War savings drive and Fourth of July plans urged
A wartime column urges Lawrence County to top its War Savings Stamps quota as June 28 ends the drive. It notes the upcoming Fourth of July events with a parade, a speech on Americanization, sports, and a Liberty Pageant, and outlines the forthcoming board election with criteria for four directors to serve three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Uncle Sam
High Seas
Crawford
Allegheny College
Cascade Park
Board of Trade
Secret ballots and War Savings drive mark election week
The article outlines secret ballots with a two step process and top four winners. It praises President Veach on leave, notes flags and a patriotic pageant, and urges buying War Savings and Thrift stamps while highlighting Board of Trade duties and member dues.
Why Everybody Must Save for the War
The author argues the war is a people’s obligation not a rich man’s burden. He contends wealth is tied to productive work and that subsistence for the war must come from widespread savings, not elite purchases. He warns inflation will follow if the public fails to fund the war, urging universal support for War Savings Stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Neoj
United States
Mr. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
America
Russia
National War Savings Committee
Negro Pays Debt of $10 after 23 Years
C B Verner recalls a tale from Tuscaloosa Alabama about a black man who paid a $10 debt after twenty three years. He defended an attachment suit for Peter McGee twenty three years earlier for a fee of 15 dollars, receiving 5 dollars in cash and a note for 10 dollars. Verner forgot the note until recently.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
C. B. Verner
Verner
Samantha
Peter McGee
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