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Newspaper

The Evening Current

Location

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1918

Page

2

American food savings rise in 1817 18 meat output surge

Allies report 844 600 000 pounds more meat and fate in 1817 18 than the previous year. An increase of about 844 million pounds is noted alongside smaller figures such as 18 100 000 and 100 000. The text emphasizes large meat supplies and economic effects.

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Food Administration Praises U S War-Time Ration Efforts

Food Administrator Hoover writes to President Wilson praising American citizens for voluntary conservation and wartime exports. The year ending June 30 shows 141 million bushels of wheat and 844 million pounds of meat sent to Allies and troops, with total food shipments valued around 1.4 billion dollars.

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American Women Lead Food Shortage Postwar Effort

The speaker salutes all Americans for enduring a year of universal food shortages in the Northern Hemisphere. He credits both urban and rural sectors and praises the dominant role of American women in sustaining health and strength amid temporary hardships.

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Sugar Shortage Hits Spain and Portugal

Sugar prices soar in Spain and Portugal amid a poor beet crop and scarce ocean tonnage. Granulated sugar lands in Barcelona at 19 cents a pound, while Lisbon fixes brown sugar at $1.04 to 61.128 pounds. Beet sugar in Sweden runs at a different rate.

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Americans Urged To Limit Sugar Use To Two Pounds Monthly

The U S Food Administration asks Americans to cap sugar at two pounds per person per month until January 1, 2010, covering households, public eateries, and cafeterias. The plea cites Allied needs, low domestic supplies, disrupted beet and cane crops, and wartime transport constraints as reasons for restraint.

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Lakewood Visitors From Carlsbad and Dexter

Lakewood locals and visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry Jones and Ed Woerner of Carlsbad visiting Mrs R A Larremore and family. J F P McClure was a Carlsbad visitor Wednesday. J M Whitworth and S G Bridges made business trips to Carlsbad, with Bridges later transferring to Elida. George Wilcox moved from Dexter to Lakewood as manager of Kemp Lumber and Hardware, and a Lakewood native, now with ties here, is noted among the locals. Clarence Stanford and family, formerly nearby, were guests in Lakewood.

D. H. Burditt de Moss Place Fort Sumner Mixes Froma Mae Bridges Elida Mins Bridges Lakewood Mrs. A. McNeill Baby Texas Mr. McNeill J. W. Cunningham Mr. McClure George V. Price Julian Smith Carlsbad Colness J. M. Whitworth Carlabad G. Bridges Kemp Lumber and Hardware George Wilcox Dexter Itens Clarence Stanford

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