Films sent land and sea forges films for war effort
The Community Motion Picture Bureau distributes over 8 million feet of film weekly to U S training camps in the United States and abroad. Warren Dunham Foster leads efforts from France to tailor and rent productions for troops aboard ships and in hoc huts.
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New York
Nwn
Community Motion Picture Bureau
United States
France
Warren Dunham Foster
Young Men’s Christian Association
Foster
Youth's Companion
War Work Council
International Young Men's Christian Association
Europe
New York City
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Atlanta
San Antonio
San Francisco
British American Henry Worth Thornton Named Brigadier General
Henry Worth Thornton, an American, was named brigadier general in the British army after his return from France. His appointment follows his noted work as director of the Channel transports and caused a sensation four years earlier when he became general manager of the Great Eastern Railway in England.
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Ienry Worth Thornton
Great Eastern Railway
England
France
Channel
College Women to Speak on War Work
New York June 7 The association of Collegiate Alumnae reports college women are leading a nation wide war work speaking campaign. Bureaus in New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Albany Elmira Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Denver Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles actively place women speakers before diverse audiences. Plans aim to grow to about 20 organized bureaus with funded operations to place speakers nationwide.
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New York
Association of Collegiate Rumnae
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Albany
Elmira
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Denver
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Council of the
Association
Chicago
Germany
America
Cotton Seed Turns Trash Into Value At $75 A Ton
Cotton seed once discarded now sells for 75 dollars per ton. Each ton yields 280 pounds of crude oil 800 pounds of meat animal food and 125 pounds of ammonia showing a profitable byproduct stream from what was waste.
Garibaldi Widow Home Dedication in Maddleena Island
June 7 dedication at a new asylum named for Cesca Garibaldi. The ceremony drew Thai authorities and a large crowd as boats delivered scarlet flowers. Donna Francesca Garibaldi aided by prominent Italians and foreigners funded the home, which will shelter under six-year-olds. The article notes plans honoring soldiers and recalls an earlier Boston iron foundry milestone.
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Maddelena Island
Cesca Garibaldi
Donna Francesca Garih
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Notil
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Mary Dane
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Misses’ & Children
S. Nobil’s Price
Blucher
Tuscara
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense of Washington
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
Washington, D. C
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Celeb Iron Foundry
Cely Ilues
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R. S. Bell
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