Roy Turner Sees Navy Yard Life From Brooklyn Base
A 1917 letter from Roy Turner describes training at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and nearby facilities. He outlines travel from Des Moines to Chicago and Detroit, then Windsor Canada, Buffalo, and finally New York. Turner details shipboard life aboard the Kentucky and the Princess, training with electricians, parade prep, and daily routines, noting the Navy Y M C A activities and the Mosquito Fleet plans. He observes immigrant sailors from Russia and compares recruiting origins, with a vivid view of dormitory life, uniforms, meals, and the challenge of adjusting to military discipline.
Small Buyers Rally for Liberty Bond Subscriptions
Purchasers of limited Lumber of Liberty Bonds urged to subscribe by Friday as the four day period nears its end. Districts show shortfalls with over $100,000 needed in Brime county and smaller gaps elsewhere, prompting calls for mobilization of small subscribers to meet allotments. Not Guilty verdicts returned in two Blue Laws cases involving ice cream and cigars. City council orders surveys for a west side sanitary sewer and storm sewers in busy areas. paving planned next year. Harry Sorrensen sells city laundry to S M Rowley, who moves in with family. A letter from LeRoy C. Turner, Navy Yard, New York, details life aboard a ship, food, and greetings home to friends and news from Estherville and surrounding towns. Polly of the Circus visits Estherville June 36.
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Kentucky
New Mexico
Navy Y. M. CG. A
Navy
Y. W
Tabernacle
Billy Sunday
New York
Deanlas
Inez Ingv
Coma
Federal Reserve
Brimet
Be Fa Bo Ps
Dr. Birney
Ralph Rosseau
Court House
Frank VanVelter
Birney
Wo Pa
Red Cross Chapter Organized in Estherville
A Red Cross chapter formed in Metherville on June 1 with officers led by President Ida Davis and Treasurer Frank Rhodes. The group aims for 1,000 members in Emmet County and meets at the courthouse the second and fourth Wednesdays at 7:30 PM.
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Ras
Red Cross
Estherville
Metherville
Heney
Lise Syd Dee
Ida Davis
MM. . Grraves
Frank Rhodes
Court House
Emmet County
Des Moines Camp Site Approved for National Army
Secretary Baker approved a Des Moines area site near Camp Dodge for the new national army. The camp covers 3,000 acres, will house over 2,000 buildings, and support a division of about 26,000 men drafted from Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Nebraska. Other notes include church announcements and local anecdotes about departures for France and community notices.
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Washington
Les Moines, Dine
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
National Army
Camp Dodge
Hyperian Gulf and Country Club
Letters From Home From the 1917 U S Army
Mauries writes from Pennsylvania and Joeo from Port Bliss Texas Fort Wiss Texas June 4 1917 recounts a soldier’s long journey from Des Moines to Omaha Fort Logan El Paso and Nuevo Jersey including drills meals trains guard duties and a measles hospital stay with details on clothing and equipment and the split from a friend Doyle continues on page four.
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Mauries
Pennsylvania
Joeo
Port Bliss
Texas
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Roy Turner
Brooklyn Navy Yard
TN Electrical School
Des Moines
Chicago
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Cer Rapids
Ames
Waterloo
Waver
Adel
Vinton
Detroit
Windsor
Canada
U. S
Buffalo
Jey
West Shore
Hudson
Vy Yard
Jersey
Swere
Navy Y. M.C. A
Frederick the Great
Rman
Nitecath
Liberty
Onty
Eminet County
OM Vriday
Harry Sorrensen
S. M. Rowley
Emmetsburg
Mr. Rowley
Hare
Mahlum
Main
Fourth Streets
Jay Collins
Collins
Calgary
Jay
Roscoe Waterman
Ray Ives
Iowa
Ma. Nichols
Republican
LeRoy C. Turner
Navy Yard
Ralph
Polly
Circus
Ahine
Mintut
Siwen City
Retherville
Frank Swartz
Mr& Woods
Terris Tribune
William Welden
Iowa Falls
Bright
Templar
Templar Park
Order
Army
National Guard
Noman
Mernoon
T’eter
Ladies Aid
Nal
Roy Buckinghan
Fort Dodge
P. Deming
John Osgood Jr
Lakes
Lottie Mitchell
Maple Hill
Nellie Scott
Fergus Falls
Elina Bulstad
Lake Mills
Sarah Nelson
Robt. Penn
Emerson Johnson
Ralph Trevett
Kansas City
Fred Trevett
A. H. Dean
Ellsworth
Paul Falvey
Webb ‘Thomas
Spirit] Lake
Ernest ‘Thomas
Kirk Allen
Warrensburg
Missouri
Fort Scott
Kansas
B. Strait
L. J. Bennett
Knut M.lson
Federal
LN. Salyers
Federal Post
Aaker
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
C. E
League
Mays
France
Harry Fritz
Lynn Vestrem
New York City
Maurice Doyla
Fred Rankin
Young Emannuel
Gardston Hotel
Ro Ma
J. P. Kirby
Ira Stanley
State Bankers
H. Qransky
Meg. Helmar Kasa
Storm Lake
Chas. Lear of
Humboldt
Jas
Huntsinger
N. Albert
Montgomery
Spirit Lake
Superstor
Deming Overland
Batheville
Ethel Larson
Orleans
Tess Parker
Watrice Doyle
Fort Wiss
Freon Vince
O. K
Kirkwood
Flander
Foster
Signal Corps
Flandher
Aviation Corps
Omaha
Fort Logan
Fort Lagan
Doyle
Logan
Elpaso
Co. Co Téth
Mexico
New Jersey
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