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Vintage World War I-era U.S. Army newspaper, MEHUN NEWS, Cher, France, April 11, 1919, issue
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DESCRIPTION –
MEHUN NEWS
U.S. Army Ordnance Repair Shops
Atelier de Mehun-Sur-Yevre
(Cher), France [APO
741]
1919, 11 APRIL VOLUME 1, NUMBER 9
Six (6) 8 X 10.5 inch pages – stapled at left
edge, English language
Some
article titles –
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MARSHAL PETAIN INSPECTS SHOPS
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LOCAL PRINT SHOP IS WELL EQUIPPED [includes personnel, operation, and equipment of the print
shop]
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TRAINLOAD OF GUNS DEPART [captured German artillery to Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
USA]
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ORDNANCE REPAIR UNDER FIRE [article on September 1918 combat experience]
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A FIVE BARRELLED MACHINE GUN
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SALVAGED ARTILLERY MATERIAL
Not
all subjects are noted above.
Includes
several black & white photographs, one illustration (cartoon).
Discoloration
on front page, bottom and left side, from exposure to light. Back page is
darker than others.
This
newspaper appears to have been printed on quality paper, using quality inks and
printing presses.
This
newspaper is entirely readable, with no rips, tears, or holes. It is in GREAT condition.
No
musty odor.
This
item was included in a group of newspapers and maps used and/or collected by a
WWI veteran of the U.S. Military Postal Express Service. These included maps of
France used by the veteran during his service, many, many WWI and post-WWI issues
of The Stars and Stripes newspaper,
many issues of civilian in-theater newspapers (both French and U.S./British),
and several issues of immediate post-WWI U.S. Army unit, base, and/or Army of
Occupation newspapers.
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