YMCA aid from France praised by returning corporal
Corporal Tiving Abrahams of New York recounts how the YMCA overseas teams aided soldiers in France. He recalls delivering chocolate and cigarettes under fire at Chateau Thierry and the Argonne, urging soldiers to send money home, and praising the YMCA's care and celebrations upon relief. He defends the organization against critics.
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Tiving Abrahams
New York
France
National War Work Conncil
YMCA
New York City
Chateau Thierry
Argonne Forest
Argonne Woods
Y. M. CA
YMC A
YM. C. A
Baldwin Piano Co High Grade Pianos in Garysbore NC
Local classified note advertises Baldwin Piano Co high grade pianos and player pianos at Whaleale Achdrowne in Garysbore North Carolina seeking buyer inquiries for particulars.
North Carolina Halifax County Matrimonial Suit Notice
The defendant Della Philips is warned that an action for divorce has been commenced in the Halifax County Superior Court. She must appear at the term beginning the thirteenth Monday after the first Monday in March 1919 at the Halifax courthouse to answer or demur to the complaint, or the plaintiff will seek relief. S.M. Gary, Clerk Superior Court, notes the case as of March 13 1919.
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North Carolina
Halifax County
S.M. Gary Clerk Superior Court
The Present Cotton Situation in the South
BY. Kilvore outlines wartime cotton gains and postwar surpluses in the South, notes low prices and large carryovers in North Carolina, and urges a cooperative holding program, reduced acreage, better fertilizer use, and a shift toward food crops to stabilize incomes and living standards.
Price-Everette Warehouse Bill Passes In Session
The Warehouse Bill fast enacted is one of the most constructive pieces of legislation passed at this session. It taxes all cotton for two years to fund a warehouse system, authorizes 60 percent loans for building facilities, improves storage, steadies the market, and reduces storage costs through lower insurance. Experts grade stored cotton and act as brokers, with records kept at a central office. The Cotton Association of Raleigh backs early implementation for growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Cooper
Board of Agriculture
North Carolina
Othrs
New York
South Carolina
Cotton Association of Raleigh
Red Triangle Man Describes Y M C A Service at Chateau Thierry
Ernest Bardwell of New York, returning in frail health, recounts his unit entering Chateau Thierry village with supplies at 10 a m on July 22 and tending troops through the day and into the night as German counter-attacks were repelled. The final German prisoners were moved from Chateau Thierry at 8 30 a m that same morning.
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Chateau Thierry
Ernest ©. Bardwell
New York
France
Mr. Bardwell
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