War end cheers as soldiers march in Washington
A veteran letter from Camp Meigs recounts a November 12 1918 postwar celebration in Washington with a grand parade reviewed by the president. The writer describes the crowd on Pennsylvania avenue the campfires between the White House and the Monument and a climb up the Washington Monument noting its height and the inscribed stones from states and societies. He praises veterans and discusses political loyalties and local elections, concluding with a signoff from W A Young Camp Meigs and noting Wagner's sale on coats and millinery.
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Sue
Speerstra
Grand Rapids
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Monument
Iowa
Hawkeye
Pis
Monument
Potomac River
Virginia
Washington
Grand Lodge of
Aince
Pella Ang
Lake Prairie
Marion County
Will van der Ploeg
Geo. J. Jones
Vander Ploeg
Uncle Sam
van der Ploeg
Will
Watson
Father
Chronicle
Jim Pierce
Porter
Harding
Central College dorm aid and campus postings report
Central College news notes a Friday heating plant fire halted by the Executive Board, donations of ice cream for dorm residents, requests for records and supplies, a Y M drive raising about 800 dollars, and praise for Geo Baitsell. Includes student notices on chores, piano lessons, upcoming holidays, and military call ups plus local sales at Wagner's Quality.
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Lane
Join Heerema
Heerema
Pathe
Columbia
Victor Records
Pella
Central College
Geo
Baitsell
the Chronicle
der Kaiser
Hoffman
Carl Hillyer
Grand Junction
Colo
Orville le Vants
A. H.F. France
Beard
Halbert
Uncle Sam
Gary Vogelaar Writes From France in 1918
In a letter dated October 18 1918 Gary Vogelaar describes billeting in a French village with eight men in a combined house and barn. He notes learning a mix of Dutch German and local speech, enjoying milk at 8 cents a can, warm days and cool nights, Catholic services in German, and regular mail from family back home. He mentions fellow soldiers Wilma Junélla Tunis Willis and plans about his own status, while hinting at awaiting reassignment.
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Anoter
Third Reformed Sunday School
States
Holland
Third Reformed Church
New York
Wilma
Brother Will
Junélla
Tunis
Willis
Message from Sgt Vogelaar in France
A personal wartime note from Sgt Gary T Vogelaar expresses dedication to his work and trust in God. He mentions Uncle Sam caring for his troops, his belief in duty, and signs with military addresses in France and New York Millinery.
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Sam
Gary T. Vogelaar
A. C
France
N. Y
Vander Linden's Bazaar Shines At Local Store Display
Our doll display draws attention as a big sale feature offering American made items at low prices. Marie Lefeber and Dena Van Roekel visited friends in Leighton last Saturday while 8S. M. Van Hemert aided his son with farm work. He’s feeding eighty cattle ready for market and notes Leighton corn yields 6 to 65 bushels per acre with strong feeding value, proving cattle feeding profitable even at high corn prices.
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Marie Lefeber
Dena van Roekel
Leighton
M. van Hemert
Mr. VanHemert
van Hemert
Pulsed Sweets For Soldiers From Pulia Candy Kitchen
For that soldier or sailor friend, suggest a dainty box of fresh sweets filled to order from Pulia Candy Kitchen.
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Pulia Candy Kitchen
Christmas for "Over There" Soldiers Cards Notice
Christmas appeal urges sending Soldiers' Cards and booklets and Christmas cards due to government restrictions on packages. Miss Pearl Whiteman arrives from Stuart Iowa by Wabash to care for ill family members and nurses Mrs Dick Van Gorp who is ill with influenza and pneumonia but improving.
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Vander Linden’s Bazaar
Pearl Whiteman
Stuart
Iowa
Dick van Gorp
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Editor Young
W. A. Young, Co
Camp Meigs
Wagner
Y. M
Chapel Hall
Gary Vogelaar
T. D
A. van Drimmelen
T. D. the
P. S
War Industries Board
Kuyper
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