War Diary Snippet Shows GIs Trolling German Defenses
Public skirmishes and pranks punctuate a stalmate near a German town. Pvt. Chris Kacoyanis keeps cool under nonfraternization rules while a German girl mocks American prisoners. A cook labels brown birds as German messenger pigeons. A medical officer rejects a bridge request. Two doughboys trigger German gunfire by jangling kettles and pans from a hidden string across a street, forcing nightlong combat.
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AEF
Germany
Chris Kacoyanis
Somerville
Mass
Kacoyanis
Hitler
Walter G. Dunn
Conestotia
N. Y
William Widener
Logansport
Ind
Handy Letter Writer offered by Information Bureau
An 48 page booklet titled The Handy Letter Writer provides over 80 sample forms and covers diction punctuation grammar address salutations and closings along with formal government correspondence. The Winchester Evening Star advertises order by mail for fifteen cents postpaid to Information Bureau 316 Eye St NE Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star. Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Rest Church Sermon Brings Noted Orphanage Offering
The Rev G I McAllen of Richmond preached at Rest Church for a generous offering to the Methodist Orphanage and Gaithersburg home. Local clergy changes, injuries, and social visits are noted along with a Thanksgiving reflection urging gratitude for life food and clothing.
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Rest
G. I. McAllen
Methodist
Richmond
Rest Church
Gaithers
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Council Bluffs, Ta
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Handy Letter Writer
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Rhode Island
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Ocedauns Coun
Waterford
Hugh S. Lupton & Son
Rouss Avenue
Winchester
Dial
Druid Hill
Stationery
ePoples
Individua
Chsseroles
Flamingo
ALL Peoples Drug Stores
U. S. War Bonds
Horlick
Patterson
Aime
Sharp’s Wicks
F&f HL. B
Reruip
Iauk
Titans
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Tampax
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Fagular Tampax
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Sequins
CAS
LUXOR
Stamdax
Benuzit Dry Cleaner
MOLLE
People’s
PINEX
Graham
Magnesia
CIBA
la Moderne
Amami
Primrose
Burg, Md
Wilson
Ridgeway
North Frederick
O. EB. Ridgeway
Winchester Me
Morial Hospital
Frances Ridgeway
Curtiss Barr
Marchel Lamp
Ethel Barrett
LeRoy Jones
Martinsburg
W. Va
Esther Ridgeway
Plas of
Fairmont College
Pairmont
Wilda Bean
Mrs. Blanche Stipe
Eddie and
Victor Ridgeway
Damascus
Harry Stipe
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