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Huron War Fund exceeds goal with pledges and gifts
Huron city campaign chairman H M Pierce announced the war fund surpassed the 18 350 goal with 16 094 in cash collected and pledges enough to finish the total. A general fund committee meeting was set for Monday to tabulate pledges as workers note steady payments to treasurer J J Manning. Firemen and 100 women from Girl Scouts and YWCA raised 1 850 92 in a 14 district house to house canvass. Major J O Hagen sent 10 from Oklahoma City. Major donors included Armour and Company 1 461 Chicago and North Western Railroad 943 18 Standard Oil 701 66 Public Schools 477 23 State Triple A 410 09 Northwestern Public Service 334 75 Dakota Aviation 250 50 and the Huron post office 229. Huron and St Teresa school children contributed 349 52.
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Huron War Fund
H. M. Pierce
General Fund Committee
Harlyn Hedblom
J. J. Manning
Farmers and Merchants
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Huron
War Fund
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YWCA
American Federation of Labor
Northwestern Public Service Company
Triple A
J.O. Hagen
O. S. Hagen
Oklahoma City
Armour and Company
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Standard Oil Company
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State
Dakota Aviation Company
Huron and
St. Teresa