Pacific Northwest urged to boost hog raising and tourism
The government appeals for wartime economy and higher food output with a push for every boy to raise pigs and towns to promote hog production. It also seeks to attract tourists to Washington Oregon and British Columbia while Seattle faces mayoral impeachment talk and football woes tied to Emperor William.
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Seattle
United States
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Germany
Toppenish
Wash
Tacoma
America
Oregon
British Columbia
California
Northwest
University of Washington
Emperor William
Pacific Coast
Soldier boy writes of Camp Mills New York
A former Waitsburg boy sends a vivid letter describing Camp Mills on Long Island. He notes cold winds and a looming snow, describes the bunking, the B C detail, and use of Morse code. The Red Cross club offers meals near cost and writing materials free, with a busy dining room and cheerful volunteers. The Y M C A provides nightly programs and free lectures, with upcoming talks and music. He closes with a sign off as a soldier.
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Soldier Boy
Camp Mills
New York
Long Island
Hempstead
Red Cross
Ladies of the Red Cross
George K. Cherrie
American Museum of Natural History of
Andes
Nurses in Demand 200000 in the Country
The Council of National Defense reports a projected shortage of trained nurses even in peacetime as the Red Cross deploys 12000 abroad. A national census identifies trained and untrained nurses and those with public health skills. The plan calls for more training schools and incentives for educated women to enter nursing, backed by a $5000 gift from Mrs Felix Warburg.
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New York
Red Cross
Committee On Nursing
General Medical Board
The
Council of National Defense
Adelaide M. Nutting
Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School
Teachers’ College
Jane A. Delano
National Committee On Red Cross Nursing Service
Julia C
Felix Warburg
Scouts Are Best Boys In Minneapolis Says Judge Waite
E F Waite district judge and organizer of the boy scout movement for seven years cites a decline in delinquency among scout age boys in Minneapolis despite population growth. He attributes the trend to the romance and outdoor life of scouting.
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Minneapolis
Minn
E. F. Waite
Man Walks 35 Miles to Enlist in New Line
McAlester Oklahoma. John F Dunham walked thirty five miles to reach an other railroad line to enlist. He traveled three days reaching his destination sockless and coatless in the cold.
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McAlester
Okla
John F. Dunham
Dunham
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