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COMMUNITY CHESTQUOTA OF $12,000FOR YEAR 1944-45CO!ior“CevHirit,The Community Chest drive to raise 812,000 was organized last week at the call of Chairman Allen Larson. The following division chairmen were appointed:Industries, A. S. Lindberg; commercial, Bernard Pitz; east side, Elmer Peterson; island, A1 Bar-tell; west side, residential and rural, John B. Nelson, Robert Thor-sen, Mrs. Lloyd Kautz, Miss Theresa Feldott, Miss Jennie Larson, Mrs. Harlan Johnson and Mrs. Stanley Johnson.Volunteer canvassers will be called to a meeting with the com-mitte in the city hall October 13 at 8 o’clock.The national goal of $250,000,-000 is expected to be raised by the volunteer workers thruout the United States. For the second time in history they will secure contributions to a united war fund for the 19 war-related agencies that make up the National War Fund, and for the home front agencies of the local Community Chest.Forty-six and one-half cents out of the National War Fund dollar goes to work for our own armed forces thru the activitiesof the USO, wits its 3,000 unitsstretching from Alaska to Brazil and from Hawaii to Newfoundland, also for USO camp showsinmiDcArMicaE.RcMraanascofiemio:carevccoar01geF-MCDP*wand overseas.cl(War Prisoners Aid receives 5 percent of the National War Fund dollar. • 'Civilians in combat zones, such ^ as Russia and China and our Al- u lies in occupied countries and ref- j, ugees get 32 percent of the War u Fund dollar. i]The remainder of the War Fund v dollar is held for emergencies and | c administration. c-V-- n
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Batavia Herald
Batavia, Illinois, US
Fri, Oct 06, 1944
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