Mexico presses relief as corn shortage spurs aid drive
In eight months ending last March the Mexican Food Commission distributed nearly a quarter million bushels of corn valued over 1 million dollars to ease hunger amid a partial crop failure. The effort, aided by US import permits and cross border shipments, included 40 Mexico City stores selling corn below market price and a planned ticket system for weekly rations. Major mining firms and chambers of commerce aided distribution, with one mine converting steel tanks into a grain elevator to supply workers.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Mexican Food Commission
Mexico
United States
Kansas City
Republic
Chambers of Commerce
Commission
City
el Oro
State of Mexico
Aguas Calientes
War Savings Stamps Drive Progress Report
Mr. W. C. Duncan, chairman, says the campaign is progressing well with communities pledging at school houses in Pontotoc county. He expects large crowds on June 28 at 2 o clock to make pledges and notes some slackers who will be weeded out.
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W. C. Duncan
Francis
Stonewall
Pontotoc County
Bebee
Egypt
Lula
Owl Creek
Pleasant Valley
Tyrola
New Bethel
Conway
Lovelady
Homer
Paris Chapel
Yeager
Union Hill
Council of Defense
W. C. Duncan, Co
W. S. S. Stamps
Public Speaking Sunday June 23 1918
War issue public speaking schedule on Sunday June 23 across multiple schoolhouses with times from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Coordinating officials W. C. Duncan and W. S. S. STAMPS urge thorough advertisement to attract large crowds.
Valuable training for mechanics at university war effort
Enrollment in the summer term reaches 733 with near record totals expected. Lectures cover Smith Hughes law and community work. Officials note ongoing programs, visits by educators, and local student leaders, amid sugar shortage reports from Germany and glass casket demand.
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Jones
Avis Gwinn
State Vocational Board
Fanchon the Gay
Alred
Bertha Coleman
Murray County
Funston Gaither
Taman Talley
Lois Gabel
Supt. West
Stamps
List of Pontotoc County Men to Report for Camp Cody
Wednesday June 26 is the muster date for 90 men from Pontotoc County bound for Camp Cody New Mexico. The corrected list includes names and hometowns such as Ada Roff Fitzhugh Stonewall Stratford and Francis, with many others across the region and several from Ada and nearby towns.
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Pontotoc County
Camp Cody
Deming
New Mexico
Wm. N. Castleberry
Roff
Gilbert Reed
Jesse T. Webb
Wm. T. Sissell
Geo. Shrader
Chas. A. Shuman
Ada
Willie W. Crane
Rebee
Wm. H. Webb
Frank Motley
Little Rock
Miss
Charley Norton
Joe S. Garrison
Francis
Dorsie Pollock
A. Louis Pettis
Wyley Dunham
Allen H. Pritchett
Allen
Alvin L. Hathaway
Jas. R. McGuire
Stonewall
Edgar M. Bennett
Lander J. Bohanon
Vaness
Isaac L. Rains
Walter Roberts
Fitzhugh
Lattie E. Jones
Franks
Charlie D. Enloe
Dave Smith
Burr Cobble
John Garrison
Ernest Rounds
Winston J
Wm. E. Gay
Fred Buck
Ahloso
Jim M. Welchel
Arthur J. Flowers
E. E. Martin
Mannsville
Efton L. Edwards
Thos. J. Reed
Felix Gatlin
Center
Robert Sharp
Arthur L. Harld
Lawrence
Wm. H. Hunnicutt
Harvey C. Bell
Bob Lamb
Hart
Robert Austell
Virgil L. O. Hafner
Ona C. Martin
Wm. B. Carter
John D. Freeman
Hickory
John L. Easley
Geo. Perryman
Gerry
Isaac F. Hubbard
Samuel G. Foster
Frank Reed
Frisco
Joel H. Hendrix
Doctor F. Faust
Wm. E. Earthman
Horse Shoe Ranch
Geo. Davidson
Maxwell
Joseph G. Breco
Robert E. Roach
Dave A. Flick
Ben Haney
Chism
Homer T. Thompson
Jesse
Edgar C. Banks
Jas. A. Glover
Charley Adams
Thos. A. Morrison
Jas. D. Spence
Arthur G. Estes
The Cheerful Cherub War Poem Note
A fragment titled The Cheerful Cherub laments the human race at war and questions moral behavior as the speaker expresses embarrassment before God. The lines reflect conflict and introspection with a prayerful tone.
English Hoard Fortunes in Gold Uncovered by Cost of Living
London dispatch reports rising living costs drive rural poor to raid buried gold Hoards. Elderly shepherd death reveals cache of 150 to 200 gold sovereigns inside a pewter tea caddy. Estimates claim nationwide hoards run into millions of pounds as villagers trust gold over paper money.
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Associated Press
London
Pontotoc Board Awards Low Water Bridge Contract
The Pontotoc County Board of Commissioners met in Ada on June 10 1918 to open bids for a low water bridge across the South Canadian River linking Pontotoc and Seminole counties near Byng Oklahoma. Kansas City Bridge Co offered 33451 for piling concrete reinforcement pipe and bonds with 120 working days. the board approved and signed the contract.
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Board of County Commissioners
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Ada
I. R. Gilmore
W. H. Brumley
W. H. Brents
M. Garner
South Canadian River
Seminole
Pontotoc
Byng
van Ordan-Winans Construction Co
Boardman Company
Kansas City Bridge Co
Oklahoa
Kansas City
W. C. Burnham
Warren E. Moore
Department of Highways
Sioners
Oklahoma State Highway Department
England
Nat’l. Bank
Southwest Nat’l
Brents
Brumley
Milton Garner
Insurance
State of
Summers Chappel Notes Recounts Local Life and Sales
Weather and sickness in the community mark the week while Sister Revils preaches to a large crowd. Sabbath School and Prayer Meeting progress. Council of Defense meets June 22. Hugh Shott drives a Maxwell. Fourth Sunday services with dinner on the ground. For sale 150 acre Pontotoc county farm with possession Jan 1 1919. Sorghum seed offered at Rollow's hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Defense
Hugh Shott
Maxwell
Summers Chappel
Myrtle Bowen
Senate hears support to extend draft to ages 18 through 45
Washington hearing on the army appropriation bill features Senator Chamberlain of Oregon endorsing extending the draft. He notes wide support and recalls past advocacy for include men over thirty. The military sub-committee votes unanimous call to draft eligible men who can be trained and equipped.
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Washington
Crowder
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Military Committee
House
Floyd Aids Food Administration as County Merchant Rep
C W Floyd appointed by the Food Administration as Pon totoc County Merchant Representative. Duties include ensuring proper distribution of Food Advertising through retail merchants and that window displays use strong food propaganda in newspaper ads. Paris children sent to the country for safety and nourishment at about $7.50 per child per month. Fred McKinney and Priscilla Pennington marry in Ada on West 17th Street with well wishes from friends.
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C.W. Floyd
The
Food Administration
Pontotoc County
Paris
Associated Press
McKinney
Fred McKinney
Priscilla Pennington
West 17Th St
Lawton
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Duncan
Germany
Amsterdam
Poland
Ukraine
Beck
Atoka
J. W. Shelton & Co
Chickasha
Britain
British Medical Journal
God
Rey Ke
W. H.brents
Kansas City Bridge Company
Gilmore
Honorable Board of County Commis
Malone
Western
W. S. Malone
Ed Littlefield
Eva Bandy
Q. F. Hooks
Eld
M. C. Hooks
Byrd’s Mill
Barringer
Sunshine
Eckles
Ridden
Earnest Stokes
Arkansas
Summers Chappel Notes
East 7Th
M. AL. Chambers
W. C. Rollow
R. C. Jeter
Colbert
R. E. Haynes
the Hardware Man
Baising
Floyd
Oklahoma City
ADA Drug CO
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