The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-03-04
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, IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
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Private Emmett Crump has receiv-
ed an honorable discharge from the
army service at Camp McClelland,
in Alabama, where he has been sta
toned several months, and has re-
turned to his home near Little Rock,
this county.
Ensign G.: B. Fishback, who was
recently mustered out of the service
in the Aviation branch, has returned
and resumed his studies in the law
department at the Kentucky Univer-
sity at Lexington. He is a son Of
Mrs. Ada Fishback, and a brother of
Mrs. Clyde Huffman, of Paris.
THE NEWS has been handed a
copy of letter from the War Depart
ment at Washington, sent to Mrs.
Martin Glenn, in which is detailed
the circumstances surrounding his
mysterious disappearance after one Of
missing in action. The letter is un-
| avoidably crowded over ON account
of a pressure Of advertising on our
news space, and will appear in an
other issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ Clay, of
Paris, received a message from their
son, Douglas Clay, at New York.
stating that he was en- route to
Camp Zachary Taylor, to receive his
final discharge papers. Private Clay
has been in England with the DR..
Barrow Hospital Unit No. 40. He
was sent home in advance of the rest
LOT the Unit, on account OF illness
He says all the boys will be back
soon.
!; Sergt Bonita, formerly Of Harrods
burg, who has lately returned from
overseas service where he was in a
machine gun company with the
American Expeditionary Forces, is
guest at the Y. M. G. A. In Paris
lSergt. Bonita went through many OF
/ the principal engagements with the
= American troops and acquitted him
, self very creditably. He contem
= mates locating in Paris, and is tax
/ ing advantage of the generous offel
= of the Y. NJ. c. A. to assist in pro
: curing suitable employment.
: In the casualty list issued by thu
u War Department recently appeared
the name of Private Alvin Thomas, o
Paris, who was reported as having
been gassed and wounded, degree un
determined, on Nov. S. Private
!, Thomas is brother of Mrs. Charles
. Sauer, of Paris, and Mrs. w. L
Z Myers, of waveriey, N. Y. He ha!
I been inFrance with the American Elk
Evolutionary Force about nine months
been in France with the American
Expeditionar Force about min
a months.
Colonel Charles d. Winn. forme
Partisan, who has been in the regu
lar army service for several years
was a visitor in Paris several day
last week as a guest OF his sister
q Mrs. James Mcclure, on Vine street
: Col. Winn, during the Spanish-Amel
lican war, recruited, drilled and com
imanded the Bourbon county contin
!. gent, Company /, in the Second Ken
lucky regiment. Col. Winn has JUS
:. returned from overseas duty, and
:. on sick leave. He will return t
y Paris this week to ranain severs
!; days. Col. Winn received a war;
- welcome from his old friends, bust
ness associates and acquaintance i
L Paris.
Committees have been appointe
- by the Bible School workers OF tn
D. North Middletown Christian churc
for the purpose Of arranging for
q public reception to the soldier boy
!. who have returned home from tn
y various camps and from overseas sci
vice. The date has been set TO
!, March IL. A program is being al
- ranged, and the work is getting we
;, under way. The soldiers and thel
relatives will be guests of the sur
day School, and will be assured OF
warm welcome and a glad time. TIL
people of the North Middletown pre-
= cinct were never known to do any
thing in half-hearted way, an
this reception will be one OF tn
e social kind the boys will always RI
, member.