Getting into the U S Army Step by Step and How
A first person account describes enlisting in the regular army and National Guard, detailing the intake process at federal buildings and Toledo headquarters. The writer covers physical exams, eye and teeth checks, questions on death notifications, footwear and hearing tests, and the rough logistics of moving recruits through stations, with colorful anecdotes about sergeants and dubious literacy among applicants. It notes all recruits enter as privates at $30 per month and highlights the casual tone of the screening process.
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Ph Cally
National Guards
Federal Building
Maynor
Columbus Barracks
Mayner
Southland
O. SK
Toledo
Piqua
Cole
Quartermaster's
Siip
Adam
Perry
Indiana
Quick
Piana
Pang
Thappy Hawkins
Happy
Dhippy Hawkins
Tappy
Hawkins
Appy
Montana
Ss Corps
Medical Corps
Perry Thn
Smashed County Commissioner Jackson Car in Piqua
In Piqua on Monday morning, County Commissioner Jackson’s auto was badly damaged after a Miami Gas and Fuel truck collided with it. the engine remained unharmed and he could drive away. The report also notes enlistment talks, local civic efforts, police actions, and upcoming Red Cross canvassing as the town discusses service, co ops, and community work.
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Jackson
Piqua
Miami Gas and Fuel Compiliny
Ite
Join the Red Cross and aid wounded French soldiers
A wartime appeal urges support for the American Red Cross through the Paris field bases. It portrays a French soldier’s agony and recovery, emphasizing the shared fight and urging memberships and donations. The Piqua Chapter seeks twenty million members nationwide and specific local quotas, offering decorative insignia for sale to fund relief efforts.
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Piqua
Mayor's Court A Gypsy Camp
Mayor Clay Harmon's court resembled a gypsy camp as Steve Dimetre his wife and six children, with Jules Dimetre and family, faced allegations of beating his six year old son Mueller near Miller's store. Witnesses said the father struck the boy in the face. Dimetre denied hitting him, claiming he only pushed him away to keep him from stepping on a newborn baby in a wagon. The gypsy group was ordered out of the city and Dimetre resisted arrest before being dragged from the wagon. He claimed they were bound for Michigan to buy land.
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Clay Harmon
Steve Dimetre
Jules Dimetre
Dimetre
Webb
North Market Street
Harry S. Schilling
Mueller Dimetre
Miller’s
South Walnut Street
Asone
Dimatre
Michigan
Troy
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Piqua's
The
Matinee Daily
Aftcraft
Man In the Moon
Geo M. Cohen
Uncle Sam
Broadway Jones
Betsy Ross
Geo. M. Cowen
Majestic Theatre
Detroit
PNTRA
Henry Ford Educational Weekly
U.S. Army
Overlook
Trolley
Ace Ho” Browns
Stillwater
Sunshine Man
John tHlenry Newman
Columbus
John Henry
A. BR. Ndwthorne
Conservancy District
Co. C
Jea McDonald
Mamnsfield Reformatory
Willian Clegg of
Common Pleas Court
V. A. Fitzgerald O
Bell
Ordella Bobbs
Jones Washburn Company
Wayne Street
Mr. Bobbs
Piqua High School
Commander Poyle
Alexatier Mitchell Post
David Wahrhoff
A. M. Brotherton
Jennie Gussim
Anna TD. Clarkson
W. FR. C
Akron
Consistory of
Zion Reformea Church
Raymon Lynch
Dwight O’ferrall
Regular Army
Collumibus
Segend Shaw
Middletown
Red Cross
Rotary Clu
Paris
American Red Cross
RAD Cross
Scotle-Slauson
Mayor's Court
Cron & Walker’s
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