NEWS: Blair County Soldiers, August 13, 1918, Blair County, PA

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NEWS OF SERVICE MEN AT HOME AND ABROAD

James T. Dixon, Machinist's Mate in Navy, Is Visiting His Home Here

  James T. Dixon, a well known young man of the city and serving his country as 
a machinist's mate on an Atlantic transport, is spending a furlough with his 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dixon, of 912 Nineteenth street.  He entered the 
service early in 1917 and has made four round trips overseas.  Matthew Dixon, 
another son of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, is in France with company C, Fiftieth 
Engineers.
  James W. Bragonier, of 902 Seventh avenue, and who has been in training at the 
school for sheet metal workers at Erie, has been transferred to Camp Johnson, 
Fla.  He will depart for his new station with other selected men some time 
today, according to word received by his relatives.
  Warren Bradshaw, of 2412 West Chestnut avenue, spent a 48-hour furlough with 
his mother, leaving on Sunday evening for a cruise into northern waters.  Warren 
is in the merchant marine service.
  Fred Hite, son of Alderman E. A. Hite, of 2410 Maple avenue, wrote a letter 
home to his people from England.  Fred has been across the pond for considerable 
over a month and was also in France for some time.  He is now back in England 
and in best of health.
  Fred Vaughn, of 2522 Maple avenue, in the 315th infantry in France, writes an 
interesting letter home in which he describes a hail storm that occurred over 
there in which the hail stones averaged in size a small walnut.  He writes 
further that he has not as yet seen active service at the front but is expecting 
it in the near future.  He says that the American soldier boy is everywhere 
acclaimed as the hero of the hour.  He finishes up by saying that he has never 
enjoyed better health and has not been sick a day since reaching the other side.

Altoona Tribune, Tuesday, August 13, 1918, page 4

WAR COLLEGES WILL TRAIN REGISTRANTS

  The fifty young men who will leave Hollidaysburg, the headquarters of the 
County War Board No. 1, on Thursday morning, will enter upon a course of 
training in the mechanical arts at the war colleges.  At Altoona, the contingent 
will be divided, the majority going across the mountain to the University of 
Pittsburg, while the remainder will go by way of Tyrone and Lock Haven to Erie.
  The chief speaker at the demonstration to be given at the court house will be 
County Solicitor, J. Lee Plummer.  Mr. Plummer has just returned from a motor 
tour of the cantonments and army camps, and is well fitted to give a graphic 
picture of what he saw there.  The contingent is composed of the following men:

Nine Go to Erie.

  List of nine men scheduled to report under call No. 997, to the commanding 
officer, Erie school board, Erie, on August 15, for instruction as sheet metal 
workers, electricians, bench wood workers, chauffers, wire operators and 
carpenters:
  William L. Mock, East Freedom, R.F.D.
  Harry K. Ringler, Hollidaysburg.
  John Earl McCoy, Newry.
  Herman Guyer Kontz, Martinsburg.
  James Earl Lloyd, Royer.
  Clarence Hengst, Hollidaysburg.
  Allen L. Smith, Martinsburg.
  John B. Duganne, Newry.
  William Corbin, Hollidaysburg.

Three to Go to Pittsburg.

  Three men to report to commanding officer, University of Pittsburg, on Aug. 
15, for instruction as chauffers, under call No. 994:
  William L. Duncan, Hollidaysburg.
  Wilbur D. Leighty, Duncansville, R.D. 2.
  King T. Rhodes, Gaysport.

Train as Auto Mechanics

  List of men scheduled under call No. 962, to report to commanding officer, 
University of Pittsburg, on Aug. 15, for instruction as auto mechanics:
  Charles E. Rhodes, Duncansville.
  Oliver A. Mosel, Blue Knob.
  John M. Moore, Hollidaysburg.
  Harry A. Bougher, Duncansville.
  Samuel Barnes, Duncansville.
  Myrel H. Gildea, Hollidaysburg.
  Edgar D. Yingling, Roaring Spring
  Roy I. Yeckley, Duncansville.
  James H. Walter, Claysburg.
  John A. McDonald, Hollidaysburg.
  Gary D. Weyandt, East Freedom, R.D. 1.
  John C. Hannigan, Hollidaysburg.
  David B. Grove, Duncansville.
  Harman D. Malone, Hollidaysburg.
  Henry S. Lingenfelter, Claysburg.

Sheet Metal Workers.

  List of men scheduled to report under call No. 948, to the commanding officer, 
University of Pittsburg, on Aug. 15, for instruction as auto mechanics and sheet 
metal workers:
  Orville McK. Wilt, Duncansville.
  Charles R. Curran, Hollidaysburg.
  Roy S. Black, Martinsburg.
  Jesse M. Griffith, Martinsburg.
  Marvin C. Kelley, Hollidaysburg.
  William J. McDonnell, Hollidaysburg.
  William McK. Fowkes, Duncansville.
  Harry W. Berkheimer, Hollidaysburg.
  Edward J. Irwin, Gaysport.
  William C. Albright, Hollidaysburg.
  Edward J. Schaffer, Claysburg.
  Melvin McK. Hoover, Martinsburg.
  Herman J. Frank, Hollidaysburg.
  Roy I. Feather, Roaring Spring.
  Leroy Stotler, Barbara.

Altoona Tribune, Tuesday morning, August 13, 1918, page 9

FOUR JOIN MARINES.

  Vincent E. Myers, of 3303 Sixth Avenue; Joseph C. Harney, 1919 Eleventh 
avenue; James F. Brantlinger, 1210 Sixteenth street, and David M. Miller, 
Tipton, were accepted for the marine corps by Sergeant Nale at the Mateer 
building recruiting station yesterday.

Altoona Tribune, Tuesday morning, August 13, 1918, page 12

FIFTEEN WEST SIDE MEN ENTER SERVICE
Thirteen Will Be Trained for Auto Mechanics and Two for Radio Operators

  Fifteen young men of the west side of the city on Wednesday afternoon will be 
inducted in the service by local board No. 1, with headquarters at the federal 
building, and on Thursday will be sent away for special training for the army.
  Six will go to the University of Pittsburg for the course in auto mechanics 
and seven go to Lafayette college, Easton, to take the same course there.  Two 
of the fifteen go to Erie to take the radio course at that place.
  The Pittsburg selected men will leave at 3:06 in the afternoon; those for 
Easton at 12:09 o'clock, and the two that will travel to Erie will depart at 
11:40 in the morning.
  The roster of the departing selected men follows:

University of Pittsburg.

  Harry Neil Stiffler, 1100 Seventeenth avenue.
  Louis Samuel Herr, 320 Lexington avenue.
  Nathan Herman Freedman, 1911 West Chestnut avenue.
  Frank Gilbert Fisher, 1217 Fourteenth avenue.
  Howard Ray Graybill, 918 Howard avenue.
  Samuel Lloyd Cherry, 1511 First street.

Erie.

  John W. Bullock, 1330 Twelfth avenue.
  Paul Kenneth Moran, 1010 Seventeenth avenue.

Lafayette College.

  Clarence James Leasure, 1410 Sixteenth street.
  Delroy Francis Donnelly, 2204 Twelfth avenue.
  Guy Wilford Stoltz, 1927 Thirteenth avenue.
  Samuel Earnest Heverly, 1408 Twelfth street.
  Raphael James Halligan, 1710 Union avenue.
  Harry Clayton Bookman, 1215 Thirteenth avenue.
  Chester Raymond Swigart, 1417 Seventh street.

Altoona Tribune, Tuesday morning, August 13, 1918, page 12