Dig Up for Our Boys Liberty Bond Appeal
Billy Sunday calls on all Americans to buy U.S. Government Bonds of the Third Liberty Loan to support the troops. He frames financial sacrifice as essential for victory and the postwar leadership, urging even those claiming age or inability to fight to contribute.
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Billy Sunday
Liberty Bond
Pershing
Haig
Petain
Foeh
Justice of the Peace
America
U.S
Are We Slackers War Time Diet Cue From Long Beach Woman
A Long Beach reader argues that women should curb eating at social events to conserve food for the war effort. She urges three meals daily and elimination of snacks and between meal treats, noting both women and men share blame for wasteful eating. The piece mentions a British cartoon and ends with a light wartime quip.
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Long Beach
Uncle Sam
Arcadia Board to Improve First Avenue Aimed at Sidewalks and Lighting
The Arcadia Board of Trustees announces a resolution of intention to improve First Avenue with concrete sidewalks five feet wide, curbs, crosswalks, and ornamental street lighting from Falling Leaf Avenue to Walnut Street. Bonds of 25 dollar assessments will fund nine year debt at seven percent. Public objections May 15, 1918, in Arcadia City Hall.
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Board OF Trustees
City OF Arcadia
First Avenue
Falling Leaf Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Firat Avenue
Santa Clara Street
Walnut Street
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Board of ‘Trustees
Ofice
oMec
Council Chamber
Board of Trustees of
City of
Arenadia
St. Joseph Street
Arcadia
Millard
Taylor
Arthur
Harris
Simms
Notable Local Happenings and Social Notes
Fore and Mrs Stemmons plan a five day Southland auto tour. Co operative club to hold May Basket social May 10 at 6 30 pm. City trustees adjourn to Friday after Allies Carnival. General Strong receives saddle horse from Mrs Anita Baldwin at Camp Kearny. Mrs Gee and Grimes family visit Long Beach. A Red Cross pig raised by Mrs Baldwin sells for 150. dog 105 rooster 28 duck 20. Three Santa Fe cars carry balloon school supplies to Arcadia from Kansas City via C A Walker. Bible Revelations study at Rev and Mrs Hazeltine Arcadia Street Arcadian Crescent every Tuesday at 7 20. Chet Schwarzkopf to resume navy enlistment after recovery. Mildred Grimes trips Catalina Island by private yacht with Monrovia Fort McArthur friends. Note: 100000 women employed by Prussian Hessian railway per Leipziger Zeitung.
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Red Cross
Alhambra
Anita Baldwin
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The
Arcadia Journal
A. L. Wooldridge
California
Brainstather
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
Walnnut Street
State of
Dan W. Simms
Board of
Ethel Grimes
Co-operative Club
Board of City Trustees
General Strong
Camp Kearney
Mrs. Gee
FE. Grimes
Ethel and
Evelyn
Mrs. Grimes
Kansas City
C. A. Walker
Santa Fe
M. B. Hazeltine
Arcadia St
Arcadian Cres
Chet” Schwarzkopf
San Francisco
Navy
Mildred Grimes
Catalina Island
Monrovia
Fort McArthur
Ww. S. S
Prussian-Hessian Railway
Leiivsige Hlustrierte Zeitung
Arcadia Hardware Co
Arcadia Lumber
Vicinity
San Gabriel Valley Lumber Co
A. E. Muller
Arcadia, California
the National Bank OF
Monrovia, California
Granite Savings Bank
Renaker Company Funeral Directors
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