Salvation Army appeal urged for large war fund
The New York Evening American editorial urges a bold Salvation Army drive for 20 million dollars to support troops in France. It lauds 45,000 armed volunteers and 700 workers behind the lines with huts serving hot meals and comforts. The piece emphasizes nonmilitary rewards and calls for home supporters to fund their mission without delay.
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New York Evening American
Salvation Army
France
Salvation Army War Fund
Campaign urges saving fruit pits for gas mask carbon
The Food Administration calls on households and businesses to save fruit pits and nut shells to produce carbon for gas masks for soldiers. Local organizers, canners, hotels, and fraternal groups are urged to participate, with shipping instructions to be issued to Lt. W. M. Jackson in New York.
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Red Cross
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United States Army
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Sugar crop from Cuba sold to allies by U S Food Administration
The Sugar Equalization Board contracts with the Cuban minister to purchase about 5.50 dollars per hundred pounds f o b Cuban ports for the Allied sugar supply. The crop will be available in December and distributed by the U S Food Administration. Domestic beet and cane production may fall due to labor shortages and draft impacts, so stocks should be built to cover potential reductions.
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U. S. Food Administration
Peden
T Washington
Sugar Equalizion Board
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Afecan
Unit States Food Administration
Saga
Unite States
Food Administration
Hawaii
Porto Rico
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Tin Foil and Pewter Drive for Metal Reserve
The War Industries Board asks the Red Cross to build a 5000 ton reserve of platinum and tin to avert a potential shortage. Red Cross volunteers intensify tin tail and pewter collection but tin cans with low tin content are excluded. Platinum shortages could cripple American industries.
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Washington
War Industries Board
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Liberty Bonds Drive Urges Support Before October 19
A wartime public notice calls on citizens to purchase Liberty bonds to back the war effort, urging timely action before the October 19 deadline and stressing national victory and liberty.
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Liberty
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