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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1925
Page
7
An Oshkosh appeal urges supporting the Welfare Fund to aid nine organizations serving the needy aged and sick. The drive on November 4 and 5 seeks 336,600 in contributions, with companies matching employee gifts as part of a city effort to fund essential social services.
The Bureau of Family Service funds salaries from Welfare, coordinates with agencies to aid self-sufficiency, and promotes health education. The Ladies' Benevolent Society provides shelter at 840 Main Street for homeless elderly women. Visiting Nurse Committee logged 4743 calls. Baby Welfare Bureau promotes child health. Mercy Circle aids the sick with hospital beds and lavettes. Oshkosh Girls' Club offers a club house for working girls and a transient home. American Legion Service Department handles veterans' benefits and claims. Oshkosh Council of the Boy Scouts provides camps and character-building activities. Salvation Army aids the hungry and needy. Charity Circle cares for needy mothers with beds, supplies, and doctor visits. Close cooperation with the Bureau of Family Welfare. many roles unpaid.
Special to The Northwes Milwaukee man wills large sums to charity and to his church. The will provides 350000 to the Thomas Catholic Hiearate of Foo China and 8000 to the Missionary Association. Other bequests benefit churches, homes for orphans, and a relief fund. He dies Sept 2 and names executors and beneficiaries.
Madison reports economist Richard T. Ely was named an honorary professor of economics at Wisconsin. The ceremony followed his founding of an economic institute and honors by prominent scholars including H. D. Simpon, B. H. T. Daren, and Arthur J. Metrike.
Washington program promotes Education Week observance during the week of November 26 to 22. A proclamation by President Coal endorses the event. The Bureau of Education sponsors a seven day program of exhibitions, demonstrations, and school exhibits to engage public and educators in closer contact with states and authorities.
A compact school assembly focused on patriotism and civic duty promotes God and country values. Teachers organize activities around Constitution Day and loyalty to nation, encouraging students to reflect on service and community.
In Ringchor, Hansa Province, a central Chinese region, soldiers under a military governor began building a motor road project. Each regiment was ordered to construct seven miles of road, aiming to extend a 100 mile capable route despite limited waterways and earlier transport constraints. The effort marks a notable upgrade in regional mobility and logistics.
Greece presses its campaign against Bulgaria with renewed strikes toward the Struma river. Reports say battles intensify at Meinik and Petrich as civilians suffer under bombardment and freezing conditions.
AP reports Milwaukee hosts twenty auxiliary meetings tied to the Wisconsin Teachers Association convention. Banquets and sessions will include alumni groups from University of Wisconsin campuses, River Falls, Eau Claire, Stout, Whitewater, and other teacher colleges, plus meetings of regional education associations.
Los Angeles audiences will soon hear film actors speak their lines through a radio experiment conducted in fourteen houses and in seven theaters. The Associated Press reports the project demonstrates synchronized sound delivery as the picture runs.
Fragmentary ad copy mentions Phillips Milk of Magnesia with cent bellies and bottle counts. Includes directions to a dive store and item pricing cues. Readable entities are limited. no clear event or outcome is stated.
An adjoining room housed a projecting machine with two film copies shown in theaters. A glass partition blocked microphone noise while actors spoke. The setup included receiving sets, loudspeakers, and disconnection of electrical cranking devices to sync a ticking timer with the broadcast.
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