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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
The Federal Food Administrator for Missouri announces tighter sugar allotments due to shipping shortages and Atlantic submarine losses. Town shoppers are capped at two pounds per sale, rural customers at five pounds, with canning and preserving rules unchanged. Certificates allow twenty five pounds per sale for canning and preserving.
In Jasper the threshing engines smoke in every direction as grain threshes well. Mariners Elevator shipped two cars testing 60 and Schooler Elevator four cars testing 60 to 62. Carl Ballard reports a best yield of four acres threshing 170 bushels or 42.14 per acre. The section’s average likely tops 20 bushels.
Captain Roy W. Hern of the Quartermasters Corps based at Camp Shelby Mississippi spent Sunday with relatives and friends after 11 years in service including two years in the Philippines. Ver tice and Raymond Wheeler of the Signal Corps near Rockford Illinois visited their parents northeast of town. Eugene Smith son of Uriah Smith and wife returned home for two weeks. he serves in the Ninth Mounted Engineers near El Paso Texas.
Fine rain covered Jnaper and surrounding country Monday night. The timely shower was much needed for pastures, corn and gardens, bringing relief to farmers and improving soil moisture.
Official Bulletin notes government steps to notify relatives of soldiers named on casualty lists. Adjutant General's office reports War Department authorization. Telegraphs within 24 hours typically, delays due to clerical errors, address misentries, and transit via France and America.
The adjutant general's office forwards casualty lists from Gen Pershing to the statistical division. Each name is paired with an emergency address on file, telegraph blanks filled, and letters prepared to inform relatives. Lists are withheld from public release until relatives receive telegrams, unless military value demands delay.
D W Replogle remains quietly ill at 1201 Olive. Mrs. Robert M Smith and Mrs A J Saltsman of Jasper visited sister Mrs EK F Jones at Brookline Heights. Mrs Jones hosted Mrs W G Gurlinger and Mrs Bruce Jones of Webb City. They are connected to a Damages suit against Frisco Railway filed by W H Waters Jr, administrator of James M Hull estate. Hull died October 26 when a Frisco train struck the automobile he rode in. The suit seeks 10000.
The following new subscribers were recorded the past week John Awick Ames Nebr aine Joy W Hern Camp Shelby SA Dr Ira I Palmer Onarga Ill
The M E Church South announces Sunday service with morning topic The life of the Christian man in the word. Public invited. Pastor L L Phanell. Address to correspondents on Jasper route notes postage reminder.
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