Republican War Effort Shows Bipartisan Appointments in Washington
A Washington report lists prominent Republicans Progressives and independents serving under Wilson in war work. Taft chairs the War Board and Red Cross, Hughes investigates aviation, Schwab runs the Emergency Fleet Corp, and several Republicans hold key posts in the Shipping Board State Department Treasury War Department and Justice. The roster includes officers Pershing Goethals Crowder Crozier Wood Warren Bacon Stimson OBrien Bielaski Willcox Strauss Taylor White Munson Woolley Gifford Clarkson Shaw Chapin Coolidge Martin Brookings Godfrey Peek Porter Coffin Rosenwald and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington
Wilson
William H. Taft
United States
Taft
War Board
Central Committee
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross War Council
Charles F. Hughes
Republican Party
Charles M. Schwab
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
Bainbridge Colby
New York
Bdward F. Curry
Lasis
Charles Pier
Chicago
Fleet Corporation
J. O. Hayworth
Chiesno
Ruinard &. Barling
State Department
William Phillips
Massachusetts
Lester W. Woolsey
Department
Treasury Department
L. Rowe
the Treasury
A. ©. Leffingwell
Frank A. Vanderlip
War Savings Stamps Committee
War Department
Baker
Benedict Crowell
Ohio
Europe
Frederick P. Keppel
Columbia University of New York
Edwin R. Stettinius
Emmett J. Scott
Alabama
Scott
Booker T. Washington
John J. Pershing
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Senate Committee On
France
Quartermaster Corps
H. L. Stimson
Field Artillery
Joan Callan O’laughlin
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
John Lord O’brien
Western
A. Bruce Bielaski
Secret Service
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
Federal Railway Wage Commission
War Trade Board
Albert Strauss
Alonzo E. Taylor
John Beaver White
Frank C. Munson
Clarence M. Woolley
Council of National Defense
Walter S. Gifford
Grosvenor K. Clarkson
A. W. Shaw
Michigan
Commercial Economy Board
Rey D. Chapin
Highway Transportation Committee
L. A. Coolidge
Shairman
Franklin Martin
Finois
General Medical Board
Robert S. Brookings
Missouri
War Industries Board
Hollis Godfrey
George N. Peek
I Ilinois
George N. Porter
Llinois
Howard HE. Coffin
Aircraft Board
Julius Rosenwald
Spencer County Independence Day Celebration Set for July Fourth
Spencer County gears up for a wartime Independence Day celebration in Rockport with the Supreme Honor Flag from the Liberty Loan drive, a parade, and unfurling of Old Glory and allied flags. W S Sonntag plans to present the flag. a regimental band from a cantonment is expected. Leaders from towns will give brief remarks at three minutes each before the 1:00 p.m. parade through the fairgrounds.
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Spencer County
Indiana
Rockport
Liberty Loan
Evansville
St. Louis
Federal Reserve District
T. E. Snyder
Farmers Bank
St. Loui
Ind
Geo
Oliver Carpenter
Eighth Federal Reserve District
W. S. Sonntag
Sonntag
Mr. Snyder
Louisville
Newbury
Supreme Honor
Giory
Red Cross
Liberty Guards
Boy Scouts
Letters From the Battle Trenches Relate Prizes and Travel
A WWI era letter from Pvt Fletcher Peek describes mail delays, service stripes, packing limits, and longing for home. He notes seeing summer weather, equipment weight, and hopes to return soon, while praising the organ photo and service flag. Neville Bise also sends a France arrival report detailing voyage safety, French landscape, Y M C A aid, currency exchange, and leisure amid training near the front.
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Dad
Estella
Halbruge’s
Will
Tvnad
Fletcher Peek
Ford Auto Out of Commission After Ditch Crash
Burl Johnson and Buster More, two about 12 year olds, drove Walter Ray's Ford into a ditch at Vine and Lincoln streets Sunday. They sped through Vine, then hit a crossing stone on Lincoln, crushing the right front wheel and windshield. The car was damaged extensively and the boys fled on foot, later arrested by Marshal Chappell. They had taken the car without the owner's permission and are boarding at the county's expense.
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Burl Johnson
Buster Moredock
Walter Ray
Vine
Lincoln Streets
Vine Street
Lincoln Street
Marshal Chappell
Uriah Butler Chapman Dies in Spencer County Death Notices
Uriah B Chapman born 1862 died June 13 1918 a Spencer County citizen related to old settlers. He married Jennie Woodward in 1886 and left seven sons and two daughters. Funeral by Odd Fellows and Baptist pastor Daniel. Interred at New Hope Cemetery.
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Uriah Butler Chapman
UrIah
B. Chapman
Spencer County
Mr. Chapman
Jennie Woodward
Dewey
U.S. S
Louisiana
York Town
Odd Fellows
Chapman
Daniel
Baptist Church
New Hope Cemetery
Piggott Marries Miss Rowland in Paducah
County agent W. J. Piggott and Miss Francis Dorothy Rowland were wed at First Presbyterian church Paducah on June 11. Rev. Peter Pluene officiated. After a brief bridal tour they returned to Rockport with the bride and reside at Judge Swan's home on South Fourth Street.
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W. J. Piggott
Francis Dorothy Rowland
Paducah
First Presbyterian Church
Peter Pluene
Spencer County
Rocckport
Mr. Piggott
Rhodes trusteeship and sons' naval service noted
Rhodes a Carter township trustee was in the city on business. His son Sylvester, 19, volunteered for the navy wireless service and, after six weeks at Great Lakes, passed the wireless operator exam and will train at Harvard University. Young Rhodes has worked as a Southern Railway operator while in high school and recently enlisted, visiting Lincoln City this week before leaving for Harvard next Tuesday.
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A. Jd. Rhodes
Carter Township
Rhodes
Sylvester
Great Lakes
S Iarvard University
Youne Roades
Southern Railway
Huntingbore
Lincoln City
Harvard
Mule Runs Away On Elm Street Injures Rider
A mule hitched to a buggy ran away on Elm Street last Saturday dragging Mrs. Alvey Rudisil and her two boys. The mule turned north at 5th and Elm, upset the buggy, causing scratches to Mr. Rudisil while the children remained uninjured. The buggy and harness were demolished after the mule fled at an automobile.
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Elm Street
Alvey Rudisil
5Th and
Elm
5Th Street
Silver Dale Food Conservation Club Meeting Highlights
The Silver Dale Food Conservation Club reports a large member absence due to harvest and shares a briefing on bread making with substitutes for flour. Members organized a Junior Red Cross, heard Hoover's appeal to conserve wheat, and discussed war-time thrift across homes and training stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Henry Bretz
Florence Bretz
Marion Swallow
Treas
C. F. Brown
Herbert Hoover
U. S
Washington, D.C
Russia
Jess
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D. P
Sam Rise
Martin
Sam Bise
Neville
Lerrived
Cnlers
Ford Auto
Piggott—Rowland
Rugdes
Harvars
Silver Dale
Food Conservation Club
C. D. Ehrman
Mr. Kellams
L. Gle
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Erdman
U.S
Allen V. Atkinson
Alongoe &. Taylor
U.S. Food Admr
Frank Swallow
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