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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
4
An account of military drilling and discipline scenes from Plattabure NY describes captains prompting attentiveness among troops. The narrator recalls the tension of attention, the captain’s gaze, and the focus on orders while demarcating the early formation of a regiment and the role of Casey.
British announce missing flyer Captain Albert Ml fatally hurt May 7. He reportedly fought three German planes near Mine Trvar Leon Whee, dying in action at twenty one. He had a record of downing enemy craft and earned the Distinguished Service Medal.
Those assigned to the flying corps receive a 50 percent pay increase and 50 cents per day for extra duty. The article discusses training, promotion prospects, and the roles of enlisted men and aviation mechanics within the Navy and Marine Corps, noting the need for discipline and technical aptitude in aviation.
A thorough instruction covers disassembly cleaning assembly and all adjustments for each type of aeroplane motor used at the station.
The pension bureau, amid two applications since war declaration, chose the label The War of 1917 for archival use. Ruth Thomas of Annapolis widow of Clarence C. Homing, killed on the Vacuum, and Hannah Hall of Jamestown New York, widow of Frankie Halborg, a member of the Home guard, are named in the fragmented notice.
New York reports the Rockefeller Foundation has granted Dr Livingston Farrand a year leave of absence to lead a plague and tuberculosis campaign in France. He will supervise the work with experts to prepare literature, educate the public, and organize four mobile units, loan committees, and nursing centers for dispensary care under French government aid.
Hood River Oregon rancher Lube Jensen plans to expand potato plantings by three packs and faced a squirrel problem. He scattered poison to deter the burrowed colony but the rodents consumed seed potatoes and stored them in their underground caches. The incident underscores a worsening rodent issue on the farm.
A ten year old boy Joseph Helsner, a lieutenant to the cadet corps at Public School 4, Long Inland City, was found strangled to a bedpost at his home on W Sunwwick Street. Police note he played alone and practiced rope work, with a mock plot his mother discovered after her return.
In Lite Rock Arkansas Harvey Ethridge an eighteen year old Conway County youth left his plow in a furrow to go to the city and enlist in the navy. He spoke haltingly before a meeting crowd but earned long cheers for offering to serve his country.
A historic dispatch notes American plows aiding Arab farmers in Palestine under British mandate. The piece contrasts Arab, Jewish, and German plows, claiming American tools yield better results and criticizes local conditions and plantable plots amid tension surrounding Jerusalem.
The Lewiston mayor has challenged a local pastor to a six round public debate at the city venue. The challenge aims to address community issues and foster dialogue between city leadership and local religious leadership in Me.
Methodist Church schedule lists Sunday school 9 45 a m preaching at 1 p m Epworth League 7 p m since 8 p m A C Bell pastor Baptist calendar shows Sunday preaching 11 a m Sunbeam Missionary Hand 2 30 to 4 80 Junior HY D P A 220 to 4 80 Senior B Y P A 7 to 8 reachinit & to 9 Wednesday evening prayer meeting to 9 Thursday Women’s Auxiliary meets monthly at the church Friday choir practice in the evening
St Edwards Church announces services every Sunday at 7 a m with low mass and an English sermon. Mass and English sermon follow the same schedule.
Christian Church lists Bible school at 9 45 a m and preaching service times 8 30 p m with prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Apprasal welcome by Pastor D F Sellards Grace Church Episcopal notes Holy communion and morning prayer with sermon at 11 a m led by F W Pratt church services outlined for the Lord's Day in the period notice
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