Loc a and Personal Note Highlights Hillsboro Visit
Miss Engeniatibson spent the weekend at her home in Hillsboro. See Dick Aemerong of Mr S By Osteen has moved to Moulton after a visit of several weeks in Tennessee.
06 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
1
Miss Engeniatibson spent the weekend at her home in Hillsboro. See Dick Aemerong of Mr S By Osteen has moved to Moulton after a visit of several weeks in Tennessee.
Mrs John Oxford Windham of Decatur recently was the guest of relatives here. She stayed for several days and enjoyed the hospitality of local kin.
The newspaper notes Mrs. W. I. Hefis has been seriously ill for two weeks but is now greatly improved, signaling a favorable turn in her health and relief for family and readers.
Break your Cold or L and Grippe with doses of 666. Conver Picture Frames and Convex Glasses all sizes from 1.50 to 94.50 at S B Osteen's in Moulton Alabama. Mr B L Owen of Columbus Mississippi visited here last Thursday and Friday.
Dr H G Cowan was confined to his room for several days last week after being threatened with pneumonia, reflecting a serious health scare that prompted rest and medical attention.
Robert Foerster of Murfreesboro Tennessee general manager of the Tennessee Cedar Company is in town attending company business. Lucian Jetton sold his home to Venut Wright and plans to move his family to Town Creek or enter the mercantile field locally.
The Ladies Missionary Society will host a chicken stew Friday night starting at 6 o'clock in the building recently occupied by the Pastime Theater. Clark Bragg, formerly with W. P. Irwin & Co., now serves the trade for Delashen & Howell. Rupert Montgomery works behind the counter for R. M. Byars.
Mr and Mrs Chas Walk ey have taken rooms with Mrs Jackson Windhem in a brief society notice noting a residence arrangement and social ties.
Advertises positions for selling lubricating oils greases and paints with salary or commission. Apply to The Harvey Oil Co. Cleveland Ohio.
War Loan Organization field rep D I Crowley with Chairman A L Windham plan an intensive county canvass in Lawrence County to promote Liberty Bonds. The next issue is expected to be eight billion dollars with farmers in six states buying heavily. government funds pay soldiers, provisions, and war costs.
Announcement shows J M Byars, currently a member of the Court of Revenue from the Southeastern district, entering the sheriff race in Lawrence County. A Democrat, he will compete in the upcoming Democratic primary next August and is noted as a well known county figure who will be a factor in the race.
Paul Wade has rented the Harris hotel and will run it in the future. The notice calls for tick eradication with a stated aim to reduce meat pounds quarts of milk and butter plates as ticks increase.
Nearly 1400 deaths have occurred in the armies of the United States with the large st percentage in the National Guard. The report highlights rising casualties across branches and stresses the impact on National Guard units and state forces.
W R Jackson and Brigadier General Hubbard visited Decatur last week. Hubbard, adjutant general of Alabama, thanked county officials for their efficient handling of registration and draft regulations. He noted over 4 000 Black residents remaining out of training due to crowded cantonments and said he does not expect a second call before April.
Announcement lists W H Smith as Democratic candidate for State Senator from the Second District covering Lawrence and Morgan counties. He is a Lawrence county resident, connected with the firm Houston Armstrong at Town Creek, and expected to face no Morgan county opposition in the upcoming primary.
S B Outeen, the town photographer, has returned from Tennessee and resumes work. He is praised as the best picture man a small town has ever had and offers photography enlarging and framing services, with Ostegn as contact.
Secretary Baker outlines wartime supply and manpower plans before the Senate Military Committee. He cites 600,000 troops in France by early 1918, French and British artillery support, and reliance on French industrial resources. He notes virgin wool uniforms, equal treatment of white and Black soldiers, 60 million shells under manufacture, and U S railway and port preparations.
Alabama feed administrator issues strict rules on flour sales requiring a pound of a cereal substitute with every pound of wheat flour sold. Allowed substitutes include barley, corn meal, oatmeal, rice products, and more, with an exemption for farmers using corn meal by signing a certificate. Consumers must limit flour to 96 pounds per household and promise wheatless days and meals.
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Government binding instruction requires retailers to display and enforce flour sale refusals. Violators face penalties by law. Report any breaches to the Alabama feed administrator. Retailers must inform customers and treat the order as authority for restricting flour sales.
News items note Marie Corell fined three hundred fifty dollars in England for sugar hoarding while comparisons show national sugar allowances. Additional tidbits mention high sugar consumption in the U S versus France and Britain, and a Syracuse woman suing for damages over a canary. Also brief notes on naval hospital ship nurse corps and a local Rook Club gathering with guests and menu.
The Kentucky Senate approved a statewide prohibition bill sent to voters in November. If ratified, the prohibition would take effect July 1, 1920, with liquor exemptions for sacramental medical scientific and mechanical uses. The Legislature had already supported the federal prohibition amendment.
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