Camp Mills Letter From Sam Potter Homeward News
Mia from Camp Mills Long Island reports Sam Potter in the local machine gun company sending a letter dated November 2, 1917. He describes travel from Camp Greene North Carolina through cities like Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington DC, a tour of sights in the nation’s capital, and viewing an aviation field near the camp. He thanks his mother for a cake and treats and notes hunger, city access after retreat and limited evenings for visiting.
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Mia
Sam Potter
Sam
Camp Mills
New York City
Long Island, N. Y
New York State
Long Island
Inez
Camp Greene
N. C
Waa
A. D. Hoskins
North Carolina
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
D.C
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Broadway
Suna
Stockman Jon Deyo Visits Oregon for New Settlement
Jackson's Hole habitual stockman Jon Deyo of Zenith Jackson's Hole arrived in Kemmerer after a long tour through eastern Oregon. He traveled from Portland to Ontario, then Crane branch for a 150 mile scouting trip into eastern Oregon stock country. Deyo reports strong sheep and cattle potential but prefers Jackson's Hole and may settle where he can enter the stock business. He believes the region may favor sheep over cattle in time.
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Jon Neyo
Zenith
Jackson's Hole
Kemmerer
Simday
Oregon
Mr. Deyo
Kson
Deyo
Unruly Ford Driver Mistook Pedals In Hotel Incident
A Ford vehicle mounted the sidewalk near Kemmerer hotel, lifted a barber pole from its moorings, and broke through the shop plate glass before stopping at the wall. Authorities said the driver, used to another type of car, misapplied the pedals during the Sunday evening mishap.
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Ford
Kemmerer Hotel
Picture Attracts Attention on Kemmerer Road
Grandpa and Grandma Thompson run the halfway house at Name's Hull and welcome travelers on the Kemmerer-Big Piney road. An old man took their picture, had it enlarged, and shown at the Kammerer hotel last Saturday drawing praise from many friends of Mr and Mrs Thompson.
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Grandpa
Grandma Thompson
Kemmerer-Big Piney Road
Name's Hull
Kammerer Hotel
Fat cattle bring fair prices at Omaha markets
James Mickelson F A Fear and T C Beck returned to Big Piney homes after marketing cattle at Omaha. They were well satisfied with the price received.
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James Mickelson
F. A. Fear
T. C. Beck
Big Piney Homes
Omaha
Kemmerer High Girls and Boys Start Basketbal Season
School notes describe girls basketball practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a planned Thursday picnic after training. Miss Allen coaches the team as students like Red Cross knitting and sewing class volunteers. Boys also begin basketball with Mr. Gibbon guiding a promising start at Kemmerer High.
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Miss Allen
K. H
Red Cross
The
Kemmerer High
Epworth League Social at Methodist Church Basement
Epworth League hosts a social Thursday night in the church basement. Men of the society will run the event, free to all seeking a social evening. It is the second affair by the newly organized Epworth League.
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Epworth League
Methodist Church
School Notes Reporters in Kemmerer High School
The Kemmerer high school English faculty launches a journalism plan for students to report news for the Kemmerer Camera. Each class assigns an editor and a weekly managing editor from a rotating class. Every member will eventually contribute to school notes in the paper under Miss Allen’s supervision.
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Kemmerer High School
Kemmerer
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