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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
8
The Dermott News announces R. A. Buckner of Dermott as a candidate for delegate to the Constitutional Convention. The notice indicates Buckner seeks selection to represent the locality in the pivotal convention.
The article salutes the flag’s history and global meaning, urges patriotism, and promotes buying Liberty Loan Bonds ahead of June 15. It highlights Prof Edwin Seligman’s analysis on paying for the war and notes that $100 Liberty Loan Bonds will clothe and arm a soldier, encouraging readers to invest as a tangible service.
An on page notice describes a true and correct synop 418 prepared by the Attorney General cataloging all general laws passed by the 1917 Arkansas General Assembly and approved by the governor. It urges every man and woman in the state to be informed.
Secretary of State Terral orders nationwide publication of new wartime laws. Proceeds from the Liberty Loan will be spent to support the American people, farmers, and manufacturers, funding food, clothing, leather, and manufactured goods for soldiers and for Allied support. The government will use the funds to boost domestic and allied wartime needs.
The Bureau of Publicity of the Liberty Loan program expresses sincere appreciation for patriotic promotion of Liberty Loan Bonds. Director of Publicity BR. W. Wooley offers thanks for cooperation and mass appeal in supporting the 1917 loan effort.
Official notice from military authorities outlines that draft quotas will be set for all states in proportion to estimated population rather than actual registrations. In Arkansas the gap between estimated eligible men and those registered is about one in twenty, with Chicot County showing 27 441 residents and 2 414 men aged 21 to 30.
I desire to thank my friends who made it possible for me to attend the Reunion of Ex Confederate soldiers at our capital city Washington D C We had a great reunion were royally entertained with a great parade before the President on the ¢th N C Denson.
Persians desinity after inquiry offers loans on improved farms from five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars for ten years at low annual interest with privilege to pay principal or any part annually. Write N B Scott Lake Village Arkansas.
A wartime Liberty Loan explainer outlines bond promises, interest, and tax treatment. Bearer and registered bonds with denominations from five dollars to one hundred thousand dollars, thirty year terms or optional fifteen year term, and semiannual interest. It urges patriotic subscriptions, notes tax exemptions, and exchange rights for higher rates.
Epworth League plans a program with leader Elive Johnson speaking on What Reverence and Why We Should Be Reverent. Scripture mentions Jesus reverence for his Father’s house. Verda Wiene and Rey Cannon Quartet perform with Bartmess, Walton, and Swans illustrating themes.
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