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Below are links to various articles which appeared in the Hampshire Review during the period of the "Great War." They cover all aspects of community life during the war including articles on the Draft, food production & conservation, war bond campaigns, community production of socks and other items to send the troops and, finally, casualty lists. They even include letters written from soldiers in France to folks at home.
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Food and Industrial production
Gov. Cornwell emphasizes need to feed troops
President appeals to farmers
Food Rules for West Virginia
Must ship more wheat - an imperative necessity for Europe
Stores closed Monday afternoon in Romney to save fuel.
Red Cross items
Red Cross meeting sends items to soldiers
Draft items and draftees leaving for camp
Qualifying draftees in April, 1917
Draftees check your mail
Soldiers leave by special train
Draftees to Camp Oglethorpe
Draft Quota to Camp Lee, Feb. 1918
16,000 Men under arms in West Virginia in Jan. 1918
Letters from camp and from France
Letter of thanks from Camp Lee
Letter of Pvt. D. L. Smith in France
Casualties at camp and in France
Four die in camp
Newhouse wounded; Memorial planned
Harry Leith dead at Camp Lee
Alva Pyles missing
John Golloday killed in France Review, Oct. 2, 1918 front page
Miscellaneous items
First airship seen in Romney; Camp Lee movie
Governor appeals for YMCA
Governor honors labor on Labor Day
Libraries for Soldiers
War Bond Campaign
Selling War Bonds by Bank of Romney
Thrift Saving and War Saving Stamps
Doughboy WWI Memorial Statue
Article announcing upcoming dedication of statue, 1928
Article on the Dedication from May 16th Review, 1928
Photo & Article on Speech Dedicating Statue from May 30th Review, 1928
2010 article on the Doughboy's 82nd Birthday (May 26, 2010)
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