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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
3
The August sugar ration in Arkansas lowers allotments to two pounds per person with further cuts for hotels, restaurants, and retail stores. Public eating places may serve only two half lumps or one spoonful per person. Hoarding arrests will follow if purchases exceed two pounds.
State officials report a Texarkana labor office to enroll workers for war plants and a statewide August drive to raise 50000 for a girls industrial home and reform school in Little Rock. Other items note road projects, canning facilities, apple grower unions, and county infrastructure efforts across Arkansas.
Washington dispatch notes politicians already shaping postwar strategy and the 1920 presidential outlook. It cites veterans surging into Congress, calls for war workers’ support, and scrutiny of agents alleged to spy for Germany. It also covers back pay frauds, Liberty loan fundraising, and debates over water power legislation and public buildings.
A historical critique argues that camps which over organize youth miss the core lessons of self-reliance. It asserts real growth comes from facing nature directly, including cooking under pressure and enduring cold and hunger.
A practical guide for scouts packing for summer trips. It argues trek carts save burden on easy terrain and explains must have gear including tent, blankets, cooking outfit, first aid kit, axe, rope, chuck box, tent pegs, spade, and each scout's personal clothing and toilet items.
An editor lauds Boy Scouts of America for khaki clad youths aiding Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps sales. He notes scouts as dispatch bearers and liaisons for war work with Red Cross Y M C A and war literature, predicting future leadership from today’s loyal scouts.
Four boys Otto Watson James Lipps Hugh McHenry and Alfred Cook from Falls City Neb were taken into custody at Omaha Union Station after their parents alerted police They explained they ran away to join the boy scouts claiming army rejection prompted the move The incident underscores youthful restlessness and scout alternative adventures in the era
Scoutmaster Harry Johnson of Troop No. 1 in Valparaiso Indiana reports that his troop and others in the city keep headquarters open at all times. Rooms are kept like clubrooms and each scout carries a key to come and go freely, maintained for the last year.
The Roll of Honor compiles names of casualties and wounded from the war department. It lists dozens of individuals by full names and home towns across Missouri Illinois Indiana and Kentucky with ranks and statuses including Killed Wounded and Prisoner. The list reflects broad national involvement and notes missing and confirmed names across multiple cities and states.
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