Viereck's Agricultural Bureau Aims to Ease Farm Labor Crisis
The piece outlines Viereck's Agricultural Bureau for the Unemployed as a national effort to boost food production and provide work on farms for idle workers including aliens. It calls for widespread cooperation, urges farmers to contact the bureau, and promotes free employment services while stressing patriotic duty and community improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Viereck’s
Departments of Agriculture and Labor
Council of National Defense
Secretary of Labor
Real Patriotism in Camity Texas Editorial View
The piece focuses on patriotism as a daily duty beyond armed service, urging citizens to serve the country and neighbors in various capacities and noting that heroic defense is not limited to soldiers or sailors. The author emphasizes voluntary, helpful actions as essential to national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camity
Texas
Loyalty of Little Berlin War Calm in Texas Town
In Little Berlin Texas crowds celebrate the declaration of war on Germany. Grandmother Grosenfels recalls immigrant struggles and her grandson bursts in with news that the U S is at war as an American flag waves.
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Berlin
Texas
Congress
United States
Germany
Grandmother Grosenfels
Anita
Grandifather
Spring Road Work to Drain Water and Preserve Roads
U S Department of Agriculture specialists advise keeping water away from earth roads year round to prevent mud and weak sub grades. In spring, frequent drag use with sand or gravel improves surface and supports heavy traffic after drainage and trenching remove mud holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Road Maintenance Urged For Spring To Stabilize Earth Roads
The article stresses holding sand grains in place and performing road work in early spring to consolidate earth roads before dry summer weather. Adding clay to sand or sand to clay improves highway stability, and moist conditions speed material integration. Delaying grading risks dust in dry weather and extra work in fall.
State Department Orders Gag on News and Secrecy Rules
Washington May 8 State Department imposes gag rule to bar officials from discussing international policy with news media and designates the Bureau of Foreign Intelligence as the sole official source. Secretary Lansing warns of immediate discharge for violations while Allied diplomats cite secrecy as a condition of cooperation with the Entente. Two public information channels remain Lansing and the censorship bureau as Creel plans to publish a daily official gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
State Department
Lansing
Bureau of Foreign — Intelligence
Entente
Bureau of Public Information
The
Censorship Board
George Creel
Tan
Europe
American State Department
American Jewish Committee
Jacob H. Schirt
Jewish Organization
Russia
Schiff
Department
Washington
Pioneer Finger Dies at 74 in D’Hanis Texas
Joseph Finger a longtime D’Hanis resident died at 1 a m at age 74 He came from Obruzen Haut Rhin Alsace Germany in 1847 with his family He leaves a widow eight sons and two daughters with notable sons John M Finger president and Charles Finger assistant cashier of First National Bank of Hondo.
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D’hanis
Tex
Joseph Finger
Obruzen
Hautrine
Alsace-Germany
Finger
Alf. Zinsmeyer
N. Fohn
John M. Finger
Charles Finger
First National Bank of
Railroad Engineers to Lead New France Communication Corps
The War Department announced nine new regiments of army engineers, composed entirely of railroad men, will be sent to France at the earliest moment to build and operate communication lines. Each regiment, 11 000 to 12 000 strong, will be led by a regular army engineer colonel with railway officers in key roles. Details to follow as public interest permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Army Engineers
France
War Department
Department
Fatal Shooting in Beeville on Federal Building Site
Jim Hermes was shot to death in Beeville Texas this afternoon. R B Brown surrendered to authorities after the attack on the Federal Building site where the basement for the new post office is under excavation. Hermes worked in the transfer business since Beeville’s early days and is survived by a widow and several children.
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Beeville
Tex
Jim Hermes
R. B. Brown
Hermes
Federal Building
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OUR Agricultural Bureau OF the Unemployed
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Broadway
New York City
America
Gillespie
Alfonso
George Washington
REAL
Mrs
T. C. Lee
Tive Department
Woans World
Fredericksburg Standard
Standard Woman’s World
McCall’s Magazine
McCall’s Pattern
Club
Fredericksburg, Texas
Knopp &Schneider
Soutwestern No
Martin
W. H. Bode
Nordheim
DeWitt Co
Grobe
Willow City Road
Max I. Henke
Wilhelmina Kueter
Kerworth Wat
Tennessee
Browndick
Willow City
Iid
Henry Kirk
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