W C T U Leaders See Tippling Decrease Under Regulation
Milton Forrest reports that W C T U leaders see less tippling as state liquor regulation gains ground. The group plans a Chicago convention Aug 14 with 3000 delegates, pushing education and legislation as the war on alcohol continues.
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W.C.T.U
Milton Forrest
Western Newspaper Union
America
Women's Christian Temperance Union
United States
Chicago
Ida B. ‘Wise Smith
Red Cross Aid to Europe Grows as War Intensifies
Reports from the Red Cross describe eye witness accounts of civilian misery since 1939 and detail American relief efforts. A 20 million public appeal followed rapid overseas operations including shipments aboard the S S McKeesport and supplies from the Federal Surplus Commodities program to Poland Finland Norway Belgium and France.
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Red Cross
Europe
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Norway
Belgium
Holland
England
France
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Germany
Dollars of Mercy
Paris
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
Bordéaux
S. S. McKeesport
U.S. Maritime Commission
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Mercy
McKeesport
New York Harbor
Red Cross Adapts Fast to Paris Evacuation Refugee Crisis
The Red Cross, with years of disaster relief, proves flexible by planning for all emergencies after Paris capitulation. National HQ says it will aid refugees if granted freedom to act. It administers a $50 million congress appropriation for surplus supplies, distributed abroad, at Roosevelt's request.
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Red Cross
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