Emmet County Goes Over Top in Third Liberty Drive
Emmet County exceeded all prior records in the Third Liberty Loan drive, with subscriptions reportedly 10 to 20 percent above the allotment and expected to exceed 500000 dollars. Estherville and surrounding townships contributed strongly. full figures to be published next week. Fatal auto accident near Jackson leaves four-year-old Gladys Kasa dead and Edie Jacobson with a broken leg. Jacobson family injured. preparations for burial in Wallingford. Anderson King wedding unites Alfred Anderson and Hazel King at Union Baptist parsonage. couple to reside in Aldrich Minnesota. Frank Kirk of Chicago to succeed Clarence Ford in the civil engineering day department of the Chicago railroad company.
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Emmet
Volora
Kaiser
Estherville
Gladys Kasa
J. Jacobson
Edie Jacobson
Jacobson Ford
Jackson
Mr. Jacobson
Cecil
Gladys
Wallingford
Anderson-King
Alfred
Anderson
Aldrich
Minnesota
Miss Hazel King
Terri
Union Baptist Parsonage
Yowa
Hazel King
R. W. King
R. J. Ridley
Terris
Hazel
Estherville High School
Clarence Ford
Frank Kirk
Chicago
Chicago Railroad Company
Poalauareys
Eatherville
Kirk
Seattle Navy Yard Worker Writes Home From Lake View
Mrs. A. E. Ammon of this city reports from Seattle that Percy Harris works in the navy yard and will earn about 204 dollars if he works all four Sundays. She describes Lake Washington, fishing for salmon and trout, shipyard activity, and three deaths in a week. Emmet Robb has landed in France. Also announces a Minstrel event by Lowery's Greater Minstrels at Grind Theater on April 17 with high hopes for strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Harris
A. E. Ammon
Lake
Washington
Percy
Uncle Sam
Navy Yard
Pacific Ocean
Harris
Rock Island
Goodwin Kansas
Shipbuilding Department
Seattle
MH Po
Lowery
Greater Minstrels
Lowery Greater Minstrels
R. M. Harvey
Greater
First Trip Across Sea YeRey Lad Volunteers for Navy
Leroy Turner son of Mr and Mrs W E Turner of this city volunteered for the navy as an electrician in 1917. He joined at Brooklyn Navy Yard and served aboard the German interned ship George Washington later named Leviathan, making his third Atlantic crossing. He sent letters home detailing storms, ship size, and experiences aboard lifting cargo and navigating dangerous seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Turners
W. E. Turner
Des Moines
Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
George Washington
Kaiser
Atlantic Ocean
New York
France
U. S. Transport Service
Waterland
Leviathan
Atlantic
Bridgea
Caesar
Soldier Letter From Camp Dodge Informs Of Wilmington Tour
A wartime letter from Albert S. Baird of Co. 42nd Infantry details travel from Camp Dodge Iowa to Wilmington Delaware aboard a 15 car train. He describes guard duty at an armory on Twelfth and Orange streets, observing ships on the Delaware Bay, transport costs, and the local Y M C A. He mentions munition guards, Eden Park, and daily camp life while awaiting summer uniforms. The letter closes with love to his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Iowa
U. $i Infantry
W. C. Bingham
Baltimore and Ohio
Delaware Avenue
DuPont Streets
Pigeon Point
Wilmington
Bingham
J. P. Wickersham
Delaware
Wickersham
State Armory
Twelfth
Orange Streets
Delaware Bay
Philadelphia
U. S
England
Russia
Teteian Park
Eden’ Park
Northwestern
Chicago
Pittsburg
Washington
Pittsburgh
DuPont
Albert S. Baird, Co
Galloway
Sunderlin
Person
M. E. Church
A. O. Peterson
General Crowder Calls for April Draft Quota
Washington April 1 800000 men to be drafted over nine months mobilization of the first large number of second draft goes to state governors. Fifteen thousand already mobilizing and April call likely exceeds the monthly average of 90000 as needs in France dictate. Aim is gradual drafts to avoid disrupting industry and agriculture, though urgency may accelerate calls if German drive in the West continues.
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Washington
D. C
France
Pershing
Nead
Iowa Advances Second Draft Call For Camp Dodge
Des Moines reports mobilization orders from Washington for 3,412 Iowa men in the second draft to report to Camp Dodge beginning April 26. Minnesota and Illinois selections join the Iowa pool, with 18.4 percent of the first draft quota allocated to Iowa. Adj. Gen. Logan acts to exclude essential agricultural workers from service as boards prepare quotas.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Camp Dodge
Ilinois
Saint
Adjt
Guy E. Logan
Logan
Provost Marshall
General Crowder
D. C
Estherville Planing Mill Sold to Sioux City Buyer
R. C. Peters sold his planing mill at North Seventh and Des Moines streets in Estherville to Alf Dahl of Sioux City. Possession was given last week. Peters will stay in Estherville to pursue carpentry contracts. Dahl will run the mill full time, avoid outside work, and seek local contractor patronage to grow the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Peters
North Seventh
Des Moines
Alf Dahl
Sioux City
Peters
Estherville
Mr. Dahl
Seven Men Enter Army as Gas Engine Mechanics
Seven draft youths volunteered as gas engine mechanics. Names include Ed Weston Ralph Randolph Herman Mangold Henry J Long Harry A Jones Francis J Roland Frederick. Alternate: attached to aero as expert gas mechanics caring for aero engines. Congratulated for seizing this opportunity. seven men were the entire volunteer allotment from the county and places filled quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Weston
Ralph Randolph Herman Mangold
Henry J
Long
Harry A. Jones
Francis J
Roland Frederick
Aero
Aerops
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Emmet County
Liberty
Lake Washington
Emmet Robbin
Wesley Robb
LeRoy Turner
Tella
YeRey
Inele Sam
Walter Bald
Army Likn
Wilmington, Delaware
Cresent
Walter Bain
A. W. Baird
Bisworth Township
Co. C. 42Nd
M. Wilmington
Lapa _ mare
Crowder
Milt
RC. Peters
Ate Hahl
Glten
Elizabeth Andreae
Alice Bucy
Bernice Case
Dorthea’ Duvall
Vi Gilbert
Willma Gronstal
Muriel Iwen
Gordon Lapham
Coral Larsen Iva Larsen
Mathilda Lippert
Eilen Oleon
Zanna Osgood
Sigward Levason
Leta Stone
Viola Weir
Blane Young
Clara Akre
Herman Becker
Virgie
Bert Clark
Dolliver
Mirs. Bayt. Clark
Melvin Hinshaw
Melvin Ppashaw
Fort Logan
Colorado
Melvin
Gee. Hinshaw
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