President's Proclamation Urges School Children to Aid
President Wilson calls on school children to join the Red Cross effort and serve their nation through school activities. The plan teaches saving, supplying needs for wounded and famished, and sharing relief stories under teacher guidance to foster future citizens. Pastor Rev. D. E. Baker arrives next Monday to lead Ath First Baptist Church, plans meeting with members and friends at Wednesday prayer service.
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United States
American Red Cross
Eget
Red Cross
D. E. Baker
Ath First Baptist Church
Local Women Register and Community Effort Moves Ahead
Athens residents await registration cards from the Woman's Committee. Cards received enable registration at Athens branch Library on September 2 and 20. Volunteers will assist women over sixteen to sign up for patriotic service. The effort aims to enlist willing women for national and local needs.
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Council of National
Athens
Wien
America
United States
First Food Survey Returns From Over Ten Thousand Dealers
Reports from more than 10 000 dealers reached the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Markets as part of a wartime food survey. Firms must complete and return schedules on hand and in transit for specified items. penalties may apply for willful refusal, though compulsion is to be avoided if possible.
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Federal Food Survey
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Mamta
Bureau of Markete
Moscow Cow Produces Fourth Calf on Smith Ranch
A Moscow cow on the Smith ranch delivered the fourth calf of a twin birth in the inner swath area. The oldest pair were a few months over three years old and each had two calves. The third pair were yearlings, while the youngest pair, five days old, were kept for a potential bull.
Portland Chamber Urges Special Legislature Session
The Portland Chamber of Commerce urged Governor Withycombe to convene a special session to pass aid for dependent relatives of soldiers and sailors. About 100 prominent business leaders attended the luncheon. William F Woodward led the push for immediate state action, while others favored relying on existing organizations.
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William F. Woodward
Baker
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Withycombe
Oregon
Portland
B. L. Hampton
A. F. Flegel
Holman
Tate
Whvrr
Woodward
Farm Borrowers Tap Federal Land Bank for Northw est Aid
Roughly 62 million dollars was routed to farmers in the Northwest through the Federal Land Bank for agricultural development. Funds appear to have been issued by the land bank bonds to support local credit and farming projects.
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DugInoa
Rowad
Fedurial Land Bank
Spo
Flour Floods East As Western Mills Surplus Grows
Western mills flood the East with flour as a surplus grows in New York and across the country. Julius H. Barnes of the Food Administration Grain Corporation notes dropping flour prices and bakeries adjusting, with 40 ounce loaves selling for ten cents in some stores. Great Northern Railroad president Touid W. Hill cites near city labor shortages as a key trouble, while wheat marketing moves forward three weeks late due to congressional action.
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New York
Julius H. Barnes
The
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Iwell
Frisco
Congress
Touid W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Annual Library Report Roseburg Food Distribution Details
Roseburg will supply meals to troops moving between Ashland and Salem from September 20 to 25. The city is allotted 7600 meals with 40 cents per meal, 10 cents of which to the Lovinl Red Grow fund. From October to 8 approximately 10,090 more will pass through Roseburg for feeding.
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Roseburg
Ashland
Salem
Arrangemanta
Governus
Lovinl Red
Prom Optober
Rovebury
Governor Withycombe Urges Delay in Adjutant General Assignment
Governor Withycombe telegraphed Secretary of War Baker protesting Oregon Adjutant General George A. White being assigned to Army duty before draft work in Oregon is finished. He urges postponement of Militia Division order and notes White’s effective handling of state duties.
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Withycombe
Baker
George A. White
Oregon
Thayerut
Capitol
Hav
North Carolina
White
Civil Service Examinations Open For Washington State Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces exams for stenographer typewriter field service and other positions in Washington. vacancies include Puget Sound Navy Yard Beemerton clerical machinist draftsman inspector of ammunition and various engineers with salaries from daily wages to yearly sums. Apply to Harbark F Ward Director Room 301 Puget Sound Building Seattle. Cole's Hat Blast advertises big bill reductions.
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United States Civil Service ‘Commision
Puget: Sound Navy Yard
Beemerton
Washington
Male
Parsons Wee Negad
Harbark F Ward
Diatrice
Puatolza Building
Saattle
Wash
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