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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
8
The article urges women and girls to adopt military drills and fitness as part of wartime duty. It cites Cornell College Mount Vernon with 300 girls registered for regular drill and mentions plans to extend training to Central girls. It explains ranks and unit sizes in a simplified army outline.
In a House speech Representative Lunn of New York, a military committee member, described the American army marching in infantry formation and noted it would take 61 days to pass a point to illustrate the scale of war preparations. The statement emphasized the rapid buildup and magnitude of ongoing mobilization efforts.
A World War I letter from Rude Brand of the 339th F. A. Band in France describes a morning rehearsal, a concert at 4:30 PM, and happiness upon receiving mail delivered by soldiers on a porch roof. He mentions friends Bill Baer Bill Stout Matt Hoeksma Hop Park and Greg who bought a farm near Albia. He notes pay starting Oct 4 and recalls playing William Tell Freisch Hungarian Rhapsody and other music, plans to perform with Verna or Francis, and English French lessons with Cody Bell. He asks for newspaper clippings and signs off lovingly.
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