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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
2
The Evening Current edited by L. Perry is issued daily with Sundays omitted from Carletad New Mexico. It notes its second class mailing entry date of April 16 1917 under the 1879 act.
A clipped AP dispatch appears in this paper, noting exclusive republication rights for pews dispatches credited to the Associated Press and stating local news is published herein.
The official Cotton Distribution Committee led by Thomas Walker Page announces it will not fix a raw cotton price now or in the near future. It urges avoidance of unauthorized reports and says normal market transactions will proceed at market price unless the committee directs a change.
Vera Carder reports Pecos Valley residents have shown strong patriotism since America entered the war. Citizens bought Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps, saved food and cloth, and adopted a serious mindset. In the last Liberty loan drive the valley purchased several thousand dollars more than required, with Carlabad singled out for high patriotism and Hooverization.
The Pecos Valley community willingly served as volunteers and contributed beyond calls during past campaigns. This year the region reports record foodstuff and cotton production, with land once unused now productive. Women’s field labor lags but is expected to grow, and residents supported flour and sugar conservation, the Lick the Ranger club drive, and anticipated Liberty Loan contributions as a path to freedom and peace.
In Salem Oregon women replace men called to war service in the state highway department. They drive water carts as roads are damped down, operate as checkers and weighers at gravel pits and rock bunkers, and may replace discharged workers where practical. State Highway Engineer Nunn orders substitution where feasible.
A local notice urges residents to purchase War Saving Stamps to support the war effort. The announcement emphasizes civic duty and provides purchase guidance through post offices and designated banks during the campaign period.
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