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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
3
Roswell hosts business visitors including H E B Eggleston from Roswell and Dr W Doss from Artesia. Marriage licenses issued to Silverio Murilo and Sista Nabarrete of Loving. Residents travel for ranch work, training camp drafts, and relocation to Avalon, Toyah, and Roswell as families and couples visit or move.
Mr and Mrs Claude Farris arrived back from a trip to El Paso Monday night. Mr Farris was turned down in his navy admission application due to a defect.
The Social Service meeting planned for Thursday at the home of Mrs. J F Flowers has been postponed to Friday at 3 PM due to other Thursday functions. Mrs Flowers desires full attendance of participants in the work. The note mentions Red Cross week contributions and a letter from Mrs John W Moore reporting over 1500. Henry G Muldrow left for El Paro to join agricultural service with the U S government. He expects to be sent to harvest fields and will be joined by Mrs Muldrow and baby when location is determined.
A thrift theme urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing War Savings Stamps. The notice promotes frugal living and civic duty during the home front mobilization.
LW W Starf L P Adair linotype operator at the Lovington Leader was arrested on a complaint by the plant owner for altering and removing parts. He was laid off, slept in the shop, was found at midnight by the night watchman, admitted the act, and produced the missing parts. He posted a $500 bond and awaits grand jury action.
The Woodman Circle degree team and officers from Carlsbad traveled to Artesia yesterday for a cordial, profitable gathering. Four cars carried members including J B Leck and Mrs Leck with others. four candidates were initiated with full ceremony amid warm reception and fraternal spirit.
G H Gibbs of Weatherford Texas bought a section with an eight section lease west of Seminole from W C Wilson this week at thirteen dollars per acre. Joe Lane near Cap Rock leased the ranch. Lovington Leader Mrs. Robert Breeding received a letter from her daughter Ida who taught in El Paso schools for two years and plans fruit packing this summer. The gov ernment asks young ladies to help pack fruit to free men for the war effort. Breeding is in San Diego and is the first Carlsbad girl to volunteer for that service branch.
Brother Joe and Sister Vida travel with Milford Hedgpeth and Barry Hedgpeth to Pecos to visit Rev and Mrs J F Hedgpeth. Former Pecos pastor Hedgpeth is warmly remembered. relatives from Glendale and Carlsbad also noted. Pecos residents extend a cordial welcome for a several weeks visit.
The Crawford Hotel offers a few rooms for rent by the month at reduced rates and invites inquiries through phone number 49 for any printing line needs.
Merchants of Carlsbad announce that starting next Monday only one daily delivery will occur. Orders before 1 PM are delivered the same day. after 1 PM the next workday. Deliveries begin at 2 PM and continue until all orders are served. This aims to reduce nonessential labor as wartime economy tightens.
An advertisement promotes an excellent Brown Bread Muffin or Pao Cakes mix made from wheat with coarse bran and the starchy portion removed. It urges trying a sack of the product.
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