Local notes from Steele City area and surrounding towns
Roy Carmichael visits Steele City friends for a short time. Cattle for sale and a Racine tire ad with a 5000 mile guarantee. Mrs. Lahm's son Glenn writes from Belgium before the armistice. Various town notices on flu precautions, store hours through Christmas, and a cathedral of obituaries for Mr Thrapp and Mr Whitney. An obituary will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Carmichael
Rule
Steele City Friends
Wm. Lahm
Glenn
Belgium
Family notices flag deaths and travel in Windsor Omaha Boston
Mrs Chas Hunnicutt left Sunday for Windsor Missouri after a telegram said her father was very sick. Her father died Wednesday morning, Mrs Lydia Myers returning to Boston, Capt Andrews remaining in Omaha for a time. Capt J S Taylor’s discharge was revoked delaying his return. An earlier item announced the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Pearson on Sunday December 1. No further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitney
Chas Lee
Osborne
Kansas
Whitney
Illinois
Steele City
Hollenberg
Chas. Hunnicutt
Windsor
Hunnicutt
Lydia Myers
Capt. Andrews
Boston
Mr. Andrews
Omaha
Mrs. Scharmann
J. S. Taylor
Wm. Pearson
Death of Roe E Campbell After Wounds in Action
Roe Ellsworth Campbell died from wounds received in action on November 19. He enlisted in the U S Marines at Butte Montana on April 8 1918 and served in France where he sacrificed his life. Born February 23 1899 in Beatrice Nebraska he later lived in Steele City and taught school in Marion Nebraska. He is survived by a father and two sisters. The family receives heartfelt sympathy from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe E. Campbell
Roe
U.S. Marines
Butte
Montana
France
Roe Ellsworth Campbell
Beatrice
Nebr
Steele City
Marion
Nebraska
Box Supper at Sevier Schoolhouse for Junior Red Cross
A box supper will be held at the Sevier school house two miles west of Steele City next Thursday night December 19. A Yuletide program precedes the box sale and proceeds go to the Junior Red Cross in that district. Ribbons accompany the boxes. Amy Palmer, teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevier
Steele City
Red Cross
Amy Palmer
Courage Under Fire Recommendation For Arthur Birch
Arthur M. Birch of the Medical Detachment, 110th Field Signal Battalion, Kansas, serving in France, is recommended by his captain for bravery under shell fire during a major September drive. Birch and a comrade stayed with their wounded officer to provide aid as others sought shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Birch
110Th Field Signal Battalion
Kansas
France
Birch
Pat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford
Ajax
Amencan
McGraw
F. V. Lowe
Henry Williams
Crinklaw. —Adv
Mr. Frazee
F. Crinklaw
C. McDonald
St. Joe
M. E
Voss
State University
C. J. Clark
Thrapp
Cassell
Spain
Roe Campbell
Doe
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Lyric Theater
Zoe Rae
Gretchen Laderer
Franklin Farnam
Juanita Hansen
Bundy & Erehart
China
Kodaks
KODAK
Taylor’s Pharmacy
Farmers’ State Bank
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