Bell Company President Urges Workers to Help Government
Theodore N. Vail, president of Bell Telephone, issues a letter to employes urging cooperation with government aims. The Postmaster General and government committee praise Bell service and request continued operation as directed, stressing loyalty and fidelity to public service and fair compensation for company use. The notice emphasizes no change in operation until further instructions and highlights the duty to perform full service under the new order.
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Bell Company
Theodore N. Yell
Bell Telephone Company
Woto
Luo
Washington
Bell Telephone Companies
West
Bell Companies
Phatic
Theodore N. Vail
Great Home Army Reaches Millions Through Club Work
United States Department of Agriculture reports over 2.4 million boys and girls reached last year through club work. About 350,000 made complete reports showing production and conservation worth 10 million dollars. Northern and Western states enrolled 840,606 youths with 160,625 submitting reports valued at 3.7 million. The South enrolled 115,745 boys and 73,806 girls, producing products valued at 4.5 million and 1.5 million respectively. Emergency South work reached over 400,000 boys and about 1,000,000 girls producing and conserving products valued at more than 4.9 million.
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Great Home Army
United States Department of Agriculture
Stocking Room for Banke in Liberty Bond Sell
In Oakland California the Security Bank handles Liberty bonds with a stocking room option. A customer enters to buy a bond, signs, hesitates, and then is offered the private room. The scene shows stockroom procedures amid bond sales in a local bank setting.
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Security Bank of
Oakland
Cal
For Your Health’s Sake Dress Skirts Warned
A health warning asserts long street skirts collect street filth and germs within minutes of walking. It urges women to wear outfits that keep street contaminants from entering homes, reducing disease spread.
Sugar Ration Plan for Home and Public Institutions
One-half pound of sugar per person per week becomes the new home allotment with August reductions for retailers. Hotels and public eating places receive two pounds per $0 meals under the revised allotment. Canning sugar issued via grocer certificates. attempting deception risks losing all sugar. Hoover hopes public pressure will curb hoarders aiding the Kaiser. Indiana County Red Cross Surgical Dressing Branch reports seventeen boxes packed in the last month and more ready to ship.
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Hoover
Indiana County
The
American Red Cross
Refutation of charges against Seventh Day Adventists
Milton G. Wilcox, writing in The Signs of the Times May 21, rebuts Dr James S McGaaf s claim that Seventh Day Adventists are pro German He bases his defense on Adventist doctrines and asserts adherents are loyal to government aid Red Cross Food Conservation Liberty Bonds and military service He closes praising America s charter principles and the separation of church and state
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Milton G. Wilcox
Signs of the Times
James S. McGaav
National Reform Association
Christian Statesman
Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
America
Home Coming of Wells Family Reunites Civil War Vet’s Kin
Descendants of Jas K Wells, Civil War veteran, gathered at the old homestead near Plumville for a reunion. The group included Mr and Mrs Dr C Wells of Rossmayne and several Wells families from Al pion Punxsutawney Wainwright and South Mahoning, with an on-site lawn dinner and excursions around the farm. The gathering marked the first time all living Wells members united, lasting through Monday.
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Wells
Jas. K.wells
J. T. Wells
Auction Notice at Advance for Various Farm and Store Goods
Public sale on Friday August 6 at 1 00 PM at the undersigned residence in Advance offering two team wagon bobsleds buggy sleigh new and driving harness Oliver plows a steel frame lever harrow cultivator lumber and other articles If time permits a variety of store goods will also be offered KEPPLE WALKER Auctioneers.
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Advance
Brookville
V. Kepple
Gs. R. Walker
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