Stanley Switzer Writes Home From Camp Hancock 1918
The letter from Stanley Switzer describes his voyage from Kentucky to Camp Hancock Georgia on August 16 1918. He notes tents soaked by a storm the Red Cross supplies in Chattanooga Rome and Atlanta and his Ordnance Corps unit awaiting training. He mentions fellow soldiers melons and a goat herd incident near a Georgia farm.
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Aternoon
Coyington
Lexington
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Red Cross
YM. C. A
Cafetera
Rome
Georgia
Atlanta
Camp Hancock
Alabama
William P Larkin and the walk through fields
Narrative notes a walk past sand cactus cornfields and cotton and pine areas. The writer mentions a novel corn stalk with three ears and asks about a personnel office examination before retreat ending with farewell.
Court Begins Monday for Warren Circuit September Term
The Warren Circuit Court opens Monday for the September term with jurors listed by district. District 1 jurors include Clarence Bowlus Leroy Evans James Gouty and others. District 2 lists George Bender William Cole Frank Bright and more. District 3 names Alfred Milligan Henry Banning B F Gephart and additional jurors.
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Warren Circuit Court
Clarence Bowlus
Leroy Evans
George Bender
William Cole
Alfred Milligan
Henry Banning
James Gouty
T. J. Lucas
Fred Haupt
George A. Beckett
Frank Clark
James QO. Murphy
Frank Bright
Wayne
Armstrong Evans
J. J. Russell
Jasper Akers
Wade Leming
B. F. Gephart
John L. Ogborn
Charles Ienton
Sam Foster
Charles A. Cobb
Hugh Bowyer
Ford Auto Station Sold to Lewis Hess
Lewis Hess purchased the Ford Auto Station from John H. Van Reed on Saturday. Hess moves his auto repair shop to the new location and will repair cars, sell auto supplies, and operate a car storage room. The expanded space should aid business growth.
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Lewis Hess
Ford Auto Station
John H. van Reed
Hess
Mr. Hess
Pioneer
Red Cross Sale at Ambia Features Auction and Bazaar
The Red Cross will hold a sale at Ambia next Monday with a public auction of donations from local merchants farmers and residents in the afternoon The ladies will serve dinner and supper and run a market and bazaar with food and fancy work A wrestling and boxing program between Great Lakes naval training station members and band concerts will accompany the day all day events expected.
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The
Red Cross
Ambia
Ladies of the Red Cross
Great Lakes
Williamsport Town Board Adopts Water and Electric Rates
The town board in special session passed an ordinance fixing water and electric rates for the Williamsport water lighting and power system. Rates vary by usage with a minimum charge and a meter based water rate. an emergency clause makes the ordinance effective upon adoption.
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Williamsport
Local 21st Birthday Registrants List
Ten county men turning 21 since June 5 registered at the courthouse. Names include Glen Newton Rhode Attica Roy Nern Ambia William B Fix Tab Archie H Fields Danville Luther Scarlett Independence Ray Ping Marshfield Kenneth Earl Foster Ambia Everett Perry Murphy Covington Henry Clayton Carter Williamsport Clifford J Powell Marshfield Lee Brutus returned from Dallas after furlough. Local visits by Mr and Mrs Samuel Wright of Bismarck and Mrs Joe Lewis and Miss Kate Fullenlove in Lafayette.
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Glen Newton Rhode
Attica
Roy Nern
Ambia
William B. Fix
Tab
Archie H. Fields
Danville
Luther Scarlett
Independence
Ray Ping
Marshfield
Kenneth Earl Foster
Everett Perry Murphy
Coving
A. Morlan
Lester V. Fox
Williamsport
Chas
D. Miller
State Line
Herbert Doty
West Lebanon
Edwin Cronkhite
Chas. $. Dawson
Jacob M. Miller
Edward Fix
Fred Bonebrake
Chas. Wiles
Favre Mottier
Denzil Mckinzie
A Raymond Oswalt
Otterbein
Alva Hinton
Olvnd Skinner
Valparaiso
Chillicothe
Ohio
Wilbur Bell
Charles Absher
John McKnipe Ava Earl Sutton
Benjamin F. Clark
Jesse J. Swisner
Charles A. Truex
William A. Balser
Homer B. Powell
Dewey Dee
Kaiser Killers Off for Front
Williamsport hosted a major departure as forty two Warren county men departed for Camp Custer Michigan for overseas training. Families friends and merchants lined the streets and a special coach was added for the group at the depot. The crowd cheered amid tears and good natured farewells. The list of those going Monday and those to go soon is shown including Arthur Daily Wilmer Foster Warren Crouch Robert Smith Arba Brutus Alonzo Lewis Chas W Brant Leroy Hetrick Marshall Rhode Karl Watkins Roy Brown Rufus Boswell Edgar Van Tress David Stitt Clement Akers Wilmer Brown John Gerrity Dick Douglass John Fleenor.
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Williamsport
Warren County
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Court House
No. 4
Arthur Daily
Winthrop
Wilmer Foster
Warren Crouch
State Line
Robert Smith
Arba Brutus
Pine Village
Alonzo Lewis
Danville
IL Chas
W. Brant
Leroy J. Hetrick
Boswell
Marshall C. Rhode
Karl W. Watkins
West Lebanon
Roy Brown
Rufus F. Boswell
Edgar van Tress
David A. Stitt
Tab
Clement E. Akers
Wilmer J. Brown
Attica
John J. Gerrity
Dick Douglass
John C. Fleenor
Wartime Draft Registrants and Training Assignments List
Extensive list of individuals and towns showing draft registrants, alternates, and training assignments. Names from Indiana towns such as West Lebanon Attica Williamsport Otterbein and Tab are noted. Entries include training at Valparaiso Chillicothe Camp Dodge Camp Grant Ft Ben Harrison Purdue and Camp Taylor with various departure dates and destinations.
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Russell Patton
James F. Potts
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Ezra Miller
Arthur Weidenhammer
Floyd Reinbolt
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
Ora Goodrick
George Reynolds
Ft. Benj. Harrison
Indianapolis
Ralph Harvey
Harry Fisher
Purdue
Lee Handley
Albert Gilbert
Camp Taylor
Kentucky
Gov. Goodrich Injured in Auto Crash in Indianapolis
Gov. James P. Goodrich was seriously injured in a Wednesday night collision between his auto and a street car in Indianapolis. He suffered brain concussion a skull fracture a broken collar bone a left hip fracture and multiple cuts. He was hospitalized at St Vincent's and was only partially conscious.
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James P. Goodrich
Indianapolis
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive Aims For One Day Victory
At a Fowler Hotel meeting in Lafayette Liberty Loan workers from Warren Tippecanoe Jasper Carroll Newton and Benton counties planned a three day drive to reach all citizens. Speakers included S G Pomeroy John Ritenour Thos F Bauer and Mrs Alice Foster McCullough with a government war exhibit train and the Jackies Band to aid the effort. The group urged prompt pledges and minimal time for solicitors as the nation pushes to rapid victory in the war.
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Liberty Loan
Fowler Hotel
Lafayette
Warren
Tippecanoe
Jasper
Carroll
Newton
Benton
Burt Fleming
West Lebanon
John J. Ritendur
Warhamsport
Cheirmanon
G. Pomeroy
Wrest Lebanon
Charles Hunter
Williamsport
Warren County Bank
College Inne
Fowler
Will H. Wade
Indianapolis
Thos. F. Bauer
Tippecanoe County
Mr. Wade
Chester A. Jewett
Geo. C. Forrey
Prof. Moran
Purdue University
Robt. E. Wilson
Chicago
Foreign Corporation Committee
Alice Foster McCullough
Fort Wayne
Geo. H. Ormsby
Huntington
Walter Greenbough
France
Jackies
S. G. Pomeroy
Pub
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Stanley Switzer
Camp Hancock, Georgia
W. P. Hunter
Mound Township
Co. A
Metropole
State House
Ordnance Corps
Union
William P. Larkin
New York City
Knights of Columbus
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Nien
Ton
Henry Clayton Carter
Clifford J. Powell
Lee Brutus
Dallas
Texas
John Brutus
Near
Samuel Wright
Bismarck, al
Joe Lewis
Kate Fullenlove
Kaiser Killers
Mick
Gen
J. T. Dickman
America
Joseph T. Dickman
Goodrich
Liberty
John Ritenour
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