Women Workers in France Face Discipline and Housing Challenges
The British Army Auxiliary Corps details housing and discipline for women serving in France. Quarters range from huts to hotels, housing over 4,000 women with each camp led by a woman administrator. Recruits undergo strict screening, three weeks of training at receiving hostels, and uniformed service, with high standards but lenient off duty rules. Only three early departures occurred in three months for serious missteps.
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Womens Auxiliary
France
Associated Press
Auxiliary Corps
England
Caprit di Corps
London
Lieutenant Rose Busy Sinking Merchantmen
Berlin reports Lieut. Capt. Hans Rose, famed submarine commander, is actively sinking merchant ships after his 17 day voyage and return to port. The agency notes U-53’s double voyage was questioned by American authorities, who cited limits in American submarine performance at the time.
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Amsterdam
Lans Rose
Newport
Atlantic
Berlin
United States
Congress
Hhe
Death of Mrs Bertha Benton Griggs in Danville Virginia
Mrs Bertha Benton Griggs died Saturday afternoon at General Hospital after six weeks illness and a fortnight of critical condition. A Fauquier County native, she lived in Danville for 30 years since marrying A B Griggs, former Southern Railway freight agent here.
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Danville
General Hospital
Bertha Benton, Griggs
Fauquier County
Virginia
A. B. Griggs
The
Southern Railway
Improvements Delight Broadway Amusement Lovers
A large crowd attended opening performances at the Broadway theater and praised the improved showhouse. A last minute music shortfall did not deter patrons as Frank Keenan stars in The Bride of Hate with Margery Wilson. The theater now opens daily from 1 to 11 with refreshed programs from top producers.
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Hutt
Frank Keenan
Margery Wilson
Finda
Professors Granted Wartime Bonus At University of Chicago
University of Chicago professors celebrate a 10 percent bonus for married faculty earning $2500 or less, a wartime measure auditors say adapts bonus size to individual need rather than a fixed percentage. Trevor Arnett notes the trustees framed the benefit to fit personal circumstances.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Trevor Arnett
University
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by User
An Allen Mills reader Mrs. Chas Reitz writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is a trusted remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough asthma and hay fever. The promotion stresses the genuine FOLEY'S product available at Mann Drug Co.
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Foley
Chas. Reitz
Allens Mills
Poley
Foley's
Mann Drug Co
Labor Day Observances Vary Across Towns
The piece humorously contrasts Labor Day customs with banks and post offices closed in some places while others hold parades, movies, and baseball games. It notes in High Point there is little celebration and most people continue work except bank and post office staff.
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Dad
Elks and Shriners
Iis Piicher
Welkin
Railroads Issue Rules to Maximize Cotton Car Load Capacity
Fairfax Harrison announces that the railroads war board will require shipments of cotton in at least sixty five bale carloads. In the southwest and Mississippi Delta the average car loads sixty five bales, in the southeast seventy five. Buyers urged to place orders in multiples of sixty five or seventy five. Northern lines will face strict freight acceptance due to capacity limits.
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Washington
Fairfax Harrison
Railroads’ War Board
Commission On Car Service
Southwest
Mississippi Delta
Cleveland Bakery Slashes Bread Prices
Cleveland officials report a large bakery will cut prices starting Tuesday. The six cent loaf of bread over 12 ounces drops to five cents, and the twelve cent loaf of 24 ounces falls to ten cents.
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Cleveland Bakery
Cleveland
Patient reports relief from rheumatism and kidney trouble
A.M. Hunsucker of Bogue Chitto Mississippi reports suffering from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble and dizziness with near fainting spells. He credits Foley Kidney Pill with giving complete relief. The ad notes kidney problems cause internal pains back soreness and fatigue and mentions Mann Drug Co.
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A.M. Hunsucker
Chitto
Foley Kidney Pilla
Mann Drug Co
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Women’s Army
Hans Rose
Bertha Griggs
Uni
Versity of
Territory
West Virginia
Arctic Iire& Coal Comp’y
Labor Day
High Point
New England
Ohio and Potomac Rivers
Siasm
Europe
Wiisies
Southern Railway Company
South
Sompany
Lelieve
Hart Drug Co
Sisson Motor Supply Co
N. C
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