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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
2
Public notices praise Hon. P. Long of Tupelo as a Democratic party circuit judge candidate. The text urges Liberty Loan bond purchases, wartime drives, and national duty, urging citizens to support aid to allies, recruit soldiers, and back home planting and harvesting with government steps to enforce compliance.
Government urged drive for War Savings Stamps with local meetings across towns. Speakers to promote purchases. businesses to close for a day. Citizens urged to attend sessions at Julia Burnsville Tishomingo Belmont Golden Paden Dennis with W Z Benner as chairman.
The nation prepares to advance clocks from March to October for daylight saving. Internally Revenue rules allow deductions for wages paid to officers and employees in service, reducing taxable income. Community notes urge self-education, yard improvement, school events, a church play, and local social updates from Spring Hill and nearby towns.
Mayor F T Carmack proclaims March 23 1918 War Savings Day in Iuka Mississippi urging every resident to start a Thrift card and pledge ongoing savings to support the war effort. The proclamation stresses national crisis, enlistment of all citizens, and no slackers in aiding government funding for ships provisions and ammunition.
At the Methodist church next Sunday March 24 a service of patriotic songs a sermon and flag presentation will be rendered. Everyone is invited to attend.
Next Lyceum numbers promise an engaging program on March 27 featuring Misa Jones in humorous readings and monologues, Miss Ball with piano solos and drawings, and a Hawaiian ukulele sketch. The act includes child impersonations like the Dutch Children and Little School Girls ending with a Dixie patriotic sketch.
Health remains good at this writing as farming wraps the day. Miss Aussie Duncan spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Edna Berryman. Little Hubbard Parsons reported no better. Mrs MS Duncan saw her daughter Maude Dees, while Albert Hoagland paid a pleasant call at Jol Parsons. Matthew Woods visited EJ Berryeman on Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Oscar Parsons and family visited Sam Underwood’s household. A crowd of young folks enjoyed a pleasant call at Ed Doug lass, where photos were taken. Wes Murphy and granddaughter Mallie Bell spent last week with John Parsons and Emily.
Snowdown News notes several deaths in the past week and praises closing exercises held Wednesday night. It highlights Ena Whitehurst and Christine Haines for guiding a splendid school effort benefiting pupils. Mr. Oxborn Marr returns home from Sheffield Alabama Lipsy urges forming a six-person paid in advance subscriber club to receive Tak Viprrre free for a year.
The undersigned will offer for cash in front of the Court House in Iuka Mississippi the highest bidder on the first Monday of April 1918 the described real estate in Wishomingo county Mississippi for unpaid 1917 taxes and all costs.
Sheriff R A Woodley notes a London style polemic about draft exemption based on a Bible verse Deuteronomy 13 5. The piece mocks a vow to avoid war and jokes about a wife at home for one year during enlistment. It also comments on female vanity and cosmetics.
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