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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
4
The disturbance over a city issue led to the resignation of Mayor Wilfley and councilmen W C Palm W O Bundy B P D Erehart and G E Wright. All vacancies were refilled and the pool hall question is definitively settled.
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Mr and Mrs AB James report their son Bert James of the Medical Department 853rd Infantry, 89th Division, All Kansas Regiment went overseas last June. He was gassed in October but rejoined the firing line on November 5, showing resilience and service abroad.
The village council quit unexpectedly except for H. B. Rucker. E. O. Cassell named clerk pro tem and, with Schultz and Sampson, formed a full board. Birch and Pearson filled remaining vacancies. Cassell became permanent clerk. The board planned monthly meetings and discussed city lights and rail routes while famine relief was noted.
The notes praise current attendance and participation, highlight strong penmanship classes, and express optimism about winning Palmer prizes later in the year.
A Steele City soldier in Paris reports regular mail from home, mild weather, daily Paris newspapers with war news, and a recent trip that showed Paris as a beautiful city with ancient buildings from Napoleon and Caesar times, noting lonesomeness and scarce literature.
A veteran recounts months in France visiting Joan of Arc’s last prayer site and Napoleon’s coronation church towns. He notes limited auto use, breakdowns, sympathetic Canadian soldiers, and a final wish to visit London if possible. He closes with a call to write home and memories of the U S Army Air Forces.
Edna Freelick and Ada Davis visited several days last week. Nellie Nation of Endicott visits at the Eddieman home. Brenneis family learns their son Carl in France was wounded. Kerr, Hendersons and Guy Henderson visit Frank Miller. Annie Howland goes to Hanover to care for sister Ethel Fielder ill with flu.
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