Harold S. Thomas
Prominent among the operators in real estate and insurance also doing a loan business, is a native son of this state, Harold S. Thomas, who established himself in business in Alliance in 1909, and since that time has so ably directed his activities and operations that he is listed among the leading members of the younger generation of financial men of the county seat.
Mr. Thomas was born at Elwood, Gosper county, July 9, 1891 the son of John W. Thomas of Lincoln, Nebraska. The father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church who moved from one town to another as he was called to take charge of different congregations. Some of the towns and villages were Wallace, Maywood, Wellfleet, North Platte, Beaver City, Alma and Orleans, and young Harold attended school in Beaver City, Alma and Orleans before the family moved to Omaha in 1902, where he enrolled in the Bancroft, Lincoln and Castellar schools for his elementary studies. When only eight years old he had entered a printing office to learn the trade of printer and continued to work at this occupation during his vacations till he was a competent man of that exacting business. In 1909, he came to Alliance in February and the following summer attended the Junior normal school course following the same plan the next summer, as he wished to take some special journalistic courses to fit himself for general newspaper work. A year later he accepted a position in the office of the Alliance Herald and remained on the staff of that publication until 1914, when he resigned to accept a fine offer of the Reese Printing Company of Omaha. While living there, Mr. Thomas took a business course offered by the Young Men's Christian Association in the night school to perfect himself in business methods. In 1916, he removed to Gordon, Nebraska, to take a position in the Fair Department store as stenographer and bookkeeper, remained two years and then in the spring of 1918, went to Lincoln to attend the radio course given by the University of Nebraska, and on June 20, of that year enlisted in the Signal Corps of the United States army for service during the war with Germany. Mr. Thomas was immediately sent to Plattsburg Barracks, New York, for training with the Three hundred and twenty-first Field Signal Battalion, with which organization he remained until the signing of the armistice. On September 1, 1918, he sailed from New York on the Australian steamship Katdoba, and landed at Liverpool, England, twelve days later. From that city he went to Southhampton by rail, crossed the English channel about September 20, landing in France at La Havre. Proceeding to St. Agnon by rail the battalion marched to Choussy, remained there ten days then on to Cormeray, on foot, where it remained and sent men to the front as replacements. Here Mr. Thomas was assigned to duty as Battalion Sergeant-Major. Upon the signing of the armistice he was transferred to Headquarters of the Third army, and immediately started for Dun-sur-Meuse and managed to catch up with the Third army which was on the march toward Germany to become a part of the Army of Occupation, the day after it arrived at the city of Luxemburg. After several days spent there, Mr. Thomas went by truck to May en, where another pause m the march was made before the army continued on to Coblenz, where it arrived December 15, 1918. Here he became Chief Signal Corps supply clerk for the Third army, assigned to duty in the office of the chief signal officer. On April 1, 1919, Mr. Thomas was taken sick and rushed to the hospital to be operated upon for acute appendicitis, and having received orders for return to the United Slates, left the hospital May 1. On May 14, he left Coblenz for St. Angon and sailed from St. Nazaire June 2, on the United States Steamship Suwanee, formerly the German steamer Mark. Landing at Charleston, South Carolina, June 16, he was discharged from the service three days later at Camp Jackson, and arrived home in Lincoln on the 22d. Mr. Thomas remained in the capital city visiting friends for several days and then came on home, reaching Alliance on August 4. From that time he has been connected with the Thomas-Bald Investment Company. He is a member of the Yeoman Lodge at Alliance, the American Legion and the Methodist Episcopal church.
On June 28, 1911, Mr. Thomas married Miss Ivy Hale and two children have been born to them: Paul Creighton, at Alliance, September 13, 1912, and Claudia Pearl, at Gordon, August 5, 1917.
Source: History of Western Nebraska and Its People; Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties. A Group Often Called The Panhandle of Nebraska, 1921 - Transcribed by: Mary Saggio
Contributor: Marvin Bowman (46921462)
Prominent among the operators in real estate and insurance also doing a loan business, is a native son of this state, Harold S. Thomas, who established himself in business in Alliance in 1909, and since that time has so ably directed his activities and operations that he is listed among the leading members of the younger generation of financial men of the county seat.
Mr. Thomas was born at Elwood, Gosper county, July 9, 1891 the son of John W. Thomas of Lincoln, Nebraska. The father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church who moved from one town to another as he was called to take charge of different congregations. Some of the towns and villages were Wallace, Maywood, Wellfleet, North Platte, Beaver City, Alma and Orleans, and young Harold attended school in Beaver City, Alma and Orleans before the family moved to Omaha in 1902, where he enrolled in the Bancroft, Lincoln and Castellar schools for his elementary studies. When only eight years old he had entered a printing office to learn the trade of printer and continued to work at this occupation during his vacations till he was a competent man of that exacting business. In 1909, he came to Alliance in February and the following summer attended the Junior normal school course following the same plan the next summer, as he wished to take some special journalistic courses to fit himself for general newspaper work. A year later he accepted a position in the office of the Alliance Herald and remained on the staff of that publication until 1914, when he resigned to accept a fine offer of the Reese Printing Company of Omaha. While living there, Mr. Thomas took a business course offered by the Young Men's Christian Association in the night school to perfect himself in business methods. In 1916, he removed to Gordon, Nebraska, to take a position in the Fair Department store as stenographer and bookkeeper, remained two years and then in the spring of 1918, went to Lincoln to attend the radio course given by the University of Nebraska, and on June 20, of that year enlisted in the Signal Corps of the United States army for service during the war with Germany. Mr. Thomas was immediately sent to Plattsburg Barracks, New York, for training with the Three hundred and twenty-first Field Signal Battalion, with which organization he remained until the signing of the armistice. On September 1, 1918, he sailed from New York on the Australian steamship Katdoba, and landed at Liverpool, England, twelve days later. From that city he went to Southhampton by rail, crossed the English channel about September 20, landing in France at La Havre. Proceeding to St. Agnon by rail the battalion marched to Choussy, remained there ten days then on to Cormeray, on foot, where it remained and sent men to the front as replacements. Here Mr. Thomas was assigned to duty as Battalion Sergeant-Major. Upon the signing of the armistice he was transferred to Headquarters of the Third army, and immediately started for Dun-sur-Meuse and managed to catch up with the Third army which was on the march toward Germany to become a part of the Army of Occupation, the day after it arrived at the city of Luxemburg. After several days spent there, Mr. Thomas went by truck to May en, where another pause m the march was made before the army continued on to Coblenz, where it arrived December 15, 1918. Here he became Chief Signal Corps supply clerk for the Third army, assigned to duty in the office of the chief signal officer. On April 1, 1919, Mr. Thomas was taken sick and rushed to the hospital to be operated upon for acute appendicitis, and having received orders for return to the United Slates, left the hospital May 1. On May 14, he left Coblenz for St. Angon and sailed from St. Nazaire June 2, on the United States Steamship Suwanee, formerly the German steamer Mark. Landing at Charleston, South Carolina, June 16, he was discharged from the service three days later at Camp Jackson, and arrived home in Lincoln on the 22d. Mr. Thomas remained in the capital city visiting friends for several days and then came on home, reaching Alliance on August 4. From that time he has been connected with the Thomas-Bald Investment Company. He is a member of the Yeoman Lodge at Alliance, the American Legion and the Methodist Episcopal church.
On June 28, 1911, Mr. Thomas married Miss Ivy Hale and two children have been born to them: Paul Creighton, at Alliance, September 13, 1912, and Claudia Pearl, at Gordon, August 5, 1917.
Source: History of Western Nebraska and Its People; Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties. A Group Often Called The Panhandle of Nebraska, 1921 - Transcribed by: Mary Saggio
Contributor: Marvin Bowman (46921462)
Harold S. Thomas
Prominent among the operators in real estate and insurance also doing a loan business, is a native son of this state, Harold S. Thomas, who established himself in business in Alliance in 1909, and since that time has so ably directed his activities and operations that he is listed among the leading members of the younger generation of financial men of the county seat.
Mr. Thomas was born at Elwood, Gosper county, July 9, 1891 the son of John W. Thomas of Lincoln, Nebraska. The father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church who moved from one town to another as he was called to take charge of different congregations. Some of the towns and villages were Wallace, Maywood, Wellfleet, North Platte, Beaver City, Alma and Orleans, and young Harold attended school in Beaver City, Alma and Orleans before the family moved to Omaha in 1902, where he enrolled in the Bancroft, Lincoln and Castellar schools for his elementary studies. When only eight years old he had entered a printing office to learn the trade of printer and continued to work at this occupation during his vacations till he was a competent man of that exacting business. In 1909, he came to Alliance in February and the following summer attended the Junior normal school course following the same plan the next summer, as he wished to take some special journalistic courses to fit himself for general newspaper work. A year later he accepted a position in the office of the Alliance Herald and remained on the staff of that publication until 1914, when he resigned to accept a fine offer of the Reese Printing Company of Omaha. While living there, Mr. Thomas took a business course offered by the Young Men's Christian Association in the night school to perfect himself in business methods. In 1916, he removed to Gordon, Nebraska, to take a position in the Fair Department store as stenographer and bookkeeper, remained two years and then in the spring of 1918, went to Lincoln to attend the radio course given by the University of Nebraska, and on June 20, of that year enlisted in the Signal Corps of the United States army for service during the war with Germany. Mr. Thomas was immediately sent to Plattsburg Barracks, New York, for training with the Three hundred and twenty-first Field Signal Battalion, with which organization he remained until the signing of the armistice. On September 1, 1918, he sailed from New York on the Australian steamship Katdoba, and landed at Liverpool, England, twelve days later. From that city he went to Southhampton by rail, crossed the English channel about September 20, landing in France at La Havre. Proceeding to St. Agnon by rail the battalion marched to Choussy, remained there ten days then on to Cormeray, on foot, where it remained and sent men to the front as replacements. Here Mr. Thomas was assigned to duty as Battalion Sergeant-Major. Upon the signing of the armistice he was transferred to Headquarters of the Third army, and immediately started for Dun-sur-Meuse and managed to catch up with the Third army which was on the march toward Germany to become a part of the Army of Occupation, the day after it arrived at the city of Luxemburg. After several days spent there, Mr. Thomas went by truck to May en, where another pause m the march was made before the army continued on to Coblenz, where it arrived December 15, 1918. Here he became Chief Signal Corps supply clerk for the Third army, assigned to duty in the office of the chief signal officer. On April 1, 1919, Mr. Thomas was taken sick and rushed to the hospital to be operated upon for acute appendicitis, and having received orders for return to the United Slates, left the hospital May 1. On May 14, he left Coblenz for St. Angon and sailed from St. Nazaire June 2, on the United States Steamship Suwanee, formerly the German steamer Mark. Landing at Charleston, South Carolina, June 16, he was discharged from the service three days later at Camp Jackson, and arrived home in Lincoln on the 22d. Mr. Thomas remained in the capital city visiting friends for several days and then came on home, reaching Alliance on August 4. From that time he has been connected with the Thomas-Bald Investment Company. He is a member of the Yeoman Lodge at Alliance, the American Legion and the Methodist Episcopal church.
On June 28, 1911, Mr. Thomas married Miss Ivy Hale and two children have been born to them: Paul Creighton, at Alliance, September 13, 1912, and Claudia Pearl, at Gordon, August 5, 1917.
Source: History of Western Nebraska and Its People; Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties. A Group Often Called The Panhandle of Nebraska, 1921 - Transcribed by: Mary Saggio
Contributor: Marvin Bowman (46921462)
Prominent among the operators in real estate and insurance also doing a loan business, is a native son of this state, Harold S. Thomas, who established himself in business in Alliance in 1909, and since that time has so ably directed his activities and operations that he is listed among the leading members of the younger generation of financial men of the county seat.
Mr. Thomas was born at Elwood, Gosper county, July 9, 1891 the son of John W. Thomas of Lincoln, Nebraska. The father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church who moved from one town to another as he was called to take charge of different congregations. Some of the towns and villages were Wallace, Maywood, Wellfleet, North Platte, Beaver City, Alma and Orleans, and young Harold attended school in Beaver City, Alma and Orleans before the family moved to Omaha in 1902, where he enrolled in the Bancroft, Lincoln and Castellar schools for his elementary studies. When only eight years old he had entered a printing office to learn the trade of printer and continued to work at this occupation during his vacations till he was a competent man of that exacting business. In 1909, he came to Alliance in February and the following summer attended the Junior normal school course following the same plan the next summer, as he wished to take some special journalistic courses to fit himself for general newspaper work. A year later he accepted a position in the office of the Alliance Herald and remained on the staff of that publication until 1914, when he resigned to accept a fine offer of the Reese Printing Company of Omaha. While living there, Mr. Thomas took a business course offered by the Young Men's Christian Association in the night school to perfect himself in business methods. In 1916, he removed to Gordon, Nebraska, to take a position in the Fair Department store as stenographer and bookkeeper, remained two years and then in the spring of 1918, went to Lincoln to attend the radio course given by the University of Nebraska, and on June 20, of that year enlisted in the Signal Corps of the United States army for service during the war with Germany. Mr. Thomas was immediately sent to Plattsburg Barracks, New York, for training with the Three hundred and twenty-first Field Signal Battalion, with which organization he remained until the signing of the armistice. On September 1, 1918, he sailed from New York on the Australian steamship Katdoba, and landed at Liverpool, England, twelve days later. From that city he went to Southhampton by rail, crossed the English channel about September 20, landing in France at La Havre. Proceeding to St. Agnon by rail the battalion marched to Choussy, remained there ten days then on to Cormeray, on foot, where it remained and sent men to the front as replacements. Here Mr. Thomas was assigned to duty as Battalion Sergeant-Major. Upon the signing of the armistice he was transferred to Headquarters of the Third army, and immediately started for Dun-sur-Meuse and managed to catch up with the Third army which was on the march toward Germany to become a part of the Army of Occupation, the day after it arrived at the city of Luxemburg. After several days spent there, Mr. Thomas went by truck to May en, where another pause m the march was made before the army continued on to Coblenz, where it arrived December 15, 1918. Here he became Chief Signal Corps supply clerk for the Third army, assigned to duty in the office of the chief signal officer. On April 1, 1919, Mr. Thomas was taken sick and rushed to the hospital to be operated upon for acute appendicitis, and having received orders for return to the United Slates, left the hospital May 1. On May 14, he left Coblenz for St. Angon and sailed from St. Nazaire June 2, on the United States Steamship Suwanee, formerly the German steamer Mark. Landing at Charleston, South Carolina, June 16, he was discharged from the service three days later at Camp Jackson, and arrived home in Lincoln on the 22d. Mr. Thomas remained in the capital city visiting friends for several days and then came on home, reaching Alliance on August 4. From that time he has been connected with the Thomas-Bald Investment Company. He is a member of the Yeoman Lodge at Alliance, the American Legion and the Methodist Episcopal church.
On June 28, 1911, Mr. Thomas married Miss Ivy Hale and two children have been born to them: Paul Creighton, at Alliance, September 13, 1912, and Claudia Pearl, at Gordon, August 5, 1917.
Source: History of Western Nebraska and Its People; Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties. A Group Often Called The Panhandle of Nebraska, 1921 - Transcribed by: Mary Saggio
Contributor: Marvin Bowman (46921462)
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