Red Cross News Reports Big Midland Sale and New Branches
The Red Cross notes a major sale planned in Elwood on Decoration Day with 2000 to 3000 dollars of dive stock, and Midland’s public sale last Saturday raised over 6300 dollars. Haakon county’s Philip shipment to Minnesota includes 170 bed shirts and other items. A new branch formed in the Marrietta Wellsburg area, reaching eighteen branches. The second War Fund campaign aims for one hundred million dollars with most branches already reporting oversubscriptions. Hardingrove plans a July sale. The Deadman school junior Red Cross event raised 51 dollars, with music donated for the occasion. The War Fund funds ambulances, canteens, rest stations, aid for refugees, and relief to the battle line. for every dollar raised, 1.02 dollars is expended in Europe.
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RED Cross
Elwood
Mike Feeney
United States
J. W. Barkadale
Sioux Falls
Hardingrove
Junior Red Cross
Deadman
Reynick
Judd Pepper
Junior
Nels Carstensen
Reg
Europe
Red Cross Drive Returns With Call For Large Gifts
The annual Red Cross drive is on again as demands return after last year’s record. Citizens are urged to give promptly, trusting that the funds will be efficiently used with minimal administration costs. The Red Cross is praised for its integrity and absence of graft, promising the best possible impact for every dollar donated.
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Red Cross
Future commercial problems in postwar industry
The postwar economy must address shifts as drugs, dyes, and chemicals have attracted big capital, surpassing munition plants with over 377 million dollars invested. Munitions will wind down, while chemical and drug sectors can persist if lawmakers plan for readjustment. War induced plants need a fair, informed path to fit future industrial conditions. Lieut Hiram Rowe returned from San Diego for a visit with his parents in Fort Pierre, his future to be in Waco, Texas.
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Hiram Rowe
San Diego
Cal
Waco
Texas
Fort Pierre
Beautiful Red Cross nurses shown as moral heroes
A Philadelphia war correspondent writes from France praising Red Cross nurses for their beauty born of virtue and labor. He notes physical strength cheerfulness and moral fiber define an ideal nurse whose love and courage comfort the wounded and inspire public generosity for the cause.
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RED Cross
Philadelphia
France
Minneapolis Journal
Lilac Day Observed at Canney Farm Near Stamford
Lilac Day will be observed Sunday May 26 at the J W Canney farm five miles northwest of Stamford. A basket dinner at 12:30 will precede an address by Governor Peter Norbeck and talks by local leaders. Special singing and lemonade service by Red Cross will accompany the day expected to draw 500 plus attendees.
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J. W. Canney
Stamford
Midland-Stamford Trail
C. E. Tell
Philip
Peter Norbeck
N. E. Hannon
The
State College
R. A. Bielski
Principle's Death Reverberates From Sarajevo Fire
Gabriel Prinzip, the Serb whose Sarajevo shooting sparked World War I, dies in Austrian prison. The act's motives remain debated, while its vast consequences include Russia's defense of Serbia and the current Teutonic pressure. R A Bielski campaigns for State Senator with endorsement from Bigiski. paper backs Bigiski for school law reforms aiding local high schools.
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Gabriel Prinzip
Sarajevo
Prinzip
Russia
Priiltip
Gem Theatre Attracts Crowds With Bar Sinister Run and More
The Gem Theatre advertises Edgar Lewis production Bar Sinister described as a powerful indictment of race hatred with dramatic climaxes. Weekly shows include Vengeance and the Woman, a John Bunny comedy, and a Western featuring William S. Hart. SIRENS OF THE SHA, a three day Aberdeen run, is promoted with a plotted synopsis and low admission.
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GEM Theatre
Edgar Lewis
Anthony P. Kelley
America
The
New York Tribune
Red Cross
John Bunny
Hart
Wolves OF the Rail
Denison Clift
Thomas H. Ince
Brown
the Gem
Chas
Hoover
Gem
Colonial Theatre
Aberdeen
Colonial
Sirens OF the Sha
Philip
Dad
Lorelei
Gerald Waldron
Hartley Boyce
Sybil
Gerald
Hartley
Harley
Bybil
Thrift and Liberty Loan Bonds After War Peace
A brief exhortation urges thrift and saving now for postwar reconstruction. It compares to Civil War readjustment and warns a day of reckoning will come. Liberty Loan bonds and war savings stamps are recommended as safe securities for the future.
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Stampa
George Washington Valleying Free Newspapers Complaints
George Washington once wrote to the editor lamenting those who read newspapers without paying, noting some read papers sent to others to avoid cost. The remark casts him as a thoughtful early critic of free-riding in news consumption.
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George
George Washington
Road to be built north of Midland agreed by two counties
A joint meeting of Haakon and Stanley county commissioners on Midland Tuesday resulted in an agreement on a new road route. The planned road runs from Midland to the Bob Gray ranch and then angles northwest across Haakon county, with construction to start soon.
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Haakon
Stanley Counties
Midland
Bmidland
Bob Gray
Haakon County
Midland Mail
Stanley County Voters Decide On Smaller County Board
Stanley county voters will express their choice at the primary election on reducing the board of commissioners from five to three members.
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Stanley County
Board of Commissioners
Perkins County Parents Convicted for School Attendance
Five Perkins county residents were convicted in county court for failure to send their children to school. Fines were imposed in each case, reflecting strict enforcement of mandatory attendance laws.
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Perkins County
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