Red Cross aids in influenza fight and war relief effort
Office of the Director of Publicity, American Red Cross reports major help in checking Spanish influenza across the Southwest and in army camps. Surgeon General calls for 1500 women to serve as nurse aids in France. Red Cross mobilizes 50,000 Home Service workers and outlines wartime relief roles, funding, and programs. Also details Christmas parcel rules for soldiers overseas including labeling, packing, and mailing deadlines.
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Crown Camp Yard
Citizens Bank
St. Louis
Red Cross
Ireland
United States Army
France
American Red Cross
United States
America
The
No Extra Sweaters Overseas War Dept Order 1918
The War Department allows knitted articles to go overseas with regimental baggage limited to one sweater and one helmet per man. Soldiers with more must dispose before sailing or account to the Quartermaster if issued by Red Cross. Personal gifts may be kept or given to Red Cross. chapters urge families to donate returned items for further distribution.
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United States
Red Cross
Hoboken
N. J
War Department
Funeral for Hugo P Blanchard in Fredericksburg
The funeral of Hugo P Blanchard, aged 29 years 10 months 11 days, was held at the Catholic cemetery in Fredericksburg on Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev Father Gerlach. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, and his body was shipped home for burial with his family in the community.
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Hugo Blanchard
Hugo P. Blanchard
Fredericksburg
Father Gerlach
Young Blanchard
Nashville
Tenn
C. Blanchard
Demand this receipt easy Pitman shorthand scholarship
Demand for a reliable young man 18 or 19 to work in a San Antonio garage offers learnable month long courses in shorthand and typewriting free, scholarships, proofs furnished, board and wages, apply in own handwriting at Hicks Building and Cain City Garage.
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Hicks Bldg
San Antonio
Texas
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Hohmann & Stehling
Buick
Busy Bee
John W. Hall
Lewis K. Smith
Gates
Koenig’s
Louis Gerhard
Poland
R. Maier & Son’s Corner
Ford
Tf Kott
R. Maier & Son's
Henry Maier
D. A. Riley
Eddie Klaerner
John Klaerner
L. C. Rogers
Gillespie County
Director of Publicity
Department of Military Relief
RED Cross News
Gillespie Co
W. B Kroeger
P. O
Cain City
Stehling Bros
John J. Lewis
Farmers Produce Co
S. E. Johnson
Campaign Committee
Juenke & Schoenewolf
Malchion
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