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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
2
The piece urges boys and families to celebrate Independence Day without fireworks due to wartime powder shortages. It compares wartime sacrifice to Valley Forge resolve, insists substitutes should be planned that appeal to youth, and encourages picnics and patriotic readings to honor the flag and country while maintaining holiday spirit.
Friends of Mr and Mrs W M Reid secure heavy oil wells near Shreveport Louisiana with three wells sunk on leased and retained tracts. They have been offered hundreds of thousands for the tracts but refuse to sell. Government to take over big express firms under McAdoo plan. Trucks scarce and work scarce. farmers expect a huge crop. Steamer Tuckahoe brings coal after keel laying. J B Hagan DG Co store closed for insurance adjuster after a recent fire. Hanly Green dress shirts advertised.
Mrs W L Green receives a war letter dated May 12 from son Corp E L Green of Co E 2nd Div Am Trains. He reports being well, mentions Mother’s Day, rain and mud, and hints at possible return. He discusses reading Blue Books stories Fire Correct and Kamerad, and notes a saddlebag shortage and a hospital rest place for The Short Cut. He comments on oversea caps and hopes to see his mother’s reaction, asks for greetings to Papa and Lena, and thanks for candy and towels.
Still unconscious and in critical condition after a street car wreck in San Antonio Texas on June 4. Physicians see a possible chance of recovery. Also notes state officials expect new school textbooks this fall as the county school commission changes all texts except three. Lost watch reported in Monroe City with initials RLJ. Mrs Ed Jones offers reward. Geo Chipman visited Kansas City. his wife recovering from appendectomy in hospital. Hanly Green advertises mens trousers from $2.00?
The Food Administration surveys the national ice situation to prepare for sudden shortages from fires or weather. Federal administrators will map ice availability for shipment and aid quick relief, building stored ice and maintaining supply during hot weather. Reports will guide inter state information exchange and records of nearest ice sources.
German hints about Hindenburg’s halt imply the campaign will not reach Paris immediately and a new fighting method may emerge. The commentary pressures patience, hints at a sea move, and suggests allied fear while observers await a decisive turn.
cattle receipts liberal this week with steers in various weights showing mixed changes. prime and choice cattle range from 14.50 to 17.60 per hundredweight, with feeders and stockers posting mixed gains and losses. Sheep and hog markets also noted, with hogs 50 cents lower and tops near 17.50.
Harry E Strean received a district deputy grand master commission for Monroe county with eleven lodges. The new law requires personal visits and installations of officers. He succeeds Geo E Chipman, giving Monroe City Lodge two consecutive grand lodge officers.
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