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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
2
The Evening Current edited by L. Perry is a daily Carlsbad New Mexico newspaper published by Carlsbad Printing Co. It entered second class matter on April 16, 1917 at the Carlsbad post office under the 1879 act, with Sundays exempt.
Government control has railroads operating as a unit with economies like cutting unnecessary branches and consolidating offices. Director General McAdoo’s advisers recommend a 25 percent passenger and freight rate increase to cover surging costs and maintain solvency amid rising wages equipment and material prices.
Edward Everett Hale's The Man Without a Country is showcased under American Defense Society auspices. The photoplay aims to rally Americans against German propaganda, with profits supporting anti espionage efforts and wartime defense drives nationwide.
Decoration Day was observed in Carlsbad with a church service, band music, and a large cemetery turnout. The Boy Scouts supervised grave decorations for soldiers, cedar wreaths were placed, and speeches honored veterans while reflecting on national sacrifice and unity.
The twenty three drafted men departed for the camp of instruction after a Carlsbad send off. A Bates hotel supper featured the Gerlach orchestra and host Mr Bates. Red Cross packets were given at the airdome while Hoy Scouts and Judge C H Jones led a march to the picture show. Mrs Kerr funded half the comfort packets and many local women helped. The men, described as husky and fit, left amid best wishes and confidence they will serve well.
A grasshopper species capable of long flights was found 12,000 miles from the African coast aboard a Norwegian vessel. The insect, captured at sea, reflects the widespread awareness of grasshopper travel in that oceanic region.
Historical notes describe Exquimaux customs with women owning property in common, equal council participation, and no concept of private land. Query arises over private property concept in states and reactions from white interlocutors.
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