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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
The government issued a circular with twelve questions for conscription registration. It explains how to answer name age address and birth date, citizenship status, employment, dependents, marital status race service history and draft exemptions. It warns not to alter the instructions and to have answers ready for the registrar.
Washington reports the administration's food survey bill, the first food control measure, cleared the house by a record vote and allocates 14.77 million dollars for an immediate resources investigation and production boosts. Aims include rapid estimates and ongoing monthly reports led by Herbert C. Hoover.
Tornadoes swept through Kansas Illinois Indiana and parts of Tennessee Arkansas Kentucky and southern Illinois on Sunday. Mattoon Illinois reported fifty four dead and five hundred injured with two million dollars in damage. Charleston Ill and Andale Kas also suffered major losses and dozens injured. An explosion in Gerlach Nev destroyed two hundred thousand dollars worth of distillate in thirty cars bound for San Francisco. Washington proposes a wartime junk collection drive urging children to aid relief by forming local organizations.
A statewide effort to place a suffrage referendum on the 1918 general election ballot was announced. Frank Helvey of Lincoln will lead signature collection with headquarters in Lincoln. The measure would grant women voting rights in Nebraska beyond constitutional offices, with petitions requiring about 31 000 signatures across two fifths of counties. Also listed are ten National Guard personnel bound for Fort Snelling for officer training and a roster of names for Company K and related units.
State Treasurer George Hall remitted 500000 of Nebraska educational trust funds to the Federal Reserve Bank at Kansas City as the state's Liberty loan subscription. Drafts on Omaha and Lincoln banks totaling 250000 were deposited. Earlier in the week one half of the total subscription had been forwarded as drafts of 1000 to 3000 on smaller banks led by educational funds.
The university athletic board re elected Guy E. Reed assistant director and financial agent of athletics until the end of the 1917 football season due to uncertain status of athletics. Regents direct funding after Sept. 1, 1917 must come from gate receipts, not taxation.
Statewide financial trends show Nebraska bank deposits rising by more than six million dollars each month, totaling over sixty six million dollars higher than a year ago. Secretary Tooley reports the cash buildup marks a record gain of about 464 percent from the previous year. Labor bureaus are forming statewide to supply farm labor, with ten organizers and officials meeting to coordinate efforts and plan widespread bureau reach in the coming weeks.
The Nebraska National Guard design for medals honoring non commissioned officers and privates who served on the Mexican border last year has been chosen. About 1,700 men will receive the two part souvenir featuring an eagle and shield with inscriptions. Also noted is the issue of druggists resisting permits to buy ethyl alcohol under dry law, due to bond rate concerns. Nebraska extension service calls for women and girls to teach canning with school programs planned in twenty districts.
A broad push for efficiency in farming argues higher grain prices will endure and Canada’s West offers strong returns. Case studies show Mr. C. A. Wright of Milo Iowa, and Nobleford, Alberta, yields from wheat oats and flax with reported per acre averages and substantial net profits after costs. Affidavits from Newell J. Noble and Nancy Coe detail high harvests and favorable conditions, bolstering the call for modern agricultural business practices.
A reader asks a playful question about what to do with a wristwatch at night. The reply suggests tucking it under the mattress to avoid waking during sleep.
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