May 8, 2014
In THE NEWS this week...
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etters from the Great War
A series by Christine Dale Assistant Editor
“You can give Gray this letter if you want to.” One thread helping tie at least a few of these letters together is Jesse Naylor Gray. At age 45, he filled out a draft registration form on Sept. 12, 1918, that was signed by S.T. Spangler. It noted Gray was of medium height, had
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brown eyes and gray hair and was self-employed as a newspaper publisher in Winthrop. Long before digital social media and even telephones, newspapers were a way to share information with extended friends and family. From the packet of letters received at THE NEWS office in late April, it is apparent that soldiers and loved ones back
home wanted to let the community know how things were going from camp and the front. It was everyone’s war and the local men who served were the community’s boys. To keep everyone posted, letters were sent to Gray to be printed in the paper. Read more local letters from WWI in THE NEWS this week!
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