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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
8
Farmers and city residents urged to plant Victory Acres or Thrift Gardens to support the war effort. Proceeds from the plots to be invested in War Savings Stamps. Girls urged to participate. parents advised to provide each child with a Victory Acre. The appeal stresses patriotic duty and productive land use.
Nationwide effort urges Americans to cut wheat by 30 percent and curb pork and beef use to aid Allied forces. A 1918 home instruction card will guide households in two wheatless days, one meatless day, and one porkless day weekly, with meals adjusted to conserve staples. New cards become available by February 10 through county food administrators or Raleigh.
Beginning March 18 through March 25 a nationwide drive by the American Red Cross and the Commission for Relief in Belgium seeks 6000 tons of clothing for Belgium and Northern France. Herbert Hoover requested aid, Henry P Davison coordinates Red Cross collecting, local relief committees to assist where active, with donations of new and used garments to be shipped to the Atlantic seaboard and sent overseas.
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