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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat, Greene county's weekly paper since 1861, shows publication schedule Fridays and semi weekly Tuesdays. Proprietor editor L Slinkard lists subscription rates one year $1.50 six months 75 cents and single copies five cents with advance payment required. Address changes and advertising rates are noted.
County Red Cross chapter asks help for the December 17 to 24 drive aiming to enroll at least 21 percent of the population. Indiana has 193,000 members and seeks 450,000 by Christmas Eve to send a cheer message overseas. Enroll yourself and every family member. be a member seeker, not merely a member.
Dr C E Harris and physicians vaccinate 1200 Bloomington schoolchildren to curb smallpox. 335 pupils vaccinated last Thursday. total in city schools 843. Home Guards elect Malott captain Green first lieutenant Chestnut second lieutenant. 80 on roll. guns promised. Teachers train high school students for service. two organizers named. Conductor Charles Loss injured in Illinois Central wreck near Sullivan. taken home unconscious then conscious. Eel river ditch contract finished by East and DelFrees. blasting required near Point Commerce. Thanksgiving dinner held for employer. Purple Cross begins activities seeking aid and volunteers.
Indianapolis December 8 The 1917 Red Cross Seal campaign is urged by Indiana leaders. Adjutant General Harry B. Smith backs the effort as vital to curb tuberculosis. Horace Ellis State Superintendent of Public Instruction calls for continued support and public help. Dr J N Hurty Health Commissioner warns the fight must go on against the disease.
The Mooseheart Legion No 209 auxiliary of the Loyal Order of Moose was formed at the Moose Home in Linton with 31 ladies taking obligations. Officers were elected for the year and installed by local dignitaries. A luncheon followed and music from Ophelia Wilson and John Moran accompanied the event.
A reader rips into male behavior in marriage listing types of husbands who impose unequal roles. It critiques men who demand support while women work long hours, expect angelic wives, and use a wife’s earnings, while neglecting birthdays and shared duties. The piece surveys social attitudes with sharp, satirical tone.
Indianapolis December 3 The state issues a call to men aged 18 to 45 to join the Indiana State Militia as rapid organization and mustering proceed. The force will be state bound with federal conscription possible. drills once weekly and readiness for government calls. Signed by Adjutant General Hary B. Smith and senior officers.
An urgent telegram from the Provost Marshal General directs Indiana officials to widely publicize to all registrants the need to report current addresses. Questionnaires will be mailed December 15, and failure to respond may end exemption or discharge rights. Newspapers are asked to help broadcast the warning until mailing is completed. Crowder.
Birth notices list a girl born December 2 to Mr and Mrs Truman Grover Stringfellow of Bloomfield and a girl born November 24 to Mr and Mrs Andy Martindale of Broadlands Illinois.
County Agent Ackerson reminds Greene county farmers to attend December talks by speakers Senour Ogg and Mrs Ogg, with dates in Owensboro Scotland Newberry Linton Solsberry Cincinnati and Midland. Franklin and Stanley join the lineup in Cincinnati and Midland.
Twenty breeders met at T E Slinkard’s home to study his pure bred Angus herd. Purdue extension breeder P Richey urged pure bred sires with strong ancestry and advocated community breeding associations to attract buyers. Discussion covered frost damaged corn as cattle feed with supplements, dairy cow interest in Worthington, Holstein buying plans, and keeping monthly milk records to cull poor performers.
The German propagandists and peace-at-any-price promoters are driving the post office department to intensify government scrutiny of mail. Federal officers expand searches for any literature deemed disloyal or seditious and forward findings to Secret Service for action. The Post Office reports the threat remains limited but vigilance continues nationwide.
An undersigned keeper reports a dark Jersey heifer with a star on the face taken up one mile south of Mineral and invites the owner to claim at their home James Foster Also a note seeking old false teeth paid $2 to $16 per complete set parts proportionately by Dr. Wright Hartford City Indiana
Paul E. Gibbs of Canton Ohio crosses a black leghorn with a white leghorn to create a barred leghorn. He expects the new egg laying chicken to surpass existing breeds within ten years and to reach a mature height and weight like a standard leghorn.
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