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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
8
Hoover urges Americans to cut wheat use and rely on potatoes to ease shortages. Food Administrator Charles Hebberd notes a bountiful potato crop but transportation limits distribution, stressing the Allies need wheat to avert famine.
Mrs. A. C. Zehner is described as a premier Chautauqua lecturer presenting "American Ideals." The speech blends wit and pathos to urge better citizenship, promising thoughtfulness and renewed love for community and country.
Miss Babe Chase and Mrs. Robert Meath travel, while a Blewett saw mill fire is narrowly contained. Several residents visit Wenatchee, Seattle, or Portland. Cashmere’s Judge Mohler praises his town. Dr. Hoxsey plans health travel. and locals discuss war news with a Gospel Mission member.
A Wenatchee World report on Mr. Dill's Wednesday speech in Leavenworth cites varied estimates. Ex Mayor Day weighs in with under a hundred attendees, while Charley Gibbs recalls 25 to 50. John Conway cites about fifty to 75.
The Yakima members of the Skookum Packers association failed to reduce the grade box apple pack from three grades to two. The executive committee in Seattle rejected the proposal noting the season was too far advanced and other members had not voiced their views. They also approved a 1 2 cent per box levy on all Skookum apples from the advertising fund if 80 percent of the fruit growers agency matched it, to pay for advertising Skookum apples.
A Weather Bureau note counters the belief that frost timing aligns with moon phases. Frost data show no relation to lunar cycles, and farmers are advised to rely on official forecasts rather than moon lore.
Chautauqua course subscribers are asked to meet at Mr L J Nelson's office Saturday evening to arrange for the opening of the course next Wednesday.
Mary Posey will auction two horses a wagon fresh milk ing cow a spring tooth harrow and a disc between July 26 and August 2 at the sale site. Local buyers encouraged to attend for farm equipment and dairy stock.
A dated May 9 letter describes supply wishes, religious observance at parade, and a critique of Church of England rites. The writer notes moving away from the front, a farming region, fresh buttermilk prices, and ongoing railway work essential to the war effort. He mentions Ray McKinnie in France and hope to join comrades there.
The article promotes student nurses as eligible for army nursing roles abroad and at home. It notes free training, potential earnings from $50 to $800 monthly, and roles in private duty, institutions, and public health. It frames nursing as honorable, essential for war and postwar reconstruction, and calls women to answer the government’s call.
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