Potatoes and onions planned for Texas troops shipments
Fort Sam Houston and border posts in Texas expect 4 195 000 pounds of potatoes and 40 100 pounds of onions to be delivered during September and October. Distribution lists include Fort Sam Houston and Brownsville among others as part of a military supply plan. A piggery drill anecdote is noted along with personnel movements in Roswell and town.
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Fort Ram Houston
Tex
National Guard
Fort Sam Flourton
Fort Sam Houston
Trownsville
Corpus Christi
del Rio
Fagle Paws
McAllen
Meades
Port Bam Houston
Brownsville
Mercedes
Ram Fordyce
Ban Benito
Mas-Jeck Newman Leads Pigs Drill Squad in Town
A town case study follows Mas-Jeck Newman and a pig drill squad as they practice military evolutions after a few lessons. The piece highlights local novelty and community interest in unconventional training exercises.
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Mas—Jeck Newman
Man and wife settle draft age dispute with coin toss
In Huntington Lake Freano county a carpenter named Desmond offered to enlist after his wife objected to staying home. They coin tossed to decide who would go. Desmond enlisted in the Geld artillery, declaring My wife's a good sport to the recruiting officer.
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Freano
Cal
Deamond
Carpenter
Huntington Lake
Freano County
Yade
Desmond
Geld
Farm sale and moves leave Crandalls with plants
E. E. Crandall and wife sold their valley farm east of Otis to Texas visitor Mr. Roach on Monday. Roach bought the livestock and farm gear Tuesday, while Crandalls keep household goods and pot plants for sale. Mrs. Crandall specializes in house plants and poultry and they plan a temporary visit before reinvesting. Beatie Wilson reports Pecos trip to visit brother J. C. Wilson, returning soon to San Antonio for army training. J. C. will be cashier at Pecos Mercantile Co. and his friends wish him well and await his return.
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E. E. Crandall
Otis School House
Roach
Texas
Beatie Wilson
Joyce-Pruit Company
Pecos
J. C. Wilson
San Antonio
J. C
Pecos Mercantile Co
Mrs Hillman Queen Undergoes Surgery at Anderson Sanitarium
Mrs Hillman Queen was operated on yesterday at the Anderson sanitarium and is reported to be doing nicely.
War Letter Delivered After Fifty Years Delays
A long lost letter from General William A. Wright, once a prisoner at Johnson’s Island, is finally delivered. Wright wrote to his comrade Colonel Snead while awaiting exchange. Captain Beal, then en route, found the letter years later and ensured its delivery.
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Avianta
William A. Wright
Wright
John 'S Island
Clairhora Snead
Georgia
Johnson’s Island
Point Lookout
Colonel Sead
Snead
Captain Beal
Putnam
Johnson
Fire department restores boy to life after drowning
In Brazil Indiana ten year old Roy Montgomery, son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Montgomery, was revived after being submerged for over twenty minutes at an abandoned clay pit. Firefighters used a lung motor and aided by two men and a boy who jumped in to attempt rescue.
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Brazil
Ind
Roy Montgomery
Daniel Montgomery
City Fire Department
Bert
Robert Finkinr
Titty
Tir
Old Man and the Hunt Seventy Years Strong
H H Harmon of Blume eighty, a lifelong hunter, told City Clerk Davenport he plans to keep hunting. He sought a license in Jacksonville and Petersburg, but failed, likely because license forms had not yet been distributed to those offices.
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Chicago
George
H. H. Harmon
Blume
Davenport
Harmon
Tris
Jacksonville
Petersburg
Springfield
Form Regiment of Women Ready to Go Abroad
Boldiere wives in Oklahoma and Texas form a women regim ent to offer services to France. They enroll to train and join if accepted by the War Department, serving in guard duty patrol and scout work in place of men.
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War Department
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Selby
Horne's
UNG. Onui
SOLON
C.F. Montgomery
Womble, Ark
Joyce Pruit Company
Dover Phillips
Stennix and Phillips
Roswell
Bar Association
Ireas
B. I. Polk
Squad OF Pigs
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