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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
4
Residents note sufficient goods for daily needs though expectations vary. Suppliers report steady imports and local vendors maintaining stock, keeping prices stable as shoppers navigate limited but reliable availability.
Local items report flour at Lewis’s and Prairie Queen, a bridge finish by H A Holmes, funeral in Cherokee, property sales including farms, residents visiting and traveling to Minneapolis for work, a looming snow season, a hardware demo at Bischel’s, and multiple moves, family visits, and business notes from nearby communities.
Local items report births, visitors, and visits among Aurelia residents including Andrews, Daw, and Westphal families. Upcoming events feature Aurelia Pecernon and Aurelia boys basketball at the school grounds and a library fundraiser for "OH BOY" at Idle Hour Theater on November 7.
The Red Cross, at the request of the U S government, seeks disabled service men to accept free treatment in civilian public service hospitals and compensation during care. About 50 000 men are affected though only 4 000 have applied. The Red Cross notes misunderstandings and urges ex service men to apply locally for admission after examination by a district health officer.
The American Red Cross has advanced about 80 000 in loans to roughly 4 000 disabled soldiers as they adjust with the Federal Board for vocational training. The loans are not charity. they support soldiers and Red Cross staff coordinate with vocational boards and public health services to fill gaps when government checks mis-carry or during school approval, subsistence, and transportation needs.
The American Red Cross organizes a nationwide peace program with 60 base hospitals ready for military use. Chapters form emergency committees to survey supplies and identify housing, food, drugs, blankets, and clothing. A November vote targets 20 million members and 15 million dollars for disaster relief.
The American Red Cross shipped two million crates and 218 million pounds to twenty one countries from ten US ports between April 1 1911 and July 1 1919. Operations spanned Atlantic and Pacific routes during and after World War I, from New York Baltimore Boston Montreal Newport News New Orleans Philadelphia San Francisco and Seattle. The organization also purchased supplies in host countries for soldiers and civilians.
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