Boys in Brown News Items reflect WWI troop notes
News items from Pied Parks and others report soldiers safely arrived overseas and in transit. Albert Greenlee in Oakland enjoys a pleasant hotel room with a bath and passes examinations. several men including Witters Dedrick and Windell send favorable letters or photos from training or front lines. Shoemaker completes 100 days in trenches. Bassett trains in Chelsea hospital corps while wounded soldiers arrive daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Greenlee
Oakland
California
Kenneth Bassett
Chelsea
Mass
Evening shift moves to Texans band camp
Samuel Light Jr is at Camp Logan Texas to lead the band in camp there, not Fort Logan Colorado as reported last week. Henry Gould left for Camp Lewis Washington to enter the army after multiple enlistment attempts hindered by an eye defect and a missing finger. He married Fern Johnson and began a home in Cheyenne, then left to serve. Gould, formerly with Union Pacific, joins the army despite plans changing if known. Jesseshorn of the National Army Training Division at State University Farm sends glowing notes home about work there and urges, dont pass up the Y M C A, it is home for the boys.
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Samuel Light Jr
Camp Logan
Texas
Fort Logan
Colo
Henry Gould
Camp Lewis
Washington
Henry
Cheyenne
Fern Johnson
Mr. Gould
Union Pacific
Jesseshorn
National Army Training Division
State University Farm
Funston Cook Transferred to Port Winfield Scott
Funston Cook has been reassigned to Port Winfield Scott. He remains enthusiastic about his army service and continues to look forward to future duties.
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Funston Cook
Port Winfield Scott
Army
Frank Welch Lodge Installation of Officers for Ensuing Year
Frank Welch Lodge No T A F and A M installed its officers for the ensuing year. Herman Schroeder as W M presided with Leon Fine as Marshal. Officers installed include Kenneth Agnew W M Leslie Neubauer S W Frank Wooldrige J W William H Weeden Trustees Herman Schroeder Secretary RW Weeden SD CP Grant JD D Robert Jones 8 & Wm Riggs JS Lawrence Jessen Tyler.
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Frank Welch Lodge No. T
A. FL
A. M
Worthy
Herman Schroeder
W. M
Leon Fine
Kenneth Agnew
Leslie Neubauer
S. W
Frank Wooldrige
J. W
Wm. H. Weeden
R. W. Weeden
Clayton Parks Recovers From Illness After Overwork
Clayton Parks has been very sick the past week due to overwork and overheating. He is better now. Mrs. Parks visits after returning from Chap pell and will not go to Lost Springs until Clayton regains health.
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Clayton Parks
Mrs. Parks
Chappell
Lost Springs
Clayton
Stevens Writes From France During War Time 1918
Herbert H Stevens sends a vivid letter from France dated May 30 1918 recounting the voyage across the Atlantic rough seas a moonlit night and the drift of war in a garden village near Tours He describes billet homes wine and French life the Red Cross and Y M C A concerts and Elsie Janis dining with troops He notes Decoration Day ceremonies at a cemetery near St Aignan and mentions American and French cooperation in memorial events He reflects on friends in Cheyenne County and his mail with little certainty about a permanent address.
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FA. Gapen
Sidney
Nebraska
Iran
France
Beau
Big Pond
Red Cross
St. Aignan
Tours
Blais
Telegraph
Whitlock visits on business with Peetz and Sidney callers
Lorenzo F L Whitlock of Peetz stopped here on business en route to Sidney Jast Monday. Local residents including Mr and Mrs A Shipman and Mr Miller of Peetz plus Shipman’s relatives from Sidney called Monday evening. Red Cross sewing sessions held Thursdays at Lorenzo hall with Schuyler Mason now in Accotink Virginia Camp A A Humphrers, a Red Cross member, first to go to Camp from there. Ruby Miller of North Bend visiting sister Mrs Chas Walker. Mr and Mrs Boulter and family also mentioned.
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Lonesin
Toulter
Woon
Andres
Logan Gage
Dorthea Poulton
Chas Walker
Red Cross
AH. Tf. C
WL. Andres
Pred Boutten
Peetz Thiursdal
Chas. Walker
Miss Miller
J. H. Warrick
Sidney
Fred Boulton
FL. Whitelock
Denver
Balton
C. A. Miller
Mayer
J. D. Bolton
Geo- Walkers
FO Jo Whitelock
Peete
Freddie Boulter
F. J. Whitelock
Wade Kincaid
Omnaha
Messrs
Lee
F. L. Whitlock
Peetz
Sidney Jast
A. Shipman
Mr Miller
Mr. Shipman
Lorenzo
Lorenzo Hall
Schuyler Mason
Accotink
Virginia
A. A. Humphrers
Tere
Ruby Miller
North Bend
Jirs Chas. Walker
Boulter
We Can Duplicate Any Broken Lens by Expert Jewelers
The statement notes that broken lenses can be duplicated by skilled craftsmen led by Virgil Marsh, a jeweler. It highlights the role of expert workmen in lens duplication and associates the process with Virgil Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Marsh Joweler
Sidney Battery Station Offers Free Battery Tests
Free battery tests are available at Sidney Battery Station located on West Lincoln Way. Customers can have their car batteries checked at no cost and receive guidance on replacement needs.
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Sidney Battery Station
West Lincoln Way
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pied Parks
Overseras
Russell Dedrick
Mat
Grabill
Greenlee
Kaiser
John Witters Sant
J. S. Windell
Grover Hatcher
Fritz
Oscar Anderson
Tony Weyerts
Muuch
Onker Otten
Frank Hahler
Edward Shoemaker
Rainbow Division
Chicago Tribune
David J. Lewis
Ohio
United States
Joseph Hahler
H. B. Sweet
H. H. Stevens
Herbert H Stevens
O. K
S Witters
Alva O. Witters
Grace Campville
City
N. EF. Witters
Harry Witters
John Witters
Milo Webster
The
Stuht & Krueger Ice Company
Sidney Ice
Sidney Ice Co
Nelson & LeMoon
America
Bramwell & Kinney Factory Distributors
Nelson & LeMoon Trucks
Nebr
Cheyenne County Lumber Company
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