Large Call For County Men To Entrain For Camps
About 112 boys from Kosciusko County are slated to entrain for Camp Custer in Michigan and Camp Sherman in Ohio during the week of August 26. The Warsaw board reports 89 as the Camp Custer quota and 23 for Camp Sherman, with 34 previously reported elsewhere. To fill the county needs, farm laborers of original class one with temporary exemptions will be drafted, including most 1917 class one men and much of the 1918 class.
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Warsaw
Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Kosciusko County
Local Selectees Listed for War Service During Five Days
A county list names 112 class 1 men who will depart in a five day period starting August 26. In this locality reporting centers include Camp Sherman Ohio with Orval S. Brown Roy G. Helser Reuben C. Kline and Camp Custer Michigan with Herschel Drudge Marshall Rhodes Herbert G. Hill Russel W. Jontz Iris B. Smith Ray L. Strayer Dean Tullis.
Lowman Family Reunion Planned at Myrtle-Glenn Park
The Lowman family reunion will be held at Myrtle-Glenn park on Wednesday of next week with a basket dinner at noon. Relatives are urged to attend.
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Lowman
Myrtle-Glenn Park
Moving to North Manchester by Esta Grosso family
The Esta Grosso family moved a portion of their household goods to North Manchester on Monday. Residents lament losing them but anticipate the move will benefit the people of our sister community.
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Esta Grosso
Manchester
Sister
Home on furlough Navy man Ralph Hoffman returns
Ralph Hoffman arrived home for a day with his parents Mr and Mrs Ezra Hoffman near the southwest district He is stationed at the main garage Great Lakes naval station on furlough from active duty.
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Ralph Hoffman
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Station
Afternoon at Culver with Hayman Cam p members
An afternoon gathering at Culver features Mr and Mrs F D Hayman along with Mildred and Margaret Camp on a Sunday afternoon activity.
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Culver
Mildred
Margaret Camp
Mrs C B Lunsford Visits From Wisconsin
Mrs C B Lunsford of Gays Mills Wisconsin arrived Tuesday for a visit with her mother Mrs Mary Rantz and other relatives and friends in town.
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C. B. Lunsford
Gays Mills
Wis
Mary Rantz
Miss Ethel Shilling to Teach in Gary This Winter
Miss Ethel Shilling will finish her schooling at Valparaiso this week then spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs Manuel Shilling north of town. She will move to Gary to serve as a high school instructor for the coming winter.
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Ethel Shilling
Valparaiso
Manuel Shilling
Gary
Eschbach Joins Strauss Bros. At Ligonier
Hon Jesse KE Eschbach of Warsaw has taken a position with Strauss Bros. at Ligonier and began duties last week. He will reside in Warsaw and visit Ligonier two to three days weekly, a move welcomed by locals familiar with his good standing.
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Jesse KE. Eschbach
Warsaw
Strauss Bros
Ligonier
Eschbach
Submarine Exhibit Train Visits War Saw This Saturday
The United States navy operates a six car recruiting train with a miniature submarine and a camouflaged destroyer among its displays. Though no volunteering is allowed, the patriotic exhibit will stop in War Saw on Saturday August 17 and locals are urged to view the train when it arrives in the county seat.
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United States Navy
Illinois
Wisconsin
Warsaw
Ice Cream Social At Clay Township YMCA
The Clay Township Y M C A ladies plan an Ice Cream social on Saturday evening August 17 at the George Merkle home. General invitation to all.
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Clay Township
George Merkle
Visiting teen From Erie stays with local families
Here From Pennsylvania Ethard Rhodes son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Rhodes of Erie Pennsylvania has been here the past week visiting at the MD Yotter home and also at the Ezra Wood and Al Bowen homes.
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Ethard Rhodes
Clyde Rhodes
Erie
Pennsylvania
M. D. Yotter
Ezra Wood
al Bowen
Gemmer Store Hires Charles Jontz as Clerk
Charles Jontz has accepted a clerk position at the Gemmer grocery and began work Monday morning, marking a new staffing development for the Gemmer store.
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Charles Jontz
Gemmer
Birthday Debt Payment Sparks Record Subscription
Early Tuesday morning Jack Burt stopped a RECORD representative on the street and paid a year's subscription to the home paper. Burt says he has made it a practice to pay on his birthday for several years and always knows when his subscription is due.
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Jack Burt
Record
Burt
Sugar Ration Rules Limiting Imports Across Nations
A fragment explains that sugar conservation is prioritized as ships needed for other uses reduce overseas imports. It notes poor yields in nearby producers and a smaller domestic crop, with submarine losses further cutting supply. Citizens receive modest monthly rations, two pounds for English, and one pound for French and Australian.
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Tralian
August 24 Registration for Men 21 and Older
Provo st Marshal Crowder issues orders for a new August 24 registration day for American men who have reached 21 since June 5. The move aims to cover potential delays in the 18 to 45 manpower bill with state headquarters directing the registration. A separate early September registration for men aged 31 to 45 is planned if the bill passes.
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Crowder
Saint's Meeting Begins August 16 at Yellow Lake
The Saint's annual camp meeting opens Friday August 16 and runs through two Sundays until August 25 at Yellow Lake. Thousands attend from across the United States. Grounds are shaded by a grove beside a beautiful lake. Gospel preaching comes from a strong pulpit ensemble in a large frame tabernacle. Song services feature a large chorus popular with attendees.
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Yellow Lake
United States
Outing at Yellow Creek Cottage
The J C Hay family is spending ten days at their cottage on Yellow Creek lake. Miss Angelo Tyler of Chicago is with them.
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J.C. Hay
Yellow Creek Lake
Miss Angelo Tyler
Chicago
Pickles Enter Market Amid Drought Hit Yields
Farmers bring in large quantities of pickles to the salting station near the Big Four station but output falls short of expectations due to hot dry weather killing many vines.
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Big Four Station
Camp Friends Move Toward Coast to Join Overseas Duty
Word from Fort Snelling Minnesota reports Ralph Whreamer and Orval Carr have moved to Boston Massachusetts after months at camp and will soon go over there for duty.
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Ralph Whreamer
Orval Carr
Fort Snelling
Minn
Boston
Mass
Roy Sprigg Wins Top Prizes at Winona Musical Contest
Mr and Mrs A S Sprigg attended the Winona contest where their son Roy G Sprigg, a Silver Lake boy, earned first prize in quartet, trio, duet, and solo. Singers traveled from across the United States, and the community extends congratulations.
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Winona
Roy G. Sprigg
United States
Roy
Silver Lake
Rennie Drudge Attends Jones Mitten Family Reunion
Mr and Mrs Rennie Drudge joined Mr and Mrs Chas Neltzen traveling in their car to Wabash for the Jones Mitten family reunion held there last Sunday. The gathering hosted more than a hundred attendees.
Home on furlough for Dennis R. Jones visit
Dennis R. Jones, son of EB E. Jones, was here yesterday and today visiting family. He has been at Purdue camp for over a month and is on a five day furlough.
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Dennis R. Jones
EB. E. Jones
Dennis
Purdue
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Ohio Visitors From Smith Family Stay Five Days
Frank Smith and his wife of Piqua Ohio visited from Thursday to Monday. They were guests of his father Samuel Smith and his wife, accompanied by their son Eugene and his Dayton Ohio family.
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Frank Smith
Piqua Ohio
Samuel Smith
Eugene
Dayton
Ohio
Will Teach Here Earl Snell In Our High School
Earl Snell from near Sidney visited town last Saturday and contracted with Trustee Paulus to serve as a winter instructor at the high school. He is described as an excellent young man and comes highly recommended.
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Earl Snell
Sidney
Paulus
Snell
Funeral Attendees Gather For Alma Lapp
Mr and Mrs Charles Pearson attended the funeral of Alma Lapp held in Elkhart after her sudden death in Racine Wisconsin. Lapp had stayed with the Pearsons last summer and planned to visit again around the first of the coming month.
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Charles Pearson
Eikhart
Alma Lapp
Draft Registration Preparations Under War Bill
County draft officials move to ready registration after Congress acts on a bill fixing the draft age at 18 to 45. If passed, men 31 to 45 would register. Warsaw draft board receives orders to set up registration machinery with precinct registrars about one per 50 registrants.
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Congress
Gress
Warsaw
Wilson
Outing in Michigan with Sack family at Eagle Lake cottage
The J. D. Cline and Frye families with E. M. Funk left for South Bend and joined Mr. and Mrs. Chester Jontz and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sack at Eagle Lake Michigan. They occupied the Sack cottage through Wednesday and found the hosts to be gracious entertainers with an up to date abode.
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J. D. Cline
R. M. Frye
E. M. Funk
South Bend
Chester Jontz
Telephone service suspend Sunday for switchboard repairs
Notice that there will be no telephone service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, due to switchboard repairs.
Quote on Civic Duty Calls for Active Service
The remark urges all able bodied citizens to choose action for humanity either by fighting or by work. It emphasizes universal obligation and perseverance in public service.
Teachers Institute Opens in Warsaw August 1923
Teachers of Kosciusko County hold Institute in the circuit court room Warsaw in August 1923. An excellent program is arranged for each day with several good speakers besides the regular instructors. Thursday is trustees day.
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Ixosciusko County
Warsaw
Food Conservation Is War Front Grind and Duty
ONE-MINUTE FOOD TALKS by Don Herold argues food conservation is a steady grind not a campaign. He urges keeping the effort alive in communities by talking about it and making saving food a daily, enjoyable duty at the dining table.
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Red Cross
Noted Methodist Minister Dead Rev W D Parr D D Dies
Rev W D Parr D D one of the best known Methodist ministers and a church dedicator, died suddenly at his Kokomo home early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
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W. D. Parr
Kokomo
Editor Bartholomew Buys La Grange Democrate Cal
H S S Bartholomew who lives west of Goshen and formerly edited the Warsaw Union has purchased the La Grange Democrate Cal and will assume ownership on September 1.
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H.S.S
Miller Family Fifteenth Annual Reunion Set for Aug 18
Members of the Miller family plan the fifteenth annual reunion at the Thomas Gamble home located three and a half miles southwest of this place on Sunday August 18.
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Miller
Thomas Gamble
Lake Maniton Update With Brief Residents Notice
Were at Lake Maniton. Mr. and aenis E. zommen Mr.
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And
Aenis E. Zommen
Wood For Fuel Urges Indiana Farmers To Conserve
The Federal Fuel Administration in Indiana investigates if farmers with wood supplies avoid using it to burn coal. If misuse is found, outside town residents may need a coal purchase permit, showing inability to obtain fuel wood. Indiana counties report farmers building wood surpluses for sale to meet winter needs.
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Fuel Administration
Indiana
The
Ralph Spangle Joins Bayliss Shows Then Leaves Early
Ralph Spangle secured employment with the Bayliss shows on Monday and departed that evening. He intended to be away for several weeks, but colleagues describe him as a good worker and likely to perform well at his job.
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Ralph Spangle
Bayliss
Ralph
Enlisted in U S Service From Local Town
Yerba Tullis, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Tullis of the west side, went to Fort Wayne last Thursday and enlisted in the aviation corps for Uncle Sam. This brings near fifty local youths serving in the world war.
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Yerba Tullis
Oscar Tullis
Fort Wayne
Uncle Sam
Aviation Corps
Vacationing Sonia Colbert At Home With Parents
Sonia Colbert, long employed at White's Institute south of Wabash, is at home this week with her parents Mr and Mrs William Wiley in the southern part of town.
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Sonia Colbert
the. White’s Institute
Wabash
William Wiley
Pro-German Insects Targeted by Oven Treatment
Readers warned of insect infestation in flour substitutes and breakfast foods believed to be pro German. Advice suggests heating cereals at 185 degrees for 45 minutes to prevent their operations.
Haton Family Holds Annual Reunion at Wiley Home
The Haton family reunion was held at the William Wiley home last Sunday with about sixty members in attendance despite hot weather. New officers were elected Edward Wiley President Dorothy Wiley Secretary Artie Haton Treasurer. The next reunion is set for the second Sunday in August at the Lew Haton home near Palestine.
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Haton
William Wiley
Edward Wiley
Dorothy Wiley
Artie Haton
Lew Haton
Palestine
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Camp Custer
Michigan
Orval S. Brown
Roy G. Helser
Reuben C. Kline
Strauss
Hegister
Saint's Meeting
Yellow Creek
Mrs. A. S. Sprigg
Readi
Ness
Teachers County Institute
Don Herold
Gengre
Lake Maniton
Federal Fuel Administration
U. S
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