New Food Regulations Spelled Out by Hoover
President Hoover explains broader food policy during wartime feeding effort. The plan emphasizes rationing three pounds of meat per person per week, prioritizing military needs, and preventing wastage.
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
4
President Hoover explains broader food policy during wartime feeding effort. The plan emphasizes rationing three pounds of meat per person per week, prioritizing military needs, and preventing wastage.
Amid global shortages, Belgium and other nations face reduced food supplies. The text notes prewar abundance was lower and wartime disruption increased reliance on the United States, Canada, and others for sustenance. It emphasizes democracy’s wartime sacrifice and the need to secure grain and meat despite upheaval.
The report outlines a large relief effort led by the Food Administration to aid ranchers in multiple states including Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. An emergency program coordinated through federal and state offices distributes cotton seed cake supplies and related feed to stabilize cattle conditions during the crisis.
A fragmented account highlights E A Peden as a key figure aiding Ute welfare and food access in Texas. The text mentions a federal post administrator role and ongoing operations, with emphasis on reliability and accessibility of resources for rural communities.
An OCR fragment mentions a 900 ton center site sale with a price around $56 per unit and potential reintegration or feed context. Details are incomplete and names or locations are unclear.
The page lists local veterans joining the service and a roll of honor. It includes names such as Whitely, Charles Brown, Caruthers, Maxwell Hames, Corbett, and others, plus notes on lodge meetings for Masons Knights of Pythias and Woodmen in Brewster. It urges sending extra copies of the paper to relatives and mentions a subscription price.
The document lists court meeting rules with various schedules. It notes the Court No 1 session on the fourth Monday in February and other offices meeting on specific Mondays and Wednesdays. It references county commissioners court and district court meeting patterns through January and February 1918.
No trespassing on the Nevill ranch will be permitted. Those trespassing will be subject to a penalty, with enforcement action to follow.
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