Germany undone by own weapon big nitrate plant
A Swift industrial effort at Muscle Shoals transformed air nitrogen into ammonium nitrate in eight months and eight days, producing 13 percent of Allied explosives for the 1919 spring drive. Led by the Air Nitrates Corporation under Washburn, with Westinghouse Kerr and J G White among builders, the $60 million plant created a temporary city of 25 000 and 23 000 workers.
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United States
New York City
Panama Canal
Straits of Magellan
Europe
Ordnance Department
Mr. Washburn
Air Nitrates Corporation
Air Nitrates
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Westinghouse Church
Kerr Company
J. G. White Engineering’ Corporation
M. W. Kellogg Company
Sunday Social at Timberman and Nearby Homes
The Dan Perry family spent Sunday at the Timberman home while Roy Carr and family visited the A. M. Carr home. Irene Parker and others visited, with Rex Carr visiting Silver Lake and Artie Carr's family at the Chester Bouse home. Center church reports revival services drawing good attendance and strong interest.
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Dan Perry
Timberman
Roy Carr
A. M. Carr
Irene Parker
John Beber
Hutchings
Albert Beber
Artie Carr
Chester Bouse
Silver Lake
A.M. Carr
Mer Rowland
Mort Frye
Cloud Bashore
Ford Detroit factory rolls set October car production record
Ford Motor Company in Detroit reports October 1919 production of 87 251 automobiles, surpassing May 1917 and signaling a strong shift from war material to peacetime output. About 70 000 men are employed in Detroit plants, with 55 000 at the Highland Park main plant.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ford Company
Ford
Highland Park
Local residents update in South Bend and region
Miss Mabel Martindale returns to South Bend to resume school work after vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Al Martindale Verna Hoke goes back to Gary to resume school duties after two weeks with her grandmother Mrs J Wiltrout Johnson repairs shoes and harness at North Manchester Milton Leckrone returns to Bloomington for college studies after holiday visit Mrs Jaques recovering from illness Samuel and Mrs Smith return from Akron after attendance at funeral of John Gerard T S Keller travels from Dundee Ohio due to his mother Harriett Keller’s illness Capper writes an article about local dairy farm near Star City John S Capper acquainted with our townsman J R Norman Fred Studebaker invited to Chicago National Poultry Show January 17th to exhibit Rose Comb Barred Rocks Schools and townships reopen after holidays.
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Verna. Hoke
Gary
J. Wiltrout
John S.capper
OWDS
Star City
J. R. Norman
Warsaw Union
Fred Studebaker
Silver Lake
Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promised for Uncurable Cases
Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co., Toledo, sworn December 6, 1886, declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. notarized by A W Gleason Small print oath from Ohio Toledo.
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Frank J. Cheney
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J. J. Craig
Akron
Gilead
Shropshire
Poland
China
Russell Reacard
H. D. Stoner
Orvil Craig
Silver Lake Town Hall
Shubert
Este Panne
MIN
Indiana
Austin Ave
Chicagoy
U.S A
Fairview
Irvin Parker
Warsaw
Mary Regens
Elmer Lowman
John L. Parker
Elmer Burker
Claypool
J. W. Fitton
Lloyd
Delphia Parker
Sevastopol
Alva
Russel
Theodore Parker
Joe Parker
Theo
Elmer
Germany
America
Kaiser
Garret. Smith
United States Army
Frank Sherman Washburn
South America
Chile
Burdeen Sellers
Mrs
Harry Sellers
Rank Sellers
Rex Carr
John Austin Rowland
Lia Coy
Isaac Platt
Disko
National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
E. L. Scott
C. C. Dukes
E. T. Baber
Detroit Plant
City of
Mabel Martindale
South Bend
al Martindale
Johnson
North Manchester
Him
Milton Leckrone
Bloom
Ington
Mrs. Samuel Smith
John Gerard
Smith
Mr. Gerard
T.S. Keller
Dundee
Ohio
Harriett Keller
Scott Clayton
T.S
S. P. Leckrone
Jesse F. Lynch
William Gray Loehr
Lake City Bank
M. Ed. Knouse
Optometrist
Room
Cade
Jim. Johnson
North
Manchester
Eel River
E. A. Huff
South
Buffalo Street
Ind
J.C. Hay
Farmers Bank
Homer Longfellow
Loan and Trust
State of
Toledo
Lucas County
F. J. Cheney & Co
Haiss
Bertram Shane
Hunt
Rager
Joniz
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