Open Window Poem Inspires Comfort in Dark Tower Scene
Edward Roland Sill faces illness in icam while verses describe a sunlit window lifting gloom. A note from the Shreveport Times reports Edward icam progressing favorably and able to see friends. Special Eastern Star initiation at 8 pm at Masonic Temple. Robert Courtney visits his aunt in Shreveport. Isaac Lemle of Monroe to attend local fair. Mrs. R L Prop hit Jr convalescing after a weeklong illness.
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Isaac Lemle
Monroe
Shreveport Times
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Local Events
Friday events include an 8 p.m. Eastern Star special meeting at the Masonic Temple with initiation. A Friday card party for Jewish Ladies Aid is hosted at multiple members' homes at 3 p.m. The Junior Bly C A social is at First Baptist Church at 7 45 p.m. Saturday hosts the Bridge Club at 3 p.m. and Mrs R L Wood hosts at 602 Jackson Street. Several residents travel for events and visits, with notices of postponed Westminster Class social and health update on R L Roye after surgery.
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Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Beart
Jewish Ladies’ Aid
Abe Arent
Jonas Selig
Jake Hirach
First Baptist Church
R .L. Wood
Jackson Street
St Francis Auxiliary hosts meeting and bazaar prep
Mrs. Fred Amman led the St. Francis Auxiliary meeting as president absent. Fancywork for the November 26 fall bazaar was collected. Bi monthly card party hosts were announced for October 30 and November 13. Guests included Mrs. Lavin of Chicago and Mrs. Downs of New Orleans.
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St. Francia
Fred Amman
St. Francis Auxiliary
Jennie O'Kelly
M. F. Weaks
Wood
Weak
Mogek Valley Burma Yields Rich Ruby Resources
The Mogek Valley in Burma remains the primary source of rubies. Native miners still extract stones using traditional primitive methods, continuing a long established practice in the region.
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Mogek Valley
Burma
Roll Call to Establish Red Cross Community Welfare Work
New Orleans reports on the Gulf Division drive for the Third Red Cross Roll Call from November 2 to 11. State chairmen and quotas are named for Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi with national goals of 20 million members and 15 million dollars.
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New Orleans
Samerad
Red Cross
Gulf Division
Alabama
Lloyd M. Hooper
Selma
American Red Cross
Corpus Christi
Home Service Department
Jin
Russia
Germany
France
Siberia
Poland
Balkans
Livingston Farrand
National Central Committee of the American Red Cross
Crescent City
Farrand
Jackson
Honolulu
Washington
Homer W. Borst
Red Cross Activities Continue in Gulf Division Camps
The Armistice did not halt Red Cross work in Gulf Division camps and hospitals across Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi. Over six months seven Field Stations aided 4151 men with housing and home problems provided information and advice and gave hospital patients 11838 touches with entertainment and comfort totaling about 1000 dollars in goods and services.
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Red Cross
Gulf Division
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Lave
War Department Exonerates YMCA Pastors Efforts Overseas
A wartime report defends YMCA war workers over seas, noting that LT opposition to camp pastors was absent and pastors numbered over fourteen hundred. It argues the religious mission was central, with pastors leading the movement and significant funding directed to religious work, countering claims of excessive religiosity.
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War Department
Young Men's Christian Association
Particulr
Red Cross Frontline Aid Reaches North Russia
The Red Cross extended its reach with workers deployed globally and in North Russia near the Arctic ice. Automobiles served many routes, but reindeer proved most effective on several journeys across the harsh terrain.
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Red Cross
Globe
Russia
First Today Emphasizes Denominational Unity and Mission
The speaker asserts lifelong commitment to Evangelical Christian denominations, opposing any move toward dissolving denominational lines while promoting cooperation and mutual support. He rejects darkness, cites world outreach, and notes committee positions on camp withdrawals as part of his public record.
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Christ
Thinias
Committee of Six
Corister
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