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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
4
A 1918 wartime piece from New Mexico honors sailors and soldiers with calls to send a smoke for Sammy and Jackie. It salutes resilience, patriotism, and sacrifices of U S forces, naming places Georgia Tennessee New Mexico Texas and praising liberty and justice.
American officers at the front in France learn a trick to obtain fresh fish without fishing. A former British Army major spots a pike by a rear lake and uses grenades to scare and harvest fish for dinner, later sharing the method for trout in Flanders.
A telegram from Frank to Sprong in Carlabad New Mexico states Lieutenant Sprong is at a base hospital in McFay France and much better with possible return to the States when able. The message is signed Captain Base Hospital and reports a serious injury but improving condition.
Mrs. Robert Gorley slowly recovers from appendicitis and remains bedridden. One cook is to be entrained for army service on the 29th instant. No volunteers have come forward for the police post, and a young man is noted to have volunteered his actions.
Miss Gladys Bush travels today to El Paso to visit cousin Mrs. Harry Patehin for a few weeks. Carl Livingston returns to the Livingston ranch hoping for rain after a dry spell. He notes the range looks like Verdun in battle while others share his drought worry. An automobile load of Hope country fruit arrives for sale in town, featuring Plumas peaches of quality equal to prior years.
Local notice announces the Carlsbad Willard Storage battery service station will operate from Ohnemus Shops under Atdlwck Ohnemus & Son. The ad invites patronage and promises the best service. Separately Maxolo pure corn product seeks ladies for summer canvassing with generous commissions via social grocers.
Mrs. J. A. Hardy’s car stalled in the Otis community this afternoon. A passing gentleman assisted and a machinist arrived to diagnose the problem and provide a remedy, allowing her to continue her trip.
Walter Burns and his wife left Carlsbad after a month there heading to Cherry Valley Arkansas. Burns had been employed by the Joyce Pruit grocery company during their stay.
Mia and Fred Nymeyer with sons B A and Robert Bert travel to Nadine New Mexico. They take Effie May Cowden to live with grandmother Leek, while Wayne Cowden remains in family care.
Judge J G Osburn spent yesterday in Artesia representing two clients in a case tried before the Justice Court at that place.
A steady downpour lasted about two hours followed by similar rain at the Harkey ranch south of town. Mr. Harkey said conditions look favorable for more showers tonight. Let there be rain.
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