Guerchy in Yonne Remembers American Detachment’s Welcome
A WWI unit mistakenly billeted in the village of Guerchy, Yonne after the Saint Nehiel offensive, finds hospitality and friendship. The officers and men recount warm welcomes from locals, shared meals, multi language chats, and leisure amid war’s distant echoes, with vivid portraits of families, hosts, and village life.
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Fortieth
Gondrecourt
Saint Nehiel
Guerchy
Yonne
la Grerche
Cher
Paris
Reviera
France
Italy
England
Scotland
R.T. O
Joigny
Westward shift in 1920 presidential race noted
The New York Times editorial argues the political center of gravity moves between the Mississippi and the Pacific. It cites a western tilt in 1920 nominations with Poindexter Borah and Johnson as leading prospects and notes the impact of woman suffrage and western votes on future elections.
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Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
New York Times
Mississippi
East
West
Far West
United States
Poindexter
Borah
Johnson
Washington
Tennessee
Pacific North- West
Walla Walla
Wash
Perlor
Senate
Europe
Asia
Hiram Johnson
California
Commonwealth
Southern Pacific
Railway
Bridge Demand Spurs Gallup Town Meeting in 1919
In a September 17 1919 mass meeting residents of Gallup urge the town board and McKinley County Commissioners to immediately install and build a bridge on Third Street across the Rio Puerco. They cite great inconvenience and risk to north side schoolchildren and warn litigation if action is not taken, naming committee members M Bickle Bert D Richards and Geo A Keepers.
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Gallup
Bof
County—Commissioners
McKinley County
Rio Puerco
M. Bickle
Bert D. Richards
Geo
Burke and Snow to Open The Alamo Cafe Near Post Office
Around October 15 Burke and Snow plan to open The Alamo Cafe near the post office. They promise a up-to-date cafe with modern fixtures and equipment and a elaborate, elite experience for the public.
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Burke and Snow
Gallup
Services at Congregational church for Sunday
Tomorrow at Congregational church morning service at 11 o clock titled In the Beginning God and an evening service at 8 titled Jesus Christ the Individual. Two cordial invitations extended to all.
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Congregational Church
Jesus Christ
School notes and club introductions at the district
The English department plans library additions including works by Mary Johnson and Cooper and notes a Winston's Loose Leaf Encyclopedia arrival. The Glee Club meets September 24 as the Boys' Club forms this year. Board of Education approves two new teachers to expand primary and middle grades. A Gallup district bond validity dispute reaches the Supreme Court declaring bonds illegal.
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Mary Johnson
Cooper
Winston
Glee .Club
Syiellal
Board of ‘Education
A. T. Hannett
Supreme Court
Gallup
Egal
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Marie
Crier
Voice
Dean
M. Antoine Petit
Mme. Petit
Mille
Marcelle Petit
Arden
M. Petit
Hghts
M. Zrosit
Consular
Petit
Matto
Boston
Mme
David
Jacob
Mme. Poupard
Mlle. Poupard
America
Tke Poindexter
League of Nations
Wiliam E. Borah
Idaho
Wayne County
Kan Sng State University
League of Notlong
Covenant
Atlantic
Miles
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