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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
2
Mrs Mullane and daughter Mary and Mise Delia Gist travel to Proscott Arizona for a likely extended visit. They drive via Van Horn Texas and Armoni, with editorials and weddings coverage noted. The piece previews an editor’s vacation and hints at future coverage shifts and community engagement.
Fragmentary text outlines wartime conscription measures with exemptions and penalties. Mentions President’s stance, initial forces, and funding considerations including a $25 threshold. Unclear specifics due to damaged OCR.
Official General Orders from Fort Sam Houston Texas dated May 4 1917 prohibit sale of intoxicating liquors to officers and enlisted men in uniform except medicinally. The order enforces penalties up to 1000 dollars fine or twelve months imprisonment and requires immediate cessation of dispensing at army posts with a 48 hour grace to dispose of on hand supplies.
South Dakota farmers boost spring wheat acreage as war drives high food prices. Farm hands receive 35 to 43 dollars per month plus board, a rise from years past. Wives and children join in work to maximize output while urban residents plan larger gardens. The state eyes a record crop as Carter era policies push increased cultivation.
Secretary Daniels approves an insignia for all airplanes, displaying a white star with a red center on the upper and lower wings. The national colors appear as three vertical bands red, white, and blue from rear to front. A similar emblem is used by American aviators in France.
A fine Jersey bull will be found at the Club Stable, ready to be used by those with cows seeking a good animal for breeding and service.
Court docket for the term shows multiple dismissals with or without prejudice, guardian appointment, replevin bond recovery, and dissolutions. It records confinement terms for several State of New Mexico prosecutions and sets trials for June 25 26 1917. Notable items include C C Dow guardian appointment, final decrees of matrimony dissolutions, and various civil actions involving The Continental Oil Co Midland M Thompson and others.
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