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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
2
Local residents, visitors, and families are noted in Mansfield with visits to Hartville and Norwood, war bonds campaigns, Red Cross donations, and a touring show by Flannagan's and Damion's. An aeroplane will drop Liberty Loan literature, and a new theater policy by Riley and Ward is announced. Community notes cover church, school, concerts, relief efforts, and upcoming public entertainments.
The second quarterly conference for the M E church will be held here at 2 30 p m Monday. District Superintendent W D Sidmang of Springfield and Rev G W Holmes will be present at lowest prevailing rates. No delay. adv Geo B Freeman.
A vast Liberty Loan campaign mobilizes thousands of speakers from the National Speakers Bureau and local bureaus. Former President Taft, cabinet members, governors, actors, and actresses will headline events as preparations exceed prior drives with more than 600 meetings planned by opening date.
C D Welles Jr 17 of Memphis Tenn sold the most Liberty Bonds in the second issue earning a gold medal from the National Boy Scouts Council. He sold 1390 bonds valued at 446000 while Troop 22 won the state prize by selling 665000 in bonds.
A wartime appeal urges Americans to buy Liberty Bonds to aid the war effort. The message warns failure to back the government could bring disaster and loss, promising interest and a final return of principal. It notes theaters in Los Angeles will host Liberty Loan Nights and that the drive will spread to cities nationwide.
During the Third Liberty Loan drive, pink and yellow cards identify individuals who can but do not buy bonds at full value. Pink cards record slackers who underpay relative to their means, with renewals and possible federal action. Each county chair and federal district follow similar plans to expose those not meeting their duty to buy bonds.
Union barbers in St. Louis, after a wage increase, are urged by F A Heller of Local 102 to invest part of their higher earnings in Liberty Bonds. About 600 members now enjoy a guaranteed weekly pay of 16 dollars plus 60 cents on every dollar over 24. Haircuts rise as shop owners cover higher barber wages.
Prominent Kentucky educator at the University of Kentucky urges national unity and action in wartime. Citizens can enlist, register for the draft, work for the government, buy bonds, and conserve food and money. Bonds fund government needs for wages and supplies, enabling continued war.
The article explains that farmers may underestimate the link between shipbuilding and their profits. It argues that government bonds money funds ships that transport farm produce to Europe, enabling crops to reach Chicago and Kansas City markets. Without ships, farmers’ goods could not reach buyers, and bonds support this vital link.
Forest Home notes a sunny spell and mild warmth after cold days. William Hatfield and wife visit mines south of Norwood with a hopeful outlook. J. P. Snyder lease drilling progresses. high grade ore expected. Ed Anderson plans a sale and Kansas work. Local mine owners from Joplin inspect Norwood mines. Jake Yates and W Vaughn fill mine work. Obituary notices for Augusta Anderson Smoke Hall and Mrs Sophia Headley, including the deaths of their relatives and survivors.
The fourth grade studies denominate numbers while students prepare for final exams this week. Miss Rosa Morgan and Miss Golda Norcross compete in declamation and singing at Springfield events with the girls glee club, under Mrs. J. E. Craig, while the concert by Prof. and Mrs. Kinsey is well received. The school has a new roof. Miss Jewell Hoover leaves for a better pay role in Kansas City, joining Rialto Pharmacy. The group plans to perform “Stars Brightly Shining” at the inter high school contest in Springfield with a roster of named soloists and choristers. Buy Liberty Bonds, chicken dinner Saturday.
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