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The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota*

Byrl Sylvester travels to Boston for continuing aviation training

March 29, 1918 - April 14, 1918


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Tuesday by pupils from the rural schools of the townships. The good work of organizing war savings societies is having a good effect.
Mrs. E. L. Sylvester left Wednesday for Rochester on a visit to friends.
Florence Fricke, Katherine Sylvester, Marguerite Riley, Helen Austin accompanied by Miss Peterson attended the Chatfield – Plainview game Friday.
March 29, 1918- Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester went to Winona Tuesday morning to drive home their car which they have had there for repainting and varnishing during the winter.
April 5, 1918- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester drove to Wabasha Friday afternoon where they met their son Byrl of Minneapolis who came home on a short furlough returning Sunday afternoon. In company with about 25 he expects to soon be moved to another training camp.
Myron Smith has disposed of his residence property on Broadway to E. L. Sylvester. We understand the property will be used as a parsonage for the Church of Christ. This is a neat little property and its convenience to the church make it very desirable.
Dr. E. E. Smith, E. L. Sylvester, Dr. T. J. Moore, Dr. W. H. Whitcomb, H. D. Smith, C. L. Waterman, and W. G. Mack drove to Winona last Thursday where they attended the Scottish Rite meeting and banquet.
April 11, 1918 Chicago
Dear Folks,
Arrived in here on time. Leaving over Mich.-C. Everything going fine. Rolled in at 11:00 last night.
Love, Byrl.
Postcard
April 11, 1918 Detroit, 7:00
Dear Mother,
Everything fine. Red Cross here gave us all a dandy lunch. They are wide awake here.
Most sincerely, Byrl.
April 12, 1918- E. L. Sylvester and son Edwin, drove to Minneapolis last Thursday afternoon on a short visit to his son, Byrl. They were accompanied by Mrs. E. W. Finch and son Francis, who spend a few days with friends in the City.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sylvester drove to Wabasha Wednesday evening to bid their son, Byrl, goodbye. With 25 others he passed through that city at 9:20 on his way to the Massachusetts school of Technic at Boston.
Postcard
April 12, 1918 Boston
Dear Folks,
Just arrived in a big snow storm. All fine.
Byrl.
Letter
Sunday April 14, 1918
Dear Folks,
My first week out here has gone by and it has been a might busy one. We have taken 9 exams in all and we have 3 more to take. We all passed the most important subjects. In two or three minor ones we did not receive enough at Dunwoody so they may hold us here a week longer, but we got a report last night that we were booked to leave for Pensacola, Florida next Saturday.
Tuesday morning we took our physical exams. It was a severe test. One of our men will have to stay behind and go to the hospital for an operation. He was over looked by the Minneapolis doctors.


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* SOURCE: Manzow, Ron (compiler), "The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota - a collection of information taken from the Plainview News, other newspapers, letters, and diaries beginning in 1884": Plainview Area History Center, 40 4th St. S.W., Plainview, MN 55964. Compiled in 2001.

NOTE: from Ron Manzow, December 2001: "Feel free to reproduce the pages for anyone who wants a copy. It was compiled to be shared... All I ask is that they consider sending a check to the [Plainview Area] History Center to help us out. That should be enough."


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