Elk Creek Township Announces County Clerk Nominee
S A Carter of Elk Creek Township is named the Republican nominee for county clerk. The announcement highlights Carter as the party choice for the upcoming countywide election and outlines campaign focus on local records, voter services, and administrative efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Carter
Elk Creek Township
Republican Central Committee
Justices of the Peace
Mountain Grove
E. H. Farnsworth
Clark
Robert Morton
Pleasant Valley
C. V. Ashworth
Wood
Dave Long
Anthony Larue
Gasconade
H. N. Matlock
Zeke Bowman
van Buren
Gus Carter
Brush Creek
Dan Ward
W. S. Thompkins
Boone
Tom Pope
Montgomery
U.S. Wade
James T. Blackwell
Elk Creek
S. W. Clark
James Pierce
Union
M. H. Williams
John Bowser
Fred Agee
John H. Bolt
G. B. Newton
Newt Headley
J. W. Oliver
Ed Coday
J. S. Shelby
el Creek
E. BE. Simmons
Democratic Committee
J. L. Jackson
M. E. Needham
M. V. Spain
Alfred Owens
Frank Long
R. W. Gaddis Montgomery
J. J. Prock
Tom Wimberley
Elk Croek
Jesse Webb
A. (. Curtis
T. J. Smittle
H. B
S A Carter Addresses Public About War Efforts And Health
S A Carter explains illness and influenza limited county canvassing after teaching 27 terms in Wright County. He details thrift stamp investment, Red Cross support, and intent to raise his wartime quota as needed, pledging fair dealings if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright County
Red Cross
Grove Spring Bank
J.M. Bohannon
J. W. Garner
S. A. Carter
Names thanked for cash on subscription
Is Your Name Here The following have our thanks for cash on subscription since our last report Miss Vivian Miller Colfax Cal 0.8 Coday Nashville Tenn Amos Peabody Kansas City Lee Monroe Topeka Kans Gus Hoover Sheridan Wye Mrs Belle Evans Mansfield R R Wright Mansfield B Otto Mansfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Miller
Colfax
Cal
Coday
Nashville
Tenn
Amos Peabody
Kansas City
Lee Monroe
Topeka
Kans
Gus Hoover
Sheridan
Wye
Belle Evans
Mansfield
R.R. Wright
Otto
Just Out Lightning Oil Store Polish Ad
Just out ad announces Lightning Oil Store Polish as new on the market. Claims to clean nickel, silver or brass and can polish warm or cold. Includes an agents wanted line attributed to Clare Tarbutton in Mansfield, Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightning
Clare Tarbutton
Mansfield
Local notes from Joplin and nearby towns
Tersely told snippets describe visits from C. C. Shafer of Joplin and Pleas Spurlock of Ava, illness recoveries for James and Owen Coday, a Maxwell car purchase, an accidental self injuring by Ellison Ghines, time change on Sunday, travel to Springfield and Wichita, a Farm Congress delegate appointment, births at three Springfield couples, probate actions of Mrs. A. Freeman, and Mrs. Turner moving to Seymour area with assistance from John Strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C. Shafer
Joplin
Pleas Spurlock
Ava
E. B. Garner
Hartville
J. E. Nevela
James
Owen Coday
G. O. Freeman
Mays Farm
Roy G. Norcross
Gringfield
H. M. Norcross
Fred Oblan
George Waters
Cape Girlardeau
M.A. Freeman
J. Clark
Horace Paul
Springfield
Maxwell
H M. Norcross
Marie
Macomb
Ellison Ghines
Hoover favors voluntary food conservation over cards
In Columbia Missouri J W Hallowell an official of the United States Food Administration outlined Hoover era policy favoring voluntary conservation rather than card rationing. He contrasted Germanys coercive bread and sugar cards with Americas voluntary system noting cost savings and broad public support. He cited wheat shipment successes and broad participation led by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Columbia
J. W. Hallowell
United States Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Hallowell
Germany
Berlin
Food Administration
Mr. Hallowell
New Maxims for Sugar Users in Wartime Economy
The guidance limits sugar to three pounds per person per month with guidance to save and use minimum amounts. It advises dissolving sugar in hot tea, canning with minimal sugar, and not exceeding two pounds per purchase in town or five pounds in rural areas, unless for canning and preserving purposes.
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England
France
Italy
What Your Bond Will Do In The Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
A wartime pledge explains that a $100 bond funds food for a soldier in France for over seven months and outfits him with winter gear and a revolver. It notes $35 more buys a rifle with bayonet and 1,000 cartridges, while a second $100 bond could arm him further and finance a bomb to attack dugouts or destroy machine guns as the war effort continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Beef Conservation Still Encouraged in Wartime Plea
F B Mumford Missouri Food Administrator warns lifting beef restrictions does not mean returning to prewar meat consumption. He urges consuming lighter grades, conserving heavy cattle for troops, and urges retailers to favor light cuts while sugar and wheat conservation remain crucial. He calls for national effort to share limited foods and avoid waste amid war pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Mumford
Missouri
Food Administration
Alllea
Mr. Mumford
Stunkers
Th Food Administration
Huns
Marne
Giving By Mary Carolyn Davies Poem About Sacrifice and Duty
The speaker reflects on sacrifice during hard times praising those who gave their lives and asking if continued giving to the country is right. It honors a son who died and a daughter left behind, noting the enduring memory and the burden of generosity. The tone is solemn and patriotic, urging reflection on national duty vs personal loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World News
Col
William Boyce Thompson
New York
Home Paper Service of America
Fourth Loan BroW In Pize Bo Our Boys Watch
Our boys will watch with eager eyes for the Fourth Loan Show. We can help and give tour, even though we're over here.
SAVE SUGAR AND FOOD FOR THE FIGHTING FORCES
Public wartime appeal urges Americans to save sugar and beef by limiting consumption and using substitutes. It calls to increase pork use, conserve wheat, and rely on fruits vegetables dairy and fish. It notes 1917 18 Allied support gains and asks how many pounds will be saved in 1918 1919.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted by doctors
An internal remedy is advertised as required to cure catarrh, not local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to purify blood and tone mucous surfaces, with testimonials and Dosage details. The notice also lists names of individuals and a trip by Douglas County residents to Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Coledo
Thomas Jefferson Hardcastle
William Logan Ross
Avery Otto Lae
Thomas Edwards Parsons
Homer Everett Henderson
Andy Pennington Hall
George Cornelison
William Jennings Bryan Gott
Hiram Lewis
Charles Sherman
Clyde Lafferty
Joe Davis
William Davis
Douglas County
Camp Bowie
Fort Worth
Texas
Administratrix Notice in Reynolds Estate Wright County MO
Beasie L Reynolds named administratrix for W G Reynolds estate in Wright County Missouri letters granted October 19 1918 claims shown within six months or barred one year from letters grant. Probate court judge Geo C Murrell seals document October 19 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.G. Reynold
Wright County
Missouri
Besste L, Reynolds
State of Missouri
County of Wright
Beasie L. Reynolds
W. A. Reynolds
Anid Court
Geo, C. Murrell
Notice to Registrants Cancelled Examinations
All examinations by the Local Board have been called off on account of the influenza epidemic until a later date. A. M. Curtis, Clerk of the Local Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Curtis
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Sass
Joe H. Dennis
International Farm Congress
Dennis
R. M. Rogers
Chester Crain
Martina Smith
W.O. Bishop
M. A. Freeman
J. P. Andeson
John Strong
F. H. Riley
Mumford
Mary Carolyn Davies
Jim
Betty
Jimmie
Rees
Red Cross Committee
Halleck
Gul
Mykrantz
Mountain Groove
Geo Breece
Thomas Kirk
J. A Dean
James Rowe
E. Odell
Seasion Acta
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