Eight Hundred Iowa Men to Leave August for Jefferson Barracks
A series of changes to the Washington county selective service list moves 800 Iowa men to depart in August for Jefferson Barracks with nine volunteers for Ames School. Several transfers and reclassifications adjust who goes to Camp Pike and who may be called later, including transfers for Lloyd Copeland and Everette Vincent, and additions to the principal list to fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Camp Pike
Clarence Engle
Sigourney
Harry Blagden
Washington
Jens Charles Olive
Raymond W. Stransky
Riverside
Lawrence John Veggy
Jesse R. Harvey
Everette Vincent
Keota
E. W. Allen
John W. Miller
John Horak
Kalona
Chriss Graber
Noble
J. A. Mayer
Brighton
Hubert John Swift
Albert Lee Wehr
Ainsworth
George W. Knerr
Draft Call to Jefferson Barracks and Ames Training School
The county draft board issues a call for about twelve to twenty men to Jefferson Barracks Missouri for a five day period beginning August 5. Registrants of June 5 1918 may volunteer and will be drafted if enough older registrants are not available. In Washington county new registrants may be called. Nine men have volunteered for the automotive mechanics training school at Ames opening August 15. The volunteer window closes next Monday and the county quota will be allocated soon. Volunteers include Delbert Maxwell Bergie Larson Coyce Stewart William P Shebanek Clinton Walton J Brewer Harold Ross Raymond Speilman and M J Benda. All except Spielman registered last month. More volunteers are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jefferson Barracks
Washington County
Ames
Delbert Maxwell
Bergie Larson
Coyce Stewart
William P. Shebanek
Clinton Walton
J. Brewer
Harold Ross
Raymond Speilman
M. J. Benda
Spielman
Confession at Fox Film Jewel Carmen’s Photoplay
One of the era’s strangest moments unfolds in Jewel Carmen’s Confession from Fox Film. The plot starts with a wedding then a hold up causes a murder in a hotel and the groom is sentenced to die. The bride and her father trap the real murderer and race to stop the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Carmen
Fox Film Corporation
Miss Carmen
Carmen
Cotton and Band Organ Legend Shaped Macon Market Rumor
The Macon cotton trade once linked price declines to a street scene by a band organ and a monkey. Municipal law briefly barred the organ man, then allowed him with a sizable license payment per the Tifton Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Tifton Gazette
88th Division To Leave Dodge Soon For Overseas
Indications point to the Eighty-eighth National Army division at Camp Dodge moving to overseas service within a short time. A large inspection by inspector general officers, drills and late hikes mark the period as the camp prepares, with a new division to be trained after the 88th departs for France.
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Dodge
Eighty-eighth Division
National Army
Camp Dodge
Washington
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
France
National Guard
Deming
Camp Cody
Graham Zu Zu column urges Matinee Idol and Landloper show
The Graham column promotes Marguerite Clark in Bob's Matinee Idol at 2:30 Friday and Saturday, notes audience plans for matinees and evenings, praises the Triangle picture, and invites readers to Grahamward for Harold Lockwood in The Landloper with a light war tax joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Clark
Bob
Graham
O. K
Harold Lockwood
Bulgarian Carpets Rise in Quality Since 1878 Liberation
Bulgarian carpets have been woven for 150 years but finer qualities began after 1878 Liberation. Once a Turkish province, Bulgaria produced mostly domestic pieces. In the last decade the industry has advanced, with Bulgarian designs, textures, and finishes surpassing Turkish, Romanian, Serbian, and Greek carpets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Operation Value Questioned by Doctor and Patient
A Life magazine quotation notes a doctor asks about the scale of an operation and the patient replies it cost "a couple of thousand dollars." The exchange highlights medical procedure costs and patient skepticism.
Red Cross Denies Comfort Kits for Camp Pike Delegation
The county is told that the Red Cross will not issue comfort kits to the 161 men departing for Camp Pike next Monday. An official order directs kits be sent to the central office for distribution, amid a shortage of supplies and high demand from other units. Mrs. C. J. Wilson leads the local comfort kit committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pike
Red Cross
Washington
Ames
C. J. Wilson
Washington Red Cross
Emma R Mason dies after cerebral hemorrhage
Mrs Emma R Mason aged fifty nine died at the county hospital after a long illness following a cerebral hemorrhage on March 25. Funeral services will be private Friday at her nephew D D Sherman’s home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. She was born February 6 1859 in Cambridge New York and married Enos S Mason in 1878. She moved to Washington in 1909 and was a member of the First United Presbyterian church. Survived by three sisters Mrs S Mason Miss Marton L Doig of Washington and Mrs John Parrish of Bridgewater Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma R Mason
D. D. Sherman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Sherman
Mason
Cambridge
N. Y
David Doig
Rhoda (Culver) Doig
Washington County
Enos
Bluffton
Ind
Washington
First United Presbyterian Church
S. Mason
Marton L. Doig
John Parrish
Bridgewater
Iowa
Card of Thanks for L. M. Jarvis
The family of L. M. Jarvis expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for kindness after his death, especially those who sent flowers. Mrs. L. M. Jarvis and children.
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L. M. Jarvis
Funeral for L. M. Jarvis Held in Two Churches
Funeral services for L. M. Jarvis were conducted at the Wilber Miller chapel in the morning under Dr. Frank A. Gageby. Pallbearers named include I. Rothschild and John Westphal. A second service followed in Morning Sun at the Methodist church with local pallbearers and interment in Morning Sun cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Jarvis
Wilber Miller
Frank A. Gageby
Presbyterian Church
I. Rothschild
John Westphal
A. King
George Breitenbach
Paul Sodergren
Charles Lemley
Morning Sun
Methodist Church
Henry Beck
Will Hungate
Ed Skinner
Charles Gawthrop
Ed Curran
Harvey Adams
Morning Sun Cemetery
Imperfect Flapjack Weathered by City Ties
A humorous compare and contrast of Toledo and Houston views on flapjacks. The Toledo Blade suggests post meal exercise for success while the Houston Post recalls a vivid after dinner sky and dreamlike rainfall after multiple flapjacks. The piece plays on regional newspaper voices and light whimsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Toledo
Houston
Houston Post
Mercer Describes Air Training Work At Ellington Field
Phillip Mercer describes his aviation training at Ellington Field Houston as exciting with a bombing raid on Fort Crockett Galveston. He notes camera ships cross country mapping night raiding and a corn field emergency landing while 1st Provisional Training Squadron members push toward full training with aerial gunnery at San Leon.
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Phillip Mercer
Ellington Field
Houston
Texas
Fort Crockett
Galveston
Mercer
Park Place
Graham
San Leon
Graham Theatre Schedule Announces Draftees Night
Graham Theatre announces upcoming performances starting Thursday with Harold Lockwood in The Landloper and Friday's matinee featuring Marguerite Clark in Brad's Matinee Idol with Charlie Chaplin. Saturday repeats Friday program and Monday presents The Kaiser the Beast of Berlin. Drafted county men leaving July 22 may gain theatre admission with draft notice and War Tax payment.
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Harold Lockwood
Marguerite Clark
Brad
Charlie Chaplin
Berlin
Washington County
Graham Theatre Operating Co
George Bickford
Ducky
Holmes
Union Labor Meet at Workman Hall Thursday Evening
A special union labor meeting will be held in Workman hall Thursday at 8 o'clock. All union men are welcome. Silas Ross 2914 announces the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workman Hall
Silas Ross
Richland boy suffers severe skull fracture from mule kick
Nick Weber thirteen year old son of Jake Weber of six miles northwest of Richland lies in serious condition at Washington County Hospital after a mule kick during oats harvest. The hoof struck above the right eye carving a hole in the skull and embedding ten bone fragments. surgery removed them. He remains conscious and hopeful of recovery barring tetanus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Weber
Jake Weber
Richland
Washington County
Weber Farm
Weber
Keota
Grace Hill Ladies to Host Annual Bazaar
The Grace Hill Ladies' Aid will hold their annual bazaar Thursday evening with ice cream served. All invited to attend. The listing refers to nearby community notices including a 2:30 p.m. meeting for the Woman's Missionary Society at the Presbyterian church hosted by Mrs Winfield Buolouse.
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the Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Jackson Center
Miss Olwen
Grace Hill
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Ehurch
Winfield Buiouse
Soz
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Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Journal of
American Pearl Button Co
Cook’s Cafe
Winfield Smouse
Frank Flaherty
North Marton Avenue
L. C. Willits
W. H. Kenss
Wayland Phone
Hli Jackson
A. W. McCulley
Fred M. Anderson
Frank Burns
Davenport
Opera House
F. & M. St Bank Bldg
Dr. Sexton
Frank L. Wilson
Helen Keck
Washington Blvd
Loth
Crawfordsville
Harper & Gardner
Cox’s Auto Shop
Ford Chasis
Oakland
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