20 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
A World War era exhortation stresses that victory requires the spirit of success in every act of daily life. It argues that coherent effort and disciplined conduct will help nations endure and profit from the wartime experience.
For sale cheap one good work horse in fine condition. Also 10,000 bricks and hard rock. Come see me now at Shoe Shop on the South Side. Also a notice of final settlement in Porter F. Devore estate and a Kansas probate court notice. plus random fragments about women, printing costs, and an old sale listing for a sorrel mare and rock.
The government calls for wartime sacrifice to free labor and materials for war. June 28 is designated for pledging War Savings Stamps statewide. Arthur Capper proclaims Kansas to pursue stamps totaling 37 million dollars, urging every citizen to participate under War Savings Director P. W. Goebel with Treasury authority.
Saturday happenings in Russett include Junior Lewis ill with a foot abscess, Bert Reed's furlough, Sophia Shade new office assistant, Mrs. Ward's return, Mike Unrein at Aviation Camp SC, and various visits and church events. Weather, harvests, and local travel fill the list with school, Red Cross, and community actions noted.
Ben Westbrook writes from Presidio San Francisco May 26 describing enlistment, rough travel from Denver, housing at the fort, and meals. He notes weathered days, uniforms issued, and the shift to army life with recruits numbered into the forty fifth company and a sergeant guiding them. The letter blends humor with early training details and expectations.
Red Cross Home Service in Hays Kansas has established an office near the Baptist church on Comeford Avenue to assist soldiers and families with war insurance allotments allowances and benefits. The section invites called soldiers to visit for aid and notes support from local leaders and volunteers in addressing military family worries. Citizens are thanked for help and a local patriotic event with a team of young brood mares is announced at 3:30 with proceeds for a family.
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