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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
8
A Dermott News summary reflects on spring, noting country trade hampered by poor roads and the need for better road infrastructure. It cites Bradstreet's on seasonal road conditions and Colliers on road improvements, warning about costs and social impacts. The piece also mentions anti German sentiment and Ku Klux Klan remnants in the South.
Dermott News announces R. A. Buckner of Dermott as a candidate for delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Adv.
Authorized notices announce S. F Horner as Tax Assessor candidate for Chicot County in the May 12 1917 special election. Z T Carlton also seeks the Chicot County Assessor post in the same May 12 election. Walter Haley of Eudora is named as an Assessor candidate in the Chicot County special election set for May 2 1917.
Next Sunday May 18 proclaimed as Mother's Day by Governor Brough urging church and public observances. He lauds mothers as potent factors in shaping character and instilling morality, calling for one standard of morality for both men and women.
The Exchange Bank and Trust Company Dermott Ark received a telegram from Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo stating the bank will handle subscriptions to the Liberty Loan without charge. Subscriptions to two billion dollars at three and one half percent are accepted through June fifteenth and the bank asks for an estimate of bonds likely to be subscribed by its customers.
A wartime poem in which the Kaiser begs God to aid Germany in defeating Uncle Sam and punishes Edison for patenting a weapon. The speaker imagines becoming ruler of the Earth if God agrees, or faces a threat of Zeppelins and war on Heaven if refused.
Roadmasters Section Foreman and the Public are asked to use the railroad right of way to cultivate and raise food for families and stock free of charge due to high living costs. Farmers may cut grass or hay on the right of way free of charge. Applications to cultivate or cut grass should be made to the Agent or Section Foreman without delay. Orr Hardware Co.
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