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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1918
Page
2
The Tre Evening Current is entered as second class matter on April 16 1917 at the Carlabad New Mexico post office under the March 3 1879 act. It is published daily with Sundays excepted by the Carlabad Printing Co.
The text appears to be a garbled copyright and republication notice from the Associated Press claiming exclusive rights to news dispatches. It references AP ownership and republication terms but is incomplete and lacks a clear event or person.
An editorial urges a joint campaign after the Liberty loan drive to fund six officially recognized war relief organizations. It weighs pros and cons of merging drives, distribution plans, and the War Department’s possible support, considering efficiency versus organizational separateness.
G M Pendleton sends a personal update from miles southwest of Huechita to Eddy County readers. He recounts travel through western New Mexico to Phoenix and St Johns, visiting friends, ranches, and farms, noting dry conditions, recent rains, and prospects for crops and cattle. He mentions Uncle Ed, Dick, Pendleton family, and several old acquaintances, ending with a note that later rain improved the bean crop.
A fragmented line suggests funds may be collected by one joint campaign or by separate drives, indicating flexibility in how contributions are gathered.
Wallace Smith and Reagan Middleton with wife and two children traveled from their ranch southwest this afternoon. Mrs Middleton and the children have been two weeks visiting her parents Mr and Mrs. James Tulk at the Crawford.
D. L. B. Ervin is downtown today for the first time since an accident six to eight weeks ago. The doctor notes no weight on his limb but he moves around with a cane at home. Charles Weir and wife have returned to Monument. Weir was drafted but excused until a later call.
Helen Weir is expected to return tomorrow from Kansas City where she had been attending school for some time. Her absence had been noted locally as she pursued studies away from home and relatives anticipate her arrival with interest.
Cary Thompson arrived at noon from his ranch in the neighborhood of the K's. Mr Thompson reports very good rain on the ranch recently.
American vaudeville star Elsie Janis entertains troops near the fighting lines. Her songs and capers win cheers from soldiers who admire her M C A work in France.
In New Philadelphia Ohio William Lennox aged seventy tells Deputy Probate Judge J T D Bold that his mother Mrs Lennox is living in Bridgeport Connecticut at the age of 106 when he applies for a license to wed.
Last night the City Dads approved steps to force all residences to connect to the sewer, citing health protections as a key aim. A committee was formed to studypossible municipal purchase of the waterworks, with a view to saving costs and possibly issuing waterworks bonds after an election. The panel will report at the next regular meeting.
A. M. Hove, based in Amarillo as publicity contact for Santa Fe, arrived Monday afternoon and remains in town. He came here about a week ago with Willan, who will go to a ranch with friends. William has been in Santa Fe as a student this past winter, and Howe is traveling toward Silver City.
The bulletin lists weekly evening outlines and speakers for the week beginning August 6 1918 chaired by John W Armstrong with notices of substitutions and speaker changes for sessions from August 6 to August 17 including topics by W A Craig Tracy Mellvain Toore Minter Poore and Linn and departments on labor and cooperation during wartime mobilization.
The text urges thrift and thrift store values during wartime, promoting economical living and recycling. It highlights community support and collections of useful goods to bolster wartime efforts and conserve resources.
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