Red Cross Drive Planned At Trego County High School
High School instructors attend Educational Association meeting in Hays Friday and Saturday. Absences due to illness and poor roads cut attendance. country trips delayed. Entertainments in Ogallah Banner Pioneer Riverside postponed to raise funds for the Trego County American Red Cross. Money supports local branches. all receipts donated. Service Flag with 46 stars on display. Junior Red Cross banner shown. Every student is a Junior Red Cross member. Foreign Missionary meeting moved from March 6 to 13 with same venue and drive plans.
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Educational Association
Hays
Ogallah
Banner
Pioneer
Riverside
Trego County
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Trego
Patriotic service at M. E. Church to unveil boys’ service tag
A patriotic service is planned at the M. E. Church next Sunday evening. President Lewis of Hays Normal will deliver the address. Boy Scouts will demonstrate some of their work during the program.
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M. E
Lewis
Hays Normal
Boy Scouts
School rule bans early arrival before first bell
The rule states pupils must not come to school before the first bell at 8:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Teachers will appreciate parental help enforcing the rule. Principal D. O. Hemphill.
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D. O. Hemphill
Notice to contractors for school house bids 1918
School district No. 57 invites bids by noon Monday March 18 1918 for a frame school house. Plans at county superintendent's office. Board may reject any bids. Sealed bids to clerk Gerhard Mussemann Adv 21. Also fine quarter section five miles south of Ogallah at 30 dollars per acre Adv 22t Herman Long.
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Gerhard Mussemann
Ogallah
For Sale Thoroughbred Plymouth Rockeyes Ad
Poultry for hatching priced at 1.00 for 16, 2.75 for 50, and 34.50 per hundred. Elmer E. Pearl, phone 153. Adv 20t.
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Elmer E. Pearl
Belveal Sale Postponed In Graham County
The Belveal thoroughbred cattle sale near Penokee Graham county is postponed from March 5 to March 15. Despite weather, the cattle and advertised property will positively be sold. March 15 falls on a Friday. W H Belveal reports patterns from Ladies Home Journal at Farmers Union store.
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Belveal
Penokee
Graham County
W. H. Belveal
Ladies Home Journal
Farmers
Union Store
Obituary of John B. Biehler in Kansas community
John Baptiste Biehler born November 19 1850 in Gemur Alsace Lorraine served in the Franco Prussian War 1870. He immigrated to America landing in New York 1874, then Illinois, Kansas and ten years in Colorado with Union Pacific. He married Emily C. Stimits on October 10 1883, had seven children, lived a steadfast Catholic life, died February 27 1918 at home. Funeral held at 2:00 p.m. Friday conducted by Rev Stringer Banner Kansas, buried Wa Keeney Cemetery. The family thanks neighbors and friends for support and flowers.
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John Baptiste Biehler
Gemur
Alsace Lorraine
France
America
New York
Ilinois
Kansas
Colorado
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Emily C. Stimits
Biehler
Stringer
Banner
Wa Keeney
Obituary of Mrs. Mary E. Kulp Pioneer WaKeeney resident dies at 77
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kearl Kulp died at her home Tuesday morning March 8 or 9 in WaKeeney Kansas at age 77 after long rheumatic illness. Born March 15, 1841 near Louisville Kentucky she married John Kulp in 1862 and had seven children Jesse Florence Charles Cora William George Christ all surviving. A Kentucky native she moved to Indiana then Kansas living in Dickinson and later Trego County eight miles southwest of town before settling in WaKeeney in 1906. Known as a tireless worker and hospitable pioneer wife she provided warmth and welcome to neighbors and travelers for many years.
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Mary E. Kulp
Our City
John Kulp
Jesse
Florence
Charles
Cora
William
George
Christ
Kentucky
Indiana
Kansas
Dickinson County
Trego County
Wa Keeney
Nature
Frisco to France in WWI letter home recounts voyage
In a heartfelt diary from January 31 1918 a U S soldier aboard departs from Frisco and describes a long voyage to France. He details seasickness nights in boxcars near zero temps and trenches in France. He notes limited baths scarce luxuries and efforts to learn French as drilling consumes most days.
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States
Frisco
France
Camp Merritt
England
Paris
Soldiers Letters From France Mention Homesickness War Life
Pvt Albert F Krhut writes from France describing military life in the mobile branch, French views of American soldiers, wine culture, shortages of YMCA reading, and longing for home while asking for letters. Senator William Thompson’s Topeka visit and Wilson cabinet tensions are noted, with Dr Hall’s trip to Grainfield.
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Europe
WaKeeney State Bank
M. E. Church Notes
Herman Long
Belveal Sale
Trego Mercantile GO
John B. Biehler
J. B. Biehler
M. E. Church
Florence Orr
Kirk, Cole
Christ Kulp
Omaha
Neb
A. P. Hinshaw
Charles Kulp
Jesse Kulp
Will Kulp
George Kulp
Margaret Swiggett
Keeney, Kansas
Farmers’ Store
Marcus Arillius
B. C
Verdun
Fred Kerth
Rich
Thave
O. K
Albert F. Krhut
B. Ist
A. A.C. Bn
C.A.C
United States
William Thompson
Wilson
Topeka
Washington
Woodrow
Roosevelt
Thompson
Alexander
Coats
Farmers’ Union Store
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