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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
10
A fragmented wartime notice urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds to support the nation. It lists multiple names and endorsements and emphasizes duty and sacrifice to aid soldiers overseas and the country’s war effort.
Wartime call to buy bonds urges patriotic support for soldiers. The verse praises mothers, heroes, and national duty, urging citizens to back the war effort through savings and allegiance to Old Glory.
County Chairman JB Simms unveils the Fourth Liberty Loan drive structure starting September 28. A long list of committee members and assistants from Crenshaw to Covington, with directors and speakers named, outlines the organizational effort for the campaign.
Gow Brouch writes Mr Eliiott praising the Give a Bushel drive as democratic and helpful for farmers to support families of fallen soldiers. The Arkansas project began in Cleveland County, raising over 500 dollars, aiming for a nationwide campaign with expected 6 to 8 bushels per county. He cites endorsements from Wilson and Marshall and urges Arkansans to emulate the soldiers’ sacrifices through this campaign.
Local notes include Susie Barley leaving for Athinta for pestimeter work and Mra Annie Vo Walker returning from Pine Bhat State Convocation. A Liberty Loan drive prep is announced with $5 201 raised for education and a church event at ACM led by PreB. Johnson. For sale two adjoining lots near Reed Hotel Pope Blythe and a church choir meeting at Mra Bette Turner’s home with community attendees.
A distressed garbled report discusses Egypt preparing for the Fourth Liberty Loan opening in the Eighth Federal Reserve District. It notes bankers and volunteers rallying, banks already holding funds, and local figures urging citizens to participate, with references to Jackson, Ville and Liberty Loan headquarters.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a discussion of German sentiments and figures, mentioning names like Wagner and Meike Wys. The piece references social and political themes, with scattered phrases about war, faith, and public life, but lacks clear narrative structure or dates. No concrete event or outcome is identifiable.
The Treasury Department will not offer an installment plan for Fourth Liberty Loan bonds beyond the usual method used in prior loans. A telegram relayed to Liberty Loan chair William Compton confirms the initial payment plus three follow ups about one month apart.
The piece notes Missouri’s strong deposits in government bonds despite few war plants here. It credits farm prosperity and prior drive organization for expected success in the fourth loan, with a larger quota and continued public support, while stressing state savings and citizen education on bond buying.
A wartime exhortation stresses Ray Brown joining the colors and urges readers to back the Fourth Liberty Loan. It emphasizes every American’s duty to lend money for the war effort, with focus on Khaki-clad youths overseas and homefront support through bonds at 4 percent.
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