Emmett County Boys Headed to Camp for Army Training
Large crowd honored 142 Emmett County youths heading to Camp Pike Arkansas for army training. A Sunday banquet by local church ladies followed a registration and ribbon ceremony marking their service for Uncle Sam. The march to the Rock Island depot and parting at the station drew strong hometown cheers as nine coach trains carried the volunteers south, with a roster listing names of the departing men and a final sendoff from the community.
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Emmett County
Campfire
Arkansas
Rhine
Eternbury
Epistration Board
Sam
J. W. Morse
Petersburg
Eerion T
Rock Island
Letter From France Describes Draftees and Daily Life
A wartime letter from Pvt. Sigfred O. Bingham in France recounts receiving family letters, birthday greetings, and sending a handkerchief home. He notes railroad work, good weather, Sunday ball games, sleeping in a cement barn, and upcoming drafts and training, with a long list of names and assignments attached to the message.
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France
Minnie
Alma
Emma
Joseph
Sigfred O. Bingham
Co. K
Midi
Food Meeting Backs Conservation Plan and Elects Officers
A Ringsted meeting of the county merchants formed a Food Conserva tion League to support the National Food Administration plan for Iowa in 1918. F M Jones was elected president with B B Anderson as vice president and L R Buckingham as secretary and treasurer. A resolutions committee drafted pledges to save beef, conserve sugar, cut wheat flour use, and promote canning and propaganda for food conservation. Next meeting planned in Ringsted. Sergeant Wilbur Thorndyke to enter officers training. Emmet County boys in France not in major current drive. Dan S Howard in Field Artillery praised for recent actions.
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Eikshall
TF. M. Jon Fores
Imade
F. M. Jones
B. B. Anderson
L. R. Buckingham
L. P. Stillman
Dolliver
Jay C Maton
Estherville
J. A. Wilson
National Food Administration
J. F. Deems
Iowa
Emmet
County
Patriotic Foods Conservation League
Food Administration
O. Hoover
J. F
Elaine
Stened
A. Wilson Jay Johnston
Jones
Ka Mia Ba
Emmet County
France
Allied
Rainbow
Pera
Dan S. Howard
Jay Howard
Field Artillery
Re Aatad
Letter of Explanation on Stockdale Draft Classification
A public statement defends Lloyd Stockdale against rumors of draft evasion and attacks on the author. The disclosure details Stockdale’s Class 1 draft placement, his willingness to serve in any capacity, and the author’s need to manage farming and bank duties. The letter argues for understanding and condemns unpatriotic remarks while outlining stockdale’s loyalty and duties.
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Lloyd Stockdale
Stockdale
Sui
Mr. Stockdale
Diatakt Board
Mr Stockdale
Sevia
Hoose
Taxnis
Des Moines
Secretary of State
Harding
Logan
District Board
Waterloo
Soldiers En Route to Camps Dodge and Funston
Four hundred ten South Dakota boys bound for Camp Dodge and Camp Funston were treated to a basket luncheon in the city park. The event, led by Ans ger Brothers Band and Red Cross ladies, featured cigars from two wholesalers and ample iced tea. Alger band provided music before the group returned to the train.
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Red . Cross Ladies
South Dakota
Camps Dodge
Funston
Rock Island R. R
L. R. Buckingham
Bulger Bros
Red Cross
Wholesale Grocer Co
Gamble-Robinson Wholesale Fruit House
Alger
Camp Dodge
Camp Funston
Solimer Boys Entertained At Graaf Establishment
A large party attended by over one hundred drafted boys and their wives at the Graaf establishment included a sumptuous dinner and dancing. The host and hostess were praised for the successful entertainment and the orchestra donated its services.
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Graaf Establishment
F. H. Grant
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