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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1917
Page
2
William J. Rupp longtime Green Bay restaurant owner and chef has joined a unit at Allentown Pennsylvania and earned the rank of sergeant. He plans to go to France soon.
Christmas Day produces a break in the Current. The paper will resume on Wednesday. The editor extends season’s wishes for health and prosperity in 1918, hoping readers enjoy good fortune and happiness despite the interruption.
Monticello Indiana brothers Jal and Alva Goble, both in the regular army since 1916, met in England after years apart. Jal stood on a town sidewalk as Alva’s marching column passed, and a brief exchange sparked their first reunion since enlistment.
Wilkes Barre Pa report of a two family dwelling 24 by 47 feet built for miners’ housing by Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. Contractors claim completion in sixteen and a half hours from laying the foundation at eight o clock to final plumbing heating and roofing. The crew included several contractors and tractors with a small force.
The Kalwer family owned a Liberty Bond purchased by Gustav Reeak Jr. from Philadelphia. During closing of Geran estate, Odie the operator uncovered a Liberty bond worth 90 dollars.
In Macon Georgia a note mentions chyotes, a vine vegetable unknown to many, proposed as an edible pickle or relish to augment food supply during wartime. The article hints at appetite and possible use despite limited familiarity.
A Spokane Humane Society dog named Dawn, saved by a crutch after a broken leg, became famed for using a front leg as a makeshift crutch. Former owner J B Rowan, WW tender, notes the animal’s almost human use of the improvised aid.
A cave named Cave of Winds has been found in the Columbus Miami mining area near the Quapaw state line. Miners report winds so strong that lamps are blown out instantly. The cave was once water filled but nearby mining pumps drained it. when pumps stop, water again accumulates.
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