California plan uses underwriter method to aid farmers
A Stanislaus County initiative adapts the underwriting system to back farmers lacking credit, aiming to boost food production for the war effort. Banks back loans via local trustees, with Federal Reserve support, linking farmers and business leaders to sustain county and state growth and keep Europe fed.
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Stanislaus County
Lloyd’s London Coffee House
California Development Board
Manchuria
San Francisco
Imperial
del Norte
Department of Agriculture
Sam
Europe
Modesto
Merchants Corporation
Robert Newton Lynch
W. B. Wellman
Wellman, Peck and Co
Albert Linley
San Joaquin County
E. E B. Bowles
Riverside County
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Treasury
Federal Reserve
Gavin McNab
Luther Elkins
Geo. T. Wright
Chamber of Commerce
Dad
War Savings Campaign Urges Corona to Invest Boldly
A Corona War Council appeals residents to buy War Savings Stamps to fund national defense, urging generous pledges despite delays in reporting. The plea emphasizes duty over minimal contributions and notes workers already surpassing $1,000 in several districts as Corona aims to “go over the top.”
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Sary
Altho
Corona War Council
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. McNaughton
Corona Lemon Company
Prado
Corona
Bureau of Markets Opens Los Angeles Office
The U S department of agriculture opens a Los Angeles office to assist Southern California fruit and vegetable growers. Thirty five offices nationwide provide daily market news on arrivals quality and demand, with trained produce men reporting conditions each morning from local markets.
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California
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Los Angeles
United States
Pacific Coast
Bureau of Markets
Oakland to Erect $1,000,000 Girls College on Lake Merritt
Oakland announces a plan to build a girls college with a $1,000,000 budget on Lake Merritt, signaling a major educational investment. In San Francisco a new corporation forms to construct light draft ships for bay and river use, indicating expansion in maritime commerce.
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Oakland
Lake Merritt
San Francisco
New Corporation
New Dependency Ruling Affects Registrants Involved In Marriages
The Provost Marshal orders immediate reclassification of all marriage cases since May 18, aligning with new dependency rules. Debtors of class two and other deferred classifications are impacted by pending demonstrations of dependency and proof of children born or unborn on or before June 9, 1078, with stakes for local boards nationwide.
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Petat
Congress
Payez
J. HH. Crowder
Registration Board
United States
Local feed men shift to cash basis nationwide
Local feed and fuel dealers and Southern California association members met in Riverside to discuss adopting a cash basis. Pasadena and Pomona divisions already use cash terms and others are moving that way to align with government rules and wartime needs. Dealers praise cash terms as beneficial to business and national war effort.
War Ends In Far Future Urged By Bishop Leonard
Adna W. Leonard bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church urged Americans to back the war and sacrifice to crush German autocratic power at the Present Bay Club in Pilgrim Hall. He warned defeating Germany will take years, urged decisive action against pro Germanists and editor loyalties, praised the draft for uniting rich and poor, and warned of submarine bases on neutral coasts. He said the western front lines hold the world’s fate and called for unwavering duty and vigilance.
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Adna W. Leonard
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Bay Club
Pilgrim Hall
Riverside Enterprise
Leonard
Germany
Scheh
Flo
Mexican
Venezuela
Red Cross Offers Short Nursing Training Across California
The Red Cross reports high demand for nurses and outlines a twelve week course at the University of California from June 24 to September 14. Graduates earn one year’s credit in accredited nursing schools and may transfer to military hospitals for the final year. Eligible students include high school and normal school graduates with solid chemistry biology and physiology work.
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Red Cross
William L. White
Bureau of Nursing For
Pacific Division
University of California
California Hall
University of California, Berkeley
Coffee Service Milestone Reported by Washington Chapter
Troop movement to the east has spurred chapter units to push service. Washington chapter last September exceeded a daily 20 000 cup coffee mark, signaling notable community support and logistics effort.
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East Seaboard
Washington
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