New Mexico Urges Liberal War Work Campaign Support
Governor and county chairmen promote the United War Work Campaign urging funds for seven war agencies aiding soldiers at home and abroad. Eddy County raises about 1000 of a 4800 quota as volunteers press for nationwide participation. Holiday gift packages for Allied services are accepted up to eleven pounds with proper labeling and prepaid postage.
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Washington
Linda
United War Work Campaign
United States
Santa Nay Ma
Lots
T. C. Borne County
United War Work
Campatan
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Horne
Hoot Braden
Eddy County
Red Cross YM. C. A. Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
Connec
Alliedslies
Europe
International Parcel Post
A. &. Burleson
Postal Mails to Foreign Countries Up to November 20
Office of the Postmaster General reports international mail sent and received through November 20. Data covers postal activity, counts, and routing in the 1918 calendar year based in Washington D C.
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Wirtwar
Ahl
Red Cross Comfort Kits, Bedside Bags Ready for Shipment
The Red Cross unit has completed sixty comfort kits and sixty bedside bags. Workers cut 2000 pads and received 600 pads, each with absorbent cotton and newspaper layers. They request old newspapers from households, gatherable at collection points, and note twenty sweaters and 200 pair socks arriving to keep volunteers busy.
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Red Cross
Roswell Weekend Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr Hugh Gage and wife spent the week in Roswell. The Methodist church completed and services were held there for the first time. Mr and Mrs Willard Dates were in town Thursday.
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Hugh Gage
Roswell
Mrs. Willard
Local Docket of Visitors and News from Hope
Artesia visitors Mr Tom Young and two daughters. P H Adams from Roswell. Uncle Tom Blakeney grieving son Bud killed in action in France Oct 6. Locals send sympathy to family including W L Whitaker and Ed Bryant. Several residents spend time in the mountains and in El Paso for school work. flu reports sparse. Clyde Bant ill with pneumonia.
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Tom Young
Artesia
P. H. Adams
Roswell
Tom Blakeney
Thomas
Bud
France
W. L. Whitaker
Earl Whitaker
Ed Bryant
Rex Wheatley
Doc Swift
Mountains
Lucile Gibbs
Medcals
Rey, Jenkins
Rev. L
Smith
Edgar Woods
Iva Lewis
el Paso
Leslie Larremore
Elk
B. Riley
Hope
Tom Prude
Liz Prude
Fred Gibson
Fred Wilson
Carlabad
Clyde Bant
Sam Lewin
Misa Opat
Lakewood Rejoices as Hostilities End Amid Festivities
Lakewood residents celebrated the news of ceasefire with school dismissal and wild excitement. Townsfolk cheered and fired fireworks for hours, then hosted a late evening hardware store bonanza before Dr. B S Furay left for Fort Winfield Scott to serve as a medical corps lieutenant.
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Lakewood
B.S. Furay
Fort Winfield Scott
California
T. G. Low
George
Luther Wilcox
Carle Millman
Mra
W. W. Snyder
M. H. Campbell
Carlsbad
M. Whitworth
Giles
Artesia
Tom Runyan
A. P Rowland
Jeff Bolt
Dr. Furay
Carlsbad Visit and Family News Share Local Life
Miss Dana Harrison and Miss Mary Cauncy spent last Saturday at the Cauncy home in Carlsbad and visited the Causey family for two days. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Selmeyer called in Carlsbad on Thursday, with W. W. Snyder also a Thursday business visitor. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rowland welcomed a baby girl born Wednesday night, with both mother and child doing well. Arthur Rowland, distressed, is focused on his daughter and remains silent about other matters.
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Dana Harrison
Mary Cauncy
Carlsbad
Causey
G. H. Selmeyer
W. W. Snyder
A. P. Rowland
Thanksgiving Suggestions for War-Time Meals
The piece urges conserving for overseas support while enjoying a bountiful Thanksgiving. It promotes storing up reserves like Joseph, praises plentiful crops and domestic staples, yet warns against waste and excess fat. It suggests using sugar ration wisely and substituting sweets with syrups and dried fruits to sustain morale and supply lines.
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Turkey
Card of Thanks for Eddy County Hospital Helpers
Acknowledges assistance to patients at Eddy County Hospital during the recent influenza epidemic. Expresses thanks and appreciation to those who aided the hospital and its patients.
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Eddy County Hospital
Asan
New Mexico Salvation Army Drives Surpass Fund Goal
State chairman P M A Lineau and state treasurer Robert B Lynn report New Mexico Salvation Army subscriptions total 24625 72, well above the 15000 state quota. The relief fund concluded with strong public support across the state.
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P. M. A. Lineau
Robert B. Lynn
The
Santa Fe Bank
New Mexico
Salvation Army
Mrs Claude Farris Travels By Train Through Loving
Mrs Farris is spending the day in Loving and traveling by train this morning.
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Claude Farris
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