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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
2
A historic notice appears from Barres Count official paper recorded at the Postor City in North Pskers. The fragment notes an entry dated in the early formation of the locality, reflecting administrative activity and notarized registration.
In the northwest weather and fuel reports, P. Baker notes coal deliveries have fallen short of allotments as winter famine warnings grow. Branch line towns receive less coal than main routes, prompting emergency direct shipments to Fargo and Grand Forks. Lignite is urged where available, with extra care and shoveling, as a practical, safe option for furnaces.
Liberty loan bonds are safe investments with tax advantages and patriotic value. Seek banker advice before selling, as some schemes offer exchanges for dubious stocks or bonds. Ignore offers beyond market value and scrutinize all noncash or questionable proposals carefully.
An editorial argues war victory depends on united effort from all nations and every American. It urges saving, producing, and investing in government bonds, condemns anonymous critics, and defends open signature and fair fighting spirit, warning against cowardly backbiting.
The Waterloo Iowa draft board ruled that printers are non essential and should be placed in that category, aligning with limited manpower and resource directives during the period. This decision designates printers as non essential services in the current allocation framework.
In Waterloo a local draft board faced criticism for classing printers and Linotype operators as non essentials under the work or fight policy. The writer argues these workers are steady and vital to government needs, noting printers overseas and questioning the board’s judgment. The piece mentions publicity and drives like liberty loans and Red Cross.
A local commentary urges business men to use live advertising to attract customers. It argues that many farmers and travelers miss opportunities when goods are not advertised locally. A traveling salesman cites a patent product for patching silos, illustrating how ads can bring in immediate demand and save on payroll.
Behind our fighting army in France lies the great industrial army at home. Every worker can speed production, economize consumption, and lessen resource drain, aiding the Army and allies. By buying Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, workers help finance the war effort as President Wilson notes workers are bearing the national burden nobly.
A Times Record writer relays a Bates County farmer's plan to rake fields for loose heads of grain to save thousands of bushels. The piece also notes wartime wheat seizures by O W Roberts, Red Cross funding, and local mobilization efforts as America ramps up for war, with discussions about presidential salary and German strategy.
Dispatches report the government plans to take hold of the packing business to curb packers and remove their teeth from the system. The public has long faced hold ups and profiteering in meat and other supplies, and the note argues a timely, fair reform.
Jim Buttree reports accepting the commission as chairman of the Farm Labor Reserve committee on Saturday morning. He apologizes for the late notification and says he would have organized farmers if he had known in time.
An unnamed narrator lauds General Swanson for organizing shock troops amid a city survey. He notes 60 volunteers joined, calls for farmers to report grain details by phone, and compares Swanson’s leadership to historic figures while stressing proper command and local collaboration.
The piece argues that delay in supporting soldiers through investment is financial cowardice. It urges citizens to buy United States Government securities without hesitation, warning that hesitation harms national duty and patriotism.
Five hundred machinists at Navy yards and arsenals plus production and file clerks with experience depart mental. Stenographers and typewriters for both field and departmental service. Application blanks and information to Vernon T. Gale secretary Civil Service Board Valley City post office. Mr and Mrs R W Bassett and little daughter return from Montana after an eight hundred mile trip by car noting good roads and weather. Mail Carrier Guy Martin on vacation from government duties seeks harvest work and wages. Frank Towne finishes harvesting an 800 acre crop with a very nice yield and we are glad to hear that this i.
North Dakota's August sugar allotment drops to 1,852,000 pounds from July's 2,646,000, with certificates totaling 2,277,567 pounds. An exception favors farmers and threshing crews, allowing three pounds per person per month while others receive two, and farmers gain flour and bread purchasing privileges to match city allowances for Victory bread with 25 percent substitutes.
Barnes County Chapter American Red Cross report lists July ship ments to Division Headquarters Minneapolis including gauze dressings cotton pads paper back pads split irrigation pads pneumonia jackets gauze rolls hospital garments bandages and socks with approximate value of about 140 dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jenson express gratitude to the kind for special, summer hospital econ who tendered assistance during the sickness and death of Hjalmar Socks Hanson. They thank those who sang and provided hospital linen items and comfort kit bags. Report lists totals for towels, bags, and miscellaneous items with approximate values and notes July and August allotments.
Washington reports the food administration revised beef consumption rules in public places and private homes. Restrictions to serve beef more than once daily in food establishments and limits of one and a half pounds per person weekly were suspended to direct cattle choices toward lighter hides. Drought in Texas Oklahoma and other western states endangers meat herds and accelerates market cattle movement.
Mrs Nancy Henry of Fingal dies Friday morning at 81. She is mother to Mr and Mrs C W Pollock of Fingal and formerly resided in Valley City. Funeral Sunday at 1 PM with interment in Valley City, cemetery not yet learned.
Chief Swanson leads 24 husky men who invaded Chas Zaun's farm six miles south of town and shocked more than 260 acres of grain in a few hours. Zaun watched the effort and praised the workers for rapid, efficient field work.
A brisk recruitment note from Mankato Commercial College invites readers to request a free catalogue from Mankato Minnesota. It emphasizes practical courses to become indispensable in the workforce and to secure bread in the world.
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