DRAFTED MEN FOR BARNES COUNTY
The following list shows young men drafted to join the next car from Barnes County. They are to report at 8 o clock p m June 24 under No 687. Names include Henry Robertson Ender in djalmar Hanson Valley City Louis Marschner Rogers Hanvel Hellickson Brooten Inn Arthur Johnson Milaca Minn Karl Benson Kathryn Lars Onsager Minneapolis Minn and many others from Valley City Moorhead Sanborn and surrounding areas. Drafted men will be sent to Camp Dodge, Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes County
Henry Herman Robertson
Enderin
Djalmar Hanson
Valley City
Louia F. Marschner
Rogers
Hanvel N. Hellickson
Brooten
Inn
Arthur L. Johnson
Milaca
Minn
Karl Benson
Kathryn
Lars Onsager
Minneapolis
Chas
J. Lindholm
Brainerd
John Halverson, Jr
Frank Bommer
Sanborn
Irl
F. Pickett
Ea M. Younkin
Three Forks
Ent
Paul Rasmussen
Ludwig W. Seibel
Howard Ludwig
John Rasmussen
Moorhead
Grover Howard
John P. Roth
Seal
F. Bublitz
Valley
Frederick R. Viecheck
Eckelson
Albert Einar Challmann
Litchville
Otto G. C. Probst
Lucca
Wm. Hancock
Albert City
Iowa
H. Rue
Andrew W. Humphrey
Lawton
Emil A. Keepke
Gray
Eagle
Edwin L. Colby
Pillsbury
Maurice Verchelde
Marion
James O. Hanson
James J. Wertin
Gustav Peterson
Hastings
Arthur Herman Kuhlmann
Wimbledon
Herbert Clayton Huntley
Peder Pederson
Harold Berg
Seren Roach
Red Granite
Wis
William Orlando Skeels
Regan
Louis M. Somdahl
George Beal
Carl L. Lewison
Will
Conrad Rabe
Herman L
Charles Carl Nielson
William Sanders
Camp Dodge
A Letter From a Red Cross Nurse in Wartime
Anna Haugan writes from Jefferson Barracks describing Red Cross nurses in the Army Nurse Corps Reserve during wartime. She details duties with forty-five nurses, ward work with forty-six patients, interactions with officers and enlisted men, and the mix of humor, homesickness, and discipline. She notes racial integration, the role of Y M C A and Knights of Columbus, and the faith and resilience sustaining troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reville
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Army Nurse Corps Reserve
Slayton
Miss Larson
Union
Sam
Knights of Columbus
Ed Cross
Spaweh
Anna Haugan
R. N. Jefferson Barracks
Miss Haugen
J. J. Engen
Valley
Letter From A Red Cross Nurse At Jefferson Barracks
A former townsman J J Engen sends a wartime letter describing life at an isolation hospital near St Louis. He details patients and nurses content, mules near front lines, an open air band, social visits by officers, and a visit by the Archbishop of York. He notes the National Cemetery nearby and Civil War leaders once stationed there, describing graves and the quiet reverence of the grounds. Old newspapers for sale at Time Record office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Engen
Jefferson Barracks
Reville
Berlin
Schuman Heinek
Missouri
France
Land of the
Free
Archbishop of
York
Church of England
City
Mississippi
City of
St. Louis
United States
National Cemetery
Letter From Coach Aaberg Recalls Valley City Group
Aaberg former Valley City high school coach writes to Wylie Nielson from Philadelphia dated June 12 1918. He describes navy aviation training at Dunwoody Institute Radisson lodging a recent airplane accident and his six week course with college men in the US Naval Detachment. He expresses regret at missing commencement and readiness for future assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie Nielson
C. G. Aaberg
Valley City High School
Minneapolis
Minn
Myrthal
Mr. Nielson
Valley City
Navy Aviation
Philadelphia
the Radisson
Dunwoody Institute
G. Aaberg
A. Naval Detachment
Substituting Wheat Flour For Home Bakes In Wartime Economy
Miss Frances W. Sly of the State Normal school offers a practical guide for housewives to use substitute flours to replace wheat flour. A weight table shows equal cups for barley, buckwheat, corn flour, corn meal, corn starch, potato flour, rice flour, and oats. The article urges using combinations rather than a single substitute and notes adjustments in batter thickness and bake times. It also includes a sample conversion and cautions on measuring accuracy and pie crust handling. FOR SALE 1917 Ford Touring Car with extras from Carl Carlson, 906X, hours 9 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances. W. Sly
Department of Home Economics
The
State Normal School
Sly
Carl Carlson
Absent Voter Ballots Available for June Primary
County Auditor C W Nelson announces a supply of absent voter ballots for the June 26 primary. He urges families with sons or husbands in training camps to mail their name and unit details so ballots can be sent to the camps. Eligible North Dakota voters in service may vote. request expedites return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Nelson
United States
North Dakota
Nelson
Valley City hosts 1919 Redi tail convention bid for 1920
Secretary J J Moe and John D Gray return from Minot after attending the North Dakota Retail association convention. Valley City Commercial club invites the association to hold the 1919 event, Mandan had been considered, and a bid for 1920 is promised. A war savings appeal urges pledges by June 28 to support production and enlist savers at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Moe
John D. Gray
Valley City
War Savings and Thrift Stamp Sale May 1918 Report
Postmaster W. W. Smith reports May 1918 sales of War Savings and Thrift Stamps at district offices and Valley City post offices. District offices sold 2547.46 dollars in stamps. A stray fragment mentions a lost set of blocks near the A. P. Paulson farm town and a finder should notify Henry Kranz at phone 569 6-2ivp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Smith
Valley City
Valley City Post Offico
A. P. Paulson
Henry Kranz
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New York
Castoria
Exatt
Scoit
Scott
Bott & Bowne
Broomfeld
Delco-Light
Tony's Hardware Inc
Ora Dakota
Andreas Erickson
Annie van Sien
Faribault
Poli
Che @ C
Chaffee Co
Time Record Office
Coach Aaberg
Bean
G. M. Langim
Pres
Bismarck
N. D
Minot
WAR Savings and Thrift Stamp Sale
LION
Parker
Col. Hobb
Damcina Warsec
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