Large Silver Lake Crowd Hears Senator Watson Patriotism Talk
A throng estimated at three to five thousand gathered in Silver Lake last Thursday for a band concert and Senator Watson’s address Patriotism and the War. Judge C C Leonard chaired with Jesse Eschbach and Miss Bernice Maggart providing brief remarks and songs. Police directed traffic as about four hundred autos filled streets, and organizers planned another speaker for August 16.
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Silver Lake
Senator Watson
Cc. L. Leonard
Ton
Jesse I. Eschbach
Bernice Maggart
Grentleman
Address Letters Correctly for Camp Sherman Mail
The post office department warns mail to soldiers at Camp Sherman Ohio must be addressed Camp Sherman and not Chillicothe. This rule ensures proper delivery of military correspondence.
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Post Office Department
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Chillicothe
Rye Feed Rules Limit Hog Use In Local Farms
Farmers may feed rye to hogs only under strict permits from county and state food administrators. Applicants must prove no other feed is available and that rye will be stopped as soon as alternatives arise. The policy effectively narrows rye as a stock feed option to very few farms in the area.
Notice to Telephone Subscribers
The government took over the telephone plants at midnight July 31st and all accounts due as prior to that date must be settled at once. Peoples Mutual Telephone Co.
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Peoples Mutual Telephone Co
Safely Oversea Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shepherd
Safe arrival reported for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shepherd following a voyage to re call on a Wednesday. Local sources note their return and health status is satisfactory.
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Ralph Shepherd
Hearey
Local boys enlist for training at Fort Thomas and Valparaiso
Nineteen county youths left Tuesday for Fort Thomas Kentucky to train for weeks. Dennis O Parker one of the 1918 registrants requested immediate camp. Last Thursday James F H Amiss of Wa bash county went to Valparaiso for vocational training in motors and automobiles for several weeks.
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Fort Thomas
Dennis O. Parker
James FH. Amiss
Here
Wabash County
Valparaiso
Kohl Family Visits From Chillicothe
J. Kohl stayed from Saturday night to Monday morning at the Frank Getty home with Mrs. Ruth Kohl and her parents. Ruth Kohl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Getty and had been with her husband in Chillicothe for several weeks before returning home.
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Bu. J. Kohl
Frank Getty
Ruth Kohl
Mrs. Getty
Chillicothe
Lindzy Son Injured in Alberta Auto Crash
Leroy Lindzy, living in Viking Alberta for about a year, is slowly recovering from injuries suffered in an auto accident two months ago. A suitcase fell on Roy as a car descended a hill, causing a crash in which he broke a leg and suffered body bruises. He spent five weeks in hospital, now uses crutches, with partial paralysis in one arm. He plans a possible return to the United States for a short visit while unable to work.
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Charles Lindzy
Leroy Lindzy
Viking
Alberta
Canada
Roy
States
Howard-Larue Families Plan Fifth Annual Reunion
The Howard-Larue families will hold their fifth annual reunion at Myrtle-Glenn park near this place on Sunday August 26. Past reunions have drawn large crowds and organizers expect a big turnout. A noon dinner and an afternoon program will be the main features.
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Howard-Larue
Myrtle-Glenn Park
fiIn
Saint's Meeting Opens August 16 at Yellow Lake
The Saint's annual camp meeting starts Friday August 16 and runs over two Sundays, closing the 25th at Yellow Lake. Thousands from across the United States attend this well regarded event held in a shaded grove by the lake. Gospel preaching fills the large frame tabernacle and a strong song service completes the program led by able ministers.
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Yellow Lake
United States
War letters from Deverrie Underhill and Wilbur Miller reach home
Letters from 1918 reveal Deverrie Underhill in France stating good food and clothing, hope for the front, and morale against German forces. Wilbur Miller writes from France of hospital stay, a fever with tonsillitis, and becoming guard corporal while reconnecting with Oscar Leckrone in the First French Battery.
Surprise party for Miss Claie Gresso at Burdge home
A supper party honored Miss Claie Gresso who will move to North Manchester. Fourteen of her girl friends attended Tuesday evening at the Burdge home and the event was described as a most enjoyable time.
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Claie Gresso
Manchester
Burdge
Homecoming of Dean Tullis From Canada West of Town
Dean Tullis returned home last Saturday after two and a half years in Canada. He has many stories about wounded soldiers brought back from the battlefront.
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Dean Tullis
Canada
One Minute Food Talks on War Effort and Small Sacrifices
Don Herold argues wartime morality hinges on many small daily sacrifices rather than dramatic heroics. He notes that while big actions attract volunteers, sustaining effort requires vast numbers doing simple tasks at home like saving wheat meat sugar and oats to win the war.
Letters From Boys in France Reach Local Readers
Monday brings more than a dozen cheery letters from soldiers overseas to this office two of which are printed here. The writer urges readers to write to the boys regularly to boost morale and support the fight for democracy.
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France
Michigan visitors from Flint tour to Marion and Alexandria
Here From Michigan Charles McCoy his wife and son Dale of Flint Michigan were there several days the latter part of last week the guests of his sister Mrs Bennie Drudyve and husband They visited other sisters in Marion and Alexandria and will stop here on their way home
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Charles McCoy
Dale
Flint
Michigan
Bennie Drudyve
Marion
Alexandria
Hippensteel Warren reunion draws 350 at Wabash
The Hippensteel Warren reunion near Wabash drew 350 attendees last Sunday with a varied program. Mrs Hippensteel read a paper from North Manchester and a collection of 2800 was raised, 2500 for the Red Cross. Next year’s gathering will be the first Sunday in August at Myrtle-Glenn Park with R H Harris Frank Sellers and Ivan Warren on the committee.
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Hippensteel-Warren
Wabash
Hippensteel
North Manchester
Red Cross
Myrtle-Glenn Park
R. H. Harris
Frank Sellers
Ivan Warren
Bloomer and Cass Families Reunion at Park
The Bloomer and Cass families plan a reunion at the park on Wednesday August 21. The event brings relatives together for a day of fellowship and memories.
Army Family Reunion Draws Crowd at Local Park
The Army family reunion was held at the park last Sunday and was largely attended. Attendees enjoyed the day and, by unanimous vote, agreed to hold the next reunion on the first Sunday in August at the same location.
Silver Lake Band Concerts and Patriotic Meetings
Silver Lake leads nearby towns with weekly band concerts every Thursday and patriotic meetings every other week. Prominent figures like Senator Watson have visited, delivering open air addresses during summer events.
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Silver Lake
Watson
Ubat
Silver. Lake
Very High Figures Show War Bill Surging Past 138 Billion
A dispatch reports the United States has spent about 138.934 billion dollars on the war so far. Expenditures for July reach 1.3397 billion with an estimated 1.4885 billion for the month, about 50 million dollars per hour. June totals hit 1.512 billion, while April 1917 saw 289 million. The pattern shows expenditures now over five hundred percent of the war's initial month.
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Treasury
United States
Local Guards Drill Draws Huge Crowds in Wabash County
Local residents witnessed a large drill by home guards from Wabash county and a company from Huntington at the fair grounds. Six hundred cadets wore new uniforms and presented a sharp corps as Captain J B Bresseur addressed thousands in attendance.
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Manchester
Wabash County
Huntington
Embroidery and Mothers Club Gatherings Friday
Embroidery club members were entertained Friday afternoon at Mrs D J Hommano’s home. Mothers club members were entertained Friday afternoon at Mrs Wrank Haney’s home.
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Embroidery Club
D. J. Hommano
Mothers Club
Keep the flag flying over the wheat bin and the sugar bin
The phrase signals a steadfast stance amid agricultural or wartime storage concerns. No additional context or named entities are provided in the fragment to specify place or actors involved.
Injilly Good Time At Lindzy Home With Families
A pleasant gathering occurred at the Charles Lindzy home southeast of town last Sunday. Levi Fruitt and family from near Packerton, Mrs Jobe Brumbaugh of Roanoke, Mrs Joe Cripe and Mrs Hilis Lamar of North Manchester, and others joined Mra Lindzy and Charles Smith Roan Oak Roy Zellers Fred Palmer Clarence Swihart Ina Fruitt and three children. Forty eight people attended across three generations.
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Charles Lindzy
Mra. Lindzy
Levi Fruitt
Packerton
Jobe. Brumbaugh
Roanoke
Joe Cripe
North Manchester
Hilis Lamar
Charles Smith
Roanoak
Roy Zellers
Fred Palmer
Clarence Swihart
Ina Fruitt
One Dozen Club Reunites In Informal Sunday Gathering
Members of the One Dozen Club, organized about a dozen years ago, held a reunion on a Sunday afternoon and evening. No report of the meeting was secured, but attendees enjoyed the gathering.
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Roy Lindzy
Saint's Meeting
L. D. Underhill
Deverrie Whio
Mamma and
Papa
Deverille
Wilbur Miller
Daddy
Oscar Leckrone
Oscar
Don Herold
Food Administration
Germany
Berlin
Frank.Hill
R. @. Harris
Will
Huffman Irvin
Joe Parker
Reason
Mahlon Rickel
Bloomer
Cass
Patri
America
Lindzy
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