Among Colored Folks War Drive Contributors Listed
A table of black residents who donated $1 or more to the United War Work Drive is detailed by Beat Chairman I. O. Brown. The list covers SHADY GROVE MT. HELM FANNIN ST. PETER LONE PINE PILGRIM BRANCH SAND HILL UNION GROVE PISGAH CHATMAN and other local areas with many names across communities. A separate public sale notice lists the Taylor-Will Grocery debt with Rankin County land to be sold at auction on December 9, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. O. Brown
United War Work
Shady Grove
I. J. Howell
D. J. Shavers
Will Jones
John Williams
Jonas McDonald
Armistead Fields
Bob Griffith
Wess Irvin
Henry E. Lowe
Charlie Irvin
G. L. McDonald
Ed Moore
Joe Williams
Geo. Hem
Arthur Radway
John Devereaux
Charlie Taylor
Murdock McNeil
Will Burden
Lucy Burden
Simon Taylor
Andrew Buckhalter
Jess Buckhalter
Aaron Perkins
Geo. Reed
Andrew Jackson
Percy Johnson
Arch Perkins
Jim Mason
Anna Taylor
Alice Bowling
John Gipison
Ella Grant
Fred Howard
Lizzie Matthews
Henry Johnson
Bowman Reed
John Buckhalter, Jr
Hugh Johnson
Tom Wallace
Charlie McKay
Mary Washington
Geo. Trotter
Geo. H. Trotter
Ed Swaggard
ST. Peter
Victor McLaurin
Green Boykin
Louis Boykin
Sylvester Taylor
Jesse Wilson
Charlie Hill
Irvin Dickson
Virginia McLaurin
Joe McLaurin
Oza Pace
Chester Taylor
Jesse Taylor
Redrick Taylor
Maria Taylor
Lee Bryant
John Watson
Noble Taylor
Arter Taylor
James Archie
Freeman Archie
Abner Archie
Charlie
Summers
Sarahis
Sand
Hill
Union Grove
Pisgah
Chatman
Taylor-Wills Grocery Company
Rankin County
Brandon
Mississippi
W. D. Loveless
A. P
M. C. Miller
Chancery Clerk
A. D
H.V. Watkins
Trustee's Notice of Sale for Loveless Deed of Trust
Trustee announces sale under a deed of trust executed April 20 1917 by W D Loveless to Taylor Wills Grocery Company in Rankin County Mississippi recorded Book 4 page 611. Default on payments triggers sale per beneficiary’s request and authority in the document.
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W. D. Loveless
Taylor-Wills Grocery Company
Chancery Clerk
Rankin County
Mississippi
Brandon
Influenza Warning and Guarding Against Pneumonia
U S health officials urge vigilance as influenza lingers this winter. Surgeon General Rupert Blue warns that mild colds can progress to pneumonia and other respiratory diseases if people do not follow health guidance. Emphasis on fresh air, proper clothing, and covering coughs to limit droplet spread. The article highlights public health posters illustrating droplet infection and stresses continued caution after the epidemic’s peak.
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Washington
D. C
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
Blue
Public Health Service Warns on Tuberculosis and Influenza
Washington warns that influenza outbreaks raise pulmonary tuberculosis risk with about one million cases in the United States. Surgeon General Blue urges careful lung exams for influenza survivors, regular checkups, good living, fresh air, and avoid cure-alls from patent medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Culosis
U.S. Public Health Service
United States Urged to Triple Food Exports for Europe
A wartime policy speech argues America must boost food shipments to Europe and liberated nations to prevent famine and preserve democracy. It cites 11.82 million tons shipped last year and advocates exporting at least 20 million tons this year, while urging reduced U S consumption to meet global needs. The note highlights shortages in fats, protein feeds, and beef, and warns that Europe faces famine unless American home use is kept to a bare minimum.
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Europe
United States
Australia
Argentine
Tranq
North America
West Indies
Russia
Americans Ship Record Wheat Exports To Europe As War Demands Ease
The United States shipped 65,080,305 bushels between July 1 and October 10 and, if this pace continues, would provide Allies with over 237,500,000 bushels of wheat and flour for the fiscal year. Surplus production and conservation efforts enabled a normal wheat diet after hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Australia
Europa
Lord Rhondda
T Wo
America
Food Administration Defines Democracy Through Individual Initiative
The article cites a Food Administration statement from its inception stressing democracy rests on individual initiative and national service during wartime. It asserts Americans can solve the food problem for the nation and Allies, valuing self discipline over Prussianised control and highlighting national defense through civic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
American food army ships vast wheat surplus to Europe
In the war year the American food army pushed an immense wheat shipment to Europe, sending 141,000,000 bush els from a surplus that seemed to amount to nothing, marking a notable exploit in wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Greatest Opportunity Women Ever Had During War
A proclamation extols the unique role of women in supporting the war effort through peaceful deeds and simple virtues, describing their service to soldiers and war casualties as the era’s greatest national contribution toward peace and freedom.
First Call to Food Army 1917 War Effort
A fragment quotes Herbert Hoover urging total unity for food administration during the August 1917 United States mobilization for war. The message emphasizes national duty, sacrifice, and confidence that America will supply food for flag and freedom rather than submit to oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Herbert Hoover
Food control era marked by bold reforms a year ago
A year ago the voluntary food control program signaled a bold push for democratic efficiency. It framed moderation, oversight, and public responsibility as core aims, setting a precedent for ensuing policy debates and practical challenges in distribution and quality assurance.
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Everybody's Cash Store
U. S. Health
Bureau of
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Berryman
USF
Bloke
LW Convalescents
Spain
England
Washington, D. C
Arthur Newsholme
Public Health Service
New York City
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