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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
8
A Towanda educator seven years ago organized a school savings plan in which students opened thrift accounts. The program educated children about money, encouraged deposits during banking hours, and earned praise for its practical math lessons and community value.
Fragmented OCR describes a 1919 to 1949 era U S Treasury and War Department program awarding Certificates of Achievement to children who purchase Government Savings Stamps. It outlines age qualifications, banking involvement, and sponsoring bodies to recognize thrift and patriotic savings, including Armistice Day anniversaries and ongoing compliance rules.
OBOLGA LLOYD, Director, urges colleagues to back thrift and Savings Certificates. She calls for participation in selling Treasury Savings stamps and urges workers to invest, citing economic need and national effort.
Cardinal Merelar recognizes the importance of government savings plan and endorses thrift as a duty of citizens. He notes that thrift reinforces money value and a sense of responsibility, aiding the establishment of law and order amid war. The message urges Belgian workers to support thrift as part of national unity and American peace efforts.
Educational leaders meeting in Harrisburg urge permanent thrift instruction in Pennsylvania public schools. Advocates argue savings habits link to mathematics and personal finance, with support from state education officials and educators across districts. The push seeks inclusion in required curricula and government savings lessons.
Fragmentary quotation by Leanta Moro speaks on the rose’s beauty and memory. The lines compare roses to toros that lose sweetness after being picked, implying enduring value beyond appearance. The text reads like a fragment from a longer poem.
The 1920 national drive to fund tuberculosis prevention begins December 1 with an army of volunteer solicitors sent to cities and towns nationwide. The campaign aims to raise six million dollars to support the National Tuberculosis Association and allied societies in expanded educational and preventive work.
The Natinsa Tuberculosia Association and its 1000 affiliated entities offer this year a new health bonds program. Dividends come as reductions in tuberculosis taxes and a lower death rate. Red Cross Christmas Seals contribute alongside annual dividends. Bonds issued for those unable to use seat numbers. contribution extended.
Urges December 6 to 7 as Red Cross Seal Day across schools and places of worship nationwide. The appeal notes tuberculosis causes, deaths among youths, and calls for school children to participate in Seal Day campaigns to raise funds for tuberculosis education and prevention.
The text outlines the Christmas Seal drive supporting American Red Cross and National Tuberculosis Association work. It notes funds diverted to state tuberculosis groups, with a nationwide goal of selling around 660 million seals. It emphasizes community benefit and broad participation across forty eight states and territories.
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