Giddings Urges Red Cross Support in War Drive
Hon E J Giddings told Red Cross workers in Pontotoc county that indifference harms the war effort and urged subscription to the Red Cross drive. He warned against slackers and said the Allied victory may take years with Germany’s defeat pursued by a united front. The campaign, led by J M Wintersmith, will start in school districts Monday and run through Wednesday night.
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E. J. Giddins
Red Cross
Mr. Giddings
Germany
America
France
Belgium
Roumania
Serbia
Pontotoc County
J. M. Wintersmith
Why We Must Pay for Red Cross
William Allen White argues the Red Cross performs vast humanitarian duties beyond medical aid, beyond government capacity, and relies on unpaid volunteers. He cites aid in Italy and France, relief funding, and the independence that allows flexible, on the ground action without political credit.
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RED Cross
William Allen White
Ada Hosts Colorful School and Red Cross Parade
A large Ada parade showcased school children in garden work banners and Red Cross outfits, led by a juvenile band. Boy Scouts and home guards added military flair as citizens watched for blocks, followed by a church program with officials urging continued school funding and garden efforts.
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Red Cross
Prof. Cruz
First Methodist Church
L. T. Walters
Board of Education
Ada
J. W. Dean
Bridges
Oklahoma
Merrill
Red River
America
Morris
Red Cross Drive Boosts Pontotoc County Chapter Achievements
Secretary W. D. Little says Pontotoc County Red Cross marked its first birthday with a strong fund drive. Six districts meet goals as membership swells to 933 annual, 1,321 subscribing, 15 contributing, 10 sustaining, 116 life, and 20 patron members while nursing, tuberculosis hospital work, and French children aid highlight the chapter's impact in wartime morale.
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W. D. Little
Pontotoc County
Red Cross
M.levin
of Oklahoma
Ada
American Red Cross
France
Washington
Toul
Nancy
Germany
Evian
East Central normal commencement plans announced
The ninth annual East Central normal commencement begins May 19 and runs through May 21 with a senior musicale, a senior play, and sermons by Rev. Dr. Arthur Lee Odell and class address by Pres. J. W. Cantwell. The note also highlights war work tied to A. and M. College and local cooperation.
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East Central Normal
Arthur Lee Odell
Henry Kendall College
Tulsa
J. W. Cantwell
A. and M. College
Odell
British Block Ostend Base Sink Vindictive In Concrete
British naval forces block the German submarine base at Ostend by sinking the obsolete cruiser Vindictive across the harbor entrance. One British motor boat was lost. casualties were light.
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Associated Press
London
Ostend
Admiralty
Paris
Grivesnes Park
Mont Didier
Albert
Somme
Ancre
Lys
Message of loss and pledge and a college fund plan
A grieving parent recalls a son sent to fight the Hun and killed in No Man's Land, with a mother and father choosing to donate the saved college money to the Liberty Loan to help others. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports on the Boys Working Reserve surpassing 130,000 enrollments nationwide as young men join farm work efforts.
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Liberty Loan
George Tibbits
Rochester
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Reserve
New York
Pennsylvania
Message from Charles Wagner on peace and liberty
New York May 8 German crusade for world domination draws a pacifist appeal from Charles Wagner Paris author of The Simple Life. He warns against a German peace and urges Americans to oppose violence and defend liberty.
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Charles Wagner
Paris
Wagner
United States
National Committee On the Churches
Goliath
David
Poland
Alsace
Lorraine
Washington
Lincoln
Hay ties and binder twine from W. C. Rollow sale
Readable text notes hay ties hay machinery and binder twine offered by W. C. Rollow with a date fragment 5 9 5tw. The item list hints at a rural supply or auction context led by the noted seller.
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W. C. Rollow
Limitation On Ministers Pasturates Lifted In Southern Methodists
Atlanta May 16 The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South adopted the minority report on the time limit for ministers allowing bishops to appoint indefinitely upon quarterly conference and cabinet approval. The body also voted 172 to 76 to replace holy catholic church with church of Christ in creed and ritual, a change eight years in the making.
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Atlanta
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Committee On Revisals
Bishops
Holy Catholic Church
Church of Christ
For Sale Pure Bred Duroc Jersey Pigs
For sale 10 week old pure bred Duroc Jersey pigs sired by large modern boars from equally bred sows. Price 20 dollars per M. Zimpel, Ste a.
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M. Zimpel
Stea
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