Camp to Homecoming Tales From War News
Clyde McMillan returned from Camp Funston with wife Margaret Costello pleased with a belated Christmas gift. Mae Martin hopes her son Lt Lewellyn Martin will be home soon as the Manretina ship, carrying his 847th Infantry company, docked in New York harbor. Sgt AM Olsen of Pt Sill Okla, formerly credit manager for A Y McDonald & Co., visits Burke at Miss Anna VE Geibe’s home. Steinway Seaville arrived from Camp Funston, disappointed not to cross, having been to three camps. Casualty lists last Friday name Weyerts, Nels Strid Gurley, and Wayne Cunningham Lodgepole as severely wounded. families hope for return home. County Clerk Shawson and wife heard from son Hugh Lweis in Brest, France with the Ad FP supply station, unsure when home. While forces come from the front, supply units check war gear and home supplies. the man, though content, has little chance to see much country and may attend school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Martin
Lewellyn Martin
847Th Infantry
New York Harbor
Shawson
Tlugh
Ufeis
Bordenaut
France
Ad. FP
War Veterans Return and Recall From Service in Camp Taylor
A hometown note details several World War I veterans returning home or awaiting discharge. Chris Weverts’ son Tony, wounded in France, is reported deceased, making two sons lost from the family. Others like Fred Cushing, Albin Olson, Albert Ruttner, and Carl and Albert Ruttner’s plans to resume farming are mentioned, with service details, travel, and reflections on wartime life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cushing
Laramie
Union Pacific
Army
Aero Service
England
Ihe
Actor William Gilfecte Tours Broadhurst at Estate
William Gilfecte guides playwright George H Broadhurst around his country estate. They stop at a sheepfold where sheep bleat eagerly at the master, and Gilfecte boasts of the animals loving him as hunger drives their affection. Broadhurst quips about love age and feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gilfecte
George H. Broadhurst
George
Broadhurst
Gillette
Dr. Wimpston Dentist Advertises Services
Dr Wimpston dentist offers dental care with contact phone listed as 12. Osborn Garage features Republic and Good-Year tires and tubes for sale or repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimpston
Republic
Osborn Garage
Farm Loans Money Available at Once on Improved Farms
Money available at once on improved farms from W. HORNADAY. Contact THE PELEGRAPH for printing services and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hornaday
Sidney visits and holiday gatherings across the region
JB tire of Dalton visits Sidney. Mrs. Slawson visits relatives in Kearney. Anton Rudd hosts a seven o'clock dinner for fourteen. Jessie Pippen from Omaha guests F O Barger family. Charles Nepinsky travels to Omaha to visit wife and baby. Opper couple hosts dinner and theatre party for ten. Tlarm Feeht from Dalton braves weather to welcome the New Year in Sidney. Helem Basset and Mary MelIntosh host Christmas Eve party for six couples. Mrs. Smithberg and baby return from Sundl to stay with sister Mrs. Smith August. Anenuth returns from Hot Springs, SD to see daughter Edna and ensure furnace works.
Family ties span states after SATC trip and funeral
James Mohatt returns home from the SATC in Lincoln and visits relatives across eastern Iowa. Mrs Sat of Decatur Illinois and Mrs A Ts Miller of Geneva Nebraska travel back after attending the funeral of their niece Mrs Jot Cox, sister of George Foster. Mrs Sarah Goodwin hosted a Christmas dinner for thirteen and a Saturday party for twenty five, with everyone enjoying a warm, informal evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mohatt
SATC
Lincoln
Iowa
Sarah Goodwin
Northward trips and influenza impact noted in local visits
Albin Olsson and wife visited Alliance and Minatare to see relatives including Mrs Mmnerick and R O Chambers while Glenn Speirrow’s overseas unit orders were canceled and mustered out in New York. John Santo family returned from Stapleton after a relative’s influenza death. Mrs Roy Hensley, widow of R W Hensley, left Sidney with her baby after a farm sale netting about 4000 dollars amid road blockages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albin Olsson
Alliance
Mmnerick
Olson
Minatare
R .O. Chambers
Minuatare Free Press
Glenn Speirrow
Fort Estes
Virginian
New York
John Santo
Stapleton
Roy Hensley
Sidney
R. W. Hensley
Center Church
North
J. R. Birdwell
Agreement on Peace Questions Reaches Broad Accord in Paris
Paris, Dec. 80 One of the most prominent delegates to the peace conference in Paris says exchanges in recent days have yielded agreement on the principles of nearly all issues including freedom of the seas. Premier Clemenceau has told intimate friends that his three talks with President Wilson and Colonel House have produced a complete understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mos
Clemenceau
Wilson
House
Government to perfect draft evader net, inspector says
Chicago December 30. Vice President J. Kelliher of Oconto Wisconsin a national inspector of the selective service told about 200 draft board representatives in Chicago and northern Illinois that the United States will perfect a country wide machine to run down and arrest all draft evaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaga
United States
V J. Kelliher
Oconto
Wis
The
Selective Service
Chicago
Illinois
Motor Truck Hauls Cheaper Than Wagon
The USDA reports motor trucks beat wagons for farm haulage with lower cost per ton mile and more daily trips. Wheat corn and cotton costs drop to 15 18 and 15 cents respectively for trucks versus 30 83 and 48 cents for wagons. Professor Newell calls for permanent highway planning as war shifts freight to roads and peacetime use increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
HO Newell
University of Illinois
Concrete Highway Magazine
Armed Motor Truck Guards Ride With Repeating Carbines
The description recalls the old express messenger on overland stages with a shotgun, but the modern defense uses a motor-driven army supply wagon. Each side of the driver’s seat houses a deep leather holster carrying a repeating carbine, a compact firearm with many shots.
No Mosquitoes on Hog Island Ship Yard
Officials of the United States shipping board report Hog Island, now a major shipbuilding center, is effectively mosquito free after draining a marsh at a cost of 250000 dollars. New Jersey, initially reluctant, will spend 150000 dollars to drain the Newark meadows near the Submarine Boat Corporation plant and begin work at the Camden yards across the river from Hog Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hog Island
United States Shipping Board
New Jersey
Newark Menadows
Submarine Bort Corporation
Camden Yards
Hog Sland
Smelled Awful Solemn Church Wedding Exclaimed
A church wedding scene described with floral decor and solemn air as the ceremony nears. A child named Vivian whispers to her mother that it smells “awful solemn mn here,” highlighting a light moment amid the ceremony.
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Vivian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nebr
FE. S. Stafford
Frances E. Knox
U.S
Clyde McMillan
Camp Funston
Margaret Costello
Christmaas
Sergeant AM Olsen
Pt Sill
Oklahoma
A. YY McDonald & Co
Omaha
Burke
Anna VE Geibe
Olver Chilled
Steinway Seaville
Camp Farmston
Steinway
Sinn
Weyerts
Nels Strid
Gurley
Wayne Cunninghan
Lodgepote
Nod
Dieut Fert Griffith
Camp Taylor
Alabama
Chris Weverts
Tony
Henry
Albin Olson
San Francisco
Uncle Sam
Ife
Goat Island
Naval Training Station
Isaac Olson
Albert Ruttner
Glidden
Tle
Albert
Lie
Enghind
Ruttner Place
Carl
Willard
Nebraska
JB Tire
Dalton
Fred N. Slawson
Gansons
Kearney
Anton Rudd
Jessie Pippen
F. O. Barger
Charles Nepinsky
Tlarm Feeht
Helem Basset
Mary MelIntosh
Mrs. Smithberg
Baby
Sundl
C W . Smith
Anenuth
Hot Springs
South Dakota
Edna
V. J. Kelliher
National Inspector of Selective Service
Gars
Wier & Hamilton
Gash Grocery Co
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
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