Americans Abroad in Red Cross Work
The Fourteenth Division covers all U S territory outside the country. In 1920 it reports 80808 paid members and runs service clubs in foreign ports. It supports sailors abroad and provides home and disaster relief as part of the Red Cross peace time program.
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American Red Cross
United States
Alaska
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Guam
Yap
Red Cross
Argentine
Bolivia
Brazil
Canal Zone
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
England
France
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Japan
Manchuria
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Liberia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Red Cross Aids Disabled War Veterans Nationwide
The Red Cross runs a broad program aiding disabled World War veterans in Public Health Hospitals and through the Federal Board for Vocational Education. Workers stay from admission to discharge, assist in home communities, run convalescent houses, and arrange recreation. They help in mental health cases, provide loans, housing, and case appeals, and support college counselors. The Institute for the Blind in Baltimore trains veterans, guiding them to suitable vocations and community roles.
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American Red Cross S
United States
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Red Cross
The
Bureau of War Milk Insurance
Federal Board
Home Service
American Red Cross Institute For the Blind
Baltimore
Iberian Red Cross Fund Aid for Malaria Fight
The Iberian chapter of the American Red Cross, comprised of Americans living in Spain, donated 480 to a fund organized by the Spanish Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies to combat malaria.
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American Red Cross
Spain
Spanish Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Stenographer Exposes Teresa’s Lost Self Worth and Heartache
At a hospital, Teresa, a bright trainee, faces neglect and taunts from peers. A sympathetic stenographer Bayly secretly aids her with gifts and style changes, planning a party visit. Teresa confesses a long acted deception tied to Charley, revealing hurt and longing.
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Teresa
Aunt Mary
Express
Charley
Bayly
Rough on the Dog and a Day on the Train
A passenger Miss Carlson insists on keeping her dog in her seat despite rules. The conductor refuses and moves the dog to the baggage car, only for the animal to be tied to a trunk and later lost in transit. The column quips at honesty and fish tales from travelers aboard the same trip.
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Miss Carson
Miss Carlson
Red Cross Health Center to Fight Disease Nationwide
The American Red Cross launches a nationwide health service initiative based on its war and disaster relief experience. It opens Health Centers in communities to provide information on clinics and nurses, teach disease prevention, and run health education programs for all ages.
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American Red Cross
United States
Red Cross Health Service Department
National
American Red Cross Health Center
Red Cross Health Center
Red Cross
French Praise for Our Red Cross Work
Andre Tardieu lauds American philanthropy for wartime relief in France. He cites 1918 Red Cross spending near 87 million francs and 1919 charity totals around 171 million francs. He notes large stock transfers to French relief groups and 15 million Junior Red Cross volunteers backing Franco-American youth aid.
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RED Cross
France
Andre Tardieu
United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross of America
America
The Squirrel Motor
A husband recalls courtship jealousy and domestic reforms after marriage. Jennie’s cooking school scolds his old coffee habits leading to a lifetime in the kitchen. He battles grinding coffee and barber bills, then restore order with a heroic pet squirrel Hero powering a home workshop.
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Macwalters
Jennie
Weat One Hundred and Fourteenth Street
Mary
George
Tantino
Old Mary
Hero
Junior Red Cross Home Work Promotes Citizenship Training
The Junior Red Cross uses school based programs to teach citizenship through service. It emphasizes mutual service, community health, care for the sick, and civic engagement integrated into the regular school curriculum. The pledge binds members to uphold democratic ideals and serve America.
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Junior Red Cross
American Red Cross
Livingston Farrand
American Red Cross Central Committee
Red Cross
Ife
United States
America
Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts Highlighted
The American Red Cross provides rapid aid after disasters with food clothing shelter funds and medical staff. In the past year four disasters per month struck 150 communities in 27 states causing 850 deaths and 13 000 homeless while $1 000 000 in relief funds were spent locally.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
United States
Corpus Christi
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Friday and Saturday Grocery Specials Advertised Prices
Local ad lists numerous everyday staples with prices for flour sugars canned goods and coffee. Items include White Lily Flour 1.60 Vandalia Flour 1.00, potatoes per peck 0.85, lard 0.25, sugar cured bacon 0.35, ham 0.27 per lb, peaches apricots pineapple raspberries corn and peas with various can quantities and bulk coffee brands. Also lists laundry and toilet soaps with multi pack pricing.
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Larabees
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Silver Sea
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Climax
South Greencaste
Bank and Trust Company
Greencastle
Central Nationals Bank and
Central Trust
Lena Rivers
Grand Central Hotel
War Taxzee
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