02 Sep 1943
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
1
The Graettinger Times notes two major fires causing extensive damage and homelessness. It argues national carelessness, urges stronger fire prevention and citizen responsibility, and highlights nursing recruitment trends amid wartime needs in Iowa.
Enrollments in Towa nursing schools reach 2,488, about 49 percent above peacetime 1940 levels, despite ongoing demand for nurses. Adeline Hendricks, RN, general secretary of the state war service nursing council, released the latest figures from 20 accredited schools, noting a sizable rise with 829 more students than the prior period.
Warren Bayley reports on Rochester Minnesota born Mayo Clinic influence, and Paul Bunyan legends, as Whittier California launches a postwar fundraising drive. The town uses banks and dimes to seed a public fund aiding veterans, with schoolgirls delivering 10 000 dime banks and community groups rallying behind the effort. Local officials and organizations pledge support, aiming to raise 15 000 dollars before further civic entertainments sustain the fund.
A Whittier reader recalls a nationwide movement to create local Servicemen's Funds to aid veterans returning to civilian life. He cites Stoneham Massachusetts example and notes four California towns beginning similar funds with civic events to raise money.
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