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Newspaper
Liberty Bee
Location
Liberty, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1933
Page
2
The Red Cross provides Life Saving and First Aid courses that staff beaches and pools nationwide. It issued 66,354 First Aid certificates and 78,795 Life Saving certificates last year, reflecting broad industry support and lifesaving impact.
The Red Cross reports a historic surge in veteran claims since World War I with chapters nationwide overwhelmed by relief and appeals. Last year 8,268 chapters assisted 411,124 ex service men or families and aided 7,346 active duty personnel in the army navy and marine corps.
The American Red Cross relief records show tornadoes as the state most frequent in the United States. Last year 44 tornadoes across eighteen states caused 88 persons dead and 2,755 injured while 21,738 received Red Cross aid for homelessness or injuries.
The March quake killed 95 and injured 4,911 while destroying thousands of homes in Southern California. The Red Cross faced on-the-ground relief efforts, taking over three months to restore affected areas to self-sufficiency and spending $411,000 from a relief fund.
The American Red Cross completes a historic relief effort converting wheat and cotton surpluses into food and clothing for the unemployed and needy. More than 64 million garments and 92 million yards of cloth reached 6.46 million families via 3,700 chapters.
School notes show the Juniors learning Queen Elizabeth I in English and History with Mr Swedell teaching while Mr Scott misses days due to a fractured wrist. Freshmen finish a Persian Empire map and begin subtraction. The county nurse visits and new Health Town officers are named.
Richfield school hosts a Hallowe en program and pie supper on Friday evening October 27 with teacher Joal Preeble. Community members include Miss Ruth Meaders visiting Miss Lucile Syrkle in Clayton and Paul Cochran’s group sponsoring a pre event program and box supper at the Junior school on October 28. Local residents receive updates on illness visits and nearby social events.
The text references a town scene on Main Street with October events and mentions Ed Pons, Koal chils, and Rowt 105, plus a note about Frank Graf and grass, along with a Thanksgiving dinner invite from Unkel Sammy and a birthday celebration for Master Donald Eugene Potter at his grandparents' home.
A collage of local items from October 1918 notes Liberty went over the top in the 8rd Liberty Loan. Marriages, deaths, calendar changes, seed sales, weather, birthdays, construction, and gas restrictions paint smalltown life.
Adams residents Maude Hartrick and Mae Elliott with sister Joe Elliott of Quincy visit Maude’s home. Mae stays in Quincy near her father John Treaster in St Mary’s hospital. Floyd Fincham family hosted by Raymond Finch in Hannibal. Clarence Linthicum family from Plainville visit Otis Wells family. Fay Sims and grandfather A B Cook of Payson drove to St Louis to visit Florence Dillion’s family. P T A met at the schoolhouse Friday with games and refreshments. Minnie Linn returns from Chicago and northern trips. Uncle John Welsh hosted by children Sunday.
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