1918 October. Josephine Korda-2, Auto tips over.

Gazette

Stevens Point

23 October 1918

AUTO TIPS OVER

Mr. and Mrs. Jos Swetala [Joseph Swetalla-2 and Josephine Korda-2] and their five children drove up from Lanark last Saturday and all except Mr. Swetala remained over Sunday to visit at the home of her parents, Anton Korda and wife [Anton Korda-3 and Susan Czech-3], 661 Prentice street.

On their way to town the Swetala family had a mishap which might have been very serious but resulted in only slight injuries to the youngest child. Just before reaching the sharp turn in the road at the new concrete highway a short distance north of the Wisconsin River Paper & Pulp Co. mill, the car was slowed down to a speed of five or six miles but [approaching?] the curve, it tipped over and spilled out the occupants. Practically the only damage done to the auto was the breaking of the windshield, smallpieces of glass striking the baby on the side of its head and barely cutting the skin. All the others escaped without injury.

1918 February. Josephine Korda-2 visits Stevens Point

The Gazette

Stevens Point

27 February 1918

Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Swetala [Joseph Swetalla-2 and Josephine Korda-2] and son and daughter drove up from Lanark last Sunday behind Joe's fast stepper and visited several hours with the lady's parents, Anton Korda and wife [Anton Korda-3 and Susan Czech-3] on Prentice street. Two of Mrs. Swetala's brothers who live in Chicago write that there is a serious shortage of potatoes in that city, purchases at grocery stores being limited to a peck, for which the price is 65 cents, or at the rate of $2.60 per bushel. Who gets the big profit?

1918 Death of Marie Mitz-2, wife of Frank Korda-2

The Gazette

6 November 1918

Young Mother Dies

A telegram from Chicago last Saturday brought the sad information that Mrs. Frank Korda [Marie Mitz-2] died in that city that morning, a victim of influenza. The funeral was held in that city yesterday. Mrs. Korda leaves her husband [Frank Korda-2] and a three year old son [Irwin Korda-1]. Mr. Korda, who is also laid up with the prevailing epidemic, is a former Stevens Point boy and son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Korda-3, 661 Prentice street. The deceased lady visited local relatives a few years ago. Mr. Korda left for Chicago on Saturday night's train and remained for the funeral.

1918 Frank Korda-2 survives influenza

The Gazette

Stevens Point

18 Dec 1918

Was Near Death's Door

Frank Korda-2 came up from Chicago last Sunday morning to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Korda-3, 661 Prentice street, and among other relatives. Frank is just recovering from an eight weeks' siege with influenza-pneumonia, and during a portion of this time there seemed little chance for recovery. Mrs. Korda [Marie Mitz-2] was taken with the disease at about the same time as her husband and died within a few days.Because of his condition, Frank was not informed of his wife's death until a couple of weeks ago.

Leo Korda, Carpenter for his country

The Gazette

Stevens Point

15 May 1918

p. 1

Carpenter in Navy

Leo Korda-2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Korda-3, 661 Prentice street, has enlisted in the naval reserve as a carpenter and will report soon at the Great Lakes Naval Training station. He was formerly in the employ of B.V. Martin, the local contractor, but went to Chicago last fall and had since been employed in the sash and door factory of Noll & Wolf. Recently a call went out for 1,000 carpenters for the navy, and Leo was quick to respond. He was accepted Monday at the Chicago recruiting office and on Tuesday arrived in Stevens Point to visit his parents until Friday and to secure his discharge from the local exemption board. He was registered in this county and it was necessary for him to get a release from his obligation under the selective service law. He will go into the navy as a carpenter, with a chance to advance, and will be in active service for the period of the war. After a short training period at Great Lakes he will be assigned to duty constructing naval base canterments (word?) on home or foreign soil or on board some fighting vessel.

1918 Leo Korda-2 is happy in the Navy

The Gazette

Stevens Point

31 July 1918

On July 24 Leo F. Korda-2 wrote The Gazette that he, together with [illegible, perhaps "503 tradesmen"] had started from Great Lakes [illegible] on their way "across". Mr. Korda, whose home is in this city, is an expert carpenter and for a while prior to his enlistment in the navy as a carpenter, had been located in Chicago. Upon going into service he received a first class carpenbter's rating and he writes that he likes the work very well.

Felix Bober-2, Uniformed. WW I

Felix Bober-2

1918

Samuel Collier-2, Attestation Paper Joining Army

Attestation Paper: Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force
No. 2356109
Date: 18 January 1918

Name: Samuel Collier-2
Address: 716 Patterson St. [W. Paterson St.?], Flint, Michigan
Date of birth: Dec. 6, 1888
Birthplace: Manchester England.
Next-of-kin: Uncle, William Taylor-3 (Patricoft, Manchester, Eng).
Occupation: machinist.
Marital status: Single.
Previous military service: no, then initialled and written in "navalor"
Signature.

Description on enlistment:

• Apparent Age: 29 years, 1 month
• Height: 5 ft 7 1/2 in.
• Chest fully expanded: 36 1/2 in.
• Range of chest expansion 3 in.
• Complexion: medium
• Eyes: blue
• Hair: brown
• Religious denomination: Methodist
• Hearing: normal
• Vision: 20-20 both eyes

Considered fit for Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force

Samuel Collier-2, Canadian Army Discharge

No. 2356109, Private Samuel Collier-2 enlisted in the 1st Depot Battalion Western Ontario Regt. of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Windsor Ontario on 18 Jan 1918.
Served in England and France with the 4th Bn C.M.G.C. (Canadian Machine Gun Corps) discharged by demobilization 16 June 1919, Toronto.

• Age: 31.
• Height: 5ft 7 1/2 in.
• Complexion: Medium.
• Eyes: Blue.
• Hair: Brown.
• Marks/Scars: Scar back middle finger right hand.
  

Samuel Collier-2 entering US at Detroit on 24 Aug 1919

Port of Detroit, Michigan

Date: August 24, 1919

Samuel Collier-2

• Age: 30 years.
• Description: male, 5ft 8 1/2 in, dark complexion, brown hair, blue eyes.
• Place of birth: Manchester England.
• Married or single: widower.
• Occupation: machinist.
• Can read/write English,
• Last permanent address: Windsor
• Name/address of nearest relative [in Canada]: Cousin B. Marsden (Windsor, Ont.)
• Final Destination: Flint.
• passage paid by self, $8 on hand,
• Previously in US: Flint, 1913-18.
• Date of last departure from US: Jan 1918.
• Destination: going to friend (W. Hovey, 633 Baker St., Flint).

Source: Ancestry.com. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.