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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1918
Page
2
The Evening Current edited by L Perry is issued daily with Sundays excluded from Carlsbad New Mexico. It is a second class matter entered April 16 1917 and published by the Carlsbad Printing Co under the 1879 act.
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A call to donate a dollar for the Red Cross explains how eighty cents aid a mother figure aiding French and Belgian children and wounded soldiers. It urges buying tickets in local stores, notes distribution of twenty cents to Eddy County groups and other charities, and mentions political nominations shaping state leadership.
The New Mexican favors Governor Lindley for the Republican ticket but faces a poor electability view. Democrats and Republicans agree Lindsey cannot win, leaving Be K Veeder of Las Vegas with the best chances. Rumor says Senator Fall seeks another term, while Democrats search for a strong candidate to beat him. Attorney General Patton may run.
War Department instructions to local boards in Santa Fe New Mexico detailing discipline for registrants enroute to mobilization camps. Includes assignment of brassards by local volunteers or officials and notes about telegraph and radio operators seeking individual induction through the Chief Signal Officer in Washington.
Mobilizing America’s Man Power Bulletin No 34 lists weekly programs beginning August 8 including talks by Pratt Oliver Minter Tracy Poore and chaired by John W Armstrong. Sessions cover labor, cooperation and rewards for groups assisting war effort across August 13 to 17.
A wartime appeal asks readers to enlist in the Army of Savers by buying War-Saving Stamps to support the war effort. The notice urges patriotic action and outlines the stamp program as a civic duty for households and individuals.
About sixty five workers reported this morning to clear a 600 by 600 foot landing area east of town. One lane is nearly finished and over forty loads of stones have been hauled away. Boy Scouts assisted. water access rules for hydrants during fires are stated. penalties up to 25 dollars apply. The ordinance becomes effective five days after publication.
Assessor Roy Waller reports Eddy county taxable property at 9 973 750 for 1918, up 1 216 285 from 1917 when rolls totaled 8 768 465. Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. For job printing, contact the Cur rent and they’ll handle the rest.
Ordinance 141 prohibits using water from city hydrants within Carlsbad during the progression of any fire. The mayor and city council enact this rule to conserve water and prevent hydrant depletion amid fires.
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