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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
5
Large audience attended the Christmas tree program at the Baptist Church last Monday night. Santa Claus distributed gifts, pleasing children and adults. Sunday School attendance and interest are rising. the pastor invites all to join each Sunday at 10 o clock. No preaching next Sunday due to the fifth Sunday. F C Sims, Pastor.
Leader Lillie Mae Walton directs the Epworth League program with a focus on Planning for the Future. The event includes song prayer scripture lesson Matt XXV 1 18 and features talks by Bess Mercer Robert Smith Gladys Bays Elmer Bynum and ends with the League Benediction.
A reflective piece on voluntary service in wartime, contrasting draft delays with personal duty. It honors a fallen or unnamed volunteer, recalls training camps and long separations, and salutes the allied bond between America and France. Names Allen, Flowers, Yoeman, and USN appear toward the end as signatories.
The Youth's Companion Practical Home Calendar blends beauty with usefulness. It shows current, previous, and next month days on one leaf, decorative for the best room. Available to readers who have paid subscriptions for 1s.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier examination for Chicot County Arkansas to be held in McGehee on January 26. The test is open to male citizens actually residing in the county who meet requirements and for vacancies on rural routes in Dermott and other offices. Applications should be forwarded to the Commission in Washington at the earliest practicable date. The vacancy arises from the enlistment of the carrier on the route and discharged veterans may be reinstated per statute. The Post Office Department may assign appointees to other parts of the postal service at its discretion.
The appeal urges universal Red Cross membership to boost morale and conserve manpower. It links Christmas enrollment to victory and lasting peace, stressing nurses, ambulances, and hospital supplies for American and allied troops, with recipes and baking guidance offered by the University of Arkansas extension division.
The article advises housewives on wartime meal prep and resource conservation. It urges women to consider how meals influence war duration, details rice and brown rice preparation, and includes recipes for cornmeal and wheat biscuits, flour blends, and cooking tips to minimize waste and maximize nutrition.
Eyewitness note from Major Cushing praises Paris Red Cross organization for efficient warehouse operations. He describes finding ether, bathrobes, plaster, aspirin, instruments, kerosene lamps, aprons, needles, and other supplies needed for U S camps, highlighting the crucial role of Red Cross in wartime logistics.
The speaker anticipates widespread emergencies as overseas matters grow complex. Citizens are urged to fund and establish large storehouses under your control to provide essential supplies, from automobiles to medical equipment, to those aiding the war effort. Home supporters are asked to subscribe generously to bolster the organization and aid the war as riflemen do.
A surveying committee from the Agriculture Extension Division notes Arkansas dairy costs vary sharply by location. Little Rock cows cost about 114 dollars per cow annually for feed and pasture, Hazen cows 65 dollars, a 49 dollar gap. Hazen dairymen benefit from abundant pasture on prairie, while Little Rock farms on small plots and buy most feed. The report urges permanent Bermuda grass pastures and specific forage mixes for different regions to improve economic milk production.
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