Red Cross fund reaches half of $100 million goal
Nationwide Red Cross drive shows about $62,000,000 raised by June 21 with New York contributing over $28,681,965 and other regions adding more than $35,000,000. Rockefeller Foundation gave $5,000,000 as several corporations listed sizeable gifts including Anaconda Copper and International Nickel. The warning to volunteers urges vigilance as the final push remains.
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Red Cross
Cheyenne
Washington, D. C
Red Cross Fund
New York
West
New York City
Rockefeller Foundation
Seaboard National Bank
Liberty National Bank
International Nickle Corporation
Miami Copper Company
Nationwide War Service Registration Reaches 9 649 938
Washington reports 9,649,938 men aged 21 to 30 enrolled for the nation’s service after Wyoming and Kentucky totals arrived. Los Angeles notes 102 warrants issued for failure to register on June 6 under the selective draft, while Paris reports French merchant ships sunk over the June 17 weekend.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Kentucky
Los Angeles
D. Hammick
U. SS
Paris
American Aviators Plan Major Air Drive Into Germany
American aviators are urged to invade Germany with a plan to target big munitions plants and German bases. The program calls for 4000 air machines by next April and 10,000 by August to achieve air predominance, as explained by French flyer Lieut. Amaury De La Grange in a United Press interview.
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Germany
Washington, D. C
National Defense Council
Aircraft Production Board
Amaury de la Grange
United Press
America
Cay
de la Grange
Berlin
Old Glory Looked Good to Us Say Britons Saved by U S Men
British survivors praise American sailors after torpedo attack on their vessel. One surviving officer says many lives were saved by the U S destroyer escort and the sight of Old Glory inspired hope. only fragments remain of ship and crew details.
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U.S
Associated Preas
Germaine
Republicans Back Measure to Speed Food Bill Passage
In Washington prospects for quick passage of the administration food bill rise after the House rejected a delaying amendment and the Senate moved toward compromise. Lever pushes for core principles with minor changes possible, while Republicans rally behind the bill.
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Washington
House
Acton
Senate
Lenroot
Lever
Hoover
Amendment to food bill proposes wartime whiskey seizure
Representative Webb of North Carolina will offer an amendment to the Lever bill giving the president power to commandeer all whisky in the country and redistill confiscated spirits into alcohol for use in making mani thongs and for hospital and sanitary purposes. The current food bill already allows the president to halt all manufacture of alcoholic drinks during the war.
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Nouth Carolina
United States
Randall
Bond
England
Germany
Canada
Feas
Ohio
Moe
Washington, D. C
Representative Webb
North Carolina
Webb
Frontier Beautiful Motor Parade in Cheyenne Set
Cheyenne hosts the largest automobile parade on record opening Frontier week. The Plane of RE W Davidson and J ot Bhowalter carry the parade, open to all, with prizes for best decorated cars: 80, 60, 40, and 10 dollars. Decorators from Omaha and Denver will assist owners, with spending limits not fixed.
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Cheyenne
RE. W. Davidson
J Ot Bhowalter
Bhowalter
Onaha
Denver
Four Prizes for Best Decorated Cars Given Judges Chosen
Cheyenne announces four prizes for best decorated cars in a city parade open to all. Judges are selected to oversee the event and ensure fairness. Car owners are invited to participate and cooperate to make the parade bigger and better than ever.
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Evrep Aulomocne Ewoer
Cheyenne
Toon
Ane Alee
Bo Porcipate
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RED Crass Fund
Humanity
Grand Lodge of Masons
Grand Lodge
Woodmen of the World
Phoenix Camp
George Kile
Red Cross Financial Committee
R. P. Fuller
George
Tarn
Kerr Lake Mining Company
Anaconda Copper Company
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
South Porto Rico Rice Company
Tale Schedee
Prohibition
Wilson
Pomerne
Praidtat Wilsons
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Fenator Pomerne
Clevelansh
Dune Llo
John Nowth
Trien
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