Tragic War Tale Hidden Behind a Great Decoration Day
A Washington ceremony honors Unknown Soldier as a universal tribute. Amid crowds and veterans, a Knoxville Veterans Hospital tour exposes harsh truths about the 28,000 mentally disabled veterans housed nationwide. Doctors, nurses, and facilities are praised even as bleak future needs loom.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
U. S. Veterans Administration
N. P
Army
United States
Veterans
Phillip B. Matz
Veterans Admistration
Embarrassing wartime moment at Kelly Field fire
Bert Van Nimwegen recalls a night when a spark arrester failed and sparked a tent fire. The Commanding Officer interrupted the scene to announce he had put out the blaze and ordered a new arrester, noting occupants would pay if the tent burned.
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Kelly Field
Air Service
San Antonio
Texas
Bert van Nimwegen
Inside a Veteran Hospital's Quiet Trials and Hidden Struggles
A visitor recounts patient stories from the Knoxville hospital, including a boy named Clay who was punished for cooling off, Steve the quiet patient who could not reveal his torment, and a former nude maniac named Bernard who thrived in occupational therapy. The piece contrasts treatment methods, patient creativity, and the poignant image of a lone figure lowering the flag at sunset, crying in silence.
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Steve
Bernard
Townsender
Young People Embrace Modern Changes They Once Ignored
Young readers reflect on how attitudes shifted toward new activities as trends and technologies emerged. The piece notes a change in behavior among youths who previously avoided certain modern practices.
Pella in the World War Hooverized Week Returns
February entries describe the Hooverized week with daily meatless and wheatless meals and sugar fuel conservation. Editor W A Youn condemns a pork order at a meat market. Berlin reports price levels for butter ham bacon and sugar. February 14 lists 61 young Pella men in service and notes wartime work among French and Belgian prisoners in Switzerland. A bold defense society notice urges alertness to potential spies. February 28 reports 100 Marion county boys sent to Camp Dodge.
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W. A. Youn
Berlin
Oskaloosa Herald
Stanwood
W. E. Lauterbach
Margaret van Niewall
Switzerland
American Defense Society
United States
Ity
Marion County
Camp Dodge
Chronology of the Great World War Feb events
Chronology lists key World War I milestones from February. United States troops advance near Toul on the first sector. USS Tuscania sinks with 128 lives lost. President Wilson presents four peace principles including self-determination. Bolsheviks declare war on Germany but reject a peace treaty. Bolo Pasha is executed in France for treason. Germans capture Reval and Pskov as von Hertling backs Wilson's principles in principle to the Reichstag.
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United States
Toul
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Bolo Pasha
France
Reval
Pskov
von Hertling
Reichstag
Admirer quotes W L George as reformer and husband of three
An admirer lauds W L George as a zealous worker improving conditions for women. He reportedly married three women as part of his program, a detail that underscores the controversial nature of his reform methods and personal life.
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W. L. George
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