Red Cross Aids Over Three Million Families This Winter
The American Red Cross supplied relief to more than 3,000,000 families nationwide amid unemployment and disasters. In 143 counties in twenty states it provided groceries clothing flour and other necessities. flour from government wheat helped 15,000,000 people. The organization, operating in 3,072 counties, will continue distributing cotton clothing and flour through winter 1932 33. The Junior Red Cross mobilized nearly 7,000,000 children in support efforts. Citizens urged to join local chapters during the Armistice Day to Thanksgiving drive.
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John Barton Payne
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Needy Women Volunteer Red Cross Garment Drive
Red Cross directed sewing by women produced 296000 garments last year and aims for millions more in winter 1932 33. The effort uses cotton cloth from 500000 bales supplied by Congress to all chapters. Cloth was allocated to chapters, with plans for ready made items such as trousers overalls underwear stockings and box.
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National Red Cross
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Huge Task of Nurses Red Cross
Public health nurses in hundreds of communities face record demands caused by the depression. They visit maternity cases and assist mothers, aiding families in distress as breadwinners lose work. They made 1,357,000 visits and inspected 949,000 school children, with over 58,000 adults instructed in home hygiene.
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Tory
Braille Books Produced Under Red Cross Direction
Blind readers receive braille volumes produced under Red Cross guidance. Last year 2,813 single copy and 3,538 double copy books were printed in various genres including fiction biography history economics and school texts. The Red Cross donates these volumes to libraries for free distribution to blind readers.
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Red Cross Calls for Larger Peacetime Army in 1932
The Red Cross urges a growing member base to fund nationwide relief work. Last year 4,004,459 people joined during the annual roll call. With 3,639 chapters and 10,000 branches, a peacetime army greater than the prior year is needed for 1932-33.
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Exalted Radish Defies Size at Milan Leader
The Milan Leader notes Mellinger, famed for exotic garden crops and wartime patriotic radishes, this year brings in a seven pound eleven ounce radish described as the granddaddy of them all.
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Lewis
Mellinger
High School News Pages Report A Wide Range Of Classes And Events
The junior through fifth grades share updates on class meetings, colors, and student teachers. English Civics history and science are covered with notes on amending the constitution and physics, gym, and art class plans. A senior tone emerges as students discuss exams and school activities amid daily lessons.
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Jewell
Henry Erskine
Silas. Marner
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Rome
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Alice
Rentschler
Milton Hartman
Geraldine Tower
Geraldine
Mexico
Miss Hasen
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Tompkins
Napoleon Oil Dome to Be Drilled by December
Garfield Wolfe and Colin Stewart, leasing land in the Napoleon area in Dr W D Brooks name, plan to have at least one drilling rig by December and three prospect wells after opening the Napoleon ore well. They hold about 120 leases from Wolf Lake to Brooklyn Wampler Lake road across Columbia and Norvell townships.
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Brooklyn~Wampler’s Lake Road
Columbia
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Brooklyn Exponent
Beets Deliveries and Sugar Output Reported at Local Plant
The report through November 1 shows 63,144,674 tons of beets delivered to the local plant. Sugar produced per ton of beets sliced is estimated at 270.98 pounds. By November 1, total sugar sold reached 4,073,333 pounds. Blissfield Advance.
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