Landrith Urges Sober Army and War Duty in Texas Address
Dr. Tra D. Landrith, prominent lecturer and former VP candidate, declared that America needs a sober army to win the war and urged wartime prohibition with Wilson and Hoover supporting food conservation. He praised national unity, criticized alcohol, and urged voting as a duty, calling slackers those who do not cast ballots.
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Tra D. Landrith
United States
Redpath-Horner
Landrith
Daman
Lama
Woodrow Wilson
America
Tle
Germany
Red Cross
Kaiser
Belgium
Serbia
General Pershing
von Hindenburg
Texas
Reclassification of ALT Newlywed Re crimination for Army Service
Provost Marshal General Crowder announces drastic draft rule changes. Local boards must re classify all marriages since May 18 1917 affecting deferred or class 2 status and dependency claims. The order directs immediate reclassification to reflect new exemption rules for those married before January 15 1918.
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Jocal Exemption Board
Congress
Wis
Elaime
Cliss Bo
Large 21 Year Olds Register for World War I Service
Nearly complete reports to the Provost Marshal General show 744,865 young Americans who turned twenty one in the last year registered for military service on June 5. Some 20,588 registered 21 year olds are already enlisted across the army navy or Marine Corps. New York leads with 69,502 registrants and Nevada has 561. Texas ranks fifth with 34,256, below New York Pennsylvania Illinois and Ohio.
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Washington
Cefisns Bureau
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Census Bureau
New York
Nevada
Texas
Pennsylvania
Hinois
Ohio
Proclamation Urges War Savings Pledges On June 28
The President calls all adults to pledge and reaffirm War Savings Stamps by June 28 National War Savings Day. Meetings at local school districts will collect pledges and require individuals to sign official pledge cards. Pledges already made should be delivered to county or national committee representatives.
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United States
National War Savings Committee
Treasury Department
Nationwide War Economy Demands Industrial Readjustment
The war is a national effort not a battle between armies. All 100 million citizens must adjust economically to war conditions. The focus is on boosting production of war essentials and conserving materials and labor for the army and navy, not on spending money on nonessentials.
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Treasury Department
United States
Enlistment Insurance Information Urged for Draft Quota
War Department urges men likely to entrain for army camps to learn about insurance, allowances to dependents, and related provisions. Details are at the local Exemption Board office. Coell Storey, chairman, notes many have already inquired and asks others to come early to avoid last minute rush for information.
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War Department
Coell Storey
Exemption Board
Crowell People in Vernon Area Report Rain Crop Outlook
Crowell residents J. L. Leeper and A. N. Vernon and J. W. Wishon visited Vernon and nearby. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Andrews of Crowell spent Sunday with son J. B. Andrews. The group notes recent rains have blessed Foard county with a splendid crop outlook.
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J. 2. Leeper
A. N. Vernon
Crowell
Vernon
J. W. Wishon
L. G. Andrews
J. B. Andrews
Miss Erma Batchelor Weds Fe Spradling In Vernon
Miss Erma Batchelor and Fe Spradling were married Saturday night June 15 at the bride’s West Texas street home with Rev M Long officiating. Only close family and a few friends attended. The couple will reside in Vernon until Spradling enters military service at Camp Travis later this month.
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FE. L. Spradling
Erma Tatchelor
West Texas Street
Rev. M. Long
Miss Batehelor
J. M. Batehelor
Vernon
Camp Travis
J A Ball Dies in Vernon After Illness at 84
J A Ball died Saturday morning June 15 at his daughter Mrs S N R Tisdal's home in southwest Vernon. Short services were held at the residence Sunday night led by Rev HL M Long. body shipped to Port Worth for services today. He was 83 or 84 and lived with his daughter for fourteen years. Survived by five children including Mrs H Jackson, J M Ball of Houston, Minor Ball of Fort Worth, Miss Mary Ball of Chicago, and Mrs N Z Tisdal of Vernon.
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SN. R. Tidal
Vernon
Suneday
HL. M. Long
Port Worth
Ball
Tisdal
Tie
Presbyterian Church
Fort Worth
Jackson
J. M. Ball
Houston
Minor Ball
Mary Ball
Chicago
N. 2. Tistal
Holding Court at Memphis
Judge J A Nabers returned to Memphis to hold district court yesterday. He expects the court to continue through next week.
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J. A. Nabers
Memphis
War Savings Day Proclaimed for Vernon June 28
Vernon Texas Mayor Harry Mason proclaims June 28 National War Savings Day urging all adult wage earners and taxpayers to attend 2 PM meetings at local school houses or Court House to pledge savings for War Savings Stamps. The proclamation calls for investing 801,000,000 nationwide and reports attendees must be reported to the U S Treasury.
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Mid Witharger County
Inmayver
United States
Staite
Texas
Tfs
National War Savings
Vernon
Court Horse
Tinvry Misen
State of
United States Treasury Department
National War Savings Committee
National Treasury Department
Tsler Ne Ebti Yen
Vernon Tail
Harry Mason
Draft Age Extension Urged as 3 Billion Men Reach Arms
Provost Marshal General Crowder told the Senate Military Committee that extending draft age limits will be necessary to sustain the current rate of call ups. He projected three million Americans under arms by August and cited already called 2,428,000 from the 242,8000 intake with further additions from registrants and reclassifications.
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Senate Military Committee
General Crowder
Crowder
Clige 1
West
Laat
Deo
Chass B
Ile
Ham-Ramsey Meeting Postponed to Wednesday Start
The Ham Ramsey meeting has been postponed and will begin Wednesday night June 26. The tabernacle hosting chautauqua services will be used for the Ham Ramsey gathering at the same venue.
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Ham-Rameer
Tabernacle
Ham-Ramsey
Order of names on primary ballot by lot in Wilharger
The county Democratic committee met in the courthouse to set ballot order and fill vacancies. Despite few candidates, primary costs rise with bids from county judge to constable and state offices. Ballot order for U S Senator through Chief Justice was decided, with committee positions and future meetings noted.
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Odell
J. M. Jautrett
Harrold
N. FB
Striettend
Kmllert
T. Waggoner
Tutmage DL
Ehaddleston
Highland
D. M. Paratey Ronda
J. Ayres
Farmers Valley
S. EL Swim
Downs
D. W. May
Fargo J
T. Murr
Hinds
K. H. Wright
Mack
C. C. Hawley
Lockett
Sol Davenport
Okinaion
Wilharger County
United States
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Great
Volunteer Army
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F. L. Spradling
Waurika, Okla
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N. R. Visdal
Ing
Jie
United States Treasury
Harry Masoy
Democratic Executive
Pear
Made
Jas
E B. Ferguson
Bell County
Henry Clark
Erath County
W. P. Hobby
Jefferson County
W. W. Grobbs
Lant County
L. A. Bailey
Parris County
John M. Henderson
Morris County
John R. Moore
Anderson County
W. A. Johnson
Hall County
W. Davidson
Harrison County
B. Cowell
Grayson County
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