The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-04
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Iempl1n, or Paris, have gone to the
Great Lakes Naval Training School
at Great Lakes, ILL.,, where they will
be given special training in the SER
vice. They enlisted recently at Lou
isville.
Mr.. Garrett Allen Turner, who is
on the U. S. S. South Carolina, is at
home on furlough, to be at the bed
side of his mother, Mrs. w. F. Tur-
ner. Mrs. Turner, who was operated
on at the Massie Memorial Hospital,
is slightly improved.
A letter has been received here by
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rye, of Second
street, from their son, Mr. John Rye,
who stated that he had arrived in
France as a member of the American
ExpeditiOnary Force for overseas
duty. Young Rye wrote that he was
in excellent health and eager to get
into the fray with the Boches.
Mr.. James B. Mcnamara, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcnamara, of
Paris, has enlisted and been accepted
for service in the United States Navy.
Mr.. Mcnamara will enter the service
as second class seaman. He is AN
experienced auto mechanic and may
later be assigned to the aviation
corps as gas engine mechanic.
Mr.. Clay Thomas and family and
Mrs. George H. Wilson, all of North
MiddletOwn, were recent visitors at
Camp Zachary Taylor, where they
went to see Mr.. Marion Thomas, who
is member of the DR.. Barrow Base
Hospital Unit No. 40. They report
the Bourbon boys as all well and
seeming to enjoy camp life.
While standing near company
street at Camp Forrest, Ga, Mr.. Carl
Lenox, formerly of Paris, a member
of the army service stationed there,
was struck by a passing fire truck.
He was knocked down and sustained
painful injuries. Mr.. Lenox is in the
Base Hospital at Camp Forrest, and
will soon be able to be out.
Miss Lila Lenox, of Pleasant
street, is in receipt of a letter from
her cousin, Mr., Smith Hill, who was
a member of the Bourbon county
contingent at Camp Zachary Taylor,
stating that he had arrived safely in.
France. His address is Private Smith
Hill, LIST Battery Field Artillery, R.
A. P. o. No. 1872, American Expe-
dictionary Force.
Mr.. LaVon Miller, son of Rev. and
Mrs. c. r. Miller, who recently moved
to Paris, from Elkton, KY, enlisted
Saturday in the Coast Artillery
branch of the service. Mr.. Miller left
for Akron, Ohio, to visit friends be-
fore going to the cantonment. Young
Miller, who would have been includ-
ed in the provisions of the registra- |
ton on June 5, would not wait to be
drafted, and periodically volun- |
teered.
Miss Mary X. Stone, member of |
the nursing staff of the DR.. Barrow
Base Hospital Unit No. 40, writes to
her mother Mrs. Thos. Taul, in this |
city, that she had been called to |
New York City for service in the U. |
S. Army Hospital Corps. Miss Stone |
was with the Unit at Camp Zachary |
Taylor, and left with the members of |
the nursing staff for Camp Green, N. |
c., and later for Washington, D. c.,
where they were on waiting orders. |
The detachment will probably leave |
soon for France.
Simon Buchanan, of Clintonville, |
who went to Fl. Thomas, with the |
detachment from Bourbon county re-
Gently, has been transferred to Ches- |
ter, Pa, where several other Bour- |
bon boys are stationed
Mr.. Miller McIlvaine, formerly of !
this city, who has been resident of |
Nebraska, for some time, is now a !
member of Uncle Sans army, having |
volunteered in the service. Mr.. Nc
Ilvaine accompanied the Bourbon i
county delegation to Camp Zachary |
Taylor last Wednesday, where he was
indicted into the service.
A postcard, postmarked Camp
Shelby, Miss, and addressed to
Some Nice Girl, Paris, KY, care of
Postmaster, Paris, KY" was placed
in THE NEWS mail box by the per-
picked postal officials, in the hope it
might reach some Bourbon county
girl, who would answer 1t. The
postcard bore this message:
Good day, little girl, whoever
may receive this. I am lonely and
would enjoy getting and reading
letter from girl in my old home
State. Write to me and it would be
a pleasure for lonely soldier to cor
respond with you. Address Sergt.
Floyd Hensley, 4th o. T. c., Its Co.
Inftry. Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg.
Miss"
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