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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
6
Enclosed find check for renewal subscription sent to Jasper Missouri and a note about health and crops. The News reports births in the past week, including a boy near Jasper and a boy near Geta Finger in Dog Wheel incident.
A 17 year old son of Jess Onstott living north of Jasper was kicked in the face by a horse last Friday. He suffered a broken nose and facial lacerations requiring several stitches. Government Ashamed of the Connection. The railroad administration has expressed the desire that all brewery owned cars be repainted and that advertising beer or intoxicants be eliminated. J H Campbell of Jasper area will hold a public sale Tuesday September 10 at his place. Auction includes 14 head of beef cattle and several brood mares plus hogs harness and implements. A W Radford is auctioneer. News office assisted with sale printing.
Garden City Views defends the local newspaper citing examples of residents like Mr. urs Maret Joel Aeschliman George Hummer E E McConnell Roy A Greer W V Irvine Co L Wilson Julia Walker Ethel Harry T B Hardaway and the postmaster. The piece argues a patron who dismisses local news misses the benefits it provides to the town and its people.
The Rev L L Pinnell closed his work for the conference year at the Jas per Mt EF Church South last Sunday night. The annual conference will be held mid month when Pinnell is expected to be placed on the superannuated roll. He has served Jasper two years and his family has won many friends as he may be pressed into service again.
Members of Jasper Baptist Church plan a covenant meeting Saturday September 7 at 1 p.m. This is the last meeting before the association at Carthage. Preaching Sunday morning and evening, with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Services also at Lynnland Sunday afternoon September 8. Everett Looney, pastor.
Misa Althea Armstrong entered O Star Barred Rock fowls at a county show. Her birds earned second and third in cork premium, second and third in hen, first in cockerel, first and second in pullet, and first in pen. Mr Good and wife of Oronogo visited their son Jay Good on Sunday.
Meat and fat shipments jumped by 844 million pounds while wheat exports to Allied nations and U S forces reached 141 million bushels and 1.4 billion dollars in value. Food Administration measures supported by voluntary conservations boosted exports for 1917-18 ending June, with total Allied shipments around 1.6 billion dollars.
In a year of universal food shortages, Hoover notes record Allied exports of wheat and cereals, driven by conservation and heavier livestock. He cites 2.19 billion pounds of exports to Allies in the last half of the fiscal year, compares to 1.27 billion the year before, and outlines cereal shipments totaling about 141 million bushels to Allies plus 10 million to neutrals, emphasizing the sacrifice of farmers and urban residents alike.
The article notes women across homes, eateries, food trades, and urban and agricultural sectors play a dominant role in credit for harvest results while wartime logistics unfold. Virgil Carter from Camp Funston reports service in the motor truck unit and nearing the war front, supervising a government supply truck.
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