Pershing Tours Y M C A Hq In Paris Admirer Women War Work
General John J. Pershing visited the Y M C A Palais du Glace in Paris and the Hotel Rochester, congratulating American women workers and inspecting the canteen. He spoke with soldiers about food and prices, noting the two egg breakfast privilege. he praised the women’s contributions to the war effort and morale.
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John J. Pershing
Palais du Glace
Paris
Pershing
Rochester
Boulevard Courelles
Unthinkable Praise From Secretary Daniels For Y M C A War Work
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels lauds the Y M C A war work, praising its Red Triangle volunteers for aiding soldiers and sailors at camps, training stations, transports, naval bases, and fronts. He calls criticism of minor defects unthinkable given the association’s vast service.
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Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
War Work Council
America
Red Triangle
Great sums spent for boys on Rhine
The Y M C A athletic department spent over 200000 dollars distributing equipment to the Third army in the Rhineland over six weeks for games and training. Forty athletic directors were assigned, with footballs, baseball gear, track and field items, and 1200 boxing glove sets supplied. Boxing bouts draw large crowds, with about 24000 at Coblenz and 9000 at Neuwied weekly.
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Third Army
Rhineland
Rhine
Coblenz
Neuweld
Water Wins War Weight Tale at Camp Travis
Cecil Roons of Raton New Mexico joined the army after turning eighteen and passing the draft weight by drinking water to gain three pounds at Camp Travis. He initially was two pounds under the required weight and celebrated when the scale tipped in his favor after the water trick.
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Travis
Cecil Roons
Raton
N. M
Cecil
Camp Travis
Studebaker Growth And Scale Across Global Operations
Factories in Detroit Michigan South Bend Indiana Walkerville Canada cover 168 acres with 4 700 000 square feet of floor space Studebaker ships cars worldwide with 15 500 000 invested in plants and equipment 20 000 000 in raw materials and working capital Net sales exceed 300 000 000 More than 10 000 employees expected to reach 20 000 by 1920 Factory output exceeds 620 operations per car 330+ inspectors and 6 980 in plants Sold locally in Cameron by Joe J Michalka.
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Studebaker
Deroit
Michigan
South Bend
Ind
Walkerville
Canada
Studerbaker
Cameron
Joe J. Michalka
Begin Keeping Books for Farm Records Now
The Progressive Farmer urges farmers to start accurate farm accounting to simplify taxes and future reporting. The Cameron Herald offers Farmer's Record Books priced at 3.75 dollars with a year’s subscription, plus a sample for viewing at the office.
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Sam
Herald
Cameron Herald
Houston Land Bank Loans Top 1.5 Million for Texas Farmers
Loans aggregating 1 508 000 were made to Texas farmers by the federal land bank in May 1919. April loans totaled 1 500 000. The Houston land bank reports a 50 percent higher volume than 1918. Texans applied for more than 2 250 000. 1 508 000 was actually loaned. Conferences set for June 5 in Waco and June 6 in San Antonio to discuss loan processes and farm size determinations.
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Houston Land Bank
Texas
Federal Land Bank
M. H. Gossett
Gossett
Land Bank
National Farm Loan Associations
Waco
S. A. Lindsey
San Antonio
Lindsey
No newspaper can succeed without advertising
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