Salvation Army Praised by Helen Keller in Pittsburgh
Helen Keller lauds the Salvation Army as a tower of strength in a Pittsburgh visit. In clear speech she extols the Army’s courage and efficiency and credits it with lifting the afflicted, during a theatrical tour with Brigadier Josephine Albright observing.
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Salvation Army
Helen Keller
Pittsburgh
France
Josephine Albright
Miss Keller
Salvationists
Mrs. Macy
Salvationist
Salvation Army reaches across borders in Japan
In Japan the Salvation Army shows its work with Western officers wearing the same uniform, while women adopt local Eimono robes. The photos reflect the Army's presence in one of 66 countries and its use of 40 languages among the ranks.
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Salvation Army
Japan
Farm Dwellers Ask for Books Across Rural Areas
Rural residents request practical reading on farming from the American Library Association move to expand county libraries. Letters from Wisconsin and Louisiana show needs from drainage, poultry, crop rotation, to fuel alcohol from waste, with a $2,000,000 fund to support Books for Everybody outreach.
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American Library Association
America
A. L.A
Lydia Carlson
Mason
Wis
Collins
James Dunn
Convent
Walter Williams
Osseo
Books Support Ex service Men With Hospitals Libraries
The American Library Association runs hospital library service for ex service members. Over 10 000 former service men remain in hospitals with 8 600 in Public Health Service facilities. Special librarians serve large hospitals, while ward visits supply reading needs in smaller ones. Braille books aid the war blind, and loans are available directly from the ALA War Service with only return postage. The program also aids Merchant Marine coast guard lighthouse personnel and overseas units, funded by United War Work funds.
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American Library
U. S
Public Health Service
American Library Association
Federal Board For Vocational Education
State Library Commission
A. TL. A. War Service
West Thirty-inth Street
New York City
Merchant Marine
Coast Guard
United States
United War Works Funds
Merchant Marine Department
The Preacher and the Duty of Work
The author argues Americans must translate moral preaching into action by turning busy talk into honest work. With more workers and rising costs, the nation needs deeds over sermons to curb unrest and restore economic steadiness.
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Luis
Grand Old Play lit by Delco Electric lighting system
Large tents and grounds will be brilliantly illuminated by the Delco Electric lighting system making it as bright as noon day sun enabling the presentation of all beautiful electrical effects prisms essential for a proper production of this grand old play.
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Delco
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Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Nippon
Holly Rossman
Barnum
Grand Operatic Orchestra
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