Letters From France Reveal War Letters From Three Soldiers In 1918 War Zone
Soldiers Robert Lozhrein Robert Collignon and George Hullett describe life in La Fayette France in April 1918. Collignon writes about air raids in Paris and life near the front while Lozhrein notes travel from Camp Grant to France and mentions army duties and garden plots. Hullett describes cavalry tents guns equipment and daily routines with horses and howitzers amid shelling and gas masks.
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Paris
Quilie
Geo. Hullett
Delectives Depart for Columbus and Camp Taylor Call
About 41 Spencer county selectives left for Columbus Ohio Barracks to receive military training after a May departure. A banquet at Krueger's Cafe featured addresses and music. Another 37 were set to depart to Camp Taylor Kentucky on May 27 1918 with an earlier list detailing numerous individuals by name.
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Spencer County
Columbus
Ohio
Krueger
Camp Taylor
Vaergil McCoy
Frank A. Fischer
Otto C. Fueger
Harold Murphy
Allen Ray
John A. Sch
Thomas L. Daunhauer
Orville W. Hamilton
Wilson T. Pierson
Lawrence Vetter
John Hall
William Drulinger
Jesse Singer
Harry Daniel
Ralph A. Richey
Morris J. Hoskins
Jesse Etherton
Jacob Mueller
Everett M. Main
Ed Welker
Wm. Curtis Sanders
O. Arther Hall
Thomas Gibbs
Wm. Otto
Otto Schweitzer
Robert E. Scales
Lawrence Abbott
Edwin Jent
Gust Hartz
Edward J. Lautner
Sir Arnett Roth
Wm. Olin Bufkin
Couple Secretly Weds in Rockport Before Army Departure
A young Rockport couple married Thursday morning in a quiet ceremony after arriving from their county. They asked for secrecy and paid a local minister a refused fee of five dollars as the groom heads to Columbus Barracks, Ohio with selectives.
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Rockport
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Teachers Appointments For Rockport Schools 1919
The Rockport schools appoint the 1919 19 staff with Supt Charles K E Skinner Principal J H Diehl and assistants Alberta Huffman Lucy Boyd Helen Posey Florence Fella Myrtle Posey Melitta Hines. Grade teachers include Augusta Jacobs 7th Thomas Fortune 6th C A Fay 5th Mamie Richey 4th Essie Lee Williams 3rd Eva Kehrer 2nd Lillie Peckinpaugh 1st Hettie White and Ethel Hart ey. Colored teachers to be appointed later.
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Rockport
Charles KE. Skinner
J. H. Diehl
Alberta K. Huffman
Lucy Boyd
Helen Posey
Florence Fella
Myrtle Posey
Melitta Hines
Augusta Jacobs
Thomas Fortune
C. A. Fay
Mamie Richey
Essie Lee Williams
Eva Kehrer
Lillie Peckinpaugh
Hettie White
Ethel Hartey
Button cutters unite for flag ceremony and Red Cross drive
The Connor factory unfurled the service flag as about fifteen hundred people gathered for a patriotic event on the first Red Cross drive day. Mayor Martin led the parade, with City Marshal Chappel as color bearer, followed by the Liberty Guards and Red Cross workers. The meeting honored 65 former employees now in military service, one gold star for John Young, and featured speeches by Nasn Eskridee, Jacob Greathouse, County Red Cross head Baum, Judge Ralph E. Roberts, and Rev. M O Robbins, ending with prayers and a service song.
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Connor Factory
Red Cross
Court House
Martin
Chappel
Liberty Guards
Main
Sixth
Vawter
America
Rav. O. Robbins
Nasn Eskridee
Welome
Ralph J. Karney
Robi. L. Whitten
Wm. A. Alvey
John Young
Kentucky
Quartette
Jacob Greathouse
Jacob G. Baum
Ralph E. Roberts
M. O. Robbins
Reutepohler
German Evangelical Church
Button Factory
Chas. Alvey
Bernard Alexander
Guy Burkhart
McKinley Baily
Anthony Babb
Ira Brown
Lee Bunner
Thomas Burmer
Owen Crowe
Dewey Chriswell
James Campbell
Ben Crafton
Paul
Bloomfield Red Cross Unit Praises War Efforts
A Bloomfield Red Cross unit described its four week history, service flag of 12 stars for boys in service, 30 members including women, two donated sewing machines and a recently purchased one, a supper raising about 75 dollars, and regular Wednesday meetings led by Captain Mrs. Edmund Cissna, inviting contact from other country units.
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Bloomfield
Rockport
Democrat
Red Cross
France
Junoir Red Crags
Edmund Cissna
Must Register in Rockport for Spencer County Men
All young men of Spencer county who aged between June 5 1917 and June 5 1918 must report in Rockport on the later date to register for military service. Those who fail will be arrested as deserters and punished accordingly.
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Spencer County
Rockport
Supreme Honor Flag for Spencer County to be Presented
Spencer County will dedicate its supreme honor flag won in the Liberty Loan drive. The flag will be brought to Rockport on Sunday June 2 by a designated committee. A flag pole was erected at Fourth and Main with cross bars for England Belgium Italy France and the United States flag above the supreme honor flag. An immense crowd is expected for the dedication with an appropriate program.
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Spencer County
Evansville
Rockport
Owensboro
Wynne Shrodes
Mace Cochran
Fourth
Main Streets
Claude Barker
Southern Tel Co
England
Belgium
Italy
France
Coiner
Spencer County School Enumeration Totals 5456 Children
The county census records 5456 school children ages 6 to 21 with 2809 white males and 2479 white females and 167 negro males or 92 negro males and 75 negro females. Township and town figures list totals by area and gender, including 4100 countywide school children and 1356 in towns. Data cover employments and unemployment among youths.
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Spencer County
Clay Township
Luce
Ohio
Harrison
Carter Township
Grass
Hammond
Huff
Jackson
Dale
Grandview
St. Meinrad
Chrisney
Rockport
Hoff
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Robert J. Leohrein
Robert Collignon
George Hullett
Land of
LaFayette
Collignon
Camp Grant
Illinois
Agnes
Robert J. Lozhrein
Co. F. 18Th Engineers
U.S. Army
P. O
13Th Ingrs
New York
Naned
Clinton Murry
William Murry
Russell Martin
Roy Martin
Orville Martin
George Miley
Judge Mead
Horace Mongenthaler
William Morris
Fletcher. Peek
Forrest Payne
Melvin Rout
Earl Russell
W. Russell
Elbert Rue
Odie Stilwell
Grover Shaddick
A. Sampley
A. Tremper
Jesse Whitten
Hayden Wiseman
Joseph Wathen
Marion Whitehouse
Robert L. Whitten
William A. Alvey
John A. Young
Berlin
Kaiser
Old Rockport
Joan
Bill
Uncle Sam
Supreme Honor
Spencer
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