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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
3
The American Red Cross extends rapid medical aid in Vladivostok aiding over 20 000 Czecho Slovak refugees including 4 000 children. Red Cross doctors treat hundreds of wounded fighters as relief work expands with help from Tokyo and Shanghai chapters and local Vladivostok fundraising.
St Luke's Hospital at Tokyo rushed to Vladivostok with medical supplies to care for incoming wounded. The organization includes a 200 bed base hospital, a rolling canteen, two sanitary trains, a field first aid unit and a disinfecting train. Dr Teusler reports fourteen American and seven Japanese doctors with fifteen American and seventeen Japanese nurses in active service, with plans to enlist thirty American doctors and fifty American nurses.
Letters from soldiers overseas praise the Red Cross for Christmas aid to Khaki troops with no U.S. relatives. Excerpts describe no man’s land hardships in France, requests for packages, and gratitude for daily papers tobacco fruit and recreation supplies.
The State Council of Defense plans to form 5000 community councils in California after the war. Under commissioner Wm. V. Cowan these groups will restore returning soldiers and workers displaced by hostilities. The aim is peace-time organization to drive progress akin to wartime gains.
A local advertiser promotes Christmas gift boxes containing toilet articles perfumes and shaving sets among other items. The company touts ten years of production and claims all goods are the best in quality.
Elmer W. Brown of Crufts California filed intent to make final three year proof to establish claim to the south half of section 26 township 80 south range 45 east M D M. before the U S Land Office Independence California on January 7 1919. Witnesses include Benjamin B Cruts Elmer F E Cooley Harvey M Hawthorne May E Clessi Scheffler.
Stafford W Aus tin of Los Angeles filed in Independence California to enter under the public land statutes the 8W% of the SE% of section 8 township 25 S range 48 E MDM This notice orders adverse claimants to file affidavits of protest by January 3 1919 First published December 5 1918 Oliver C Harper Register Last published January 1 1919
Board of Directors on December 6 1918 levied Assessment No 4 of eighty five cents per share on all outstanding stock payable to the secretary at 403 Germain Building Los Angeles. Delinquent shares on January 7 1919 will be sold February 7 1919 at 2 o clock p m to cover the assessment costs. CHAS T MERRITT Secy and Treas First pub Dec 12 1918 Last pub Jan 2 1919
At a 1918 board meeting the Kramer Consolidated Oil Company levied an assessment of one half cent per share payable to D F Wilson secretary in Los Angeles. Delinquent stock on December 16 1918 will be sold at public auction January 13 1919 at 2 PM to cover overdue assessments and costs. First publication November 7 1918.
Notice to Mrs. Clara Starr that $50.00 her share of the 1916 labor and improvements on the Modern Maid Mining Claim near Atolia San Bernardino County must be contributed within 90 days or her interest will be forfeited to co-owners who expended the required $100. Filing dates December 12 1918 and March 13 1919. Forest Lien Selections serials 0 640 to 5644.
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