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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1919
Page
8
A bustling roundup of visits and family gatherings from Smicksburg and nearby towns. Residents and guests include the Thompsons, Russells, the Good family, the Wilsons, the Westons, and many more. Social calls span Braddock, Altoona, Canton, Pittsburgh, and New Kensington with picnics, school plans, and a Dayton fair preview.
Miss Martha Bisler hosted a party with George Henry of New Kensington visiting his wife's parents Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Sutter over Sunday. Miss Mable Wachob visited Miss Florence Sutter. The community invites residents to Meet Your Friends at Dayton for the final season fair from September 26 to 28 with daily attractions and promises of a good time.
Bernard Horwich reports dire famine and price shocks in Poland as twenty five percent of Jews rely on aid. Bread costs soar with meat at 1.80 a pound, sugar 3.15, white linen 5.40 a yard, and clothing over 100 dollars. Warsaw Jews depend heavily on American Jewish Relief, with many homeless orphans and starving patients.
The narrative describes hunger and cold in a war zone, with victims pleading for more food and shelter. A nationwide US campaign from October 6 to 13 aims to raise 35 million dollars for the Jewish Relief Committee to aid ALL in need, administered humanely and non sectarian. Western Pennsylvania groups are organizing locally in Pittsburgh with Christian and Jewish leaders involved.
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