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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
3
The U S Food Admissions urges farmers to remove all male birds this summer to boost food supply and profits without extra cost. It claims roosters threaten the nation’s food supply and suggests selling or killing male birds. Lic 621768.
The page notes Hanly Green in Hannibal hosting visitors and promoting thin suits priced five to twelve dollars. It lists residents and visitors such as Miss Agnes Mudd Reginald Ragland and Mrs Emma Jackson. It covers wartime nursing education plans, Food Administration price guidance on cereals, and personnel changes at W C Welch’s office in St. Louis plus a convention trip by Mrs Thiehoff and Miss Tuley.
A long inventory shows 137 occupations with varying demand across the Army and War Department. Mules handling and higher engineer ranks are in need, while horse handlers, blacksmiths, butchers, and cooks are sought after. mechanics with auto experience are valued. Interpreters and chaplains are oversubscribed, while clerks seek specialist roles. Postal and money order duties for expeditionary forces under new arrangements are noted. Also listed are help wanted ads including a female alteration room supervisor and local social notices.
Five girls and one boy graduate from Holy Rosary School as Miss Mary Kendrick earns valedictorian honors. Diplomas awarded by Rev. Fr. John Ryan. School season led by Sister Stephanie with sisters Philomena Anastasia and Stephen. Monroe City Orchestra opened exercises with an overture and a patriotic chorus. Two plays and two drills performed. Six local youths enlist in the navy before registration day, with assignments to Great Lakes training. First Porto Rican laborers to work on government contracts expected within a month, with housing arrangements underway.
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