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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
4
In a World War I letter from September 1918 a private writes from somewhere in France about aerial tests and rides. He describes flying high above the clouds, the thrill of testing planes, and plans to ride again while joking about visiting the front. He asks for news from Pear Brother and signs off with brotherly farewell.
A partial OCR fragment mentions eczema and an unspecified remedy or item. It references a price of $1.05 and a vague quantity or code 53 tg. The legibility is poor and entities are limited.
Scouts across troops helped fund the loan campaign by buying bonds with their own earnings. Troop Six under Dr W R Bair stow Scoursmester bought a 50 bond with troop funds. Scouts Rogers Babbitt Johnson Waters and Phillips aided Red Cross by moving packing cases from the High School Manual Training Dept. Elliot Creanland distributed health posters while Gilbert Wickiter earned the Ace Medal for selling War Savings Stamps. New members joined Troop Four under Woodruff. Delegations will assist hospital supply drives Saturday at nine in front of the Public Library. The fife and drum corps urge renewed practice until rehearsals resume.
Personal items from Warren area list residents visiting in Warren and surrounding towns. Warnings include influenza quarantine lifted at Camp Dix and several locals traveling to Washington D C Chicago and the Philippine Islands on missionary duty or family visits.
Sheriff Will Muir announces Warren County general election on Tuesday November 5 1618 from 7 a m to 7 p m at multiple districts. Ballots list numerous offices including two Supreme Court judges and candidates from many parties with amendments proposed to the constitution and voting sites across Warren Borough Youngsville Tidioute and other towns.
Local notes report Anundsson Bros and Fred Chido nearing the Peterson Bros store with cement road work. Overseas arrivals include Emmett A Nelson Harry Cranwell and George W Peterson. Nurse trainee Mary Pavese heads to Buffalo, Genevieve Russell back from Cleveland as influenza closes the Western Reserve University. Red Cross issues Christmas parcel guidance with a two pound limit and a November 20 mailing deadline. A relief committee forms to aid families amid illness. funeral of Mrs Sanders from Spanish influenza. barn fire at W P Hall farm destroys storage but stock saved. insurance covers part of loss.
A fragment notes a man claiming longevity will outlive others. A joke exchanges about someone buying two life preservers, while a line mentions everyone reading The Warren Times. The text is fragmented and reads like a casual newspaper exchange with social chatter.
Mr and Mrs M A Briggs returned home from a short wedding trip. Ralph Young US Navy wireless operator on furlough visiting relatives. Miss Cleao Hinkley confined at home with Spanish Flu and fever 104. Howard Mason recovering from influenza able to be about town. Mr and Mrs Floyd Briggs and daughter visited Briggs parents. Mary Alena Morse of Grand Valley and R V Hall of Wirren married at M E Parsonage Jamestown. Mrs Hall has resided with her
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