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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text shows editorial and publishing notes for a Carlsbad newspaper. It mentions editor and manager Perry, a post office listing, and publication cadence Bendays excepted, with subscription and office details inferred from the damaged lines.
Convicted killers Maria Cuevas and Silverio Silva were sentenced to hang in New Mexico for the August 1917 murder during a dance hall confrontation. Trial details describe Cuevas stabbing Hernandes, a gunshot from his uncle, and subsequent actions leading to the fatal attack. Additional local notes mention family news and community notices.
The text urges national belt tightening after war, stressing austerity in clothing food and fuel. It calls on Americans to economize resources and lend support to government finance to sustain postwar operations.
Fragmentary OCR discusses financing the war through government bonds and loans to sustain soldiers with food clothing and ammunition. It critiques domestic spending and calls for directing resources to the military effort rather than other government expenses.
The statement alleging a plan to confine or freeze deposits is dismissed as baseless rumor. Officials say no authority exists to seize or control citizens' money.
Fragmentary OCR notes list a Roswell resident Swearingin and reference monthly dates. The snippet mentions a car, throat, and a Lamers city area with dates on the 10th of each month.
Maxby and family return from Palomas Springs after a water incident involving Ko Shattuck. Dave-Meines Dean traveled to Carlsbad last week and came back Saturday. Mike Iribarne returned from Pini last Wednesday and left for Carlsbad on Thursday morning.
The fragment reports residents such as Julia Shattuck, Lyon, DeMoss, and Latham visiting relatives in Queen, Dayton, Pinion, Lamesa, and Curtihad. It notes sickness lists, returns home, and plans to travel for Christmas and to defend the country, reflecting community life and concerns.
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