President calls for volunteers for war service week
Washington reports President Wilson issued a proclamation designating June 23 to 30 as recruiting week for the regular army. Unmarried men aged 18 to 40 with no dependents were urged to enroll to help reach a wartime force of about 800,000. The action aims to speed recruitment after slow daily numbers and fill a remaining shortfall of roughly 71,000 troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
War Department
Raus
France
Powell Convicted of Conspiracy in Pulaski Circuit Court
Special to The News. Little Rock June 21 Walter V Powell was convicted of conspiracy in Pulaski circuit court first dan and sentenced to one day in jail and fined 100 dollars Powell sought to control the legislature Two senators Burgis and Sims were found guilty one entering a guilty plea the other found guilty by the court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Walter V. Powell
Pulaski
First Dan
Powell
Burgis
Sims
Tent Meeting Planned by L L Bennett at Laneburg
Notice states L L Bennett of Hico Louisiana will start a ten day tent meeting at Laneburg beginning July 13 1917. Everybody invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Bennett
Hico
Laneburg
British Shipping Losses Rise In Teuton Submarine Attacks
London reports 27 British ships over 1,600 tons sunk this week, with five under 1,600 tons also destroyed. No fishing vessels were lost. The tally marks the highest weekly British losses since late April, part of a continued surge in German submarine warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Red Cross Subscriptions For Nevada County War Relief
A city committee led by Mayor Randolph P. Hamby organized to solicit Red Cross War Relief Fund subscriptions. Nevada County aims for 20 000 dollars with early canvassing yielding 927 dollars by noon and plans to push toward thousands tomorrow. Numerous individual donors are listed with amounts from 1 to 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph P. Hamby
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Gala Day for Prescott July 4 1917 Parade and Picnic
Prescott plans a grand 4th of July celebration with a parade featuring a float for every business, band concerts, a tennis match, and an old-time basket dinner. The Home Guard will drill and march, business houses close, and residents urged to bring baskets of victuals for a community feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Nevada Council of Defense organizes amid WWI effort
The Arkansas State Council of Defense sent a committee to Nevada to form a County Council of Defense. C. B. Andrews was elected president and F. J. Johnson secretary. Committees named cover executive, finance, sanitation, food supply, labor, military, state protection, Boys' Working Reserve, and industrial survey with numerous local appointees and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas State Council of Defense
Nevada County
Thos. C. McRae
Nat Martin
Thomas C. McRae
C. A. Smith
H. V. Scott
H. E. Bemis
Dan Pittman
Liberty Loans
County Council
S. J. Hesterly
G. A. Buchanan
W. W. Rice
W. V. Tompkins
John C. White
S. E. Munn
R. D. Martin
Steele
G. Rynne
Thos
C. McRae, Jr
Army
Navy
McRae, Jr
Clint McCuller
Byron Moody
Martin Guthrie
L. A. Willing
Ham
Dexter Bush
J. E Barham
Charles F
Pittman
C. C
T. S. Bryan
A. W. Nowth
W.R. Whitten
G. Cummings A. F
Logan Bracy Haynie
RL. Blakely
R. L. Blakely
Robt. Blakely
Jack Blakely
Thomas Blakely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ofer
Hesterly Drug Store
Pulaski County
Teuton
United States
America
Busi
Bank OF Prescott
Prescott, Arkansas
RED Cross
Nevada
H. Vick Scott
Prescott Hdw. Co
C. Hamby
Wes
J. A. Davis
A. P. Buchanan
T. P. Meadors
W. F. Denman
W. K. Buchanan
R. B. Hardy Gentry
Buchanan T. O. McDaniel
A. M. Westmoreland
K. W. iMrs
Wren Scott Co
F. Newth
Edith Tedford
Cecil Johnson
Jack Johnson, Jr
Archie Johnson
Geraldine Johnson
Wm. Johnson
Fay Johnson
Hess Johnson
S. R. Young
J. D. Cantley
L. A. Murrah
JJ. W. Carrington
John Carrington
J. A. Wilson
O. B. Been
J. B. Beavers
Mary Jones
T. G. Moody
D. S. Bush
Josh Moore
Band Boys
Council OF Defense
Qzan Mercantile Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!