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July 9, 1918
Hickory Daily Record
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Oscar M. Jones, formerly of Hickory and a linotype operator for the Asheville Citizen, enlists in the naval reserve with two others and is sent to the receiving station in Raleigh.
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OSCAR JONES TO NAVY
The following item from Saturday's Asheville Citizen will be of interest to the many friends here of Mr. Oscar M. Jones, formerly of Hickory:
"Three men were accepted for service in the naval reserve at the local station yesterday, all three being sent to the receiving station at Raleigh in the afternoon. Among this number was Oscar M. Jones, formerly of Hickory, who has been employed by the Citizen for the past several months as linotype operator. Mr. Jones was accompanied to Raleigh by Oscar E. Cowan, also of this city, and Emmett E. Franklin of Smithshire, Ill. All three men were enrolled as seamen, second class."
The following item from Saturday's Asheville Citizen will be of interest to the many friends here of Mr. Oscar M. Jones, formerly of Hickory:
"Three men were accepted for service in the naval reserve at the local station yesterday, all three being sent to the receiving station at Raleigh in the afternoon. Among this number was Oscar M. Jones, formerly of Hickory, who has been employed by the Citizen for the past several months as linotype operator. Mr. Jones was accompanied to Raleigh by Oscar E. Cowan, also of this city, and Emmett E. Franklin of Smithshire, Ill. All three men were enrolled as seamen, second class."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Naval Enlistment
Oscar Jones
Navy Reserve
Seamen Second Class
What entities or persons were involved?
Oscar M. Jones
Oscar E. Cowan
Emmett E. Franklin
Where did it happen?
Asheville, Raleigh, Hickory, Smithshire Ill.
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Key Persons
Oscar M. Jones
Oscar E. Cowan
Emmett E. Franklin
Location
Asheville, Raleigh, Hickory, Smithshire Ill.
Story Details
Oscar M. Jones enlists in the naval reserve, along with Oscar E. Cowan and Emmett E. Franklin, and they are sent to Raleigh as seamen second class.