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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
9
Farmers seek guidance on marl as a plant food source from marl deposits in Iowa. Marl contains calcium carbonate and phosphorus, offering calcium and a small phosphorus amount. Availability and cost of phosphorus, compared with phosphorus fertilizers, determine marl's usefulness for Iowa crops.
Central Division calls for 250000 volunteer workers in Chicago to recruit dollar annual memberships from November 2 to 11. Each chapter becomes a recruiting office with badges issued to volunteers. The drive aims for universal enrollment and 4 million enrollments in 1920, supporting a $3 million Central Division quota and a nationwide goal of 20 million members and $15 million.
The American Red Cross plans a Third Roll Call from November 2 to 31 to enlist 20 million members and raise 1 million dollars. Chapters form emergency committees, survey supplies, and establish 50 base hospitals ready for immediate military service, mobilizing resources nationwide for rapid disaster response.
The January 2, 1920 census will employ 100000 workers to count every dwelling in the United States. The fourteenth decennial census aims for a population around 320000000 and will take months to complete. Rural growth is expected to outpace urban gains, and Texas may surpass Ohio for fourth place. New York and Pennsylvania hold large populations as states, with Ohio and Illinois jockeying for position.
Red Cross chapters plan nursing courses as part of a peace program. The program offers homely sanitation, care of the sick, and patient care guidance to public schools colleges employees of stores and factories and youth groups.
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