American flyers claim German fliers in wartime air action
Captain Hall was shot down by Germans while two crews, including Peterson, engaged enemy planes over Pont-a-Mousson. Marr scored his first victory by downing a German observation plane, while Peterson and others pursued targets near Thrianet and Matross, earning Croix de Guerre honors. Weather favored air activity.
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Hall
Lafayette Escadrille
Peterson
Bex
Marr
Bly
Pont-a-Mousson
Ken Marr
San Franco
Yen
Hones- Pa
Thrianeet
Aan
Peterson Ten
Atross
Stetson
Peteron
Skewbaker
Messiner
Hall ‘Chapman
County Y M C A First Annual Conference Opens in Essex
The Essex event marks the county Y M C A first annual conference for older boys with state secretary Harry Hedley Smith of New Haven coordinating county work. Wesleyan students and local ministers join as speakers and organizers as Ivoryton and East Hampton activities, meetings, and planned summer camps unfold amid a revival tone.
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Essex
Harry Hedley Smith
New Haven
L. E. Wimbrow
G. A.arly
Musi
Wesleyan
W. D. Beach
Methodist Church
Middletown
County Sunday School Association
E. E. Dixon
Arthur Howe
Yale
J. W. Mewitt
Sumcamp
H. A. Morton
River
W. L. Bursk
Pratt High School
Essex Y. M. C. A
Count Y. M. C. A
L K. Fall of
New York
Aker University
Kansas
Ivoryton
John Aury
Sherman
Durham
Thawley
East Hampton
Clinton
Morgan School
Bampton
Negro Bond Buyers Drive Charleston Liberty Loan Support
The Charleston News and Courier notes a remarkable response from the Black community in the third Liberty Loan, with a majority of subscriptions coming from negroes despite no dedicated outreach organization. It highlights the significance of this participation and suggests future campaigns may build on such momentum.
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Charleston News
Courier
Megroes
The Puzzle Of The Weather
The piece argues for a comprehensive weather study if nations invest for science. It notes meteorology’s advances, cites weather anomalies like 1916 1917 patterns, and entertains speculative links to sunspots and even World War I gunfire, acknowledging guesses in absence of full answers.
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Chicago Journal
Medicine Hat
Sol
Hemisphere
Europe
Western Front
Patriotism Spurs Voluntary Flour Donation Across States
Tens of thousands of Americans from all states donated flour for the allies during wartime, signaling a nationwide voluntary act of patriotism. The movement clarifies that this flour came from stored supplies not hoarded stock, and the Food Administration will stamp out hoarding while praising the public sacrifice.
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Food Administration
The Inventive Lambs and the Skip Stop Scheme
A May field scene shows lambs leaping and pausing as a playful parallel to a trolley skip stop plan. The fishbowl of urban transport is juxtaposed with pastoral imagery to illustrate clever efficiency. The poem ends with a prosaic quip on writing.
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Brother Man
Stricklan Gillilan
April 1917 Sets Record Beef Exports in Pounds
The record for beef exports in 1917 was reached in April with the largest monthly total in pounds. In 1916, June held the previous peak with 53,828,930 pounds.
German School in Namur Aims to Unite German Children
The Namur German school began as a holiday program with German courses and evolved, by August 1917, into a German elementary school for German children in Namur. It gathers children of German fathers and Belgian mothers, many speaking French as their native tongue, and offers evening courses for Belgian wives, with boys receiving manual training and girls typing.
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Cotmgne Ee
Acta
Namur
Namur School Consideration Spurred By Community Input
A Namur area school matter is under review as community representatives discuss potential changes. Local officials hope to balance administrative needs with student benefits while outlining possible timelines and impacts on residents.
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BORAX
Stokely
Fisher
Ae Eee Ee School
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Grafonola
Columbia Records
Sumner Street
Levinsky
N.Y
EB. B. Bigelow
Rockfall
F. C. Rodowic
W. J. Atwell
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Bacon Bros
Main St
Bonana
Durham Road
Middle- Brown Bros
Dyes Garage
Washington St
Middle
J. H. Ewald
Church St
Fisk
Middle Forest City
South Farms
D. J. Hartman
Green St
BH. Krenz
A. B. Lane
Yacht Club
Water St
Millbrook
Dairy Co
L. D. Mills Co
Court St
Rees
Casper Schmidt
Tucker's Garage
Ryan & Olson
Higganun
Standard Oil Company of
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