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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
4
A weekly Friday notice states a subscription rate of 1.50 per year paid in advance and indicates second class mail status for the Lexington MissIntelligencer print edition. It directs communications to the paper and references the post office location in Lexington.
Messages proclaim money as vital to victory, urging prompt, large subscriptions. Emphasizes immediate funding for war aims, destroying German morale, saving lives, and avoiding future indemnity loans. Calls on Americans to act now as part of the nation’s greatest struggle.
A call to enlist support for a war loan stresses that any small investor can help the Allied effort on easy terms. It promises a perfect security, tax-free returns, potential rate increases if bonds pay more later, and frames the loan as an investment in the Stars and Stripes for current and future generations.
The Central College for Women schedule lists events from June 2 to June 5 including an alumnae reception and art exhibit at 3 p.m., a junior recital at Murrell Auditorium, Baccalaureate service at 11 a.m. with Rev. James W. Lee D. D. of St. Louis, Old Students Reunion at 3 p.m., Grand Concert at 8 p.m., Forty-eighth Commencement at 10:30 a.m. with address by Rev. John W. Caskey of Kansas City Morrell Auditorium.
Citizens subscribe a substantial sum to resist by court injunction or other legal means the holding of any street fair on Lexington streets for three years from June 1, 1917. This advertisement is published to give notice that legal action will be taken if necessary.
Mrs Frank Griser and her son Frank Jr left this morning to visit relatives in Lincoln Nebraska. Mrs Z A Wright travelled to Kansas City on Tuesday for a short visit.
Brigadier General Crowder explains the twelve draft questions and an official guide to answers. He warns that exemption claims do not guarantee relief and outlines grounds, including family dependency and specific roles, with registrar prompts and citizenship definitions. The guidance covers age reporting, present occupation, and special exemptions for officials, religious sects, and military employers, plus notes on naturalization and declarations.
Mrs G P Fawks traveled to Kansas City on Tuesday for a brief visit staying a few days. She was accompanied by no other named individuals in the readable text. The note reflects a typical society item from the period.
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