Vigilance urged against charity frauds targeting veterans
A Grinnell warning urges citizens to beware commercial appeals posing as veteran aid. The piece recounts soldiers soliciting subscriptions for Our Boys magazine, misrepresenting government endorsement and employment aid. It advises refusing unsolicited patronage unless a Commercial Club endorsement card is shown, to curb impostors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinhell Register
Grinnell
Our Boys
Findlay
Ohio
U. S
Fort Des Moines
Commercial Club
Social Service League
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
R. H. Faxon
Chamber of Commerce of Des Moines
W. B. Lilson
Social Services League
Victory Loan urged to back industry and soldiers
Julius Rosenwald of Sears Roebuck argues the Victory Loan should be nationwide and widely distributed to finance postwar industry. He says Germany surrendered due to impending American might and stresses broad public support to avoid high interest and restricted borrowing for reconstruction. He praises past drives and urges Americans to back this loan to aid soldiers and commerce alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juiius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Germany
Rosenwala
Sailor Solicitors Press Endorsement Suggested
In Oskaloosa the same solicitors collected many subscriptions yet lacked copies of their own publication and relied on wearing sailors' uniforms. The commercial club endorsement was proposed to curb their tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Commercial Club
Uncle Sam's Bills Must Be Paid
A persuasive wartime appeal urging Americans to support the Victory Liberty Loan to fulfill obligations, honor those lost at sea, and finish the war effort. It warns that neglect could invite disaster and stresses paying more, backing law and order, and bringing the boys home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
America
Sam
Debt and Duty Urge Victory Liberty Loan Oversubscription
Randall Parrish urges the town to honor fallen and returning soldiers through the Victory Liberty Loan. He frames the debt as unpaid to the dead and wounded, the aviator and doughboy, and calls for oversubscription to fund overseas troops and bring victors home. The appeal labels the loan a memorial to those who died. The message emphasizes patriotism, sacrifice, and completing the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Fred
Chariie
Girls Trap Prairie Dogs Earn $50 for Red Cross
Two Victory girls ages seven and ten from Manzanola Colorado earned $50 for the Red Cross by trapping prairie dogs and making soap from fats Mrs John Howbert chair of the Otero county food administration said the success would inspire other youths in Colorado Miss Morton Stingel education secretary aims to involve more youngsters in this line of work in the state The scene at Jordan Hall features a large Davenport drawn through the dorm area as spectators watch the furniture movers and comment on the pleasant weather
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Victory
Manzanola
Otero County
Colorado
John Howbert
Home Conservation Committee
The
Food Administration
Denver
Morton Stingel
State Food Administration
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Geo. Hefula
Cumberland
Randall Parrish
Park
Wood
Jordan Hall
Verna
Wagner
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