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Letter from Gordon Bailey |
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Arthur Dalaba Saved by Mirror |
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Richard K. Hayes |
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Rayburn F. Smith |
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Major Joseph Swan, of Camp Wheeler, Ga., has been spending a
furlough with Mrs. Swan at the Wren’s Nest. |
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Emerson Lent and Alfred Cleveland, of Camp Lee, are home on
a furlough. |
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Private William H. Emmick, of Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Emmick, has been severely wounded in action, according to advices
received by his parents. |
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Corporal Walter Gardner returned to camp last week after a short
furlough spent with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Gardner. |
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Harry B. Kelley, of Headquarters Co., 7th Division Motor Supply
Train, son of Mrs. Warren Kelley, has arrived safely overseas. |
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Vernon Tuttle, of Floral Park, N. J., son-in-law of R. D. Bryant,
has been called to service. He was sent to Syracuse for a course
as auto mechanic. |
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Harold Strait to Russia |
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Receives Commission - Walter S. Haight, son of Justice O.T.
Haight, has finished a course in the Officers’ Training Camp at Plattsburg
and has received a commission of lieutenant. He has been assigned
to work in the Personnel Corps in Lebanon College, Annville, Pa., his duties
to begin at once. Mr. Haight is a graduate of the Mansfield Normal
School, and has been principal for the grammar school in Johnstown, Pa.,
for several years. |
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A WAR MAP - In one of Vosburg’s show windows is a map which
has been attracting no little attention. It is a map of the present
battleground of the Allies and Germany, and the battle lines are marked
out with white and black headed pins, showing at a glance just where the
lines are. Then to aid in placing the different army units, a tiny
flag of the country holding any particular sector of the line, marks what
country is represented there. The Star and Stripes stand out boldly,
and an inscription tells you to watch the line move. It required
no little ingenuity and a mighty lot of patience to arrange the map and
Mr. Vosburgs should be highly commended for his act as it makes a place
to get information and get it quickly. |
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Walter Gardner with photo (Not typed yet) |
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Caspar Gillette with photo (Not typed yet) |
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Limited Service Men (Not typed yet) |
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War Savings Stamps (Not typed Yet) |
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Lt. Kutz (Not typed yet) |
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Captain John H. Doane, who is stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has
been passing several days with his mother, Mrs. J.C. Doane, and sister,
Miss Alice Doane. He will return to his duties Friday. |
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Robert Crossley writes that among some German prisoners recently captured
by himself and associates were a lot of old men and one of them has a wooden
leg. |
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Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Olney, of Covington, have received word from their
son, Harold, that his ship has put in at Hoboken and is in dry dock
and that he will have a four-days furlough and is coming home. All
this is good news to Mr. and Mrs. Olney, as well as to Harold’s numerous
friends in this section. |
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Stephen Beach Commissioned |
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Leo Bailey Promoted |
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S.A.T.C. take Oath Oct. 1918 |
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S.A.T.C. Formed at Normal School |
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Orson Wilcox Killed by Thugs in France |
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Sergeant Wey Olver A former Mansfield boy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Olver, now, overseas with the 316th Reg. Inf. |
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The North Elk Run correspondent to the Covington says: “Hiram Nickerson
and
Harland
Pratt, two bright and reliable young men from our community, have been
called to the colors. They left for the training camp last Thursday. They
are both strong, husky lads, and in a hand-to-hand encounter could down
the German emperor himself.” |
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Private Charles W. Ross has arrived safely overseas. |
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Wayne R. Cleveland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Cleveland, is
now located at Camp John Wise, San Antonio, Texas, in the recruiting division. |
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Ray Mudge, the sailor who visited his cousins, Mrs. S. D. Shaw
and Mrs. J. D. Catlin, last summer, was a sailor on the Mt. Vernon, which
was torpedoed recently. All were saved except less than thirty, who were
caught in the engine room. |
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We find the names of the following Tioga county boys in the casualty
lists of a few days back: Jesse L. Stine, Blossburg, missing;
William
Emmick, Morris wounded; Frank Minalga, Westfield, wounded;
Stanley
Garezynski, Morris Run, wounded; Leroy Clow, Westfield,
wounded; Eldridge King, Westfield, killed;
Lisle Lowrey,
Sabinsville,
wounded and gassed; Russell Gee, Westfield, gassed; Merritt
H. More, Westfield, wounded. |
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Gasless Day in Mansfield |
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MANSFIELD AGAIN GOES OVER THE TOP.
Over the top, again for Mansfield and vicinity, this time in the sale
of War Savings Stamps. The Advertiser commends the people of Mansfield
and vicinity for taking their quota of W. S. S., and we feel that the commendation
is well deserved, because this was the hardest job of the war. |
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J.W.A. Brown |
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We hear that Lieutenant Stephen Beach, 1913, of California,
and Harry Taylor, 1915, of Minnesota, are again in our burg, and
we hope these devoted alumni of our school will soon pay us a visit.
The High School gladly welcome the return of our soldier lads. (H.S.
Notes – 1919) |
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Charles A. Jupenlaz, who has been in the U.S. Radio Service,
in the 298 Aero Squadron, Pittsburgh, was honorably discharged last week.
He came home for a short visit to his parents and then went on to Cleveland,
Ohio, to resume his old position as assistant manager of the Kinney Shoe
Store. |
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Lieutenant and Mrs. Carl F. Webster have been spending a few
days with Lieutenant Webster’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Webster, of
Rutland. Lieutenant Webster has just graduated from the Central Officers’
Training School at Camp Gordon, Ga., and has received a commission as second
lieutenant. He was a student at the M. S. N. S. and has many friends
in Mansfield and vicinity. He has left to take up his duties at Camp
Jackson, South Carolina, where Mrs. Webster will join him in a few weeks.
Lieutenant Webster has two brothers in Uncle Sam’s service, Sergeant William
J. Webster, who is in France, and Lieutenant Myron C. Webster, of Camp
Lee, Virginia. |
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Mrs. Robert R. Palmer spent the weekend
with her husband (Alda Grace Burton). |
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Harry A. Taylor is assisting in the hardware of W. S. Farrer. |
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W. H. Lamphear, of Binghamton, N.Y., is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. E. N. Bentley. Mr. Lamphear is a veteran of the Civil War and
formerly resided in Mansfield. |
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Captain John H. Doane |
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Shorty McConnell |
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Glen I. Smith |
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Wayne Cleveland came home from Camp John Wise, Texas, Tuesday. |
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Lieut. Edward C. Russell was home from Washington the last of
last week, being called here by the death of his grandmother, Mrs. Miller. |
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Coach Ronald Kichline and “Scoop” Hiscox arrived in the
boro the other day from the army camp and are now at the Normal School. |
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Anson J. Smith, who is in service overseas, was recently promoted
to the rank of corporal. |
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Frank M. Whittaker, of Canoe Camp, has been appointed Mercantile
appraiser for Tioga county |
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Fred Spencer returned to Norfolk Saturday after spending a short
furlough with his mother here. |
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Lieutenant and Mrs. D. H. Evans, of Camp Dix, N.J., spent a
few days last week with Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Edstrom. |
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Harry Bogardus Back at Canteen Again. |
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Private Richards and Andrew Earl Cook |
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Donald V. Hoard |
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Walter Leach Letter |
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Who's Returned - Who's Overseas |
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Last Wednesday morning Alfred Cleveland answered the call of
his country and went to Wellsboro, where he departed for Fort Schiven,
Georgia. We all felt sad to see him go, but are proud to say that
Alfred is no slacker, and will do well any work that Uncle Sam has for
him to do. |
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Elmer Conklin and Richard Hayes,
of Camp Meade, MD., arrived here late Saturday night to spend three days’
furlough with Friends. Sunday Mr. Conklin went to Newfield, N. Y.,
to visit his parents. The boys expect to go overseas in a few weeks. |
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Victor Bartlett Back in States |
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A Printer's Devil That is Sprouting Wings |
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Will Bloom and Benj. Hayes were in Wellsboro Tuesday
to take Elmer Conklin and Richard Hakes over where they took
the train for Camp. These boys have our best wishes. |
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More Tioga Men Go To Camp |
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Arthur Brion Killed In Action |
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Edward F. Bolt Returns from France |
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Mrs. Burr A. Dewey, who has been teaching near Towanda, is visiting
her parents, Mr. And Mrs. F. H. Pratt. Mr. Dewey, who has been at
Camp Lee training for several months, had gone to New York, with the expectation
of soon sailing for France, but was found physically disqualified for foreign
service and had to return |
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Michael Gazella, or “Gazook,”, as he is familiarly knows, pitched
and won, of course, his last game of baseball in Mansfield Saturday, pitched
another in another town on Sunday, and on Monday went to a camp for training
for a soldier for Uncle Sam. We say he pitched his last game for
Mansfield, but we hope it is not, as Gazook will always be welcome in these
parts, where he made many friends. He is a splendid athlete, and
thoroughly game from head to toe. |
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Richard Hayes was home from Camp Mead
visiting his parents and friends over Christmas. |
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? Lieut J. Bryce Cogswell stopped off on his way home from Fort
Sill, Okla., where he had been on duty, to visit his mother, Mrs. E. O.
Cogswell, and his sister, Mrs. Herbert Grand. He has gone back
to Camp Meade. |
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Ross Bailey - U. S. Marine |
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Lt. Stephen Beach Experience in Service |
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Harry Taylor was home from his school at Hackettstown, N. J.,
where her taught a successful year , and later left for Washington, where
he has enlisted as a mechanic in the Aviation Corps. |
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Friday we were happy in receiving a call from our good friend Harry
Taylor, class of 1915. Harry is one of our splendid alumni,
out doing things in life. He has had a most successful year at Hackettstown,
N. J., where he has been teaching mechanical drawing and manual training.
He also had charge of the singing, and reports having a fine time instruction
a boys’ and girls’ chorus, and putting on a big minstrel show.
But then, he wouldn’t be the Harry we know, and who was always so popular
in high school, unless he could do more than he was paid for. That
is the keynote of real success; to exceed the speed limit of what one is
hired to do, for that proves real true interest in one’s work. Harry
left his school before the close of the term to enlist under Uncle Sam’s
banners. He has gone to Washington to try to get in as a mechanical
worker in the aviation corps, and says that they cannot send him across
too soon to suit him. Here’s success to your, Harry. |
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Lee Clark Appreciates Christmas Gift |
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Hiram E. Benson |
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Howard B. Connelly |
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Leigh Allen Tells of Peace Celebration |
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Aug 28, 1918 - 71 More Men Called |
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Howard R. Hanyen |
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Maurice G. Schucker |
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Friends of D. Harry Fralic will be pleased to learn he has been
promoted to the rank of captain. --Harry B. Fralic, well known in this
vicinity where he was born and went to school until he began to study medicine,
and who has been in the army for some time, has been promoted from First
Lieutenant to Captain. This comes as a recognition of Harry’s ability
and services on the medical staff of the army. He is with Co. B,
504th Regiment, and has been doing field work altogether. He is a
brother of Willard and Dan Fralic, of Lambs Creek |
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Prof. Van Norman has received a postal card from Charles W. Ross,
mailed in Tours, France, in which he says his company is on its way with
motor trucks from Nantes, France, to Coblenz, Germany |
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Judging by the way the boys are coming home, the powers that be believe
in the old Bible saying that the last shall be first and the first shall
be last. |
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Who's Returned - Who's Still Over |
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Orson Wilcox Awarded Distinguished Cross |
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Colie L. Jenkins |
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Leo J. Bailey |
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Howard Connelly - Additonal articles |
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Oley Johns Died in Scotland |
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Elwin F. Howard |
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IN a letter to his father, Harry B. Taylor, Harry A. Taylor very
graphically describes his first trip up in an aeroplane. He is connected
with the aero-mechanic school at St. Paul, Minn., and last Friday he secured
permission from a Lieutenant who was about to make an ascent to accompany
him. They went up about 1,200 feet and then circled around the aviation
field, after which they went up to 3,000 feet, and the sensations which
Harry, Jr., experienced were something wonderful. We hope to secure
a part of the letter to his father in order to let his friends here read
for themselves of the things which our boys are experiencing. |
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Painting Mansfield’s Honor Roll
Space on Allen Block Being Prepared To List Mansfield Boys in Service
of Uncle Sam.
The wall on the Wellsboro side of the Allen Block is being prepared
for making a permanent record of the Mansfield boys who are in the service
of Uncle Sam. There will be a white background with appropriate border
and decorations, and space within to paint the names of all our boys in
the service.
It will be necessary for all Mansfield people to help the committee,
of which J A. Elliott, is in charge in every way to get the names of all
the boys in the service, and to get their correct addresses. Also,
we would like to know the opinion of the people to just who are the Mansfield
boys in the services. What shall entitle them to a place on
the honor roll? Residence in Mansfield at the time of enlistment?
Or their residence here most of their lives, even though they might have
been living elsewhere at the time of their enlistment? Or, in the
case of boys born here, whose mothers or wives are living here now, do
they still belong to Mansfield? There are many Mansfield boys, who
have not lived here for some time but who still claim Mansfield as their
home. The Advertiser would appreciate letter from its readers on
the subject.
W. S. S. |
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Stephen Beach |
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Two Airplanes Visited Mansfield Last Friday (on hold for picture) |
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Raymond C. Bailey |
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Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Olney have received a letter from their son,
Harold, saying that the U. S. Baltimore on which he is now stationed,
had been ordered to Costa Rica to relieve the Denver. At the time
Harold wrote the letter he was at Panama City on the way to the western
coast, but the order changed their plans. While he was at Panama
City he was with a party that visited the old city of Panama which was
destroyed by pirates in 1500. Harold is now first class electrician,
having recently received an advance, and expects to soon be promoted to
chief electrician. |
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Letter From Elwin Howard |
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Mary Lou M 2003 Barb T 2009 |
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Mary Lou M 2003 Barb T 2009 |
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Mary Lou M 2003 Barb T 2009 |
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Mary Lou M 2003 Barb T 2009 |
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-Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Seymour have received word that their son, George
W. Seymour, reached Camp Lee, Va., from France on the S. S. Mercury
on December 20, after a rough and stormy voyage of 13 days. He expects
to receive his discharge in a week or two and be home. (1918) |
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Who is Overseas |
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QUARANTINE LIFTED.
The health board held a meeting the other night and decided that the
danger of flu epidemic was over and so will lift the quarantine tomorrow,
and schools will commence again, along with all the rest of the things
upon which the ban has been placed. -----W. S. S.---- (1919) |
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Robert Anderson - Dead of Pneumonia |
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Raymond Williams, a former clerk in Coles Pharmacy, spent Christmas
with friends in Mansfield. He had been honorably discharged from the army
after 16 months service and is now located in Philadelphia. |
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Llewellyn Bailey has been home from Camp Meade, Md., to visit
his father, Ward Bailey. Llewellyn has been promoted to corporal. |
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Alfred Cleveland, of Camp Jackson, visited friends in this neighborhood
a couple of days last week. |
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When you read some good news of the boys over, good buy W. S. S. |
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REGISTRATION HIGH IN TIOGA COUNTY (Sept. 18, 1918)
The registration under the new manpower draft last Thursday brought
forth over 4,000 who stepped up and put down their names, from whom Uncle
Sam will select the men for the big army which will soon be raised. In
Mansfield 123 registered, but this was added to by several who registered
out of town. Several non-residents registered here, among them being seven
of the men with the InterState Commerce Commission who had been here for
some time taking an inventory of the Erie Railroad. These men were from
the state of Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia, and were connected with
the Chattanooga Headquarters. |
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Lewis V. Seeley (Louis) |
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Lieut. Lee Straughn, of Camp Jackson, South Carolina, has been
spending a few days with his brother, Dr. W. R. Straughn, and his
sister, Miss Blanche Straughn, at the Normal. Lieut Straughn is now in
the aviation service of the U. S. Army. |
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C. Morris Thompson has received notice from the War Department
to report at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky for training at the officers’
Central Feld Artillery Training School. He will report about October fifteenth. |
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Roy Thomas Killed |
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Sue S |
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Sue S |
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Colie Jenkins Wounded |
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Letter from Ross Bailey to editor Edwin
Coles |
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Letter from Rev. Dawson to editor Edwin Coles |
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Andrew Earl Cook |
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Ernest McConnell |
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Claude H. Whittaker |
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Clyde Bailey, of the United States Marine Corps. Now stationed
at Camp Paoli, Pa., arrived home with ten young carrier pigeons from the
camp distance flight. Messages were written on cigarette papers and attached
to the pigeons. They were released near his home, Bacon street, and immediately
struck off in a southeasterly direction toward Philadelphia. The four realeased
last week by Edward Crosetto made the trip in exactly five hours and twenty-three
minutes. Private Bailey said that eighteen were sent from Washington at
the same time. Clyde Bailey enlisted in the marines some time ago. Wellsboro
correspondent to Elmira Telegram. |
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Wayne R. Cleveland |
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Walter F. Gardner |
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Ray W. Miller |
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HARRY SOUDERS HOME WITH EMPTY SLEEVE
Left Arm Gone and With Body and Face Scarred by Shrapnel, One of the
Famous “Whistling Company I” Returns.
Few pedestrians or busy Christmas shoppers on Wall street Saturday
night noticed that ruddy looking war hero, clad in khaki and wearing the
overseas hat and shoes of the fighting infantry of Uncle Sam’s army.
Few noticed the empty coat sleeve and scarred, but smiling face, representing
hard fought battles for victory on the shelled battlefields of blood-stained
Europe. The young man was not looking for admirers or curiosity seekers,
but just acquainting himself with the scenes of “old times” after a year
and one-half of sacrifice for “those he left behind him.” Fortunately
a former friend of his, a Freeman representative, saw him and after some
persuasion drew from him some of his experiences that have placed twenty-two
life long scars on his body and has taken from him his left arm just below
the elbow. |
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Letter from Colie Jenkins |
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Letter from Harry Kelley |
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Leo. J. Bailey |
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Wade W. Judge |
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Letter from Andrew Earl Cook |
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J. Bryce Cogswsell |
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Letter From Joseph Cook |
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Gerald Neil Austin - Dead in France |
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Lewis McConnell |
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Soldiers Letters - Leo J. Bailey |
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Andrew Earl Cook Letter to Ward Austin |
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James Willison to the Vosburgs |
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J. O. Wright Bailey & Henry C. Bailey |
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Lee G. and Jesse L. Austin |
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John F. Cox, of Newton road, who enlisted at Elmira the first
of August, is now located at the Walter Reed General Hospital, Tacoma Park,
Washington, D. C. |
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Kimball G. Marvin, of Blossburg, who is engaged in active service
in France, in writing an interesting letter to his parents, Mr. And Mrs.
O. L. Marvin, which was received recently, mentions an unlooked-for and
welcome coincidence. He states that when he awoke one morning after
the shifting of the troops, in looking around he discovered lying very
close by him Private Frank B. Roberts, as neighboring boy from Blossburg.
As the boys had not been near each other for over a year the meeting was
as pleasant as it was unexpected. |
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Mansfield Soldier Died In Base Hospital Monday
Son of Mr. And Mrs. J. A. Cox Passes Away in Washington, of Pneumonia
Following Attach of Influenze
Died on Monday, September 30, 1918, at 12:00 noon, at Walter Reid
Hospital, Washington, D. C., John F. Cox, a soldier.
In those four lines is told the story of a young lad’s sacrifice
for his country. In mid-summer, in the month of August, a father
and mother gave their eldest son to the service of their country and on
Monday, September 30, at the hour of noon he gave his life, the victim
of an insidious disease which took out from this world one of the best
boys that ever breathed the breath of life. John Cox was nineteen
years of age last March. He was born in Newcastle, Lawrence county,
Pa.. the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cox. He came with his parents
to this boro about five years ago, when his parents purchased a farm on
the outskirts of town, and immediately entered Mansfield-Richmond High
school, where he was a general favorite, being an all-around good fellow,
a fine musician, and an excellent student: one of the best debaters in
the school. He graduated with the class of 1917, and then entered
the Normal School, where he became prominent in the work of the Y. M. C.
A., being president of the organization at the end of the school year,
and holding the presidency over until this year. He was also a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
He enlisted in August, and became a member of the hospital Corps
and was training to be an assistant to the military doctors. While
engaged in his duties he contracted influenza, which was followed by pneumonia,
resulting in his death at Walter Reid Hospital, Tacoma Park, Washington,
on Monday. His body will be brought to this boro tomorrow under
military escort and the funeral will be held from the Methodist Episcopal
church Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock.
He is survived by his father and mother, two brothers, Frank
and Gilbert, and one sister, Genevieve.
The heartfelt sympathy of their many friends goes out to this
family in this sad hour of bereavement.
W. S. S. |
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Ellis W. Plank |
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Service Flag Dedicated
Lincoln’s Birthday Occasion for Dedication of Mansfield State Normal
Service Flag—More Than One Hundred Stars in Flag.
Never in the existence of Mansfield State Normal has a program
been carried through of such import and impressiveness as was the dedication
program of the Service Flag at Alumni Hall Tuesday—Lincoln’s birthday.
The spirit of veneration and affection in which the people hold
the memory of Lincoln intensified this dedicatory service. Lincoln
was at the helm during our great struggle for the existence of these United
States, and the boys who are represented by stars on the Service Flag are
in the service to extenuate the ideals Lincoln propounded. What day
in the year could have been more appropriate for dedicating the Service
Flag than Lincoln’s birthday?
“Laddie” and “To Arms Ye Brave”, composed by Dr. Will George
Butler, were especially good.
The program follows:
Selection by the Orchestra: “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
“America”—Audience.
Salute to the Flag—Model School.
Music: “Laddie” (Words and music by Dr. Will George Butler)—Ruth Hughes.
Reading: “Your Lad and My Lad”—Harry McInroy.
Music: “Caliph of Badad”—Orchestra
Reading: “Columbus;” “America for me”—Miss Nygren.
Music: “To Arms Ye Brave” (Words and music by Dr. Will George Butler)—Boys
Glee Club.
Roll of Honor—David Davis
Dedidication—Dr. Straughn.
Star Spangled Banner. |
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Letters From France - Kenneth Odell |
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Mansfield friends will be glad to learn of the promotion to Major
of Dr. Joseph Swan. His nephew, Captain John B. Thompson,
has also recently been promoted to Major. |
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Charles D. Ayres, who had been critically ill of pneumonia at
Camp Meade is improving. |
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