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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer announces weekly Friday issues under editor A W Allen with a subscription rate of 1.50 per year payable in advance and second class mail matters at the post office in Lexington Missouri. All communications to the paper must be signed for print.
A Hebrew claimed exemption from military duty last week on grounds of physical disability, citing dandruff as the reason. This odd assertion appeared in Town Topics reflecting a curious wartime leniency debate.
A mixed page item discusses Germanys system and potential for reform, noting American migrants who left Germany shaped by selective emigration. It then details Liberty Loan of 1917, highlighting $2B goal, over $8B subscribed by 4 million, including Richmond Virginia and Montana, praising calm patriotism and education driven bond sales. Local notes list residents with travels, visits, and two Dover/District weddings, ending with best wishes for the newly married couple.
The piece notes that many German Americans remain attached to the fatherland yet do not seek to return to Germany. It argues they do not see Germans as superior to German Americans and see themselves as the pick of their race, while criticizing Germany’s medievalism and its impact on democracy worldwide.
The officials state that after the current issue, the next bond issue will be easier to place with the people. Subscriptions yet to be allotted from the first issue are expected to contribute over a billion dollars to the new sale, as buyers anticipate securing the desired Government bonds.
Mr and Mrs J M Langsdale Jr of Kansas City spent Sunday with Mrs Langsdales parents Mr and Mrs Wm Aull Sr Miss Margaret Kearney traveled to Wellington for a visit and Mr and Mrs Paul Brockmeyer spent Sunday in Lake City.
Miss Jean Phillips of Jefferson City, a guest of Miss Edith Burton, left Sunday morning for a visit in Kansas City after a spell as her guest in town.
Washington report describes Senate plan to vote July 21 on a substitute for the President’s food control bill. Democratic objections push revision away from stringent prohibition. Wilson signals acceptance of a main substitute lines while Hoover’s report warns farmers face wheat price slumps and consumers risk shortages if action delays.
Washington reports the corn area planted this year at about 121 million acres, up 15 million from last year and the largest on record. The forecast for the corn crop stands around 9.124 billion bushels, with potential to reach 3.440 billion if conditions hold. Winter wheat forecast at 402 million bushels, up 20 million from June but 80 million below last year.
Vallejo July 10 Five men died and thirty-one injured in a blast that wrecked two storehouses at Mare Island navy yard. Workmen returning across the straits report most nearby houses for workers and officers were destroyed or badly shattered by the explosion.
Prof. Manley O. Hudson of the University of Missouri has been awarded Harvard University's Doctor of Juridical Science, the nation's highest legal degree. Only two were awarded this year, the other to Prof. Schrieber of George Washington University. Hudson will resume teaching at Missouri next fall. Nearby notes: Chas. McFadin of Kansas City visited relatives. Warrensburg students and locals attended summer sessions. several residents returned home after visits with friends and family.
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