Letters from the Front: A Postcard from France in 1918
Private N. K. Harris in Bat. C of the 128th Field Artillery reports moving near a French health resort town. He describes train rides, billets in hillside buildings, picket lines, and meals of bread coffee beans and corned beef hash. He notes Swiss cheese and rye bread, a traveling market, and American soldiers in a picturesque countryside while awaiting further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodquiday
Red Gilbreath
Flynn
Norman Hill
Blackie Henderson
Fritzie Boy
Lagana
Beauty Brooks
Rock Road
Bowie
Pa Hatten
Sitting Gull
Bugler Woods
Mechanic Tours
Sweyla
Lonergan
Sam Woods
Montezuma
Wabash
Parke County
Sargi. Parks
Crowdin
Pop Geers
Len McDonald
Sitting Bull Hallen
Europe
St. Robert
Pp. S
Paris
Sullivan County Quota Set for Fourth Liberty Loan
St Louis Sept 27 The quota for Sullivan county in the Fourth Liberty Loan is 916000 to be sold between Saturday and October 19. The county’s Third Liberty Loan quota was 427700 with 451150 sold. Officials urge prompt response to show 100 percent American duty as volunteers serve overseas.
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St. Louis
Sullivan County
Former resident Joy Shirk Modglin seriously wounded on duty
Joy Shirk Modglin, once a city resident, was shot in the leg and is hospitalized. His parents, Mr and Mrs John Modglin, now live in Vincennes. He was reported seriously injured while on duty.
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Joy Shirk Modglin
Prance
John Modglin
Vincennes
Parker Rusher Dies at 79 in Cass Township Home
Cass township resident Parker Rusher died yesterday morning at Caldonia home at age 79. His wife survives. The funeral was held at the residence this morning conducted by Rev. Neal.
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Parker Rusher
Cass Township
Caledonia
Jie
Neal
Aged Woman Injured by Cow During Walk
Mrs. Sam Cartwright, 72, was seriously injured Monday evening when a cow charged and threw her about 75 feet. She suffered a fractured left hip.
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Sam Cartwright
Vans
Carlisle Man Appointed Fifth District Appeal Board Member
Frank Alumbaugh is appointed as a member of the Fifth District Appeal Board to succeed the late W. H. Jones Jr. He has qualified for the office and will serve on the board in Carlisle.
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Carlisle
Frank Alumbaugh
Fifth District Appeal Board
W. H. Jones, Jr
Alumbaugh
Private Hamby Over Sees Arrival Safely
Private Albert Herman Hamby son of Mrs Addie Hamby near Shelburn has arrived safely over seas He belonged to an Ili nois regiment.
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Albert Herman Hamby
Addie Hamby
Near Shelburn
Public Sales Announced for Milligan and Sparks Farms
Public sale notices list J W Milligan selling stock at his Fairbanks area farm on Saturday October 12 and H H Sparks Son selling cattle hogs and farm implements at their farm three miles north and six miles west of Sullivan on Tuesday October 8.
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Union
J. W. Milligan
Fairbanks
Mr. Milligan
H. H. Sparks & Son
Sullivan
Illness and quarantine report from wartime Sullivan County
A Sullivan County report notes Sargeant Eugene B. Marlow of Co. B 30th Ammunition Train ill with pneumonia in Sydney Nova Scotia and his company under quarantine. The Indiana Presbytery endorses the Allied war effort. The Sullivan Exemption Board lists the next group to Camp Taylor but delays departure due to Spanish influenza.
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Sydney
Sullivan Boys
Sullivan County
Goard
Camp
Taylor
Louisville
Chas. Lowry
Dugger
Kay Harris
Farmersburg
Odie Elmer Stevens
George A. Scott
Sullivan
R. B. Thompson Brooks
Carlisle
Fussell Brock
Farsie A. Hale
Linton
Win
Lawrence Bailey
Vm. G. Hendricks
Shelburn
John Rigney
John Robert Phillips
Sullivan iGonn
H. Gadberry
Gorgey J. Ridgeway
Graysville
Toute Ritchie
Sullivan Kennis H. Wilkay
R. A. Royal Lynn Bird
Paxton
Jee Alumbaugh
Suullivan
Lemuel Burton Lutz
Sullivan Gus S. Anders
Elua P. Sparks
Sterom Whouiter
MM. Willis
Charles Williams
John Frederick Wilson
Dugger Tremas
Orvil Criss
Lewis Lyman Hilderbrand
Pleasantville
Ollie Gilbreath
R. A. Mason Main
Sullivan Wim
James H. Mahan
Merom
Frank B. Pugh
James H. Vaughn
Fred D. Watson
Arthur Fridemaker
Don C. Frakes
Clarence D. Lamb
George McCoskey
Hymera
Wim
Roy Smith
Paxton Harold Morris
Howard Batchelor
Glessie Ladson
Olen
Hl. Reronolds
Roy S. Brown
R. Russell A. Foochs
Denver C. Steiner
Wm. C. Newsome
Sullivan Adolph Starkey
R. A
Frank P. Osborne
Clyde Clem Jeffries
James Earl Pound
Fairbanks
Walter C. McLin
Albert Pfrang
Sandborn
Charles C. Chapman
Harold Witkey
R. 3
Coffman Son Improves After Illness at Great Lakes
Word reaches from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago that Scott Coffman son of Mr and Mrs John Coffman of west of the city has shown improvement while hospitalized with pneumonia. His brother Charles and his mother went to the station but could not visit due to quarantine.
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Scott Coffman
John Coffman
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Charles Coffman
Army medical corps to France from Camp Greenleaf
Word from Capt. J. B. Maple at Camp Greenleaf Georgia reports army medical corps men are being hurried across there in large numbers. He expects to reach France before the end of November and says he has been putting in hard work but is feeling fine and enjoying the new duties.
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J. B. Maple
Camp Greenleaf
Army Medical Corps
France
Maple
Shelburn
Rev S J Cross’s Son Killed In Action In France
Paul Cross son of Rev S J Cross of Shelbyville became the new pastor of the Methodist church here and was recently killed in action in France. His father told a Red Cross audience he would rather his son lie in a patriot’s grave in France than hide behind a wooden desk.
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Loshs
Paul Cross
S. J. Cross
Shelbyville
Methodist
France
Red Cross
War Mothers Dedicate Service Flag in Shelburn
The War Mothers of Curry township dedicated a service flag Sunday at the Shelburn Methodist church. Stephen Horde of Terre Haute delivered the principal address. he has recently returned from France due to injuries.
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War Mothers
Curry Township
Shelburn
Stephen Horde
Terre Haute
France
Reid Family Motor Trip Covers Over Fourteen Hundred Miles
Mr and Mrs Paul L Reid return from a trip visiting daughter Mrs J T Bradley in Cleveland Ohio and son Private Tom Reid at Camp Custer Battle Creek Michigan. They drive home directly covering more than fourteen hundred miles without an accident or tire change.
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Paul L. Reid
Cleveland
Ohio
J. T. Bradley
Battle Creek
Michigan
Tom Reid
Camp Custer
Verne Ross Over Safety Reported From Seas
Mr and Mrs H K Ross have received word that their son Verne has arrived safely over seas.
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Verne Ross
Elmer Whitfield Waives Exemption Before Board
Elmer Whitfield a well known young colored man of this city appeared before the local board Saturday and waived all claims for exemption. His waiver was signed by his wife and he was placed in Class A. Whitfield formerly served in the U S Navy nearly three years on the destroyer Hopkins.
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Elmer Whitfield
Whitfield
U. S. Navy
U. S
Hopkins
Medical Corps Captain Faces Week of Examinations at Camp Greenleaf
Captain Walter N Thompson of the Medical Corps at Camp Greenleaf Georgia writes of a tough week ahead with physical medical examinations shots and tests. He expects to be in the hospital after completing the ordeal.
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Walter N. Thompson
Medical Corps
Camp Greenleaf
Sullivan County Teens Sail Safe From Overseas
Word was received last week of the safe trip overseas of Clyde O. Creager son of Mr and Mrs A B Creager of near Merom and Raymond Waidner son of Mr and Mrs Chris Waidner of New Lebanon and Henry Lutz son of Mr and Mrs C M Lutz of this city Mr Lutz was a former employee of this office.
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Clyde O. Creager
A. B. Creager
Near Merom
Raymond Waidner
Chris. Waidner
New Lebanon
Henry Lutz
C. M. Lutz
Mr. Lutz
Last Day to Register to Vote for November Election
Monday is the final day to register for the November election with next Monday October 7th given as the deadline. The notice urges voters to register or lose suffrage and notes the registration board operates at the county clerk’s office in the courthouse under the new law.
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Court House
New Suits and Divorces Against Multiple Defendants
Various petitions include Ida McClure and James McClure in divorce and custody actions. Esther J Stevenson and Fred Stevenson with McKeen National Bank in alimony. Tomes seeking divorce custody and support. guardianship for Adam H Crist. real estate sale petition. Other matters include damages claims by Lower Vein Coal Co. and possession and damages suits.
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Ida McClure
James Albert McClure
John MccCrocklin
Lower Vein Coal Co
Thomas Jeffreys
Esther J. Stevenson
Fred Stevenson
McKeen National Bank
Joseph B. Black
Leonard A. Stranahan
Mary Paddock
William Paddock
William F. Adams
Hud _ S
Sadie Tomes
Benjamin Tomes
Adam H. Crist
Sullivan County Red Cross Chapter Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Sullivan County Red Cross Chapter will be held at the courthouse in Sullivan city on Friday evening October 4 1918 at eight o'clock. J R Crowder, Chairman.
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Sullivan County Red Cross Chapter
Court House
City of
Sullivan
J. R. Crowder
County Under Liberty Loan Quota Declared
A county announces it is under its Liberty Loan quota amid local effort to boost war bond purchases. Officials urge residents to participate, highlighting community support and expected turnout.
Liberty Loan Drive Progress in Sullivan County Townships
Sullivan County reports $752 000 in Liberty Loan subscriptions with $160 000 more needed to reach the county quota of $916 000. Several townships exceed targets while others lag. Hamilton is $58 200 behind, Fairbanks $20 000 behind, Turman $70 640 behind, Jefferson $6 000 short, and Gill $22 300 short, with overages in Jackson, Curry, Cass and others expected to push over the top by Friday.
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Sullivan County
Jessup Bolinger
Liberty Loan
Sullivan
Hamilton
Jackson Township
Curry
Fairbanks
Turman Township
Cass
Jefferson Township
Haddon Township
Gill Township
Turman
Jefferson
Former Pastor Sends Card From Across Sea
A card to Sir and Mrs. Robert Taylor from Rev. John Mecb D. Horne, former pastor of First Christian church and now Red Cross worker in France, notes arrival at service field, long trip, and rising praise for America. He reports transfer to the regular army as a chaplain and thanks the church for support.
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Robert Taylor
John Mecb D. Horne
First Christian Church
Red Cross
France
Italy
America
Notice of War Board newspaper subscription rules
The War Board requires publishers to shift to prepaid subscriptions and disallows continued service after three months past expiration without renewal. Check the number after your name. if it is less than 2726 you are delinquent and should renew. Delinquents will receive personal notice. papers may be discontinued after due notice.
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Staschibers
War Board
Captain Maple Transferred to Camp Logan Houston
Captain J. B. Maple of Shelburn, previously relocated to Camp Greenleaf Georgia, has been transferred to Camp Logan in Houston Texas.
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Maple
J. B. Maple
Shelburn
Camp Greenleaf
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Taylor Enters Naval Officers Reserve Corps Program
John S. Taylor of this city filed an application for enrollment in the Naval Officers Reserve Corps. He has gone to Greencastle to serve as General Secretary of the YMCA for the student army training corps until he may be called for duty.
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John S. Taylor
Naval Officers Reserve Corps
Taylor
Greencastle
Student Army Training Corps
Mrs Minnie Tucker Visits Friends in Sidney Ohio
Mrs Minnie Tucker of Sidney Ohio is visiting Mrs Helen Mahley and other relatives here during a local stay and reconnecting with family.
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Minnie Tucker
Sidney, O
Helen Mahley
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Private Harris
Bob
United States
Roy Modglein
Parik Rusher
Private Hamby
THE
Tthomas
Sargeant
Eugene BB. Marlow Dangerously
Foun
C. Chaney
Indiana Presbytery
John C. Chaney
Presbytery
Indiana
Austria
Front County
DR. Thompson
Georgia
Annual Meeting
RED Cross Chapter
Torman
Jackson
Hamilton Township
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