Sixty nine years of a great idea for fighting TB and Christmas Seals
Historical overview of tuberculosis control, the shift to American Lung Association, and the Christmas Seals campaign begun in Denmark in 1904. It recounts Einar Holboell's stamp idea, Denmark’s royal backing, Riis's advocacy, and Emily Bissell's American efforts to start the U S Christmas Seal tradition amid early TB hospital efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
American Lung Association
Denmark
National Tuberculosis Association
NTA
Einar Holboell
Atlantic Ocean
Jacob Riis
Brandywine River
Delaware
Edward L. Trudeau
Trudeau
Brandywine
Joseph Wales
Emily Bissell
Red Cross
The
Miss Bissell
Wilmington, Delaware
Brandywine Hospital
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Hodges
Barbecued beef sale aids senior fundraiser in Victoria
Barbecued beef will be sold this Saturday at Jaycee Hall Riverside Park in Victoria to aid the Golden Agers Inc and fund the Golden Crescent Seniors Fair in May 1976. Beef goes for 3.00 per pound starting at 10 30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee Hall
Victoria
Riverside Park
Victoria Jaycees
Golden Agers, Inc
Seven County Golden Crescent
Crestwood
East Crestwood
Agency Directory Now Available for Golden Crescent Region
Sue Hawthorn announces the release of the DIRECTORY OF SERVICE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS serving the Golden Crescent seven county area Victoria Jackson Calhoun Goliad DeWitt Lavaca and Gonzales The directory includes one page agency descriptions and an alphabetical and categorical index Contact Miss Hawthorn at 578 1587 or box 2028 Victoria Texas 77901 Also a Yorktown Community Christian Fellowship gathering invites high school to college youths at 3 p.m. Sunday Nov 9 at First Methodist Church on North Riedel with games puppet show rap session and snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Hawthorn
Area Agency On Aging
Golden Crescent Region
Victoria
Jackson
Calhoun
Goliad
DeWitt
Lavaca
Gonzales
Hawthorn
Texas
Yorktown Community Christian Fellowship
First Methodist
North Riedel
Booster Club urged to join in Gobblers spirit effort
A writer thanks volunteers who painted signs in a garage for Gobblers spirit and criticizes anonymous letter writers. The author asks who put in weekly time and money, defends student and band support, notes rising supply costs, and invites the critic to join as a booster chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booster Club
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Cuero
Corpus Christi
DeWitt County
Johnnie Mae Williams
Alfred Wesley Ray
Ronnie Adams
Tony Allen
Lazaro Campos
Mr. Hodges
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Cuero V.F.W
HALL
O'Neal Bros
SMAM
Freddie Villafranca
Conjunto Los Afortunados
San Antonio
Drifters
al Dean
His All Stars
Yorktown
Pian
Depost
John Smith
P. O
Anytown
U.S.A
Alengar
Geposi
Gepos
Gepost
Federal Bank Reguia Noms FeQuiTe
DAN Adpf
Reguilar
Farme State B & Trust
Fdic oTater
First National Bank
Nordheim, Texas
Home State Bank
Westhoff, Texas
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