Father’s Day Bond Drive Urges War Bond Purchases
Slogan The Strongest of Bonds Your Dad and Your Country frames Father’s Day observances on June 13. The National Father’s Day Committee and United States Treasury rally Americans to buy War Bonds as part of a nationwide salute to fighting dads overseas. Wear the Father Rosette to reinforce the campaign’s aim: win the war quickly through bonds and patriotism.
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Why a Farmer Should Buy and Keep War Bonds
An article urging farmers and all Americans to buy War Bonds to finance the war effort. It argues bonds protect freedom, reduce inflation, and provide future income, with uses ranging from old age to education, while underscoring national responsibility and limited current goods.
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Grandmothers Use Bonds for Grandchildren Education
In New York two grandmothers, Mrs Eliza Taggart and Mrs Edna Neff, invest part of their salaries in War Bonds to back their grandchildren. Taggart’s three-year-old grandson John Imser and Neff’s granddaughter Barbara Ann are named as beneficiaries. The Grandmothers War Bond League promotes bonds as an emergency fund and education aid with Marine and Navy family ties cited.
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Elizat Taggart
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John Imser
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James Taggart
Neff
Barbara Ann
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medics and see the world join the 23rd Station Hospital
The 23rd Station Hospital unit led by Colonel William L. Casey has operated across Belgian Congo Nigeria the Gold Coast Liberia and Morocco during a long Central African tour. Activated at Fort Bragg on May 25 1942 the unit later moved to the Mediterranean battle front serving as a chest hospital for battle casualties. Corporal Joseph H Breckunitch of Buffalo Center Iowa serves as a cook keeping troops in health while the unit supports thousands of troops in staging areas and adjacent units.
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