Warning citizens that if they have not purchased loan bonds that they should before Friday or else their name and amount will not be printed with the rest of the names. Ties into Mrs. Mattie Calbreath being unpatriotic.
A citizen of a local community writes in to Mr. Metcalf about how they will do anything to win the war because they are so proud to be in the county that they live in because they all show loyal and patriotism towards the United States.
In this letter to Metcalf, he becomes aware of a situation occurring in the town of Lineville, Iowa. He is supposed to take care of the situation at his own discretion, but promptly. In the bottom of the page, there are some hand written notes as…
A Mr. Keasling "is making threats a gainst the government by threatening to resist the draft of his sons, threatening bodily injury in case his sons are called."
A request from George Porter, Council of National Defense Washington, Chief of Section, to the several State Councils of Defense, to send 1000 posters to be used at the council