Local youths enter training camps for World War service
Liver Lake lads depart for military training as the nation prepares for war. Edward Hay leaves for Fort Orglethorpe Georgia to join the medical detachment. Chester Bashoré returns from Chicago to enlist and head to Camp Custer Michigan. Other names listed include Herschel Drudge Marshall Rhodes Herbert G Hill Russel Jontz iris Smith Ray Strayer Dean Tullis Roy Shoemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Drudge Marshall Rhodes Herbert G. Hill
Russel W. Jontziris
B. Smith
iRay L. Strayer
Dean Tullis
Roy Shoemaker
Community sends group to Camp Taylor Kentucky
On Friday morning a new batch of boys will entrain at Warsaw heading to Camp Taylor in Kentucky. Orval S. Brown, Roy G. Helsee, and Reuben C. Kline are named among the travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Camp Taylor
Kentucky
Orval S. Brown
Roy G. Helsee
Reuben C. Kline
Birth of Robert Lukens Blue in White Pigeon Michigan
Mr and Mrs John Blue of White Pigeon Michigan greet a son born August 15 named Robert Lukens Blue. Mrs Blue was formerly Miss Aida Lukens of this place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blue
White Pigeon
Mich
Robert Lukens Blue
Blue
Aida Lukens
Visit to Great Lakes Training Station by Summe family
George Summe his wife and Misa Iva McKrill visited Great Lakes Training Station last Sunday and spent the day with C. R. Jontz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Summe
Misa Iva McKrill
Great Lakes Training Station
C. R. Jontz
Estella Stephens Visit From Ohio Recalled
Mrs Estella Stephens of Ohio has been visiting at Mrs Rantz home for a week. She previously lived here as Estella Herendeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Estella Stephens
Ohio
Haseen
Mrs. Rantz
Mies Estella Herendeen
Walters Family Visits Sons Training at Fort McClellan
Mr and Mrs Fred Walters living east of town left last Friday for a short trip to visit sons Ford and Harry at Fort McClellan where they are undergoing training. They traveled with Al Hildenbrand and daughter Cloe and report the boys are doing fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Walters
Fort McClellan
Ford
Harry
al Hildenbrand
Cloe
Killed by Train Near Sidney Woman 89
Mrs. Joseph Bloom an about 89 year old resident met death Friday evening when struck by a freight train on the Nickel Plate Road at Sidney. She started to cross the track but was likely confused by the glare from an automobile and did not see the approaching train. The fireman believed they struck an old lady. The train stopped and Mrs Bloom lay about twenty feet from the track and survived about twenty minutes with a leg and arm injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bloom
Nickie Pilate Road
Sidney
Indiana Governor Goodrich Injured in Indianapolis Accident
Governor James P. Goodrich of Indiana was severely injured when his automobile collided with a streetcar in Indianapolis on Wednesday night. He sustained brain concussion skull fracture a broken collar bone a fractured left hip and multiple cuts and bruises and was taken to St Vincent's hospital where he remained only partly conscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Indianapolis
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Fort Wayne Tailor Shop Closes After Years in Service
Ed Schock, longtime Fort Wayne tailor and cleaner, has closed his shop after a brief Sunday visit. He will take a position in the Fort Wayne post office, ending his years in the local business.
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Ed Schock
Fort Wayne
First Kosciusko County Soldier Dies in World War
Hal Menzie of near Pierceton is named the county’s first world war casualty. The 35 year old coast artillery man was killed in action after sailing to France in June. telegram from Washington notified his father William Menzie Friday afternoon.
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Hal Menzie
Pierceton
Kosciusko County
Hal. Menzie
William Menzie
Washington
Menzie
Hal.Menzie
Coast Artillery
France
White Menzie
Kosciusko
Howard Stahl
Bierceton
Svabl
Daily Times
Leo Leonard Writes to Mother
Mrs. Winona Leonard received a letter from her son Leo who is ‘ever there’ but limited space prevents printing it this week. Watch for it in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Leonard
Leo
School Hack Drivers Named by Trustee Paulus
Trustee Paulus lists the school hack drivers for the terro routes including Ed Moore on Route 1 Mahlon Rhoades Route 2 Jacob C Rhoads Route 3 Ear Zile Route 4 George Newhouse Route 5 Harmon Drudge Route 6 Arthur Tracy Route 7 Alvin Perry Route 8. Children on routes 1 2 3 and 8 will be conveyed to No 2 four miles east of there and those on the other routes will be brought to town school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulus
Terro
Ed Moore
Mahlon Rhoades
Jacob C Rhoads
Ear Zile
George Newhouse
Harmon Drudge
Arthur Tracy
Alvin Perry
Howard-Larue Family Reunion Held at Local Park
About sixty members gathered at the park last Sunday for the Howard-Larue reunion. They voted to hold next year’s event in North Manchester and elected new officers led by President Sherman Province and Vice-President Lloyd Lowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard-Larue
Manchester
John LaRue
Beach Tree
Pres
Sherman Province
Lloyd Lowman
Sec
Gleon Ferree
Asst
George Howard
Etatibiacs
Howard
Openings Set for Silver Lake and Lake Township Schools
All public schools in Silver Lake and Lake township will open Monday September 2. For years the high school started two weeks early, but this year all schools begin together for eight months. Trustee Peulus, aided by the State Board of Education, serves the community well. A partition is removed between upper rooms creating a 36 by 53 assembly space with a stage and seats for 120, plus room for 186 to 175 more, and capacity for 250 to 300 for events with additional space as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Lake
Lake Township
Peulus
State Board of Education
School changes implement six and six plan in high school
Over recent months the district restructured schooling under Prof J D L Cline as principal and township superintendent. The high school will oversee both junior and senior grades with improvements to the building enabling the six and six plan. Patrons anticipate smoother operations and enhanced pupil progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. L. Cline
Interior upfit includes recitation rooms and improved hall
The improvements install electric lights and neat fittings. Partitions create three recitation rooms. An extra stairway is removed and the hallway is converted for better access.
Red Cross Deliveries From Lake Township Chapter
Mrs. F. D. Hayman visited Warsaw on Tuesday and delivered 86 pairs of socks 8 sweaters and 1 hat to the county Red Cross headquarters on behalf of the Lake township chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Township
The
Red Cross
Sugar ration demystified in one minute food talks
Don Herold explains the wartime sugar allotment and canning rules. A family of four could receive up to fifty pounds for canning over the season, plus a base sugar allowance of about two teaspoonfuls per meal, with guidance to can using little sugar or alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Snoney
Congress Inches Toward Manpower Draft Bill Agreement
Congress reached a complete accord between senate and house conferrees on the manpower bill broadening the draft age to 18 to 45. The compromise strikes the work or fight amendment and sends the measure to President Wilson today for enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilson
Senate
House Conferree
Old Home Town Visitors Return to Local Folks
Mrs O M Hoover and her daughter of Zwola Louisiana and Mrs John Whistler of Marion visited here last Friday and Saturday with many friends. Hoover and Whistler formerly Misses Ollie and Stephene Krasher and lived in the place years ago. They are well known to older residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Hoover
Zwola
John Whistler
Marion
Mesdames Hoover and
Whistler
Ollie and
Stephene Krasher
Akron Girl Drowns In Rock Lake Near Town
Mildred Smith fourteen year old daughter of Marion Martin and wife of Akron resident was drowned Saturday afternoon in Rock Lake west of town while wading with other youths. She slipped into deeper water and could not swim to safety before companions reached her. William Craft and Albert Lynch recovered the body about an hour later. a physician tried to revive her but failed.
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Mildred
Marion Martin
Akron
Rock Lake
Martin Girline
William Craft
Albert Lynch
District Shorthorn Breeders Elect New Officers
The District Shorthorn Breeders Association met at Hunter town and elected new officers. C. L. Leonard was named to the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeders Association
Huntertown
C. L. Leonard
War loafers and useless dogs crowd food supplies
A critical note argues many dogs eat food that could feed humans, claiming war loafers have not been run in and too many useless dogs consume scarce supplies.
Surprise Birthday and Family Reunion at Hanson Home
A large gathering at the Hanson home on Sycamore Street marked Elizabeth Hanson’s 79th birthday and a surprise family reunion planned for Sunday. Attendees included Mrs Ed Schenefield and husband from Andrews, daughters Mrs Loren Pratt and Mrs John Richardson and families, Miss Dotte Shenefield from Fort Wayne, Mrs Fred Randolph and husband, Miss Nina Shenefield and sons Frank and Richard Shenefield from Andrews, and Mrs G Ast Brush, another Hanson daughter. Fred Randolph, husband of a granddaughter, is to depart Monday for a training camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Sycamore Street
Elizabeth Hanson
Fred Randolph
Andrews
Ed Schenefield
Loren Pratt
John Richardson
Huntington
Misa Dotte Shenefield
Fort Wayne
Hus
Nina Shenefield
Frank
Richard Shenefield
Ast Brush
Government to Train at Winona Lake Camp
The article reports a U S Army training site chosen at Winona Lake with 1,250 already in training and 200 staff expected. By September 16 at least 1 and a half thousand more will join, and a five hundred training school is planned to open by September 15. It is likely the facility will draw personnel from Warsaw and Valparaiso where a large army mechanical training school exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
U. S. Army
Warsaw
Valpara Si
Army Mechanical Training
Local War Registration Figures Reported in Warsa
Thirty five young men registered for military service at the county clerk’s office in Warsa. Questionnaires were mailed to registrants on Monday and classification will be made as soon as they are returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsa
Lipply Visit to Columbiana Ohio Highlight Home Town Ties
Mr and Mrs Morris Lipply traveled to Columbiana Ohio on Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends highlighting Mr Lipplys hometown ties and family connections in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Lipply
Columbiana
Ohio
Mr. Lipply
Newton County Meeting At Myrtle-Gienn Park Sept 7
Newton County residents plan a Saturday meeting at Myrtle-Gienn Park on September 7. Attendance typically ranges from one hundred to two hundred people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton County
Mrs Higgins Returns Home From Anderson Visit
Mrs Smith Higgins, once seriously ill at her son’s Anderson home for about three months, has improved and returned to her Akron residence last week with Mr Higgins.
Vermillion Visitor From Mrs John Clifton Returns
In town last week Mrs John Clifton of Vermillion Kansas formerly Miss Rose Bailey and Maal in this place many years ago visited familiar local sites and met old acquaintances during her stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clifton
Vermillion Kansas
Misa Rose Bailey
Maal
Visiting relatives reach Mt Vernon and nearby towns
Mrs Catharine Boulton of Goshen and Mrs A Metzger with Mrs W R Ebert are visiting relatives in Mt Vernon and nearby towns Hland and Jeromeville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine Boulton
Goshen
A. Metzger
W.R. Ebert
Mt Vernon
Hland
Jeromeville
Ohio
Lowman Family Reunion at Myrtle Glenn Park
The Lowman family held their annual reunion at Myrtle Glenn Park last week with 54 attendees. The forenoon featured renewed acquaintance and a noon basket dinner, followed by a business session and time for lake activities. Distants guests included Mrs A B Cosper and family from Butler Indiana and Mrs Norma Cosper from Montpelier Ohio among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowman
Myrtle Glenn Park
A. B. Cosper
Anna
Candace
Butler
Ind
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Liver Lake
Edward Hay
Orglethorpe
Uncle Sam
Chester Bashoré
Chicago
Windy City
Camp Custer
Bulletin
Boy W.S
Leo Leonard
Silver Lake High School
F. D. Hayman
Don Herold
Old Home Town
Mildred Smith
Ternoon
Hanson Home
Kansas
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