U S O Plan to Aid Soldiers Through Social Agencies
Six major social and welfare groups unite under U S O to provide entertainment and welfare services for soldiers and sailors. A $10 765 000 fund supports clubhouses hospitality home stays and nonsectarian programs led by YMCA and other agencies with thousands of volunteers.
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Tate
Washington
Roosevelt
U.S.O
United Service Organization For National Defense
Young Men's Christian Association
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Young Women's Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Agency
National Travelers Aid Association
YMCA
Army
Navy
U.S.0
Walter Hoving
Salvation Army Association of
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
U S.c.’S
Woman's Executive Committee
F. Louis Slade
Eliot Cross
Slade
Stamp Program Takes Up Slack In Loss of Foreign Markets
In Chicago the food stamp plan enters its third year as farmers and officials back the subsidy. Milo Perkins, lead of the Surplus Marketing Administration, explains how the program extends food access, reduces surplus, and shifts distribution to help both urban relief and farm interests amid dwindling foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Milo Perkins
Surplus Marketing Administration
Washington
Rochester
New York City
William Hodson
Department of Welfare
Hobson
Brazil
Bud
General Seeks to Relieve Drain Upon Farm Labor
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey of the Selective Service warns draft boards to consider agricultural deferments to prevent farm labor shortages during wartime. He notes farmers struggle to replace workers and stresses the need to feed defense plant workers and soldiers, urging boards to find substitutes for farm labor when possible.
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England
Washington
Potomac
Wickard
Department of Agriculture
Army
Lewis BE. Hershey
Selective Service System
Lewis’ Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Infantry Drill Book Aids Future Soldiers And Reform
Bankhage reviews The ABC's of the IDR by Capt. Paul Brown, urging pre enlistment instruction. The column also recalls Lewis Hershey's farm roots in Indiana and notes U S lend lease food shipments to Britain, Farm life, food, and Washington paydays surface amid war era details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
United States Army
Paul Brown
Draft Boards Report on Draftees and Evasion Tales
A glimpse of daily drama at draft boards across the country shows men seeking exemptions or claiming willingness to serve. One draftee angrily proclaims he will fight before going, prompting the board clerk to rise and smile despite the tense moment as a six foot frame looms.
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U. S
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Thomas E. Dwey
Wallace
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Bankhage
Lewis Hershey
Steuben County
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Switzerland
National Guard
France
Lieutenant Hershey
Docks
United States
Britain
London
Lord Woolton
Stangier
Spain
Spanish Morocco
Suez
Hitler
Gibraltar
Ronda
Mediterranean Sea
Daniel F. O’brien
Massachusetts Avenue
Hancock
Cambridge
Edward J. Donahue
Massachusetts Ave
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Ola
Carver
Boston
Boyton St
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Mr. Business Man
Consult
Joseph F. Higgins Co., Inc
Mass. Ave
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Thowbridge LA
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Brdgeline Street
J. Frank Facey
Prospect Street
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