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army
King Good Word told Bishop Sutton nar Hie Say Angi of his promotion from Corporal to First Lieutenant after exams. Hugh of the 84 Airo Squadron at Kelly Field Texas ranked second in physicals as he awaits schooling. Jobo Brammer of Paris reports his son Leslie is now a sergeant stationed at Little Rock Arkansas. Paris boys’ record praised.
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Sutton Nar Hie Say Angi Tat
Hugh
84 Airo
Kelly Field
South Antonio
Texas
Jobo Brammer
Paris
Leslie
Little Rock
Ark
Miss Vinnie Hymas Sets Path to Idaho Falls Marriage
Miss Vinnie Hymas, former assistant to Postmaster Right, left town for Idaho Falls where she married Matthew Price. Congratulations to the couple as the Lyceum course opens Monday evening in the Second ward hall with the Means-Anderson Co promised as a featured, well recommended event.
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Vinnie Hymas
Atoege
Lown
Idaho Falls
Matthew Price
Lyceum
Second Ward
S& O'clock
Bergundy Boys Force Tent Move After Market Silence
Localized quips and a surreal banking shake up as Bergundy youths are described breaking camp after a blast signals the end of the Elecampane era. The Spear mint triggers Pennyroyal bank suspension and offers its securities for sale.
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Bergundy
Pennyroyal Bank
Watson
Solid Ivory
Missionary’s Narrative Reaches Across Oceans to Bear Lake
Dear Editor. A missionary writes of long voyage from New Year 1917 to Salt Lake City and Australia. He details ship life, Honolulu arrival, and impressions of the Pacific voyage toward the Golden Gate, with vivid scenes of sea, ships, quarantine, and Pacific islands.
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Bear-Lake County
Salt -Lake City
Sone
Australia
Arnold D. Fine
Anthony
Idaho
Maria_ Wooley
Southern
Utah
Fisco- and
Golden Gate
San Franciso
Mt. Tomalipais
Angel Jeland
Snd
Ron
Hawaii
State Room
Elder Weoley
Mae Easly
Honolulu
Ole
The
Pacific
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Frange
Capsicum
Colchicum
Condurango
Coriander
Genera Senna
New York
Gamp Lewis
South Africa
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