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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
4
A long line of Red Cross workers is listed with numerous names and initials. The roster includes Mrs J T Woodard Mrs L Laud TG Gunter Mrs W A Matheson Minerva Barr C T Adams H W Lowery J G Uswery John Lucas J E Wallace L C Leftwich Olga Wood and many others ending with Ida Pearl Morris and Helen Hamilton among others. The compilation reads as a community roster of volunteers without additional details or roles.
Following the President's proclamation Carlabad business houses close Friday April 26. Businessmen and employees devote their time to Liberty Bonds and Thrift and War Savings Stamps while Carlabad schools receive a half holiday to assist in the drives. The Home and School Association postpones its meeting to next Friday and grades exhibit then.
Lieut. Col. Charles B. Lee of the British Royal Flying Corps touts student aviators’ feats as vital skills for battle. He argues risky maneuvers train pilots to maneuver for position, not to thrill. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carder of Artesia visited the county seat in their car.
The government urges immediate coal purchase for winter, citing lower current prices and fixed mine and freight rates. It warns supplies may run short and highlights government allocations of locomotives and cars to move coal. A table shows prices and freight rates for Colorado soft coal to Carlsbad, with changes possible but not expected soon.
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