Social Agencies Unite For U. S. O. Defense Recreation
Six major social and welfare groups unite to create the U S O United Service Organization for National Defense aiming to raise 10 765 000 dollars to fund clubs hous es entertainment and hospitality for soldiers and sailors near bases. The effort led by President Roosevelt includes YMCA YWCA National Catholic Community Service Salvation Army Jewish Welfare Agency and National Travelers Aid with a goal to prevent overlapping services and provide home like hospitality and welfare support for workers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
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
James A. Farley
Walter Hoving
Salvation Army Association of
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
Woman’s Executive Committee
F. Louis Slade
Eliot Cross
Slade
Girl Scouts
Cross
Paris
Stamp Program Takes Up Slack In Loss of Foreign Food Markets
Chicago report on the third year of the food stamp plan outlines its origins under Milo Perkins and the Surplus Marketing Administration. It notes gains in reach and cost savings, with support from farmers, housewives, officials, and business groups as foreign markets faded in 1930 and domestic relief stretched budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Milo Perkins
Surplus Marketing Administration
Washington
Wallace
Capitol
Vandenberg
Rochester
N.Y
New York City
William Hodson
Department of Welfare
Hobson
Brazil
Gasless Sundays and wartime oil reforms debated
A discussion outlines potential reforms under the National Oil Administrator to streamline refining and distribution, including cross-port tanker deliveries and a single high octane gasoline type. The piece also notes Nazi intelligence on ship movements and contrasts American cargo procedures with British secrecy during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Gasleza
National Oil
Ickes
Gulf of Mexico
Charleston
Norfolk
Baltimore
United States
LaGuardia
England
Red Sea
Halifax
Atlantic
Draft Boards Report Amusing Stories Of Draftees
A look at daily antics at draft boards shows men bending stories to avoid service or claim exemption. One short man loudly protests, while the examiner meters patience with a towering, muscular draftee whose frame unexpectedly wraps around the table legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.i
Water resistant artificial feather cushions for outdoors
Advice on fabricating outdoor cushions with water resistant artificial feather in fresh colorways. Step by step notes cover materials, needle sizes, stitching, and cord coverings plus a note about burlap and silk stockings ideas and the Mrs Spears Home makers Booklets series with orders.
United Service Groups Unite For National Fund Drive
A coalition of The United Service Organizations and major charities including the YMCA YWCA National Catholic Salvation Army and Jewish Welfare Board announces a nationwide drive. The appeal seeks widespread public donations to fund programs across the country.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Ira S. Wise
Marshall
War Department
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lady Pollock
Commerce Department
W. Walton Butterworth
State Department
London
Dominions
Allen Gullion
Hap Hopper
Franklin Roosevelt
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John B. Mack
Fdr
Charles Durant Maines
Flint
Mich
Harry Slattery
Alaska
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Tangle
Spain
Spanish Morocco
Suez
Hitler
Gibraltar
Ronda
Mediterranean Sea
Rut Wyers Spirars
Baste IN
Llord
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
U. S. Army
U.S.C
U.S O. National
Empire State Building
The
Y.m.ca
National Catholic Salvation Army
Y.W.C.A., Jewish Welfare Board
Nasi Travelers
Necrosis
Hin Ops
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